Chapter 2 heartache
Ash has been in surgery for seven hours. May has been so tense over the last few hours she wore herself out and dozed off in her chair. Several more hours have passed. At some point a doctor came out and approached her.
"Miss?"
She snorted.
"Umm… miss?"
She blinked her eyes open.
"Wha?" when she noticed him she became more awake. She stood up.
"How is he?"
"He'll live",
She let out a sigh of relief.
"Thank goodness. What's his condition?"
"Not so good. We put his shoulders and bones back in place, but it's gonna take a while for them to heal and for his swelling to go down. He's lucky to be alive",
"But he is going to recover right?"
"Hopefully. Keep in mind though that he suffered a bad concussion. He might have a temporary case of amnesia",
"Is he going to recover from it?"
"He should",
She sighed with relief.
"Good. Thank you doctor. Can I go see him?"
"Yes, but keep it down. He's still in pretty bad shape",
"Of course", said May and went to her friend's bedside. She looked at him and her heart cracked. He had bandages on his chest and head and on his leg as well. She sighed sadly and sat down beside him. She placed her hand on his palm and rubbed it slightly as he slept. May would spend the next few hours by his side until morning came. At around ten in the morning he woke up with a groan.
"Ash! How do you feel?" she asked kindly. He looked at her with a slightly dim expression and asked.
"How… how do you know my name?"
May paled.
"You… you don't remember me?"
"I don't think so. You are pretty cute though",
May blushed and sweatdropped.
"He's still charming I see…"
"Ash it's me May remember? May Maple? We've been traveling together across the Hoen region?"
"We were? Last thing I remember is… ahh!" he groaned in pain and grabbed his temple.
"What is it?"
"I can't remember",
"Do you remember me?"
"Not really…"
May bit her lip and ran out of the room in tears, leaving Ash very confused. She ran and ran and ran till her feet gave out and she collapsed on the grass and sat up as she hugged her knees in misery as she sobbed.
"He doesn't remember me… Ash doesn't remember me… it can't be… he's my best friend. And I… I think I…" she sobbed as another tear dripped down her face and onto the forest floor. An hour later, May has returned to the hospital and sat down by Ash again.
"Are you okay girl? I didn't mean to offend you",
She sniffed and rubbed her eye.
"No, it's okay I should be the one to apologize. I'm just sad that you don't remember me. We've been through so much together…"
Ash looked at her sympathetically.
"Anything I can do?"
This gave May an idea.
"Yes but you have to trust me", she said.
"Okay…" he said timidly.
"Close your eyes", she instructed and he did. She leaned forward slowly towards him and she could feel her face heating up. When she was close enough she placed a soft kiss on his lips and detached after that and pulled back to look at him. His eyes were still closed.
"Ash?"
He didn't respond.
"Ash?" she said again.
"What?" he snorted and opened his eyes. He looked at her.
"May, hi", he said. She smiled with joy.
"Ash, you remember me?"
"Of course I remember you silly. You're my best friend",
Joy and elation spread across May's face as she embraced him in a hug.
"Thank goodness", was all she said. After a while she started to cry. Being a little clueless about how to handle this, all Ash did was place a comforting hand on her back and patted her softly a few times.
"I was so worried Ash. And scared. Scared you were gonna die. Scared you wouldn't remember me…" she sobbed onto his shoulder. He rubbed the back of her head.
"It's okay May… I'm fine now. I'm okay…" he said and she sniffed and wrapped her arms around his neck ass he cradled her in his arms.
"I love you Ash. I really do love you… don't you ever slip away from me again…."
"I won't. And I love you too May. I love you too…" she smiled and turned to look at him and he gazed into her beautiful blue eyes. He used his bruised fingers to rub the tears off her cheeks and leaned in for a kiss. Slowly his face inched closer to hers as he pressed his lips against hers, kissing her for the first time... it was a kiss full love and passion, compassion and exhilaration. May wrapped her arms around his neck as the kiss deepened and he placed his arms around her waist. Finally, they broke apart and May rested her head on his chest as she slowly drifted into a much needed sleep as Ash stroked her hair till they both were in la, la land together as a happy couple…
To be continued…
Well there was a happy development. What will happen next? Read to find out…
Peace out…