K I S S • L. Hughes

Chapter • Thirty Five

Luke's POV
I looked up at Tyler as he was glaring at me.

"Whatever dude." He rolled his eyes and stood up. I joined him and stood at his level. "What was that offensive?" He chuckled and walked closer to me.

"You already screwed up." He said putting a finger to my chest. "Don't do it again."

"Really?" I asked him as he started walking away. "I fucked up? Your the one who ruined her night!"

"No I just told her how I feel." He said turning around and walking towards me.

"Ok you two are out of here." Jake said taking me by the arm and pushing Tyler in front of him.

"Dude I wanna be with Ellie." I said pulling against Jake.

"No you are not helping to situation we're going upstairs." Jake said pulling me harder. "Jack?" He asked and gestured for Jack to come with us.

Ryland's POV
As Jack and Jake led the other two boys upstairs I crouched down next to Elle. She had blood coming from her head and she was totally passed out.

"Elle?" Caden asked and shook her shoulders.

"She's not gonna answer." I said feeling hopeless.

"We could take her to the emergency room." Mari offered.

"And get all of us in trouble? Yeah no way." Ethan said shaking his head.

"I'll call Aidan." I sighed leaning away from Elle. Caden came over and crouched by Elle, he held her hand and stroked her hair.

I lifted my phone to my ear as I dialed Aidans number. "Pick up pick up pick up." I whispered. After all it's 4 am.

"Hello?" Aidan responded sounding very tired.

"Hey Aidan." I sighed.

"Oh hey Ry! You sound drunk." He laughed.

"Yeah." I chuckled. "Listen I need a favor."

"Sure what's up?" Aidan asked.

"You need to come pick up Elle and take her to urgent care." I blurted out, probably slurring.

"What?" He answered sounding surprised. "Is everyone ok."

"No Aidan come now there's blood coming out of her head and she's been blacked out for half an hour!" I started crying into the phone.

"Alright Ry calm down." He said and I heard him moving around in his bed. "Is she breathing?"

"I don't know!" I cried.

"Ry put the phone on speaker." He said still speaking calmly. "Who else is with you?"

"Ok." I said using my shaking hands to put my phone on speaker and put it down. "Uhm Caden and Mari and Ethan."

"Ok Caden is she breathing?" Aidan asked Caden.

"Uhm." He said leaning down. I started bawling my eyes out. Ethan came and grabbed me.

"Yeah she's breathing." Caden answered Aidan.

"Alright. And where are you guys?" Aidan asked Caden.

"We're at mine." Caden answered Aidan again. I leaned into Ethan's chest just hoping that Elle was going to be ok.

"Shh it's ok Ry." Ethan said as he held me close to him.

"I'll be there in 15 minutes." Aidan said from the other end of my phone.

After about 10 minutes Aidan arrived at Caden and Tyler's house.

"Ok where is she?" Aidan asked me as I led him, stumbling to the basement. "Be careful Ry." Aidan said as we walked down the stairs. I was still rushing down the stairs.

"I am." And just as I said that I slipped. Aidan caught me by the waist.

"Ry just sit down." Aidan said and helped me to sit on the stairs.

I watched him as he walked the rest of the way down the stairs. He picked her up and started the walk up the stairs. He stopped next to me and leaned down.

"She's gonna be ok Ry." He said, kissed the top of my head then walked out of the basement with Elle.

Ellerie's POV
I woke up in a car. My head was hurting so bad and I was feeling super dizzy. I looked around and started to panic. Who ever was driving must've notice.

"Hey Elle." The guy next to me said.

I couldn't really see straight so I'm not sure who it was. "Who are you?" I asked nervously.

"It's Aidan, Elle." The guy answered.

"Oh hey Aidan." I answered and leaned back in my seat.

"I came to pick you up and bring you to urgent care." He answered me.

"Why urgent care?" I asked while slurring my words.

"It's nothing Elle, just making sure your ok." Aidan answered me.

"Yeah but why to just make sure." I asked again.

"I'm not sure Elle. Ryland just called me and was asking if I could come pick you up and bring you to urgent care." He sighed.

"Oh." I said and stayed quiet. Aidan pulled into the parking lot at urgent care. I went to open my door, but I missed the handle and smacked myself on the thigh.

"I've got it Elle." Aidan said getting out of his side. He came over, opened my door and went to help me out.

As soon as I stood up to walk with Aidan my legs buckled under me. I fell to the ground and started laughing.

"Elle this isn't funny." Aidan sighed.

My laughs slowly turned to cries then to sobs.

"Elle come on." Aidan said tugging on my hands.

"I can't." I cried to Aidan.

"Ok." He said and leaned down to carry me.

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"So it looks like you have a grade 3 concussion along with a fractured wrist and two separated ribs." The doctor answered writing things down on a clipboard.

I just sighed and leaned back. "So we're going to have to cast your wrist, but the best way to heal the rib is a lot of rest." The doctor said again.

By now it's 5:30 and I'm so beyond tired. The nurse wrapped a black cast around my left wrist, which sucks because I'm left handed. Aidan was great, he stayed with me the whole time. We finally left the er at 6 am.

"Hey Aidan?" I asked as we were walking back to the car.

"Yeah Elle?" He asked opening my car door.

"Do you mind driving me to my dads?" I asked standing next to him. "I don't really want to go home."

"Yeah sure." He said as I got in the car.