Dark Secrets, Big Lies |Toni Topaz|

【Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ ５０】

-Time Jump-

It's been a month since Jade's accident she's still in a coma with no changes. This has easily been the hardest few weeks of my life. I've hardly slept, hardly ate, I only leave the hospital to shower and it's right back to be by Jade's side. Hermione, FP, Jug and Veronica stay here until visiting hours are over and then it's just me. I'm so grateful that Hermione and FP allowed me to be the one to stay overnight with her. Seeing the love of my life connected to machines battered and bruised is easily my worst nightmare come to life.

Sweet Pea, Fangs, Alexa and Kato come everyday and sit with her for an hour or two and leave. I can see it in Fangs and Sweet Pea that this has been hard on them too. Duke was beaten and thrown out of the Serpents, and as FP and Jug promised if Jade lost her fight we knew Duke wouldn't live to see another day. This has taken so much out of us all, I prayed everyday that things would take a turn for the better and Jade would wake up. She was like oxygen to me, if I didn't have her I wouldn't be able to live anymore.

"How is she doing today?" Hermione asked as she placed her bag on the couch in Jade's hospital room. "Still no change" I replied. Hermione walked to Jade's bedside and sat down on the chair she stroked her face "good morning baby girl, I want to see your pretty eyes mija open them for me." This was something she's said to Jade every morning since she's been in the hospital we both hoped it would happen.

Veronica walked in shortly after with Archie they both had Pops bags in their hands "thought you would want something from Pops instead of this shitty hospital food for breakfast." Veronica said as she handed me a bag of food and a orange juice. "Thanks V, the food does suck here." I replied grabbing a box of pancakes, eggs, bacon and hash browns out of the bag. I got off the chair at Jade's side and let Veronica sit with Jade. "How are you doing Toni?" Archie asked as he ate his food. "Hanging in there, this is killing me. But I know I'm not the only one going through this." I replied.

"Jade is one of the strongest people I know it might not look good now. But I have all the faith in the world that she's going to wake up." Archie said as he set his hand on my shoulder patting it. "Hey Jade, we need you back home sis. We still got that dream vacation we planned, we pushed it back until you're ready. I miss our sister time, I'm in need of it right now." Veronica said as she was holding her hand. She wiped away her tears with her free hand. It always killed me to see them cry, I knew their hearts were just as broken as mine was right about now.

Everyone started rolling in around the same time as they did everyday. And as they always did they sat in one of the two chairs at Jade's sides and held her hand and spoke to her. No one interrupted, everyone always got a chance to talk to her. I didn't like to talk in front of anyone, I always waited until it was just the two of us. The day went as it normally did, with the normal visitors Sweet Pea, Fangs, Kato, Alexa, Betty and Archie. As they all left, that left FP, Hermione, Veronica, Jug and myself in Jade's room.