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Chapter 5
*Tris' p.o.v.*
Well, I feel like crap... I think when I wake up. I'm about to open my eyes when I hear someone talk.
"Okay, thanks Liam," I hear someone say. I hear a door shut softly, and a person sit down on the edge of the bed. "I know you're awake. You tensed when Liam and I were talking."
"Cool beans, dude," I say while opening my eyes. I see that Zeke is at the edge of the bed, smirking at me. "What?" I ask while raising my eyebrows. I change my position to where I'm sitting up.
"Oh, nothin'," he says while chuckling at me.
"Liar, what is it?" I whine.
"Nothing," Zeke says, his voice getting higher pitched.
"Zeke! What did you do?" I accuse him.
"It wasn't me that did something," he said while gesturing to the other side of the room. I turn my head.
Oh. My. Gosh. I think as I see a huge bouquet of multi-colored roses on the small table, with a note on the side. Zeke gets up, grabs the bouquet, and hands it to me. "Who is this from?" I ask while raising my eyebrows at him.
"I don't know. They were on the table when I got here, and I didn't want to open them," he said nonchalantly. I take the note off the front of the bouquet.
Just because this happened, doesn't mean you get out of everything. Be ready for me, honey. No pain = no sympathy. ~ Eric
"You okay?" I hear Zeke ask. He was at the other side of the room again. "Tris?" I don't move.
Breathe, Tris. Just breathe. He's not going to do anything. I can't. I can't breathe.
"Tris?" Zeke says. I see him walk over to me slowly at the corner of my eye.
Breathe, Tris. Don't do this now. Not in front of him. Don't do this. You need to breathe.
"Oh my gosh," Zeke says after reading the note. "Tris, it's okay. You need to breathe," Zeke rushes out. The pain starts. "Doctor!" Zeke says while grabbing my hand, and putting his other arm on my back to support my upper body from just falling back on the bed. Most likely to keep me from reopening the stitches that are burning and stinging my back right now. I start hyperventilating.
"Come on, Tris! Breathe, please!" Zeke says. His voice is strained, and I can tell that he has tears in his eyes. I hear somebody walk into the room.
"Oh gosh! What did Eric do this time?!" I recognize the voice as Christina's. She quickly walks over to us. "Zeke, could you please go fix a bath?" Christina asked.
"What?" Zeke asked. He was completely flabbergasted. (Hee hee. Flabbergasted)
"It helps. Please?" Christina said, but Zeke was already in the bathroom by the time she said 'helps'. "Tris? Listen to me, you need to breathe. I know you're scared you need to breathe," she said while wrapping her arms around me, engulfing me in a hug.
"Bath's ready," I hear Zeke call from the bathroom. He walks back into the room, picks me up carefully but with ease, and starts to carry me into the bathroom. Christina leaves the room, hopefully for a short time. Before Zeke can get to the bathroom, gosh he's being careful, Christina walks back into the room.
"Gosh, Zeke. She's having a panic attack, it's not like she'll die if you move more than an inch a minute," Christina says while walking into the bathroom ahead of us. Zeke decides to go at a normal pace, and follows Christina into the bathroom.
"Should we change her first?" Zeke asks. I'm about to say something, but Christina beats me to it.
"First, it's only a hospital gown. Secondly, I just remembered that it has a huge opening in the back of it. Third, you perv!" Christina says.
"It's not like I'm feeling!" Zeke defends.
"You perv!" she fusses, and takes me easily out of his arms.
"Hey, you'll drop her!" Zeke fusses and tries to take me away.
Still having a panic attack, here, I think. My hyperventilating gets worse, and worse. Christina and Zeke continue arguing. I hear somebody walk into the other room, then they to the bathroom.
"Oh, for Christ's sakes!" I hear Liam say as he picks me up and puts me in the tub. The pain starts to slowly fade away, along with the hyperventilating.
"Thanks Liam," I gasp out.
"Anything for you," Liam chuckled while walking out. Zeke gave him a look. "She's basically our sister, Zeke. Get over yourself," he says, and walks out of the other room.
"Where's Four?" I ask once my breathing is completely under control.
"He had to go do somethings," Christina said while getting on her knees and sitting next to the tub.
"Okay," I say quietly.
"You okay?" Zeke asks after sitting down on the edge of the tub.
"I'm fine," I say quietly.
"I think I'm gonna grab you some dry clothes," Zeke says while walking out of the bathroom.
"You sure you're okay?" Christina said after Zeke had left.
"I said I was fine, Christina," I said sternly.
"Okay," Christina said as Zeke walked back in with a pair of my clothes. "Do you want any help, or what?"
"I can handle it myself," I say while pushing up on the sides of the tub, and moving onto the edge of the tub. They both give me a look of concern, and leave. I slowly dry myself off, and change into my clothes. I try to stand up, but fall. On my back. Hitting my head on the tub. Gosh, I hope that didn't make as big of a sound as I think it did... To my luck, Zeke comes rushing into the bathroom to see me laying on the floor, holding my head with one hand and pushing up with the other.
"Need some help?" he says while putting one arm behind my neck, the other behind my knees, and picks me up.
"I was going to say 'no'," I said quietly.
"Oh well," he chuckles. "You need to get some rest, actual, natural rest. Which means no pills," he said while setting me down on the bed. I look around to see Christina, but I don't see her.
"Where'd Christina go?" I ask.
"She had to go and take care of family things. So, you're stuck with me!" he says while sitting on the rocking chair next to me, and hands me the remote.
"Zeke?"
"Yes?"
"Will you help me with something?" I ask him sweetly.
"Anything,"
"I want to get a restraining order for Eric," I say after sighing.
"Can't wait," he said. I looked over to him to see if he was serious. He was. For the first time in forever! (Whatever, I love Frozen. #ELSAFOEVER!)
"When do you want to do it?" he asks.
"As soon as possible," I reply.
"Okay, let me call my Dad then," Zeke said while taking out his phone. "Can you excuse me for a minute?"
"Sure. Quick question, why are you calling your Dad?"
"Lawyer," he replied and walked into the hallway. I then decide to lean over, plug my iPod into the speakers, and start listening to my music. Safe and Sound by Taylor Swift featuring The Civil Wars came on. I lean back on the bed, and close my eyes.
Finally, I think before falling asleep peacefully.
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