MATTIA POLIBIO A FRIEND MORE THAN A LOVER

Chapter 23

"I think I'm going to be sick." I can't do this. "Holy shit yo-" "Roshaun shut the fuck up." I called Roshaun and Alejandro for some back up in case I chicken out. Turns out the boys can be really romantic when they try. They set up and planned almost everything. I had to make the most romantic date and express my love for Mattia. I'm literally cringing at every idea the boys suggest. I felt so sorry for the boys, they basically planned everything. I just had to hold my composure. I had to mentally prepare myself for tonight. I just hope he shows. No one knows where he is, but Alejandro said he will come if I call. I still question where he has been all this time.

We decided to set up at the lake. The wind wasn't so strong so we laid down flowers to make a path to a white table under a gazebo. Alejandro made me plan a whole speech which I know I will forget. Roshaun thought it would be cute to light candles down the pathway, but i told him it is a fire hazard.

I called.

"What do you want now? Are you going to tell me how Kairi is doing?" why am I even doing this for such a jackass. When this is all over I will randomly just smack his head for revenge. "Can you meet me at the lake?" "I swear Anna if you are going to jump again I'm coming with you just so that I can bang your head against a rock." This boy still has time for jokes. "Just get here please."

I waited for him at the table. The rose petals where beginning to annoy me and I almost wiped them off when I heard footsteps. Mattia was walking along the path. He didn't dress up, just a casual t-shirt and jeans. "Anna, what is all of this?" I mustered up all my courage. "They say we do things we don't like for the people we love and I love you Mattia." I went up to hug him. He was shocked, but soon hugged me back. "I need you to know that I love you. I will always love you. Please don't ever leave me again." I didn't want to let him go. I wouldn't of made it another day without him. He is my world. I didn't realize what I had until I lost it. "I love you too Anna. i promise I'll never leave you."

The night went great until it started to rain and the gazebo was of no help. We ran to Mattia's car, but it was too late we were already soaking wet. "I guess you didn't check the weather before you planned all this." We laughed and chilled in Tia's car, just watching the rain fall. "Thank you for all of this Anna?" I kissed his cheek. We started to drive home. The rain was heavy and it was really dark. I reached over and rubbed his hair. He looked at me and smiled. And that's the last thing I remember before everything went black.

I couldn't open my eyes, but I could feel the pain. It started at my legs. They were on fire. It felt like someone had stabbed them a thousand times. This was worse than when Alejandro made us go jogging for three hours straight. Then there was my stomach. It felt twisted on the inside. Across my chest there was a stinging pain. My head felt as if I bashed it against the wall. My right eye opened before my left. There were bright lights all around me. My eyes started to water. Where is Mattia? "Mattia." I tried to shout, but it only came out like a whisper. Someone put their hand over mine. I turned to see Roshaun. "What happened? Where is Mattia?" I could see the tears in his eyes. "You were in a car accident. The road was snowy and Tia's car didn't have snow tires on. You swerved and crashed into a nearby light pole." I don't remember that. "Where is Mattia?" Roshaun moved back in his chair. "He is still in ICU. He knocked his head against the dash board pretty bad. The say he might be in a coma for a while." I could feel the tears falling, I made o sound. I just felt my heart break and tears ran.

Mattia still wasn't awake when I got discharged. Mrs. Polibio thought it would be best for me to stay with her until I was better. My arm was in a sling and I was walking on crutches. I refused to look in any mirror. I didn't want to see the scars the glass made. I took Mattia's room. All the memories came rushing back. I climbed into his bed, cuddled his pillow and cried. When I woke up it was dark outside. My body was paining so I decided to jump into a hot shower. I had to be careful not to scratch my stitches or get soap in my already paining eyes. I cleaned all my cuts and put bandages on them. I hated myself. Why didn't I just check the weather? Why did I have to be so extravagant? Why couldn't it have been me in a coma?

I wasn't allowed out of the house. Alejandro fetched my clothes and books. I really wanted to go see Mattia. Hold his hand and be with him. Everyone was against that. They said he looked too weak and that I would have a breakdown. I didn't care, I just needed him. He can't die. He would never leave me.

A week later he woke up and they would finally let me see him. We all rushed to the hospital. I was hopping as fast as I could on my crutches. I heard Alejandro laughing at me, but I couldn't care. I was first in the room. They all knew how much this meant to me. "Mattia!" I was crying again. He looked at me puzzled. "Who are you?"