Forgetting Florence // Alex Hayes F.F.

Chapter 5 ~ Spring Formal

Monday 14th June 2014

I am recovering well after what happened a few weeks ago. Thankfully Alex didn't tell anyone what happened, I trust him for this.

Soon I will be able to leave ; I will be out of this hospital in 2 days. I'm kind of excited, to touch the wet road after rain has Sodden the ground, and rub my fingers through the silky cut grass. At least one more time until I'm under the ground.

Wednesday 16th June 2014

Today I am being released. Yay. I think spending this much time with Alex in hospital has made me really excited to leave so I can see him, so he doesn't have to keep coming to the hospital. It's oddly strange, I never thought he could change how I feel about anything, I never thought anyone could.

As soon as I got out the car, I felt a gush of relief run through my veins, it was a beautiful sensation. It started to rain as I spun round slowly, letting each individual rain drop pitter patter onto my face. I have never felt more alive than this moment.

The only struggle with coming home is that I have to carry this heavy container, filled with air since I can't really breathe properly anymore. I guess you could say I now am basically hazel from the fault in our stars and Alex is Augustus. I loved that book, it was the only thing I can relate to in hospital.

The Spring formal is coming up soon, I want to go really badly just to see everyone at school again but I don't think it's a possibility. I don't have a date either since Alex probably isn't going to ask me.

Just as the thought left my mind I got a text message:

Alex: Hey Florence can I come over to you place since you're outta the hospital, I got something to ask you.
Florence: sure, you can ask me on text can't you? Don't bother yourself to come visit me, I'm still an ugly bald creature!
Alex: Don't be ridiculous! How could I not come and visit you as soon as you got out of hospital!! And your not an ugly bald creature, that's your dad! :^)
Florence: okay :)

Alex seemed to arrive super quick.

"Hey my beautiful girl, what you up to?"

"Just on my laptop, so what did you come all this way to ask me?"

"Well I wanted to formally invite you to the Spring formal as my date!"

"There's a lot of the word formal in that sentence"

"Will you just accept, there's no one else I'd rather go with!!! :)"

"Okay I'll go, but only if I'm well enough. What colour dress do you want me to wear?"

"You choose (RED THOUGH) ;)"

"Okay okay I'll get a red dress, I don't know how I'm gonna carry around my gas tank. "

"I'll carry it as your big strong...uh..."

"What??"

"Are we classed as....boyfriend and girlfriend?"

I could not believe what he just said. Boyfriend and girlfriend!! I don't know if I'm ready for that commitment. Don't you say yes Florence. Don't you dare. No.

"Sure :)"

"Yes!!!! Does that mean we get to like kiss and stuff?"

"I guess, isn't that what couples do??"

As soon as I said this he leaned in and kissed me, his rosy red lips were suttle and warm. I didn't really know what i was doing so I couldn't kiss back. So I just closed my eyes and let him do all the work.

Friday 18th June 2014

It's Spring formal!!!!! And I can go since I'm getting better by the day! My Tumour has shrunk to the size of a raisin (Ik its gross) my lungs are getting better and now I can carry a small inhaler around with me (no more gas tank woohoo!) I know this is all happening so fast!! I don't want to die anymore because of Alex, he has changed my whole interpretation on life. I am looking at it in a totally different angle.

Alex came and picked me up in his car. I didn't care if it wasn't fancy at least Alex was The chauffeur. I wore the most beautiful red dress, incrusted with diamonds at the bottom, it was a strapless dress which was kind of annoying since my boobs kept slipping down so I had to readjust a few times. Alex chose the dress for me and he must of at least had in mind how much bloody cleavage there would be! He seemed to enjoy it as well, I don't really mind. It was just if Jerry was there!

It was so beautiful, there were huge decorations floating around everywhere and magnificent flowers planted everywhere. It was something out of a fairytale.

A lot of people came up to me. People who I didn't know. I had been around them for all these years but never thought to speak to them. How selfish of me. They seemed so nice as well.

Me and Alex didn't dance very much as I got out of breath very easily. We did manage to slow dance at the end though which was nice. It felt so good to be held in his arms. I could wish for nothing more than this moment to happen again.

When he drove me home he whispered in my ear

"I love you, Florence, don't ever take that away from me."

I said I loved him back and we kissed again. This time I had a better idea of what to do. Resulting in happiness between the two of us.

I slept well that night. Having dreams once again and not anymore nightmares.