Chapter Four
The world became blurry, Blaine's phone dropped from his shaking hands. He could hear muffled sounds from his phone but he couldn't move his arms. Every part of his body was in shock. Blaine couldn't believe what he just heard, how anything could like that ever happen. How could that happen to Kurt, of all people. Tears were streaming down his face. How would he tell Yasmine, and how could he walk into the hospital and visit Kurt when he knew it was his fault that Kurt was there. Blaine fell to his knees and laid his head in his hands; he just knelt on the floor and cried.
Blaine didn't know how much time had passed, but slowly reality hit him. He had to tell Yasmine and he had to go see Kurt as soon as possible. He lifted his head and examined the room, his phone lie on the floor, seemingly unaffected by the fall. Blaine lifted himself off the floor, wiping the tears off his face.
He walked toward the bathroom, already knowing he looked like a mess. He had to look normal when he told Yasmine. He had to be strong for Yasmine. Blaine turned on the faucet and washed his face; as he looked in the mirror, he saw no improvement. He opened the cupboard behind the mirror to search for Kurt's special cream. Kurt had told him countless times that it would help any skim problem. Blaine opened the jar and spread some of the cream over his face. He decided this was as good as it was going to get. He placed the jar back into the cupboard and tried to ready himself for what was next.
Blaine slowly walked to Yasmine's bedroom, trying to plan what he was going to say. He should hear her playing with her dolls, not a care in the world. It broke Blaine's heart that she would have to deal with this. He decided that he would only tell her that Kurt was going to be away for awhile, because he wasn't feeling well. He opened the door and Yasmine turned around to look at him. She gave him a smile, assuming he'd come to play dolls with her.
"Hey honey, what you up to?" Blaine asked, sitting down next to her on the floor.
"Just playing dollies. Do you want to join me?" Yasmine replied then immediately handed him a doll.
"I would love to, but first, Yasmine I need to tell you something." Blaine's voice trembled.
"What is it, Daddy?"
"Well Daddy just called me and he had to go to the hospital. He said he wasn't feeling well when he was walking to the store. I'm going to go see if he's okay so I'm going to drop you off at Auntie Rachel and Uncle Finn's house so you can have a sleepover with Annie, okay?"
"Okay but make sure you tell Daddy that I love him and hope he feels better." Yasmine gave Blaine a reassuring smile.
"I will, I promise. How about you go put some clothes in your overnight bag while I go call Auntie Rachel?" Blaine kissed Yasmine's forehead before he got up and walked out of the room. Yasmine was already gathering things to bring to the sleepover. Blaine walked into the hall and dialled Rachel and Finn's home phone number. It rang a few times before someone picked up.
"Hello" Finn said into the phone.
"Oh hi, Finn. I was wondering if I could bring Yasmine over for a sleepover tonight."
"Well sure we'd love to have her. Are you okay Blaine? You sound terrified."
"Thank you so much. I'll be fine, it's just. . . it's Kurt. Something happened to him, I don't know what but something bad. The hospital called me. I'm going over once I drop Yasmine off."
"Oh my god, Blaine, is Kurt going to be okay? Do you want me to go with you? I'll tell Rachel before you get here. You know she'll want to hear about this."
"I sure hope so, Finn. No it's okay; I'd rather go by myself but thank you for the offer. I'm sure she will. I'll be head out in like 5 minutes so I'll see you in about 10, okay?"
"Sure, sure, see you in ten." Finn replied then ended the call.
Blaine slipped his phone into his pocket. He was headed to his bedroom but stopped just before the doorway. He couldn't handle going in there right now. He didn't want to see all of Kurt's stuff and be reminded that it was his fault that Kurt wasn't downstairs baking a cake. Blaine walked back to Yasmine's room and helped her gather everything she needed. After they were done, Blaine and Yasmine walked together to the car outside. Blaine put Yasmine's bag in the back seat of their minivan. Blaine got into the driver's seat and looked back at Yasmine. Yasmine was looking at Blaine, grinning as she buckled her seatbelt. Blaine started the van and pulled out of the driveway.
The drive to Rachel and Finn's house was relatively quiet. Blaine and Yasmine sang along to the CD in the van. Yasmine had a beautiful voice, just like Blaine and Kurt. Yasmine also had this amazing ability to lighten anyone's spirits, with just a simple look. Blaine seemed to forget as he laughed and smiled as they sang together. Blaine pulled into Rachel and Finn's driveway. Blaine unlocked the doors and stepped out of the van. Yasmine had grabbed her bag and was already at their doorstep before Blaine was able to close his door and lock the van. Yasmine rang the doorbell a few times as Blaine walked up the steps. Finn opened the door, with Annie close behind him. Yasmine ran and gave Finn a quick hug then ran towards Annie. Yasmine and Annie were running off to play as Finn pulled Blaine in for a hug. Rachel approached them as Blaine pulled away.
"Thank you so much for taking Yasmine. I really appreciate it. I'll call and let you two know what's going on with Kurt when I find out." Blaine could see that Rachel was barely keeping herself together.
"It is no trouble at all, we love having Yasmine over. Text me the second you hear about Kurt." Rachel said, trying to hold back tears. Finn rubbed her back, in an attempt to calm her down.
"I'll call my mom and Burt tomorrow, since it's so hard to get through even on their private line. But I guess a certain amount of security has to be applied when it comes to the president. I'll never get used to that. Any ways just let us know." Finn replied, trying to make both Rachel and Blaine feel better.
"I will, I'm going to get to the hospital now. I'll text you when I get there and let you know when I know about Kurt."
"Bye Blaine, be safe!" Both Rachel and Finn yelled as Blaine waved and walked towards the van.
Blaine opened the door to the minivan and looked back at Rachel and Finn. They seemed so concerned for both Kurt and himself. He pulled out of the driveway and headed to the hospital. Blaine didn't even realize how fast he was drive, until he reached a stoplight and had to slam on the brakes. He just couldn't wait, he had to see if Kurt was okay, and he had to know that everything was going to be okay.
