When I woke up later, I found myself laying in my bed at home. I wondered how I got here. The last thing I remembered was falling asleep on Seth in the woods. At least I think that's what happened anyway. I sat up in bed and stretched for a second. I felt unusually cold. My window wasn't open, so I know that wasn't the problem.
That's when my door opened quietly. Sue Clearwater poked her head in to see if I were awake or not. I smiled weakly at her. She smiled back at me and walked in. She shut the door behind her and walked over to my bed side. I scooted over enough to give her some room to sit down. She looked down and then looked at me.
"So would you like to talk about why you are really in bed? Or do you want me to believe you are really sick too?" Sue asked me.
I looked down at my hands. I tried thinking what the best way to put this would be.
"I guess it's just…" I started.
Sue smiled at me. "I know Seth really likes you. The question is, do you like him?"
I didn't have to think about this. Of I liked Seth. If I were being at all honest with myself or anyone else, I loved Seth. I'd do anything he asked me to do. He wasn't just my best friend. He was the love of my life. I couldn't bear to leave him. I couldn't even bear to see him get hurt.
"I do like him. I like him a lot more than one person should like someone else." I told Sue.
"I know he likes you too. He is actually waiting for you downstairs right now. When he brought you home he called me and said he thought you might be sick. You have been asleep for a few hours." Sue said.
I smiled at the thought of Seth caring so much. I wondered how he got me home though. I didn't think he'd be strong enough to carry me here. Maybe he had one of the guys carry me home. I wasn't entirely sure what he did or how he did it, but I was happy to be home.
"Would it be ok for Seth to come in? I'd really like to talk with him." I said.
Sue nodded. She left the room with a smile and went back downstairs. A few moments later, there was a knock at the door. The door opened a bit so Seth could look in at me. He gave a weak smile for a second and then frowned. I motioned for him to come sit in the bed next to me. He walked in and sat down to face me from the end of the bed.
"Seth, I'm so sorry about everything that has happened. I don't think it was fair of me to put you through that kind of pain." I explained.
"Don't apologize. I know that it must've been hard for you to process this information. I should be the one to apologize." Seth said, looking ashamed.
"Don't be like that Seth. You did what you had to do. I'm definitely the one to apologize for the last few days. I didn't know how to handle it. I could've done better." I explained.
Seth looked at me and smiled. He grabbed my hand and held onto it. I pulled him towards me. Seth was a lot stronger than I imagined he would be for someone his age. He came over towards me as I pulled him over playfully. He wrapped an arm around me and pulled me towards him. He was laying on top of the blankets. His heat was going through them. It was warming me up. I put my head on his chest and a hand around his waist.