Leading Light Of Dawn

Chapter Nine

Saphire’s POV:

Seems like my mind has developed an enmity with me. Every time I need my brain to work the most that’s when it decides to take its revenge on me and forget what its purpose is.

Along with the stream of tears came along with Mrs Moretti was the news that Jordan had flat lined.

If my heart had not been shattered before at this point is surely was now. The motions of regret had passed and in its place all that was left was despair.

I was done regretting everything that could have been but was left with a hole of helplessness so deep, I was afraid if I slipped and fell I would be sucked into an ocean that I hadn’t learnt how to swim in yet.

*I gave him my heart

And he returned it with love

But unbeknownst to me

He would take that love and forge an arrow so sharp so to pierce my heart like a stake would a vampire

An arrow so sharp it blended into the ache that laced the steps of the past

Reminding one why those walls were meant to be to start

The lesson is learnt

An ache becomes desire

Desire becomes surrender

Surrender becomes pain

So the next step forward

Is to seal the wound with a drive so strong

An arrow becomes a sword

Unyielding to ones pain*

At the start of all this drama my heart oh so unsuspecting to the trauma that was about to unfold decided that giving this a chance was worth it but now knowing better all this is just a reminder of why solitude is ones greatest strength.

Looking at Kyle he seemed to be in the same predicament as me. Being friends with someone for ages and believing it would last forever because love can fail but how…how could a friendship based off so much more near its end so soon and unsuspectingly.

Seeing the looks on our faces Mrs Moretti was quick to bring to our attention that they managed to resuscitate him but were forced to induce a coma to avoid causing any more damage.

Although that was no consolidation to the weeping heart. That did not mean he was ok. It just meant that he wasn’t dead.

My inner turmoil was broken by the sound of a rack of deep sobs. I looked to my side to see Kyle slide down the wall as his entire body rocked with sobs so heart achingly loud I couldn’t stop myself when I walked towards him, slid down the wall with him and pulled him into a hug as he cracked from the hurt of not knowing if his friend akin to a brother with survive.

After a while he managed to calm down and slowly but surely pulled away from me even though it seemed like he would have rather stayed in my arms until everything was set back in place.

In some ways even though all this happened, something good did come out of it. I gained a friend who had once been the source to my nightmares but now seemed to be living a nightmare himself.

I stood up and collected myself into one piece.

“Kyle, it’s time to face the music. Let’s go.”

He silently followed me as I walked into the hospital that was until I felt warmth slip into my hand.

I should probably be against this seeing as I had just told him that we would never be anything more but in this moment we had nobody to rely on or understand us besides each other.

We walked into the wing where Jordan was being kept. My parents had both joined Mr and Mrs Moretti. My mother made a bee line straight for me the moment she saw me pulling me into a hug while seemingly ignoring my joined hands with Kyles.

“How is he?” Kyle asked

Mrs Moretti was so spaced out she failed to register the question that was asked so Mr Moretti filled in.

“He is in a coma. The doctors said the next 24 hours are critical. If he makes it through the night his chances of survival will increase. After that we will have to give his body a couple weeks to attempt to heal on its own before they wake him up and try any treatment to reduce the brain damage he sustained.”

Couple weeks…

I wiped the tears that cascaded down my face and rolled my shoulders back.

Now was not the time to be weak.

Kyle already looked like his soul had left his body and so did everyone else.

For the next couple of weeks it was going to be my job to keep everyone in one piece.

“Can we see him?”

Mrs Moretti simply nodded.

Kyle and I walked into his room and once again he broke into sobs. This time however I was in no capacity to comfort him.

Standing here next to Kyle with Jordan in front of us I could not stop the onslaught of memories that went through my mind.

A little girl in a pink swimsuit was playing in the sand with a little boy in blue swimming trunks

Now a little older they told scary stories in the light of the torch under a fort made from pillows and his mothers curtains.

A fight

They screamed and shouted at each other but the boy unable to stand her tearful eyes gave in and accepted his defeat. He pulled her into his arms while profusely apologizing.

My mind was invaded by the sound of chair scraping against the blue synthetic tiled floors as Kyle took a seat next to Jordan.

“He is going to be fine.”

“Oh really? Does he look fine to you Saphire?Does he?:

“With such a positive attitude coming from you he’s bound to wake up any moment.” I said rolling my eyes at his pathetic behaviour

After that we seeped into thick silence waiting in anticipation for the next 24 hours to pass by.