"You said it would be a few hours, it's been five days" Penny stressed to Dr. Patterson as she peeked into Amy's hospital room. Sheldon refused to leave her side or let go of her hand. The last time he left, three days ago, due to Leonard's insistence, he came back to find a resident inserting a feeding tube. "And was the tube really necessary? You could have told us before we came back to find it literally down her throat" Penny said.

"She's been unconscious for five days Dr. Hofstadter, her body needed more nutrients than the IV could have given her. As for why she's not awake I have no idea. I've ran every test three times, they're all within normal range. I personally did an MRI scan twice. The swelling's gone, there's no bleeding, no bruising, just a normal brain" he ran a hand through his hair, "she should be awake by now, but she isn't. And the irony is, in cases like this I usually ask her opinion" he said looking into the room.

Sheldon used to take pride in his 'Vulcan' hearing, but now it just seemed to be a curse. He shook his head trying to get rid of what Dr. Patterson was saying. Everyone knew she should be awake, but nobody could tell him why she wasn't awake. He clutched her hand even tighter, "Amy I know you can hear me. Please wake up. I don't know what else to do. I even tried praying with mom, can you believe that" he laughed bitterly.

"So, where are you from?"

"Huh?"

"You're not from Boston. I hear a southern accent. Tennessee maybe?" she tried

"East Texas" he responded

"Oh, I was close. What was it like growing up there?"

"It was hell"

"I don't think it could have been that bad"

"Trust me it was. Especially since my mother forced me to go to church every Sunday when she knows that I do not believe in God,"

"I don't object to the concept of a deity, but I am baffled by the notion of one who takes attendance."

"Well then, you might want to avoid East Texas."

"Noted. I'm from California. Glendale to be exact"

"I thought we were here to study, not talk about our personal lives" Sheldon snapped

"Sorry. I was just trying to get to know you a bit better," she said, before burying her head back into the textbook. When Sheldon was sure she wasn't looking he lifted his head to sneak another glance at her. She didn't look like the other girls in class, for starts she looked far too young. He opened his mouth to ask a question. But quickly decided against it.

The sound of footsteps took Sheldon out of his thoughts. "I brought a sandwich for you" Raj said.

Sheldon didn't even turn to look at him. "I'm not hungry."

"You have to eat Sheldon. Its been two days. I know you're worried about Amy, we all are, but you need to take care of yourself. Have you even slept at all?" Raj asked. Sheldon still didn't respond, "Look dud you need to take care of yourself" he said touching Sheldon's arm, but he shrugged it off.

"What I need is to figure out why Amy isn't awake as yet. And seeing how none of you can give that information to me, then what I need to do is keep her company." Sheldon all but shouted at Raj

"Fine. I'll leave the sandwich here. Do whatever you decide to do with it." Raj said leaving the room.

As soon as Raj left the room, Sheldon, felt tired from using his energy to shout. 'Maybe a nap isn't the worst idea' he thought as he laid his head on Amy's leg.

"Sheldon, what are you doing here?" she said answering her door

"Well you didn't respond to my emails. I was just making sure that you're alive."

"Sorry. I was asleep for most of the morning. I think I have the flu" she said with a cough. It was only then Sheldon noticed her red nose and pale, tired complexion, "Oh. Have you taken any medication?"

"I took some just before I answered the door."

"Well go lay down, I could get you something to eat."

"Its okay" she said going to lie down on the small couch, "I could take care of myself."

"Nonsense. You're sick. That's what friends do. I could even rub vapo rub on your chest and sing you Soft Kitty if you'd like."

"Soft kitty?"

"It's a song my mother sings for me when I'm sick. I swear it has healing powers" he said making Amy chuckle

Why was everyone saying she wasn't awake. She was right here; she could still hear them and feel them; she just couldn't see them. She even felt when they put that stupid feeding tube down her nose. She reached up to pull it out of her nose, only to realize it wasn't there. "What the hell" she muttered.

"You can't touch it dear" she heard a voice say, she turned to look at the person, "Mom? What are you doing here? Oh my God, am I dead" she asked touching her body.

"You're not dead. Well not really anyway. You have to chose what you want to do. You've just been in a state of limbo for the past few days. But you have to decide; you can go back to your friends and continue living your life, or you could stay here."

"But how do I decide which one?" Amy asked

"Its up to you dear. Just think about the one you want the most and that's where you would go. I love you regardless of what you chose"

Amy closed her eyes and thought long and hard about where she wanted to be.

The next thing she was painfully aware of, was some pressure on her right leg. She slowly blinked open her eyes to see brown hair, that to a skinny neck, with a lanky body attached to it. Sheldon. Sheldon was still here, and he still loved her.

Sheldon woke up to what felt like fingers in his hair. He lifted his head to see two bleary green eyes staring back at him "Amy" he whispered

"I" she said before swallowing hard, "I… l-love … you too" she said with a weak smile.