Chapter Forty-three

" She's awake?"

" Yep, she is "Kyra said excitedly as she released me.

" The doctor's checking in on her" she added. I didn't know what to say. I was happy beyond words.I made a mental note to get back to church and say a few words to God. He did this and I'm sure of that.

We didn't have to wait for long before the doctor came out.He had a broad smile on, one I haven't seen since Anny was admitted.

" She is one lucky girl. You two should be extremely thankful to God" He said. He didn't have to tell me.

" Her head wound isn't too deep to affect any important nerves and the rest are just minor wounds which would heal very quickly"

" So what you're saying is that she's fine?" I asked.

" Yes, she's fine. You're her brother?" The doctor said.

" No...a friend"

The doctor nodded and turned to Kyra.

" Her sister "

" Okay, you can see her but be very careful. No much emotions as they can be stress and she's hurting" The doctor said. We both nodded and he walked out.

" You go in and see her, I'm not sure she'd like to see me" I said, the thought of it just dawning on me.

" No Rio. You're gonna see her, let me handle this" Kyra said.

" Okay"

" You wait here" she said and went in.

Her Pov

The door made way as I was trying to sit up and Kyra walked in. How grateful I was to see her.

" Hey! Don't try to sit up" Kyra said to me. I ignored her and sat up all the same after much struggle.

" How are you feeling Anny?" Kyra asked.

" Miserable " I replied. The whole thing had just hit me. The throbbing head injury I had plus my bleeding heart.

" Does your head hurt much?"

" Not my head but my heart" I said and Kyra stared at me confused.

" What happened?"

" Can you believe he was just using me? Met him with another girl he claimed to be his girlfriend who he loved and he said to my face that he never loved me and was tired of acting like he did. Can you imagine that?" I said. Just the way you did to Rio! I reminded myself.

" You mean Styles?" Kyra asked. I nodded, my heart breaking as I heard his name.

" So you decided to kill yourself?" Kyra said scoldingly.

" I didn't.I had no idea that I was in the middle of the road, I swear I didn't see that car till it was by me." I said.

" Now to think of it, I wish I had actually died in that accident " I said more to myself. Kyra didn't hear me, thank goodness!

" I told mum and dad" Kyra said.

" What? Kyra...

" I had to. This was very serious, we all thought you weren't gonna wake up. I had to do something "

" How long have I been passed out?"

" 72 hours"

" What the...? And the driver?"

" He managed to escape by foot. His car was almost destroyed " Kyra explained. My head was been destroyed by a banging headache. I couldn't take it so I laid back on the bed on my soft pillow.

" I wish I didn't wake up" I said. This time Kyra heard me.

" Annalita, stop talking like that. Else I'm really gonna get angry with you " she said.

" I don't see the need Kyra. I've lost everything, all my friends and then Styles. I'mma have to live with this ache forever, I can't do this Kyra, I can't " I said, my voice breaking.

" Why do you need Styles when you have us?"

" Us?" I asked confused. Last time I checked, I lost all my friends and Kyra's only talking to me because she's worried. And its all cause of...

" You haven't lost your friends, though you might need to apologize to them but you haven't lost them. And you haven't lost me either. Neither have you lost Rio"

Rio!!

" You don't need Styles, okay? You can't lose us and you need to understand that"

" What if I already did?"

" Rio has been sitted by your bed for most of the 72 hours you've been unconscious. If I'm to be grateful to anyone for your survival, it's to him. He was the first person that was informed of your accident and he left everything to be by your side. He's been here for you and I don't know what he did but you're alive and that's thanks to him" Kyra said. I was confused. Rio wasn't here now and he was the last person I expected to see or even hear about.

" You haven't lost him " she added.

" You think so? He's been by me and only leaves when I get conscious. Why so?"

" He's by the door waiting to see you "

" Why didn't he come right in?"

" Considering the way things were before your accident, I didn't think you'll want to see him"

Or maybe he doesn't want to see me, I thought! Why would he want to see me? After what I did to him. Kyra's probably just trying to make me feel better.

" So he left?"

" I said he's outside. I'll go bring him in if you don't believe me" and she walked out before I could even protest. Would I be able to face Rio?

It wasn't long before she returned, Rio tagging at her back. Our eyes met and I felt my heart skip. I felt it all come back. That same stuff I felt when our eyes met for the first time and a book dropped off his hand.

" I'll leave you two" Kyra said giving me a look that said 'don't mess up'. I'm too weak to even think of messing up.

" Remember what the doctor said" she said to Rio and walked out of the room. He slid into a chair,his eyes locked in mine.

" How are you feeling?" he asked as he broke the contact. I was grateful he did.

" Terrible"

" I guess your head must really hurt" he sounded so formal. So formal that it hurt to think that I ever had him in my arms.

" I wish! Would have been much better than my heart" I said.

He looked at me confused for a while and then without me saying anything, he got the hint.

" Let me guess, he walked out on you and you decided to walk out on life" Rio said. Why do they keep thinking that I tried to kill myself? I didn't think of that twice.

" I didn't! It was an accident. I got my first heartbreak served on a platter of gold. He said he never loved me and was only using me. I didn't know what to do or how to react. I don't know how I got into the middle of the road and I didn't realize till that car hit me. It wasn't intentional" I said, a tear dropping off my eyes.

" Oh!" he said that with so much pain. It was like talking to me was a painful boil he was trying to burst. I expected him at that moment to say something that would break me even more. Something like " you deserved it" or stuffs of that sort but what he said blew my mind.

" He must be a fool. He doesn't realize your worth"

My heart melted and I felt miserable. He still cares after everything I did to him. Being a player has never actually been easy, I've had to make sure I stayed away from every guy whose heart I broke to avoid the guilt. But I can't run away from it now. It's eating me up, plus my head and my heart, I feel terrible.