YYYEEEESSSSS! After 5 agonising days of torture, IT FINALLY WORKED! -does happy booty dance-
Umm, yeah, anyway. I've just changed my penname, in case anyone hasn't already noticed. I liked this one better, so yeah. Enjoy!
Josh's POV.
…..falling, down a long tunnel of never-ending white, Angel's voice becoming more and more distant and I think Dad's and Aunt Maureen's voices becoming louder and louder, until I suddenly felt my body land on something solid. I could feel my eyes fluttering open and……
"Josh? Josh, can you hear me?" said a worried someone whom I thought was Aba.
I blinked my eyes more rapidly, trying to adjust to the sudden abundance of earthly light as the figures around me slowly came into focus. Turning my head around, I saw Uncle Collins, Aunt Maureen, Aunt Joanne, Leana, Aunt Mimi, Aba and Dad and a man in a white coat whom I assumed was the doctor, all looking at me expectantly. I could see Dad's and Aba's eyes threatening to spill with tears. I was so happy to see them all that I couldn't think of what to say. Adjusting my body on the hospital bed, I started the best way I could.
"I leapt over the moon."
Dad blinked. "You what?"
I nodded meekly. "I was in a tunnel, heading into this warm white light, and you'll never believe this but I swear to God, Angel was there."
Uncle Collins gasped. "Really?"
I smiled at him and took his hand in mine. "Yeah, and she looked great." Everyone laughed a little at this, even Uncle Collins, who started to cry at the mention of his lover's name. "She said; turn around, boyfriend. Go back to the family who will always love you, because it ain't your time yet." I smiled at Dad and Aba as I said this.
Aba bent down and took my face into his hands, whispering, "Yeshula. Oh, my baby Yeshula" and he cried softly as he tried to gently pick me off the bed so he could hug me and kiss me to death. Dad joined in the hugfest, wrapping his strong arms around the both of us and kissing us as he began to cry too. I smiled and hugged them back with whatever strength I could muster up.
"Dad, Aba," I choked through my own tears. "I love you guys so much."
Dad and Aba both smiled at me through their tears and kissed my face. "We love you even more, Joshy," whispered Dad as the two of them took me into their arms once again. We were then joined my Aunt Mimi, Uncle Collins, Aunt Maureen and Joanne and Leana, who all joined in the Bohemian group hug. I smiled. This is exactly what I missed so much.
"Ahem," said the doctor guy who was standing and watching our little family moment awkwardly, an amused grin on his face. "As much as I understand how much you guys missed Josh, I think he could use a little space to breathe." We all giggled as they slowly released me one by one. He then placed his hand on my back and asked me:
"Hello Josh, I'm Dr. Hitch. How're you feeling?"
"I'm feeling pretty good. There's no pain or anything," I told him.
Dr. Hitch smiled and patted my back. "Excellent! Once we're done running all our tests on you, you can go home tomorrow!" Everyone, including me, cheered loudly at this.
"WOOHOOO! I can't wait to get back to the loft!" I said.
"Me too," quipped Dad. "I really missed it, not to forget the people in it too." He and Aba shared a long, loving kiss before my happy eyes. The three of us then shared a look saying, its ok. Now that we've patched up our problems, we can all go home together. Dad then came up to me, squeezed both my hands, and said:
"Look Josh, I just wanna say that, I'm sorry for leaving you guys like that. I should have fought-"
"Dad!" I cut him off. "Whatever happened to Forget Regret hmm?" He grinned sheepishly at me as I recalled Aunt Mimi's favourite mantra. "I don't care Dad. As long as you back home with us. Where you belong." Dad smiled, kissed my forehead, and pulled me into a warm hug which I happily returned. Then Aba was next, crushing me tightly to him as he whispered "I love you" softly to me. Then came Uncle Collins, who gave me one of his famous bear-hugs. I smiled at him and said:
"Oh by the way, Uncle Collins, Angel says she loves you and misses you a lot."
Uncle Collins wiped his tears andblinked at me. "Did you really see her?"
I shifted the sheets on the hospital bed and hey presto! There was the plastic blue ring that Angel gave me. I picked it up and showed it to him.
"That's…..that's one of Angel's rings," sputtered Uncle Collins.
I nodded. "She said to keep it safely so that she could always be with me."
Uncle Collins and I smiled at each other. "Well, you better do that then."
Then next came Aunt Mimi, Aunt Maureen and Aunt Joanne, who all hugged me at the same time. I giggled.
"Ladies, please! I need to breathe here!"
Aunt Maureen grinned. "Sorry, Pookie." Oh no, the dreaded word that makes Aba squirm every time and now she uses it on me. They slowly released me one by one after planting kisses all over my face.
"I saw Angel too, when I was almost dying," said Aunt Mimi, twirling her long, brown hair around her finger. "She sent me back to earth too, because it wasn't my time either." I nodded, remembering the story Dad told me about singing her the special song that he wrote for her. "Doesn't she look amazing?"
"In drag? Oh, of course!" I replied with a smile. Next came Leana, who threw her arms around me and hugged me tightly. I hugged her back and - wait, was she crying?
I pulled away to look at her. "Hey Lea, what's wrong? I'm okay." Man, she certainly didn't look herself with her brown sweatpants, wrinkled white sweatshirt, tousled hair and makeup-less face.
"I'm so sorry, Josh! This whole thing was my entire fault!" she sniffled. "If I hadn't taken you to that party, your parents wouldn't have fought and none of this would have happened!"
"Hey hey, Lea, it's okay. Shhhh, don't cry," I soothed, wiping her tears away. "Forget regret, or life is yours to miss."
Lea wiped her tears away and smiled. "I know I know. Sorry, Joshy. I'm just glad to have you back."
"I'm glad to be back," I remarked, smiling back at her. Funnily enough, she looked so much nicer without her makeup. It was nice to see a face as clean as the morning, wearing only a smile. I couldn't shake the funny, queasy feeling in my stomach as we looked at each other awkwardly. But I took a deep breath, inched forward and softly kissed her. How mighty brave of me. But I relaxed as soon as I felt her lips move in reaction to mine. Whew, thank God she feels the same way. God, she is so beautiful. Feeling confident, we slowly wrapped our arms around each other as we continued our kiss. We got so wrapped up in our little moment that Aunt Maureen had to break us up by yelling, "WWOOOOHHOOOOOO! Somebody put out the fire!"
Lea and I blushed furiously as we parted our faces and smiled awkwardly at our Bohemian family, who started making whistles and catcalls at us. Just then, Dr. Hitch broke us up with a giggle of his own, saying:
"Hey guys, sorry to be a party pooper, but Josh really needs some time alone to rest. But you can come again in the evening again if you wish."
Everyone nodded at him and left the ward one by one, saying goodbye as they did so. I got another hug and kiss from Dad and from Aba, and a quick peck on the lips from Lea, who whispered: "Oh in case you didn't pick up on it, I really really like you."
I grinned. "Well, I really really like you too." Lea giggled shyly as she heard this.
"See you in the evening," she mumbled, giving me a quick wave and skipping out the door. Once all the Bohemians had left, I settled back on my stiff bed, sighing happily that my parents were back together, that my family were here for me, that I finally met Angel and that I was able to tell Lea how I really felt about her. That God this moment wasn't the last. I couldn't wait to go back to the loft.
Here you go, guys! Oh, this is not the last chapter yet. There might be one or two more, depending on how I want to end the story. Which you will not find out until……..…much later! –giggles cheekily-