Beautiful Minds (NG)

Chapter Thirty Four

*NASH'S POV*

*2 DAYS LATER*

"Will you come back to NC?" Sky asks me, giving me a pouty look.

"Maybe, but first I need to sort stuff out here."

"Can Brielle come too?"

"Yes of course." I smile at El across the room, who's talking to my Mom.

"Even if you can't stay, will you visit?"

"Yes Sky I'm not gone forever you know." She hugs me as Hayes comes in, and then she gets distracted.

"Hayes there you are! You have to tell Nash about your girlfriend!"

"He already knows." He laughs, picking her up and kissing her.

"Nash we got to go. You know we would love to stay-"

"But school is starting up and yeah I know."

She sighs, coming over and hugging me.

"I love you."

"Love you too Mom."

"I'll call you tonight ok?"

"Ok."

They all walk out the door, leaving me alone until El gets back with the food. I decide to try to stand up, something I haven't done by myself since I got here.

I lift up my left arm, feeling very proud that I can finally move it around. I just have to be careful, it's not very reliable yet.

I lift my leg off the bed, grabbing the crutches and propping myself up. I make it to the hall before El sees me and practically sprints towards me. I take one more step before I feel my arm go numb, and I fall.

An arm slides around me before I hit the ground, and I look up to see El looking at me like I'm crazy.

"I wanted to walk." I say quietly, feeling ashamed. She lets out a breath and helps me back into my bed before picking up all the stuff she dropped outside. When she comes back in, she heads straight into the bathroom. Thinking she's mad at me, I call her name, and she comes out crying with a wet rag in her hand. She sits on the edge of my bed, rubbing the cloth gently over my skin. I look down to see blood running down my leg, I probably hit my knee on the ground.

"Please be careful." She says, throwing the rag in a basket and putting cream on the cut.

"I'm sorry... I'm just tired of not being able to do anything myself, I can barely sit up and get a drink without hurting myself." I say, tears finally spilling out.

"You don't have anything to be sorry for." She says, wiping away my tears and holding my hand. She eventually lets go of my hand and hugs me, telling me that it's ok. I cry into her shoulder for what seems like hours before she sits up to look at me.

"You know what?" She asks, putting both her hands on my face.

"What?"

"I love you."

"I love you more."

"I love you most."

I laugh, pulling her down and kissing her. The door opens and she immediately pulls back, and stands up next to the bed.

"Oh.. Sorry, I should have knocked." The nurse says, embarrased. She shyly comes over to look at my charts. El starts laughing and I look at her, confused.

"You have lipstick all over your mouth." I feel my cheeks go red as I try to wipe off the makeup, failing to get it all off.

"It's all good, pink is a good color on you." The nurse says, laughing. I smile as she takes my blood pressure and hands me my medicine. I thank her and she ushers El out into the hallway to talk to her. Hopefully telling her when I can leave.