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Chapter Nine: Mumblings
Commander Root's POV
I spun around, not sure what I would find.
Trouble was lying motionless on the floor, as white as a sheet, with Xanthe and Ash leaning over him. I leaned over, pushed the help button next to Trouble's bed, and then knelt down next to him.
'Move,' said a hurried voice from the behind me.
I looked up and saw a nurse standing behind me, I hastened to comply.
'What's he doing out of bed?'
'He went to see Ho… Cadet Short.'
'Right.'
The nurse then began issuing commands, and soon a group of nurses had lifted Trouble back into his bed and were hooking him up to various machines.
We were ushered out of the room. Half an hour later the nurse emerged from the room.
'There's nothing seriously wrong with Kelp. He just wasn't meant to be walking around so soon. We were planning on keeping him in for observation for the next few days. We will have to now.'
'We can go in?'
'Yea, but he can't go see his girlfriend.'
'Girlfriend?'
'Cadet Short.'
'Short's not his girlfriend.'
'He kept mumbling about loving her. But it's not my place to interfere, feel free to go in and see him.'
I couldn't believe it. I always thought that later in life the two would be a good couple, but if Trouble loved Holly why didn't he say something? I would have to confront him about this, it simply wasn't healthy.
But right now was not the time.
Xanthe's
POV
I couldn't believe Cadet Kelp. First he was getting out of his hospital bed without permission, then he was mumbling about loving Holly.
Of course, it was obvious to any fool that knew anything about relationships that those two loved each other and didn't want to admit it.
(A/N: Sorry about how short this chapter is. But I wanted to update, and I'm rather busy at the moment. It could be a while until the next update because of exams, but I hope not. Please review.)