Chapter 11
Knock knock.
I moaned. I dragged my feet towards my apartment door and opened it, "Aiden, what do you want?"
He smiled, "To check up on you."
"Just leave me alone."
He shook his head, "No way. It's your birthday."
Oh yeah… I completely forgot about that… "So?"
"So, it's you have to do something fun and special on your birthday."
"Ugh. Why should I?" I refused to leave. "You can't tell me what to do."
"No, but I can tell you what you should do. You've recently found out you're going to die in a year or so. I get that you're depressed. Heck, I would be too. But staying in your apartment for the rest of your life isn't what you should be doing. You should be doing the things that you never got to do. You should have fun and enjoy the rest of your life!"
I sighed, as much as I hated to admit it, he was right, "Fine, what do you have in mind?"
"It's your choice."
I paused, "Well can I get something to eat? I haven't eaten a proper meal in forever…"
He smiled, "Of course. Get ready. I'll be waiting for you in my car."
I nodded. Then, he left my apartment. I looked in the mirror. I took out a brush and I brushed my hair.
I looked in the mirror once more, "Meh, good enough."
I walked to my closet and grabbed a pair of jeans and a sweater. I looked in the mirror once more and I looked decent.
"I'm not trying to impress anyone anyways." I said as I grabbed my purse and headed for the door.
As Aiden said, I found him waiting in his red car. I opened the door and sat down in the front of the car.
"Ready?" he asked.
I nodded, "Yeah, let's go."
Then, he began to drive. We soon stopped at a red light.
"Any ideas?" he turned to face me.
I looked at him puzzled, "What?
"You know, any ideas of what you want to do before you die?" he smiled. It was so sincere, so kind. Aiden was the only one I had left.
The traffic light turned green and the car began to move forward.
I smiled back, "Yes, I do." Then, a bright light blinded me.
I was lying down on a park bench in the park next to my apartment building staring up at the sky. I looked at my phone to know what time it was. Sadly, it was out of batteries.
I sighed, "Of course."
My cellphone began to ring anyways even though it was out of batteries. I was slightly creeped out…
I answered, "Hello?"
"Malerie?" It was Aiden. I could here a whole bunch of noise behind Aiden's voice.
"Yes?"
"Where are you?"
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"I can't find you. You told me to meet you at the park near your apartment."
"I did?" I didn't remember doing so. In fact, I couldn't even remember walking to the park…
"Yes, you did. I've been waiting for ten minutes!"
I looked around. The park was empty. I don't understand what Aiden is talking about since he wasn't there.
"Aiden, you're not here."
He got frustrated, "Yes, I am! You're not here!"
This was weird, "Aiden, I am sitting on a park bench and the park is empty. What the hell are you talking about?"
"Do you think I'm stupid or something!?"
I looked around again, that's when I noticed that the streets were empty too. There were no cars except for one red car in the distance.
"Malerie! Answer me." he demanded.
I completely ignored him as I felt a sudden urge to investigate the car. I slowly approached it. I could still hear Aiden yelling at me through the phone. As I got closer I noticed that the car had crashed. The driver's side of the car was crushed. That's when I saw a figure sitting in the car. I picked up the speed and got closer and closer. When I got about three meters or so from the crashed vehicle, I slowed down and cautiously approached it. When I got to the car window, I gasped and dropped my cellphone.
The figure in that car was Aiden.
Aiden was in that car…
And he wasn't breathing.
"AAH!" I woke up in a hospital bed, "Oh thank god it was just a dream!"
I looked around… Why was I in a hospital bed? The last thing I remember Aiden and I were in a car…
Moments later, a nurse walked into the room. "I see you're awake."
"Why am I here?"
She smiled, "You were in a car accident."
The first thing that hit me was, "What!? How's Aiden!?"
"Was he that man in the car with you?"
I nodded.
Her smiled quickly turned into a frown, "I'm sorry but-"
"No… No. No! He can't be dead! Please! Please tell me that he's fine!" My eyes began to water.
She bit her lip, "I'm so terribly sorry."
I began to weep.
She sat down on the bed next to me and handed me a Kleenex that she pulled out of her pocket, "I'm so sorry."
I just cried even more. After a minute of comforting me, she stood up and walked over to a table in the room. On the table there was a box.
She handed it to me, "I believe this was for you. We found this in Aiden's pocket."
I looked up and grabbed the box. I blew my nose before I opened it. When I opened it, I saw a ring… An engagement ring.