My Brother's Best Friend- EDITED

✨Chapter Ten✨

Edited 4/21/20

I can't think. I know Christina and Erik have tried to get through to me. We've been here for hours. I've been sitting in the waiting area for too long. Kasen has been in surgery for the longest time. Almost every scenario imaginable has been running through my head: What if he has amnesia and doesn't remember me, like what happened to me with Erik? What if he goes into a coma and never wakes up? What if... What if he is dead?

The more I thought. The more on edge I became.

"Princess?" I heard him ask. I looked up and for the first time since I saw Kasen on that stretcher I was able to see clearly. There was nothing clouding me; I saw Kyle standing in front of me, his eyes worried. I stood up hesitantly, afraid my legs would not be able to hold my weight, and wrapped my arms around his neck. It felt nice to have the warmth and comfort right now. He sighed when i gave him some kind of response that i didn't give Erik or Christina. He slipped his arm under my legs, picked me up bridal style, and sat down in one of the uncomfortable hospital chairs with me in his lap. His arms snaked around my waist pulling me towards him, eliminating space between us. I buried my face in his shoulder and cried.

"H-He's my best friend. I can't lose him!" I sobbed, continuing the sentence over again. It seemed all I could think was that one sentence.

"Shh. You won't lose him." Kyle whispered to me. I knew he was just saying that to make me feel better because he didn't know anymore than I did but I felt myself calming down. We stayed that way for minutes. I didn't want to leave his arms; they felt as safe as Kasen's. I finally pulled my head away and looked at the tear stained spot I had left on his shirt. I instantly felt bad.

"I'm sorry for ruining your shirt." I told him honestly.

"You didn't ruin anything. It'll wash out Dev." He called me by Erik and Christina's nickname for me. I smiled at him for the first time tonight. Not because I was happy but because I like this Kyle better than the mean bad-boy attitude he always had. Kyle had noticed my smile and was about to say something about it when we heard, "Family of Kasen Horton?"

I stood up and looked to see the doctor looking around the waiting area. I walked, with my crutches, over and said, "That's me." He directed his attention to me. "How is he?" I asked, getting straight to the point.

"He lost a lot of blood. He hit his head pretty bad, and there was a lot of internal bleeding in his skull." The doctor explained.

"What exactly happened?" I asked the doctor.

"He was hit by a car." Oh my god. This is all my fault. If i had just gotten him to stay—

"I-I-Is he..." I trailed off not knowing how to end the question without breaking down. The doctor's eyes showed a bit of sadness in them.

"He's not dead but he won't live for much longer. There's been too much trauma to the body. He is awake." He explained. I nodded the entire time the doctor spoke. I just wanted to know one thing.

"Can I see him?" I asked. The doctor nodded and led me to Kasen's room. The sight was heartbreaking. I saw him and my eyes filled with tears. I covered my mouth with my hand to keep my sobs at bay. I walked over to him which was difficult to do with crutches and blurry eyesight.

"Devyn." He croaked.

"This is all my fault." I said mostly to myself. I sat down in the chair next to the hospital bed and I grabbed his hand with mine. "I'm so sorry."

"It's not your fault. Don't blame yourself." He told me.

"I love you." I said not knowing what else to say.