It's You...

Chapter 19.

Jennifer is curled up in her bed. She's awake and hungry, but she cannot get out of her bed. There's no strength left in her. Her eyes are also barely open. Her chest is heavy and her visions are blur. Just then she hears some commotion going on outside her room. She can hear Angela and Christian chattering. They're back. Jennifer thanks god for that. She somehow sits up and and tries to climb down of her bed. But as she does, the pain again hits hard in her head.

"JEN!" Angela knocks on her door.

Jennifer stands up and everything spins in front of her eyes. She takes support of the table and chair to walk to the door. And there it goes again, the tickling and flowing sensation over her upper lip. Jennifer already knows what it is. She touches her nose and her thumb is stained by her blood. Tears well up in her eyes, seeing her blood and the pain she's enduring. It's unbearable.

"Jen!" Angela again knocks. But then she gets impatient and thuds open the door.

Angela strides in when she sees Jennifer in trance like state, followed by Christian behind her. Christian catches sight of her bleeding and steps closer, holding her face in his hands.

"Jen! What happened?" He frowns.

Jennifer can't hold herself together anymore and so she loses her balance. Her legs go numb and she drips, but Christian grabs her and catches hold of her. Jennifer's head falls back and she passes out.

"Oh my god! She's so cold," Angela brushes Jennifer's hand.

"Jen! Jen! Can you hear me? Jen?" Christian pats her face but she doesn't responds. He wipes the blood with his handkerchief. "We need to take her to the hospital now," he continues.

Christian craddles her to his car and gingerly rests her in. Angela sits besides her and keeps wiping the blood flowing from her nose and they head to the hospital.

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Oh!.....finally. Finally I reached my destination. It's 1 in the noon, as I assumed. A part of me is relieved that I'm here now, but unless I don't see Jen, I'm still going to be restless. I'm in my car and Victor is driving me to Wilshire from the airport. I call Jen but she isn't answering. I try again and then thrice, but still no answer. No. Don't do this. Answer my call Jen. Did something happen to her? It's scaring the shit out of me. What do I do now?

Yes. Angela. I should call Angela. Good I have her number. I call her and she answers in one ring. Before she speaks I start talking,

"Angela. Are you around Jen? She's not answering my call. She wasn't well last night. I'm on my way to see her. Just tell me she's fine."

"No......she's not. We had to take her to the hospital. She's still unconscious," she's unsteady with her words.

My world falls apart. This is what I was scared of. I gulp the lump in my throat and continue,

"Which hospital?"

"Crest Care."

I hang up the call.

"Victor, to the Crest Care hospital," I tell.

My hands go cold with fear and I can't think about anything else but Jen. Her face just flashes in front of my eyes, her voice buzzes in my ears. Why did I leave her? I feel so terrible. I wasn't here when she needed me. She went into her worst state, still I wasn't there with her. Absurd thoughts strikes in my mind. I shake my head, take a deep breath and stop thinking about anything rubbish. She'll be fine. She just needs some treatment and medication. She'll be alright. I try to convince myself that she's fine. But it's like my soul shouts that something's really wrong.