Alone Together // Pete Wentz

Wake Me Up

Recap bcuz I feel like it's needed:
Becca and Tom= Anna's siblings
Tom is in Blink-182 and is never around
Vic is Becca's boyfriend
Warning: frequent injury and hospital mentions

~Anna's POV~
I was walking down a park path, getting drenched by rain but not caring at all. My feet hurt badly, like I had been walking for awhile now. I stopped at a tall tree that felt as though I should have recognized it. Except there was yellow caution tape blocking it off. Down the middle of the tree was a splintery crack, dividing the wood right in two. On one side, the tree leaves were bright red, in fact, the color was so bright it was almost unbearable. But looking closer, the brightness was decieving. The leaves were spotted and diseased. Almost as if you couldn't trust them. The other side of the tree had light nice yellow leaves, except the newest looking ones were bright orange. Like something changed the leaves... Majorly. Suddenly, a streak of lightning shook the sky and my surroundings changed to a complete black setting. And I all I heard was voices.
"Why is her breathing so slow?" A girl's hoarse voice said.
"It's normal for her current state." A male's voice echoed.
"W-will she remember us?" A boy's voice said. I knew that voice... Someone who had hurt me once. But who? It seemed as though he had difficulty speaking without his voice cracking. Who are all these people? What's going on?

~Julia's POV~
I walk out of the room. Everything is a little hard to take, at once. She looks horrible- both pale and sick. There is a huge gash on her cheek where they had to take out a piece of glass from the windshield. Her right arm is wrapped up because it twisted so much, it broke. Her nose is broken, her shoulder and knees dislocated- and let's not forget the coma. They say she's lucky to be alive.
She was hit by drunk teenagers and I was the one to find her. Thank god I did, those jerks probably would've stood around her body all night, not knowing the impact they've had because they're too intoxicated to care. I walk into the hallway. Sitting there are Patrick, Andy, Joe, Gerard, Mikey, Frank, Ray, and Vic.
They only allowed Anna's parents, Becca, Pete and I to be inside. The only thing is... Her parents don't know why she was walking across the street. To get away from us. We haven't really had the heart to tell them it was because her boyfriend cheated on her. It wasn't all Pete's fault of course, but partly. Pete asked if she would lose her memory and the doctor said it was unclear at this point. I can't imagine what it's like for her parents.
I hear sudden whispering among my friends and look towards to where they all seem to be staring.
I see a tall boy, about early 20s, with brown hair walking slowly towards us. Judging by Gerard trying to contain his inner fangirl- he must be important.
The boy moves past us with a small nod and half smile and knocks on the door.
I see Anna's mom open it, her face struck with complete shock.
"T-Tom?" She says through a wobbling mouth. He hugs her, and the door closes behind them. I admit it, I didn't recognize him at first. But now the Blink-182 star is inside with his family and it wouldn't be right to treat him like a celebrity. Apparently Mikey is one step ahead of me because he starts lecturing Gerard on how they need space and to calm down a little bit. Sometimes I wonder who's really older.

~Tom's POV~
When dad texted me that Anna was in the hospital after being hit by a car, of course I dropped everything and left. I was ditching a show in Virginia, but this was way more important. My baby sister was in a coma. I walked down the hallway to see that a bunch of people, which im assuming are her friends, sitting. They stare at me wide eyed, and I don't mean to be rude but now is just not the time. I open the door at the same time as a boy with dark hair walks out. His eyes are red and he looks a mess. His eyes widen, but i just nod and walk into the room. My mom sees me and cries even harder. I hug her tightly, I've missed her so much.

You see ever since I was expelled in Junior year, I've grown farther and farther apart from my family. I dropped out of school to pursue music. Obviously that's not what my parents wanted. But I was sick of doing what everyone wanted. I did what I wanted. But seeing everyone (especially Anna) brought back a lot of memories and I realized how much I really missed them. The last time I saw them was.... 2 years maybe. I hug my parents again and then quietly walk to Anna's bed.
She looks.. Well beautiful, in a sad way. She's grown up so much. I stroke her hair and whisper I love you. I take a long look at the IV tubes and all of her injuries. I should have been here to protect her. That is when I, Tom DeLonge, start crying.

~Anna's POV~
Im beginning to place people with names. But so far I only recognize my mom and dad. I hear the door open and again and everything goes silent.
"T-Tom?" My mom says shakily.
"Mom." I hear him say.
Tom.. I know Tom. I know Tom well. He's my brother. He's the best brother anyone could ever ask for. He's pretty much my hero. I've missed him a lot. I want to see him now, but im stuck in this dark place. I kept hearing my dad whisper please wake up soon. please wake up, Anna. Am I sleeping? Is this all a dream? Is this the real life? Or is this just fantasy? Funny one, Anna. You see in this... Dream let's call it. In this dream I am completely myself, Anna, and I can hear my parents and Tom's voices. But I can't see them at all, because all I see is black. I can't make out the others voices and can't seem to remember anything besides what has to do with my family. I feel someone stroke my hair and whisper I love you. Tom, I think. I want to scream I love you back but I can't. He's finally here and I can't even communicate with him. What's wrong with me? My head feels very dizzy and I go into another dream.
But this time im just sitting in a chair, and sitting across from me is a pretty girl with blonde hair.
"Hi, Anna." The girl says in a friendly way. I know who she is. But then again.. I don't.
"Hi.. Im sorry what's your name?" I ask. She looks down, and I can tell I've upset her.
"Im Becca.. Your sister..." She says quietly.
"Im really really sorry." I apologize. But why didn't I recognize her if I recognized Tom's voice? She sighs.
"It's not your fault. We aren't really all that close." She admits uncomfortably.
"Oh.." I awkwardly say. "We'll anyways... What's going on?"
"What do you mean?" She looks confused.
"I mean... Why was I in complete darkness a few minutes ago? And now I can see you." I explain.
"You can't really see me, im just a dream." She says.
"Can you still tell me why im here?" I ask.
"You were hit by a car, and... Well you're in a coma." She says sadly. And then everything morphs back into darkness. Im in a coma? That explains the weird dreams and blackness I suppose... Have I lost my memory too? I didn't recognize my own sister. That must have hurt. But I guess she was just an illusion. And then I start to hear voices again.
"Will she remember us?" I hear Tom say.
"Well... We don't know yet." My dad replies. Silence.
"W-when will she wake up?" Tom asks.
"We don't know that either.. Could be a few days, weeks.. Or even.. m-months." My mom says, her voice cracking on the last part. And that's the last thing I remembered until I experienced more dreams, all of which made no sense. But none that had human contact or communication.. No. More like me walking through different scenes, and having a feeling of being watched. I didn't like it all. I just wanted to wake up.

~Pete's POV~
It's been 2 days now. Julia insisted that I tell Anna's parents the truth about why she was crossing the street.. So I did. It ended pretty much as expected. Her mom turned away from me, probably crying. Her dad just looked at me in a dissapointed way. Becca had more fury in her eyes, whereas Tom looked confused.
"Who are you?" He asked.
"H-her boyfriend." I replied shakily.
"You mean you were her boyfriend." Becca coldly pointed out with obvious hate. I didn't blame her, I'd hate me too. In fact, I do hate myself very much for it. I just wanted to apologize to her once she woke up.

TWO WEEKS LATER

~Tom's POV~
I sit on the edge of the hospital bed and play with Anna's hair, something I have often been doing within the last weeks. I've missed a couple shows so far, but I've realized that this is so much more important than that. Plus fans have been really amazing and nice about me leaving for a bit. I draw little circles around on her arm, and then squeeze her hand for a little bit. Suddenly, I feel a little subtle squeeze back. And as soon as it comes, it goes. But I know I felt it.
"MOM!" I yell, trying to contain my joy.
"WHATS WRONG?" My mom's head jerks up from resting on my dad's shoulder.
"SHE SQUEEZED MY HAND!" I beamed.
"Oh my god-" My dad said, and ran out of the room to get a doctor. My mom ran over to us, with happy tears in her eyes.
"You're sure she squeezed your hand?" The male doctor asks me.
"Positive." I reply.
"This is great! It means that she's staring to gain muscle control back, and she'll be back soon." The doctor smiles. Everyone grins. Becca walks out to tell Julia the news. I hear a chorus of cheers from the hallway, and smile even more.