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Caroline actually started sobbing when she saw Scarlett pale and hooked up to all of those machines. It took lots of reassuring, but she finally stopped crying – only to refuse to leave Scarlett’s side until she was out of the hospital. After some convincing and promising to send them hourly updated, Caroline and Brooke left while Olivia went home to change and bring Scarlett a spare change of clothes since they hadn’t planned for an overnight stay at the hospital.
Once everyone was out of the room, it was just the two of us again. “Do you need anything? Are you hungry? I can go get you some so –”
“Aiden.” She gave me a pointed look.
“What?” I asked nervously scratching the back of my neck.
“Just shut up and sit down.” She laughed. “You’re pacing is driving me insane.”
“Well excuse me if I’m worried about you – “I glared at her. “Miss. Nothing is Going to Happen to Me.”
“Nothing did happen to me.”
“Since when is Anaphylaxis nothing?”
“Since I said so.”
“You’re impossible.”
“Always.” She smiled as she reached for my hand and shifted so that I could sit next to her. I was hesitant about sitting down because the bed so small and I didn’t want to hurt her. “Lay down with me.” She continued to tug on my hand.
Positioning myself so that I was on the very edge of the bed and not squishing her, I gently lay down beside her. “I’m glad you’re okay, Princess.”
“Me too.” She replied, allowing me to drape my arm over her shoulder as she cuddled into my side.
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After a while, she started yawning and mumbled, “Don’t go.”
“I’m not going anywhere, baby.” I lean down and brush my lips against her forehead.
I never thought I would actually be glad to go back to school – yet here I am.
I’m sure hell must have frozen over by now.
As I walked through the crowded hallways on Monday morning, I actually let out a sigh of
relief. Everyone had been driving me absolutely fucking insane since Wednesday. It’s like
they were afraid that if I so much as moved the wrong way – I would all of a sudden break.
I know I gave them a good scare and all – but I’m fine! The doctor gave me the all clear and
told me I was good to go back to normal within a week. He wanted me to go back this
Wednesday for another check–up, but other than that everything was fine.
As I came to a stop at my locker, I’m surprised nobody had cornered me in the parking lot
and offered to take me to my locker in a white carriage.
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The lock popped and the metal door swung open. As I reached up to the top shelf to shove
my Econ book in there until eight period, my arm immediately dropped to my side and I
couldn’t help the wince that escaped my lips.
Okay so maybe I lied – my hip still hurt on occasion and the bruise had not completely healed, but nobody needed to know that.
After I shoved all of the books that I needed for the day into my bag, I slammed the locker
shut and turned around to see if I could spot either Caroline or Brooke.
However, as soon as my eyes landed on the scene before me, I immediately wished I hadn’t
turned around.
Aiden was at his locker with some blonde cheerleader who was twirling her perfectly styled hair between her fingers, and batting her fake eyelashes at him. She continued giggled at
whatever he had said, playfully shoving his shoulder.
The worst part? Aiden was actually laughing along with her.
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I am well aware of the fact that Aiden and I are not official and in part that in my fault. But it didn’t make what I was seeing any less painful.
Lying in bed for almost an entire week had given me a lot of time alone with my thoughts. I remember opening my eyes in the hospital that day, and how my heart had a mind of its
own when my eyes landed on Aiden. It was in that moment that I realized, no matter how
hard I tried to deny it, my feelings for him were there and they weren’t going away anytime
soon. Then, of course, there was the incident where he almost called me his girlfriend.
I could swear I thought that he felt the same way about me.
The gentle touches, the genuinely sweet things he would say to me out of nowhere,
constantly being by my side.
Maybe if I hadn’t been so stubborn about letting him tell me how he feels, I wouldn’t feel so
betrayed and angry right now. If there’s anyone to blame in this moment, it’s me and my
stupid fucked up ideology. I couldn’t just be a normal teenage girl that lets the boy shower
her with feelings and affection. Instead – I had to always be rational and think about the
what if and the future.
I’m just so used to being on my own, I don’t know how to open up to someone else. It was
different with my mom, and with Caroline and Brooke. With them, I know that regardless
of how badly I fuck up, they’ll still be there at the end of the day.
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