✅ In The Shadow//WDW ✅

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"Please wake up please wake up please wake up"

I wake up dazed and confused and see Ryan and all my brothers around me

"Where am i?" I ask

"Oh my god you're awake thank god. You're in the the hospital. You passed out after-"

"Oh.. am I okay?" I say cutting off Ryan before he says anything

"Yeah but they want you to talk to a therapist about what happened"

"I don't want to"

"You're going to have to." Jonah comes up to me and tries to touch my hand but I rip it away

"Please don't touch me"

"But-"

"Seriously please I don't want to be touched. And I don't want to go to any therapist."

"What do you want to do about Ca-"

"No! Don't say it don't say his name please I'm begging you"

"Okay okay relax but we can go to the police"

"I don't want to talk about this right now. I'm really tired and I'd appreciate it if we'd never discuss what happened or his name. We all know what happened and there's no need to bring it up"

"Well how do you feel?" Corbyn asks

"Honestly awful. My whole body's sore and I just want to sleep"

"Then go to sleep but the doctors are going to talk to you soon"

"Do i have to explain what happened"

"I'm sorry but yeah"

"Oh well can everyone leave so I can sleep please"

They leave the room but Ryan stays

"I'm so sorry" he whispers

I grab his hand and make him look at me

"Don't be sorry"

"But if I didn't leave he wouldn't have done it"

"You were trying to help and find something for the project seriously none of this is your fault"

"I-I heard you yelling but- you just stopped so I was confused. I wish I still checked"

"Hey Shh it's not your fault. Now come on and lay down with me"

I smile at him and he climbs into the bed

"I love you" he whispers

I kiss his cheek and whisper it back

"Do you hate me?" He asks

"Never. You tried your hardest. The only person I hate is him. How long have I been in the hospital?"

"Only for a few hours but I was so scared you wouldn't wake up. I was actually shaking"

"Aw you care about me"

"Of course I do"

"No ones ever cared about me the way you do not even my brothers"

"That's because I'm in love with you"

"Really?"

"Yeah. I know we always say I love you back and forth but to me it's more than just an I love you. It's an I can't wait till we're old so I can marry you and keep you forever. It's an I can't wait until we can have all the children in the world together. When I say I love you I mean I am IN love with you and I never want to lose you. If I lose you, I lose myself. I know that seems unhealthy, depending on you to make me happy but it's true. I love you so much Alyssa Marais and I can't wait till I can hurt him for what he did." He says kissing me softly and I start to cry and smile

He wipes my tears and kisses my forehead

"You're amazing Ryan. I love you so much. Everything you just said I feel the same way. Just please don't hurt him"

"But he hurt you its only fair"

"I'm going to be okay Ry"

"Are you sure"

"100%. As long as you're by my side I'll be okay"

"Then I'm never leaving you"

"You'll have to eventually. I mean you will have to go home" I laugh and he shakes his head

"My aunt can deal without me for a little bit."