Kara wakes-up at almost twelve, this is the latest she has woken-up this last month. But she was tired from yesterday. It was an emotionally day, and it wasn't all so sad, most of the time she was happy that she was with Austin again.
Something that for her seemed impossible a few weeks ago, was happening yesterday and knowing she and Austin would talk every day made her even happier.
She grabs her phone from her night-stand hoping she has a miss call from Adam, but instead she notices it's out of battery so she plugs it.
She's still too tired to stand-up, so she grabs the book is on her night-stand and opens it in the page she left it. She tries to read it, but she cannot concentrate in the words she has in front of her. She can only think in why did Adam didn't call her yesterday at the regular hour.
Last night she was exhausted to over-think it, but right now she's over-thinking it.
'Is he mad at me? The last time we talk everything was okay... or it seem to be okay. Maybe he got tired of waiting so long for me or maybe he forgot about it... it wasn't like it was his obligation to call every night, he did it because he wanted too, so if he didn't wanted to call I should be cool with it. But I can't stop feeling disappointed that he didn't call. And I feel guilty for not calling him because why does he have to be the one to call me?
I could've easily call him and see how he was doing... at the end I'm the one who told him that wanted to be alone, I should be the one looking for him and calling him... not the other around. And if he's mad? I should call him... I will call him' she closes her book and grabs her phone and she sees it is still off.
She waits and waits for the phone to turn on for like what felt like an eternity.
When it turns on she desperately unblocks it, but before she can call Adam, Jorge's name appears on her screen. He has been calling her for this past week.
She has answered him every time, so he wouldn't think that she's depressed again. But every time he asks her to go to a party she said she was busy, the same thing with Lucas.
She answers the call and Jorge says "Finally you answered." he sounds relieve.
"Sorry my battery died when I was sleeping." she explains.
"I've been calling you since last night." he says annoyed, so she defends herself saying "I was busy with some stuff."
"Yeah, I know the Austin's stuff." he says like it was the most common thing.
'How the hell does he knows that??' still shock Kara asks "Wait... how you do-?" he interrupts her and explains "Adam told me yesterday when he was drunk."
"He was drunk?"
'That's not good' she thinks and starts to get worry.
"Yeah and that's sort off why I'm calling." he admits.
"What happened?" now she's worry.
"Adam was on a car accident." she jumps off her bed immediately when she hears him and screams "WHAT? Is he okay? When did it happen?"
"Last night. I tried to call you all night, but you never answered. I was planning on going to your house but I didn't want to leave Adam alone." he explains.
"Is he okay? Where is he right now?" she asks already grabbing a pair of shoes. For her luck she was too tired to change clothe yesterday, so she still has the same shorts and t-shirt so she's already dress to go out faster.
"He's as okay as he can be. He hasn't woken-up but the doctors say that's normal, they give him a lot of sedative for the surgery."
"SURGERY? What happened?" she asks as she goes out of her bedroom and she runs down stairs when she hears Jorge explaining "He drove drunk and hit a tree. He hit his head pretty bad, and he had internal bleeding so they had to do him a surgery. But as I told you before, he's okay now."
"Are you still with him?" she asks already going out of her house.
"Yeah, we're at the Central Hospital."
"I'll be there." she hangs-up the phone and goes to her car.
Before she drives she takes a deep breath to calm herself.
'He didn't call because he was on a freaking car accident' she punches the steering wheel frustrated and drives 'Why in the hell will he have been drinking again? I thought he was passed this... did his father called? Oh God I hope no. I hope he didn't drink because of his father. I wish he will have called me. I will have come running the instant he told me he was thinking about drinking. I will have ditched Austin if I knew. For Gods Sakes why didn't he tell me? Why didn't I call him? I knew something was ought but I didn't call him... I felt pity on myself because he didn't call me, when I was the one that should've been calling him all this damn time.
He hit a freaking tree, and he had surgery!!!! How can all these things happen in so short amount of time?
Jorge said he was okay and I will believe him... I need too... because if something more happens to him, I will feel so guilty. I was selfish.
Why do I always need to be so goddamn selfish?
He needed me. I never asked him how he was on any of his calls. It was always about me and my problems.
Maybe his father came by again and I don't know because he didn't thought I cared'
After sixteen minutes she's on the Central Hospital.
Jorge text her where he was so she parks the car and looks for him, she enters to the Emergency room and looks for Jorge in the dining room next to the Emergency room.
She founds him sitting in the corner alone, eating a sandwich. He waves at her when he sees her and she walks toward him and she can see by his swollen eyes he hasn't slept all night.
"Where is he?" is the first thing she asks.
"We can't see him. We need to wait until he wakes-up." with that answer she nods and sits in the chair in front of him and asks "Is it really so normal he hasn't woken-up yet?"
He shrugs and says "The doctor said it is."
"What happened?"
"He called me, already wasted. So I came to his place to see how he was doing. He talked about you and he told me about Austin, at first I thought he was just talking non-sensed but you know everything fit perfect. Why would you disappear out of nowhere saying you were busy-." he looks at her and she gives him an apologetic smile and says "I couldn't tell you anything. I'm so sorry."
He shakes his head and says "... anyway it was around midnight and I went to the bathroom and when I came back he was gone, I went out and his car was gone so I drove around to see if I could find him. He had told me earlier that he wanted to go to that abandoned house like twenty minutes away from here, to let out his anger or something like that. So I drove that way and then it was when I saw his car against a tree. I called nine-one-one and I've been here ever since."
"I still cannot believe any of this. I mean thanks for looking-out for him."
"Not need to thank me. I will have done it for any of my friends."
"I cannot believe that I wasn't there for him." she says frustrated with tears threatening to come out and Jorge places his hand on top of her and says "Don't blame yourself. You had a lot going on."
"He left... I mean Austin. He left yesterday to Spain." she says feeling like she had to explain Jorge.
He raises his eyes and asks surprise "Why?"
"He said that if he stayed here he would've to explain to everyone how he isn't dead and you well that the most convenient thing was to go back to Spain."
"Are you okay?" he asks worry.
"Yeah, this time we will still be friends... I wish Adam had called me. I will have helped him."
"You can't blame yourself. You did nothing wrong."
"Maybe."
"Kara I mean it. When I came to his house he was already pretty bad and he wouldn't let the bottle out of his hand. If I couldn't do anything you couldn't have done anything either."
"Do you know why he was drinking?"
"Do you need to have an excuse to drink?"
"Yeah, or you either drink because you're celebrating something or with friends or just because you want to forget something. And since he was alone at his house he wanted to forget something."
"I never thought of that." he admits.
"So he didn't tell you anything?"
"He only talked about you and Austin."
"That's not good." she admits feeling guilty.
"Do you think he would've been drinking because Austin is back?"
"Maybe... what did he say?"
"He said he was afraid you'll choose Austin. Because you know, you two have a history and all of that crap. He was worry you would leave him."
"He definitely drank because of me." she murmurs feeling frustrated,
'I should've told him my plan. That way he would've known and any of this would've happen. What was I thinking not telling him I wasn't going to leave him?'
"Were you going to leave him?" Jorge asks her, and she shakes her head and says "No! I needed to talk to Austin first and tell him I would be with Adam. I thought that Austin deserved to know first before anyone else... but that cause that Adam drank and hit a tree. Now I'm not so sure that was the right choice."
"I get why you did it and it's not your fault. But I'm glad to hear that you were planning on being with him. That guy loves you Kara, like seriously."
She wasn't expecting to hear that so she asks surprise "Did he say that?" he nods and says "I don't think he remembers it but he did. He's crazy about you... I mean it."
"That's so good to hear, I feel the same about him." she says blushing.
"You're Adam's girlfriend right?" she hears someone at her back asking.
She turns around and sees Daniel, Adam's father.
She instantly stands-up and nods "How is he?" Daniel asks concern.
"He's okay, he hasn't woken-up yet." he nods still looking worry and Kara asks confuse "How did you know he was here?"
"I've my contacts." he says and Kara thinks 'Of course he has'
They said nothing else, and she was about to turn around when he asks "What happened?"
"He was driving drunk and hit a tree." she explains with the less detail possible.
"Why the hell was he driving drunk?" he asks at her furious and it sounded that he was blaming her for what happened. And even though that she knows she has fault for what happened, she feels the need to defend herself so she crosses her arms against her chest "I don't know I wasn't with him." she says annoy that now he shows interest on Adam.
"Look, I'm sorry that I appeared out of nowhere the other day and that I put you in danger."
"I'm not the one you should apologize."
"I've apologize to him, but he doesn't wants to forgive me." the way he said it and the painful and sad face he has, makes Kara feels a little sorry for him.
"I don't know what you want me to say." she admits.
"Do you know what I could do?"
"He told me he was expecting you to do the right thing... go to the police." Adam told her that the night she stayed at his house.
He shakes his head and says "I can't do that."
"If you want your son's forgiveness you've to prove him you can still be a better person." she tells him and then she feels someone grabbing her arm so she turns around and sees Jorge.
"Kara the nurse said Adam woke-up and we can go and see him." he says and she turns to see Daniel again and tells him "I don't think he wants to see you, but I'll tell him you came by."
He nods knowing Adam wouldn't want to see him and he mouths Thanks she nods and follows Jorge who's following the nurse.
"Who in the hell was that?" he whispers so the nurse can't hear them.
"Adam's dad." she explains to him as they turn to the left.
"I thought he lived like really far." Jorge says confuse
'Of course Adam didn't told him the real story' Kara thinks and plays-along with Adam's lied.
"He does, but someone told him that Adam was here and he came." she says half-lying to him.
"Then why did he leave without seeing Adam first?" he asks as they enter to Adam's room.
"They don't get along well." she explains quickly wanting for him to drop it.
"Kara?" she hears Adam's weak voice calling her, and she approaches to his bed and hugs him harder than she should "Oh God, you scared the crap outta me, how are you?" he has scratches on his face and his head is wrap in a white band.
"I feel like a tractor just pass over me, other than that fine." he grimaces and pulls himself up so he can sit.
"Good to hear." Jorge says sarcastically and Adam sees him behind Kara and says "Oh hey man." he looks back at Kara and asks her "So what happened?" but before Kara could say something Jorge asks him "What do you remember?"
"I was drinking in my house and then you showed-up and that's it." he says touching his head noticing that he has a banded.
"Well, I went to the bathroom and while I was in there you grabbed your car and hit a tree. I found you and call nine-one-one." he explains.
He tries to remember it but he can't so he nods at Jorge and says "Thanks."
"Not a problem."
"Why were you drinking?" Kara asks impatiently and worried.
"I'll leave you two alone." Jorge says and then he goes out.
Kara looks at Adam waiting for him to explain himself and he sighs "I-I... don't remember." he lies and Kara knows that his lying so she says "Yeah right, Adam... Was it because you thought I would stay with Austin?"
"Did Jorge tell you that?" he asks.
"That doesn't matter. Answer the question." she insists.
"Well, aren't you going to be with him? I mean I get it. You've known him your entire life, and he was your first love and you've all this history with him. I get why you'll choose him." he admits feeling sad, but she grabs his arm delicately and says in a soft voice "I'm not choosing him Adam." he looks at her confuse so she explains him "I wanted to tell him first before telling you. I thought it was the right thing to do. That's why I kept telling you I wanted to be alone, but I really only wanted to be with you."
"But you've all this history with him-." he starts saying, but she cuts him off before he could say anything else and tells him "Yeah I've, but that doesn't counts when you love someone else." she freezes as she realizes what she admitted.
"Did you just admit that you loved me?" he asks with a grin.
She gives him a small nod "I did. I thought I love Austin, but when I met you I realize I love Austin, but I never fall in love with him as I did with you. With him it was based more on friendship that in being in love, but with you I can be your friend, partner but still I find myself so incredibly attracted to you, I found myself so in love with you it doesn't matter our pasts, families or what will happen in the future I care about today, the present and the fact I love you like I've never loved someone else, I love you so deeply that it hurts. My love for you seems unreal, but it is quite real and I have never been so sure of something in my entire life."
"I love you too and I'm so happy to know that you will not leave me. I was so afraid of the thought I might lose you, I couldn't handle that thought. I'm sorry that I drink again and that I scare you."
"You don't have to worry about me. I'm fine. I want you to be better, so worry about that okay?" he nods, and she kisses him soft on the lips being careful not to hurt him.
When she breaks off the kiss, she thinks about his father so she tells him "Your father was here, I told him you probably wouldn't want to see him so he left. But I thought you might want to know."
"Who called him?" she shrugs and says "He said he had contacts."
"Was that his answer?" she nods "Then he probably meant his work buddies." he says annoy, but he knows the last thing he needs right now is his father's drama so he changes the subject by asking Kara "How are you? With the Austin stuff and everything else."
"He went back to Spain yesterday. He said that if he stayed here he will have to explain to everyone what happened and he didn't wanted to, so he left. But I'm good... I mean we will still be friends so I'm glad about that."
"Are you sure you're alright?" he asks concern, but she gives him a reassuring smile and says "Yes, I... I feel guilty for what happened to you." he grabs her hand and says "You don't have to feel guilty."
"I've to... I was the reason you drank, and I was so preoccupied about Austin and my life that I never asked you how you were doing and last night when you didn't call I knew something was ought but I didn't call you... I should've-." he cuts her off and says "Kara stop-." he squeezes her hand and mumbles "It's not your fault okay? I drank. It was my decision. No one else."
She shakes her head in disagreement "But it was because of me."
"It doesn't matter why I did it, what matter is that I drank instead of talking to you. It's my fault only alright? I don't want you blaming yourself for my actions."
She sighs defeated and says "Okay, but the least I can do is keeping you company here until you can go."
"You don't have to do that."
"Of course I've to. I'm your girlfriend and it's my job to be here with you. So I'm spending every minute here with you until you go."
"Where are you going to sleep?" he asks her, and she looks back at points at the couch in the corner "That couch looks very comfortable." he lets out a small laugh and says "I can assure you it isn't."
"I've slept in couches like that before and even worse. I'm used to it. Don't worry about me." she says remembering all the nights she spent in the hospital with Austin sleeping in a couch or simply in a chair.
"You don't have clothes here." he points out, and she says "I'll call Jenna or Mike. They'll bring me clothe. And I don't think I'll need lots of clothe. You'll probably go out soon."
He raises his hands defeated and says "There isn't a way to convince you not to stay right?"
"No, there isn't. I'm staying." she gives him a quick kiss in the lips and grabs the remote from the table and turns on the TV "Now what do you want to watch?" she asks passing the channels and she says "We can put channel six that's the sports or channel eleven that's where the good movies are."
"Eleven."
And with that she puts channel eleven and they watch Rumor Has It...
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Stay With Me (by V.A.R)
RomansaWhen life gets difficult do you run away? Or do you try to make things better? For most people the answer is to run away, because it's easier to avoid your problems than to solve them. This is the story of two teenagers and how they...
