13.11.2014
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It had been a week since I woke up from my coma.
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And as I stood in line at a flower shop, I couldn't help but to reminisce about the last week.
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I had spent the whole week begging the doctors and nurses to tell me where Alice lived.
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And after I received her address, I began a new cycle of begging;
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This time for the chance to be discharged early.
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After spending days pathetically asking, they finally allowed me to leave a few days earlier.
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I couldn't describe how great it felt,
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Leaving the one place where I was told I would die.
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I gave the cashier enough money and walked out with the flowers.
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A small smile fell on my lips when I saw my mother waiting for me in the car, smiling at me.
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Ever since I had left the hospital, the way she treated me had changed dramatically.
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But my brother and father were another story.
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"Ready?" she asked me.
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I nodded as I put on my seatbelt and took a handwritten card that I had spent many hours writing.
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I didn't know what to say;
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I was just so grateful that it felt like there were no words which could do justice in describing how I felt.
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No too long after, we arrived at the house which matched the address I was given.
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I took a deep breath before leaving the car,
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Feeling my heart pounding as I got closer,
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Hoping that she would be there.
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I rang the doorbell and waited.
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A middle aged looking woman opened the door with a large smile; a smile which reminded me of Alice.
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"May I help you?" she asked, looking at the flowers and card in my hands.
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"Is Alice home?" I asked her nervously.
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"Yes, may I know your name?"
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"Leo."
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I was looking down at the ground when I smelled a familiar perfume, causing me to look up.
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"Do I know you?" she asked puzzled.
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I felt my heart get heavy with disappointment.
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"It's me, Leo."
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How could she not recognise me?
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"I only know one Leo and he doesn't look like you."
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I saw tears begin to pool around her eyes before she looked down and wiped them away.
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"But Alice, it's me."
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"Please just stop. Leo's gone. The doctors told me there was a very small chance that he was going to survive."
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