Part of the Plan (Book 2 in the 'part of' series)

Chapter 27 Getting up to speed

Chapter 27 getting up to speed

Karim's POV

I wanted to be there for Harlow, I truly did. Though, I knew that I would have to let Emi know what was happening. I was surprised that I hadn't heard from her already as I paced outside the hospital. I didn't know why I was here. I don't understand why I liked Harlow. There were plenty of reasons floating around in my head but I'm not sure many of them fit.

He was a pretty chill person, he was fun to play cards with and he seemed like the kind of person who is easy to talk to. I didn't really bother with people much so they might be bigger reasons then i'm giving them credit for. I also felt the fact that he made friends with Emi is one of the biggest factors. I saw Emi as a little sister, the fact that someone made her happy put a smile on my face. The smile is never seen by anyone but it's there.

"Karim? How's it going?" She seemed excited as she talked quickly through the phone. I didn't want to disappoint her but I thought ti'd be best to do it before I got back to the house.

"Not good." I hesitated slightly. "We're at the hospital." I tried my best to get the words out as quickly as I could. "Harlow's fine, don't worry about that. It's his mother." I waited for any kind of response from her but I didn't get any. "Emi?"

"I'm here." She whispered into the phone. "Well that didn't go as planned." I could imagine her lying on her bed with her eyes scrunched shut. "What's happening now?"

"We've been waiting for about an hour." I leaned on the wall outside of the hospital. "I'm gonna stay with them for a while. Though I've got a lot to tell you." I bit my lip, unsure of whether or not to do it now. "I'll text you." I heard her breathing hitch slightly.

"Interesting." She knew what that meant, it was something I didn't want my aunt or uncle to hear. It was something to do with what we've been planning to do. "Make sure Harlow takes care of himself okay? Make sure to drag him to a cafe or something for food and drink." I rolled my eyes slightly.

"Yes mother." I teased her lightly, it didn't feel like something I should be doing at the moment but I couldn't help myself. I'm sure that Harlow would appreciate the care. "I'll text you when I get back inside."

"Alright, love you." I ended the call with a sigh before looking around and heading back inside. It wasn't the first time that I had been to a hospital, It was about the third time. Other occasions were for other people who are ill and such. We couldn't really go to a hospital if we were injured, due to our abnormalities. It was usually courtesy calls as it would look bad if we didn't.

I took my time getting back to the waiting area, which hadn't changed at all. My gaze was immediately on Harlow, who looked up as I came back. I tried not to let the disappointed look sting me too much. He was probably expecting a doctor.

I didn't blame him for being upset to see me at the moment. I didn't have any good news to give him. I was rather useless at the moment, I felt like a sitting duck. The best thing that I could do at the moment was try and figure out more things which could help this pack.

I didn't know why I was doing that either. I was technically still in a pack and it would definitely be classed as betrayal in my pack's eyes if I were to help save the forest. Maybe they wanted the territory for themselves, maybe they were trying to get more favour with the humans. I didn't know, I just knew that it wasn't right at all.

I already had a rather short and simple text set up for Emi so I sent that straight away;

'Putting it simply, a werewolf confronted us in the forest and took us to his packhouse. Where we met Harlow's brother. Found out that these werewolves knew nothing about the plans before the cameras and humans came to the forest. They were attacked and threatened.' -Karim

I put my phone back in my pocket and looked around. It was incredibly boring. I didn't want to complain too much, I could walk out of there right now. I looked towards Ralph. He was good at hiding his emotions well.

It was about another half-hour of standing and waiting when the doctor came back out. We were still the only ones there, which was something I still found unusual. "You can come and see her now." I stayed where I was as I watched the three men leave the room hastily.

I let out a heavy sigh and sat down in the seat where Harlow sat a few moments ago. "This...isn't for me." I lent my elbows on my knees and put my head in my hands as I felt Ralph copy my movements.

"Me either." The awkwardness was clear in his tone. "First time at the hospital." The tapping of his foot was loud. "How about you?"

"Not the first time." I looked towards him. "I've been here a couple of times to visit family friends." He raised an eyebrow at my wording but I shrugged it off. "It's not the best place to be. Full of sadness."

He nodded along and ran a hand through his hair. "I'm starting to see that. Though people get healed here too. There must be some good here. Just good which we haven't seen." I shrugged again. I didn't really see that side of it at all.

"We just have to hope that is the case here." We were then stuck into silence. I didn't know why I was still here. That thought circled and circled my mind. It made me frustrated with myself. It got so bad that I resorted to reading the out-of-date magazines which were on the table next to me. This was going to be an incredibly long day.