(A/N) So, Here it is! The next chapter. Enjoy, all of you. And please review!
Nash, Sabine and I stood there in an unbearably awkward silence.
"What the hell?" Sabine spat out, her voice seeming to echo through the streets.
Nash turned to me, and I knew what he was going to say long before the words left his mouth.
"Did Alex… really do all of that to you?" He sounded shocked.
"Uhmm… Y-yeah, kind of." I whispered innocently.
"How?" The question I hoped to avoid was now out in the open, waiting for an answer. The silence threatened to suffocate me if I didn't speak up.
"I… Uhmm… I'd rather not talk about it…" I muttered under my breath, hoping they'd heard me. "Besides, Tod's right. I should get going." I turned around and began to walk back to my car when I felt a strong hand rest on my shoulder.
"Kaylee… Are you going to be alright?" Nash asked. I spun around to look into his eyes. They were swirling with concern.
The question confused me at first. "Yeah, I guess so…" I responded after a few moments hesitation. "What's done is done, right? Nothing I can do to change it now. Do I really look that bad?"
"That's not what I meant." Nash said, taking a step closer. "What I mean is… Never mind. You have to go right? Why are you going to the hospital?" Another question I didn't want to answer.
"Once again… I'd rather not talk about it." I said, shooting a sorry glance his way. Then, I turned around and ran to my car. It was already 6, meaning I was late for visiting hours and Tod was probably waiting for me at the hospital.
As soon as I drove into the parking lot, I proved myself right when I saw Tod leaning against the building looking annoyed. I stopped the car and walked over to him.
"What's got your panties in a knot?" I asked, laughing.
"I got kicked out of the hospital." He said, fake pouting. "So I decided to come wait out here. I didn't know it'd take you half an hour to get here."
"First of all… How the hell did you get kicked out of the hospital? Second… Nash was playing 20 questions with me. Not my fault" I responded innocently.
"I got pissed at this guy in the cafeteria." He said, rolling his eyes. "Long story short, I ended up throwing a coffee in his face. He kicked me out. Damn bastard. Whatever, let's just go." I shook my head in disapproval, trying to hold back my laughter.
As soon as we got in, we quickly made our way up to my father's room.
"Hey dad… Are you doing okay?" I asked as I pushed open the door. He looked over, giving me a small smile.
"Hey Kay. Don't worry about me, I'm fine."
I sat in the empty arm chair by his bed. "Where's Alec?"
"I told him to go to work. He was starting to piss me off, honestly. What's the point of being here if you're just going to sit there and read?" Tod and I laughed. My dad sat up, bending over the bed to get a closer look at me. At first I was confused, but I quickly turned my head away.
"Kaylee…" My dad scolded, making me look at him. "What happened to you?"
"Nothing." I defended. His eyes followed mine, narrowing more with each passing second. I was surprised he even noticed the cuts and bruises scattered across my face. I spent almost half an hour this morning covering them all up with make-up.
"And the truth…?" He asked, now glaring at me.
"Uhmm, I got into a fight when I was on my way home the other night." It wasn't a complete lie. In theory.
"God, Kay. You've got to be more careful." He mumbled as if I weren't supposed to hear.
"You're the one in the hospital…" I whispered, walking over to the bed.
"Don't worry, Kay. Things are going to be alright." He assured me, taking my hand into his.
"People have been telling me the same thing all day, and I didn't believe any of them for a second." I said, hot tears prickling in my eyes.
"I know it's hard, sweetheart. But trust me. We'll get through this."
As hard as I tried to hold back my tears, I couldn't stop them from dripping down my cheeks and onto the thin white bed sheets. I brought my father's hand to my heart, cupping it with my own.
"I'm so sorry, dad." I sobbed, squeezing his fingers between mine.
"I'll leave you two alone…" I heard Tod mutter, but barely paid any attention to him.
"Come on," My father said, patting the bed beside him and scooting over to make more room for me. I lay comfortably beside him, resting my head on his arm. "Don't think that this is your fault, Kaylee. There's nothing that either of us can do about it. It might be hard for a while, but trust me. You'll get through this." I sobbed harder, burying my face into the sheets.
"It's not fair though!" I screamed into the white pillow. "It's just not fair." I choked out, looking back up at my dad. I sniffled, wiping my eyes with my sleeve.
"I know, hon. I know." He said, rubbing comforting circles into my back. We lay there for a little while before Tod showed up again.
"Is all the mushy gushy stuff over yet?" He asked, holding a steaming drink in his hand. I figured it was coffee. How he managed to get it though, I had no idea. He was supposed to be kicked out, after all. I sat up, sniffling away the last of my tears.
"All done," I said, slowly getting up. "Tod…"
"Yeah?" He asked, tilting his head.
"You said tonight, right?" I asked, not moving from the side of the bed.
He thought about it for a second. "Uhmm, yeah. How come?"
"Well, you never told me exactly what time… So I was just wondering…" I didn't need to finish the sentence. It was obvious by the look on his face that he understood what I meant.
"Around 9:30..." He said sorrowfully.
I felt my eyes widen and fresh tears pool up. It was still about 6:30. "That's in three hours though!" I shouted, unable to believe that in a mere three hours, my dad would be gone. And this time it's for good.
I know, I know. This chapter kinda sucks. Anyways, I'm going to bed now, so check back sometime tomorrow (Most likely at night) for the next chapter. :)
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