Unbecoming

Familiar Faces

It had been a day and a half since I'd been brought to the hospital, nothing much happened further other than Arlo coming to visit me yesterday and berating me deservingly on the situation I'd gotten myself in to.
They didn't know about my dad, I'd told them that I'd gotten too drunk, got myself in with the wrong kind of people who inevitably went to mug me and stabbed me outside a bar. It was convincing and they took it, sympathising with the fact I was stabbed but also unimpressed that I was drunk again, despite me being entirely sober throughout all of what happened. They didn't need to know that though.

Phoebe ended up going back to where she was staying when visiting hours eventually came to an end, staying to the last possible minute to make sure I would be okay on my own and going over with me our arrangements and how me staying with her would work.

So when she had to she left to get everything sorted and comfirming that she would be back when she could.

Currently, I could feel the lack of drugs in my system start to affect my body, having not had anything for the last 26-ish hours took a massive toll on how my brain reacted to things and although the pain meds I was recieving through the IV was sustainable for as long as it was, it still wasn't enough.

So I did the only thing I could.

Upon pressing the button by my bed that alerted doctors when a patient needed something, a young nurse walked in to my room looking nervous, "Is everything alright ma'am?"

"Would it be possible to up the pain meds a bit? I keep getting these burning pains shoot through my stomach every now and then and it's honestly unbearable." I lie casually, exaggerating a wince to convince him further.

"The dose is pretty high already and you're being released in another couple hours but I'll see what I can do for you in the meantime." He smiled wonkily and made to leave before turning back around, "Oh, you also have a few visitors are you up for it?"

A few? Who the hell is 'a few'? The only people that really know I'm in the hospital are Phoebe and Arlo, and my boss but that was only because I had to let her know I couldn't come in. We aren't close enough for her to visit.

"Yeah, no that's fine, let em in." He nodded before finally walking out, a few moments later two familiar faces walked in with an unfamiliar face.

"Julien?!" I recognise one of the faces immediately. The other familiar face, Phoebe looked between us both surprised and the other girl - a tall brunette with stunning eyes - stood off to the side just observing.

"Oh holy shit! Yeah, hi!! Its you!" She looks wide eyed over my body, taking in the state I'm in.

"Didn't know you two knew each other, this is fucking weird." Phoebe speaks up, plonking herself in the chair beside my bed where she usually did, "How do you guys know each other?"

"Oh wait this makes sense now!! You know how I said you sounded weirdly like someone I bumped in to the day I got here? Yeah, that was julien!" I said after things clicked in to place, chuckling lightly and then looking towards the 3rd unknown girl, "I havent met you before though, I think I'd remember if I did." I continued with a smirk, the two girls I did know scoffed and laughed at that.

"What a charmer, I get why you like her so much Phoebe. I'm Lucy, it's nice to finally meet you." She walked closer and held her hand out, allowing me to take it and shake it hesitantly.

"Nice to meet you to, and while I appreciate the company why are y'all here? Thought it was only Phoebe picking me up?"

Phoebe looked anxiously at me, "Uh I hope you don't mind me bringing them, I should of asked you before but I don't actually have a way of contacting you and it was so last minute and they wouldn't stop pestering me to come with-"

"Woah! Slow down there park girl, it's cool don't worry, it's welcomed company. Plus I didn't expect to see Julien here again but I'm glad I did, AND I am gonna be invading your space for the next few weeks, it was only a matter of time before I met the people you usually spend your time with." I chuckled at how nervous she was, it was endearing and kinda sweet how she took into account how I'd feel at the sudden company, it was also slightly unnerving and overwhelming I can't lie though. I was still waiting for the nurse to come back with more pain meds and it didn't help the fact that now Julien, the person who caught the fact I was high in the first place, is now here.

As if on cue, the nurse walked in and held up a higher dosage of what I was already on, "Okay now this should be enough to dull the pain before your released. We'll give you a slighly lower dose of this to take with you once you leave here which you'll only have to take one of on the night time. If you have any more problems let me know." He smiled around the room and quickly left the four of us.

"You're still in quite a bit of pain? I thought the majority of it went the other night?" Phoebe asked me with furrowed eyebrows, looking far too worried. I smiled lightly at her, giving her what I hoped was a reassuring look.

"Eh its nothing really, nothing pain meds won't fix. Don't worry about it." Though with a glance at Julien I could see gears going off in her head as she looked at the IV the nurse had put the meds into, I was praying she wouldn't notice or say anything.

"If you're sure then okay, let me know if it does get worse though." She looked around the room before back at me and lent back in the chair, folding her arms over her chest before clocking the other two in the room just kind of awkwardly standing there, "Yo guys you're making me feel awkward just looking at you, please for the love of god sit down. We still have like an hour and a half before we can get out here."

The two shrugged and found a seat, settling in for a lengthy hour and a bit of doing absolutely nothing.

"So, Raene, tell us about yourself."

Fucking lengthy hour and a bit it will be.