Senior Year, Biscuits & The Fuentes Family As Told By Nelissa Brown

I woke up wanting to be next to Mike. But I was in a white clinical room on my own. Or I thought I was. I saw Nicky sprawled out on the couch in here with Jaime and Tony sharing the arm chair, Cassie sat on Jaime's lap as she knitted what looked like a bright canary yellow marquee, and B was sat at the end of my bed throwing a ball of rubber bands up in the air and catching it again.
"I feel like I'm missing out on a party." I said. Everyone looked up and grinned. Bless 'em.
"You're awake!" B said excitedly.
"I think so."
"How do you feel?" Cassie asked.
"High. What are they feeding me?"
"Morphine." B giggled.
"Let's take some home." I suggested.
"Someone's perky." Tony commented.
"I've got a lot of talking to make up for. How many days worth?"
"Two." Jaime answered me.
"Wait! Where's Mike?" I suddenly asked.
"He's still sleeping." Tony said awkwardly.
"Is he tired?"
"He hadn't woken up yet. He hit his head pretty hard. They told me you'd be awake before him so everyone came to you," Nicky explained for me. "I was here with you though, I obviously don't care about your boyfriend."
"Thanks Nicky." I rolled my eyes.
"What happened, Nel?" B asked.
"Oh, we were on the motorbike," I said, trying to think. "Some car was following us and then the car cut Mike up. Not like with a knife but driver cut up. Then Mike lost control and we crashed into a bus stop. Then he talked to me and he passed out." I frowned.
"I told him to be careful." Jaime sighed.
"You're awake!" A voice exclaimed. I saw a nurse walk in. She started checking charts and taking my blood pressure.
"When will Mike wake up?" I asked.
"Are you his girlfriend?"
"I'm his Nelissa." I said simply.
"He'll be waking up soon hopefully." she smiled and went bustling out of my room.
But she was lying. He wasn't awake 'soon'. A week later he was still sleeping. How do you wake someone up? I don't know. The nurses won't let me throw water over him. I thought I was bad but that first time I walked into his room I saw how bad he was. All his face was cut, so was his head. And there were cuts on his arms and torso and legs too. One of his arms were in a sling. I only had some cuts on my face and arms. A few sprains. Mike had taken the full tumble.
I come here quite often. He isn't awake but he can hear me apparently. So I talk to him quite a lot. I'm always happy. He needs me happy. "Hey handsome!" I exclaimed when I sat down. Nothing. "How're you?" Again nothing. "I'm good, thanks for asking! Do you want to hear about my day?" Silence. "I'll take that as a yes. I had a dream last night. I was being kidnapped by the cast of Wayne's World. They were carrying me away to their show and Garth kept touching my hair. But in the end I annoyed them so much that they brought me back." I hope he likes my stories. "At school we're getting a therapist to come and talk to us. Everyone is so sad. That's okay though, I'm putting a smile on their faces!" That's a lie. I can't even smile myself. "We're all okay!" Another lie. We're all falling apart. Especially Jaime. "I'd give you a hug but the nurse that looks like Madonna shouted at me last time. She got even madder when I asked for her autograph."
"How is he?" I heard him ask. I turned around quickly and saw Vic. I sighed and shrugged. "I mean is there any change since last night?" Vic added.
"No." I sighed.
"You need some sleep, Nel. You're looking awful," Vic commented. Ever the charmer. "I wish I knew the guys who made him crash." he added and fell heavily into the chair next to me.
"Me too." I mumbled. Vic wrapped his arm around me to comfort me and I rested my head on his chest. Vic pulled me into hug him and through everything I was feeling for Mike I forgot what Vic did to me before. I welcomed his arms.
"What are you doing?!" Jaime demanded. Oh no. Nothing ever works out. "What are you doing here? You haven't been here once since the crash!"
"Just because I haven't been here in the day in visiting hours doesn't mean I don't come here every night!" Vic stood up angrily. "I care about my brother even if things have been rocky. I love him!" Vic yelled.
"Whatever!" Jaime shot back.
"You people!" Vic snarled and stormed out of the room.
I looked down and felt Jaime sit down next to me. "I went mad at him, didn't I?" Jaime sighed. I nodded, still not looking at him. "Sorry." I nodded. "You know what, Nel?"
"What?" I finally asked.
"I really need him to wake up."
"Me too." I sighed.
"Mike is my best friend. I need him. I need you too though."
"Me?" I frowned.
"Yeah, I mean come on. You're the only person that can make any of us happy. You're the only one that can make us laugh and smile now."
"I haven't been there lately. Have I?" I muttered.
"Nope." he popped the 'p'.
I sat back and looked at Mike. That's it. They need me. I need to be me again. I need to be happy and funny and support everyone. They're all sadder than they would be if I was there making them smile. I've abandoned them. I've abandoned B. I need to be me again. I've decided. I'm going to pull myself together. I'm not allowed to see Mike again until I do!
I kissed Jaime on the cheek and got up. I walked out and went to my car. I need a life plan, that's all.
Smile.
Stop moping.
Be there for everyone and make them smile.
See Mike when everyone is better.
I could go see him once more. No! That's breaking rule four. I pulled myself together and drove to B's house. I parked up and went inside. B's mom let me up and I went to her room. I walked right in and B looked up. She sighed and looked back down.
Now I was looking at her in her most rawest state. No jokes. No banter. No sarcasm. No threats. No nothing. Just B sat on her bed, her cheeks stained red and her eyes sore. Her arms hugging her body and her legs almost shaking. I went forward and opened my arms. B rushed over to me and hugged me tight.
"It's okay, I'm back." I soothed.
"When Tony and Jaime found out about you and Mike I had to watch them almost get themselves run over when they tried to get to you in time. A car clipped them!"
"Everything will be okay." I said softly as she cried into my shoulder. I felt like the roles in our friendship had reversed. Well, they kind of had.

Notes

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