Chapter Thirty Three

Alecia walked into the room and was immediately taken aback. She stood at the door and stared. The machines melodic humming was making her nervous. She looked over at the machine that was breathing for him and shuddered. She slowly made her way over to the bed and looked down at him. He'd gotten some of his color back but he was still pale. She tried not to cry, but she couldn't stop. She sniffled and found a chair and sat down next to him. She looked at his face, his angelic features set as he slept peacefully. She reached out and took his hand gently to find that it was warm and soft. She remembered how that hand had felt on her as it touched her. She brought her other hand to her mouth to muffle the sob that threatened to escape. "You know Nick this isn't fair, making me worry about you like this. It's not fair at all. You just had to go and get hurt right? You have to be more careful Nick. I need to tell you something, something I should've told you before. Well it's just...I'm sorry for the way I treated you. I guess I can be pretty mean sometimes. I mean but hey, I know what you were up to! Sadly enough you succeeded. I want you to know that...that...that was special to me. You made me feel so beautiful and so...I dunno. I could never tell you this when you were awake. Just inflate your ego even more. I have to admit hanging out with you was a lot of fun though. I remember that one time when we were at the beach and you tackled me cause I splashed you. I'll have to get you back for that one." She sniffled and wiped at her eyes before continuing. "Oh and the roller coaster, I was such a mess and you were so sweet. I expected you to make fun of me but you didn't. You were...considerate. I can't remember having that much fun before. We have to do it again, which is why I need you to get through this. You're not gonna let something like a little bump on your head stop you are you? Hell no, you're so stubborn I know you won't." She stopped as her throat closed and she leaned her head down on the bed next to his hand. "Nick, honey I can't...I can't tell you how sorry I am. I think this is my fault, I guess I shouldn't have told you I was leaving. How was I to know that you'd go and bang your head on the pool? You nut!" She laughed which quickly turned into sobs. She closed her eyes and sighed, bringing his hand up to kiss it gently. She looked over at the monitor that monitored his heartbeat and then over at him. She moved the chair closer to him, and she caught the faint scent of his cologne and she swallowed hard. "I wish I didn't care so much, but it's kinda hard when we've shared something so intimate together. I wish I could've been a better friend to you. I shouldn't have judge you and tried to change you. I mean you're you and I should've accepted that. You're really not that bad, a little arrogant at times, but not too bad. I can learn to live with it if you can learn to live with a friend like me. Well I guess I should go. Please don't...don't stop fighting Nick. A lot of people are pulling for you, a lot of people care. Me included." She stood and heard a clatter and looked down at the cd case on the floor. She'd forgotten about that, she turned it over to find a note stuck to it. It's the third song- Brian

Alecia bit her lip and walked over to the stereo.

Chapter Thirty Four
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