Capitulo 14

Capitulo 14

*****2 months later******
"Hey, Chris. What are you still doing here? You should go home."
Chris heard, Maria's mom Teresa telling him. He was uncomfortable from sleeping in the chair next to Maria's bed. Miranda was currently dozing on the extra bed they had gotten for the room.
"I'm here until 3:30 today, then my flight leaves. I just wanted to spend some more time with her." He told Teresa as he held Maria's unmoving hand.
"OK, I won't stop you, I just came to change the flowers, and then I'm off to work. You know, Chris I really want to thank you for paying for her hospital stay. I don't know where I would be without you and your father. Thank him for me. Please."
I will, Teresa, just like I have for the past 2 million times that you have told me to thank him. And by the way, I'm doing this as much for you and for myself. I love this girl too much to just let some doctor prod and poke her."
Teresa looked as Chris gave Maria's pale face a loving look. She was surprised that even though Maria and Chris only went out for a few times, Chris was so tied to her daughter. For the past two months, he was at Maria's bedside every chance he got. She could still remember the shocked look on his face, when she arrived at the hospital.
****2 months earlier***
"What's going on? Where's Maria?" Teresa asked a sullen looking Chris in the hospital waiting room. Miranda, Esme, Paul and Harry were all there with him.
It was Esme who answered. "She's in the ICU. We can't go see her yet."
Esme then teared up and Harry was the one to console her by hugging her close to his chest.
"What's wrong with her? Why is she in Intensive Care? The doctor's said that her blackouts were never going to get so bad."
She was shaking uncontrollably . Chris had her in his arms. She later thought that it felt more that he needed her support more than she needed his. It felt weird to to her, because she gave birth to the girl in the ICU. But when she saw how devoted Chris was to Maria, she knew that he cared far too much for her. Her only prayers were that Maria woke up and saw the man who loved her so much.
"It wasn't a blackout this time. She was seizing after the police left. And apparently, her brain didn't get enough oxygen. That's all that they are telling us now." It was Harry who spoke the last sentence. She only met Harry a few times, but Theresa already liked him. He had a calming look about him. She realized that Miranda and Chris still didn't say anything. It was 2 days later that they were allowed to see Maria. Who they were told was in a coma. She would wake up, but they didn't know when or how. They didn't know if she had any brain damage.
***** present time****
Teresa changed the flowers and was sitting next to Chris when Harry and Esme entered the hospital suite. They came and visited as much as they could, but they had their own lives. They were a couple now. Teresa often wondered why they did not get together long before. They had known each other for 5 years, and yet they have an amazing chemistry that is just a little bit smaller than Maria and Chris's.
The other couple, Miranda and Paul, entered after them. Both of them still felt extremely guilty for going out, and Teresa could still see the hurtful look on Paul's face when he looks at her daughter. Miranda told her, that she knew that Maria liked Chris more than she liked Paul. She still felt guilty, but less than Paul did.
School was now over, and all three of them were graduated, even though Maria did not take her finals.
Life went on, even for Maria, who was stuck in a hospital bed.

"Well, chicos. I have to go to work. I will see some of you sooner than later." Teresa said as she got up 2 hours later.
"We should go too, We need to go shopping for some stuff for the apartment" Harry said, as he and Esme got up.
"We're leaving too, I have my first soccer game since my brace fell off, so I want to get going. I guess we're leaving you alone Chris." Paul said.
"Oh, don't worry about me, I have great company." Chris said without taking his eyes off of Maria's face.
"I'll see you guys later." Chris told everyone as they left.
He turned to Maria and sat closer to her. He took her hand in his own. He began crying.
"I don't know how I'm going to survive without you, you have to wake up. I need you. I can't live without you. I know that I don't know you that well, but what I do know about you, I love that. I need the fighter in you to fight, to wake up. For me, for Miranda, and for your mom. I need to you in my life Maria. I love you."
He kissed their jointed hands when she gave a little squeeze.
"Maria....???"



****more are coming soon. I think my blogger problem has been fixed. This is about the thirtieth time that I am posting this chapter. It is 2:52 in the morning and I am tired. If it works, you'll get another chapter soon then.***Hope you like it.