Beside You~a.i.

Ch. 30: Awake

A/N: Dreams are going to be written in italics, you'll know what I mean later on in the chapter.
~Bailey's POV~:
A bright light blinded me as I attempted to open my eyes. I feel this pain all over my body, especially my head and right arm. I have no idea where I am and the only thing I can manage to see are bright lights above me along with white ceiling tiles. So I'm probably in some medical facility...am I at the dentist? Did they inject me with
novocaine or something?

I pressed my left hand, it hurt too much to move my right, up to my forehead. This headache is killer...I then noticed a weird texture on the skin of my forehead...it felt like a cut, a really bad one. Did I crack my head open or something? I brushed over the gash and winced. "Ow..." I muttered, closing my eyes due to the pain and just because of frustration. What the fuck did I do?

I suddenly felt someone squeeze my shoulder and panic coursed through me. My eyes darted to my left and I made eye contact with Calum. Thank God it's only him and not some creepy psycho killer man. "Hey Bail...how ya feelin?" He had this look of sympathy and concern as if someone died. Wait did someone die? Did I die? Am I ghost? Wait a minute...

Calum must have noticed my freak out and discomfort because his eyes squinted instantly and his hand returned to my shoulder in an attempt to calm me down. "Bailey woah calm down it's okay. You're okay. Ashton's okay..." While he spoke I looked around and finally realized that I'm in a hospital. The memory flashed back into my mind; Ashton and I arguing, the car swerving as Ashton attempted to get us back into the correct lane, and then the sound of the crushing. It was all so fast...it happened too fast.

Relief filled my heart when Calum told me Ashton was okay. Nobody died, he said, so the people in the other car? "Bailey can you look at me for a second?" I looked up from my lap, which I had been staring at immensely, to meet his gaze. "I don't know how much you remember but you and Ash were in a car accident. The passengers in the other vehicle are fine and have minor injuries. You have been asleep, not a coma, just drugged I guess, for a few days now. Ashton has been awake ever since the drugs wore off a few hours after his surgery about 3 days ago. He's been going absolutely crazy worrying about you...he'll be relieved to know you're up. How are you feeling?" I rarely ever see Calum so serious since he's such a funny and joking type of guy, but he's being more than serious right now. All of his focus is on me. It's a little creepy to be honest but he's only doing it because he cares.

"I...feel okay...except...except I have a big ass headache and my right arm..." I paused to look down at my right arm and noticed the light-blue colored cast that it was wrapped in, I must have broken it during the accident.

"Yeah you broke that arm and a shard of glass left a big gash in your head there-" Calum paused to point up at my forehead, towards the gigantic cut. "You also broke a few ribs, hence the wrap around your chest and stomach..." I didn't even notice that...there literally isn't any pain there, well maybe a little but it's minor compared to my head and arm.

"Oh my gosh..." There wasn't much I could say, or wanted to say. I looked back up at Calum who had moved towards the door and told me he'd be back soon as he pressed his phone to his ear. He came back a few minutes later with Michael, Luke, and Ava trailing behind him. Ava ran up to me first and paused right before she nearly crushed me in a hug. "Oh my gosh Bailey you're awake! They had you on some serious drugs, you've been out for nearly four days and everyone has been so worried. I called your parents and your brother and they'll be flying here tomorrow...and I have to leave tonight for school tomorrow but don't worry you can call me anytime if you need to. Oh and the school knows about what happened so don't worry about your attendance or whatever."

I smiled at my friend, "Thanks Ava you're the best."

"Hey what about me!" Calum whined from the corner of the room with a sad look on his face. Ava and I giggled at him.