Chapter 6 – What is going on?

Austin's P.O.V.

It only took one accident, less than 10 minutes, to shatter my whole world.

It took two years and a small fluttering of an eyelid for my world to be stable.

Now, my world has once again been shaken in a way that I would never want to change.

"Ally...?!" Big brown eyes stare at me right as I was about to give up hope of ever seeing those eyes again.

Ally just stares at me, her brow furrowed in confusion.

"It... it's me Ally, Austin." I'm still holding her hand and gently squeeze it in assurance. "I've missed you so much." Tears flow unbounded down my checks as I gaze at Ally.

"Yo...you…" Ally tries to speak but her voice is so hoarse with inuse that it fails her.

"Shhh, don't try to speak. You haven't spoken in a very long time." I tell her as I lay a finger over her lips in attempt to quiet her.

Minutes tick by, flying by like seconds. I know that I can't stay here and not let anyone know that Ally woke up.

"I'll be right back Ally, please don't fall asleep."

I stand and turn to leave, still having a hold of her hand. I hold it as long as possible and then let it slide from my grasp.

Happiness fills my heart as I walk speedily towards the door.

"Nurse… nurse!" I cry as the room door closes behind me.

A nurse standing not too far off walks briskly over towards me, concern written on her face. "Is there a problem?"

I look at her name tag, Shana Watkins.

"Ally Dawson, she... she woke up!" I inform the nurse.

"What?!" The nurse quickly slides past me and into room 570. "Stay here."

As the door closes behind the nurse, I reach into my pocket and fish out my phone, quickly hitting Lester Dawson's number. I know he is in the hospital cafeteria but I am not going to go far from Ally.

"Austin, hey... is something wrong?" Lester asks with concern.

How could something be wrong? Life is getting better, back to normal. "No, nothing's wrong but Ally woke up!"

"WHAT?!" Lester is taking this slightly different than I thought he would. "Are you sure?"

"Yes! She looked right at me and she even tried talking!" I am bouncing on my toes as I pace back and forth in hallway, just waiting for the nurse to tell me I can go back in.

The door to Ally's room opens and the nurse flies out, rushing towards the nurse's station. What is going on?

"I've got to go but hurry and get here!" I end the call, carelessly placing my phone back in my pocket. I follow the nurse's course and start towards the nurse's station but stop when I see Shana on the phone, her voice going over the intercom

"Paging Doctor Edison. Paging Doctor Edison. Go to room 570, Dr. Edison, room 570."

Is something wrong with Ally? My mind is flying to a thousand different things that could be the problem.

The nurse places the phone down and walks back to Ally's room not even giving me a second glance as she walks by.

I follow her, trying to get back in the room to see Ally but Shana stops my quest before it begins. "I recommend going to the waiting room or coming back later. It might be awhile before you can see Miss. Dawson again."

I stand there dumbfounded. Why can't I go back in there? Two pairs of footsteps come up behind me as I am about to protest. I spin around and come face to face with Mr. Dawson and a lanky, dark haired man. Dr. Edison, I presume.

"Why can't I go back in there?" I have to know; Ally just woke up after years of inactivity and they are telling me I cannot see her? How dumb is that?

"Nothing is wrong. There are just some tests that have to be done before we can let her have visitors. The stress of seeing too people at this time might be too much for Miss. Dawson." Dr. Edison says in snarky way.

Mr. Dawson stands by the door like a protective father but then again, he has always acted protective when it comes to Ally, especially since she got hurt.

"I'm not leaving." Mr. Dawson says, almost fiercely. "I will stay outside her door if I have to."

"That's fine, Mr. Dawson, just as long as you don't interfere with my work." Dr. Edison slips between Mr. Dawson and I and goes into Ally's room.

As soon as the door clicks shut, I storm off, heading to the waiting room.

Hours go by. I spend them staring at the wall, thinking of Ally, every memory that had her in it. My brain finally processes the thought of Ally being back in my life and my heart races. Adrenaline pumps through my body, making time slow down, turn every second into a minute.

My eyelids start to droop when a pair of feet stops in front of me. I groan, looking up at the face of Mr. Dawson. His face looked very grave.

"What's wrong?" I jump to my feet, worry replacing my excitement.

Mr. Dawson looks down, "Austin, I..."

"Is something wrong with Ally?" I look in the direction of Ally's room. Before Mr. Dawson can answer me, I take off running.

I push Ally's door open, my breath, spent. Ally looks up at me as I try to fill my lungs with air.

Thank goodness, she is alright. Why was everyone freaking out?

"Are... are you alright?" I walk over to Ally but she recoils as I reach for her.

Ok, that's strange. I thought she would've nearly jumped into my arms not shrink away the moment she saw me.

"Ally, I missed you so much." Again I try to hold her but as I look in her eyes I can see confusion, almost fear.

Ally grabs a pad of paper and a pen from the bed table and quickly scribbles on it. I take a step forward, curiosity getting the best of me.

Ally turns the pad around and the words written there make my blood go still.

You're supposed to be dead.

Hey guys, sorry about the long time since I last updated. I had an event this past Friday that I had to make a ton of decorations for plus my married, pregnant sister moved this past weekend. I also hurt my wrist from using far too much. Even now it is in a brace, really had to type with.

Hopefully soon my schedule will slow down considering I'll be out of a job until the New Year… yay. K

I don't know when I'll update again but stay posted; it could happen at any time! J

Until later!

~ND~