16. Dimitri

I was sitting on the uncomfortable chair beside the bed as I watched Bennett sleep. It's been exactly 5 days since the fight and he's been sleeping ever since and it's worrying me. He looked so fragile that with the slightest of movements he would have cracked. The doctor said that his body had gone into shock and that's probably why he wasn't waking up. I just want him to wake up so we can talk about the fight. His parents and brothers have been visiting every hour to see how he's doing and each time I tell them the same thing ; no reaction.

"Fuck Benny, please just do something to let me know that you're still here" I murmured holding his warm hand in mine as I watched his chest rise and fall with the intake and exhale of air but I just want something other than that to let me know that he was still alive. I would kill for anything even a small twitch of his fingers or his brow furrowing.

There was a nasal tube sending air into his lungs as the IV filled him with fluids and medicin