?Written by Authoress Kamara
Episode 34: Semi-Finale
?Elsa?
That sound of the gunshot rang in my ears as I watched Bryan fall down in his own pool of blood.
I rushed to his side. “Bryan wake up”.
His body seemed lifeless in my hand as he oozed blood faster.
I quickly woke up to reality as I breathed heavily. What the fvck!! I just had another stupid bad dream about Bryan.
This is the third one this night.
I sat up on my bed as I thought of what Kyle said at the hospital.
Bryan has sixty to thirty chances of survival.
That can’t be true, i mean, the bullet was removed that means he’s likely to wake up soon.
I stood up from the bed tiredly and walked to the door opening it, i went downstairs heading to the kitchen.
I took a box of milk from the refrigerator and poured it in a glass cup. Maybe Milk is gonna refresh me a little bit.
“Elsa?”.
I turned to see Beverly.
Well I’m still staying at Beverly’s place along with Tristan. My mum is not yet fully in SpringCity so we are still living in the Smith residence.
She crossed her arms. “What are you doing?”.
I placed the glass of milk on the counter in front of me. “What does it look like i’m doing?”.
She took the glass of milk and gulped down her throat.
“Hey!! That’s mine”. I protested.
She rolled her eyes and placed the cup into the sink.
“Now i have to make another one”. I muttered.
“You can’t sleep?”. She rested on the kitchen counter.
“Yeah, i can’t bring myself to”.
“Is it about Bryan?”. She asked softly.
Tears pricked my eyes as she asked that question. She came to me and hugged me.
“Everything is gonna be okay”.
“What if its not gonna be okay?”. I whispered.
She pulled away. “What are you worried about?”.
“Everything”. I blurted out. “I’m just afraid that Bryan won’t wake up and that he’s just going to be there, i’m scared, Beverly”.
“You love him that much?”.
I nodded tearfully.
She hugged me again. “Rest your little head, dearie, Bryan will be okay”.
“I hope so”. I said as she hugged me close.
“Come on, you need to get some sleep”.
“Will you stay with me in my room?”. I asked her. “I keep having this stupid bad dreams”.
She sighed. “Fine”.
I drank a glass of milk before she followed me upstairs to my room. We got in and laid on the bed side to side.
“Beverly?”.
“Hmmm”.
“What if I have nightmares again?”.
She groaned. “Enough with the ‘what if’, try another style”.
I looked at her. “Like what?”.
“Try to think of things like, ‘what if i get pregnant for Bryan after he wakes up'”.
I laughed. “Seriously? Thats all you could think of”.
“At least it made you smile”.
“You know, i’m beginning to think you’ve done it with Carl”. I teased her.
She sat up and hit me with a pillow. “Don’t say that”.
“Umm, hello? I’m trying to say the truth here”.
“One more word, Elsa Reyes and this pillow goes on you”.
“Pillow fight!!”. I screamed taking a pillow.
She laughed as we tried to hit each other with pillows. After a while, we flopped back on the bed tiredly.
“That was amazing”. Beverly said breathing heavily.
“We should do this again some time”.
“Yeah”. She agreed. “Like a sleepover, me, you, Kim and maybe Sapphire”.
I sat up. “Kimberly and Sapphire?”.
“Yeah she apologized for everything”.
“She apologized?”. I asked surprised.
“Yep I was taken aback when she did it but then Kim made me realized she changed”.
“So you are guys are friends now?”.
“Yep and I’m sure she’ll love to be friends with you”. Beverly added.
I scoffed. “I doubt that, if she hated me when Kyle was trying to win me over, then what is she gonna do now that Kyle loves me”.
“Hold up, whats this I’m hearing about Kyle and love?”.
“Well back at the hospital when we were talking about Bryan health situation, he confessed his feelings to me”.
“And what did you say?”. She probed me.
“I said that a long time ago, i would have jumped up in joy hearing those words from him”.
“What did he say when you refused him?”.
“He said he understood my reasons and he respects my decision”.
“Weird, Kyle finally acts mature”. Beverly said. “So Elsa, who did you finally choose?”.
“The only person that my heart skips for is Bryan”. I said truthfully.
“Awww, thats so sweet”. She cooed.
“But felt bad because I broke his heart”. I said referring to Kyle.
“Oh please, who cares? You and Bryan belong to each other”.
I smiled hearing that.
“You know, Elsa”. Beverly continued. “You may not have gotten your childhood crush but you got something better”.
“And whats that?”.
“Someone to love you forever”.
I remained silent after she said that, i thought of it over and over again.
I had agreed to come to back to SpringCity because of Kyle hoping I’d win him over but I guess things took a different turn.
I did win Kyle over but some else won my heart over and that person is Bryan Stark.
“Beverly, you are right”.
I told her but she didn’t respond, i looked at her to see that she was fast asleep already.
I pulled the duvet over as I rested on my pillows.
“Nightie night, Beverly”. I whispered.
I closed my eyes drifting into sleep, i hope you wake up, Bryan.
**Next day**
?Bryan?
It was as if someone drew me up and I looked around.
Everywhere was covered in white, too much light intensity.
I blinked my eyes rapidly hoping this was all a dream but no it wasn’t. I looked around, no one was in sight.
“Bradley”.
I paused hearing that, only few friends know my middle name and only one person calls me that. I know that voice.
I turned back immediately. “Mum?”.
“Bradley”.
I blinked tears. “Mum”.
“You are all grown up”.
“I missed you so much”. I said trying to blink back tears.
“I miss all of you especially my babies”.
I smiled hearing her say that, she always called Mia, Victoria and I her babies.
I rushed to hug her but she moved backwards.
“You should go”. She said.
I refused. “There’s no way I’m leaving here”.
“There are people waiting for you”.
“I want to stay with here with you Mum, i don’t want to leave you, i missed you so much”.
“I’m always in your heart, not leaving you, always watching over you”.
“But Mum”.
“She’s waiting for you”.
“Huh?”.
“She’s waiting for you”. She repeated again.
Elsa? I smiled heartily remembering her, i can’t believe I forgot all about Elsa. I need to see her, to hold her.
“You need to go”. She said.
I felt a force pushing me down away from my Mum, it was like i was being plummeted into a wide range of darkness.
Suddenly i was hearing sounds like people talking in clusters. I felt someone’s hand on my cheek.
I tried to open my eyes but it was as if it was stilled shut. There was a heavy pain i felt down in my abdomen.
My whole body felt numb, i took in a deep sharp fresh breath as I breathed in.
I heard movements and screams.
That urged me to open my eyes for a while but I closed them back quickly because of the light in the room.
“Bryan”.
That voice. Elsa.
I flipped my eyes open again and managed to get used to it.
I felt her grab my hand tightly. “Bryan!!”.
G0sh!! I feel weak.
“Bryan, Bryan”. I heard voices calling as I drifted back into darkness.
?Elsa?
School was kinda boring probably because i didn’t pay attention in any of my classes.
Students kept on giving me cards and flowers when they heard I was back in school. I didn’t even know i was that popular.
After school was closed, we all agreed to come see Bryan.
And by we, i mean Kyle, Carl, Beverly, Sean, Justin, Kimberly Sapphire and I.
I’m so happy that they found tome to cone do this for Bryan. I really hope he wakes up soon because I miss him so much.
I watched them as they kept on laughing at Sean’s joke. This guy is really funny.
I glanced at Kyle, he was the only one with a serious expression on his face. His eyes were focused on Bryan ever since we got here.
I reached over and squeezed his palm giving him a reassuring smile.
He smiled back at me before withdrawing his hand.
I turned my attention back to my friends who were still talking nonstop.
Carl and Beverly intertwined their fingers as they stared into each other eyes. Creepy but kinda sweet.
While Justin and Kimberly were busy sucking each other face off. Don’t they get tired of making out? I guess they don’t.
Sean was busy with his phone while I noticed Sapphire staring at Kyle.
I guess she really still likes him, i hope he gives her a chance.
I faced Bryan, i placed my fingers on his cheeks c@ressing it. I wish you would just wake up right now, i would be so happy.
Then suddenly his body moved and he breathed in deeply.
Kyle stood up immediately as everyone turned to Bryan.
“Did he just .. ?”. Beverly trailed off.
His dark baby lashes flipped open and I gasped. He’s awake.
Beverly and Kimberly screamed while Kyle couldn’t stop grinning.
Bryan looked up at the ceiling before his eyes closed back.
I became confused. “Whats happening?”.
“He’s not used to the surroundings yet”. Carl answered.
“Bryan”. I called.
He opened his eyes again.
I held his palm smiling. “Bryan”.
He looked around dizzily and closed his eyes back again.
I shook him. “Bryan, Bryan”.
The doors opened and doctors with nurses came in along with Justin. I didn’t realize when he went to call them.
“You all need to leave, we will handle this”. The head doctor said.
We left his room and went to the waiting benches outside the private room.
I paced around worriedly, he opened his eyes and thats a good thing, right?
I felt a hand on my shoulder and I turned back.
“Mia, when did you get here?”. I asked surprised.
“Beverly called me and I came as fast as I could”. She replied. “How’s he?”.
“I really don’t know, he opened his eyes for a while before he closed them back”.
“Lets just hope he’s alright”. She assured me.
We waited outside for a while before the doctor came outside with his team.
Mia talked to him for a while before she came back to us.
“Bryan’s alright”. She announced.
I heaved a sigh of relief. “Can we see him?”.
“Yeah sure”.
Mia went into his private room first before we all followed.
I smiled as I saw Bryan sat up on the bed propped up by pillows.
“Aren’t you excited to meet your Prince charming?”. Beverly whispered.
I giggled happily as she said that.
Mia walked to her brother first and she tapped him playfully on the head.
“Ouch!!”. He said as he rubbed the spot.
“You got us scared”. She told him quietly.
I watched as little teardrops fall from her eyes.
“I thought the great Mia Stark wasn’t scared of anything”. Bryan mocked her.
“Oh shut up you dork”. She snapped at him.
He laughed heartily at what she said.
“Just don’t do that again, okay?”. Mia added.
“I don’t make promises”. Bryan replied playfully.
She smiled as she hugged him close to her, they stayed like that for a while before she pulled away.
Kyle went towards him. “Twerp”.
“Don’t tell me you cried too”. Bryan teased him.
Kyle hit him playfully on the head too.
“Whats it with you people”. Bryan protested. “I just woke up from a coma, try to show me some respect”.
We laughed at what he said, he isn’t even showing any sign of weakness.
“What you did was dangerous and could have killed you”. Kyle said seriously.
“But it didn’t”.
“I could have lost you again as a friend”.
I watched as tears ran down Kyle’s eyes, this is so emotional to watch.
He and Bryan did that bro hug for a while before slapping each other backs like that kind of thing.
“And there’s someone else that missed you more”. Kyle said as he moved back so that I could come close.
Bryan’s eyes lightened up as he saw me.
“She missed you badly”. Kyle added.
Bryan rolled his eyes. “Says the guy who cried on my hospital bed”.
Another round of laughter followed as he said that.
We were interrupted as the door clicked open. I looked at the entrance and a middle aged man walked in.
He looked handsome wearing chiffon black suit, light hair, brown eyes just like …
I turned to Bryan and a scowl was on his face as he stared at the man.
Mia stood up immediately. “Dad”.
Wait!! He’s their Dad. Bryan’s Dad? The one who disowned his own son.
“Son”.
“Don’t call me that”. Bryan snapped at him harshly.
“I came to see how you are faring”. His Dad sounded calm. “You need to get some rest, son”.
“I am not your son, you made that clear to me when you threw me out of your life”.
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