Unforgettable (Emison)

Chapter 20: "Fatal"

Hannas POV
My heart pounds faster than the speed of light in my chest as I watch the doctors rush Caleb into the ER.
A nurse was listing out the visible injuries to the doctor as the door shut behind them and the hall falls silent.
"He's going to be okay" I feel Aria put her hand on my shoulder. I turn my head slightly and nod.
She squeezes me arm as I turn around and sit beside Emily and Spencer as we wait to hear from the doctor.
We sit in silence for awhile, unknowing of his condition.

Alison's POV
Observing my friends, I look around.
Hanna, her skin pale and her eyes bloodshot from crying.
I could say Spencer is the same, but Spencer has had a blank expression on her face ever since Caleb arrived at her doorstep, covered in blood and unable to walk.
We were all there when he came.

I look around again, Aria is sitting beside spencer, looking at her worryingly.
Aria takes Spencer's hand and Spencer looks at Aria, giving her a small smile before returning her gaze to the floor.

I turn to my left and look at Emily.
Although she's sitting in the seat beside me, she's very distant.
She's fidgeting with the loose string on her old shark jumper.
I give her a small nudge to get her attention.
She looks at me and raises her eyebrows.
I lean over, close to her ear.
"Can we talk for a second?" I whisper, leaning back to see her response.
She nods slightly and stands up, walking around the corner.
I take a deep breath before following her.
"Look Ali, you don't have to apologise for what you said to me" She begins when I walk over to her.
"I know you didn't mean it" She pauses, I can tell that there's uncertainty in her voice, did she think I meant it?
"Em i'm going to apologise anyways, I don't want to screw up whatever was going on before A got in the way" I blurt out.
She looks at me for a second, but looks down at the ground.
She doesn't speak.
"Emily, I know i've hurt you in the past, and god, If i could go back in time and fix everything i've done wrong, things would be so different." I say, slowing stepping closer to her.
"Emily" I say softly, putting my hand on her cheek.
We're just inches apart.
She looks up slightly, her chestnut brown eyes looking into mine.
I take a sharp breath.
"I love you"
I whisper, before I pull her into me and letting our lips clash.

Emilys POV
When alison's lips meet mine, I freeze.
I didn't expect her to do that at all.
I still haven't told her that I kissed Paige because if what Alison just said is true, she'll get jealous.
Alison gets really jealous.
It's a short kiss but damn, it was good.
I'm speechless, but Ali speaks before I could put my thoughts together.
"We should get back" She clears her throat, walking away quickly.
I stand there, in misbelief of what happened.

Hannas POV
It's almost 2am and I'm still in the hospital, waiting to see Caleb.
Emily, Aria and Spencer went home awhile ago.
Alison stayed to make sure I'm okay.

After about 10 minutes, a doctor walks up.
"Wren?" I question, seeing the familiar british boy for the first time in years.
"Hello Hanna, would you like to see Caleb" he asks.
I don't  need to answer him.
I stand up and walk to Calebs room.

I want to sleep next to you
I slowly open the door, and take a moment before walking in and closing it behind me.
But that's all I want to do right now.
He's lying there, motionless, the only sign of life from him is the monitor showing his heart rate.
I slowly approach him, pulling a chair beside the bed and sitting down.
And I want to come home to you
I take his hand.
His left leg is risen and has a cast on it, his arms are bandaged and his head has a lot of bruises.
But home is just a room full of my safest sounds.
I squeeze it slightly.
I close my eyes and feel his grip tighten slightly.
I sigh, squeezing his hand again and smiling.
'Cause you know that I can't trust myself with my 3am shadow.
After 10 minutes, Caleb speaks.
"Hanna?" He whispers quietly, his voice raspy.
"Yeah?" I ask casually.
He tries his best to look at me, but instead I stand up and hover over his face, just centimeters apart.
"I love you" he whispers again.
My heart stops, I feel my legs give out under me which ends in me falling onto Calebs lips.
I'd rather fuel a fantasy then deal with this alone.
Do you know that feeling.. the one where you used to be madly in love with someone, but for some reason you went separate ways, and then years later, you kiss them and all of those previous feelings come flooding back?
Because that's the feeling I have right now.
So come over now, and talk me down.

Alison's POV
I drop Aria off at Ezra's loft and now I sit in the car alone with Emily.
It's weird.
She doesn't even need to talk for me to feel safe.
I honestly can't put into words.. what emily makes me feel.
I've never been loved like it before.
We're driving through the town until we come to a stop outside Emily's house.
We haven't said a word to each other.
She turns to me.
"Can I stay with you tonight?" She asks softly, twitching her finger nervously.
"I don't really want to be alone" She says quietly.
I smile, placing my hand over hers.
"Of course you can"
She gives me a small smile, but stiffens when I squeeze her hand.
She relaxes and intertwines our fingers.
As I look at our joined hands, I smile.

Emily's POV
My heart is beating faster than ever.
Alison's touch makes me weak.
She is my weakness.
When we reach ali's house, she lets go of my hand.
I instantly feel an absence of her when she lets go and gets out of the car.
When I get out, she come around, rejoining our hands and I feel truly safe again.
I never thought this would happen, holding hands with my first true love, 5 years after she shattered my heart.

It feels like I'm apart of some big dream and that i'm going to wake up as my 16 year old self, but I never knew Alison, all I knew of her was the popular girl who went missing.
After Ali's 'death' I thought about that.
what would things be like if I never met her?

That's nothing to think about now,
I'm walking into Ali's house, hand in hand.

When we go in, she turns to me.

Her smile.
It lights a spark in me and I can't stop myself.
i throw myself onto her.
My lips clashing with hers.