My Chemistry Tutor

CHAPTER 41

JENNIE'S POV

I wake up with a pounding sensation in my head. My skull feels like it's being squeezed in a vice, and every throb makes me wince.

I slowly open my eyes, blinking away the blurriness, and look side to side but I don't recognize where I am.

Panic sets in as I shift around, trying to gather my bearings.

I'm in... a hospital room?

Why am I in a hospital room? What happened?

I try to sit up, but a sudden wave of nausea hits me so hard I collapse back against the pillow.

"This feels horrible..." I mumble under my breath.

"What?" Did someone just say that?

The voice comes from the right side of the room. I turn my head slowly and see Lisa sitting in a chair. She rubs her eyes cutely, blinking a couple of times. I guess I woke her up.

Her eyes adjust, and when she realizes I'm awake, her whole face lights up with shock and relief. She probably wasn't expecting me to be up this early.

"JENNIE!" she gasps, jumping up from the chair and immediately rushing to my side. She leans down to embrace me in an awkward hug.

It's pretty hard to properly hug someone lying in a hospital bed, but it still makes me happy that she tried. Her warmth makes me feel safe.

"Are you okay? Do you want me to get a nurse or the doctor?" she asks in a panic.

I can see just how worried she is. Her eyebrows are scrunched together, her dress from last night is still on, and her hair is a mess from sleeping curled up in the chair.

"I have a horrible headache," I pout at her.

"That's probably the side effects of the drug that Irene and Kai gave you," Lisa explains quietly.

I whip my head toward her in shock.

"THEY GAVE ME WHAT?!"

"Right... I need to explain everything to you. It's a long, crazy story," she says, sitting down gently on the bed beside me.

She takes a deep breath before continuing. "Irene wanted to get back at us, so she teamed up with Kai to drug you and get pictures of you kissing her, so we'd break up. But the police found the pictures on Irene's phone. You weren't kissing her in any of them. That idiot accidentally took pictures of herself unzipping your dress instead. The police arrested both her and Kai."

"Wait a minute... then how did I get saved? I don't remember anything. I don't remember even seeing Irene," I say in disbelief, my chest tightening.

"That's the side effects of the drug. You can't remember anything. My mom came to the rescue, she beat up Irene pretty badly. She actually shattered that bitch's nose."

"Well, shit. I missed a lot. I'm glad that bitch got what she deserved!" I reply angrily.

"Woah, you just cursed twice," Lisa teases, smirking at me.

I roll my eyes, and she grins wider. "Got to admit, you still look hot even in a hospital gown."

"Don't even start with that smirk," I say, pointing a finger at her. "I'm hooked up to an IV, which means it'll be hard to make out. Plus, I don't want the doctors rushing in thinking I'm having a heart attack when it's really just my girlfriend turning me on."

"Come on, that sounds fun," Lisa pouts, leaning closer.

I grab her chin, pulling her in for a kiss, but immediately pull away, making her pout again.