Protecting Amy

Chapter 19

A/N

My head hurts. :(  I will write anyway. Love, Smallnugget

Chapter 20

Sarah's POV~~~

Harry had left in the night, sometime after I had fallen asleep. He had caleaned up the room, too. I winced with each stinging step as I made my way to Amy's room. The hospitals halls were empty do to the early hour.

It was probably around 7:30 in the morning, but I didn't mind much. The sun coming from the glass wall made me warm while I carried the small chocolate bar in my right hand. Amy's favorite candy, just for her. The doctors said she is awake for awhile.

They don't know how long she'll be up, so I'm supposed to take advantage of it. If she gets worse, they will have to put her back under; hopefully that won't happen. My bare feet made soft thuds as I walked through the hallway.

Once I reached Amy's room, the guards on duty opened it for me. I thanked them quietly, nodding and walking into the room. Abug was sitting up, watching some cartoon on the small faltscreen in front of her bed.

Her expression seemed a mix between bored and sad, but it quickly changed to happiness when she saw me. I watched as her eyes traveled down to my hand. Laughter filled the room when she started squealing because of the small chocolate bar I held.

I handed it to her before pulling her into a hug. It was difficult because of the wires she was connected to, but I managed. She hugged me tight, just as I did to her. The only difference being that I had silent tears cascading down my cheeks and landing in her red hair.

Her dark blue eyes met my lighter ones, she frowned. Her small hands reached up and brushed my tears away causing me to smile and kiss her palm. She giggled, but quickly pulled her hand away when I poked my tongue out and licked her.

We both laughed, just enjoying the presence of eachother until Amy decided to break the silence.

"Sars?" She whispered. I hummed in response, meeting her dark eyes. She continued, "Promise me something, alright?"

I stared at her confused, but nodded my head and replied, "Anything, anywhere, anytime."

She smiled although it quickly faded as she looked down at her hands. "When I die, I need you to promise that you'll try your hardest to get up and do something with your life. I need you to promise me that even if my passing completely tears you apart, you'll try to move on."

My eyes widened when I heard what she was saying, never had I thought she'd say something like that to me. I gently lifted her head to meet her eyes. Tears had stained her cheeks, so I pulled her into a hug and whispered in her ear, "I promise Abug."

She smiled, pulling back to look at me. "I'm not afraid, Sarah."

I frowned, not understanding what she meant. She rolled her eyes and continued. "I'm not afraid to die, and I don't want you to be afraid of losing me, okay? The important thing is to remember tha I will always live in your memories. And I promise that I'll keep watch." She held out her pinky.

I laughed at her, considering she was acting all deep and depressing; making promises that had to do with her death. Yet, she helds out her pinky as a seal to our promises. I shrugged and hooked our fingers together, shaking them slightly.

We had begun discussing her birthday arangments when the door swung open. A women wearing a white lab coat, bright red lipstick, and a line of eye liner came into view. Her hair was cut short, keeping the brown locks from getting in her face. She carried a clipboard, which she lokoed at before glancing back to us.

"Hello Sarah, Amy. I've come to give you news." She frowned. "It's not good news though."

I grabbed my Abugs' small hand and held it with all my strength, silently begging myself not to cry. The doctor gave us a sad look, guilt present in her eyes until she began to talk again.

"The blood tests from last night have come back. When Amy stopped breathing, we couldn't figure out what had happened so we took some tests. They have told us nothing about the reason, but have revealed some sad news." She paused. "Amy has got less time than we previously thought."

I gasped, feeling the tears sting my eyes as my little Amy tensed up. Her small hand shook slightly, but never did she shed a single tear. I somehow found my voice, even if it was small and pathetic sounding, "How long?"

The doctor frowned, but answered me anyway "I'd say two weeks at the most. I'm really sorry girls, but I've got to go tend to the other patients. Please, feel free to push the nurses button if you need anything." And with that, she was gone.

I turned to my younger sister, pulling her into a hug that would probably crush her lungs. She hugged me back just as hard. We stayed like that for a while, just enjoying the silence around us. Eventually though, someone broke the comfotable quiet.

"You should rest Abug. I'll be back to check on you later. I need a shower and a nap." I say, pulling back from her. She nods and leans back onto her pillows as I tuck her in and kiss her forehead.

My room was as it had been before I left, except a new stack of towels sat folded on my bed. I smiled as I grabbed one and scurried into the bathroom. I avoided my reflection altogether, imediatley hopping into the warm shower.

Steam billowed from the top of the shower curtain carrying with it the vanilla sent of my shampoo and body wash. I stood there for awhile, just letting the warmth wash away my stress. Of course, it didn't work; for as soon as I stepped back into my room, my stress was sitting right on the end of my bed.

It was only one part of stress in my life, but it was still there. Smiling at me as he shyly played with his fingers. I could see hurt and fear in his eyes when he finally looked at me though. He smirked when he noticed what I was wearing.

A thin, white hospital towel.

Louis Tonmlinson was standing in my room while I was only in a towel.

Could things get any better?

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