Sai

I tried to run but my legs wouldn’t obey. I could only stand there wide-eyed and terrified, like a deer trapped in headlights. For a split second, there was the loudest sound I had ever heard and then blackness and silence.
I was certain I was dead. I felt no pain and if I had survived, I would be in agony, right? I tried to make a sound, move a finger, anything really but nothing happened. It wasn’t as if I was paralyzed; it was more like I didn’t have a body to manipulate. I was just a mind submerged in a pool of nothing.
Eventually, I had feelings of sensation. Passing waves of warmth finally helped me to determine where the edges of my body were. The moment I became one with my body again, it began to ache. It felt as if I had been beaten with a baseball bat. The pain was so intense; even something as simple as opening my eyes was a spectacular ordeal.
Once I was able to open my eyes and keep them open, without losing consciousness, I was able to see that I was in the hospital and that I had survived the accident. I lay staring at the ceiling; the fluffy pillow cushioned my head, and I listened to my heart monitor beep… BEEP… beep with the beat of my heart. I took in a deep breath and the scent of sterilization hit my nostrils.
I looked around the room and I instantly spotted my mother sitting in the chair next to my bed. She was reading Us Weekly magazine, her blonde hair falling into her face. She was wearing one of her signature floral print dresses. She flipped her hair from her face and saw I was awake.
“Dominik!” she squealed, as she leaped from her seat and scrambled to my bedside.
“Hey mom…,” I said hoarsely, my voice cracking from disuse. “How long have I been out?”
“Almost three days,” she replied.
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...ct. Sai floated above me staring into my eyes.
“I’m not ready to die,” I whispered.
“Neither was I, but it is inevitable,” she replied. “At least you will not be alone and have someone who loves you.”
“But my family…,” I slowly trailed off.
“They didn’t care about you unless something bad happened to you, like that accident or now when you refuse to leave your room. That is no way for family to act. I love you and will be with you forever!”
“I trust in your love,” I said and slowly closed my eyes. I began to feel lighter and was enveloped in warmth. When I opened my eyes, I saw Sai was hugging me tightly.
“I… I can feel you!” she exclaimed.
“I can finally feel your touch,” I said.
I slowly moved my face closer to hers, lightly touching my lips to hers, sealing my death with the kiss of the person I loved most. Whether I am alive or dead, my heart will belong to Sai.