The Price of Perfection (editing)

Chapter 13

A horrible croak filled the room, silencing everyone. 

I simply closed my eyes, not yet ready to face the fact that that sound just came from throat. After that things seem to pass in a blur. I only had one question constantly running through my mind.

What about the record deal.

I obviously wasn't off to a very good start to my career. A career I was now very likely to lose. The thought brought tears to my eyes. Even though at first I wasn't sure whether or not I wanted it, after being accepted I was really looking forward to it.

The, he walked in. After all the people I would have liked to see right now,he wasn't one of them. But nevertheless, the sight of him made my heartbeat go a little faster. The only thing was I wasn't sure why. Sadly I was still hooked up to the monitor thing and he smiled as he saw the beeps increase. I just frowned.

He took confident steps towards but I could see through his unfaltering gaze. There was something in there that said he wasn't all he looked to be. I thought back to the other day and remembered how confidently I had told him that he liked me, and how he looked like he did.

I started sweating, all my previous courage had left me and I was left there with nowhere to go. Seriously, I was in a hospital bed, there was nowhere to hide.

So instead of panicking I forced my heartbeat to calm down and took long deep breaths. He came and sat on the edge of the bed, too close for comfort. I forced myself not to look weak and I looked him straight in the eye. 

That was my first mistake. I made the fatal error of looking into his eyes and now I faced the consequences as like many times before I got lost in them. The grey eyes looked so pale they were almost clear and as I watched one a piece of wavy hair fell across his eyes I had a strange urge to brush it back. 

Mentally shaking my head, I cleared my head from all thoughts of how hot he looked this close. It was only made worse by the fact that I could see through his whole 'bad boy' facade to the vulnerability below. 

"Why are you here?" my voice came out not much more than whisper and I was reminded of the words of the doctor when I first tested my voice

( flashback)

Silent tears streamed down my face as the realisation of how I sounded like and what it meant sunk in. I heard the doctors and nurses say things to me but I wasn't listening to them. All I could hear was a blur of noise as I focused on nothing and everything.

Anything but the truth. But I knew I couldn't deny it much longer. The doctor patiently told me that my lungs had inhaled a lot of smoke while I was in the apartment. It was a miracle I hadn't passed out earlier.

However, the smoke had also grated against my throat, making it hard for me to speak except in a hushed rasp. I was going to have to keep any kind of physical exertion to a minimum I was told to rest my voice.

But that wasn't all. They also said that there was a very small chance that my voice would change. For better or for worse, I didn't know. But the one thing I was worried about was that if it did change, then would SilverSun records like it? Or would they cast her aside as a rock star who wasn't meant to be.

(flashback ends)

"Why shouldn't I be here?" he said, a stupid smirk on is lips, "After all, my girl's in the hospital."

I stopped breathing at that. " I. Am. NOT. Your. Girl" I ground out, emphasizing each word to make sure he got the message. But this only made him smirk even more. I desperately wanted to slap it off his face but I realised that that might not be such a good idea.

His hand crept across the sheets to hold mine but I jerked my fingers back as soon as our hands touched. I didn't believe in the whole 'sparks' flying when you touch your true love crap but I did feel my hands tingle in that brief moment their hands had touched, though I might have imagined it.

"There's no point denying it. You already know I love you, all you need to do is say the same thing to me". I felt his breath on my ear as he spoke. I hadn't even realised he was that close until now and I tried to hide my blush. But there was no point because the erratic beeping coming from the machine just gave it away.

Thankfully, a nurse came to my rescue as she pointed out that visiting hours were over and that he would have to leave.

"Until next time Jade" I couldn't stop the shiver that ran down my back at his words. I barely heard what the nurse said to me, but I knew enough to know that she told me I would be staying for observation during the night and that I would be staying on my own.

I lied down in bed and only just looked at the clock. It was midnight already and I thought it was weird that only this morning I had almost died.

The events of today took their toll and I was exhausted as I lie down. But for some reason sleep wouldn't come. I kept thinking back to that box I had risked my life for, and maybe, forsaken my voice for.

It was important though, and I wouldn't have forgiven myself if I had let it burn in there. Then I had a sudden thought. Speaking of the box, where exactly was it?

I panicked at the thought of losing it after risking so much just to save it. It wasn't anywhere near me when I woke up in the hospital but I distinctly remember holding it before I fainted.

I would just have to deal with the problem tomorrow though, right now sleep looked a hell lot closer and I wasn't about to turn my back on it.

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