A day passed and Daniel was still in the infirmary. I was waiting outside the doors of his hospital room for an answer.
This is all my fault. I should've never stayed over for the nigh'.
Finally, a nurse came out. She nodded. I ran in with a huge grin on my face to Daniel's bedside. I took his hand.
"Daniel," I said in a soft voice, "Are you alrigh'?"
"I should be fine." he groaned
"You should rest."
"Always looking out for me, eh Samantha?"
I smiled and kissed his forehead.
"You'll be okay in time for the wedding, righ'?" I asked as I held his hand
"I'll be better than ever."
I smiled again.
"I love you, pet."
"I love you too, Daniel." I cried
I held onto him for the longest time. He needed me. Daniel's in the infirmary because of my carelessness. I should've never left him yesterday.
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Danny's POV
As I lay restless in my infirmary bed at night, a shadow appears in the room.
"Olivia... Please. You've already caused enough damage."
It's true. She's the one who knocked me out last night.
"Daniel, please. Listen to yourself." She lights a candle and holds it up to show that she's there. "You're being a fool."
"Olivia, why are you doing this to me?"
She sits down on my bed.
"Because I love you, darling." She tries to kiss me. I turn away. "Oh, so tha's how you're going to act, eh?"
"I'm gettin' married tomorrow morn! I can't be seen wit' you."
She laughs. "Daniel, I'm jus' a vision played from your mind. You're the only one who can see me."
"I still love you, just not as much as Samantha."
"Wha's she got tha' I don't?!" she cried
"She's alive."
And like that, Olivia ran out of the room sobbing. Jasmine walked into the room with a flickering candle.
"Daniel, are you alrigh'? I thought I heard crying."
"Probably jus' the wind."
"Oh, alrigh' then. Night'."
"Nigh'."
She left. I lay in bed, thinking about what just happened. I tried to let it slide but it kept coming back to me.
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I woke up and sleepily got out of bed. I threw water on my face and got dressed. As I walked downstairs, Elizabeth is sitting in the lounge reading a penny-magazine.
"Oh! 'ello Daniel! 'ow are you feeling?"
"Much better. Thank you."
"You gettin' breakfast?"
"I guess so."
"Well, Mum's 'ere an' she's makin' 'ash browns an' poached eggs."
"Yum." I said sarcastically
I walked into the dining hall and Mum was sitting at the table feeding our youngest sister, Georgina Madeline.
"'ello Mum."
"Daniel!" She put down the fork which had Georgina's food on it and runs over to me. I hug her. "Oh, 'ow I've missed you!"
"I've missed you too, Mum."
"Look at you! You're so grown up!"
"Mum, the last time I saw you was six months ago, at the engagement party."
"I know, but it's jus' been so long."
"Well, you're 'ere now." She hugs me again.
"Oh! Would you like some breakfast?" She shows me a plate of eggs, bacon and hash browns.
"No thank you. I need to see Samantha about something."
"Oh, well, go a'ead. No one's stopping you."
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I put on my coat and go outside. It's snowing and people are rushing around buying tons of things. That means Christmas must be coming soon. I walked through the snow-bedded park and stopped in my tracks.
I sighed. "Olivia, please stop following me."
"B-but Daniel. We should be t'gether again!"
I shook my head and smiled. "Olivia, darling, you can't get someone to love you by following them everywhere."
"I jus' want you to want me again."
"Miss Bradshaw, I love you as a dear friend, but you don't exist anymore. I'm sorry." I start to walk away, but Olivia grabs my arm.
Her eyes were filled with anger and hatred. "Daniel, you will love me again. You will. Nothing will stop me." She growled