Chapter 182
"God..." a muffled sob escapes me, "Why is it that all the good people in my life always get hurt? One already left my life... permanently... my mom. Now, my best friend, Kyrah, is fighting for her dear life in there. Please, don't take her away from me. Don't take her away from us. We love her so much and as much as she or all of us might have wronged you, knowingly and unknowingly, I beg you to forgive us. Forgive her. She doesn't deserve this. Please... I beg you," hot tears burn my cheeks again, even after I thought I had depleted them, "Mom always taught me to ask for help from you and here I am, after a very long time, but here I am... I asked you to give me someone who would understand me, someone who would take care of my brother and I and you gave me Kyrah, her parents and... Scott."
I break down and my forehead touches the floor as a sharp pain crosses my heart and I pat my left part of my chest but the pain doesn't go away. My heart hurts terribly.
"Please, I beg you. Take care of Scott wherever he is... Let him be alive, I can't lose both of them and they both can't lose each other. It would tear us all apart. I love both Scott and Kyrah and I would do anything to keep them by my side every day, but right now, it's only you who knows what's next. I don't want to give up too soon. Please, keep my friends alive. Please..." my words trail off as I hear footsteps behind me and I quickly wipe my tears away and turn around only to find Vic. His eyes are beetroot red. He's also been crying, he probably went out to do that.
"She's not yet up but..."
"But what?" I ask, my heart skipping a beat.
"Lilly said we can go in and see her, you're the only one who hasn't seen her yet," he says and I get up on my feet and run back inside, bumping in to people here and there, I spot Kyrah's parents leaving a certain direction, Mrs. Bailey's body looks weaker than earlier and she's holding on to her husband, still crying. I look at Kyrah's dad and he signals with his finger to the room that Kyrah is in.
And then... everything begins spinning again. I am running out of air and I sit down to calm myself down.
"Roxy, are you okay?" Wren asks as she sniffles and I shake my head.
"No, I– I need to breathe. I'll be fine," I say as I take a deep breath.
"Honey, I'll be driving Kyrah's parents to their place. You'll find me at home, okay?" dad says and I nod as he and the Bailey's leave.
"Maeve was in great shock and Johnny took her home a few minutes ago, they'll be back tomorrow," Wren says, patting my back, "Go ahead and see Kyrah. I'll wait for you guys," she assures Vic and I.
I gather all the strength I have left in me and I stand up then place my hand on the door knob. I sigh and swallow dryly, shut my eyes tight and push the door forward. The beeping of a machine is all I hear and I close the door behind me and I open my eyes.
My heart breaks when I see her pale body lying on the hospital bed. A bandage around her head, her hand is in a cast and there are bruises all over her face. But the beauty that's always been a part of her is still there. Her beautiful hair carelessly sprawled all over the bed. She's in a blue hospital gown and the rest of her body is covered by the white sheets.
For a moment, my legs fail me but when I move, I do so while crying. I rush and sit on the chair next to her bed and I hold her hand in mine and cry even more as my tears drop on to the bed. My entire body is shaking and my eyes are burning when I look at her once more.
"I'm so sorry, Kyrah," I whisper to her. Her eyes are closed but she's still breathing. In such cases, I've always heard that a person should only be positive and should only speak positively.
I swallow dryly.
"I have so many things to say but I want you to recover first. I need you to fight for your life, Kyrah. You always have. You're a strong girl. I want to hear you speak to me, so bad. I want to hear you laugh a little, so please, hang in there, everything will be alright, okay? No matter what, just always know that I've got your back. Always... Just like we used to say when we were kids... Friends forever. That's what I want for us. You can do this, babe..." I want to mention Scott but, she might wake up and hear me talk about him, what will I even say? I don't even know where Scott is.
"I'm praying for your quick recovery," I say just as Lilly walks in and she rubs my back.
"She needs to rest and you also need to rest, it's almost half past 10PM," she says and I stare at her in a confused manner, how is it even past 10PM?
"I want to stay with her," I say.
"Don't worry about her, I'll be here for her, the doctor still needs to get some tests done before he leaves. You do trust me, do you?" she asks.
"Yes," I say and sigh.
"Then please go home and get some rest, come back tomorrow. Vic and Wren are waiting for you outside. I'll let you know if anything happens. I also informed Kye about it, he said he'll call you," she says and I stand up and pull her into a tight hug.
"Thank you, Lilly," I tell her. I then turn to Kyrah and I take one last look at her before I leave.
"I love you, Kyrah," I say and walk out of the room, a heaviness filling the core of my fragile heart. This has got to be one of the worst years of my entire life. I hate this year.
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