Love Only Happens Once

Chapter 7

Jeremy

I. FUCKED. UP. That was all I could chant in my head. I didn't mean to make her cry. I was just mad that she would say those things to me and be upset that I helped her. I know. I should have been the bigger person but I couldn't help it she got to me. I stood there for about 5 minutes trying to piece together before I decided to put a move on it and go apologize. First things first I needed to find out where she is. So I asked around. One person told me she went left and around the corner. Another person told me she went right back the way I came. I spent 15 minutes going up down the same hallway before I just decided to run out the building and see if I could find her walking down the street or something. 20 minutes and 15 corners later I saw her talking to some guy. She looked scared but then she also looked upset. I didn't want to interfere but then I also had a weird feeling I didn't want to just leave her alone. So instead of walking up and intruding on her conversation I decided to go into the coffee shop across the road so I could keep an eye on her. The coffee shop was pretty small. It had mint green walls and plush white and brown sheets. The chandeliers above were pretty dim. It created a homey but chic comfy aura. It was nice...maybe when I get Haley to stop being mad at me I could talk her into coming to this place with me. I should probably learn the name of the store first. I looked down at the napkin in front of me and noticed the place was called bella casa. The cafe was really quiet it was only me and one other guy here. While I was waiting on my mocha latte (yes I drink my coffee with cream and sugar! Some of us guys actually like our taste buds) I started to hear yelling outside. So, I decided to take a glance (remember I didn't want to be too nosy) and all I could see was a hand fly and people running down the street. The next thing I knew I was running as fast as I could and hoping that I was dreaming at the same time. By the time I caught up I was more than upset. I was furious. The asshole went to hit her again and all I could remember was me throwing him to the ground and punching him until I remembered about Haley. I left him and ran to her. When I got there I thought she was dead but then I realized she was passed and all I could do was cry because she didn't look okay. Both of her eyes were swollen shut. Her face was black and blue and her nose was broken. I was so mad because I wanted to beat him even more but I didn't want to let her go. I sat there for 5 minutes before I started hearing sirens. The EMT tried to grab her from my arms but I wouldn't let her go. The only way they could get me to let her go was by telling me that I could go in the ambulance with her. During the ride all I could think in my head was how if I didn't get into an argument with her she wouldn't have been out there alone and she wouldn't have gotten hurt. If I had just kept my mouth shut she'd be sitting perfectly fine in her dorm with Sasha and laughing about weird things.

As soon as I got to the hospital I called Sasha and Gabriel letting them know what happen. The doctors told me she was going to be fine but that she should file a police report. The doctor also said something about the other guy have a concussion. I wasn't really listening because I didn't care he wasn't Haley so he didn't matter. Sasha and Gabriel came about 20 minutes after I had called and we all went upstairs to see if she was okay. The doctor said that she would be on painkillers for her cracked jaw so she might seem a little out of it. When he said that, I saw red and I ended up punching a hole in the wall. I mean he cracked her jaw! I should be happy that he didn't break it but that isn't the case. He shouldn't have touched a hair on her face and he did. If I could I would strangle him but then that would only create more problems. The doctors had me sit outside to calm down and told me that when I felt like I calm that I was allowed to go in. I sat outside for 20 more minutes and then I got up and walked in. I stood in the corner and watched as she interacted with her two best friends. She was trying to smile but it was turning out to be harder than she thought. The one thing I did notice was that everyone had a somewhat sense of familiarity with the situation and they didn't like it. In fact it looked as though they were trying to cover up how upset they were. So I started to wonder if this had happened before. What I hadn't realized was that I said it out loud until the whole room became quiet.