Chp6
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Cody opened his heavy eyelids, and with effort, managed to lift his hand and rubbed the sleep out of his eyes. He looked around. He found himself in a hospital. A nurse saw him waken, and rushed up to him. Cody tried to sit up. " Mr Martin, lie down, you are not fit to stand!"
Cody heard Chiyo's voice outside the room. "He's awake! Please let me in!"
She rushed in. "Cody, are you feeling alright!? Dude, you fainted right in the middle of school! I was so worried, are you okay?"
"No, I'm afraid he's not okay."
"What's wrong with me?" Cody asked.
"Tell us the contacts of your relatives, I will tell you all once they are here."
"There is my father, Kurt, my mother, Carey."
"His brother Zack." Chiyo added. To Cody, she said "He will want to here about this. Deep down, he cares."
"Any friends?" asked the doctor.
"Mr Moseby, Estaban, Maddie, London, Arwin."
"Is that all?"
"Yes." Cody;s voice was barely a whisper.
"I'll contact them."
In an hour, Maddie, Estaban, London, Mr Moseby, Carey, Kurt, Chiyo and Zack were by Cody's bed. Arwin was outside, he was too dirty to come in.
The doctor walked in. "I;m afraid Cody has HIV. The illness is really serious. He won't live the night."
"Cody! I didn't…I didn't want this to sorry." Zack managed to blurt out. Zack's face was almost as pale as Cody's.
Carey was sobbing into Kurt's chest.
Mr Moseby was shocked. "Cody, why didn't you tell any of us that you were raped!"
London looked puzzeled. "Ok, can any one tell me what's HIV??"
Zack felt the worst of them all.
He found Cody's diary only a few hours ago. The diary made him think seriously for once.
He was the reason that Cody will die.
He raped Cody.
He mistreated him.
He abused him.
He took his blood.
He got Cody to do all the gang's homework. The gang got A+ will Cody didn't even get B- for his own homework.
He treated Cody no better than an animal.
Yet the gentler, weaker twin still loves him.
Zack would do anything to rewind time. Anything.
By 10 o'clock at night, Cody was unconscious,
By 11, he was in a coma.
Zack never let go of Cody's hand all that time.
At 11:30, the heart beat machine started beating crazily. "NO! Cody, please, HANG ON!!!" Zack sobbed.
Cody's POV
Dear diary
I'm at the end of my life.
I'm fighting as hard as I can to stay. I can still hear the sobbing and talking of my relative and friends.
But I can't hang on much longer.
At least in heaven, I will be freed from all the pain.
Pain.
Right now, I feel lots of pain.
I won't last the night.
I see a tunnel. It's really dark. But at the end of it, was pure light.
I know I will be gone if I step into it. And I can only hold on for so long without going into it.
The pain is taking over me. If I don't go to the tunnel, to the light, the pain will go on.
"No, don't go, plse Cody, I beg of you!" Zack cried, gripping Cody's hand as hard as he could.
Zack felt a light tap on his shoulder.
He turned, to see Chiyo behind him.
"Let him go Zack, let him go peacefully."
Zack only cried harder. Cody was part of him. Without Cody, he was nothing. He is becoming nothing now.
"I love you Cody."
One sentence stood out above all. "I love you Cody." Those word I waited an eternity to hear. Those words I waited my whole life, and exchanged my life with.
Zack loved me. That's all I needed.
I walked into the tunnel, towards the light.
The pain was subsiding as I traveled further into the light.
The loud cries I heard when I first stepped into the tunnel were turning into murmurs, into whispers.
But the word 'I love you Cody' was so loud. It still echoes in my ear.
My life flashes before my eyes.
Memories..
I see Zack and I when we were children. We were running along the beach, so happy, so innocent.
I see me and Zack hugging after a nightmare. We were only 12, of course.
Pranking together.
Fun with Arwin.
Flirting with Maddie.
Annoying Mr Moseby.
Those were the days.
I was right in front of the light now. It'd pulsing eagerly, illuminating my face, as if promising that it can bring back those days.
Slowly, I lifted hand. I touched the light. It was so warm.
Slowly, it engulfs me.
I am turning transparent.
I am made of pure light.
I am going to a better place.
I will wait patiently for my friends and relatives to join me.
Mr Moseby, London, Arwim, Maddie, Mom, Dad, Estaban and especially Zack.
I love them all.
I am going.
I am going.
The light completely engulfs me.
It is so warm.
I am going.
I am gone.
Cody Martin, 1992-2007, death time: 12:09, December 14th 2007.