Runaway Love

Pain

Kolby and I sat centimeters away from where Brantley laid in his hospital bed. I had been crying, my nose was running, but I couldn't leave his side.
Kolby wiped his eyes, "I'll give you some space, I'm going to go call Ma and see how far she is." He left the room.
I picked up Brantley hand and stroked it. He looked so small and fragile in that hospital bed.
"Damn you Brantley, causing my heart to hurt like this. I need to Brantley, You can't leave me. I'm sorry that I over reacted about you and Amber, but I felt betrayed. I just wanted some space and time, I certainly didn't want. this. I don't think I can survive without you anymore. Damn it Brantley, you need to wake up, I miss you so much already."
I thought back to the event that started this all.
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Believe it or not Amber and I actually were best friends up until sophomore year. Up until then it had been Kolby, Amber and I against the world.
Well it all started because of a boy. Amber had a huge crush on this guy, Johnny and Johnny had a crush on someone else. Well when he asked if I would tutor him in math, I said because I wanted to help Amber make her move. But Amber said I was trying to steal him from her. Thus began who rise to bitchdom.
Now it was just me and Kolby. That was the year that I spent every waking second at his house.
That was also the year I began seeing Brantley in a whole new light.He was no longer Kolby older brother, he was an attractive older guy.I developed quicker than most girls my age. I had just right amount of curve in all the right places. I had caught Brantley staring a few times.
I remember this one time when Kolby had a pool party. I wore my tiny red bikini, which got Brantley a little too excited, if you know what I mean. Amber tried to embarrass me that day too but it didn't bother me because of Brantley.
I was 15 and he was 18 but I didn't care, I was going to be his one day.
Amber tried everything in her power to keep us apart, and once we were together she tried everything to break us up.She never succeeded though.
Brantley was my first love, my first kiss, my first time.
I was 17 and he was 20. He snuck down my drive as I snuck out my window. We drove out to the creek, that was the night I officially became his.
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I kissed his hand and laid my head on his chest. I lost control, I just started crying harder. I felt his hand move and brush my cheek. I sit up and look at him.
In a weak and tired voice he says "Don't cry over baby girl" he grunts as he tries to  shift in bed. "This old dog ain't worth the tears and heartache."
"Brantley Keith Gilbert, Don't talk like that. You are worth every tear drop. I love you so much, but don't you ever scare me like that again, you hear me"
"Yes ma'am" he laughs softly.
"I better go get Kolby and a doctor."
He just nodded, I could tell he was in pain.
"oh, big brother, You scared the hell out of me. I thought I had lost you after all these years."
"You can't get rid of me that easy" he replied.
His momma just looked at him with sadness.
"I'm sorry Momma"
Kolby and I left the room to give them privacy.
The doctors said that new Xrays show that Brantley redamaged a bone that was broke in his last wreck. He needs surgery to repair it.

"Oh Brantley please wake up, I promise I'll be yours forever if you would just open your eyes for me" I squeezed his hand and kissed it.  I felt him squeeze my hand back.
His grizzly voice was even more rough as he said "you pinky promise?"
I smiled and kissed his hand "yeah I pinky promise" I smiled at him.