Chapter 44

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He sees me on the floor with a brush scrubbing the floor and my hair tied in a cute bun, he couldn't help but blush at how cute I looked as I remove nail polish with good old elbow grease,

"Well" I begin and smile at the camera, "I'm grounded for a month" I scrub more, "it was totally worth it!!" I laugh into my elbow with an enchanting smile following.

I see more nail polish pour on the floor where I just cleaned and I see Tiffany with a glare as she throws the bottle at me and leaves.

"Well she's still salty" I smile and go back to scrubbing.

Daylon has mixed emotions on the video but he continues looking through, he finds another one with me drunk and singing off tune, slurring all my words,

"How much did you drink Eris?!" Cody laughs at my condition,

"I don't know Cody, I don't know!" My last word turned falsetto and Daylon laughs as I clumsily drop to the floor and make imaginary snow angels, "where's all the snow?" I pout with my eyes closed.

He laughs a little and his eyes turn to my body, "I want to see you always happy Eris" he strokes my hair fondly and sniffs his tears back, he had to be strong.

He picks his phone to read the message Bryan sent him,

Bryan: I'm bringing Debbie over, how's Eris doing?

Daylon: it's bittersweet bro, come and you'll see it yourself.

He feels the urge to use the restroom, "I'll be back Eris, nature calls" he jokes with a faint smile and leaves.

On coming back he spots a woman in jeans and a white top requesting for a girl with colorful hair that was in a calamity. She mentions her name, Eris Stone.

Immediately Daylon strides over to her, "are you Eris' aunt?!" He questions,

"Yes. You're the boy that called me" she immediately recognizes his voice, "what happened to her?!" Daylon finds it hard to breathe,

"She's in a coma" he couldn't look at her. She freezes with her hand over her mouth, her breathing becoming audible,

"I want to see her" she summons up courage and Daylon leads her to my room, she sees my body lying in the hospital bed motionless with a Bi-pap mask in my nose.

She approaches my body slowly with tears streaming down her face,

"Eris?" She caresses my face, "who did this to my Eris?" She sniffs, "when did this happen?" She wants to know,

"Back at school. She forgot her phone and she went to get it but she was taking so long then we found her almost bare with blood everywhere" Daylon explains trying not to cry,

"Thank you for staying with her, I'm grateful" she smiles at him softly,

"I couldn't be with her then so it's the least I can do" he shrugs sadly and she knew he was feeling guilty for what happened,

"It's not your fault. What's your name?" She sits down on the chair beside me,

"Daylon Evans. Yours ma'am?"

"Natalie Stone. Just call me Nat" her smile eases him but he's still heavy, "Eris is going to be okay. She never gives up on a fight. And for that bastard who did this to her he's going to rot in jail" she reassures,

"There's evidence with the hospital" he alerts her,

"Great, I wish I could stay longer but I'm going to file a case against that demon. Take care of her for me while I'm away"

"I will" she hugs him and leaves the room, he moves over to my body, "Eris I'm missing you more than ever" he rests his head on my arm and drifts to sleep.

He wakes up after some time and sees his dad at the other side of my bed with his eyes closed, he moans a little,

"You up kid?" His eyes are still closed and Daylon mumbles a yes, "you haven't eaten anything, water and food is beside you" he looks down and sees a small take-home meal with a bottle of water,

"I'm not hungry dad" he sighs, his physical condition only getting worse,

"I don't really know Eris but I'm sure she would force the food down your throat until you're almost choking" he chides and Daylon remembers that moment when we shared his cupcake and Apple juice.

The tears sting his eyes and he picks up the McDonald's, he looks at it sadly as he couldn't feel hunger pangs anymore. But he knew I would want him to have something, he sighs and begins eating. Slowly but surely.

Aaron smiles a little realizing I had taken up a huge space in Daylon's heart and in such a short amount of time. He is happy that his son can love a girl completely again. Love.

A strong connection between us that couldn't be easily severed. Maybe a past together? And probably a future ahead of us.

I could hear everything from my dark prison but I didn't have the energy to respond. I'm happy he's eating after hours but it hurts me to see him in such pain. I just wish I could touch him.

I try to move my hands but the chains are tight on me and they become tighter as I struggle and it saps out my energy.

"Daylon" I whisper his name, I wish he could hear me somehow, I wish I could talk to him once. Tell him it wasn't his fault, tell him I'll be alright and I'll be with him soon.

I just wanted to hug him and kiss him and... I retrace my thoughts, no it shouldn't be. We're friends but I yearn for his affection, I yearn for his smile, for his happiness.

I bleed tears once more, I couldn't get out. I didn't know how to. I couldn't even see anything so how would I know how to escape? Hopelessness fills my heart and I hang my head once more, I needed to think.

No, I needed strength. And I'm lacking in it. If only I could get some water, that would help me a lot. But I couldn't lick my tears so what am I supposed to do? I need a miracle, Lord give me a miracle.

Daylon drops his meal only eating half of it, "dad did you bring it?" He rubs his tired eyes, even though he slept he still felt exhausted,

"Yeah I did" his dad brings out a small golden box and hands it to him. He opens it delicately and his eyes melt at a golden crucifix with gemstones.

He picks it up gently and wears it around my neck, his eyes glisten at how beautiful it looked on me,

"You really do love her" his words stun him and he looks away with a blush creeping up his cheeks, "you never bring it out unless it's a special occasion, or a special someone" Aaron smirks,

"Yeah, she's special" he pulls out the crucifix hidden in his shirt with a small smile and tussles his hair,

"I remember when you got it. You blew your whole account for it!" Aaron and Daylon laugh,

"I remember it clearly, Christmas was very hard" he rubs his head sheepishly as he remembered he could barely spend for the occasion,

"She must be very special if you could request for it just to wear it for her" Aaron's tone changes to a flirty one,

"I know what you're trying to say dad" he senses it immediately but was his dad wrong?

He feels a fuzzy feeling in his chest, he cares so much for me already. He loves me already but is it that deep? We're just friends aren't we? Or maybe he wants more, more than just friendship.

He hears a notification bell,

Bryan: we are coming in.

Daylon: room 76.

And he drops his phone once more. He just hoped Debbie would be able to bear it.

He sets out of the room and sees both of them hand in hand walking towards him, they both hug him tightly,

"How's Eris? Is she awake now?" Debbie has hope in her voice. She is wearing Bryan's hoodie and some yoga pants and she didn't look too good either. Neither of them looked hood, the incident had all taken a toll on their health both mentally and physically. Daylon thinks for some seconds,

"She's not awake yet, she's in a coma" his eyes to the floor, her world shatters but she keeps the broken pieces in,

"When would she wake up?!" Bryan tries to get some good news from him,

"It's uncertain"

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