I've gotten used to the smell of the hospital now.
Every time they knock me out to take tests or do a surgery on my leg to try to realign the bone or something like that, the second I open my eyes...the smell hits me.
The pain hits me.
The realization that Cami might not be able to pull through this.
The accident happened almost 2 months ago now.
She should have woken up.
They say she might be paralyzed from the waist down.
I've heard them talking about her.
It scares me...
I wish I wouldn't have let her drive that day.
I knew there was something wrong but...I-I just let it happen.
Damen came to visit a few times...
Damen is Cami's boyfriend, but no one has heard from Zach since he found out about the accident.
Zach was reported missing 1 week after the accident.
Laughter comes from down the hall and a tear slips from my eye.
It sounded like two girls laughing.
The kind of laugh you have when you're with your best friend.
It makes me wonder if it will ever be like that with Cami again.
As these thoughts filled my head I drifted off into the sleep I now dreaded.
A few hours later...
"Ms. Evans can -please- here to see you."
I opened my eyes to see a nurse standing over me with Dr. Melindez, the only person that keeps me sane with his jokes and sarcasm.
"I'm so very sorry to wake you, Ms. Evans."
I wave him off. "No it's okay your perfectly fine, and please call me Courtney, I'm only 17 Dr. Melindez."
He smiles at me, "That's my girl, how are you feeling today?"
I scrunch up my face. "Let's see, plain white walls, clean smell, and constant beeping by my head, I'll say I'm great!"
The nurse in the corner shoots me a look.
"My leg is feeling better and my headaches aren't as bad," I say shooting the nurse an equally nasty look.
I miss my old nurse, Katie, the one that kept me updated on Cami.
She got fired because of me.
Dr. Melindez smiles at me. "Well then Courtney, I have some dreadful news for you!"
I pretend to look devastated. "Please, don't tell me, don't hurt me, I don't think I can take it," I say in my worst British accent.
He matches my accent and replies. "I'm so very sorry love but you will be discharged on Friday."
I freeze as a sea of emotion plays across my face. "What?- really...but...I...HOW!"
He chuckles. "Your leg is doing much better and if you can pass a physical exam on Thursday, I can get you out of here on Friday."
"That's amazing!" I say and then a wave of grief hits me as my face falls.
Dr. Melindez frowns. "It is, but what is bothering you?"
I glance away. "Camilia..."
He walks over and cups my hand.
"I have one more thing to tell you... I'm not sure how you're going to react to this and I'm truly sorry Courtney."
Tears fill my eyes..."Did she die?"
He shakes his head. "No, no, no... but she might."
The tears slip from my eyes, "What do you mean?"
"Saturday they are taking her off of life support if she doesn't wake up."
My hand shoots to my mouth and I press it over to hold back the sob in my throat.
Someone knocks on the door to my room and Dr. Melindez walks to open it.
"Dr...see...immediately...emergency..."
He looks at me and motions for the nurse to leave with him. "Courtney I'm so sorry there is an emergency and-"
I smile. "Your okay Dr. Melindez."
He starts to walk out but stops and walks quickly pulling a box out of his pocket.
"Before I forget...I'm going to miss seeing you around here Courtney."
He hands me the box and walks out of the room.
I open the box and smile.
He always brings me something at least once a week and this time it was a photo of the two of us goofing off.
I lift the photo and see another smaller, slimmer box wrapped in gold paper.
I slowly unwrap it and smile.
A new phone.
A note was folded neatly and taped to the back of it.
Courtney, you are an amazing, strong girl. You have so much potential and there are so many things you can do with your life. I have a lot of faith in you. When we talked about what happened with your sister, I knew I had to do something for you. So I decided to push some buttons and get you a new phone with everything from your old SIM card transfer to a new one since yours got destroyed. I hear that you're pretty famous as well. You and Camilia both. My daughter always talks about you, and I have seen your videos, The both of you are amazing and I feel that this could come in handy.
-Dr. Melindez
My dad died when I was three and my stepdad hates my guts...I never had something close to a father figure and I feel like I had that bond with Dr. Melindez.
A phone might not seem a lot to someone, but there is a reason why this is so significant.
Camilia and I were -are- Youtubers, we made the normal silly videos but we also did some to inspire.
We got the idea after my oldest sister committed suicide.
She was a very successful youtuber.
Stormy wasn't the type that made challenge videos or stunts.
Her videos were meaningful.
She had an amazing voice and she used it in many ways.
She wrote songs about things that were happening, people- friends -going through hard times.
She told peoples stories.
She inspired people.
Her fans were not fans to her.
They were friends, they were family.
No one knows why she did it.
She seemed so happy...
Maybe she was broken deep down and her perfect smile hid it all.
I still feel like I could have done something to help her...
Or maybe it was my fault.
I guess I will never know.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Well that was fun to write.
Not really.
I have a lotttttt of ideas rn so be prepared kiddies.
Alsoooo thank you if your reading this right now.
It means soooo much to me!
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Secrets in the Smoke
Romance"My name is Courtney Evans and I have a lot of secrets- if they ever got out...I could never show my face again." Courtney Evans is a 17-year-old girl going through her personal hell- her mother is dead and her father is an alcoholic who has no li...
