In Too Deep (One Direction Fan Fiction)

Chapter 8

*Jessica’s POV*

“Damn.” Louis mumbled under his breath. I have heard everything they have said since I got here, and they just now figure this out. Nice. I could tell that these boys weren’t the most intelligent…

When will I wake up? Why can’t I wake up? Please wake up. Please! Wake up!!! WHY CAN’T I WAKE UP?!

Uggh…

*Harry’s POV*

It’s been two days… She still isn’t awake… Why won’t she wake up? Please. Please wake up…

I have been sleeping at the hospital for three nights straight. Along with Lou. He is probably just as worried as I am…

Right now, the doctors are trying to wake her up again. Please work… Lou has been almost silent for two days. Won’t sing, won’t eat, won’t even talk to me… As of now, Louis and I are the only people in the waiting room at two in the morning…

“Haz, do you think she‘ll ever wake up?” he said looking at her door.

“I hope so…”

“Harry? Do you like her?”

“What?” I didn’t want him to know…

“Do you like Jessica?”

“Well as a friend, of course. Why wouldn’t I?”

“More than that Haz… Like-like her…”

As quiet as I could, I said, “Yes.”

He looked over to me and said, “Harry, just because you’re my best friend doesn’t mean I’m just going to let you have her. If she likes you too, you need to prove yourself first…”

“I completely understand. But… How did you know?”

“Haz, it‘s pretty obvious when you risk you own life for a girl and pass out when you heard she was in a coma…”

“Oh… But Lou… How?”

“I don’t know, Harry, but you’ll find a way,” he smiled for the first time since the accident and said, “You ALWAYS find a way…” Then silence…

The quiet lasted for hours. I couldn’t sleep but Lou huddled up on the floor in a corner and was out immediately. When the doctors walked out of Jessica’s room, their faces told me the news before they could even talk. I finally decided to sleep, and so I did, right next to Lou.

It was now about nine AM. The office attendants woke Louis and I up, telling us we could see Jessica now. We had decided to go in separate, Louis first.

He came out twenty minuets later, sobbing. Damn.

I closed the door quietly behind me, as if trying not to wake her. Her chest rose and fell, signifying life. She was still just sleeping, that’s what I just kept telling myself.

Sitting on her bedside, I touched her long, cocoa-colored hair. And I stroked it. Again and again and again. And I couldn’t stop myself. She was just so gorgeous.

*Jessica’s POV*

Stop. Whoever was touching my hair needs to stop. I tried to flinch into a defensive position, but I couldn’t move. That’s right, I was still in a coma.

When Louis was in here, he kept saying, ‘Wake up. Wake up. Wake up, please.’ and was crying. All I could think was, if I could, don’t you think I would?

But they were still touching my hair. This felt weird, funny, almost bad… It felt wrong.

Just then, I felt my foot flinch. I was moving! I moved! I can do this. Now the legs, and my legs twitched. Then the arms and my torso and my mouth opened, sucking in a huge breath. As my eyelids fluttered open, I saw Harry, his hand frozen in my hair, his jaw dropped.

Quickly, and out of defense, I slapped his hand away. He stood quickly, backing away from the bed.

“Sorry, Harry. I… I just… Sorry .”

“Umm… It‘s okay… Umm… I‘m sorry, too.”

We stared at each other for what seemed like hours. I finally said, “Harry… What we‘re you doing… Touching my hair?”

He instantly blushed, “Hoping you‘d wake up… And you did!” His smile flashed at the ground. I love his cheeky smile!

*Harry’s POV*

I sat there, stroking her hair, slowly. All I could think of was ‘please wake up’, praying God would hear me. And so he did because her mouth slightly parted as she sucked in a huge breath. Her beautiful brown eyes fluttered open, and she stared right at me.

I had dropped my jaw, amazed she woke up. Not realizing my hand was still in her hair, she smacked me away. I backed up a step or two, mostly out of defense…

“Sorry, Harry. I… I just… Sorry .”

Why would she just hit me? Couldn’t she have just moved my hand? Then I remembered… The abuse… “Umm… It‘s okay… Umm… I‘m sorry, too.” I babbled.

We just stared into each others eyes for the longest time before she said, “Harry… What we‘re you doing… Touching my hair?”

I felt myself instantly blush, “Hoping you‘d wake up… And you did!” The I smiled, looking at the floor. Damn, she was so beautiful, and I just wanted to tell her. But it was still too soon…

Later that night, back at home with Jessica, we were all watching Finding Nemo. It was movie night. I love movie night!

Liam was on the far left side of the couch on Twitter, occasionally laughing at a tweet.

Zayn, who was right next to Li, emotionlessly drowning in Dory’s ‘Just Keep Swimming’ song.

Next to him was Jessica. She sat up straight, not touching anyone, but leaning toward Lou.

Louis was right next to me and Jessica, looking over at her every once and a while, and smiling at the child’s movie.

Then myself, for over half the movie I have been sneaking looks at her and texting Lou. Not Lou as in Louis but Lou the stylist. She always helped me out in weird situations. And she was someone who I could trust all my secrets with.

My phone screen lit up with the words ‘Lou Tisdale’ accost it. I opened it and it was an adorable picture of Lux. Baby Lux. I think she is the cutest, most perfect baby ever. I forwarded it to all the boys and they all giggled reading it. Louis showed Jessica the picture and they instantly went into conversation about Lou and Lux.

Next to me was Niall. He was completely thrilled with out movie choice. Surrounded in bags of popcorn and ice cream wrappers, Niall’s contagious laugh filled the room with every movie scene…

Liam was still on Twitter and Louis and Jessica were still talking. As for Zayn, Niall, and I, the movie was the best thing ever…

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