Beneath The Skies (Book 3 of Running Series)

Chapter 41: Mended Tears

Earnestly Yours - Keaton Henson ft. Ren Ford (Song for Chapter)

Sorry for the delay in the upload. I've had a friend from home visit me at Uni this weekend, so work and updating all went out the window. We had a fabulous time though.

There is only 2 chapters and the epilogue left of this book! Eek!

Dedicated to: Nicola Lipscombe for coming to see me! Love ya chico.

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Chapter 41: Mended Tears

Almost 2 weeks had passed and they'd been the hardest 2 weeks of my life. Keane's body had gradually began to get stronger, the doctors had taken him off the ventilator since he could now breathe on his own and moved him down to a private room out of ICU, which he was going to share with Joey, who was being officially discharged tomorrow. Noah had slowly crept back to his bubbly self and brought life and hope to us all. He'd been speaking to Angelo constantly and it was doing him good, no longer did he cry when he spoke to him. Angelo always sent his best wishes and prayers for Keane every time he spoke with Noah, he kept saying he knew that he would come out the other side. Arlo the mystery man, who I was very suspicious about had been in and around the place, speaking to Rhina a lot. He even sat by Keane and held his hand when Rhina and Noah had finally persuaded me to leave and get some food with them and have a shower,

"You're not going to be any good to anyone if you collapse due to lack of food, you need rest Tayte and you need to be strong and ready for Keane,"

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It was around Midday, 4 days after the ventilator had been removed, Noah, Rhina and Joey had gone to get lunch and I didn't know where Arlo was. I was sat in the chair by Keane's bed with his hand in mine. Then suddenly, his hand moved, my heart rate sped up, then his eyes slowly opened and closed a few times, as if he was getting used to seeing again. They then opened and he looked at me, my whole world span,

"Hey handsome," I said softly, I could hear my voice breaking,

"Hey..." He answered quietly a minute later, as if he was remembering how to speak again, a tear rolled down his cheek, he looked confused, frightened even,

"I told myself I'd be strong, but..." I began to cry, all my emotions were washing through me,

"Sssh" he said softly, "it's okay...I'm here now...I'm here," I cried with my head into the side of him on the bed and he gently played with my hair,

"I thought...I thought..."

"I'm so sorry," He said, as tears rolled down his cheeks, "I...what's going on Tayte?" I wiped his tears with my fingers and then placed my lips on his, when I pulled away, he was looking at me, and "I love you and your right, I can take on anything with you by my side...you said...something...I don't quite...I just remember...",

"I love you too baby, I knew you could hear me...you're going to be okay. I know your probably confused and a bit out of it right now. But you're going to be okay"

Rhina and Noah then walked in,

"KEANE" Noah screamed, rushing over, he began to cry too,

"Hey...kiddo..." I could tell her was really out of it.

"I'll go and get the doctor" Rhina said, she had tears of joy and relief in her eyes as she dashed off,

"I don't remember...anything" He said confused, "I...This feeling..."

"Keane" a voice of the doctor came, with Rhina and Joey in tow, "It's nice to finally see you awake, how are you feeling?"

"I don't know...what happened to me? Where....where am I? What's happening?" He began to cough and I helped him sip some water.