Note from Destiny: And sadly, this story draws to a close..Mind you, this is a lot happier ending than my next two stories. I will be starting Take It All Away and Broken at the same time..and will update the one that recieves more..generous, shall we say? replies more frequently. With that, here is the conclusion to Drowning..I hope you enjoy.

Cindy bid her eyes stay open, but there was no use. She blinked several times, her eyelids becoming heavier with each blink, until they were cemented shut. The next time they opened, it was bright inside once more.

"Good morning." a nurse greeted her cheerfully. Cindy nodded in reply, but said nothing. "It's been exactly one year today, right?" Cindy grunted a yes. "I expect he'll wake up soon..I'm sure he will."

Cindy couldn't help but feel embittered towards the nurse's optomism. "Cindy, you should go home." Mrs. Neutron said quietly. Day after day, they returned together, waiting on Jimmy to open his eyes. Cindy went to school now, but she often faked sick in order to check on Jimmy. Sometimes she even spent the night at the hospital. Mrs. Neutron always had this argument, that Cindy was too tired, and should go home and wait for news. But being alone in that empty house, waiting on news of Jimmy..it was too hard to deal with.

And yet, Cindy found herself agreeing to go. "All right, Mrs. Neutron. Call me if anything happens."

"Of course." Mrs. Neutron promised, giving a smile that illuminated her face, making her look less tired than she truely was.

Cindy called a cab from a payphone on the corner, just a block away from the hospital. "Where ya headed, missy?" the man asked.

"Just go down this street, take a right at the first red, then you keep going past two lights, then turn left." Cindy said tiredly. She was exhausted..she longed to get some sleep, but was scared that if she did, she'd miss some news about Jimmy.

The instant she stepped in the door, the phone rang, causing her to jump. "What the -" She groaned, but grabbed it. "Hello, Vortex residence."

"Cindy?" The voice on the other end was extremely excited, and Cindy found she couldn't place it. "Cindy you won't believe it! He..he woke up! He woke up! My baby boy finally woke up.." Cindy figured out the voice was Mrs. Neutron.

"He...really? I ..I'm so glad..should I come back to the hospital?"

"No, no, we're going to take him home now, and you can come see him!" Mrs. Neutron was much happier than she had been in a year, and Cindy most definetly had found it infectious.

"I'll be there, Mrs. Neutron!" Cindy promised. "I'll be there."

The End

Another question that might be asked is why I didn't show Jimmy and Cindy's re-unition..why not? Each person would want that different, and why argue with them? I leave it to your imaginations to figure out what happens between Jimmy and Cindy when they meet once more. Please read my upcoming stories, and remember - reviews make for friends, and quicker updates!