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Claire's POV
She backed me onto the balcony. There was no where to go. Then I heard the door open. It was Massie and Cam. I was saved. "Nikki! Oh my god! What are you doing to her!! Get away!!" Cam said while walking towards me. "Come one more step and I will push her off." I looked over the edge. We were on the 5th floor so it was a long fall. Tears started to fall from my eyes. All I wanted was to be in Cam's arms. Safe and unharmed. Either way, I will be, if not physically, mentally harmed. Cam's voice interrupted my thought "Why are you doing this? We are in each other's past."
"Because Cam, I love you and if I can't have you, no one can. Don't think I didn't see that ring. Hate to break it to you, but you and Claire aren't going to live happily ever after. It ends here." And after that she leaned over and pushed me off. The last thing I heard was Cam screaming "Claire!" but then it all went blank.
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Cam screamed "Claire!' and ran over to the balcony. He saw her fall back down in the sand (did I mention it's an oceanfront balcony?) "Nikki why the hell would you do that!? If you really did love me you want me to be happy and I am with Claire so get over it!" Cam screamed at Nikki before running out of the room. Massie followed crying. Through her sobs she managed to tell Cam she was going to get Derick.
She parted and went to the pool. He was getting out. "Hey what's wrong?"
"Claire, Nikki, pushed Claire off the balcony!"
"Oh no! Where is Cam?"
"Going to get Claire. Come on we have to hurry." Massie said before grabbing Derick and running to the beach.
Cam ran with all his power. Tears were running down his face. He finally got there. Claire was bleeding and she had bruises all over her. He picked her up in his arms. He said her name over and over again with no response. Finally she opened her eyes and said three simple words before closing her eyes again. Those words would be in his memory. Those three words were I love you. He held her in his arms and cried.
Massie and Derick came running "Come on! We have to get her to the hospital." Derick said to Cam before pulling him up. Then, they ran to the car and drove to the hospital. On the car ride, there was silence interrupted with sobs every now and then. They got to the hospital and Cam carried Claire in. She was still unresponsive. They took her right away. A nurse came out with a bed and told Cam to lay her down and he had to wait out there. He laid her down, kissed her and in her ear whispered "I love you." They took her away and sat with Massie and Derick.
After a while, a doctor came out and asked for Mr. Fisher. Cam stood up and the doctor talked to him for a few minutes. After, cam went back. "So how is she?" Derick asked.
"She is going to live, thank god for that. She is in a coma, has a few broken bones and he said soon we can go see her."
"What a relief for you." A voice from behind them said sarcastically. It was none other than Nikki.
"What are you doing here?" Massie snapped. "I just wanted to see how poor Claire was going" she said sarcastic, again. "Well go away. You're not wanted here. What you did was stupid and-- gah! Nikki just face the fact, your in my history and it's always going to stay that, I know you can't handle that but you have to cause I'm in love with Claire and nothing you can do can change. Now go leave and never look back" Cam said. Nikki said "Some day you will regret this" and walked away.
"I'm going to go see if I can go see Claire." Cam said before going to the reception desk. When he got there and asked, they said only one person at a time and told him the room number. He found the room and walked in. Claire was lying in the bed so peacefully. Her head was wrapped from the hair line up. Her left arm was in a cast, and her right leg was from the knee down was wrapped and propped up. He couldn't tell by looking at her but the doctor's told him they wrapped her rib cage because she broke 2 ribs. He went in and sat next to her.
It hurt him to see her like that. It hurt him even more to think that he caused it. He involved Claire with Nikki back in 8th grade with the IM's. Now, with this with love for her. He had caused her all pain. It made him think. How could Claire still love me after all I have done to her? At that thought he started to cry. "What's wrong man?" Cam looked towards the door. It was Derick "How did you get here?"
"I followed you."
"Oh."
"So what's wrong? There has to be more."
"There is. It's just I was thinking how can she still love me? I have caused her so much pain and hurt." The tears came harder down Cam's face.
"Maybe she loves you because your there for it all. You know, once you hurt her, you realize everything and are there to protect her. You make sure nothing happens to her. And maybe because she knows how much you love her and how you never want to hurt her."
"Yeah, maybe. Thanks, I needed that."
"That's what true friends are for. Come on. We got to get you outta here."
"No, this time, I'm not leaving her side, but you can go ahead and go."
"Ok. But don't stay too long. Trust me, she would understand. Bye" and with that Derick left.
For the next couple of hours, he sat wide awake even though it was really late at night. He paced around the room, held her hand and wished the whole thing never happened. He finally fell asleep in the chair.
When he awoke, the sun was shining and the clock read 10:00 AM. He looked over at Claire. Nothing had changed. It wasn't a bad dream, it was reality. He got up and went to get coffee and roses. He got back and gave the flowers fresh water and placed them next to Claire's bed. It was then he remembered Claire's parents had no clue of the incident. He grabbed his phone and started to dial. He bent over and gave Claire a kiss before turning around. "Cam?" said a sweet voice just seconds after turning around. On the phone Mr. Lyons answered. "Um, I'll call you right back," was all Cam said before turning around to Claire's blue eyes staring at him.
"Your awake!" he ran next to her bed.
"Yea. What happened? I mean I know Nikki pushed me but what happened after that?" Claire asked confused.
"Well you were non-responsive and we took you here and they told us you were in a coma."
"Oh. How bad is it?"
"Well, you broke 2 ribs, your arm and your leg was cut open by something on the fall. And you hit your head pretty hard and that was bleeding. Did Nikki hurt you before the balcony?"
"No not really. She said something but that's it. Mostly about the ring and that you…ah…..are lying." Claire gulped.
"Don't believe her Claire. You know how much I love you. I would die for you. She is just jealous."
"Yeah I guess so. I won't let it get to me." She slid over and patted next to her. Cam lay down next to her and held her close. "I've got to call your parents." Cam said.
"Not now. Let's stay in this moment for as long as we can," was all Claire said. And there, Cam lay next to Claire, staying in the moment, when everything was better.
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