It has been a while since I wrote.. no wait, not that long. Maybe like a week or two. I'm not sure. LOL, so yeah, here's the next chaptuuuuur (:
Charmaine;
I open my eyes, but then close them again. Adjusting to the light is hard for me when you've been in the dark for a while now.
Where am I, anyway?
I feel someone pick up my hand.
Who just picked it up?
I move my other hand over my eyes & open them.
I move my hand again & start to blink, alot.
"Charmaine?"
I nod my head as best as I can.
"Charmaine, honey, it's mom."
"M-M-Mom?"
She sighed & stroked my hair. "I'm glad you're alive. The doctors said you wouldn't make it, but I'm just glad you did."
I gave a small smile & looked at my mom. "We're in the hospital?"
"Afraid so."
I looked around, but not much. My neck started to hurt. "So this is how it's like to be in the hospital."
She gave a small laugh. "Yes it is. When I saw you when you made it to the hospital, all those cuts & bruises me thinking you were dead, well, it worried me. But now I don't have to worry because you're safe here now."
"I love you mom."
"Love you too sweetie." She gave me a small hug & handed me some water to drink.
"Someone is here, also to see you."
"Really? Who?"
"Nate."
"Nate? He's here?"
"Yes, actually. He rode with you in the ambulance here."
"Oh. Okay."
My mom gets up & calls Nate from outside.
I watch as my mom leads him into the room & looks back at us.
"I'll leave you two alone."
She closes the door & Nate looks down at his shoes.
"Hey." I smile.
He looks up & walks over to the foot of my bed. "Hey. How are you feeling?"
"I'm alright. My whole body still hurts, but I'm okay."
"That's good. You know I was really worried about you when I couldn't find you."
He sat down in the chair beside my bed. "Oh really?"
"Yeah because I thought you ditched me, but turns out, you didn't."
"I was scared when Bianca took me away."
"Me too."
"How did you know that?"
"Jonathon almost killed me."
"How?"
"Long story."
We both laughed & stayed in silence for a bit.
I cleared my throat. "So, did you come alone to the warehouse?"
He shook his head. "May & Neil were with me. They helped me search for you."
"Oh." I curled my hair. "So who found me?"
No answer.
"Nate?"
"W-what?"
"Who found me?"
"Uhm..me. I was really worried so I checked the basement first because I had a hunch you were down there."
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I remembered what my dad said: "Here's a little story that can happen to anyone. If you are stuck in a dark room, alone & you can't get out & you need help, just hope & wait until someone you truly love comes through the door first because they are always the ones that want you found as safe & okay, first."
"So you found me first, huh?"
He nodded.
I smiled.
"Can I ask you a question?"
"Go ahead."
"Do you really care about me?"
"Well yeah, of course I do. You're my bestfriend. Well, most like my sister."
I laughed. "No, I meant, really, REALLY care about me?"
He mumbled something that I couldn't hear.
"What?"
"Muurby."
"Huh?"
"Maybe, kinda, yes?" He looked up & bit his lip. He moved the chair closer to the edge of my bed & stroked my hair back.
"I've always cared about you. Like really, REALLY, cared about you."
"Me too."
His lips.
Nate;
Her lips.
Charmaine;
He leaned in & he kissed me. Just like that.
Feeling the electricity going through my body, feels amazing. Something I never felt before.
He let go & kissed my forehead.
I smiled & leaned my forehead against his.
Nate;
I walked over to the window & watched the cars go by & the waves from the ocean go onto the shore.
I walked back to Charmaine & sat in the chair beside her bed.
I touched her hand & intertwined my fingers with hers.
I looked at her into her dark, brown eyes.
"Bestfriends, always?"
She smiled & sat up & touched my face with her hand. "Always."
She gave me a small kiss & laid back down to get some sleep.
Teeeeheeeee, this story isn't done yet! (: wait until next week, or whatever. LOL :P