Chapter 27

Jace's POV

Days turned into weeks after the incident and it was already a New Year but it wasn't like the rest maybe to only me and the Adigheji's,she hasn't still woken up,her family spent the entire Christmas holiday at the hospital praying and hoping that she would wake up but she didn't,her eyes were still shut tight,they laughed and even spoke about old good memories but she didn't still budge,I was there on Christmas day with them to cheer Mason up,he was a total mess,he always acted like he didn't care about his sister since according to Michelle,he was a tyrant,always bossing people around,he was pretty good at hiding his caring personality,it was the first time and year that she missed Christmas and it was because of that four lettered word called LOVE,okay let me rephrase that it was because she was shown LOVE by the  wrong person,speaking of Lucas and his female sidekick,they had kept their distance from her well maybe they didn't want to receive another beating of their life.

It was the fourth day of the New Year,I walked into the hospital and went straight to her room,I opened the door hoping that I would find her seated on her bed waiting for to be discharged but nothing like that happened,she still laid on her bed,the room dead quiet,I could only hear the sound of the ventilator,I sat on the chair next to her bed,she looked beautiful even in coma.

"Hey muffin,I'm here and guess what I brought your favourites and amongst your them is your favourite favourites, Chocolate icecream,if you don't believe me then you can open your eyes and see"I spoke to her as if she was awake.

This isn't going to work

"You know you haven't wished me Happy New year infact you didn't wish me Merry Christmas,wow,first time I didn't hear you scream Merry Christmas in my ears and it was all because of...."I paused,I didn't want to mention his name.

"If only you had believed me but anyways that's not important,how are you doing? Don't mind me,that's a stupid question,okay,how is it over there?"

"Nevermind"

"You know that time when you,Mason and I were so close,infact we were best-friends,they called us the Three Musketeers, we were so carefree,we didn't give a fuck about anybody or anything and you,you were the most stubborn and naughtiest amongst us"

"Like that one time,you kept drugs in our food so we could sleep then when we woke up,you had designed our faces with makeup,Mason was pissed and you laughed at our reactions"

"Or the time when I broke my leg and I had to be on wheelchair for weeks anytime I tried to mess with you,you would roll me like we were in a wheelchair race just to teach me a lesson,that was scary"

"Or that time when we all went out to buy food from a high class restaurant,Mason refused to buy anything,he claimed that he wanted to use his money for something else,when we got home,you said you forgot to buy something,Typical Mason didn't want to go out so we had to go alone,when we got back,he finished the whole food we bought and then we gave him the beating of his life,he received punches from my side and slaps from your side and he ended up buying us back our food..."

I sighed,"Everything was so perfect and amazing for us but then I grew distant from you,I changed completely when we got to senior secondary,as they say every action has a reason for it,I had a reason,I realized that you had a huge crush on me and with person I had become,a Playboy,Mason wouldn't even let me date you and at that I didn't even have feelings for you,if it was any other girl I would play them but I couldn't bring myself to fake my feelings for you so we could date so I decided to stay away maybe the crush would die off"

"Luckily it did die off but then again it came back.....I decided not to be distant anymore so I started covering up the time we stayed away from each other and I did that by flirting with you and by annoying the shit out of you maybe in that way I would fall for you....I know I have hurt you multiple times and I shouldn't be forgiven for  all the horrible things I have done to you...for the past two years anytime you tried to start a conversation with me,I shunned you,you tried to come close,I stepped back,I made you feel invisible and I'm deeply sorry..."

"When Lucas came into the picture,I started feeling jealous, anytime I saw you together I was angry but I couldn't do anything because you weren't my girl so I distracted myself by hanging out with other girls but everytime I made out with them,I imagined them as you,that's crazy,I know.."

"Mason and I knew Lucas was up to no good,at first we thought maybe he was actually your bestfriend because he was so calm,cool and goofy around you and Olivia so we didn't take him serious but when he told me straight to my face that he wanted revenge on me because I liked you,I knew I had to do something,I tried to tell you but you didn't believe me,not even a bit"

"Maybe if I had asked you out before he did,you wouldn't have been heartbroken,you wouldn't be lying on this bed,you wouldn't be in the hospital,you wouldn't have missed Christmas,it's all my fault,he hurt you and it's because of me,I'm truly sorry"

"You know that time I told you Love is a terrible deceitful thing,you might think I was right after all since it landed you in this situation but I was wrong,my opinion about love was based on who had shown it to me,it was shown and displayed towards me by the wrong set of people,they say when you are in love,you loose your senses,that's 100% true,it has happened to me before and it didn't end well,that was the major reason I didn't want to be in a relationship with any girl again,I didn't want to be vulnerable to anyone because they only end up kicking you around and that shit hurts but I think..."

"You never know the worth of something or someone till you loose it,I can't loose you,I won't loose you,I won't let that happen"

"I don't think you understand how important it is for me to hear the sound of your voice everyday,seeing you this quiet and not being able to speak is driving me insane,I think of you every single day,I feel comfortable when I'm around you,I never thought I would like you this much,Michelle,I never planned to,I didn't even plan to have you on my mind 24/7 infact I will make that 25/8 that's if there's a thing like that,now please wake up,I miss seeing your beautiful sparkly pair of eyes,I miss messing with you,I miss arguing with you,I miss making out with you"I declared.

"You are the only girl I want right now,please wake up,please don't go"I mumbled,there was still no response from her.

"I like you very much,now fucking wake up already!!"I yelled in frustration, disappointment and frustration boldly written on my face as her eyes were still shut.

"Plea...se"I said in a low tone as I lowered my head,a tear dropped on the bedsheet.

Suddenly a finger touched my mine,"Ja..ce"I heard my name. I rose my head immediately as I looked for who called my name,I turned to her but her eyes were still shut

Who called my name?

She opened her eyes slowly and shut them again maybe because of the bright light then it finally opened,her eyes were teary unlike my face which held a huge grin,I was over excited at fact that she was awake.

I woke her up

"Oh my God,you are awake!"I whispered yelled as I hugged her out of happiness.

I intertwined my fingers with hers,she looked around slowly observing the whole place,"Where am I?"She asked weakly,I didn't reply her,I had still not gotten over the fact that she was awake,maybe I was daydreaming.

"Did you mean all those things you said to me?"She inquired,her voice still weak.

"Nope,I just said those words because I wanted you to wake up and it worked"I denied,a smirk played on my lips,I was ready to annoy her as usual.

"Okay then,goodnight"She said as she closed her eyes again.

"Wait,wait,I was just joking with you, ofcourse I meant every single word I said,I like you and I'm glad you woke up,you don't know excited I'm right now!"I exclaimed,she gave me a weak smile.

"I'm sorry,I didn't believe you,I should have listened to you,can you ever forgive me?"She apologized as tears left her eyes,I wiped them gently making sure I didn't tamper with the oxygen mask,the nurses weren't aware that she was awake.

"Sshhh,it's okay muffin,I'm sorry too"

"Happy New Year"She greeted,her voice now sharper than before.

Typical Michelle

"Same to you,my babygirl,I should let the doctor and nurses know you have woken up and also inform everyone"I added,she nodded and walked out of the room.

Michelle's POV

"You are the only girl I want right now,please wake up,please don't go"

"I like you very much,now fucking wake up already"

Was that Jace?No it can be?

*Open your eyes*

I can't

Just try and wake up

I can't

Just do it

His words were enough to bring me back ,not because he said those words but he meant every bit of them,aside my family,he was another person I cared so much about,my family had tried to wake up but their words weren't touching enough,all my mum did was to cry,read scriptures out loud from the Bible,pray and cry again,she even shook me out of frustration,my siblings cracked jokes but I wasn't moved by neither of those things but his words were different.

I opened my mouth to speak,"Ja..ce"I called out,my voice was very weak,it was as if I was learning how to talk for the first time,I opened my eyes slowly,the bright white light made me close them again,I opened them slowly to get used to the lights,I looked at him,his eyes widened,he didn't believe what his eyes was seeing.

"Oh my God,you are awake"He hugged me,he was very happy and so was I.

Thanks to him and God,I would be able to see my family again,I would pursue all my dreams,who knows maybe I would have been shut in that darkness for a longer period than this.

"Where am I?"I asked as he intertwined his fingers with mine,I looked around and then I realized I was in the hospital,that was the reason he didn't answer because the question was stupid.

"Did you mean all those things you said?"I questioned,he had a straight look on his face when I asked.

He didn't mean them and I thought he did

"Nope,I just said those words because I wanted you to wake up and it worked"A smirk played on his lips and I know he was denying it at that moment.

"Okay then,goodnight"I said shortly before closing my eyes,pretending to sleep.

"Wait,wait,I was just joking with you, ofcourse I meant every single word I said,I like you and I'm glad you woke up,you don't know how excited I'm right now!"

I stared at him as he spoke those words truthfully then I decided to check him out as usual,he was on white v-neck top and grey sweatpants.

Hot as always

I finally had another chance to stare at one of the creatures God made on the seventh day,he must have created him on that day.

"I'm sorry,I didn't believe you,I should have listened to you,can you ever forgive me?"Tears were already threatening to let loose and I didn't bother fighting to hold it back so they got out.

"Sshhh, it's okay muffin,I'm sorry too"

"Happy New Year"I greeted him as I remembered I haven't wished him yet  and he was the first person I actually saw in this new year.

"Same to you,my babygirl,I should let the doctor and nurses know that you have finally woken up and also inform everyone"He said as he caressed my face softly,I nodded,he stood up and walked out of the room,I touched my head,it hurt badly.

Blessing in disguise isn't it,if you weren't in coma,he wouldn't have said those words to you

25 minutes later,my family swung the door open,the look they all had on their faces was mixed with joy and shock. My mum burst into tears immediately she saw me,seeing her cry made me sob as well,she walked towards me and hugged me tightly,I held unto her too,we were both crying like little babies,I missed her so much,my siblings and Jace just stood there admiring the mother-daughter moment,she pulled away and cupped my face.

"I never thought...I can't believe you are awake,you survived it,oh my child"She said,I passed her a smile.

"I missed you too mum"I replied her and looked at my brother afterwards.

"Hey,I know you missed me,so stop forming there and come give your baby sister a hug"I told him and he rushed instantly into my arms.

"I missed you so much and I taught that bastard a lesson in your absence"He whispered only to my hearing. "I know you did"I whispered back.

"What about me?Aren't I part of your family or you have suddenly forgotten you have a sister?"Maya whined as she feigned annoyance.

"Come here joor,I can never forget you even if I had one of those Zeeworld memory loss thingy"I joked,she laughed and walked towards me,we hugged,my mum,Mason and Jace joined the hug as well.

"I can't breathe"I muttered and they all pulled away instantly,I guess they didn't want me to pass out or something.

"What a Marvelous God!"My mum exclaimed.

"Oh Lord,my God,how excellent is your name,in all thy earth,how excellent is your name,oh Lord"My mum sang as she kneeled down on the floor.

I was expecting that

"Join me in singing"She ordered and we all sang along.

"Nero,call Olivia, I'm very sure,she will be excited to hear this wonderful news"My mum told Mason,a scowl was on their faces excluding Maya and my mum,I managed to keep a straight face and not utter a word because I was about to scoff when I heard her name.

Yeah,she would be happy to hear the news if we were still friends

Mason grabbed his phone from his pocket and faked a call,he lied to my mum that her line wasn't reachable, fortunately my mum didn't press further instead she turned from Mason and faced me.

"So tell me everything,how did it happened?"She questioned.

Everything?okay

"I had an argument with them so I got angry and left,they ran after me but I was so mad at them that I tripped and fell down,that's all"I half lied to her face.

"Hmmm,please next time,learn how to control your anger and always look at your steps,I almost lost you because of your anger issues"

What?!You didn't expect me to tell my Nigerian mum that I caught my ex boyfriend cheating on me with my bestfriend then I got angry and because of it,I landed in coma for 2 and a half weeks,she would yell at me and rub it on my face then give me a lecture that was the consequences of dating at a young age,she would seize my phone and ban me from going out,she might not want Jace around,she would even deal with Mason for allowing me do such,then he would march to Lucas's house to give him another round of beating for destroying his social life so that was the reason,I didn't tell her what led to it.

The doctor came after,he said I would be discharged soon but I would be kept on a wheelchair and with the help of my therapist,I would be able to walk again in few weeks time.