Chapter 7... Coming Home
Noah missed Kit more than he could've imagined possible over the next few days. He lived in hope that she would come back and sit by his bed. She made him laugh like no one else could. He still admitted that he loved Hayley but she had barely been there for him even though her and Alex were through.
Noah began to get more and more frustrated with every passing hour, he felt like a prisoner and he blamed himself for it. If he hadn't have pushed Kit away then he would not be alone and have some kind of a life to look forward to. Deep inside he still knew that it wouldn't be fair on Kit if she was with him however much she claimed to love him.
A tap on the door broke Noah from his circle of miserable thoughts. He began to feel happy for the first time in days, this could only mean Kit was back. With a beam fixed on his face he sat up in bed and watched the door open. Noah was glad he supposed that it was Hayley who came in but he still wished it was Kit however awkward they would feel in each other's company.
"Hey."said Hayley sitting down on the chair beside his bed, Kit's chair Noah thought possessively. "How are you doing today?"
"Okay, can't complain I suppose." Noah replied trying not to take his disappointment out on Hayley.
"I've got some good news Noah!" Hayley beamed.
"Nice." Noah grunted.
"You're gonna be let out of here next week!"
"What?" he asked dumbfounded
"You-are-going-to-be-let-out-of-here-this-week!"Hayley repeated slowly.
"Great news!" Noah forced a smile.
"Yep! Well I gotta dash. See ya!" Hayley left as quickly and abruptly as she had entered. Noah felt lonely again and he really wasn't all that pleased about going home. What would he do if he bumped into Kit? The weight of his guilt was pulling him down.
I week later
Hayley went to the hospital to collect Noah. She pushed him up the path to the Palace, as she opened the front door, Noah was greeted by familiar faces and 'Welcome Home' banners. Noah beamed his fake smile that he'd had so much practice with. Dani, Scott, Jesse, Leah, Flynn, Sally, and even Kirsty and Kane were there. Noah scanned their beaming faces in hope of spotting Kit.
Noah enjoyed himself in spite of everything but he upset himself though when he saw his surf board and motorbike helmet in the utility room.
'All in good time.' he told himself.
Half an hour after Noah arrived a late arrival stepped inside the Palace she was nervous and her palms were sweaty. She made her way inside and hung her jacket up with everyone else's.
"Hey, hope I'm not too late!" She blushed.
"Kit!" Noah exclaimed grinning wildly now, she smiled back but only a small smile.
"You feeling better now you're home Noah?" she asked.
Noah nodded and grabbed her hand with both of his.
"Look Kit, about what I said when I last saw you I..." Noah let the sentence hang as the music and lights all went off.
Kit held onto Noah's hands tightly now, she didn't really like the dark.
"It's okay." He soothed gently stroking her hand.
"Right, what do we do now?" Scott asked.
"I don't know!" Robbie replied as he tried to find the sofa but missed. Even Noah and Kit had to struggle to stop giggling.
For a while they sat or stood in silence. Most people managed to make their way home somehow but Scott, Dani, Noah and Kit stayed at the Palace.
Scott and Dani made their way upstairs to bed, Noah was helped into his special bed downstairs and Kit crashed on the sofa.
The power came back on a while later and the four of them woke up with a start.
They frantically rushed around turning off lights and the loud dance music. They all had a good laugh and went back to sleep again. Noah tried in vain to sleep but he just couldn't. He felt closed in and panicky. He felt much more trapped than he had in hospital. He could hear Kit breathing, he felt bad about waking her up but eventually he decided that he had to.
"Kit." He hissed through the dark. "Kit!" He said more urgently.
Finally she opened her eyes blearily.
"What?" she mumbled.
"I feel really bad. Seriously I'm on agony here."
Kit got out of her bed on the sofa and rushed over to Noah.
"Do you want me to get your drugs?"
He nodded.
Kit raced to the kitchen and grabbed the pills and a glass of water. She took them back to him and he swallowed gratefully.
"Thank you." he took her hand in his again and held it tightly. "I've been a prat." he confessed. "I'm so sorry Kit, I've been really horrible to you after everything you did for me and I didn't mean all the stuff I said. I was just thinking of what would be the best for you in the long term."
Kit felt her vision being blurred by tears buy she refused to cry.
"Noah I have to be honest with you." she said gently. "I'm with someone else."
"Who!" Noah shouted as he moved too much.
"Kim" her voice was no more than a whisper but it rang over and over again in his ears.
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