PS I'm Over You

Eli heard a knock on the door and cracked an eye open to see Evan and Ginny outside Ririna's room. He laid down beside Ririnaas he took a quick nap and on the other side of her was Skyler sleeping peacefully. The two of them to slept beside her every night after telling her the event of their days.

"How are you doing, brother?" Ginny came into the room, holding a huge bag with Evan trailing after her. Evan carried another vase of flowers for Ririna from his mother, setting it on the bedside table near Skyler.

Ginny opened the blinds on the window, letting the sunlight in. Eli squinted his eyes for a moment to adjust to the unwanted brightness that filled Ririna's room. He had tried to keep her room devoid of light, wanting his wife to rest as much as possible so she could recover soon.

"Good," was his only reply, barely giving his brother and new sister-in-law a look. Since their wedding has been canceled twice, the two of them decided to register their marriage first and set their wedding ceremony for another time.

"Have you eaten and slept properly? Ririna and Sky need you. You should also look out for yourself." Ginny cast him a worried look, something that he shamelessly ignored. He doesn't need her pity. The last thing he wants is to see someone pitying him as he looks after his injured wife and worried son. He also didn't want anyone fawning adoration over him if it isn't Ririna. Eli dearly missed his wife.

When the silence filled the room, Evan rolled his eyes before seating himself on the windowsill, watching his wife take out the prepared food from her large bag.

"Don't waste your time and words with him, Gin. He is an ungrateful bastard who wouldn't even thank you for helping him taking care of Ririna for the previous weeks." Evan said before glaring at his older brother.

Ginny huffed before giving a quick glare to her husband.

"I didn't help Ririna because of him, Evan. Ririna is my longtime best friend. It hurts to see her in this condition and I promised I will do my best to help her when she needs. You know Ririna never asks for favor. She prefers to do or deal with everything by herself. This is the only thing I can do to help her and Sky." Ginny explained solemnly.

"Then let me thank you for helping her. Ririna knows that you care for her but she just didn't want you to waste your time when she could deal with it alone. Thank you for keeping her alive. If it isn't for you and Evan, I don't know if Skyler and I could stay calm while she's like this." Eli's words were spoken loud in the silent room.

His words made the couple's jaws drop in surprise. Never. Never did Eli say thanks to any of them even during their missions. Evan coughed on his hand as he tried to wipe away the awkward atmosphere within the room. Ginny's eyes were stinging with unshed tears as she accepted Eli's thanks. Ririna is her best friend and she also considered her as another sister.

She wiped away her tears and cleared her throat. Ginny grabbed another bag and reached inside for some of the contents.

"I brought some stuff that I thought might trigger Ririna to wake up. You know there's a belief that people in a coma can hear what's going on around them. Hopefully, she's the same so I thought she may like hearing the recording we have done when we're younger." Ginny pulled out an old voice recorder pen and played it.

Soft notes of the piano can be heard from the recording as well as the laughter between Ginny, Erica, and Ririna.

'What are we going to play?' Erica asked.

'Oh, Ririna made a new song earlier. Please, can you play it for us?' Ginny's voice could be heard from the recorder.

A soft chuckle followed her voice. It was Ririna's.

'Sure,I haven't finalized the chords and tunes though.' Ririna's voice replied.

'Sure, sure. No problem.' Both Erica and Ginny exclaimed.

Sensing that Eli wanted to be left alone with his family, Evan and Ginny left the room and proceeded to the kitchen downstairs to help the maids prepare the meals for Eli and Skyler. Eli remained silent as he looked up at the ceiling while the tune of the piano playing followed by Ririna's voice from the recorder began playing softly from its speakers.

In a dark place

You were the light who set up my pace

Like a cool breeze that collides

Then became this feeling I could not hide.

Even if you were not here

I know you're a half of my heart's tear

Sunshine over my sunset

We meet in love

Sunshine over my sunset

We are all that we have

Eli turned his gaze to his sleeping wife, his hand resting comfortably in the embrace of Ririna's own hand. Her limp hand saddened him as he wished that she would respond to him soon. It had been almost a month without hearing her voice and seeing her smile. He felt that he's going to go insane if she wouldn't wake up soon.

His mother and the specialist doctor they have hired, informed him that she will wake up anytime soon and her wounds are healing properly now compared to her first few days in the hospital. But no matter how long he has to wait for her, he will. He will make sure that he is the first one she will see the moment she opens her eyes. He will be patient. He will wait for her.

A scenery of sweetness

With you everything I couldn't care less

My skies are yours

You and I are each other's favors

When I see you from afar

You're like a shining bright star

Everything is so soft and cuddly

I keep your feelings humbly

Her voice echoed within the room but was soft enough not to wake Skyler up. Eli wondered then if the song she was singing was the one she had written for him. His lovely wife has loved him for so long that he had hurt her poor heart unknowingly.

Sharing this same scene

Every night with you I've been

A world with you can't imagine

Every day with you is happy I mean

Sunshine over my sunset

We greet love

Sunshine over my sunset

We give love

The beat slowly dissipated but it almost has shaken Eli down to his core. Her love for him is unconditional and undeniable. It almost makes him want to shake her up and tell her to wake up so he could promise her forever starts today. As the song ended, it left him empty inside. He was startled when he felt Ririna's hand grip his own for a second before going lax once again.

It was enough for Eli to calm down. She will wake up soon and he will promise that he will protect her with everything that he has. Because if she died, he knows that he can't live his life again without her.