Chapter Twenty Five

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Azalea

Later Austin dropped me back home and went back to the hospital to stay with mom.

I immediately went to bed because it was pretty late.

eli: I'm leaving my house in five. Be ready.

I stare at Elliotts message and reply immediately.

me: i don't think I'm going to school today.

eli: ?

eli: is everything okay? Are you okay?

me: not really, mom had an heart attack yesterday night so we had to rush to the hospital and everything.

eli: and you didn't fucking bother telling me because?

great now he's mad.

me: it slipped out of my mind eli, I slept as soon as I got back home.

eli: how is she now?

me: she's fine. I'm going to go visit her in half an hour or so.

eli: okay. I'll see you soon. Take care and call me if anything.

me: yes thank you bye.

I shut my phone and head up to take a quick shower, after getting dressed up, I book myself a Uber to the hospital and reach in fifteen minutes.

I get upstairs to moms room and open the door to see mom having breakfast while Aiden was signing some papers.

"Mom. How are you feeling now?" I ask walking towards her.

"I'm better now baby. How are you?" She says smiling.

"I'm fine mom" I smile kissing the top of her head.

"I'm sorry" she says looking at me and Aiden.

"What?" Aiden asks.

"I never give y'all time. I'm always working, I'm barely there in your lives" she says wiping her cheeks.

"Mom. That's not true. You work this hard for us and we know that. We love you very much. You have sacrificed so many things for us and put us before yourself and this is where it has led you"

"yes and we think that you should stop working so much. Just go for day shifts, you don't need to work day and night. I have found myself a job that is going to be paying good" Aiden says shocking me at the last part.

When did Aiden get a job? Why didn't he tell me before?

"What? When?"

"Yesterday night. Before Lea got home. I was about to tell her during our dinner but then I got a call from the hospital"

"I'm so proud of you Aiden"

Me too.

Aiden smiles kissing mom on her cheeks.

"So now you have to stop working so much 'cause even if you want to continue then just know that I won't let you step out of the house"

"Aiden-"

"No mom. Please"

Mom was about to say something but a knock on the door makes us all look towards it to see Eli and Aunt Blair.

"Hello" Aunt Blair says as she walks in with a smile. My eyes meet elis.

"I rushed here as soon as Elliott told me what happened. How are you feeling now?" Aunt Blair says placing the box in her hand on the side-table

"I'm much better now Blair. Thank You for visiting"

"Ofcourse. If y'all need anything then just know that I'm a phone call away" Aunt Blair says looking at us.

"Thank you very much" I smile at her

I look at Eli who's already staring at me.

I walk towards him and grab his hand leading him outside.

"How are you?" He asks as we get to the end of the floor.

"Better than before. Thank You for visiting"

"ofcourse lea" he says as he steps forward pulls me in for a hug.

"I did not forget about those bruises on your wrist Lea. So you better tell me who fucking did that" he says pulling away. He looks damn furious. I look down at my wrist to see the bruise is faded a little.

"Answer me"

"Can we really not talk about it right now?"

"Azalea its-" he gets cut off as a nurse walks in and clears her throat.

She looks at me "your mother wants to see you" she says and I nod.

I look at Elliott who's glaring at me.

"I'll talk to you later" I say tuning around and get to moms room.

Later that day, we paid the hospital bill and returned home, I completed ny school work and prepared dinner.

Mom can come back home tomorrow so I'm going to leave school early.

"What's up with you and Elliott?" Austin asks taking a bite of his food.

"Nothing" I lie knowing he'll get mad.

"Nothing? Doesn't seem like it. How did he know about mom?"

"well he was just picking me up for school so thats when I told him what happened to mom, plus mom and aunt Blair are good friends so I thought they should know" I say

"Okay then"

"When did you get your job? and what is it?"

"Yesterday only. I wasn't sure if I wanted it but now I'm sure"

"When do you start?"

"Monday"

"Monday?" He nods "wow"

"I love you Lea and I swear I'll do anything to keep you and mom safe and happy" he says hugging me

"I love you too Aiden" I whisper pressing my cheeks against his chest.

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