Chapter 4
December 15th, 2014
I woke up, tangled in a heap of blankets and limbs. My eyes fluttered open and I found myself lying on something soft and hard at the same time. As I lifted my head, I found the top of it was rested on a pillow while the rest of my head — and body for that matter — were on a body. I felt my feet against his rough, leg casts. I looked forward to find Four looking at me with a smile. I turned crimson. I pushed myself off him and lay beside him, though I did wrap my arms around him as I did last night.
The window flooded the room with light, unlike last night. I saw everything more clearly — especially him. I saw the definition of his muscles, his face, his everything. His blue eyes looked even more vivid and I noticed the lighter patch of blue that stayed in the corner of his left iris. He watched me intently and I copied him. Our eyes seem to be staring into each others souls but we stop as the sound of heels bounced around the room.
"Well, what do we have here?" Christina. With her hands on her hips and smirk on her face, wiggled her eyebrows.
"Nothing. I just felt lonely over there." I hastily unwrapped myself from his body and propped myself up on my elbows.
"Thats what they all say." She said with a wink. "Anyway, I came here to give you your phone which they left behind when you were moved into this ward." She placed the phone on Four's bedside table and left.
Four had stayed silent the whole time and, it would seem, that Christina's comments had no affect on him, but I could feel the heat rushing from his toes up to his face. I turned away from the door and faced him. He opened his mouth to say something but rather than hearing his usual deep, rough tone, I heard a higher pitched voice yell;
"By the way, you guys can go home today!" It took me a moment to realise it was Christina's voice coming from down the corridor outside the ward. It took another moment for her words to sink in and instantly my face lit up with a smile and suddenly my body was awake and pumping with anticipation of leaving this place.
"I guess we should get up." Was all Four said in response.
•••
After being given the all clear by Dr. Kang, we were finally able to leave. Four had told me earlier before we left that I would be staying with him while my parents and brother were still away. He made some calls to help set-up his house for my arrival. This meant he had to make at least a dozen calls and I couldn't believe the trouble he was going through, but I was grateful all the same.
He had called Zeke — his best friend — to drive us home. We waited outside the hospital, but for some reason the minutes had crawled into hours and time was passing slowly. The sky stayed a vibrant blue and the grass stayed a vivid green. People passed by and cars drove in and out. I stood behind Four, in his wheelchair, and watched the way the sun shone through his hair, turning it from almost black, to a lighter brown. At some point the world seemed to have stopped too, and my only thought was of Four's hand as it rested on mine.