Smiles - Hell Rider's MC #3 -

Chapter 12

•SMILES•
People were coming in and out of my room all day. The entire club was so worried about me, it really showed how much people cared for me here.

Key only left my side a few times. Every time I looked at him I saw the worry and concern, and it made me feel guilty even though I knew it shouldn't.

As soon as Miranda saw me she started crying, and she didn't stop for a long time. Eventually I moved over as much as I could so she could lay beside me, burying her head in my shoulder where I wasn't injured. While other people were in and out, it was her, Lilly and Key who where the main ones who stayed by my bed. Therefore by default Spider and Alpha were in the room as well but they were sitting on the bed that was beside mine, considering there was only so much seating in the room.

Spider, Alpha and Key decided to play a card game while Miranda, Lilly and I were talking. Although, I did catch Key glancing at me every once in awhile. I could tell Miranda saw it to cause she would smirk at me every once in awhile when she caught him doing it.

"When can I leave?" I complained, sick of being confined to the hospital bed.

Alpha glared at me. "You can leave whenever you're not in pain and Doc says you can leave."

I sighed. There was no way I could convince them that I wasn't in pain, and knowing Doc he wouldn't let me leave even if I wanted to. Nobody probably would, considering the state I was in when they rescued me.

"Can I at least be in a wheelchair? That only involves arm movement and my arms are in the least amount of pain," I tried to compromise with little hope. Alpha stared at me for a moment before sighing.

"I'll ask Doc, but no promises," he walked out of the room to go ask.

I smiled, hopefully Doc would let that happen. I hate being stuck in one place, not allowed to go anywhere. I think I was more antsy because I had been trapped in a cell for a bit, so I just wanted to go out and do things now that I was no longer experiencing that hell. Trying not to think about it was hard when the proof of that experience was all over my body. I was thankful that painkillers were numbing some areas of my body, but I could still feel the tenderness of some areas. Not only was the pain a horrific reminder, but seeing the pity and concern in everyone's eyes as they looked at me was almost worse.

I had kept that part of my past a secret for a reason, and now it had been thrown in everyone's faces suddenly. I was already aware that Alpha had most likely done deeper research after they found me, so he was probably already aware of everything.

At least what I had reported, that had never been investigated.

I made eye contact with Key, looking away almost immediately as I saw the same concern in his eyes that was in everyone else's. Couldn't they at least try to hide it?

I sighed, laying my head on Miranda's shoulder. She ran her fingers through my hair, scratching my scalp lightly. I closed my eyes, enjoying her silent comfort. I didn't realize I was drifting off until I heard the door open, but by then I was too tired to care, and let myself fall into a peaceful sleep.

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When I woke up, the room was dark. While my eyes were still adjusting I couldn't see anything, but I could hear someone's deep breathing. Trying to look around, I saw a figure sleeping in the chair next to my bed, their head tilted back, not really looking too comfortable. It took me a second, but I realized that it was Key.

He had moved the chair so it was right up against the bed, so I was able to reach over and grab his hand without stretching much. I had tried to do it gently, but he still startled awake. Immediately he reached over and turned on a lamp, checking me over to make sure I was okay.