Sickly Intertwined

Chapter Nine:

 The next few days in the hospital flew by. The doctors come in twice a day to give me more of that anxiety medication. To which, I personally have no complaints. Corvin comes in at least once a day to check on me. Apparently, since he knows me personally (I don't know where they got that from) they send him in for my checkups. I was finally allowed to have visitors on my third day here. Fawn and Kaden, surprisingly, came to visit me. Both of the conversations consisted of them telling me how much I had scared them. Cause I definitely meant to fall down the stairs and crack my skull open. Love that for me.

Today I was finally cleared to be released from the hospital. Fawn went to pick up my car from the party the day after I was brought in. So, she's picking me up. I grab my phone and charger and sign some paperwork before walking to the car with Fawn by my side. The car ride home consisted of Fawn catching me up on all of the drama that I had missed. I honestly had no idea who any of the people she was talking about were, but it was nice to have something normal again. When I get home, I see my room is clean. Fawn tells me that her and Alex had cleaned it for me after I told them I would be coming home today. The doctors sent me home with multiple medications that I had to take for the next few weeks to ensure no bacteria got into the wound. But of course, no more of my happy pills. RIP best friend. They had to shave a little bit of hair on the back of my head for surgery, thankfully my hair is thick enough that the top of it covers the bald spot.

The second I walk into my room I throw myself onto my bed. I thankfully didn't have any nightmares during my stay because of all the medications they had pumping into my veins at all times. It was peaceful, but that peace was short-lived. Somehow, I'm even more exhausted after sleeping pretty much all day for six days straight. But I refuse to sleep. I want to enjoy this panic free bliss for a little longer. Instead, I decided to take a shower, since I haven't had a proper one in almost a week.

I walk into my bathroom and strip my clothes, turning the water on and feeling it as I adjust the water to the perfect temperature. I light a few candles and turn on some music. I've had a rough few weeks, I deserve to relax.

I get into the shower and just stand under the warm water, letting it trail down my body and relax my muscles. After a few minutes of this, I grab my shea butter and vanilla body wash and lather it all over my body. I grab my shampoo with a matching scent and massage it into my scalp, closing my eyes from the feeling. I quickly rinse my hair and apply conditioner to the ends, rinsing once more. I stand under the warm water for a little longer before turning the water off and stepping out of the shower. I walk to my closet and put on a pair of gray sweatpants and a white long sleeve shirt.

I walk out into my room to find Fawn, sitting on my bed.

"Hey. What's up?" I ask, surprised from her presence.

"I feel like we haven't talked in ages, so much has been happening to you recently. I've been so caught up with Alex, I haven't checked in on you." She looks down at the blanket, her face full of guilt.

I sit on the bed to her right.

"It's not your fault. I have been kind of isolating myself recently to be honest."

She looks up at me.

"Why?"

"I don't know. I feel like the world has just been moving around me, but I'm stuck in one place. I didn't want to burden anyone else with my problems."

"You're not a burden Grace. I care about you, and I want you to talk to me when you're not feeling okay." She looks me in the eye with a sincere look.

I hesitate. I really don't like talking about my feelings. Even after knowing Fawn for almost seven years, it's still difficult.