Separate But Equal

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Coma?! I'm in a coma! No, I was supposed to be with Chris. Now I'm stuck laying here unresponsive. Every time I think we're going to get to be together we get ripped away from each other. This isn't fair, what sucks even more is that I've realized I can't mind link with Chris to let him know that I'm okay.

"Zahra. Stand up babydoll." I know that voice, it's Selena. I do as she instructed, and stand to my feet.

"Where am I?" I take notice of the misty deserted area we are in.

"Limbo." A masculine voice says from somewhere amongst the mist, Uncle Clint.

"What's that?"

"It's the borderland between life and death."

"Why am I here?"

"You're undecided." They said together.

Undecided about what, whether or not I want to live? There shouldn't be a decision, I want to live damn it! I want to be with my family and Chris.

"No I'm not! I know exactly what I want, I want to live."

"Your mind knows this, but it's your body that hasn't caught up yet."

I slump to the ground staring at the dry cracked land. I tuck my knees under my chin, and just sit there. I'm stuck here, and there's nothing I can do about it. Why is life such a bitch to me? I've always been a good person. I did what my parents asked me, followed all of the rules when I was little. I never went against my parents wishes, unless it was for the right reasons. Wanting to be with Chris was the only time I went against them, and I knew that was the right reason. It was for love, love is always a good reason.

"Hey gorgeous." I knew that voice, Chris was back. I'd love to speak to him, but I can't. Well I can, but he won't hear me.

"Your hair is growing like crazy, I'm gonna have to get Honey to come here and tame those curls for me." He laughed nervously. I could just see him holding back his smile.

He kept talking to my unresponsive body, I laughed at his jokes even though he couldn't hear me. He updated me on how everybody was doing. This sucks, the war is over, but we're still apart. Chris and I went through all of this to be together, and we still can't get each other.

"Baby, we need you back here, I need you back here."

He's crying again, and I can't do anything about it, I hate this. All I wanna do is hold him, and tell him I'm okay. That's my baby crying out for me, and I can't comfort him. I hugged myself feeling tears fall from my own eyes. We just want to be with each other, why is that so hard for us? We did all that fighting for nothing! We still don't get to be together. What's the point in trying now, we'll never get what we want.

"Somebody help!" I heard Chris tell frantically.

Just as I heard that the ground started cracking, and breaking. I jumped to my feet running trying to find any stable land. Before I knew it I was falling through the ground, traveling down a hole of darkness.

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Chris P.O.V.

After school I went back to the hospital. I'm going to spend as much time with Zah as I can.

"Hey gorgeous." I kissed her forehead. Like always I sat right at her bedside holding her hand. With my free hand I touched her unruly curls.

"Your hair is growing like crazy, I'm gonna have to get Honey to come here and tame those curls for me." I laugh nervously. I miss her hand, a habit I've developed since she's been here. I updated her on all of our friends, and our families. I wish she was awake to respond to me. I know she would laugh at all of my jokes.

"Baby, we need you back here, I need you back here." I signed out, damn, I can never come here without crying.

"I know by now you're tired of hearing me cry my eyes too you. I can't help it, I just miss you so fucking much."

I grasped her hand tighter as I scooted my chair closer to her bed.

"I'm losing it without you here. Zahra we did all of this to be together, don't let our efforts be for nothing. You're my heart, I can't be without my heart. Zah I'll die."

I'm staring to regret what I said, my chest tightened, and my heart felt like it would pop out of my chest. I knew that wasn't me, it was Zah. Her heart monitor showed that her heart was beating entirely too fast. I ignored my pain, and pushed the button for the nurse.

"Somebody help!" I yelled frantically. I gripped at my chest still feeling it tighten. The nurses rushed in, one crouched in front of me to check to see how I was. I wasn't worried about my well being, I only cared about Zahra.

"Don't worry about me, just take care of her." I gritted through the pain. I heard them yelling a bunch of medical terms that I didn't understand. I did however understand the sound of her flat lining along with my heart rate slowing down. I rose to my feet trying to get through the mass of doctors that were taking her away.

"No!" I fought through the nurses trying to hold me back.

"Sir, you can't go back there. It's too dangerous."

"I have to be with her, she needs me!"

"I understand that sir, but only doctors are allowed back there."

"Fine, just save her. I can't lose her."

"I promise we'll do all we can to get her back."

Zahra, don't leave me please.