Re: And he doesn't even know...

[Jayrin]

She was real. She was really real. It was a daydream... of a figment of my imagination. She... she...

I dropped the cigarette and jumped to my feet, running to her and grabbing her up in my arms. Tears were coming. I hadn't felt them in a long time. "I can't believe you're really here."

[Ikuar]

I was stiff though, "I am... I'm sorry." I felt so bad because he acted like he cared but where had he gone?

[Jayrin]

I sighed. "I-I've missed you so much." I pulled away, trying not to cry so much. "I'm sorry I stopped coming to see you. I guess... I guess I let everyone get in my head." And that was the absolute truth. I had. They all said she would never come back. And they said it so much, I began to believe them.

[Ikuar]

"I understand..." I sat down stared at the doors to the coffee shop.

[Jayrin]

I didn't know what to say or do. "Uhm... do you want some cherry pie?"

[Ikuar]

"Not really... did you... start dating someone else?" I asked, I was curious and I wanted to know if it was a good idea to break it off or not.

I had left him for three years. TT-TT

[Jayrin]

"No! A-Absolutely not!" I said quickly. "I couldn't even think about dating someone other than you! You're the best girlfriend I've ever had!"

[Ikuar]

I was confused but I decided to let it roll off my shoulder, "Alright... I believe you."

[Jayrin]

"I-I uh... how long have you been awake? A few days? A few hours...?"

[Ikuar]

"Two years... but my memory hasn't been that great and I've slowly been gathering that I had a boyfriend before I went into the coma... and then I figured it out more when I found the pictures." I began to cry.

[Jayrin]

The pictures... right. I frowned and pulled my chair beside her and wrapped her in another hug. "Karson... please don't cry. Frowns aren't very becoming of you."

[Ikuar]

"Maybe it would have been better to just die there than live... then I wouldn't be feeling this regret and pain." I whispered.

[Jayrin]

"No! No, please don't say that! Don't tell me you really mean it..." Did she hate me or something? I guess I really did screw up by stopping my visits.

[Ikuar]

"I lost everything though... and I was really scared to come see you today and worried that you'd moved on." I cried.

[Jayrin]

"I haven't though! I can't move on! You're my one and only."

[Ikuar]

"O-Okay..." I was taking it all in and trying to feel the relief.

[Jayrin]

"I love you, Karson. I really do. With all of my heart, I love you and... and I still beat myself up because of that stupid argument we had before you got hit. Please don't ever doubt how much I care about you. I've loved you since you first stole my cigarette."

[Ikuar]

I looked back up at him, "You love me even though I stole your precious death sticks?" That made me laugh.

[Jayrin]

I nodded. "Even though." I was actually in the process of pulling one out of my carton and lighting it when she said that.

[Ikuar]

I knocked the box out of his hand and smiled in delighted surprise when it went down my favorite gutter.

"Oopsy."

[Jayrin]

I frowned. "Really? Now that was rude. Tell me you're going to compensate me for that with a kiss."

[Ikuar]

"No, not until you brush your teeth and don't smell like smoke." I replied with a sigh.

[Jayrin]

"Ow... well okay then..." I sighed and leaned against the back of the chair. "So if not a kiss, then what?"

[Ikuar]

"Just a hug." I came up and gave him a hug, it was a weak hug because I was still recovering but it was a hug no less.

[Jayrin]

That was the first voluntary hug I'd ever gotten from her. I hugged her back softly, careful not to break her. "Alright, this was totally worth losing an entire pack of cigarettes."

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