Chapter five: Friends finally seen
Aileen couldn't sleep with her friend in a coma. She needed to see her and speak to her, she couldn't stand it. Aileen slipped out of her bed unoticed and headed for the door. She thought she heard a movement but shook it off.
Aileen walked down the hallway,"Man this place is creepy at night!" said Aileen as she rubbed her arms with her hands as she continued her treck to Shasta's hospital room. Aileen finally found room 512 at the end of the hallway. She silently went into the room and looked at her friend. Tears welled up in her eyes as she touched her friends still hands.
'I can feel someone touching me, Aileen? Is it you?' thought Shasta as she heard weeping by her.
"Shasta listen here and listen good! You can't die now you have to many people caring for you, you hear? You just, just can't die out now after all we've been through together, all the momments we've shared. In fact remember that one time that, those bullies were picking on me and you beat them up? You came home all bruised and a shiner on your eye," Aileen started to laugh and cry at the memory," When we walked through those doors everyone almost had a heart attack after seeing you. Your dad was so worried and happy, that you were o-okay," Aileen looked at her motionless friend but then she felt a twitch in her hand.
"....Aileen..." murmered Shasta as she slipped back into a coma. Aileen was excited that her friend woke up even if it was only for a minute or two. Aileen ran out of the room and bust through the doors with everyone in it. She clicked on the lights. Everyone moaned and rolled back over.
"Shasta woke up!" happily yelled Aileen as everyone shot up bolt right and headed for the door," Hold on she's back in a coma! She only woke up for a momment and said my name then went back into her present state." They all didn't care they ran down the hall toward Shasta's room.
'It was Aileen, I saw her! I'm actually a bit releaved by it, maybe soon I'll get out of this place faster then,' thought Shasta as her mind shut down and ahe actually slept. The others had gotten to the room to see if their was any changes in the monitor screen. If course not, it's only been four days since the accident.
Shasta felt comfort in hearing all of their voices, but in truth she wanted to hear her father's most out of all of them. Everyone had been talking around her and telling her so many things. It was starting to stress her brain.
They all soon went back into their own room to let Shasta get some more rest. It was already 7:00 am and the light gave off a very bright glow in Shasta's room. It felt so good on her cold skin.
'I wish, for more than anything that dad was here to see me, to talk to me,' sadly prayed Shasta as she started to cry. The doctor walked in and noticed it. He felt so sorry for this girl, from the records she had been through a lot in her life.
A few days later
It was a sunny afternoon again Aileen watched over her friend telling her many memories. Shasta murmered something and her hand and fingers started moving. Aileen noticed and rushed to her side from where she was sitting.
"Shasta..? Are you awake?" cautiously asked Aileen, in her mind she prayed that she was going to wake up. Shasta's eyes slowly opened to see her friend sitting by her side.
"...Hi..." slowly said Shasta as she tried hard to concetrate on Aileen. Aileen started to cry and smile as she hugged her friend.
"I'm so happy your awake! You've been in a coma for a little more than a week!" happily cried Aileen. Shasta started to cry along with her friend as people burst into the room.
"Hi....everybody," said Shasta as she looked at them all rushing toward her. Everyone had been balling they're eyes out when they saw Shasta awake in her bed. Aileen rushed to find the doctor.
"Hi sweet heart," cried her mother as she kissed her daughter's forhead. The doctor and Aileen came rushing in next. Everyone went out of the room as the doctor examined Shasta to make sure she would be out of a coma for good. When he came out smiling everyone was releaved to hear him say she could go home the next day, but until then she needed to sleep.
Everyone came back into the hospital room one at a time to see her so they wouldn't give her brain a over drive. Quatre was the first to enter the hospital room.
"Hey Shay. How are you feeling?" asked Quatre as hugged and kissed Shasta on the forhead.
"I've had better days, in my life. But I'm happy to be able to see everyone, I'm just happy everyone's awake and feeling well," happily said Shasta as she for the first time in days sat up only to double over in pain as pain surgered through her body.
"You shouldn't sit up. You still have a minor concussion, four broken ribs, and a cracked leg. You have to take it slow, the doctor is sending you to Relena's home tomarow. Okay?" said Quatre as he helped her lay back down on her hospital bed.
"But Quatre I feel just fine! Nothing is wrong with me!" said Shasta as she tried to sit up again. Quatre shook his head.
"Your as stubborn as Hilde and Duo combined. Listen you are seriously injured you need to take it slow or you won't be able to go to the party," shot back Quatre as he sat on her bed. Shasta looked away from Quatre's eyes.
"Hey," softly said Quatre as he tucked a stray lock of hair from her face. Shasta took his hand in hers and looked at it. Just as she expected, he was shaking.
"Quatre are you still shook up about that car accident...?" asked Shasta as she looked at Quatre square in the eye. Quatre's eye's started to let free tears fall.
"I was afraid that you wouldn't pull through this thing alive, I was afraid I felt that it was my falt your like this," Quatre felt horrible after a whole week past after the event.
"It's not your falt Quatre, you just lost your grip, and I'll make it through and that's what really counts. Doesn't it?" sweetly smiled Shasta as she looked at him in forgiving eyes.
Outside the Hospital Room
Relena waited comfortably in a seat. She looked horrible! Her hair was a wreck, she as well had bags under her eyes. But no one could persuade her to move until she could talk to Shasta. Suddenly her cellphone rang. Relena grabbed it and clicked a button and held it to her ear.
"Hello?" asked Relena in a tired voice.
"Relena is that you?!" asked a worried voice.
"Sally....oh I'm sorry we've been at the hospital for the past week and a half," yawned Relena as she stepped into her own hospital room.
"What happened!? Are you okay? Me and Wefei have been waiting here for the past four hours for you!" half yelled a pretty ticked Sally.
"Their was a car accident when Hilde, Quatre, and Shasta were comming," choked Relena as she continued," They were almost killed, if Quatre hadn't grabbed them and pulled them out of the car. But th-then he lost his grip on Shasta and she hit the road pretty hard knocking her out instantly. The car had gone over the bridge and into the ocean. For the past week and a half Shasta's been in a coma with four broken ribs, and a cracked leg. The others excapped with minor cuts and bruises. Shasta just woke up today, she could use a new friendly face to see. if you don't want to come we all understand but we'll be home by tomarrow," stumbled Relena as she fidgetted with her hair. She prayed they'd come anyway. Trowa and Jade were comming straight to the hospital after they called Relena the other day.
"We'll be their soon! Tell Shasta that!," said Sally as she heard her say something to Wefei as she climbed into a car.
Relena uttered a goodbye and hung up. Relena looked around the room she felt a odd presence but shook it off as fast as it had come. She exited the room and strolled down the lobby hall. She walked aimlessly toward the chair she had been sitting in. She looked horrible! Her hair was a wreck and she had bags under her eyes from lack of sleep. She slumped back into her chair.
She shifted uncomfortably in her chair. She just couldn't pull off the whole super women thing without Heero anymore. She wanted him there, no... she needed him there with her to help her through this whole mess. She had quikly nodded off with that thought lingering in her mind. She woke when someone softly shook her left shoulder.
Relena opened her eyes to see Sally's face and Wefei's in the back. Relena launched like a rocket into Sally's arms. She let a few lose tears tingle down her cheek as she left Sally and hugged Wefei. Wefei hadn't been prepared and stood their not daring to move.
"Sally I'm so glad you and Wefei could make it. It is going to definitly help Shasta more," croaked Relena as she pointed them in teh direction of Shasta's room trying to hold back tears.
Sally dragged Wefei into the room. The noise of the door woke the sleeping Shasta. She lazily opened her eyes and blincked a few times trying to focus. She looked over to Sally and Wefei. Sally couldn't see the shine in Shasta's beautiful violet eyes anymore. Not even a little spark of burning passion was located in her hallow emotionless eyes. Sally walked over and wrapped her arms around the girl. She had even convinced Wefei to hug her.
They sat their for hours chatting and Trowa and Jade eventually came and dropped by to see Shasta but she needed her rest so the others let her sleep for the night. After all she was going to Relena's the next day.