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Beep, beep, beep.
What the hell is that annoying noise?
Where am I, what happened?
Am I dreaming?
Where is Ashton? I need to see him. We need to talk.
There’s crying in the background, and I can feel the pain, I don’t even know if it’s mine or someone else’s… but it’s all around me - so much pain.
“Acacia, can you hear me?” I hear a sweet voice calling for me, “Acacia?”
“What - who are you?” I try to see the source of the voice, but I can’t see anything except a blinding light. Then, the light transforms into a figure, and I know who she is before she gives me the answer, “Acacia, I’m April.”
She is so beautiful… more beautiful than the picture I’ve seen in Ashton’s house. Seeing her makes me a ball of emotion.
“How can I see you? Am I dead?” My words catch on a sob as I realize who I’m talking to, but surely, I shouldn’t see her.
“Shhhh, calm down, you’re not dead.”
“Then how? I don’t understand.” She comes closer to me, she reaches for my hand, and I feel the coldness as it seeps through me.
“You’re going to wake up from this Acacia, you have to. And you’re going to love Ashton for both of us. He loves you, I know; he told me that.”
“Does he really? I’m afraid he loves me because I was there when he was grieving. He loves you, April. He will always love you.”
“We loved each other, but we weren’t meant for each other, Acacia. He was a gift to me before I left this world. But you two are meant for each other. I was just the reason to bring your paths together in a way.”
“Do you re
ally think he loves me? Do you believe him?” I whisper.
Her smile is the sweetest thing I’ve seen, it fills me with warmth. “You and I are the total opposite of each other, Acacia. I had never been as brave as you. You’ve waited for him, you’ve loved him from the beginning, and you haven’t given up on him. You’re unique, and he loves you for it, but not because of the pain and not because of the loss.”
“How will I go back to him?”
“You’re just sleeping at the moment, but you’re going to pull through, and you and Ashton are going to be happy, but I need you to do me a favor, can you do that?”
I nod my head frantically.
“I need you to love and cherish him, you have to hold on to that for as long you’ve got together. Promise me, then I can move on knowing he’s happy. You’re perfect for him Acacia, I’ve watched you together.” she says.
I feel her tears even though I can’t see a trace of them. “I have to go now…”
“No, don’t go yet there’s so many things to ask - to say.” I reach out to grab her hand, but it slips through my fingers.
“You’ll figure it out along the way, you’ll be fine. Bye Acacia.”
“April?” I try to reach for her again, but the sound of crying from afar gets my attention.
Who is crying?
“Acacia, baby, please wake up I need you.”
Is that Ashton?