dreamer

"wait so he asked you to homecoming on Wednesday and now he's saying that he doesn't wanna go?" Amelia asks her sister who is sitting across from her on her hospital bed texting a douche bag about the dance that was supposed to take place that Friday

"yeah I mean how fucked is that? he can't just ask me and then tell me the day of the dance that its not the move anymore I mean what the hell?"

"don't even worry about him Brookie, just go hang with your friends and have a good time because men ain't shit" she says grabbing her sisters hand and sending her a reassuring smile

"well I hope I'm an exception" Ashton says walking into the room

"of course you are baby, I was just referring to all of the gross high school boys"

"did something happen?" he asks taking a seat in the chair next to her bed

"the guy who asked me out to homecoming just canceled last minute"

"sorry to hear that Brooke, but can I let you in on a secret?" Ashton says sitting on the chair next to his girlfriends bed, Brooke raises her eye brows at him and he continues

"you don't need a guy to take you, go with your friends actually have fun"

"thats a good idea, you could go with that girl you always talk about, Katie?" Amelia says

"I don't talk about her that much, and I don't even know what her plan is so"

"then ask!" Ashton says

"ok you're right I'll go call her" she says before walking out of the room leaving the couple alone for the first time in days. He takes this opportunity to replace Brooke and sit on the bed grabbing her cold hands

"hi" she says blushing, she knew damn well that she looked rough but he never seemed to care

"hi, how are you feeling?"

"good actually" she says

"listen I don't have much time I just wanted to stop by real quick and check up on you and do this" he says leaning forward and connecting their lips, the girl smiles and brings her hand to his hair loving the feeling of him against her. The two jump apart when Kaden enters the room clearly unraveling at the seems, he always had control issues, and the fact that he could not do anything to help his sister was driving him insane. This was a lot more serious than he thought and it was scaring him to death, what would happen if she couldn't' find a match?

"Kaden are you ok man?" Ashton asks standing from the bed and placing a hand on his shoulder

"yeah of course"

"you don't need to lie" Amelia pipes up, her brother turns and opens his mouth to speak when Brooke walks back in with a smile on her face

"Katie said she'd come with me"

"thats awesome Brookie"

"ok well I think I should go do my job now before I get in trouble, but I'll come back after my rounds" Ashton says smiling at the siblings before walking out of the room to go take care of his other patients. Kaden takes a seat next to his sisters bed and leans his head against the wall as a million thoughts rush through his head

"out with it Kaden"

"what?"

"dude you're literally going crazy we can all see it" Brooke comments crossing her arms

"what is it?"

"maybe I'm worried that I'm the only one freaking out here, I mean Amelia you seem like you couldn't care less about this whole thing and its serious. I am not going crazy you guys just aren't understanding the severity of the situation"

"I am worried"

"you don't act like it"

"I am, truth be told I'm terrified that I'm not gonna get better and one day I won't wake up, and I'll never get to come back here. But I'm trying very hard not to dwell on my current state because I know it could be worse and I'm grateful to have you both here supporting me. In a weird way this is the scariest thing I've ever been through but also the happiest I've felt in my entire life" the girl admits

"I can tell, and its all thanks to your cute doctor. Imagine what would have happened if you didn't listen to me"

"Brookie its not just him, its having you two here with me. I really love you guys and I promise I'm gonna start making more of an effort"

"what do you mean?"

"it doesn't matter" Amelia says before turning and pulling her sister into a hug, she reaches out and grabs Kaden's hand holding it tightly as the three of them sit together.

-

Amelia woke up the next morning with an agenda, she would make sure to improve her relationship with her siblings. Maybe that would be the first step in real happiness, she would have to get her real life together if this was going to continue. The girl gets up from her bed and puts a fresh pair of clothes on, she admires her cute outfit in her mirror before walking out of her room and down the stairs. She finds both of her siblings sitting next to each other at the table eating and walks over to them, earning odd looks as she never dressed cute. She had never felt good enough to put effort into anything.

"woah whats going on? have we entered a parallel universe?" Brooke asks

"I guess I'm in a good mood today"

"never thought I'd ever hear those words"

"thanks Brooke, now how do you guys feel about a sibling day? we could go get ice cream and eat it at the park like we used to"

"that sounds fun" Kaden says nodding

"I don't know if I can be seen in public with both of you at one time, it might ruin my reputation"

"Brooke go get dressed"

A half hour later Amelia sits on a swing with her belly full due to the ice cream she had just eaten. Kaden sits next to her as they both watch Brooke try the monkey bars laughing as she slips off of them. She was feeling truly happy on this day, it was like the sun was finally shining in her world rather than it just being all rain. After a few minutes Amelia pulls out her journal and begins writing about her dream, she doesn't seem to notice when her older brother leans over and watches her draw her daily Ashton picture. When she finally realizes his gaze she gasps and shuts the book holding it to her chest

"who was that?"

"nobody" she shrugs

"Amelia I'm not an idiot"

"good for you?"

"who was that guy?"

"he's just someone I see around sometimes" she mumbles opening the book back up and sketching his cute doctor coat

"is he the reason you seem to be happier lately?"

"maybe"

"well tell him I say thanks" he says making her laugh

"I will never do that"

"Happiness looks good on you Lia"