You Only Want Me Cause I'm Taken

Chapter 15

~Faith~

I woke up again at about 7:00 pm. When I woke up, Niall was gone. Ada was in his place, sitting in a chair beside my bed.

"Ada?" I moaned groggily.

"Finally you've woken up!" She commented.

"Listen, Ada, I'm not in the mood-"

"Y'know, I've been thinking, what are we going to do?"

"Going to do about what?"

"About this whole - this whole situation. How are we going to explain it to Ma and Dad?" I bit my lip. I hadn't thought of that. "And," continued Ada, "how are we going to pay off the hospital bills?" Another question that hadn't crossed my mind so far.

"I don't know," I answered weakly.

"Oh, and another thing - who brought you here? The cashier said something about a 'blonde boy'..." Uh oh. Ada couldn't find out about Niall.

"It was, um...just some random guy. I don't know who," I lied. Ada raised her eyebrows.

"Are you sure?"

"Positive."

"All right." Ada stood up and brushed off her lap. "Good news, the doctor said that tonight you can go home. You've already been treated for your allergic reaction." The words "allergic reaction" reminded me of why I was in the hospital in the first place.

"It's your fault, you know?" I said. Ada stared at me.

"What?"

"Don't pretend like you don't know. The allergic reaction I had was to the pecans. In that soup you gave me." My eyes started filling with tears. "I almost died! Do you even care?"

"Yes! I didn't mean to-"

"I told you once and I'll tell you again. Go away. I want to be alone." Without speaking, Ada got up and left. Now there was another problem at hand. Where was Niall? I checked my mobile phone and found a text from him.

To: Faith

From: Niall

hey babe. i left the hospital while u were sleeping...figured you might want to talk to ada in the morning. went home. i will come back 2 the hospital if u need me...love u lots :)

I got my fingers on the keypad.

To: Niall

From: Faith

just had an argument with ada. she left. please come back.

My phone buzzed a minute later.

To: Faith

From: Niall

on my way babe. i'll be there before u know it.

Niall's the best boyfriend ever, I thought. He's going back to the hospital just to see me. What a sweetheart. I burrow deeper under the blanket and close my eyes.

~Niall~

I didn't see Faith at first. All I saw was a lump under the blanket. I sat down in the chair next to the bed and gently stroked the lump. Then it stirred.

"Niall?" Said a girl's sleepy voice.

"Shush," I whispered. Faith's head poked out from under the blanket.

"You came," she said. She smiled.

"Of course I did," I replied. "Is it cozy under there?"

"Kind of," she said. "The hospital blankets are weird, but I guess it's okay."

"I'd like to go in there with you," I said. She blushed and grinned. "What happened with Ada, baby?" Faith shook her head.

"We fought. She hates me."

"Aww Faith, don't say that."

"But it's true."

"Listen, Ada cares about you. I can see it. Sometimes she's not...the nicest person, but deep down she loves you, Faith." Faith looked down.

"Well, she hates me even more now that I've wound up in the hospital. Who will pay the medical bills?"

"Me," I answered confidently.

"What? Niall!"

"What's wrong? I've got a lot of money, Faith, and you know it," I told her. I looked deep into her beautiful blue eyes. "You need this, Faith. I'll pay."

"Niall, you don't have to do that-"

"But I want to. You're my girlfriend. I'm dedicated to you." I stroke her cheek. "I love you."

"I love you too."

~Ada~

I had decided to spend some time in the hospital cafeteria. Faith obviously didn't want me, and besides, I had many troubles on my mind. Like, how where we going to tell Dad and Ma? How would we pay the hospital bills? My head was spinning with questions but they remained unanswered. But the number one thing was guilt. I felt so much guilt over what happened to Faith. It was all my fault. Now she thought I hated her. The only thing I could do was hang my head and cry.