AND SO IT IS FINALLY THE LAST CHAPTER!
This is the very first real story i truly loved writing. Amy is a reflection of myself as i have mentioned and i know many people keep telling me that i should write in more than one person's point of view but i liked writing this way. This way, everyone would truly know how the character Amy, feels in this story. I truly loved writing this story and every moment made me feel like i was really inside the story as Amy. If you stuck by with me from the start to the end, you would see the difference in my writing. I used to write really lamely and short. I don't think my writing now is good or what not but at least compared to then, i myself enjoy reading my own stories more now. This is the final chapter and i truly loved writing this. It made me even happier that you all stuck by it to read this. Much love guys.
And without further ado, i present the last and final chpater, 25.
~.XOXO
My head… Everything was in a blur… I opened my eyes… It burns… My eyes burns… Why is the place so bright? I blinked… And blinked… And blinked… And finally after some time, my vision gradually became clearer… I tried lifting my hands… It hurts… A lot… I looked around… The hospital? Why am I here? I tried lifting my hand again… And it weakly flopped back on to the bed… I tried to call for somebody… But my voice was just weak and my throat was painful and dry… My memory… It was in a blur… I cannot remember… What was going on? I tried again… lifting my body for me to sit up… But all the struggling and moving was so difficult… And I fell on to the ground. Then the door slammed open moments later and a nurse came in…
"DOCTOR! COME HERE! SHE'S AWAKE!"
The nurse screamed in panic and ran over to help me up… Soon, the doctor came over and attended to me… After that… And after cooling down, my friends, Alice and Dave came in…
"Alice? Dave? What are you guys doing here?"
I looked at them… Before I finally remembered… The day of the accident… They came to my aid… Before my world became dark, the last people I saw were them…
"So listen Amy… Me and Dave were there to visit that day… We wanted to surprise you… But then all of a sudden when we were on our way there to see you, we heard a loud horn and before we realized it was you. It was so scary… Then we yelled for help and when the ambulance arrived, you were obviously taken to the hospital!"
"I see… Calm down Alice…"
"Then, they said you've lost a lot of blood… And then you hit your head hard, so the doctor told us you had concussion… Or something along that line…"
"And the doctor told us you'll probably not wake up anytime soon…"
"And how long has it been since the day of the accident…?"
I looked at them… Tired as I may be… I really wanted to know how long I was unconscious…
"It has been close to 5 months now… Now it's already in November…"
"No… No way…"
Now that I think about it… It was summer break back in June when I fell out with Natasha… I guess that's why Alice and Dave were there to see me… Their school probably had break as well… And now it's already winter break… 5 months… That's a really long time… I missed so much school… Probably meaning I would have to retake school… For some reason… I no longer feel sad over Natasha or what not… Being in a deep sleep helped me get over this? This stupid retarded betrayal was easily forgotten this time… And for some reason, looking at Alice and Dave… Made me feel like I'm forgetting something important… For some reason… I look at them, and it makes me feel so empty… and lonely… Before I realized, tears started forming around my eyes, and unknowingly… Tears flowed down from my dry face.
"Amy?"
"I'm sorry… I feel like I'm forgetting something very important… It makes me so sad… I just don't know why…"
Alice then gave me a hug… And I spent that hour or two on the hospital bed, along with Alice and Dave, crying my heart out over this uncomfortable feeling… I want to remember… It's like a hole in my memories… What happened in this 5 months…? Nothing should have happened… I was in a coma… What do I expect to happen? But it just feels strange and weird… The sun began setting after that… Alice and Dave decided to leave for the day and come back tomorrow… And before they left, my parents also came running in after the hospital contacted them… Mum wouldn't stop crying and she wouldn't stop hugging me either… For the first time, although it's the first time I'm awake since the stupid accident, I felt happy to be home… Then as my parents went to talk with the doctor, and I cooled down and has a nice conversation with my dear friends who came all this way to see me…
"So why are you guys here?"
"Apart from wanting to visit you, we were planning to celebrate your birthday with you!"
"My birthday?"
I glanced at the calendar… November 3rd… Today is November 3rd… My birthday was just 6 days away…
"Don't worry Amy! Even if you will still be in the hospital, we will still come over with your favourite cake and give you're an enormous present! Just you wait and see!"
"Awwww thanks guys!"
As they continued talking and accompanying me, the sun started to set so Alice and Dave left and promised to come back to see me the next day… Dad and Mum refused to leave the hospital and I had to personally "chase" them away before they would return home to rest. It was kind of comical and yet so warm… My heart felt so frozen and broken and that moment 5 months ago and now it's filled with warmth and love. Although I should not be saying this, but I'm glad I was in that coma for 5 months! It helped me realize everything else that was even more important to me! But… I just cannot get rid of that uncomfortable feeling in my heart. It's as if I have forgotten and lost a great part of me inside… I can't put my finger down on it… Although waking up to these 5 months of sleeping in the hospital caused me to realized how beautiful the world is… How Alice, Dave and my family are so amazing and important to me. But is waking up really such a good thing? Being loved and seeing the faces of them, but feeling as if I lost another important part of me. It's such a complicated feeling… I'm happy and sad either ways… Now a part of me has gained something and another part of me has lost something. And the most fucked up thing about this is that… I don't even know what I have lost. What is this? Being sad over something I don't understand and I don't remember… Urg, this sucks. What can I possibly lose by waking up from a coma? I just don't get it.
And the next day came, by the time I had awoken from my sleep, I saw my parents faces. I looked around to make sure the previous day wasn't just a dream and I was right. Still in the hospital, still in the same room, still with the painful feeling in my chest but still happy upon seeing their faces.
"Hey Amy, what do you want for your birthday this year?"
"My birthday?"
"Yea! Me and your dad will definitely get whatever you want!"
"Hmmm… A cake! And I want to go eat steak!" "Strange… You never really asked to eat steak in the past… Why the sudden change?"
"Hmmmm I'm not exactly sure… I just felt like eating it so bad…"
It is strange… I've never even really eaten steak before… Why is it now I really have the craving to? Oh god… Sleeping for 5 months really screwed my mind up big time.
"Well, if that's what you want! Then we shall go look for the best restaurant and bring you there on your birthday!"
"Thanks mum!"
The next few days was really about the same… Mum, Dad, Alice and Dave all came each and every single day to see me. Some of my classmates which I almost could not recognize came as well and Mum and Dad took a photo of Jack for me. Every day was kind of fun! And everyone who came kept talking about my birthday which was upcoming soon. But then the doctor said I had to stay in the hospital and could not be discharged by the time of my birthday so I was pretty bummed up. However everyone else just decided to come by my room and celebrate with me there so I guess it was fine! It was a pretty big bummer that I can't see Jack for so much longer but my parents have been video calling me so that I can talk to my baby even though I stuck here at the hospital. And also, since there are visiting hours, I had to do rehab when everyone else wasn't allowed to enter. Bummer… 5 months had caused my mussels to weaken and I need to learn how to walk and stuff again… It was tiring… I wonder how babies do it… They are so amazing oh god. And finally as these 5 days went pass, the day, 9th November has finally arrived. The doctor took pity on me, and my parents' pestering and agreed to let my friends in during non-visiting hours. And the moment I woke up that day… confetti were thrown, party poppers were pop, etc. etc. And I was given the biggest surprise of my life.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMY!"
"Oh my god guys! Thanks!"
Everyone was in the really party mood and then without a second to waste, a cake was brought me and everyone started singing the birthday song to me. It was really funny and enjoyable. But what happened after that was scary.
"AMY OPEN THE PRESENT!"
"NO MY PRESENT FIRST!"
"NO SHE WOULD LIKE MINE BETTER!"
And soon, Alice, Dave and some of my classmates started arguing of who's present I should open first. I decided to just open the one closest to me… Then when I ripped the packaging…
"YESH! She opened mine first!"
"Chill Alice!"
Then I looked at the present… It was a picture book, a handmade one. Inside not only contains most of the pictures we took together but also contained a lot of anime related things… Then when I flipped to one page, it was a picture when I went for an anime convention last year… It was me in a one piece photo taking booth… I was smiling and the background had all the straw hat pirates inside. At the side of the page, there was a message…
"Remember this? I can't forget how you wouldn't stop talking about it… Guess you really like One Piece a lot huh? Don't worry, many of your presents today will be OP related, I guess you would love me more now huh? ~Alice"
It's my favourite anime and she knew it… Getting me this… But when I saw that picture, I could not help but feel sad… My heart ached and I was getting muffled as my tears dropped. My friends got a shock and I had to make something up. I was truly touched and happy but that picture just would not stop causing me confusion and sadness. I quickly closed the book and went on to opening the rest of my presents and as Alice had said, a lot of my gifts were all related to animes and shizz… Guess they know me really well huh? So the day went by with a lot of fun and laughter and when everyone had left, it was pretty late… How are they able to stay in the hospital room with me the whole day? Although we did play games, watch movies and stuff but I never expected a hospital party to be this long and fun. Well it's a first for me! But as the day ended, I suddenly remembered the picture… I took it out again… I stared…
"Why does this make me so uncomfortable and confused?"
I decided not to think about it anymore and I slowly drifted off…
"Amy!"
Huh?
"AMY!"
"Amy don't go!"
"Let's talk a little longer!"
"Don't go to sleep!"
"AMY!" "AMY!"
The place was dark… All around me, was this… People… calling out to me… But I could not see them… So nostalgic… But I just can't remember…
"AMY!"
"Who are you? Why are you calling me?"
"Let's talk a little longer!"
"I want to but you need to tell me who you are!"
"Don't go to sleep!" "I'm not! Where are you?"
"Amy!"
"ARE YOU EVEN FUCKING LISTENING?!"
"Don't go!"
"WHERE WOULD I BE GOING? Show yourself! Who are you?"
"Did you forget us?"
"I don't know who is us… Tell me… Show me your faces and I'll understand!"
Then there was a light… I saw… I recognized… It was a ship… A very familiar ship… The Sunny-gou… There sat all the crew members… Looking at me… And that's when I finally remember…
"Mina… Gomen… I wonder why I forgot…"
"That's ok… As long as you don't leave anymore…"
"You know that can't happen… I'm dead…"
"NO AMY! Don't go…"
The room started becoming darker… Everyone was reaching out for me… I finally remember… I died… Here… How could I forget? Then I didn't want to leave like this… I ran. Then they looked at me…
"Mina… Ganbatte! I promise, I'll always be watching over you!"
That's when they finally smiled… Then they looked at me… They hugged me and finally the place went dark… I opened my eyes… It was dark… But then I started crying…
"Mina! I'll never forget you ever!"
Then I smiled and looked up in the sky, the uncomfortable feeling in my heart was finally gone… And finally… I remembered… 5 months… I wasn't just sleeping… And I refused to believe it was a dream! I was travelling! Out on the sea! Alongside my dear crew… Although I died… But my crew never stopped thinking about me… And no matter what, I will never forget them… It will be in my heart forever and ever… Mina… I love you… And… Thank you for being my friends… Thank you for protecting me when nobody else would… Thank you for staying by my side when I had needed it… Thank you for showing me how beautiful the world is… Thank you for being my true friends…
~END OF CHAPTER 25~
~THE END~