Chapter 24 (One Week Later)
Nick said a quick prayer before walking into Michelle’s hospital room, hoping that her parents would not be there. For the moment, Michelle's parents hated Nick. They practically ran Nick away every time he came to visit Michelle. Michelle’s parents felt that her getting shot was all of his fault. They felt he was cheating on Michelle with the girl – Selena - who brought all the trouble into their lives. And for that, they blamed Nick. Nick hoped to have a few minutes alone with Michelle since he hadn’t really had the chance since she’d been in the hospital.
Nick knocked on the door and slowly opened it as he peeked in.
“Hi.” She smiled.
“Hey. You’re awake.” Nick looked around her room and saw that she was by herself. Nick sighed in relief. “And you’re alone. Awesome.” Nick walked over to Michelle, grabbing her hand. “How are you feeling?”
“Can't be any worst than not being able to walk again.” She said with a little sarcasm.
“Im so sorry…I – “
“I know Nick. You’ve told me that for the past 5 days now.” Michelle said sadly as she interrupted him.
The doctors told Michelle the other day that she was paralyzed from the waist down due to her getting shot in the back by Vinny. Doctors say she will never walk again. Nick looked down avoiding eye contact with her.
Michelle put on a smile. “You know…you don’t have to feel so guilty. I brought this on my own. I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my life…but this one? Really takes the cake.”
Nick responded by bringing her hand up to his lips and kissing her hand.
Michelle continued, “Every day that you’ve been here, I’ve only thought about me. I never asked how were Selena and Jaylen. Where are they?” “They’re back in New York.” Nick said softly still holding her hand up to his lips.
“Oh.” She said and looked away. “Jaylen is really okay, though, right?”
“He’s really doing good. My friend Jaimee told me that he acts as if nothing ever happened.”
“Good.” Michelle responded. “And Selena?”
“She’s...okay.” Nick hesitated.
“You guys talk every day, huh?”
“Actually…No, we don’t ” Nick replied.
Michelle looked up at Nick in shock. “Why not?”
Nick lowered her hand yet continued to hold it. “I just need some time to myself.”
“But you've been here every day...?”
“I needed to know that you were okay, Michelle. I do still love you. I can’t just stop over night.”
Michelle looked away. “But you’re not in love with me….right?”
Nick didn’t respond.
A tear dropped down her face. She chuckled. “What would a guy like you want with a girl like me who is paralyzed, right?”
“No, its not like that Michelle. That’s not fair.” Nick said as he wiped a tear from her cheek.
Michelle took a deep breath. “It’s okay. I know that I’ve always come second to Selena.”
Nick remained silent.
She chuckled in disbelief. “It’s okay, Nick. Really. Im not trying to make you feel guilty. I know I betrayed you and im sorry.” She looked up at him with eyes full of tears. “I still love you. I Always will. Im always going to be here for you.”
Nick leaned forward and kissed the crown of Michelle’s head. As he closed his eyes a tear dropped down his cheek. “I love you.” Nick whispered.
Michelle started to break down in tears.
As Nick embraced her tightly, he softly added, “Im here for you…always.”
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Nick knocked on the door and slowly opened it as he peeked in.
“Hi.” She smiled.
“Hey. You’re awake.” Nick looked around her room and saw that she was by herself. Nick sighed in relief. “And you’re alone. Awesome.” Nick walked over to Michelle, grabbing her hand. “How are you feeling?”
“Can't be any worst than not being able to walk again.” She said with a little sarcasm.
“Im so sorry…I – “
“I know Nick. You’ve told me that for the past 5 days now.” Michelle said sadly as she interrupted him.
The doctors told Michelle the other day that she was paralyzed from the waist down due to her getting shot in the back by Vinny. Doctors say she will never walk again. Nick looked down avoiding eye contact with her.
Michelle put on a smile. “You know…you don’t have to feel so guilty. I brought this on my own. I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my life…but this one? Really takes the cake.”
Nick responded by bringing her hand up to his lips and kissing her hand.
Michelle continued, “Every day that you’ve been here, I’ve only thought about me. I never asked how were Selena and Jaylen. Where are they?” “They’re back in New York.” Nick said softly still holding her hand up to his lips.
“Oh.” She said and looked away. “Jaylen is really okay, though, right?”
“He’s really doing good. My friend Jaimee told me that he acts as if nothing ever happened.”
“Good.” Michelle responded. “And Selena?”
“She’s...okay.” Nick hesitated.
“You guys talk every day, huh?”
“Actually…No, we don’t ” Nick replied.
Michelle looked up at Nick in shock. “Why not?”
Nick lowered her hand yet continued to hold it. “I just need some time to myself.”
“But you've been here every day...?”
“I needed to know that you were okay, Michelle. I do still love you. I can’t just stop over night.”
Michelle looked away. “But you’re not in love with me….right?”
Nick didn’t respond.
A tear dropped down her face. She chuckled. “What would a guy like you want with a girl like me who is paralyzed, right?”
“No, its not like that Michelle. That’s not fair.” Nick said as he wiped a tear from her cheek.
Michelle took a deep breath. “It’s okay. I know that I’ve always come second to Selena.”
Nick remained silent.
She chuckled in disbelief. “It’s okay, Nick. Really. Im not trying to make you feel guilty. I know I betrayed you and im sorry.” She looked up at him with eyes full of tears. “I still love you. I Always will. Im always going to be here for you.”
Nick leaned forward and kissed the crown of Michelle’s head. As he closed his eyes a tear dropped down his cheek. “I love you.” Nick whispered.
Michelle started to break down in tears.
As Nick embraced her tightly, he softly added, “Im here for you…always.”
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Selena's Mom's House
“Sel, sweetie. You have company.” Selena’s mom said as she peeked inside her bedroom.
Selena rolled over to her side looking in her mother’s direction. “Who is it?” she asked with hope in her eyes. Deep down inside she hoped it was Nick.
“Jaimee.” her mother responded.
Selena sighed with disappointment.
Her mother continued, “Do you feel like having company today?”
Selena nodded yes and sat up in her bed.
Her mother nodded okay and left to get Jaimee.
Selena had been stuck in her old bedroom for the past 5 days straight since she moved back home with her mother in New York. She hadn’t seen or heard from Nick since the day she left.
She quickly reminisced about that day. ::::::
::FLASH BACK ::
:::: Nick helped to load Selena’s belongings into her car while her mother held Jaylen.
“We’ll be waiting in the car.” Mrs. Angie, Selena's mother, said to Selena.
Selena nodded okay and walked back into Nick’s house.
Nick was grabbing his car keys as if he were about to leave.
“Thanks for helping me pack.” Selena said as she tucked a few strands behind her ear.
Nick looked into her eyes as the purple reddish bruise on her face discolored her angelic face. “No problem.”
“Are you going to go visit Michelle in the hospital?”
“Yeah.” Nick responded slowly.
There was a brief silence in the room. Then Selena finally spoke. “So, I guess this is it. Thank you for…everything.” Selena said softly.
Nick walked up to her and gave her a meaningful hug as he held her tightly in his arms.
They remained in this position allowing a few minutes to pass as they both remained silent, in the moment.
Nick pulled away first. “I’ll call you. You know…to check on Jaylen.”
“And what about me?” Selena asked in a low tone.
Nick took a deep breath. “I uh…Sel…” Nick paused to think of the right words to say. “I need time.”
Selena closed her eyes and hung her head low. Selena looked back up at him with tears in her eyes. “Can I still call you?”
Nick hesitated. “Uhm…I’ll call you.”
Selena slowly nodded okay with sadness.
Nick continued in a low voice without making eye contact with her, “I should probably get going.”
Selena took a deep breath as she turned away from him to walk out of his town home. She then stopped and looked back at him. “I’ll wait for you. No matter what, I love you…I’ll wait for you.”
She then turned to leave out of his house. :::::::
::END FLASHBACK::
“Hey Sel.” Jaimee said as she walked into Selena’s bedroom interrupting her flash back thoughts. Jaimee walked in and hugged her as she sat on her bed. Jaimee continued, “Jaylen is taking his nap so I didn’t get to speak to him. But how are you?”
“Miserable.” Selena admitted as she sighed.
Jaimee grabbed Selena’s hand in comfort.
Selena continued,“I still have nightmares every night. They seem to get worst. I still think about Nick every day and night –“
“He hasn’t called you yet?” Jaimee asked interrupting her.
Selena looked at Jaimee with sad eyes and shook her head no. “I messed everything up.” Selena buried her head into her hands. “I ruined his life. I ruined Michelle’s life. I ruined everyone’s life.”
“No, Sel. Mr. Big ruined everyone’s life. He deserved everything that happened to him. Sel, I am so sorry these things have happened. But you know what? There is more to life than to sit here and dwell on the past. The past is over. We have to move on….even if it does mean moving on from Nick.”
Selena looked up at Jaimee and asked. “Have you talked to him?”
“I talked to him the other day.”
“Did he ask about me?”
Jaimee lowered her eyes to avoid contact with Selena.
Jaimee’s reaction gave Selena her answer. It was obvious he did not ask about her. Selena took a deep breath and laid back down on her pillow. Jaimee laid down beside her as she rubbed her head.
“I don’t understand, Jaimee. He told me he loved me.... I thought he loved me.” Selena paused and thought for a moment. “I thought he would at least ask about Jaylen?”
“He does. That’s all Nick talks about.” Jaimee responded with a slight smile.
Selena was happy to know that part, yet she was sad because he didn’t want to talk about her or to her. Maybe she should move on. Nick may have had enough with her so called life. Selena wiped a tear away from her cheek.
Jaimee felt bad for Selena. She wanted to change the subject to a more happier subject. “Hey, would you like to come with me to find Jaylen a tux for my wedding?”
Selena looked up at Jaimee. “But your wedding is months away?”
“I know…so we better get a move on.” Jaimee smiled.
Selena smiled back. “Tomorrow maybe? Im not really feeling up to it today.”
Jaimee sighed. “Okay, Sel. I’ll give you one more day. But you’ll never feel better if you don’t come out of this room and get out. Your mom wants you to move on…I want you to move on…and Jaylen really needs you to move on. You have no reason to hide anymore. Mr. Big is dead. You, my friend, have your whole life ahead of you…and its not in this room!” Jaimee said trying to give Selena some motivation.
Selena took a deep breath and smiled wiping her tears away. “I love you.” She told Jaimee and gave her a hug.
“I love you to Selly.”
Selena gently pulled away from the hug. She laughed, “We have so much planning to do for your big day!”
“Eeek! I know! The wedding is like 6 months away…and Im already so freaking nervous! Can you believe it? I will be Mrs. Jaimee Efron” Jaimee giggled with excitement.
“I know! That’s crazy! Let’s go find Jaylen a tux.” Selena smiled.
Jaimee smiled back at her friend.
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Selena rolled over to her side looking in her mother’s direction. “Who is it?” she asked with hope in her eyes. Deep down inside she hoped it was Nick.
“Jaimee.” her mother responded.
Selena sighed with disappointment.
Her mother continued, “Do you feel like having company today?”
Selena nodded yes and sat up in her bed.
Her mother nodded okay and left to get Jaimee.
Selena had been stuck in her old bedroom for the past 5 days straight since she moved back home with her mother in New York. She hadn’t seen or heard from Nick since the day she left.
She quickly reminisced about that day. ::::::
::FLASH BACK ::
:::: Nick helped to load Selena’s belongings into her car while her mother held Jaylen.
“We’ll be waiting in the car.” Mrs. Angie, Selena's mother, said to Selena.
Selena nodded okay and walked back into Nick’s house.
Nick was grabbing his car keys as if he were about to leave.
“Thanks for helping me pack.” Selena said as she tucked a few strands behind her ear.
Nick looked into her eyes as the purple reddish bruise on her face discolored her angelic face. “No problem.”
“Are you going to go visit Michelle in the hospital?”
“Yeah.” Nick responded slowly.
There was a brief silence in the room. Then Selena finally spoke. “So, I guess this is it. Thank you for…everything.” Selena said softly.
Nick walked up to her and gave her a meaningful hug as he held her tightly in his arms.
They remained in this position allowing a few minutes to pass as they both remained silent, in the moment.
Nick pulled away first. “I’ll call you. You know…to check on Jaylen.”
“And what about me?” Selena asked in a low tone.
Nick took a deep breath. “I uh…Sel…” Nick paused to think of the right words to say. “I need time.”
Selena closed her eyes and hung her head low. Selena looked back up at him with tears in her eyes. “Can I still call you?”
Nick hesitated. “Uhm…I’ll call you.”
Selena slowly nodded okay with sadness.
Nick continued in a low voice without making eye contact with her, “I should probably get going.”
Selena took a deep breath as she turned away from him to walk out of his town home. She then stopped and looked back at him. “I’ll wait for you. No matter what, I love you…I’ll wait for you.”
She then turned to leave out of his house. :::::::
::END FLASHBACK::
“Hey Sel.” Jaimee said as she walked into Selena’s bedroom interrupting her flash back thoughts. Jaimee walked in and hugged her as she sat on her bed. Jaimee continued, “Jaylen is taking his nap so I didn’t get to speak to him. But how are you?”
“Miserable.” Selena admitted as she sighed.
Jaimee grabbed Selena’s hand in comfort.
Selena continued,“I still have nightmares every night. They seem to get worst. I still think about Nick every day and night –“
“He hasn’t called you yet?” Jaimee asked interrupting her.
Selena looked at Jaimee with sad eyes and shook her head no. “I messed everything up.” Selena buried her head into her hands. “I ruined his life. I ruined Michelle’s life. I ruined everyone’s life.”
“No, Sel. Mr. Big ruined everyone’s life. He deserved everything that happened to him. Sel, I am so sorry these things have happened. But you know what? There is more to life than to sit here and dwell on the past. The past is over. We have to move on….even if it does mean moving on from Nick.”
Selena looked up at Jaimee and asked. “Have you talked to him?”
“I talked to him the other day.”
“Did he ask about me?”
Jaimee lowered her eyes to avoid contact with Selena.
Jaimee’s reaction gave Selena her answer. It was obvious he did not ask about her. Selena took a deep breath and laid back down on her pillow. Jaimee laid down beside her as she rubbed her head.
“I don’t understand, Jaimee. He told me he loved me.... I thought he loved me.” Selena paused and thought for a moment. “I thought he would at least ask about Jaylen?”
“He does. That’s all Nick talks about.” Jaimee responded with a slight smile.
Selena was happy to know that part, yet she was sad because he didn’t want to talk about her or to her. Maybe she should move on. Nick may have had enough with her so called life. Selena wiped a tear away from her cheek.
Jaimee felt bad for Selena. She wanted to change the subject to a more happier subject. “Hey, would you like to come with me to find Jaylen a tux for my wedding?”
Selena looked up at Jaimee. “But your wedding is months away?”
“I know…so we better get a move on.” Jaimee smiled.
Selena smiled back. “Tomorrow maybe? Im not really feeling up to it today.”
Jaimee sighed. “Okay, Sel. I’ll give you one more day. But you’ll never feel better if you don’t come out of this room and get out. Your mom wants you to move on…I want you to move on…and Jaylen really needs you to move on. You have no reason to hide anymore. Mr. Big is dead. You, my friend, have your whole life ahead of you…and its not in this room!” Jaimee said trying to give Selena some motivation.
Selena took a deep breath and smiled wiping her tears away. “I love you.” She told Jaimee and gave her a hug.
“I love you to Selly.”
Selena gently pulled away from the hug. She laughed, “We have so much planning to do for your big day!”
“Eeek! I know! The wedding is like 6 months away…and Im already so freaking nervous! Can you believe it? I will be Mrs. Jaimee Efron” Jaimee giggled with excitement.
“I know! That’s crazy! Let’s go find Jaylen a tux.” Selena smiled.
Jaimee smiled back at her friend.
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