This Is Not About Love by Carissa Ann Lynch

Author:Carissa Ann Lynch [Lynch, Carissa Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Limitless Publishing LLC
Published: 2017-10-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

In the movies, sneaking out of a hospital always seems like such an insurmountable task that involves dressing up in nurses’ uniforms and tiptoeing past security guards. But Lexi just removed the IV, threw on the bloodstained clothes she had arrived in, and walked out the front door of the hospital. “Piece of cake,” she said with a painful smile. The hardest part about her escape was not the challenge of making it out unnoticed, but making it out at all, considering how much pain she was in. Her ribs ached like crazy, and she felt like she was carrying a ninety-pound barbell on her neck. Every inch of her hurt, but there was no way she was staying in the hospital, not with Reggie right down the hall from her. Nurse Betty had reported he was in intensive care, but you never know about some people, and she didn’t want him waking up and trying to kill her again—not to mention the fact that strip clubs don’t offer insurance, and she did not want to endure any unpleasant discussions about the mounting medical bills she had undoubtedly racked up during her hospital stay.

Lying alone in that hospital bed, she had made the decision to get the hell out of this town. She wanted to get in her car and just drive away, leaving everything and everyone she’d met here behind. Nothing and nobody here mattered. There were only two people that mattered to her: Michael and Elijah Sinclair. And although they seemed to be worlds apart, in reality, they were only a three-hour plane ride away. What have I got to lose at this point? Lexi wondered.

Lexi had not been a part of Elijah’s life in nearly ten years, and she would not blame him if he never wanted to see or hear from her again. I hope the airplane I sent didn’t hurt him worse, she thought, thinking of how she’d impulsively mailed it out days ago.

I hope it wasn’t a mistake.

Lexi was so deep in thought that it took her a minute to realize everyone around her was staring. She was standing outside the hospital emergency room entrance. She remembered the blood on her clothes, and oh God…how could she forget about her busted up face? She grabbed a pair of sunglasses from her satchel. Not only did they help conceal her face, but they also kept the sun from glaring into her eyes. That was a blessing considering the fact that she could barely hold her eyes open at all due to the massive swelling.

Lexi was grateful to see a sandwich shop and small department store across the street from the hospital. She was so hungry her stomach felt like it was eating itself, but she opted for the department store first. She grabbed the first t-shirt that she saw and grabbed a pair of jeans off a table by the cash register. The cashier was not fooled by the sunglasses and looked mildly alarmed by Lexi’s appearance.

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