"Cheer up! It's a bright day!" Tyler cheered as he opened the curtains in my room. I rolled my eyes at his enthusiasm.
"This isn't a Tuesday," I deadpanned when I saw the daisies in his hand, a smile broke out on his plump lips and his dimples became visible."And I thought you loved my daisies," He commented playfully and sat on the floor in front of my wheelchair, a habit I found quite annoying."I simply tolerate how obnoxious you can be with your flowers" at this rate I sounded like one of those sad people who were tired of life and being in a wheelchair, It was funny how I fit right into that category except for the second line. I paused at my thoughts.With everything that was going on, since when did I stop being tired of life?"A penny for your thoughts?" Tyler's voice brought me back to reality. He was sporting a blue sweatshirt and some sweat pants, his hair seemed to be lazily groomed yet his face had more color than I r"R-Rye?" I croaked out and my heart ached. My forehead creased, My hands slacked by my sides and my heart rate was abnormally dormant, for the first time in the past few days, tears stung my eyes and burned my cheeks."That— that's impossible." I blurted out as I gripped the wheelchair. "Th—this has to be a mistake, Rye — Rye can't do this!" I yelled frantically."Danielle, please—" "Don't tell me to calm down!" I snapped and a tear rolled down my right cheek "can't you see?!" I cried. "They are trying to frame her or- or - or something but this can't be! It just can't!" I vocalized. "There's a written confession Ma'am" something about this man's calm voice wanted me to explode."I don't care!" I yelled "I don't care if you have a written confession or any evidence!" more tears fell down my eyes, I was just so upset. I sucked in a deep breath and tried to control my breathing. The last thing I needed was to sound like a crazy person"Look..." I said as
“W-what?” I croaked out and it felt like the world had stopped in that split moment, nothing else mattered but the determined look in his steel blue eyes that were burning into mine.“I love you.” He repeated effortlessly. A tear rolled down my cheeks and my eyes widened. “I love you so, so much Danielle.” He continued and I took in a sharp breath. “I don’t know when it happened or how or...” He trailed off and stood up from where he had knelt in front of me. “I don’t know...” He took a few paces from me before he turned and continued. “I don’t know when and how this happened. But I know it did, And maybe I do know but—”“How?” the word rolled out of my mouth. Tyler froze in his step. He looked like he was about to say something but I beat him to it and rolled my wheel towards him. “How can you love someone like me? Are you insane?” I questioned with tear-filled eyes.“Have you ever seen my track record? Everyone I’ve loved or who has loved me either ends up leaving me or dying.” I i
I took in tentative breaths as I stared at Tyler completely shocked. My eyes scanned his facial features as I struggled to read the emotion that was currently plastered on his face but apart from the quirky smirk and sparkle in his blue eyes.“The flash drive is with Rye,” I spoke after a while, Tyler perked up at my words, his forehead creased in confusion and a strand of his hair fell out of place.“Flash drive?” His thick voice reminded me that he was staring back at me and I should probably stop gawking. I sighed and breathed.“There’s this um… flash drive…” I trailed off. “It— it’s a footage of Alice ki—mur— hurting my dad” it was one thing to think about it and another thing entirely to say out loud. “It proves that…that she murdered him.” I bit my lip as I stared at Tyler. Deep down I was waiting for a repeat of what happened with Jared.For him to burst into laughter and completely invalidate my thoughts, A part of me needed him to hu
“How do you feel today?” Tyler asked as he strolled into my hospital room, He had a plate of what I assume was my breakfast and Charlotte was right behind him, a small smile played on her lips and her nude lipstick made me crave makeup for the first time in a while.“I assume he filled you in on my decision to undergo surgery?” I said as she took a seat and Tyler placed the small table on the bed, in front of me. I sighed as I glanced from the food to the two people in the room “What did George say?” I asked.“He said a specialist will be coming today to check you out and choose a date for the operation,” Tyler informed me. I forced a tight smile. “This is the best decision you could have ever made.” He assured me, I rolled my eyes.“I need to get out of here as soon as possible,” I responded sharply. “Were you able to get what I asked for?” I had directed my question to Charlotte who seemed to have been engrossed in her thoughts. I wasn’t the only one who noticed
“I’m nervous,” I confessed before Tyler could ask, The dark-haired man snorted at my antics before he squeezed my hand and locked eyes with me.”Everything is going to be fine, Danielle.” He reassured for the millionth time. It was finally the day of my surgery and as much I would like to be one of those main characters who have their entire thoughts in one box and think with a leveled head, I was terrified inside.It wasn’t only that I was scared to lose my legs, but the fact that I would like the only opportunity I had to repay Derek if I died during the surgery. I had spent the past few hours wondering why I had agreed to something I wasn’t certain would work out. This wasn’t like me at all, but lately, a lot of things about me were changing without my permission.“What if it turns out better than you could have ever imagined?” Tyler pierced through my thoughts and I resisted the urge to jump at his thick tone. His gaze burned into my memory and I sque
The surgery was a success. For someone who was quite pessimistic, it had been a great push to shift my faith a bit. The truth was, the whole process had just begun. I spent the next few weeks guilt-tripping myself while I struggled to learn how to walk all over again.Tyler never left my side as I went through the physiotherapy, He supported me every step of the way and even tried some exercises by himself. He was always there to remind me that all my effort would pay off. He told me that I was trying my best and every single effort I put in was a step closer to getting justice for Derek.Boy, He had no clue how far those words of encouragement took me. We got to know each other better over these past few weeks, I found out more about his sister, Matilde, She had died of an overdose after she was sent to a hostel in Germany.Tyler told me that she struggled with severe anxiety disorders and trauma from their mother’s death, which she appeared, never a
“Is what she’s saying the truth?” I assumed that question was directed toward George, the man shrugged and looked away, the girl, however, looked like she had a few colorful words to add. I watched as she parted her lips to speak but Tyler beat her to it.“How long have you known about this?” He asked in a calm tone.“Two days ago.” She admitted casually as she tucked a strand of her perfect dark hair behind her ear, Tyler sighed as he glanced between them.“This was not the right place to do this.” He informed them.“I don’t think there will ever be a right place to demand that this child stop meddling in my life and doing little jobs for his dad how about you try and respect that coat you talk about.” George looked like he was going to let out a tornado but Tyler boomed and successfully stopped him.“And you?” I was painfully reminded of the fact that I was in the same space with then when I heard that, I perked up at her and o
Therapy sucks.Any form of it, it’s not fun, it’s not entertaining. The only thing that is it — is extremely useful because nothing felt better than walking on my two feet for the first time in three months.“Another step forward, there you go, Miss Hasty.” Tyler encouraged me as I took tentative steps toward him, It was the first time in two weeks that I would be walking without crutches or leg braces or the accursed wheelchair.“I’m doing it Tyler, I’m doing it.” My voice had wavered as I spoke with watery eyes. Tyler nodded and smiled. That had been Five days, Fifteen hours, Thirty minutes, and forty-five seconds ago. We had just arrived at my house and I was sitting in the car with an overwhelming feeling bubbling inside of me. Tyler squeezed my hand and reassured me with a grin. I nodded and could feel my wavy hair bounce a bit.“Are you ready?” Tyler had asked after a while. It was funny how I had been waiting for this moment for the past five months that I had been stuck in tha