The Samoan (A Roman Reigns Story) (Reupload)

Hospital Time

I woke up in a bright room and lots of beeping sounds were going off around me. I sat up slowly and looked around. Colby was sitting next to me in a chair reading some book. When I sat up, his eyes went to me and he smiled.
"Hey, you're awake."
"Where am I?"
"The hospital. Once you got here, they put you on some heavy stuff and it knocked you right out."
I looked around the rest of the room. "Where's Joe?"
"He left to Smackdown. He stayed with you as long as he could but eventually he had to leave. I didn't have to be there so I stayed with you."
"Oh."
I rested myself back on the bed and was about to fall back asleep when the door busted open and in walked Caroline.
"Caroline?"
Colby looked guilty. "Yeah, I forgot to mention her. She showed up awhile ago."
I looked at Caroline and she looked as mad as ever.
"Colby called and said you ended up in the hospital. Let me guess. It had something to do with Joe, right?"
Colby put down his book. "I'm going to let you two talk."
Colby left and I wish he had taken me with him. But I had to stay. Stupid Colby.
I turned back to Caroline. "It's just a cold. Don't worry about it."
"Just a cold?" She scoffed. "It wasn't just a cold, Evanna. It was serious. You were running a fever and sweating. It wasn't good. And it is all because you decided to go into the pool at night."
"Would you lay off?"
"No, I won't. Because he is ruining your life. Can't you see that? You broke into a pool and now you are in a hospital bed because of him. You haven't shown up to work. Though you have been doing it, Gregory is getting tired of your absence. He even came by the house saying that if you didn't come home soon, he might have to consider firing you."
"He won't. His whole business depends on me."
"He can find a replacement and then you won't have a job. Do you want that to happen?"
"Maybe I do."
She threw up her hands. "Can't you see what he is doing to you? He is ruining your life and I don't know if you are blind to it or you just don't care. Either way, he is going to ruin and I won't be there to pick up the pieces."
"Fine, I don't need you to."
"Fine."
She started to leave.
"Who asked you to care, anyways?"
She sighed and looked at me. "Sadly, when I became your friend, the caring about you kind of just came with it."
She left the room and I fell back on my bed. Colby walked in the door and shook his head.
"What?"
"I kind of heard what happened. She is right you know. You're wasting your life on him."
"I'm not wasting my life on him. I'm in love with him."
"Who said that meant to put the rest of your life on hold? You know Joe would agree with me and Caroline."
"Can you just leave, please? I'm tired."
"Ok, I'll go. Just think about what we said ok?"
He left and tried to let sleep take me over. I knew that they were right. But the fact of the matter was, I didn't want them to be.

In the morning, Colby came back and we talked for a long time. It was a lot of fun hanging out with Colby. The doctor came in and told me that I could leave in the next day or so and I was excited. It meant that I didn't have to stay another minute in this stupid hospital and that I could see Joe again. Caroline called and I talked to her for a long time, apologize profusely. I told her that I saw where she was coming from and we made up. I was glad that she didn't stay mad at me for long. I spent of the rest of the day watching tv with Colby until visiting hours ended and I fell asleep quickly happy that I was getting closer and closer to seeing Joe once again.