me: iggy guess what.
iggy: what?
me: IGGGY PIGGGY!
iggy: STOP SAYING THAT!
Chapter 25
IGGY POV…
My entire body hurt…my back, my head, my arms, my legs, anywhere that could feel pain, felt it. But what really hurt was my heart. The love of my life was in a hospital bed next to one of the people I had spent my entire life with, and I felt like it was because of me…
"You mean Ari was there?" my best friend, Gazzy, asked Fang for about the thousandth time.
"Yes," Fang answered.
Just from that one word I could tell that he was either sitting or standing near Angel's bed. I assumed that Max was at his side holding poor Angel's hand, just like I was with Jaleese.
Why couldn't it have been me? I asked myself, remembering Fang's description of the damage that mutt, Ari, had done to Jaleese. Why was it Jaleese and not me? Why her?
I was so caught up in my thoughts that I didn't feel the small squeeze on my hand.
"Iggy," Jaleese mumbled. Now was the time when I really wished I wasn't blind.
"I'm right here," I soothed.
"I'm sorry," she whispered squeezing my hand again.
I did not expect that… "Why?"
"Because I'm making you worry about me."
I sighed and kissed her forehead. "It's my job. Don't feel sorry."
She started to giggle but then coughed. I scrambled to get the cup of water one of the nurses left for her, and handed it to her. And guess what? I was really worried about her. She handed me back the cup and I could hear the sound of her patting the empty spot next to her on the bed.
"Sit next to me, please," she said using the voice I was secretly in love with.
I did as I was asked and she leaned her head on my shoulder. Inside, I melted at her touch. Outside, I just slid my arms around her waist and rested my cheek on the top of her head.
"I'm sorry," Jaleese repeated.
"Don't be," I told her.
"It's hard not to be."
"Why's that?" I asked.
"Because I love you," She said so only I could hear.
I lifted my head up and put my fingers gingerly under her chin and turned her head towards me. I imagined the way her eyes sparkled whenever Angel put her picture in my mind, and I pressed my lips softly on hers. Her hands found their way around my neck and she entangled them into my messy hair. All my pain faded away and all I could focus on was her. And then the hospital room door opened and someone cleared their throat.
We pulled away from each other embarrassed and I started blushing.
"Um…Mr. Jeff I'm not sure that you should be kissing someone who is sick," Jaleese's nurse told me sounding embarrassed herself for having walked in.
I nodded and stood up. Jaleese held onto my hand and made sure I was still close by her side. Only then did I realize that the rest of the flock wasn't in the room. No wonder I didn't hear Fang making one of his smart ss comments like he usually does when Ja and I kiss.
I could hear the nurse's soft dainty footsteps coming towards us. They stopped and I could tell she was standing on the other side of Jaleese's bed. I heard the cap of a medicine bottle opening and, 5 minutes later, the sound of the door closing again.
"Someone always has to interrupt us," Jaleese said annoyed.
I laughed at her and sat back down beside her. The door opened, just as I was about to lean down and kiss her again, and I could hear Max, Fang, Nudge, and Gazzy walk in.
"Just great," Jaleese and I muttered at the same time.
"Did we interrupt something?" Nudge asked absolutely clueless.
"Kind of…but its okay," Jaleese told her.
I pictured her smiling at Nudge sweetly, her eyes bright and her single dimple standing out and I sighed.
"why are you sighing, Ig?" Gazzy said worried.
"oh n-," I started.
"He's just mad because we intruded on him and Jaleese's make out session," Fang butted in sounding completely emotionless. But I could tell he had a smirk plastered on his face.
"Shut up, Fang," I muttered feeling tempted to get Ja's cup and throw the water at him.
"Iggy, why are you messing with Jaleesey's cup?" Nudge questioned.
I hadn't even notice that I actually had the Styrofoam cup in my hand. I set it down and shook my head. "Nothing," I said thinking of how awesome it would be to make a waterproof bomb, put it in a cup of soda, and let fang try to drink it.
I chuckled quietly to myself and put my arms back around Jaleese.
"So, Max. do you think Ari will come back?" I asked.
"yes I do," she admitted.
"I do, too," Jaleese said.
"I'm pretty sure we all do," Angel's weak, quiet voice added.
Jaleese is meant to die, Iggy, Angel put in my mind.
My eyes widened and started to sting. How are you so sure?
"Angel! You're okay!" Nudge screamed.
I just am.
"No," I whispered struggling to contain the tears welling in the back of my eyes.
iggy: i cry?
me: noooooo. it just means you feel like you're about to.
iggy: ...
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iggy: ...