Chapter Seven
"But how did this happen?" I asked Doc.
We were now back in his office, standing in the doorway. Wanda was asleep on one of the cots.
"I'm not entirely sure. Normally when a person faints they wake up and everything is fine. The only way I know someone can lose their memory is from hitting their head really hard. That doesn't seem to be the case here," Doc was scratching his head.
"Will it ever come back?" My voice was unsure.
"To be honest, I don't know..." Doc said as he walked over to Wanda was to check on her.
I thought about it for a few seconds before asking, "Does Ian know what happened?"
"I haven't seen him all morning. I'm not sure if anyone has," He walked back over to me. "Maybe you should go look for him."
I started to chew my fingernails. I knew it was a bad habit, but I always did it when I was nervous. "Yeah. Well, will you let me know when she wakes up? Maybe it will wear off..?" I knew this was unlikely, but I had to have some hope.
"Of course Mel." Doc smiled at me.
He leaned in to hug me. It was awkward at first, but he was just trying to be friendly. I left right after that, determined to find Ian.
I searched the his room and was on my way to the game room when I noticed Kyle sitting by himself in the hallway.
"Hey Kyle..." I slowly started to walk closer to him.
"Hey," He said, looking up at me. "I heard about Wanda. Sorry." He had actual compassion in his voice.
"Thanks," I gave him a small smile and remembered Sunny. "How's everything with you?"
"Umm well it could be better, could be worse." He shrugged.
"Have you talked to Sunny lately?" I sat down next to him.
Kyle looked pale and tired. He was still in his clothes from the day before. He must not have slept at all last night.
He sighed, "No. She can't even look at me without crying anymore. I really screwed up, didn't I? I shouldn't of broken up with her. Especially with the whole thing with Wanda. It's just too much for her. And now everyone knows that I broke her heart, so I guess I really am the bad guy."
It was weird sitting here with Kyle, almost having a...heart to heart. I've never really seen this side of him before. It made him seem more human, like he actually cared what people thought about him.
"I just felt like it was the right thing to do. When she heard that Howe proposed to you she came running to me and basically screamed it. I could tell she wanted the same thing, soon. I don't know. I don't think I'm ready for that. I was ready with...Jodi, but now that I know she isn't coming back I don't know if I can pretend anymore. She's a great girl, but she's not for me."
He was staring at the floor, shaking his head slightly. I could not believe what he was telling me. I was shocked, but delighted at the same time. I was glad he trusted me enough to confide what he feeling.
Kyle turned to look at me. I looked back at him. It was one of those moments where you stared into another persons eyes, knowing it was the beginning of a beautiful friendship. We didn't say anything for a few minutes and suddenly he put his arm around my shoulder.
"Thank you Mel," He kissed my cheek. "I really appreciate you listening to what I have to say. No one else does that. They all just think I'm some idiot."
"Kyle, you are far from an idiot." I scooted a little closer to him, resting my head on his shoulder.
"But are you really are just going to end things with Sunny because you don't want to marry her?" I asked curiously, trying not to sound mean.
"I don't know anymore Mel. Is that wrong to do? I would feel like I'm just pretending if I get back with her now.." Kyle said, stretching his legs out.
"I see what you mean. Maybe you should just talk to her about it."
"Or maybe you could talk to her about it?" He asked shyly.
"What are you doing with my boyfriend?!"
We both looked up to see Sunny walking down the hall. Kyle instantly pulled his arm back to his side, standing up.
"Sunny it was nothing, she was just helping me with something." Kyle said softly.
"Helping you with what? More ways to break my heart?" She screamed in a hoarse voice. She must have been crying most of the night too.
"Sunny, we were just talking. I'm sorry if you got the wrong idea. It was nothing though, I promise. I would never do that to you or Jared." I got up too, straightening my shirt.
"Then why did my boyfriend have his arm around you?" Sunny yelled, putting her arms on her hips.
"He isn't your boyfriend anymore. And that's something friends do," I raised my voice at her. I seemed to be doing that a lot lately.
"Girls, girls, calm down now. No need to get angry over a big misunderstanding," Kyle said, trying to alleviate the situation. We both ignored him.
"He is too my boyfriend!" Sunny screamed, basically right in my face.
"No he isn't you delusional bitch."
As soon as the words came out of my mouth I knew I had gone too far.
I felt something hit my face and quickly realized it was Sunny's hand. She slapped me. Sunny slapped me.
I instinctively shoved her away from my body, reaching my arm up to punch her.
Kyle grabbed my arm, holding me back.
"Whoa girls, seriously! There is no reason for violence here," He said calmly. How could he be calm in a situation like this? And who is he to tell us that violence isn't right? He gets in fights all the time.
"You are so lucky your ex-boyfriend is here to hold me back," I said through gritted teeth.
"Oh really? Because I think I could take you." Sunny replied, acting smug.
"Stop it! Before you do something else you will both regret." His voice was dominant. "Can I get a little help down here?" He yelled in no direction in particular.
Jared came running down the hall. He skidded to a halt when he saw our positioning and expressions.
"What's going on?" He looked bewildered.
"Mel and Sunny got in a fight." Kyle replied, still holding his grip on my body. Sunny was standing with her arms crossed, staring at me.
"You mean a...fist fight?" Jared asked suspiciously.
"Yep." Kyle sighed again. He sounded frustrated
Jared looked speechless.
"Can you let go of me already? I still have to go find Ian." I was so angry that I had to just get away.
"I'll take her," Jared said, coming to get me from Kyle.
"I don't need you to babysit me." I shook his arms off of me and stomped away.
After getting a few feet down the hallway I heard sobs and looked back to see Sunny staring at Kyle, waiting for an explanation. Kyle was just staring at his feet, so Sunny turned and walked away, leaving him all by himself. I stood there for a second, with Jared right next to me, and watched as he lifted his hand to his face. He was wiping away tears; I had never seen Kyle cry before. I wanted to go back and comfort him, but Jared pulled me away, dragging me back to our room.
(A/N: Don't forget review, I would really like to hear how I could improve my story =).
