Blown away
Chapter 29: Open eyes
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One year later
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Kieran hummed lightly as she opened the hospital's room window and looked dreamingly at the dull sky. The wind was harsh and cold and it bit her face bitterly but even then she breathed in the cold yet fresh air, tired of the alcohol in the air.
"Nee… Berry, it's already Christmas again. It would be fun right?" she said, cheerfully, as she slammed down the window shut and walked towards the bed where her best friend was lying with a peaceful yet innocent smile on her pale face. Kieran stared at her for a second, again lost, as she noticed her soft features, remembering the time they were together. It felt like any minute, her eyes would flutter open and she would sit up and give a bright smile at her.
Her hospital room was full of flowers of strange nationality and gifts ranging from teddy bears to chocolates. They were usually from her fans and of course… Kai.
Kieran sighed again and slumped down on to the bed.
"It's the last year of High School now, the teachers are telling us to study and study! God I am so tired of it all! But of course as you know, I am not the study type… I will study when it's time. Tala on the other hand is actually STYUDYING! I mean… it's so strange to see HIM study!"
She paused for a while, imagining Berry's lips move to say "What about Kai?"
But of course, nothing like that happened.
"Kai is pretty confused and he isn't really trying hard. He was suggested to see the school consoler but he didn't go because it was a hole in his pride," she laughed, thinking that if a stranger came in, he would probably think she was mad, "That's your Kai!"
There was silence again. Kieran's smile turned into sad pout and she stayed silent.
Suddenly the room's door opened and a red head walked in, shivering and carrying some roses.
Kieran turned, a smile dancing on her face again as she stared at him. She got up and flung her arms around his neck.
Tala groaned.
"How come you are here?" she whispered, making him warm by pressing her body against him.
"Kai burned my books and said to come here,"
"Kai burned your books?" Kieran asked, imagining a mad Kai with fire around him, his eyes red. She shuddered.
"Yeah… he is turning into an emo," Tala muttered.
"Shhh… she is listening," Kieran whispered into his ear. Tala groaned again and kissed her cheek. His lips were about capture hers when the moment was broken by a soft moan.
They both froze, turning towards the bed where the beautiful girl laid, motionless but… it was different…
Her eyes, though a little, was staring at the ceiling.
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Kai panted as he ran down the footpath as fast as he could. His breathe was betraying him because it was so cold but his mind and heart didn't.
"Keep running…"
He entered the hospital through the glass door, slightly out of breath and earning many worried and surprised looks from all the people there. He ignored them and jogged towards the oh-so-similar room. He felt tears gathered up in his eyes and suddenly controlled his urge to cry out.
"She wouldn't like it… I can't cry,"
"Not anymore,"
He stopped in front of the room and barged in. He froze.
She was awake, eyes blinking in confusion and innocence, paler than he could remember, weaker than ever, her body thin and weak but still… awake.
The doctor was smiling brightly as she put some nutrients drips and attached to her hands. Berry blinked.
Though at the barging of him in the room, the doctor stood still and gave him a bright smile but he didn't notice it, his eyes were fixed on her.
Her head moved slowly and with difficultly towards him, her eyes blinking ten times a minute and she cocked her head at the side, confused to see him out of breath.
"Does she even remember me?" he thought to himself.
The doctor was out of the door before he knew it, closing the door behind her, leaving the two alone.
He was still and kept staring at her so did she, blinking again and again.
There was silence for a good five minutes.
"Aaah… hello," she whispered, confused.
And that was the start of all. He couldn't control it anymore, all the welled up emotions, all the scars in his heart and soul… everything. Before he knew it, he was walking towards her, tears rolling freely down his face; he softly crawled beside her and threw his arms around her, sobbing like a child.
He could sense her breathing, her heart beating, her shoulders relaxing… he could feel her.
"Berry…" he whispered.
"A man shouldn't cry," she answered him softly and with force.
"I am so sorry… Berry… I am sorry,"
"Who are you?"
His body froze; his eyes wide opened in shock and horror as his face slowly lifted from her body and stared at her blank face. He felt a knot in his throat.
"Don't you remember me?" he asked slowly, his tears coming to a stop.
She blinked her beautiful bright blue eyes.
"I don't remember anything," she answered.
Kai withdrew his arms from around her to fix her with a shocked stare. His heart was paining too much.
"If I had enough en..." she stopped in midsentence and squeezed her eyes tight, trying to gather up her energy, "If I had enough energy," she looked at him in a serious face, "I would slap you… hard,"
Kai blinked at her.
"Berry…?"
"Yes… Kai?"
He sighed loudly, relieved and flung his arms around her again, not really squeezing her but still trying to be as close to her as possible.
"You woke up after such a long time and you crack a joke that scared the Jesus out of me," he scolded her gently.
"I woke up… after a year… and you weren't there… I thought… you had moved on…" her words were forced and tired.
"I would never move on without you Berry… I love you… I will always love you… I want you to be happy," he chuckled slightly and kissed her cheek, "I am going to marry you one day," he whispered.
"That would be… nice…" she whispered, absent-mindedly as she dozed off into a peaceful happy slumber in his arms.
Kai closed his eyes, keeping her close to him.
"I am not going to lose you ever again,"
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