At last | Editing

Chapter 19

Here are the songs listened to for this chapter:

Nick Jonas- Jealous (Remix)

Beyoncé- Sorry

Beyoncé- Hold Up

Rihanna- Love on the brain

Gnash- I hate you, I love you

Howard- Oh brother

Mansionair- easier

New Portals- Sober

We stare longingly into each other eyes remaining locked hand-in-hand. Finally, he breaks the ice.

"It was him. Your Ex. He did this." he says with worry in his eyes. Something tells me that his worrying for me and not himself.

"I know. I'm - I'm sorry." I say with disappointment.

"Hey. It wasn't your fault. I do not blame you." he assures.

I answer by biting down on my bottom lip and nodding my head. Uncertain of my answer, he then questions my response.

"Okay?"

"Yeah," I say. "I want to give you a chance. You aren't like him... you're different." I say.

"You're sure that's what you want?" I can't say that I won't change my mind again, because I'm sure I will, I'm very indecisive, but I also know that I nearly died when I heard his voicemail and thought he was dead. That. That has to mean something. Right?

"Yes. I'm more than sure that's what I want." I smile.

He smiles as he pushes my hair behind my ear. "Good," he says.

Kayleigh returns to the room with Amarillo's parents and her own. I step out of the way to give them time with their son. They both walk over to hug him. Amarillo smiles when he sees his mother, but glares at his father's presence, I can only imagine why?

Natasha enters the room and comes straight towards me to pull me into a hug. She quickly pulls back -and rubs my arms as she asks, "How are you doing?"

I smile and glance over to see Amarillo alive and death as I thought he was before I got here.
"I'm doing a lot better now," I say while still looking at him.

I avert my eyes back to Natasha and say, "Thank You for asking."

"Of course." She smiles and walks away. Kameron smiles at me and follows his wife.

Kayleigh grabs me by my hand and pulls me to the side to ask, "How did you do that?"

Not really sure what she's asking me, "How did I do what?" I respond.

"How did you wake him up from a coma?" she asks again more clear.

"I'm not sure." I really didn't know how I did that. Maybe there was somebody I said that gave him the courage to open his eyes, or maybe it was the sound of my voice that did the job. I don't know. Whatever it was I'm just glad that it did.

"Ah come on it's obvious how she did that babe." Corbin wraps his arms around Kayleigh's shoulder, joining in a conversation he clearly didn't get an invite to.

"It is?" she raised a brow.

"How?" We both say as I wrap my arms around my chest expecting him to say something stupid.

"Yeah. When someone's in a coma, they can hear everything that goes on out here from in there. And he heard your voice which gave him the strength to open his eyes." How could I've forgotten that when I was in a coma myself and for much longer. Or maybe I didn't forget, I just wanted to hear somebody else say. Oh, God! Am I turning into this bougie reach girls in The VA? Ugh. Please no!

"I never him saw him so into someone before." Corbin continues.

"Yeah me neither." Amarillo Light Skinned pretty eyes friend Casey agrees. If I were into Light Skins and didn't meet Amarillo he probably would have gained the attention of my eyes. But, Why do these people keep jumping in a conversation they weren't invited into? 

"Ever!" I sigh because of course, Marty had to add his two cents in.

"Okay. Say what you are trying to say? Stop being around the bush, please." I groan and roll my eyes.

"Fiesty one aren't you?" Corbin says.

"No. I just like to get straight to the point." I say.

"He likes you. He really really likes you." Corbin smiles. "He wasn't in a bad state before you got here, but he wasn't in a good one either. Until you got here. Can you see that?" I nod my head.

"Yeah. I like him too." I admit as I look at Amarillo looking at me while he's supposed to be paying attention to his parents.

"Oh. Yeah. I know. Well, I know." Kayleigh laughs playfully.

"Shut up." I laugh as I pull her into a quick hug.

"So, what does this mean?" Marty asks. "Are you going to be like hanging out with us now?" I shrug my shoulders unsure.

"I'm not sure." I shrug my shoulders unsure. "I guess if he wants me to hang out with him when you guys are also around. Then yeah."

"Great." Marty pulls me into a hug. Totally caught off guard I hesitate on giving a hug back. I eventually return the friendly gesture.

"Hey. I finally found his nurse." Corrine runs into the room trying to catch her breath. The voice belonging to his nurse sounds familiar, but since she entered the room with her back towards me, I can't make out her face. All I know is that she has dark hair, she's black and light blue, but not baby blue scrubs on.

"Hey. It's great to see you again. Mr. Harris." Amarillo's nurse enters the room cheerfully.  "How are you feeling?"

"I'm doing great." Amarillo's relieved. He looks and points to me as he says, "Thanks to her." He smiles.

I look at everybody's eyes as they all turn towards me. Of course, everybody's smiling and happy, except Amarillo's father who once again glares at me. Like come on dude I just brought your son back, can't you be a little bit more appreciative?

"She's my Hero." He adds.

"No, I'm no hero." Boy, do I wish I could fly and save this world from all of the danger that goes on in it.  "I'm just the girl...the person whose voice he needed to hear for encouragement." I smile.

"Charisma?" Confusion fills my face as his nurse calls me by a name.. my biological name I may add. Who the hell are you? And how do you know the name? Is what I wanted to say. The only two people I've told about my past life is Kayleigh and Amarillo. I begin to feel I can't trust them, so I glare at both of them. But as I look at their eyes, It also shows confusion. I shake my head no. I don't know this woman.

(Hey, Guys. Two things first, one I'm sorry for not updating yesterday and for this late update. I was watching the NBA finals and things got real. *Go warriors by the way.!* but and then I had some personal things to do after that and it was already late by the time I was finished. And Second, The next chapter we'll be leaving the hospital but not before we find out who the hell this is calling Naomi by her birth name.) Don't forget to vote and like. I love you all.