Where Stars Collide

Pain

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Mani's POV

It's been a week.

A week since Jake was beaten up by his dad.

A week since he went into a coma

It's been a week and he hasn't woken up.

Everyone is starting to give up hope. They keep saying it's a matter of time. They keep trying to make me give up on him, to make me pull the plug but I won't because I know that if I was in this situation Jake wouldn't give up on me either. This whole him dying talk is getting on my nerves. Especially when its coming from someone who you thought was a shoulder to lean on.

"I think you're giving into false hope he's going to wake up."

"I'm not giving into anything" I spat back at the white hired boy in front of me. I was currently in my room with Alice talking about random things when the topic of Jake came up and honestly Alice was getting on my last nerve.

"I know its just I don't want to see you get hurt is he.....you know." Alice looked down as he finished his sentence.

"He's going to wake up." I said through grited teeth but my expression fell as I continued.

"He has to because....." I stopped mid sentence processing the words I was about to say and ultimately deciding against saying them as there was no way it was true.

"Because what?" He asked in a agitated tone his face showing his anger.

"It's nothing can we talk about something else? Bsides we have to go see Jake." I said just wanting to drop it I was too emotionally drained to keep talking about my feelings. Alice seemed to go angrier at my answer. He grabbed my wrist tightly.

"Ow Alice you're hurting me!" Alice doesn't answer he just grabs it tighter digging his nails into my arm. I wince at the pain as Alice begins to talk again.

"Because. What?" He asked the venom basically spilling out his mouth as he talked.

"Because I'm lonely without him he's my best friend." Best friend the word stung for a reason I knew all too well. I just hoped Alice didn't know it. Alice sighed as he let go of my arm. I let out a breath that I didn't know I was holding in as I reached for my arm. It started to bleed from Alice's nails.

"God look at you." Alice gets a napkin from out his pocket and out it on my arm. I flinch at his touch I wantes him to let go to just push his arm off and say I can do it my self but I was too scared to. I was afraid he would just do it again. Alice began speaking as he cleaned the blood from my arm.

"You know I'm doing this for your own good right?" He says looking up at me with a pure and innocent expression on his face. I wave of confusion washed over me. For my own good? Hurting me was for my own good. Alice continued talking ignoring my confused expression.

"I'm doing this to help you, to protect you just like before."

Just like before

The words ringing in my head reminding me of something I had forgotten or more like something I didn't want to remember. Alice finished cleaning up my arm then he stood up stretching.

"Well let's go"

"Go where?" I asked snapping out of my dazed state.

"The hospital didn't you want to see Jake." He said as he turned his attention towards me.

"Uh yeah I did." I say barely above a whisper as I avert my gaze from his not wanting to look into his eyes. I get up and quickly walk out the room my need to get away from him growing more and more but the sound of foot steps close behind me told me that he was behind me. What was I thinking this Alice we're talking about he was on the track team before everything happened.

I walk out the front door breathing in the fresh air as I felt like I was suffocating in the house. We continued to walk as my mind started to wander off of Alice and to someone else. Jake. These visits to the hospital were a double edged sword. I was happy to see him of course but knowing that he wasn't really there broke my heart into a million pieces. We walk into the hospital as a nurse quickly walks up to me.

"Good you're here we were about to call you." She says in an excited voice. Noticing my look of confusion she continued.

"He woke up." She said with the biggest smile on her face. I was frozen the shock of what she said keeping me in place.

"W-what?" Was all that could come out of my mouth. The nurse puts her hands on my shoulder as she repeats what she said.

"Jake he woke up." As soon as the words left her mouth I began to run. I ran towards Jake's hospital room forgetting about Alice and the nurse my mind was solely on Jake. I continued running not even slowing down as I ran into the room basically throwing the door open. I stopped panting as I looked at Jake.

He wasn't laying down with one million things attached to him he was sitting up staring at me with the warmest smile on his face that made me melt. I began to smile too as I ran and hugged Jake he hugged back to but was obviously surprised by the sudden contact.

"Woah there easy" he said laughing. I ignored him as I just hugged him tighter. Forgetting about all the pain I felt in his absence, forgetting about all the lonely nights, and forgetting about what happened with Alice. All I cared about right now was Jake and the fact that he was here in my arms alive and breathing.

"I missed you" I whispered loud enough only for him to hear. I felt his arms around me tighten.

"Yeah me too." We slowly pulled apart from the hug.

"You know I dreamed about you when I was in where ever I was." I felt my face warm at that sentence. A calming quiet came washing over us as Jake reached out for my hand putting his over mine. I slowly tangled our hands together as I felt a smile creep onto my face at the contact but our moment was ruined when Alice came barging in. At the sight of him I extinctively tightened my hold on Jake's hand. He noticed me and gave me a confused look as he turned to Alice who was staring at our hands. Noticing this I pulled my hand away. I saw Jake's face drop but I ignored it and just stared at the floor. There was an awkward silence between us until Alice spoke up and started talking to Jake about random things. I just stared at him confused. How can he act like nothing happened like he didn't just hurt me minuets before.

Hurt me...

No he didn't hurt me he was just helping me, protecting me.

Just like before....