Chapter 29

|Rose's P.O.V|

He stares at the wall behind me. "It was yours."

I blink, confused. "And?"

"It said that you are...."

"-Hey there you are, am I interrupting something?" A familiar voice sounds by the door.

I turn my head, letting out a small smile as I watch Alec walk in. Haven't seen him for a while.

"I was worried something had happened to you since you kinda didn't show up for our date to the movies and have been missing for the past week." He says, standing close to me, eyeing me with concern.

Guilt consumes me as  I stare back at him. "I'm sorry," I sigh. "It's just that..." My voice shakes as my hand flops towards Kyle, my eyes blurring  yet once again.

I cant even go an hour without bawling my eyes out like a baby but when you know that someone is hurt and at risk of death because of you, the amount of guilt that drowns me is over-whelming.

"Hey, shhh its okay." He coos softly, grabbing me in for a comforting hug whilst stroking my hair.

"I should be heading back, I have a chemistry test tomorrow and haven't even studied." Lewis says awkwardly as he quietly and quickly  leaves before I could respond.

I sniff and wipe my tears. "You...you need your sleep so you can leave if you want. I'm gonna stay here tonight."

"Then I'll stay too, I don't have anything on tomorrow anyways." He says softly, wiping my cheek with his thumb. 

Grateful that I wont be alone, I smile, taking a seat on one of the leather sofa-like chairs placed on the far end of the room. Perks of being in a private hospital. 

"So...how long till he wakes up?"

"Not till a month at the least." I frown, watching how his chest slowly rises and falls. 

The next  morning, I groan as I sit up from the uncomfortable position I was sleeping in on the leather chair. Just as I get up to stretch, Alec walks in with two cups of coffee. I sigh in content as he passes me a cup, the strong smell already waking me up.

"How'd you sleep last night?" He says with a grin.

"Like a baby." I reply back sarcastically, taking a sip of heaven. "Didn't know hospitals had anything good to eat or drink."

He chuckles, sitting down. "I actually bought this from a cafe across the road."

"Oh, well that explains it."

Alec chuckles, agreeing with me. But before I could ask him about his classes, his phone rings.

"Sorry, I gotta take this." He says with a sheepish smile and I nod back.

Sighing, I hesitantly walk over to where Kyle's sleeping figure remained still, wishing he could open his eyes just so I can see his beautiful green eyes. Or well... blue since he's been wearing green contacts to hide his identity. 

I sit on the chair placed right beside the bed and take his hand in mine. "Morning Kyle. Its another depressing day you can say since its raining like crazy outside." I wasn't sure why I expected a reply but the false sense of hope I had, had me thinking otherwise. "You know, I just realised I haven't eaten a potato in over a week. That's definitely a record and a bad one as well." I frown as the sudden craving for potatoes had my stomach grumbling. 

I suddenly realise how stupid I must look, talking to a comatose teenager about potatoes.

Sighing, I place a gentle kiss on his forehead and take tentative steps towards the door. With one final glance at his sleeping figure, I close the door and leave. With mid-year exams coming up, I couldn't miss out on anymore of my classes.

Taking down notes in Biology class, I shift uncomfortably in my chair, over-whelmed with the feeling of suffocation. I tug at my blazer, suddenly feeling as though the temperature has risen up thirty degrees. Walking towards the window, I twist the lock and push the window up, desperately needing fresh air. Only as I was doing so, a bird came speeding towards the half open window and smashed itself against the glass. 

I gasp from the unexpected impact, resulting in accidentally tripping over a students desk and landing on someones lap. 

"I always knew a beautiful girl will fall for me." Nick sighs dreamily, a curly haired, video game obsessed geek with uncleaned braces and- oh my bleeping heart...

"Is that broccoli stuck in your braces!?" I shriek disgusted, bolting up from his lap and trying hard to not suppress a gag. 

The class erupts into laughter as whispers spread from student to student. 

"What's going on down there?" The teacher says concerned as her heels click their way over to me.

"I uhm...Just needed a bit of fresh air." 

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"You won't believe what happened in Bio today.  There's always something weird happening to me. Its either my frog jumps away just before I dissect it, or a bird flying crazy in the room or into the window or me landing on geeky Nick's lap. Honestly, I think I'm cursed." I ramble to Kyle after school had ended. 

I spent everyday after school sitting next to Kyle and talking about everything and anything. And I've even noticed that every time I hold his hand, the heart monitor shows an increase in his heart beats. This never fails to make me smile. 

"Its been two months, Kyle," I sigh sadly. "When are you planning on waking up?" 

"Don't worry, Rose. He'll wake up." Laura assures me but my hope was fading away within every passing day. 

"They said he'd  be in a coma for at least a month. Its been twice that." I groan, tugging at my hair. 

"You know people stay in a coma for years. There's nothing we can do but wait for him." 

"I'm not a patient person. I need Kyle and I need him now!" I stomp my foot childishly whilst glaring at Kyle's beautiful face. "What if he's purposely torturing me like this!?" 

"You couldn't even stand to be near him two months ago and now look at you." Laura smiles as she flips through her magazine. 

"Yeah, but that's because I was denying what I felt for him. Mind you, my heart was set on Malcolm for a year when I first met Kyle." I grumble. 

"You what...?" Another voice sounds from the door.

Gasping, I turn around where my gaze was met with Malcolm's. I look back to Laura whose mouth was hanging open with amusement. I plead her with my eyes to save me from this situation but she only continues to chew her gum. 

Traitor! 

Malcolm walks over to me with a weird look as my face flushes in humiliation. 

Great. 

Juuust great. 

He smiles, standing closer. "You had a crush on me?" 

"Still do." I reply quietly, staring into his cute brown orbs. 

"I uh...I'm sorry for not telling you earlier." He says nervously, scratching the back of his head. 

"Tell her what?" Laura interrupts, standing up and looking between us, a glint of curiosity evident in her hazel eyes. 

"That I'm gay." Mal replies, keeping his eyes fixed on me. 

I slightly flinch at the words, reminding me of the times where I use to day dream and fantasise about him. How I took his flirting seriously, thinking he might just return the same feelings. 

"I KNEW IT! Hah! Lewis owes me fifty bucks." She grabs out her phone and begins to furiously type away.

How is it that she could see he is gay and I couldn't. Malcolm wasn't one of those obvious gays. I just wish I saw it sooner though, saving my heart from another failed relationship that didn't even happen.  

With a sigh, I finally reply. "It's okay, it's not your fault anyways." 

"Here, come on, we'll go out and have pizza for lunch and I'll pay." He offers with a smile and I give in. 

"Hey! Can I come too?" Laura tries to run after us with her massive heels. 

"Honestly, who wears heels to a hospital?" I say after she has caught up. And only because we slowed down for her sake. 

"There might be a cute doctor, you never know." She shrugs. 

"What happened to the other dude!? The one you made me stalk like a creep." 

"Oh, turns out, he's engaged and has been using me to get caught cheating so the engagement will break off."

"What a jerk!" I exclaim shocked.

"Yeah. He had big ears anyways." She shrugs, linking her arms through mine and Malcolm.

"By the way Malcolm," I start off slowly and hesitantly, wondering if I should continue or not. "How are you coping with the whole situation between your parents and Kyle."

It takes a few seconds for Malcolm to reply. "I had always tried to convince myself that I hated them since you know they dumped me in the boarding school and never actually spoke to me but you can never really hate your parents. Or well that's what I tried to tell myself seeing as I was clinging on to false hope that maybe just maybe they might still actually care." He says softly looking at me with his warm brown eyes. "However, Kyle was there for me more than they ever were. And for someone who's been through a lot, Kyle sure does give very helpful depression help." He continues with a small smile on his lips.

I felt slightly guilty for the fact that I didn't notice that Malcolm may be a bit depressed from his parents neglect but then again he didn't want to confide in me with such topic when I asked.

"What they did to him I will never forgive. They are basically dead to me and they deserve whatever punishment they get. Revenge does not solve your problems and I guess they failed to see that."

Laura gives his arm that was linked to his a small squeeze. "Cheer up guys. What happened, happened and we can't change the past. Family is not always by blood and I've got all the people I love right beside me." She smiles as we make our way out of the hospital.