DON'T WAKE ME UP
Standalone
Interactive
I had just grabbed some dinner at a little fast food restaurant close by my work, leaving work late once again due to a big event I was working on. I looked at my watch, and noticed it was almost midnight. I was an event planner, and my boss said I would get a promotion if I made this one work out. I got into my car, which was in the parking stall near the front of the restaurant, and started the ignition. I looked behind me before pulling out, saw that no one was there, and pushed down on the gas pedal. When I got out of the stall, I flipped down my mirror quickly to apply some lip-gloss to my lips; they were feeling a little dry.
Putting the mirror back in place, I looked ahead of me to see two bright white headlights of a car coming toward me. I panicked, not having a way out of the situation. My brain was saying to put the car into reverse, and get out of the way, but my body wasn’t moving. I heard a screech, felt a jolt, and fell into a black, dreamless sleep.
*****
“Please wake up!� I heard a voice saying.
“Mate, I don’t think she can here you!� Another voice said.
“You called the police right?� the first one said.
“Yes, I did 10 minutes ago. They should be here by now�
“Come on, please wake up.� The first one said soothingly, shaking me slightly.
My vision slowly came back into focus and I saw two dreamy eyes staring back down at me. My hand found it’s way to my forehead, rubbing it trying to get rid of the awful headache that I had.
“! She’s waking up!�
“Wh-what happened?� I asked trying to pull myself up. I felt a searing pain in my arm and my head and blood trickling down my face. I winced at the pain, letting a small whimper escape; I thought my arm might have been broken.
“Shh, you’re going to be fine. The ambulance is on its way right now.�
“O-uch!� I whined, suddenly feeling more bursts of pains in my arm. I started to cry, the pain was unbearable. I looked to my left and the front of my car had been smashed. The window was out, and the air bag was lying, deflated on the driver’s seat. I saw flashing lights and heard sirens coming my way.
“, it’ll be okay.�
“Wha, How do you know my na-� I stopped talking, passing out once again.
*****
Waking up from a nightmare I thought was never going to end, I opened my eyes to a bright white room. I noticed tons of ‘Get Well Soon’ balloons, and many cards scattered around the room. I look down and saw tubes coming in and out of my arm, and a cast on the other arm. I started to panic, why was I here? I heard someone come in through the door, and remembered immediately.
“! Your awake!� he said grinning and rushing over to me.
“Oh, yeah. Hi?� I said.
“I’m so glad you are awake.�
“Uh, yeah. What’s your name again?�
“Oh, I’m sorry. I’m .�
“.�
“I know,� he said gently, “I’ve been waiting for you to wake up. I haven’t gone home in days.�
“Why would you do that?� I said, confused.
“Do what?�
“Stay in the hospital with a girl you don’t even know.� I looked him in the eye. He grabbed my hand, well the one that wasn’t in a cast, and starting speaking softly.
“You want to know the truth?� he grinned.
“Yes, please,� I smiled back.
“I couldn’t let a gorgeous girl like you get away. When I pulled you out of your car, you just looked so beautiful, even though you were bashed up. I wanted to properly apologize for everything I did to you.�
“Look, I’m sure it was an accident. I’m okay now, aren’t I?�
“I guess so.� He said, retracting his hand from mine as if he just realized it had been set there for a couple minutes now. We both became silent, and I started examining my cast, trying not to look up.
“You know, when I woke up the first time, I saw your eyes.�
“And that has to do with what?� he said, chuckling.
“There all I dreamt about. I didn’t know what my brain was thinking about. I didn’t want to wake up. Those eyes were circling around my mind the whole time. I wanted so badly to find out who they belonged to the whole time I was asleep, if I ever woke up. Now that you are here right in front of me, I know now.�
He pulled at my hand again, brought it to his lips, and kissed it softly.
“I’m so sorry about everything.�
“You know how you can make it up to me?�
“Anything you want.�
“When I get out of here, take me on a date.�
“Why would you want to go out with me after all this?� he looked at me confused.
“Because of what your doing right now.� I smiled. I took a hold of his hand and laced it through my own. I yawned, and started to drift off again. The painkillers were really working. eyes started to fill my mind again. But this time, I knew who they belonged to, and I knew they would be there when I woke up once more.