Meant to Be Me by Wendy Hudson

Author:Wendy Hudson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ylva Publishing
Published: 2019-03-20T00:46:13+00:00

Chapter 33

Darcy pulled the blanket to her chin and closed her eyes. She tried to pretend she was actually on her sofa, cosy under the fluffy fleece, fire and TV on low, drifting away to nap land…

A rattling trolley rumbled past her closed door and might as well have crashed right into the daydream. Then the woman in the next room called out for a nurse. Again. It was all Darcy could do not to shout out herself and remind the woman of the handy button they had for just such a purpose.

She sighed and gave up on the fantasy nap.

Anja had dropped by with a bag full of home comforts, and after seeing what the hospital was offering for dinner, she had quickly been charged with another food run. Darcy suddenly remembered her phone and threw her hands up to praise whoever for the small mercy of a distraction.

There were get-well messages from colleagues and friends that made her smile. In particular from Joe, who had kept a running commentary of gossip coming from the office and even Bridget’s messages were surprisingly warm. There was an actual kiss on the end of one of them. There were thoughts and prayers posted on her timeline from friends far and wide, and as was the Scottish way, plenty of inappropriate GIFs on messenger taking the piss out of the whole ordeal.

Eilidh’s name in the message list stopped her scrolling. The last text from her had been received the night before the accident, a reply to Darcy’s cancellation of their date. She wondered if Eilidh had thought about her since then. It was unlikely given Eilidh hadn’t been back in touch. The ball had been left in Darcy’s court, so maybe it was up to her to restart the conversation.

She looked down at her broken form in the bed and smirked to herself. She was hardly in the position to be dating right now, but it was encouraging that she was thinking about it. Her foul hospital mood hadn’t killed the romantic in her.

Who knew how long the road to recovery would be, and it seemed a shame to cut off all contact. By the time she was able, Eilidh might have long forgotten her, which would be extremely disappointing. There’d been such promise in their exchanges, and Eilidh had definitely, really, without a doubt, existed.

As if by Darcy’s shear will in wondering, a text buzzed through with Eilidh’s name attached. Momentarily stunned, she dropped the phone in her lap before instantly grabbing it again, eager to read the message.

She read and reread, confused by its content. For a moment, she wondered if the text was meant for her.

I know I said last night that I understood, but it makes me want to see you no less. I can’t stop thinking and wondering how you’re doing. Would be good to see your face, if only for a few minutes. Tell me to bugger off if you want. E x

If it was meant

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