Hey everyone! SUCH a long week! I got a part in the play I auditioned for! I'm super excited! But that means less writing time :( Well I'll try to be a multitasker for all my subcribers sake! Thanks to everyone for reading my story so far and to all of the comments! It's not a lot, but just the fact that I have a few makes me happy! Well, as always, send me ideas for what you all think should happen next! I have a rough idea, but anything you want to see happen, I'm up for it!
Chapter 18
Clare POV
I had fallen to my knees when he was pulled away, his last words ripped at my heart. After a while people started to come in to visit relatives or friends that were also in this wing of the hospital, so I got up and went home. I showered and dressed blindly. I was just about to sit down at my laptop when I heard the door.
I got up and checked, it was Samantha. 'How does she know where I live?'
"Hey Samantha," I said when I opened the door. She looked me up and down, smirked, then stepped inside. I looked down and realized I had my underwear on the outside of my clothes, and under the underwear I had on my one piece swimsuit. I was more out of it then I thought.
I blushed furiously, shut the front door and ran up the stairs. I changed quickly, pulling on a shirt and jeans after taking off the swimsuit and putting on the underwear correctly. I dashed down the stairs and found Samantha sitting on the sofa, her head in her hands.
"Hey," I said cautiously, walking up to her.
"Clare, I don't think you should be around Eli anymore."
I felt a bucket of ice being thrown down my shirt.
"Excuse me?" I asked, in a whisper.
"Yeah blunt, I know. It's what I do. Listen, sorry to put this on you, but Eli really needs space right now. Don't think he told me to come and say this, he's asleep right now. I just think its best for him."
I could feel my face getting hot and tears forming in my eyes. My stomach was churning and I felt like I was about to pass out.
"But.. I love him!" I managed to squeak. She smiled warmly, and rubbed my shoulder.
"I know sweetheart, but Eli doesn't need any extra pressures right now. He has a lot to deal with because I'm back now, and the car accident, and school, he just doesn't need the pressures of a relationship." She spoke so plainly, it was almost rude.
"What pressures? He's the one that started it! He was just fine before you came." The shock and nausia passed, and now angry tears were flowing. "You can't take away his only source of happiness! He needs me!" She huffed and smirked at me.
"I think you're being a little self centered there, huh?" She said, crossing her arms, "Listen your a sweet girl and all, but you're not allowed to see him. I can't really do anything about school right now, but outside of school I'm not allowing Eli to see you. I'm sorry to be so harsh, but you really messed with his head."
"YOU CAN'T DO THAT!" I shouted, throwing my hands up. Who was she to come into the picture and ruin everything Eli and I had. "I love him! You can't just rip us apart!" I hollered. She calmly took it all in and spoke in that same calm, but harsh tone.
"I can do whatever I want. He's my baby brother and I'm here to protect him and keep him happy. You claim to love him, but did you run into the hospital room and beg him not to cry? Did you tell him everything would be okay? Did you tell him to calm down? Did you let him hold your hand while he screamed as the nurses stuck needles in his arm? NOPE! You ran away, went home, and I didn't see any intentions of going back, hmm? Were you even planning on visiting him?" She crossed her arms and glared at me.
"I was scared! It wasn't exactly easy on me either, ya know. Watching him have a meltdown like that. Being torn open at the neck," I gestured to my open collared T-shirt. It was obvious she could see the still red scratches, "It hurt! I had to clear my head! And where were you while that was going on? I thought the nurses said the building was locked."
Samantha's eyes grew wide, then she blushed and turned her back to me. "That's none of your business." she mumbled.
"Oh, im sorry. What was that? Oh yeah! NOT WITH YOUR PRECIOUS BABY BROTHER!" I screamed at her back, "You CAN'T keep us apart! I need him too." I said the last sentence a little lower, the sad tears coming back now that my anger was yelled out.
Samantha turned to face me, her own tears trickling down her face. "I know, but I need to do whats best for the both of you. Look at your neck! I'm sure those cuts are painful. I just think the faster you two forget about each other the better your lives will be. I'll tell Eli about it when he wakes up. I've already told the hospital not to let you in that wing. School will be a challenge, but I have a plan." she hugged me and gave me a sympathetic look. "Just stay away okay? It's for the best."
She left my house quietly, shutting the door softly behind her. The sobbing consumed me and I didn't even try to stop it. I sat on the edge of the sofa hugging myself and trying to stop my body from literally shaking. I cried myself dry in a little over fifteen minutes, then I got up.
True love doesn't give up after the first rough spot. I put on some shoes and wheeled my bike out of the garage. I zipped down the street, on my way to the hospital. Security guards or not, I was going to see Eli.
