Chapter 5
Baby…it’s me.
It’s Nick.
They tell me that you could wake up. That you probably can hear me.
Derek? Can you? Can you feel my hand on your hair?
Oh, God, I’ve never hurt like this before. Every minute feels longer than the last.
You’re leaving me…Slipping into your dream world, I know it. Don’t you think I know it? That world was always out of my reach, beyond the realm of my own dreams. We were Red and Blue. We mixed everything together, remember? We made a purple feast out of our lives and what was mine was yours, and what was yours has always been mine. I married you on a beach in Greece. I watched you walk to me, barefoot in the sand, your eyes greener than a leaf in the sun after the rain, your red hair catching the last dark gold rays of light. I watched you walk to me
