Secrets

Visits

~Ashlynn's POV~

-{Four Months Later}- "Calm down, Ashlynn..." I kept repeating to myself. I locked myself in my room, while it was dark and cold. I was sitting in the closet crying. I was used to it anyway, I've been doing it for 4 months already.

I sit in that closet every time I get home from school, and cry, while thinking if what the doctor told me over and over again.

+-(Flashback)-+ "Excuse me?" I stood up only to see a nurse staring at me, with a frowned face. "Are you, Ashlynn Ella?" The nurse says looking at her clipboard. "Y-yes I am.." I nodded my head twice and the lady continued to talk.

"Please follow me." I get up and follow the lady into Hunter's room. When I walked in, I saw a doctor standing next to Hunter. When I looked at Hunter, he was hooked up to many machines to keep him alive.

I couldn't help it I had to cry, but I just couldn't. I held it back and listen to what the man was trying to tell me.

When he said that one word, I broke down. I felt like my heart was ripped out of me and shattered to pieces when it dropped on the floor. I started to cry and the doctor left the room, the nurse following to let me have my time.

I walked over to Hunter and he looked peaceful sleeping there, lifeless. I dropped on my knees and laid my head on his chest.

"Hunter.. I don't know if you can hear me, but I need to get this out of me. I really love you, and I want to stay with you forever. I want to marry you, and be a family and watch our kids go off to college. I want to grow old with you and see your face every time I wake up next to you..."

I started to cry and hold Hunter's hand. "Hunter.. please I believe in you.. Wake up from this coma please.. I don't want to lose you..." I got up and looked at him. He didn't move, didn't say a word. But every single word I said was true and I wanted all of it to be true.

+-(End of Flashback)-+

I started to cry again and cried for Hunter's name. Every now and then I would do this. Even in school.

When lunch was going on, I would run outside to the old hangout, by the rock. I would sit there and look at my ring, then the imprint me and Hunter made before winter break. And before Cornelius.

"Never stop loving me." Was what I wrote. "Loving you is never wrong." Was what Hunter replied. I signed my name at the end with half a heart. Hunter had his name and his heart had the other end.

I know I said I never got Hunter a Christmas gift, but to him, our quotes were a gift to him.

Before I knew it, I was laying on the cold closet floor, leaving a puddle of tears. "Ashlynn this is a dream. Its gotta be a dream." I mutter. I slap myself and cry a little more.

I do that all the time. I really know that this isn't a dream, but my cheeks are red from all the slapping. It was painful, but at the same time, I didn't feel the pain at all.

Speaking of pain, my body still ached from the bruises Cornelius gave me, but good news. He's in jail for life. Bad news, Hunter's gonna die....

"Snap out of it Ashlynn! He's just in a coma! He can wake up anytime!" I yelled, while slapping myself again. Suddenly, there was a knock at my door and I closed the closet door.

"Ash, it's Briar." I don't smile and clench my fists. I didn't hate her, its just that... she ditched me, ever since I became a softie. Its not my fault though. The man I love is in grace danger because of me and only me.

I remained quiet and silently cried, into my arm. It was hopeless. Hunter was gonna die, and I'd be alone. But I felt like, like he was still alive somewhere, but I didn't exactly know..