I could feel myself slowly regaining consciousness. The more aware I became, the more the pain started in. I heard beeping coming from somewhere beside me and I smelt an arrangement of smells from cleaning supplies to a sweet floral scent. I felt a warm, yet rough hand holding mine. Probably Charlie. I felt another hand in my hair, and then lips on my forehead, accompanied with a very pricking face. Definitely Charlie. I could hear people moving about the room.
"Ugh! It's been like forever! Can't she just wake up already?" In true Alice form, she complained about how long I had been asleep, much like how she complained when I took too long at the bookstore, or slept in too late. I mentally smiled.
"Alice, she just needs some time. She was nearly crushed, for Christ's' sake!" Okay, so Edward was there as well. He didn't sound too happy. He always had played the role of older brother to me.
"Edward's right, she just needs time. She'll wake up when she's ready." Such a fatherly voice could only have come from Carlisle. He must have been my doctor.
I drifted out again, deciding I was much too tired to wake up. I'd let them sweat a bit.
I was ready to get up, mostly because I really had to pee, and those bed pans gross me out. I slowly let out a sigh, as if to announce that I was awake.
'Bella?" Rosalie asked, almost excitedly. "Guys, I think she's waking up!"
I heard scrambling, and I could almost feel everybody's eyes on me. I groaned.
"I think she wants some space guys." Jasper, always the wise one, said, laughing. I silently thanked him.
My eyes fluttered as I opened them, blinking to let them adjust to the light.
"Hey Bells. How do you feel?" I saw Charlie's warm eyes looking at me. Charlie may not be the most expressive, but I can tell that he worries about me, just like he is now. Although he would never admit it. "I'll call Carlisle." So Carlisle was my doctor.
"I'm fine… What's the damage?" They all laughed, except Alice who looked pissed.
"That would be the first thing you say! You nearly die, and you're making a joke out of it! You scared the crap out of me, Bella!" She nearly yelled.
"Sorry, Ali." I said quietly, offering a small smile. She just smiled in return and practically threw her arms around me.
"Ow, Al, I love you and all, but that kind of hurts."
"Crap! Sorry! Sorry!" She backed away. Everybody had a turn to say they were glad I was still alive.
"You know, you all shouldn't over react so much. I mean, I'm totally fine!"
That earned a few, or rather many, glares.
A while later, after the nurses had come and gone. Carlisle had been in to adjust everything, telling me that I'll be just fine. I had a broken leg and a cracked rip, but he was sure I would recover fast.
"Hey, are you hungry?" Rose asked. "I sent Jasper and Ed for some food. Bet they could sneak you some in." She added a wink.
"Sure." And I gave her my order. As I did so, I started to look around the room. There were multiple flower arrangements, along with some cards and candy and stuff.
"These are pretty." I said, touching the leaf of the arrangement closest to me. A beautiful combination of light blue Hydrangeas and soft Baby's Breath. It was altogether peaceful and calming, perfect. I leaned in to smell them. "Smell nice to. Who are they from?"
A smile broke out on Rose's face. She and I were the only ones left in the room. She smiled devilishly.
"Oh, only from your secret admirer." She said, mysteriously.
"What? Who?" I pressed.
"Oh, nobody special. Just the sexiest man to ever work at Forks High."
"What?! Mr. McCarthy sent these?" I nearly screeched.
"So you do agree? He is the sexiest man to ever work at Forks High? I like how I didn't even have to tell you who it was, you just guessed!"
"Rosalie! Stop making it awkward!"
"Admit that you like him."
"That's illegal!"
'Bella, we've talked about this! Its only illegal if you do stuf…" She trailed off as the boys reentered the room.
"What's illegal? Do what kind of stuff?" Edward asked accusingly.
"Nothing!" Rosalie said, as she hopped over to give Edward a kiss. When they broke away, Edward gave me a stern glance. I hoped he couldn't see how flustered I was. His look spoke volumes. He was obviously giving me a warning. I put my hands up in defense.
"We brought food," Jasper said, breaking the silence. "Where's Alice?"
"She went to go get some stuff for Bella. Apparently the hospital gowns are the most hideous things she has ever seen. Charlie went back to work." Rose informed, grabbing at the food.
"Sound like Alice." Jasper said with a daydreamy sort of smile. He was so in love…
A few days later, I was released. They had to hold me to make sure that my rib was healing properly. When they decided I was well enough, I was ecstatic. I hate hospitals. I packed up all my stuff and practically ran out of there. Bringing all my gifts, excluding one, which was trash. It was from my mother…
Flashback:
"Seriously? You're nearly killed and this is all she sends you?!" Charlie's face was turning red. It was nearly as red as the card he was holding in his hand. It was a generic 'Get Well Soon' card. "I mean, seriously!" He said for the fifth time. "If I was her, I would've been on the first plane here, and all she does is send a card."
"Dad, it's fine."
"No! No, it isn't fine, Bella! …You deserve better." That was the most I'd heard from him on the mom subject since she left, nearly ten years ago. "I would've been here." He was quiet now, his head tilted to the floor.
"I know."
That's all she wrote! For now J . Sorry its been so long. Much love and happy holidays.
