Teen disasters

Chapter 9

POV ALEX

   Eliana fell asleep on my shoulder and I don't blame her, she didn't sleep for two seconds and it's already 7AM.

   They still didn't give us any news about Gastón, they didn't tell us how he is at the moment, but I think the best thing is to wait. And I hope everything goes well, everything has to go well.

   An hour later Eliana wakes up and looks at me with a half smile, obviously, no one feels good being here.

"I'm sorry" I look at her without understanding. "Because of yesterday, what do I know, I'm just sorry. None of this was your fault and I told you like it was".

"Wow no Eli, I'm the one who would have to ask your forgiveness. I shouldn't have gone and left you alone with Gastón. Seriously I am sorry. I know that he will be fine but also that you were extremely lonely with him and sorry. I want us to go back to how we were before, let's forget about last night, I ask you please".

"Exactly, deal done" laughs and hugs me, it is so comforting knowing that she is here for me.

   My parents return since they had gone to breakfast.

"They want to go?" my dad speaks, handing me money, I nod and grab Eli by the hand so that we can go to breakfast together.

   After breakfast we can't sit down because the same doctor who spoke with my best friend yesterday has arrived. So we all stop and take a few steps forward to get to hear him better.

"I am very sorry to be the one who gives this news, but your child died a few minutes ago. He seemed to be stable by now but apparently his little heart couldn't resist that long" at that moment you can practically hear our hearts breaking and my mom's scream as she falls to the ground.

   My tears are falling, my parents are devastated and I ... I just have no idea what to do, I feel like this is all my fault. I'm sorry no, all this was my fault, if I had been at my house we would have arrived at the hospital much earlier.

   I look at Eliana and she has tears rolling down her face, when she looks at me she reads me and hugs me stronger than ever. That is the moment where I cry like there is no tomorrow and so does she.

"I know what you are thinking, it was not your fault - he speaks brokenly as he repeats it over and over in my ear but I don't answer, he says it just so that I don't feel bad but she must think the same, that's why she was angry with me last night".

   My little brother ... was no more than nine years old. A whole life ahead, shattered by a stupid illness, for not having arrived at the hospital earlier, because of me. I don't know how I'm going to do from now on, or how my parents will also, by God, my parents, they are going to hate me.

   I separate from Eli and run away, I can't continue to be inside that hospital. I reach a square and stop with heavy breathing. Suddenly I feel like they hug me from behind, I don't have to turn around to know who she is since that tranquility is only given to me by her.

   After a few minutes like this, I grabbing her hands and intertwining her fingers with mine, she lets go and stands in front of me.

"You knew that I'm never going to leave you, right?" I nod with tears in my eyes, she is also crying and her voice is broken. "I'm not going to let you fall, because I'll be there for you as long as you don't love me, you won't be able to get rid of me".

"Thanks, really Eli" I'm about to kiss her when she stops me.

"You are confused at the moment and I don't want you to do anything that you might regret".

   I nod but ... how could I ever regret kissing her? I still do what she tells me, I'll wait. But I want her close, she is the only person who can make me feel better, the only person who is always there, the only person who understands me, she is unique. But she's right, maybe what I'm thinking is being with her so I don't feel so guilty about Gabriel.

   The human mind is so complicated, how am I going to continue with this guilt? Without my brother, he was my little brother, my little one. Okay, I didn't know how to take care of him when he was sick but I loved him… I love him.

POV ELIANA

   It's been two days since Gabriel passed away. These days I've been staying at Alex's house, he needs me and his parents need him. He sleeps once the tears are gone at night and I'm there to wipe them away. I try to be strong even though every so often I break, they need me and I have to be there.

   It is a family that welcomed me as their friend since we were 6 years old. I saw Gabriel grow from the belly and he was like my little brother, they are my family.

   At this moment we are at the funeral, all the family and friends greet their parents saying "I'm very sorry" or "I'm sorry for your loss" or "I was such a good boy", but Alex is next to me with his head down and he didn't want to be or talk to anyone. He said goodbye to his brother when no one had arrived.

   They have been very difficult days for everyone and I try to help as much as I can, making food, trying to get everyone to eat and that's all I can do, I talk a little with Alex and a little with his mother. It breaks my soul to see them all like this.