I Was Never Yours - Episode 14
12-09-25 (17:37)
"Coffee?" Nick asked as he sat down next to me on
the bench in the corridor. It had been exactly two days
since we'd arrived in Chicago and ever since then a
mind-numbing headache had refused to leave me.
Luckily I was in a hospital so I'd been popping in the
painkillers like candy but a girl had to draw the line
somewhere'. I gratefully took the cup from him and
relished the bitter taste of the hot liquid going down
my throat. I rested my head against the back and
pinched the bridge of my nose; I didn't know how long
I could stand going through my days like this. Olivia
was still heavily medicated and the doctors purposely
kept her in a coma so that the graver wounds would
heal. Nick refused to leave her side and spent all his
time in the seat next to her bed. I wandered the
hospital aimlessly, always looking at the doors,
thinking he'd come walking in but he didn't. The
routine was driving me insane, if my sister's condition
wasn't.
Nick sighed as he rubbed his jaw, his stubble more
visible now than ever. Coming here had definitely
taken a toll on him; not only did he completely give up
on sleep but often I'd find him talking to Olivia, telling
her how sorry he was for abandoning her, for not
going with her. It was obvious he felt extremely guilty
for what happened and I shuddered to think what
would happen if I told him that what had happened to
Olivia wasn't an accident but that she had tried to kill
herself. There was no way I was ready to tell him that,
not now not ever. The guy was suffering enough and I
didn't need to add to his misery.
"Did the doctors tell you anything new?" he asked with
his eyes still closed and I momentarily looked at him
with an emotion I never thought I'd associate with him
ever again - concern. He was investing himself so
heavily in Olivia's wellbeing that it was hard to tell
how he'd be able to survive if something happened to
her.
"No, they told me what they told me yesterday and
the day before. She's stable Nick, she just needs time,"
I said softly and then got up to leave him to his own
despair. He didn't notice as I walked away, busy
blaming himself for everything, I thought to myself. I
slipped into the elevator and pressed the button for the
ground floor. There was a convenience store a five-
minute walk away from the hospital and I'd been
going there just to catch a break from the hospital
-environment. I checked my phone again, more out of
habit than anything else.
Where is he?? I asked myself as my screen came up
empty again. Ever since I'd called Zach in my moment
of weakness, he'd been impossible to reach; heck, I
hadn't heard from him at all. I'd told him I needed him
and he left me hanging. I didn't know why I was so
disappointed, this was the same guy who'd basically
told me I could go to hell and do whatever I wanted
there and he wouldn't care. Honestly this kind of
behavior was new to me; no one had ever treated me
like he did. Noah had never intentionally raised his
voice against me nor had he ever been verbally
abusive. Zach was something else entirely and I hated
myself for wanting to know more about him.
The cold air whipped against my face and I hugged my
coat closer to my body. My teeth were chattering as I
hurriedly made my way down the street. A sense of
foreboding was welling up inside of me but I ignored
it, I was being paranoid and I knew it. Olivia was fine,
the doctors had assured me that and I'd wait till she
was up to think about how we were going to handle
this. I concentrated on the pavement, not looking up
when I rammed into something rock solid. I braced
myself for a pretty embarrassing fall but two strong
arms caught me just in time, wrapping themselves
around my waist and pulling me up. My cheeks heated
up as I composed myself and turned to look at the
person in front of whom I'd risked looking like a total
idiot.
"I'm so sorry! I didn't realize you were in my way." I
quickly apologized as I looked to see who this person
was and that was when I was stunned into silence. Don't forget to leave a Comment 
