Okay so here's chapter nine! Thank you for all the reviews on the last chapter! And a special thanks to JoeyJar99, for being the first to point out that I accidentally added two chapters at once. If it wasn't for you, my chapters would be all out of whack. So thanks again! But yeah, I did add two chapters by mistake, though I was going to combine them anyway to make a longer chapter, because they were both too short to be left alone. Okay, well, enough rambling. Read and Review! :D
AUSTIN'S POV
It ticked me off that the doctor wouldn't let me see Ally after her surgery. I had to stay in this room where friends and family of the overnight patients stayed. We had beds, tv's, and room service with hospital food. The food wasn't that good, but I hadn't eaten in two days. Ally has probably eaten twelve trays of food. Or at least if I was her I would have.
I tried to stay focused on the food, because not seeing Ally was stressing me out more than I needed right now. Anna, and a couple other people, had been asking me if I was doing okay, and who I was here for. It was really caring, yet annoying at the same time.
I saw a commotion going on across the hall. People were yelling and crying and getting very upset. Anna, who had been over there, came back to where I was.
"What is going on over there?" I asked curiously.
"Someone died. They weren't strong enough to survive through the anesthesia during surgery." She explained sadly.
"Oh my god, it wasn't Ally was it?" I asked suddenly very scared.
"No, it was the girl next door to her. She had a brain tumor." Anna told me.
"Oh, that's good." I said. Anna looked at me suspiciously. "Good for Ally! Not so much that other girl..." I explained guiltily.
We sat back down in the waiting room. I then tried TV to calm my nerves. But the only thing in my head was, 'that could've been Ally, that could've been Ally, THAT COULD'VE BEEN ALLY'. I was so close to losing her. It made me realize just how easy life can be taken away from you. If Ally was going to die, I would want her to at least die happy. And right now, I wasn't really sure if that was the case. My mom always told me that all a girl ever wants, is to be loved. So I knew what I was going to do.
ALLYS POV
It was the next morning after my surgery. The doctor came in to greet me. I gave him a welcoming smile, although it was forced.
"I bet you're ready to eat now, huh?" He questioned.
Honestly, I hadn't thought about it too much or felt the need to eat in a while. Not until now anyway. He mentioned food and my stomach immediately groaned with hunger.
"I'll take that as a yes." The doctor laughed. "But listen, you can't just stuff yourself. You have to take it slow. Your stomach is a lot smaller than usual right now because of your lack of food. If you eat a lot right now, it is very possible that you stomach could literally pop. Especially since your stomach is already raw from surgery. Do you understand?" He explained, then asked.
"I think so. Don't each much, and whatever I do eat, eat it slow." I summarized.
"You've got it. Now what can I get you to eat?" He asked.
I was required to eat some form of meat for recovery along with a vegetable, fruit and grain. I had to pick something from each category. I picked ham, green beans, applesauce, and a roll. I got a very small serving of each of the foods I picked.
I tried hard to eat them slow, because I was really hungry. It felt so good to finally feel full again, even though I wasn't even close to being full. After finally having a taste for food again, I wanted it so much more. But I knew my stomach would explode, (not literally), if I did though, so I tried to ignore the hunger.
Just then I heard a knock on the door. I assumed it was the doctor, so I said,
"Come on in."
But it wasn't the doctor. It was Austin. I was getting really tired of seeing him. Why wouldn't he just go home already? He brought in a radio with him.
"I knew how much you loved your music, so I brought you this. It's no iPod, but I think an old radio from the nurse's office is pretty high class." He joked.
I forced myself to hold back a giggle because I was supposed to hate him.
He handed it to me, and I set it down on the table next to me.
"Why are you still here?" I asked a little sharply.
"Because you're still here." He answered simply.
I gave him a confused look and rolled my eyes.
"You know I love you, right?" He said with a smile like it was nothing.
I nearly choked on my own spit from swallowing so hard. My jaw dropped slightly and my eyes opened wide. What?
Oooh! Cliffhanger! How will Ally react? I know this chapter is really short, I'm soooooooo sorry for that! But there's been lots of changes and complications with this story because I'm working to make it better. Later chapters should be increasing in length to make up for this, I promise. Stay tuned and find out soon! Review to find out sooner! Until next time! :D
