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I saw Chloe glance at me, double take, and then she was up and byto my head to check for fever "Allie, you’re all flushed! Is your fever co back?"
I shook uiltily at Brandon, as laughing
"No, Chloe, I think she just likes what I’ like silk over my skin
Chloe looked up at hiistered that he was standing there in nothing but shorts Couldn’t blaonna go hop in the shower real quick, okay?"
I nodded, lifted my face for his kiss, and watched hi at so I picked it up, s when I saw the name
"Hey, Jacks!" I said happily into the phone, glad I could actually coroan in misery
But it wasn’t Jackson on the other end of the line
I could feel all the blood drain fro fro hout every inch of my brain ‘No, no, no, no, no, no’…I didn’t realize I hispering the word out loud I didn’t feel the phone slip froers
I didn’t hear Chloe’s cry of concern, didn’t see her leap forward to grab the phone up, speaking quickly to try to figure out what the hell was going on And I didn’t flinch when she screa into afrom her eyes as she collapsed besidenoand the only other words that I could think of were the ones that were echoing in my ears
"I’m so sorry, Ms McCor notes of Kelly Clarkson’s Stronger played softly over my headphones and I ripped them away fro froo after hearing it three ti Noant to screaer fro day that I have to sit here beside the quietly beepingmy heart alive
I say an pu about one of thein a hospital bed a foot from me For four weeks now, I’ve sat here, day in and day out, hoping…praying…begging that soe and he’ll wake up That he’ll open those beautiful, deep brown eyes that I love so much That he’ll smile, hold out his arms for me, and I’ll be able to crawl into thehtly as I want him to hold o unanswered
My mom has taken over my store for the moment, but at this point I really didn’t even care about it I know I probably should, but etfor me She makes sure that I have clean clothes at the hospital, and they bring one away, butI showered and slept at the hospital, and they let me because the first (and only) tione a little crazy on them