I Still Do

Chapter 9

My nerves were behind skyrocketed.

"Wilbur! I'm so sorry if I woke you-" Dylan spoke quickly and sounded out of breath.

"You didn't wake me. What's going on? Are you okay?" I rambled on, and thought of every and any possible thing that could have happened.

"You need to get to the hospital." I heard sobs in the background of the phone, and I realized that it was Max.

"Is Max okay?" I asked as I grabbed shoes and put them on.

"No- Wilbur- you need to be here-"

"I'm on my way." I hung up the phone and put on my jacket.

"Phil you're in charge. I need to go to the hospital." I rambled quickly as Phil stood up and held his arms at my shoulder.

"What's going on?!" Phil asked after seeing how panicked I was.

"I don't know. Dylan just called me from the hospital, and I could hear Max sobbing in the background-"

"Go." Phil didn't let me finish before he pointed at the door.

I nodded my head and ran out of my flat. My hands shook as I ran down the street. The rain poured down on me, but with every step I took I felt myself sinking lower and lower.

Once I got to the hospital I ran into the waiting room, where Ryder had texted me that they would meet me.

"I never thought that this day would come." Ember sobbed into my chest after she hugged me.

I looked over at everyone and their eyes were all bloodshot.

"What the hell happened?!" I said, feeling a strong sense of Deja Vu.

Dylan sat on the floor, Max next to him, Liana laying in his arms crying, Ryder leaned against the wall, hands on his face.

"Family of Daytona Jareds?"

My body froze.

Time stopped.

This cannot be happening.

I was doing so good.

Every possible scenario played through my head.
Dylan jumped up and we all followed the doctor, who stayed silent.

We stopped in front of the room that I haven't been in for at least a month. I felt the tears threaten my eyes as the doctor stood in front of the door.

I'm sorry.

I was ready for those words to come out of the doctor's mouth. But they never did. Instead the door opened and we all shuffled in, one by one.

I leaned against the wall and Dylan sat in the chair that I normally sat in. Ember sat on the couch next to Ryder. Liana and Max stood behind Dylan, hands interlocked.

"Oh my god." Dylan mumbled as the doctor stood next to her.

Those eyes. I could never forget those eyes.

My heart that was shattered, was now fixed, within a blink of an eye, within a breath of fresh air.

"Daytona?" Max whispered so quietly I wouldn't be surprised if she didn't hear him.

I stood there frozen in shock before I let out a sob.
She was alive. After seven years, she still fought her way through everything.

"I'm sorry?" She questioned before looking at Max.

God that voice.

That fucking voice that I have been dying to hear for seven fucking years.

"Your fucking back!" Max shouted, tears of happiness streaming down his face as he threw himself lightly on her.

I let out a laugh as I watched him sob into her chest.

"I'm so sorry- Who are you?" She stumbled with her words as she looked around the room at every one of us.

Max shot up and Ryder got up and pulled him back.
And just like that.

My heart was broken once again.

"A minute ago she was just-" The nurse who has been here for years, spoke.

The doctor then cleared her throat and smiled.

"Do you remember your name? The date? Where you are?" The doctor asked before my phone fell to the floor out of my hands.

"My name is Jareds. Daytona Jareds. Um... It's November 7th, and I'm in Greece."

Just like that, everything was taken away from me, once again.

"Does anyone in this room look familiar to you?" The doctor asked in a soft tone.

"No... I'm so sorry." She whispered like her own heart was breaking.

"Introduce yourselves one at a time."

"I'm Dylan, I'm your dad and your coach- or was your coach. I still have no idea-"

"Dad, why the hell do you look so old now? Is this some sort of sick joke, because it's not funny." Daytona mumbled and rubbed her temples.

"Max. Your brother." Is all he said. He could barely even get those words out.

"My brother is fifthteen, not twenty something." Daytona laughed and rolled her eyes.

"I'm Liana. Ryder's sister, and your brother's girlfriend."

"I'm Ember. Your best friend." Ember picked at her nails and I did the same.

"I'm Ryder. Your other best friend."

I stayed quiet as they all looked at me.

I rubbed my face with my hand.

"I'm Wilbur."

She looked at me, and didn't fucking recongize me, one bit.

"You have really nice hair."

I cried, I cried hard. Ryder held me up as I sobbed into his shoulder. God, can anything ever come easy for me?!

I wanted to scream, I wanted to throw shit around.

"Why don't we all sit down- Daytona, what's the last thing you remember? Can you describe yourself?"

"Um, yeah, sure." She smiled lightly, trying to sit up, but failing.

I immediately went to grab her and hold her up, but Ryder held me back.

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