Chapter 7- BRUISES

I hear faint voices I recognize, I try my best to clear my fuzziness and pick up the voices but I am plunged into a deep dark sleep again.

I am once again trying to push my body to cooperate with my heart and my head. It works, my eyes flutter open slowly but surely. I take quick glances around the whole room, and it appears that I am in a white sterile hospital room, I know this because I have that sickening feeling low deep down in my belly it makes me want to vomit right there but I refuse.

I've noticed all the chords and wires connecting me to large and complicated machines, one of them I recognize, it's a heart monitor. I slowly and carefully start pulling out chords and wires except for one that is connected and patched to my chest where my heart is. As I slowly sit up I wince because my back hurts so much and my head OMG my head is so painful.

As I scream a silent scream so no one hears me, somebody is beside me in an instant. To my surprise and relief it is Sabastian. He looks scared like never before. Before I can stop myself I start crying unwelcome tears that burn like fire against my very sensitive skin. "Jade please don't cry on my behalf" Sabastians plead for me to stop just makes me cry even more. When I finally stop I realize there is a sharp pain in my face, like somebody is stabbing a pin in my face I yelp and scream and I hear a faint buzz and a nurse and doctor barge into the room and they share worried faces, I hear rapid beeping… it's coming from the heart machine.

I wake up sleepily, I'm plugged in to a bunch of machines AGAIN, and I've got a breathing mask over my mouth. I go to un wire myself but a warm comforting hand stops me "oh no you don't" I look up to see that Sabastian's eye colour has changed completely, it's now a dark chilling black it sends shivers up my spine and not good ones. His eyes have a tint of irritation in them but also a tint of anger, at what himself me? Me?

"It's nice to see you too Sabastian, why can't I untie myself from all of these wires? They are very uncomfortable" "because Jade you tried that earlier today and you… well it didn't end well" I can't help myself, I ask him a question that has suddenly been nagging me. "Sabastian, how long have I been in the hospital?" a look of anger and disgust creep into his eyes and I know the answer to this isn't gonna be good. "A week and a couple of hours" all I can manage is a shocked look on my face. Sabastians mouth slowly curves into a face splitting grin and I can't help but laugh a bit, but I stop almost instantly because of the pain growing in my stomach, I wince as the pain takes over me. "Take it easy Jade it's not good for you to take strain on your body" "okay" "I'm going to go and tell your parents you're alive and awake, love you" and with that he gives me a peck on my forehead and he's gone like a flash of lightning.

I must have fell asleep because when I open my eyelids mum is on my right side crying into the bed, dad is on my left trying to be strong for my mum and Sabastian is at the end of the bed looking at me with concern and something else… love. "mum please don't cry" it's a plead for my mum because I know if she keeps crying I'll cry too and I don't want to cry in front of Sabastian and my dad. "Oh darling thank the lord, you're alive" "I'm okay mum, just a little soar. Hey dad how are you?" "I should be asking you that kid, but yeah I'm fine" at that moment two adults which I assume to be Sabastian's parents barge through the door "Amy and Darren can we please talk with you about your daughter for a moment" I really don't want mum and dad to go, but before I can object they are standing up and disappearing through the two large glass doors, into a long corridor.

A calm and soft whisper came from my ear "they'll be back don't worry" I look over to see Sabastian kneeling next to me with his beautiful face at my level, with his stubble scratching a bit against my cheek. "Sabastian… I… love you so much it scares me, don't leave me ever" "I'm not going anywhere Jade, you are my other half, you're my mate" relief floods through me like a tidal wave and I burst into tears, "please don't cry Jade" his plead just makes me cry more.