Pirouette

Chapter Thirty Seven // Unworthy Parents

- Ella's POV -

After an hour of chilling beside Kim's hospital bed with Hayden, Miss Autumn entered the room. She looked really upset, she set a bunch of flowers on the table beside Kim's bed then smiled slightly at us.

"How is she doing?" She asked.

"She was talking to us earlier, I guess she's just tired" Hayden said while holding one of Kim's hands, earlier today I hated Hayden and his attitude but now I realise he just cares a lot.

"Well I'm here to take you both back to the academy, dinner will be ready soon" Miss Autumn said, I got my coat and give Kim a little kiss on the forehead.

"Get well soon" I whispered to her, Miss Autumn started to tear up again. She's extremely emotional.

Hayden sat still on his seat as if he had been stuck to it with glue, he held Kim's hand tighter.

"I don't want to leave her" He said quietly with a frown.

"Hayden you have been here for hours and it's been an emotional day for us all" Miss Autumn said.

"Please, she needs someone to watch over her" He begged, I looked up at Miss Autumn as if to say 'please let him'. I think Kim would be happy if she woke up and saw Hayden sitting beside her.

"Fine! I'm coming back straight after dinner time okay?" Miss Autumn said while leaving the hospital room, Hayden nodded and thanked her.

"Take care of her okay? Call me if needed" I said before giving Hayden a hug and leaving the ward with Miss Autumn.

Miss Autumns car was really comfortable inside, it had leather seats. I felt really weird being in a teachers car though because she was playing uncool country music.

"Do you know where Kim's parents went off to? They didn't even visit her" I said angrily, Miss Autumn looked at me weirdly then focused on the road again.

"Are you sure? They came back to the academy to speak to Mr Hastings, they said they saw her and she was doing well" She explained. They lied to Mr Hastings!?

"That's a lie, even you know that" I huffed while crossing my arms, she didn't respond.

"Mr Hastings wants to see you anyway, so go wait outside his office Ella" She said when we got out of her car. I entered the academy and got glances from everybody. Some people patted me on the back and said they were sorry, I felt uncomfortable. 

I made it to Mr Hastings office and sat on the chair outside it... But I could hear everything that was going on inside.

"Your daughter seriously injured herself, should you really be going on a business trip?" Mr Hastings asked, I gasped and put my ear to the door. They're going to fly across the world and leave their mentally ill child here?! What kind of parents are they?!

"Did I come here for a therapy session?" Kim's mum snapped angrily at Mr Hastings, I took out my phone and began to record the conversation.

"The incident happened on your school property, we should be suing because you weren't looking after our child" Kim's dad said, I put my hand over my mouth in shock.

"This is a dance school not a nursery. I'm sorry but Kim can't attend if she is ill, we can't have that responsibility to watch her" Mr Hastings said, I heard a seat screech loudly across the floor as if somebody had stood up quickly.

"We are leaving tomorrow morning and Kim is staying here! Or we will sue the academy for reckless behaviour! Richard we are leaving!" Kim's mum shouted, the sound of her huge heels began to get louder. I jumped back into my seat and turned off the video recorder as she stormed passed me with her husband running behind her.