Fake it For Us: A Faux Love Novel by Weston Parker
Author:Weston Parker [Parker , Weston]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BrixBaxter Publishing
Published: 2022-07-19T16:00:00+00:00
26
JOURNEY
âJourney?â
My head shot up straight and pulled my neck muscles. âOw.â I rubbed the kink in my neck. I was a little disorientated.
âJourney, what are you doing here?â
I jumped out of the most uncomfortable chair on the planet. âYouâre awake!â
I rushed to Dottieâs bedside. She looked awful. When I had first walked in to see her, my heart had dropped. The nurses told me she was okay, but she didnât look okay. She was bruised from head to toeâliterally her toes were bruised. Her pinky toe was broken. Apparently, that was another part of her luck. They were surprised her whole foot hadnât been broken or worse.
âAre you really here?â she whispered. She reached up and touched her head. âIâm still in the hospital, right?â
âYes, you are,â I said faintly. âItâs a stupid question, but how are you? Do you want me to call a nurse? Do you need more pain meds?â
âI donât know how I am,â she said. âYou tell me. Everything hurts.â
I gently touched her good hand. âIâm so sorry.â
She turned to look at her arm that was bandaged from her fingers all the way past her elbow. Screws were sticking out from the bandages. âOh wow,â she said. âThat explains why my arm hurts.â
âItâs broken in a couple places. I donât know the details, but they put it back together with some screws and rods.â
âMy stomach hurts,â she said.
âBecause they cut you open and fixed you up on the inside. Plus, you broke a couple ribs.â
Tears welled in her eyes. âBut thatâs it? Iâm going to recover, right?â
âYes.â I leaned down to give her a gentle hug. âYouâre going to be fine.â
I grabbed a tissue and dabbed at the tears. Her face was purple and mottled. I didnât know where to touch without causing her more pain.
âBut youâre here,â she said. âHow long have I been out?â
âIâm not sure,â I answered. âI got here a couple hours ago, and you were out.â
âWhy are you here?â she asked. âAre you not telling me something? Is it bad?â
âYouâre not dying,â I said with a smile. âI was just a little freaked out. My dad told me you were okay, but I had to see it for myself. I had to make sure you were okay.â
âWhen did the accident happen?â she asked.
âLast night,â I told her. âItâs been almost a full day.â
âDamn,â she said with a shake of her head before wincing. âOuch.â
âConcussion,â I reminded her.
âDamn, I feel like shit,â she groaned.
âLet me see if you are ready for more pain meds,â I said. I walked out of her room and flagged down the nurse that had been nice to me when I arrived. She promised she would be in shortly.
When I returned to Dottieâs room, her eyes were closed but she wasnât relaxed. I could see the pain on her face. I gently walked to her bedside once again and touched her hand. Even though the nurses and everyone else had told me she was okay, I wouldnât believe it until she opened her eyes and spoke to me.
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