Bestfriends Shouldn’t Know How You Taste

Ashley‘s pov

There are a lot of things that scare me but seeing Blake on the hospital bed, looking, so useless with a breathing tube down his throat was the most scared I‘ve ever been.

From where I am standing, I could distinctly see a white bandage wrapped around his head. And as I walk closer the ugly red on his skin is visible to the naked eye Bruises I only hoped would heal was scattered on his face.

I could not seem to think, my emotions, they felt like they were not part of me. My heart pained yet it felt numb. Was that normal? My stomach churn, breathing now harsh. It felt like every breath I took was now constricted.

There I stood beside his bed, my husband‘s bed looking at his unmoving body. His eyes were shut, face pale like the color of uncooked oats. There were also red and raw scratches on his handsome face. I let out a sob.

He did not look like my Blake.

The doctor spoke but I only got half the words he had been uttering for the past five minutes. He didn‘t seem to acknowledge that I was barely listening to him, he showed no signs of it.

“He had been shot at the back of his head, thankfully the bullet did not hit anything vital to kill him. But we have placed him in an induced coma to help the swelling of his brain–”

My head was heavy, eyes not at all clear because of the moisture of incoming tears. Coma. The word was not something I liked to hear.

“Will he wake up?” I find my sudden dry lips crack open to ask this question. I had not lifted my eyes away from Blake as yet but I did now to stare at the doctor. 2

his head. It was common for men his age. Glasses protected brown orbs and when he smiled lines of age creases at

in his eyes. I draw my eyes away, feeling like I would

up, there is nothing to worry about. But usually patients who have suffered the injury your husband had endured do

for any dishonesty. “Do not what doctor?” I did

shoulders sag in defeat. I dropped my gaze

“Sorry.” I apologize.

Blake, he might not be the same after he has awakened from the coma. You see patients that have suffered that kind of trauma to their heads do face

as I reach over and touch Blake‘s equally cold

his unmoving hand I suddenly get a tiny spark

the bush, they always do this when they‘re about to deliver bad news. But all I wanted was for him to just rip off the band aid and

doctor‘s name badge, Unfortunately I had not remembered his name when he had informed me of it the very

body on the small bed. He

it, let it out. The more you beat around the bush the more it‘s killing me.” I rushed out on a single breath. Then sucked in

even be left disabled. Patients whose brains that are swelled normally take days to weeks to wake up from the induced coma.” He says, voice dropping to almost a soft whisper when he sees the tears leak down

now wrapping around Blake‘s more firmly. I rake my eyes over

back to the doctor, his eyes now clearly showing pity. “Can you leave us alone for a few minutes?” It comes

down something on the paper attached to the