Justin sat in Libby's hospital room, just watching her. She had fallen into a coma after her operation, and they were just waiting for her to wake up. There was a chance that she might never wake up, and Justin knew he could not deal with that happening. He was directly to blame for Libby being in a coma. The others had tried to tell him that it wasn't his fault, but it was and he knew it. He watched her steady breathing and wondered why he was so blind when it came to Jenn. She was completely different than what he thought she was. And he was kicking himself because of the fact that he would have given everything to her if she wanted it. And he had no idea that she was lying the entire time he had known her. He shook the thoughts out of his head and concentrated on Libby.
Outside the hospital room, Chris sat with JC and Taryn and Matthew. Taryn and Matt were going through hell without their sister and cousin with them. Chris had called Libby's mother, and she said she couldn't get down to Hershey for a few days because of some business matters. Lance and Joey had gone back to the hotel to make sure Jenn got her stuff out of Libby's room, and in an eifficent amount of time. Chris sat next to Matthew, just staring into space, until he was interrupted from his daydreams by Matthew saying softly, so as not to wake up Taryn and JC, who were napping in another chair, "I think Justin's starting to like Libby."
Chris looked at Matthew, then over to where he was pointing, in the window to Libby's room. He saw Justin sitting in a chair next to her bed, holding her hand and just basically staring at her, studying her every movement, as tiny as they may be. Chris raised his eyebrows and said in agreement, "I think so too bud, I think so too."
Matthew looked up at Chris with wide eyes. "Do you think Libby's gonna be alright?"
Chris' heart broke at the site of this little kid, who was hurting because his cousin was lying in a hospital bed in a coma. "I think so," he said carefully. "The doctor said she should wake up any time now, and we gotta be strong for her until she does, okay? You gonna be strong for her, Little Man?"
Matthew shook his head enthusiastically before letting out a yawn. He crawled onto Chris' lap and was soon fast asleep. Before Chris' eyes closed as well, he took one last glance into Libby's room, where Justin was still hanging onto her hand for dear life and was watching her like a hawk.
~*~*~
"Libby?" Justin called. "Lib, where are you?"
Libby spun around to see if he was behind her, which he was not. "Justin, I'm right here! Where are you?"
"I'm with you," his voice replied, but still he was not able to be seen.
"With me?" Libby asked, confused. "What do you mean by that? Justin, please, I'm scared, what's happening to me? Why can't I open my eyes?"
"Try Libby," he said. "Just try and you'll be able to. Trust me Libby."
"I trust you Justin," she replied, still searching for him. Suddenly she came to a bright white light. "Justin? Are you in there?"
"Libby, open your eyes."
"I... I can't, it's too bright," she said, trying to shield her vision from the light.
"Open your eyes," he repeated.
"Justin,"
"Open your eyes Libby, just open them."
~*~*~
"Come on Libby, open your eyes," Justin pleaded with her. She had been tossing and turning as if she was dreaming, and Justin didn't know what was wrong with her. "Come on Lib, please open your eyes. The doctors said that you could hear me, you have to open your eyes. Just try, for Matt and Tar, they're worried about you." Justin paused for a moment. "I'm worried about you too," he added in a whisper. "This is all my fault. If I hadn't made you go on that damn rollercoaster then none of this would have happened. I'm sorry Libby, I wish I could take it all back. I wish I could take Jenn back too, I know that she was lying to me and now I only have myself to blame for that. If I could take it all back and just get to know you a little better... then I know who I'd pick. I know who I'd pick. And she's lying in a bed in front of me."
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