Parasitic relationship

Chapter 12 - A better person

Her eyes slowly opened.

Her mind felt empty and she felt very light.

Everything was rather blurry at first, so she blinked a few times and eventually everything became clearer.

Her mouth felt really dry.

"What...Happened?" She quietly muttered. She felt as if something was on her body.

She moved her hands a bit until she felt as if she was touching someone's hair. She slowly lowered her head and noticed a very handsome face with jet black hair just sleeping on her.

And yet she couldn't help but feel slightly annoyed when looking at him.

"Everything feels blurry...But I feel like it's slowly coming back to me...And the last person I wanted to see...Is him." she thought. "I wanna see dad..." She muttered. "Oh wait..."

A few teardrops fell off her eyes.

She looked towards him again, "It seems he's in a deep sleep." She tried lifting up her arm but it got pulled back by the medical wires which were all attached to her hands.

"What...? What is all this?" She sighed, "I don't want to be here right now...And I don't want to be with you right now..." she began to tear up again, "If it weren't for you, none of this would've happened...Ever since the start, I've always had a bad feeling about you, and yet somehow, you managed to manipulate me into thinking you were a good and caring person..."

"I'll wait for him to go..."

Rosie laid back down on her bed as she closed her eyes.

He slowly lifted his head and rubbed his eyes. He turned his head and looked around. He realised he was still in the hospital.

"Oh...It looks like I fell asleep in the hospital..." he murmured. He turned his head to Rosie and noticed that she was still asleep. "Hold on...What time is it?" Said Alex as he took out his phone. "Oh shoot! I'm going to be late for school!" He exclaimed, quickly standing up. He took one last look at Rosie. "Oh...She seems to look better today." He touched her face as he approached her face and whispered in her ear, "I'll see you after school, then. I really hope you wake up."

All of a sudden, he looked up at the heart monitor and noticed it beeping more frequently, indicating that her heart was beating fast.

"What's going on? Rosie, are you awake? Why is your face so red!? Oh shoot, I should go get a nurse!" He gasped as he briskly walked away.

He came back with another nurse. The lady approached Rosie and assessed the state of her body. She checked the heart rate monitor. "You're right...It seems her heart rate is quite high...I wonder why?"

"I'd really appreciate it if you could check if she's okay. I'll return after school, but I have to get going now, bye!" He said as he walked out of the doors of the ward.

The nurse went back to checking up on Rosie.

"Hmm...This is quite strange- Oh my!" She gasped.

The nurse looked down at her only to notice her eyes were wide open.

The nurse smiled enthusiastically, "This is great news! You're awake, which is perfect! How are you feeling? Do you want me to get you some food? You haven't eaten proper food in a month!" She exclaimed.

Rosie nodded, "I actually woke up last night...I'd appreciate it if you didn't tell him, though..."

The nurse looked at her in confusion, "Hm? Are you sure? He's been visiting you every day, ever since you've been admitted to the hospital, and was even the one who brought you here in the first place!"