Catch Me

Ch. 5

Demi's pov

My parents where at the hospital for a week before everyone decided to fly to Dallas for the usual thanksgiving family reunion stuff. I, of course, decided to stay behind.

The news of "she's been in a coma for 7 weeks. Her health isn't looking good. Im not saying that she won't wake up, but she's shown no improvement in 7 weeks. It's not a good sign" is all it took for me to make the decision to stay.

No one shouldn't be alone on a holiday like thanksgiving or Christmas anyway. Regardless if they are in a hospital or not. Someone needed to stay with Coraly.

"Its just you and me Coraly, although I'm sure you'd be happier if it was just you." I say looking down at Coraly.

I stare at the dog that I got to her on Monday. It is an exact replica of the one I ruined many years ago. I just hope she'll get to see it again.

"I know you don't want to wake up, but please do. None of us want to see anything happen to you. Knowing what you did has already hard enough for us all." I say.

I wasn't expecting much from her but her eyes open and my mouth drops, "Oh my god! Coraly!"

A few doctors walk in for her normal vital signs and they do that as they check her physical ability now. All she's able to do is move her eyes. She can't move her body, she can't speak, she can't move any muscles.

"This is a start Coraly. This is a very good sign sweetheart." The nurse says making eye contact with Coraly.

She walks out and I look at my sister who makes no eye contact with me, "Mom and dad a long with mads and dal are in Dallas for the usual thanksgiving. I know you'd prefer them to be here with you over me, I'm sorry." I say.

Still, no eye contact is made and she pretends to have not heard, "I'll leave you alone now." I say sitting in the same plastic chair I have been.

I pull my phone out of my pocket and text my mom to update on the rather big milestone Coraly has made.

Demi: She opened her eyes. She can't move or speak, but her eyes are open. The doctor said it was a really good sign. They are keeping her on everything she's been on because they don't want to risk her vitals going unstable.

Momma: oh my god! This is amazing! I'm going to cry! Did they say she'd be ok?!

Demi: no, just that this was a good sign.

Momma: that's better than what we heard before we left. Please keep me updated. I still want Madison to know nothing. I don't want her hopes up now because it is possible Coraly can take a turn for the worst again.

Demi: K

"Moms excited you're awake." I say.

Coralys pov

So this is what it feels like to be dead with vision. Unable to move, unable to speak, but able to hear and see. This wasn't the dead I was going for. I was going for the dead, 6 feet under the grave, type thing. Not the feeling of physically dead but able to see and hear.

I don't know how I continuously fuck this up. This is the 5th one and I'm still not dead yet. It sucks. Why does the universe hate me so much? Why won't it let me die? What does it have to keep torturing me? I'm willing to accept defeat and cowards way out of here, so why does it have to keep this awful game going? Why do I continuously have to suffer?

"You scared us all." Demi says.

No I didn't. None of you care. You literally just proved that. I'm was in a coma and yet everyone is in Dallas. I don't mean anything to any of you, especially you. You've made that very clear from the start. You continue to make it very clear.