Sorry it took so long to update this time I have not had a good week been one thing after another. And between work, bills, my car breaking, keeping my apt clean and, my computer crashing it's been crazy. Luckily when my computer crashed it didn't take my story with it just half a chapter (I was smart this time and backed things up). So to make it up I am posting this today and in a few days I will post another one. And just a heads up I start my last year of college at the end of this month so things will slow down then.

But back to the story to recap since it's been a while Katie went to the beach with her friends. Only to fall in the tide pools and get a messy cut on her arm. Seth finds her and then takes her to Emily who then says she needs to go to the hospital. This is Katie's side of the story of what happens next.

Katie

Chapter 5

It was dark black I heard voices but did not know who they belonged to. They were deep worried talking in hurried voices. There was more I was sitting on something soft but yet hard my face rested against something warm. I realized it was a person. I was sitting on someone and leaning on someone's shoulder. And that there was arms wrapped around me warm arms the same ones that caught me as I fell. The voices became clearer they were the voices of Sam, Seth and the other boys I met today. They had me in a car I could feel the steady movements of wheels under me. Everything was still a blur my surroundings were not in focus. I tried to open my eyes to just close them again my eye lids were so heavy.

I don't know how long I was asleep or why I was out so long. I woke up with bright lights in my eyes and everything in a blur. I was in a lumpy bed with my back sitting up. The strong smell of alcohol burned my nose. I did not remember were I was or how I got there. Slowly things started to come back to me. The beach seeing the tide pools slipping on the sharp wet rocks. A boy coming up to me, Seth him taking me to a house standing up then passing out. The car waking up and hearing voices feeling arms around me it was all there now.

I opened my eyes and blinked again I was in a hospital room. There was someone beside the bed with his head down arms on top of the bed with his head on his arm. One of his hands held mine on the bed near his head. He looked like he was asleep he was not moving just laying there. I squeezed his hand hoping to wake him up but instead his head shout up. A huge smile spread across his face when he saw I was awake.

"Your awake!"

"Yeah were am I?"

"The hospital after you passed out we got you here as fast as we could."

"How long was I out?"

"Three days when you fell it was a lot worse that we all thought. You lost a lot of blood. The rocks cut some veins in your arm they had to repair them before they could stitch your arm up. They gave you a few pints of blood. I was going to donate some of mine for you but they said I couldn't."

"How long have you been here?"

"Since we drove over here. My sister brought me a few change of cloths. I haven't left from this chair but a few times and never for long." He ran his fingers over my hand never letting go.

"When can I go home?"

With a big smile on his face he said "You sure are full of questions."

"I have been out of it for three days I have to get caught up."

"Well your going to have to ask the doctor when you can go home. But I think it is still going to be a few days. How are you feeling?"

"Ok, my arm hurts."

Dr. Cullen walked in just then to check on me. This was the first time I saw Dr. Cullen and he was everything I heard about. He looked no older than 26 with blond hair. His pale skin was almost the color of his white coat and his butter scotch colored eyes stood out the most.

"You are awake that is wonderful. Well how are you feeling?" He asked me this as he looked at my eyes with a small light then checked the IV and other machines.

"I feel alright my arm is bothering me and I am still tired."

"Your arm will keep bothering you for a while now. And you will be tired for a while and the medicine for the pain in your arm makes you sleepy. Did Seth tell you what happened when they brought you in?"

"He said I lost a lot of blood and cut a vein in my arm."

"Yes in a short version that's what happened. But I want to keep you here for a while longer maybe three or four days just to make sure. Where are your parents we were not able to get in contact with them?"

"My mom is in New York on a trip for work. She won't be back till next week. If we can not tell her about this it would be great I don't want her coming all the way back when I am just fine. She worked to hard on her proposal to leave while it's being presented."

"how old are you seth didn't know and we need a parent if your under eight teen."

"I am eight teen."

"Ok we won't call her but someone is going to have to stay with you. You know alice I can ask her for you if you want?"

Before I could even answer Seth said "I will take care of her I have been here all along."

Dr. Cullen asked me "Is that ok with you."

"Yes that's fine."

"Well I will let you rest even though you just woke up you should get some rest soon. I will check in on you in a few hours." then Dr. Cullen left.

All this time while Dr. Cullen was talking to me Seth held tightly on to my hand all the time rubbing circles around the top of my hand. I then had the time to think why he was holding my hand. But I did not care. He was the one who found me. The one who got me to the hospital the one who stayed by my side the whole time I was asleep. There was no reason why I should not trust him. I was looking at our hands his large hands holding my small one covering it completely the warm heat of his hand warming mine. I looked up from our hands to his arms large strong a wonderful deep tan brown. His shirt was tight on his arms and chest making it look like it was a size to small. At this point he caught me staring at him he just looked me in the eye and smiled the big smile I was starting to like.

"I am going to go call Sam he wanted to know when you woke up. And I need some more cloths too. Can someone go to your house to get you some cloths? The ones you had were covered in blood they had to throw them away."

"Yeah, I don't mind I just don't know where my keys are they were in my bag."

"I have your bag. I will get Emily to get you some cloths what do you want her to get."

"Well since I will have to stay in bed I guess some sweats and t shirts will do."

"Where will Emily be able to find them?"

"My room is at the top of the stairs. And in the chest the two middle doors have my sweats and t shirts in it."

"Ok I will see if they can get you those tonight. You have been very cold while you were asleep so they will help. I will be right back." He squeezed my hand and walked out of the room to make a call.

I laid there thinking over what I remembered. It was flashes of what happened when I first met Seth. I did not remember that much happened but I knew that I would be in worst shape right now if it weren't for him. I looked at the bandage that now wrapped around my arm. The IV was in my arm just below the bandage trying to move my arm to see it better just sent pain through my wrist. Now I saw why Seth was holding my hand so lightly. I leaned my head back on the pillows and stared at the ceiling waiting for Seth my hand felt cold with out his. I did not even hear him come back in but before I knew it a warm hand wrapped around mine again. I looked back down at him.

"I haven't said thank you. Things would have been worst if not for you."

"You don't have to say anything I wasn't going to sit there why you were hurt."

"But you did not know me."

"Doesn't matter its how things work in la push. If someone needs something you do what you can to help. You should get some sleep. By the time you wake up I should have some cloths for you."

"Ok but don't let me sleep to long I don't want to bore you by being sleep for another three days."

He just squeezed my hands and said "Just sleep don't worry about me."

I just laid my head back and closed my eyes. The soothing circles that Seth made on my hand had me asleep in minutes. I did not even know how tired I was till I actually feel asleep. I was woken up by being extremely cold I was shivering. While I was asleep I had turned over on my side and Seth hand let go of mine. I started to panic searching on the side of the bed for his hand in the dark. I rolled over to my back to find Seth behind me I had turned away from him in my sleep trying to get warm. I thought he had left me alone in the hospital when he said he was going to stay. When I turned back to Seth I woke him up.

"Wha…... Wha…... oh you're awake." He said while stretching

"Yeah I woke up I am really cold is there any extra blankets around?"

"No I don't think so I will go ask the nurse for one for you." He stood up and walked out and came back a few minutes later with a thin blue blanket. As he was laying over me he said "The nurse said the IV fluid is new and it's cold. So that's what's making you cold she said it will warm up soon."

"Thanks for the blanket. You know you don't have to sleep here I will be fine while you go home and sleep." I didn't want to be alone but I didn't want him to be uncomfortable either.

"I want to stay just in case."

"There's no were for you to sleep here."

"No just this chair and your bed for a pillow."

"Well then I will move over and you can sleep up here with me."

"No I am fine right here I would not want to hurt you by accident. Just go back to sleep." He grabbed my hand as I rolled over to get comfortable again. When he went to let my hand go to let me sleep I tightened my grip to let him know to not to let go. I closed my eyes again to fall in to a good nights sleep.