Chapter 22
Shawn heard Belle's voice and looked over to the bed. Her eyes were open and looking at him with questions in her eyes.
Shawn: Mimi asked me to stay with you until she came back. She had to go downstairs and talk with one of her professors.
Belle: Oh. How long has she been gone?
Shawn: For a few minutes. Do you need anything? Want me to get you any food or something to drink?
Belle shook her head and looked over towards the television. Shawn watched her and went over and turned it on. The news was on and showing clips of the game and her fall. Belle looked away with tears forming in her eyes.
Shawn: Want me to turn it off?
Belle: I guess I need to get used to seeing this. I'm sure everyone will want to talk to me about it.
Shawn: I'm sorry that you got hurt.
Belle: Shawn, why are you doing this?
Shawn: Doing what?
Belle: You are being so nice to me. Why? I've never even met you before this.
Shawn: I know that you are thinking that I'm only doing this because I feel bad. But I promise that is not the real reason.
Belle: Then what is the real reason? What is the real reason you are being so nice to me and all of a sudden decide you want to be friends with me?
Shawn: For a shy girl you sure are full of questions. Honestly I just want us to be friends. I feel like we were pulled together for a reason. As horrible as it was I think it happened for a reason.
Belle: Shawn I don' t think I can do this. I mean I want to go to all my classes and apparently that just isn't allowed. I have to either take my wheelchair or be carried. Just imagine that someone carrying me across campus.
Elsewhere on Campus
Michelle: I can't believe that you let her fall. How could you be so careless? This is exactly why I didn't want to date you. When people date in the squad it gets awkward. If you hadn't been looking at me she wouldn't have fell. I feel so horrible I haven't even been up to see her in the hospital yet.
Devon: You think it is our fault that she fell. Yeah I didn't catch her but I would have if I hadn't been staring at you after you got trampled by that basketball player. He didn't even apologize! I may just kick his ass for that.
Michelle: Are you serious? What in the hell is the matter with you? You uncaring son of a bitch. She could've died, when I got knocked over it was my fault. We are trained and told over and over again to move out of the way if the ball is coming towards us and I didn't so I got knocked over.
Devon: It isn't your fault you didn't get out of the way in time.
Michelle: Oh but it is. If I hadn't been checking out that player's ass I would have known to get out of the way.
Shawn heard Belle's voice and looked over to the bed. Her eyes were open and looking at him with questions in her eyes.
Shawn: Mimi asked me to stay with you until she came back. She had to go downstairs and talk with one of her professors.
Belle: Oh. How long has she been gone?
Shawn: For a few minutes. Do you need anything? Want me to get you any food or something to drink?
Belle shook her head and looked over towards the television. Shawn watched her and went over and turned it on. The news was on and showing clips of the game and her fall. Belle looked away with tears forming in her eyes.
Shawn: Want me to turn it off?
Belle: I guess I need to get used to seeing this. I'm sure everyone will want to talk to me about it.
Shawn: I'm sorry that you got hurt.
Belle: Shawn, why are you doing this?
Shawn: Doing what?
Belle: You are being so nice to me. Why? I've never even met you before this.
Shawn: I know that you are thinking that I'm only doing this because I feel bad. But I promise that is not the real reason.
Belle: Then what is the real reason? What is the real reason you are being so nice to me and all of a sudden decide you want to be friends with me?
Shawn: For a shy girl you sure are full of questions. Honestly I just want us to be friends. I feel like we were pulled together for a reason. As horrible as it was I think it happened for a reason.
Belle: Shawn I don' t think I can do this. I mean I want to go to all my classes and apparently that just isn't allowed. I have to either take my wheelchair or be carried. Just imagine that someone carrying me across campus.
Elsewhere on Campus
Michelle: I can't believe that you let her fall. How could you be so careless? This is exactly why I didn't want to date you. When people date in the squad it gets awkward. If you hadn't been looking at me she wouldn't have fell. I feel so horrible I haven't even been up to see her in the hospital yet.
Devon: You think it is our fault that she fell. Yeah I didn't catch her but I would have if I hadn't been staring at you after you got trampled by that basketball player. He didn't even apologize! I may just kick his ass for that.
Michelle: Are you serious? What in the hell is the matter with you? You uncaring son of a bitch. She could've died, when I got knocked over it was my fault. We are trained and told over and over again to move out of the way if the ball is coming towards us and I didn't so I got knocked over.
Devon: It isn't your fault you didn't get out of the way in time.
Michelle: Oh but it is. If I hadn't been checking out that player's ass I would have known to get out of the way.