Chapter 20

Nick's POV

I slip on the surface of the floor as I rush to catch up to Mom and Dad.

And Annie...

And Finn...

To many people!

I huff out a breath, and I find it's hard to breathe.

God, please let Lottie be okay...

We run through the ICU hallway until we see Dr. Gray standing outside a door.

"There!" I shout, pointing at the Doctor.

We race up to him, and he looks up at us, shocked.

"Dr." Dad pants.

He winces as he shifts his leg.

"How's Lottie?"

He shakes his head sadly.

"Can we see her?" I interrupt.

I NEED TO SEE HER.

He nods, "But I must warn you, she's on some intense medicine for pain. She might say some things that she doesn't mean."

"Great great." I say, shoving past the Doctor and into the room.

When I walk in, I freeze in shock.

There's machines everywhere.

And where the bed is, there's a small box.

I walk shakily up to it, and see a tiny blood red baby in it, probably no bigger that my thumb.

With tears in my eyes I turn on my heel to look at Lottie.

She's staring at me.

Angrily.

Her deep blue eyes are now icy blue.

Cold.

Calculating.

"Lottie?" I whisper, walking up to the side of her bed.

Her dark hair is matted around her face, and her hospital gown is stuck to certain parts of her bed.

"Nick?" Lottie whispers, staring at me.

I nod, a small smile creeping onto my lips.

"Lottie, I-" I start.

"YOU KILLED HER!" Lottie screams, lunging to grab me.

Dozens of machines start beeping wildly, and Dr. Gray, a couple of nurses, and Mom and Dad and Annie and Finn rush into the room.

"YOU LITTLE BITCH!" Lottie screams, her eyes wild.

Dr. Gray and his nurses rush over to Lottie's side and hold her down.

"HOW COULD YOU?! I TRUSTED YOU!" Lottie cries, her lips in a snarl.

Dr. Gray stabs something into her arm, and she goes wild.

"I HATE YOU!" Lottie screams, tears falling down her face.

I start to cry, and I bump into Finn.

"Nick, don't listen to her." He whispers into my ear.

"LISTEN TO ME NICK! I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOUR FACE EVER AGAIN! I HATE YOU!" Lottie fights in the grasp of the nurses's hold.

Suddenly she falls limp in their arms, but her eyes never leave mine.

I wrench my arms out of Finn's hands and run out of the room.

I HATE YOU!

I

HATE

YOU!

I start to sob even harder, running out of the hospital.

If she doesn't want to see me ever again, then I'll leave.

Where nobody can find me.