Cussing at the world I wrap myself into a hug as pelting rain pierces through my thin jacket. Go figure that this would be one day that Monica would be late and I locked my only set of keys inside the house. My long red hair blows freely behind me while a harsh wind angrily wisps throughout the land. Squeezing my eyes shut I cussed myself out for wearing my short denim skirt instead of my skinny jeans. Bouncing up and down trying to regenerate some warmth when I hear Nelly blaring from a car somewhere in the neighborhood. Opening one of my eyes I watch as Monica’s 2010 Black Escalade sharply turn around the corner. Screeching to a halt I jump into the passenger side shivering and glaring at her as I throw my overnight bag in her back seat.
“What?” innocently she smiles shifting the car into gear.
“I’m freezing my butt off thank you. I didn’t think you were going to be late, and I accidently locked my keys in the house.” My teeth still chattering I put my seat belt on and place my hands by the heater. “What took you so long anyways? Fashion emergency?” I say as cocky as I can.
Looking over at me she winks, “You know it toots.” Rolling my eyes I focus my attention on her crazy driving as she swerves in and out of traffic.
“So Kat I heard that Zak is going to be at the Tasha’s party tonight.” Feeling the heat raise to my cheeks I pushed back a smile regretting the day that I told her I had a crush on the star quarter back which just so happened to be my best guy friend. Biting my lip I shrug as I lean back into the leather seat.
“And?” I say trying to keep what excitement I was feeling out of my voice.
“And?” amusement clear in her voice, “And you look freaking smoking you’re sure to stop him dead in his tracks tonight. Hey maybe you guys will actually hook up.” Dropping my jaw I punched her lightly in the arm. “Jeez drama queen!” She chuckles as music began to pulse into the cab of the car when we neared Tasha’s house. People were streaming in and out of the Victorian styled mansion which had pillars around the white wrap around porch, black shutters and creamy brown siding.
“We should of came sooner you know. We might have been able to find a decent parking spot.” Five minutes rolled by and we had circled the block several times when she finally found a place to park up close.
“You know we could have walked.” I say sarcastically while she looked appalled and pointed to her feet.
“You kidding me I could never walk in the cold in these babies! Their Jimmy Choo’s!” Shaking my head I rolled my eyes exiting the car. The gravel crunched under our feet as we made our way to the front door and I could feel the beat of the music and instantly I craved to sway my hips to it. The house on the inside was just as stunning on the inside. Crown molding framed the light blue walls; dark cherry hardwood floors ran consistent throughout all the rooms. To the left was a grand dining room complete with a large crystal chandelier and to our right was what I figured would have been the living area. Couches were pushed against the walls and it was crammed with our graduating classmates. Weaving in and out groups we found a small area that had been transformed into a dance floor. Smiling at each other we moved our hips to the music enjoying the lingering looks from the people around it. Then strong hands wrapped around my waist catching me off guard.
“You look beautiful tonight.” A deep alluring voice spoke into my ear. My heart began to beat wildly when I realized it was Zak. Turning around I was caught off by how amazing he looked tonight even though his usual relaxed look was exchanged for an unusual determined look. “Can I talk with you?” I’d been avoiding Zak like the plague for the past couple of weeks. My feelings for him have gotten way out of control, and every time I saw him I wanted to wrap him into a hug and kiss his soft immaculate lips. So I figured I’d try avoiding him to see if any of those feeling would disappear, but that pretty much seemed like a futile attempt because it was obvious it hadn’t done anything.
“Uh yeah.” My voice caught in my throat as he takes me by the hand leading me out onto the back patio. Sliding off his letterman jacket he helps me put it on than continues to lead us through the nearby woods. After several minutes of trudging through the dark dank trees we came upon a small clearing where he wrapped me up into a hug.
“Katie why have you been avoiding me for the past few weeks, in the halls you stay as far away as possible from me. I don’t get any call backs and I don’t get any texts from you anymore either. What did I do to make you mad at me?” Hurtfulness and concern are thick in his voice causing me to bury my head into his shoulder. Twirling my hair with my free hand I lick my lips wishing I could tell him exactly how I felt, but I know if I did it would never be the same between us. Especially since I don’t know if he felt the same way about me. “Please Katie please tell me.” Sighing I swallow what pride I have when I hear the anxiety raise in his tone.
“It’s because I like you more than a friend Zak.” His grip tightens on me when I whisper it into his ear. Pulling away he gazes into my eyes smiling. “Katie why didn’t you tell me?”
Mindlessly I kick a nearby rock and shrug. “Because I didn’t want to ruin anything between us, I was afraid too.” His smile broadens which makes me feel a bit more uncomfortable.
“Katie I really wish you would have told me earlier because it would have saved us the hassle of it all. The thing is I like you too.” Gulping my heart was on the verge of pounding out of my chest as he leaned in closer to me. His breath was hot on my lips and I licked them hungrily wishing he would close the small gap between them. Crashing from somewhere nearby startled us and our heads knocked together. Laughing we rubbed the area where we hit our heads as our eyes locked again and we knew the moment had been ruined and I quickly looked away.
“Maybe we should go back?” I say lightly.
“Yeah maybe you’re right. I bet Monica is going crazy not knowing where you are.”
“Oh I bet you she is.” I chuckled in agreement.
Walking back into the crowded house I looked everywhere for Monica, but she was nowhere to be found. Afraid something had happened to her I sent her several texts. My eyes caught Zak’s again instantly all worry vanished when I looked into those deep lucid blue eyes. His black shaggy hair hung just above his eyes, and his croaked smile always seemed to make my heart leap from my chest. Leaning into the door frame I watched as he expertly weaved his way to my side.
“I can’t find her.” I yell over the pulsating music.
“Did you text her?”
“Yeah I did and I haven’t heard back from her.” Concerned I flip my phone open again to discover she had in fact sent me back a message stating that she found someone to hook up with and would be back later. Flipping my phone shut shaking my head I groaned causing Zak to raise his eyebrow.
“What.” He said as he placed his hand on my shoulder.
“She hooked up with someone and won’t be back till later, and frankly I don’t want to be here for much longer.” Sighing I wrapped my arms around myself tapping the floor lightly.
“I’ll take you home if you want?” Excitement heavy in his voice as he moved in front of my line of vision I couldn’t help but smile.
“I’ll take you up on that offer.” Sliding his hand into mine he led me out through the crowd and out the front door. The music faded as we walked farther away from the house and to his small black Chevy truck. Opening the door he helped me inside I smiled to myself as I watched him run around to the driver’s side and started up the truck. Soft music from the speakers filled the truck and I instantly fell in love with the song.
It’s a little bit funny this feeling inside,
I’m not one of those who can easily hide.
I don’t have much money,
But boy if I did,
I’d buy a big house where we both could live.
So excuse me forgetting,
But these things I do,
See, I’ve forgotten if that green or that blue.
Anyway the thing is what I really mean,
Your eyes are the sweetest eyes I’ve ever seen.
“Great song isn’t it?” Nodding my head I looked over and smiled at him. He bit his lip as he leaned over at me his gorgeous eyes questioning me if it was alright to go farther. Nodding he placed his hand under my chin bringing my lips to his. Sparks flew throughout my body and I could tell he felt the same exact way I did by the way we moved in unison.
And you can tell everybody,
This is your song,
It may be quite simple, but now that is done
I hope you don’t mind, I hope you don’t mind
That I put down in words
How wonderful life is now you’re in the world.
The electrifying kiss lasted till the very end of the song, and I knew from there on out that that would be our song. Pulling away from each other we smiled satisfied and glad that we finally let our feelings show.
“Who sings that?” I asked as he shifted the truck into gear.
“Ellie Goulding.” Glancing over at me I see a small smile spread across his face as he lightly puts his hand on my thigh. Pulling out onto the rain slicked road we headed towards my house. Sighing I leaned on to his shoulder as we pulled away from the first stop sign. Blazing lights pierced into our eyes when suddenly something collided with the side of the truck sending us rolling down the side of the hill. Blackness consumed my vision when the truck slammed hard into a tree. Blinking away debris I struggled to get up confused on how on earth I managed to end up on the side of the road I could of swore that I was in the truck when it collided with the tree. Staggering down the hill a scene that I didn’t expect to see came into view. Zak was doubled over what looked like to be my crumpled up body. Which was impossible because I was obviously fine right? He was sobbing hard as he rocked back and forth. Stepping closer I tried to set my hand on his shoulder but it slid right through. Stunned I shook my head and moved around and saw it was in fact my body that he was holding. My delicate pale face and vibrant red hair was covered in blood. My leg looked to be twisted in an odd angle, and my arm looked like it was almost ripped off. Gasping I clamped my hand over my mouth. There was no way I could be dead.
“Katie please please please don’t leave me.” Zak sobbed harder and I watched as tears fell onto my face. I knew that if I could cry I would be doing so now, but for some reason I j aust couldn’t. “Katie, please I love you, please stay with me.” Sirens filled their and soon my barely alive body was loaded onto a gurney and whisked away in an ambulance. I decided to ride with myself afraid that if somehow I wasn’t near it I would be gone for sure. Punching through the side of the ambulance I screamed in anger and pain. Everything was going just right for me now. Zak and I had finally just got things right. How could this have possibly happened to me? Hearing the paramedic’s talk they assumed that the guy driving the semi had fallen asleep at the wheel and crashed into us. They were surprised that Zak had even made it. Sighing I looked down noticing my legs seemed a bit more transparent. Panic spread throughout me as I saw them slowly disappearing. Suddenly the heart monitor they had me hooked up to went into a dead silent beep. Rushing they immediately went into CPR. It was horrifying seeing them work on my body like they did, but their efforts paid off when they entered the emergency room and they had me stabilized.
When they were satisfied that I was stable enough they rushed me into the operating room, and there was no way I was going to watch that so I decided to take the risk and left my body so I could check out the rest of the hospital. Aimlessly I wondered around until I came upon the waiting room where Zak and Monica sat.
“I called her parents like three times, and they still haven’t answered.” I began to pace the room when I saw a large patch on Zak’s head and his arm was in a sling. “What happened anyways?”
“I don’t want to talk about it okay.” Zak snapped back at her, “And I guess her parents are just to busy to care about her. You know it as well as I do that they have never been there for her when she needed them.” Lightly she shook her head in agreement. The door behind me creaked open and the doctor who was supposed to be operating on me stepped in.
“Are you here for Katie Myers?” They both looked up at the same time numbly shaking their heads. “Her operation went fairly well, we were able to repair most of the damage. She is in a coma, and there isn’t much brain activity. I’m not sure how long she’ll live for.” Pained looks crossed their faces as they took in the news.
“Can we see her?” Zak whispered lightly.
“Yes you can, but one at a time okay?” Standing up they shook their heads yes.
“You can go first Monica, I’ll be a bit.” She opened her mouth to protest but snapped it back shut and walked into my room. She pulled a chair up by my bed and began to sob.
“Oh Katie, this is my entire fault. I should have never gone with that guy. I should have stayed at the party and we could be at my house making fun of all the people that we hate right now.” I wanted nothing more than to comfort her and tell her everything was okay and that none of it was her fault, and that I wouldn’t have wanted her to just sit there being bored. Putting her head in her hands she sobbed harder. “I’m so sorry Katie.” Sniffling she stood up wiped away her tears and walked out of the room.
Seconds ticked by until Zak entered the room. A steady hum from my heart rate monitor was the only thing that could be heard. Watching him take a deep breath he walked over and sat in the chair Monica had left by my bedside. Silently he cried as I watched the tears slowly trickle down his face. “Katie, I’m so sorry. I should have been paying more attention this is all my fault.” Taking another deep breath I sat down on the edge of my bed in front of him. He took my hand and cupped it in his and brought it to his lips lightly kissing it. “God Katie, I wish that things would have worked out differently and I was the one here in the bed not you.” Anger welled up inside of me and I wanted nothing more than to scream at him telling him how stupid he sounded. “I feel so selfish saying that I wish we had more than the hour we actually had as something more than friends. But…” He choked up and began to cry and my anger was replaced by the need to comfort him. “But I will cherish that hour for the rest of my life, and I will always cherish all the years we were friends. I will always love you Katie Myer.” He stopped talking after that and I began to pace around my bed, looking down I saw the familiar transparent look and utter agony filled me. The dull long beep returned and chaos broke out in my room as Zak was pushed away from my side. Moving towards him I stood by his saddened face as the nurses and doctors worked on my body, but I knew this time I wasn’t coming back. A light grew in the corner, and my body was half gone. Turning I lightly whispered into his ear, “I will never forget you Zak Johnson, and I will always love you.” Kissing his cheek I watched him turn his head in my direction like he had heard and felt my kiss. Taking in a deep breath I turned and welcomed the light which had the distant sound of the song I heard during our first kiss which was our last.
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