Overjoyed, John's mother, Mariah, hugged John tightly while shedding tears. John's brother, Kyle, and father, Edward was truly relieved to see John sitting up, while Kyle's fiancée looked glad but didn't show too much emotion. Though John was confused and shocked he thought, that was not the time to think about Entrock.

"I'm so glad John. I was worried sick when you just wouldn't wake up that day. I didn't know what to do..." Mariah burst into tears as she clenched on to John.

"Hmph, you had us all worried. What is wrong with you? It's not like you; have to worry about the family or anything. I and Kyle are good enough to run the family. Don't you dare stress yourself out anymore!" Edward forcefully exclaimed. On his way into the room, he did bang his head against the ceiling, being taller than all of them.

"You should worry less too. You already look so thin..." John thought.

"Give it a rest dad. He just regained consciousness. Now is neither the time nor a place for that. We can always discuss that at home...By the way, John, do you know who that lovely lady over there is?" Kyle ingeniously changed the subject. He had similar personality traits as John but was definitely the favorite of both their parents.

"Oh, you mean that nurse? She does look good though," John answered with a dull look.

"No! I'm not talking about the nurse. That's a good point though. I'm talking about this lady, this one right here, this one!" said Kyle while he too admired the nurse and looked eager to introduce his fiancée.

"Kyle!?" An objection from his fiancée brought Kyle back to his senses.

"He hehe. Sorry,"

"You don't have to say it three times, you know. The nurses have already told me that she's your fiancée," John said.

"Awe! What a party pooper. I wanted to properly introduce her to you. Anyway, John, meet Erica, Erica, meet John,"

"Nice to, finally meet you, John. Forgive me for not introducing myself sooner," Now that John looked at Erica he saw a beautiful lady in her early twenties with deep brown hair and brown eyes. She was a bit taller than Mariah but shorter than, Kyle. However, she did seem to resemble someone John knew.

"It's a pleasure. And there's no need for apologies. We will soon be family after all."

John was a bit astounded as he noticed some resemblance of a certain someone he knew, in Erica. Quickly overcoming that thought John spread his right hand towards Erica to shake her hand. During the handshake, John noticed that Erica's hands were oddly cold. "Maybe she is a bit nervous, "John thought to himself.

"Boy, I never thought you'd land on such pretty waters Kyle," John said.

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"Why? What's wrong, with me having such a beauty?" Kyle replied.

"A major waste, what else?"

"Give it a rest you two! " Mariah made the two of them behave with just one sentence.

"Ha hahaha." Seeing so Erica couldn't contain her laughter.

"Strange! Even her laugh seems familiar." John thought.

"Honestly she really is wasted on you," John looked rather disappointed as he said that.

"Finally got jealous of your big bro, huh?" Kyle answered with a confident smirk.

"Nope, not really," John became all cheered up again.

"Now that the introductions are over, I'd like to declare that John you're henceforth forbidden to worry for no reason. Getting tensed over nothing will only further ruin your health, and yield nothing," Edward said.

"Come on dear. Let us go now and let him rest," Mariah said.

"Yeah, he seems a bit too tired," Kyle replied.

"He did wake up after two long years after all," Erica said.

Everyone laughed. It's been a while since the Browns had laughed like this. All this time they were too worried about John to enjoy their lives.

"Take care, Lil' bro."

"Bye John," Mariah said as she headed out.

"Don't worry too much. Be sure to take your meds... Ouch!" Edward left as he banged his head on the way out again.

"Bye guys. Why did you have to be so tall dad..." John laughed as he thought.

Afterward, John lied down again. John's parents returned home. His brother returned to his work. His mother however declared that she would visit again tomorrow morning. John realized that it was actually 6 o'clock in the summer evening. "No wonder it's so hot even with the air conditioner turned on! But is it me or is the nurse a bit too hot?" John thought while looking towards the nurse. After chatting for a bit Erica left too. Later that night the nurse came in with some soup and medicine.

"Can you sit up? "Asked the nurse.

"Yes."

"Good. Eat up and take your medicine."

"Do I have to eat all those large pills? Isn't it enough that my lungs are getting soaked by all this med fume!?"

"Of course. It's for your own good. Now eat up and take those meds."

After slowly drinking the soup John took all his medicines one by one with an agonizing face. John never liked taking medicines, after all.

"Oh, man! I hate meds. Since I took them as you said, you would mind telling me your name?"

"Hahaha. I'm Elle. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance."

"The pleasure is all mine," John answered with a smirk.

Afterward, the nurse left with the empty bowl. John was all alone. The air conditioner was making little sound. "Back then I couldn't explain how it's made. Maybe I'll look into this."

As John closed his eyes and was lost in thought he heard a knock on the door. It was round at Ten o'clock.

"Come in."

"How are you feeling John?" Surprisingly Erica had come to visit John. She sat in a seat by John's bed.

"Much better. However, I didn't expect to see you so late. "

"I was actually coming back from work. Now I'm going to head home."

"I see. What did you see in that guy anyway? Want to switch? "

"Switch?"

"Switch him for me of course," John's eyes lit up as he said so.

"Hahaha. You haven't changed much at all, huh!? I'm in love with him so I can't switch. Sorry John," Erica answered as she giggled.

"Sigh* It was still worth a shot I suppose. Anyway, I'm glad you're going to marry him. He's a great guy," John replied with a defeated look.

"Thank you. It's getting late. I just wanted to check on you. Bye John," Erica gently smiled and got up from the seat.

"Bye. Be careful on your way. "

Erica left for her apartment. Now John was alone again. So he started to think about the past two years. Those days were like a fairytale to John. He found so much fun, sorrow, hardships that no ordinary man could even dream of; in Entrock. Soon as he kept thinking about Entrock he fell asleep before he knew it. He dreamt of a very long dream. However, this was no ordinary dream.