Brianna
We waited out in the hall for quite some time. At last...
"His heart's beating again. He's out of danger for now, but still in delicate condition" the doctor said, as he and the nurses came out.
We were relieved at hearing it, but still worried.
Phil groaned. "This is all my fault."
We all glared at him "We know!"
"This wouldn't have happened if you just controlled yourself, Phillip!" Lil scolded her brother.
"Well, Lillian, had my girl not date Dil, maybe I wouldn't go all bezerk" he said, raising his hands.
That's when Chuckie got all furious at hearing his defense. "How dare you blame my sister and claim she's YOUR girl?! She's not even your property!"
"Yeah, Phil" Kimi added. "I can date whoever I want."
"Yeah, even if I don't agree with her decision at first, but I still support her" Chuck said.
"You should be ashamed, Phil!" Tommy scorned. "How do you sleep at night?!"
"Yeah, Phil!" I said, underneath tears. "You can't blame anyone here but yourself. Now look what you've done! You nearly took my beloved boyfriend away from me!"
I checked my watch, 7:50pm. Visiting hours'll be over soon, and he's still asleep, not moving, almost frozen.
"I think it's best we all go home" Didi, Tommy's mother suggested. "You all can come back here tomorrow; it's getting late."
The other parents agreed at her suggestion, but the gang and I didn't want to.
"Is it cool if we stay here for the night, Mom?" Tommy asked her mother.
Didi gave him a curious look. "But sweetie... it's already dark out."
He sighed. "Look, Mom... Mike's been with us through even the toughest times for the past two years; and we saw him as the 'dad' in the group. And I think it's time we return the favor..."
At this the rest of us agreed and stood with Tommy. Didi felt proud at them doing this, so were all the other parents. And with that, they left.
I sat with Chuck and Angelica in the three-seated sofa in the room, while Susie, Harold, Tommy, Lil, Dil, Phil and Kimi were at out in the hall. The time now read 9:00pm. I couldn't sleep...not with Mike still in a delicate condition. I felt tears coming to my eyes, but I tried to hold it in.
Angelica noticed me fighting off my tears. "Brianna? Hey... he'll be ok. We just gotta pray for his survival."
"We'll take turns staying awake in case he wakes up" Chuckie told me.
"I guess so..." I softly replied.
Dil came in. "Guys, I'm gonna grab something from the McDonalds downstairs. You guys want?"
I haven't eaten anything since noon, and I finally felt hungry. "Just get me a cheeseburger." I told him. Angelica and Chuckie placed their order to Dil as well. About 15 minutes later, he came back with our orders, and we just quietly ate our burgers.
Now my watch beeped 10pm... I could tell the others were quite sleepy... but I couldn't sleep at all.
"I'll stay up in case Mike suddenly wakes up" Chuck volunteered.
I decided to stay awake withim for as long as possible, but after 1 in the morning, I couldn't stay awake any longer, so i just rested my eyes...
It was now 7 in the morning when my watch beeped, and I barely slept. I could only think about Mike. He's still in the same position since yesterday.
"I think you should go wash up in the restroom" Angelica told me. "You look like a sodden mess."
"Sure... just watch him for a bit while I wash up, 'kay?"
"We got his back."
Just as I got up from the couch, a miracle happened...
"Ehhh... Where am I?"
I noticed Mike finally starting to wake up. I couldn't believe it!
"Brianna?" He called me.
I approached his bed and started to hold him tightly. "I'm here... Thank god you're alive and awake."
"Hey, you're awake" Chuckie said, fist bumping him.
"It's good to have you back, 'Dad'" Angelica added.
Mike positioned the bed so he could sit up comfortably... and the four of us got into a group hug.
Mike
After I got Brianna, Angelica and Chuck in a group hug, I noticed the rest of the group coming in.
"Wassup, brotha'?" Phil said.
"It's a miracle to see you awake" Susie added.
"You had us worried all day yesterday" Harold finished.
"Well, sorry I had y'all worried" I apologised. "By the way, how did I end up here?" I looked down on my chest. "What's with these bandages?"
"Wait... you don't remember?" Phil said. "I accidentally stabbed you at the park yesterday..."
I tried to recall that moment.
[flashback]
"Just what the hell're you people doing spying on Kimi and Dil?" I asked them, slowly shaking my head.
"Mostly so Phil won't go all nuclear on them" Lil whispered.
"Yeah, you saw how he reacted when he caught them making out" Tommy added.
"Just when will you get in your heads that Kimi dating Dil is by her own free will?" I asked again.
"We do..." Chuckie responded. "But try explaining that to Phil."
I looked at Phil, looking like he's in a fit of rage while in tears. "Ah shit, here we go again."
Kimi noticed us spying on her and Dil. "What're you guys doing?"
"Making sure Phil doesn't try to kill Dil" Harold explained.
"WHY?!" Phil sobbed.
"Oh for fuck's sake, DeVille!" I groaned.
"This dude needs constant supervision" Chuckie said.
"Guys, let's get Phil outta here before he manages to do any damage" I suggested.
The rest of them nodded. But right before they could do that, Phil found a piece of broken glass sharp enough to stab Dil. He got up from under the bench and charged at him, in pure uncontrollable rage!
"Phil, don't... acckk..."
"Oh shit" Phil exclaimed.
"I'm... okay" I weakly said before collapsing on the ground and passing out.
[end flashback]
I totally remember that moment now. "You fucking bastard, Phil! I never thought you'd sink so low as to try to stab Dil! It's bad enough what you did to me, but if I wasn't there and you managed to stab Dil... what's gonna happen next?!"
"I know I wouln't forgive myself if you ended with permanent damage. But believe me, I'm very, very sorry! And I know I wouldn't make up for it" Phil begged.
"It's not only me you owe an apology to" I scolded him.
"What do you mean?"
"You still owe an apology to Dil and Kimi... not to mention Tommy, Angelica and Chuck."
Phil groaned, but he knew I was right.
"Uh, Kimi and Dil..." Phil said to them "I,uh, apologize for how I reacted towards you two dating. It's just... I really, REALLY like you, Kimi since Elementary... and I was too ashamed to admit it, because I don't deserve a wonerful girl. Now I won't mind if you two continue dating."
Kimi blushed at that. "You know, I like you, Phil. I was too shy to tell you."
"So why did you start dating him?"
"'Cause there's something in Dil that makes him... special. Now I made up my mind; I choose you, Deville."
Then Phil turned to Chuckie, Tommy and Angelica. "I'm very sorry I tried to kill your siblings and cousin."
"Seriously, if Mike wasn't here, I'd already use you as a punching bag" Angelica told him.
"You're lucky this time" Tommy added.
"So what did the doctor said about my wound?" I inquired.
"He said it was pretty deep, and the rust from that knife made it even harder to treat" Lil answered.
Just then, the doctor came in.
"We're just gonna do quick check-up" he told me.
And after a few minutes of being checked, he managed to get some good results.
"Looks like you've recovered a bit. You can go home next week at this rate."
We're pleased at hearing that. The doctor left and Brianna held me close. "From now on, I am not letting you die on me, you hear me?"
"You got that, sweetheart."
And with that, we started kissing passionately, despite my wound.
"I think I'm gonna throw up" Phil commented. He and the others just watched
"Phil! Outside! Now!" His sister scolded him, tugging his ear.
"Give us a while please" I told the rest of the group.
They all nodded, at least relieved I'm alive.
"I'm jus glad you're still alive" Brianna whispered to my ear.
"Well, babe... it's you that gave me the strength. Thank you for not giving up on me."
And with that, Brianna and I contnued making out for a while.