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Sorry for the long update guys. Here's chapter 7, enjoy!!!
Awaken
Mariah sighed as she finished arranging the flowers on the vase beside Ray. Its been 1 month and 25 days now and Ray is still in a coma with no signs of waking up. Sometimes, she even wondered if he would ever wake up.
"Ray?" she turned to look at her boyfriend. This past days were the worst of her life. Everyday, she entered the hospital with the high hope of seeing him awake and well only to be broken when she enters the room and see his pale, lithe form lying eyes closed on the hospital bed.
Another sigh escaped her lips.
"Mariah, I brought you lunch" Gary entered the room with a box in his hands.
"Thanks Gary, I appreciate it" with a look of gratitude, Mariah took the lunch box from Gary's hand and started eating on the bedside table.
Gary smiled dumbly and took a seat by the corner of the room.
"So, Ray hasn't woken up yet?"
Mariah shook her head "The doctor said that even if Ray were to wake up, it's not a 100 guarantee that he'll be the same. He said that the trauma induced by the sexual assault might leave a permanent damage on Ray's personality and even on his mentality" Mariah lowered her head as grief threatened to take over her system.
Then, she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked up to see Lee, looking down on her.
"Ray's a strong guy not only physically but also emotionally and mentally. Remember, among all of us, he is the only one who can keep his temper o\under control" Lee explained to Mariah. After all, he is the one who knows Ray better than anyone else.
Mariah forced a smile "Your right Lee, I just have to keep my faith on him, that's all"
Despite the brave face she's putting on right now, inside, Mariah is suffering. Suffering from guilt. After all, its no hidden truth that she did nothing to help Ray get out of the warehouse. In fact, only thing she did was tell the police where Ray was, that's all.
"Excuse me…" a nurse appeared by the doorway few moments later "….visiting hours are over. If you want, you can visit him again tomorrow at the same time"
The white tigers nodded as they all left the room. Once the room have been emptied, The still figure in that hospital bed started to show signs of life as his eye begins to twitch.
"Alright guys, dinner time" Lee announced as they sat around the dinner table.
The lion faced man started serving the meal for his companions. It was almost a routine, since Ray's confinement in the hospital. He would serve the food, tell Gary to leave some for the others, tell Kevin to mind his manners and tell Mariah that all will be alright
His talking techniques aren't quite as effective as Ray's but it will suffice.
Mariah knows what Lee is trying to accomplish and that he's trying to fill in the hole that Ray left, and for some times, it works but often, it doesn't. especially during night times when she's all alone and the nightmares would come and prey on her mind.
Some of these nightmares would include a flashback when Ray was being whipped right in front of her eyes, to the pictures of him buried under ground. Sometimes, she even feels like she's the one being buried alive and she could feel what Ray probably felt back then.
Its quite horrible, really. It wasn't a pleasant sensation. The feeling of being buried alive—its repulsive.
But Mariah can't do anything about it, no one can do anything about it, she just have to cope with it. She just hopes, that Ray would wake up soon.
"Good morning miss Mariah" a nurse greeted the pink haired neko jin as she entered the room. Mariah have been known in the hospital for quite some time now. Partly because she always visited Ray.
"Good morning" she mumbled to the over enthusiastic nurse. Personally, she could care less about the reason to the nurse's enthusiasm about today.
"Ma'am, I think you'll find the room you're about to enter quite a pleasing sight" the nurse smiled at Mariah. The neko jin only gave the nurse a confused look before heading for her destination.
Mariah stared in surprise as she entered the room where Ray was currently staying.
He was sitting on the bed, head turned on the window. His skin returned to its original tanned color and his hair was tied to that nostalgic ponytail.
Then, he turned towards her…
To be continued
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