Clueless

Chapter 2

Chapter Two:

I sat on a chair next to the bed, preparing to be ignored, after the small discussion we had just stopped. I put my earphones on again, I covered my self wih a yellow blanket, it was freezing. London winter is always so cold.  And with that, I fell asleep.

I opened my eyes a little to see what time it was, I was asleep for two hours... maybe I was just so tired or upset of having the same discussion with Drake once again. I stood up and walked two Drake's bed, he had fallen asleep, I kissed his forehead, I stroked his head, now bald, because of chemotherapy.

I was hungry, I didnt have breakfast, or even eaten anything, it was 5 PM. I should really considerate having a brownie or something before leaving my house, I will be the one in the hospital if I keep this no food rutine. I took a piece of paper and wrote that I had left for lunch, Drake's mom had left one too, saying that she went to take a shower and rest a little. I got out of the room and Niall was still sitting there, but he had his earphones on and his head leaned backwards with his eyes closed. I decided not to talk to him, in case he was asleep. I called the elevator door, and when it opened he said something:

"Hey Alice" I turned to see him and smiled, I instantly replied "Hi"

"Where are you going?" he asked standing up from the black leather chair.

"I'm going to have something to eat, I haven't eaten anything" I decided to invite him, I didn't like to eat alone and he seemed like good company "Wanna come?" I proposed. He nodded and came with me. When we were in the elevator, I asked him the question that was pending after I left this morning.

"So then tell me, why are you here?"

"Well, my grandmother is sick, we were at a hospital near the Central Park, but they didn't have the necesary machinerystuff to operate her, so she was moved here" I noticed his uncomfotable answer, so I didn't say anything about it. I tried thinking about something to tell him, to cover the awkward situation, but then we arrived to the cafeteria so i dropped the topic. We chose a table and sat down.

"What are you having?" Niall asked, reading the menu.

"I don't know, I've eaten this for months" I replied after a sigh. Seriously, I have been eating this same food, at the same place for months, since Drake was hopitalized here. After mmy answer, Niall chuckled.

"Then go ahead and recomend me something"

"sure, I will" I said sarcastically, rolling my eyes. The waiter came, and we ordered and while we ate, Niall asked what was my age, and things like that. It was really fun, he made me feel good, it was a long time since I had truly smiled and he knew how to make me do it. After some time, I checked the time, it had passed one hour.

"Well, I have to go back, Drake is alone and-"

"Okay, I understand" He said interrupting me. We stood up and went to the cashier.

"How much is it?" I asked. After she told us the total of the money, Niall instantly opened his wallet before I could get mine.

"No Niall, you don't have to pay, after all, I invited you"

"C'mon, I'll pay this time, besides, I think we are going to be seing each other frequently, so next time you pay"

"You're right" I felt sorry for him to pay, but this would force him to accept that I would pay later. On the way, he told me some things about his family, I didn't have to much to tell, I lived with my mom, when she found out she was pregnant at the age of 15, my dad abandoned us. My mother had just one sister living in Doncaster, my grandmother lived with her, and on vacations she came to visit us. It was her and me, against the world. But I liked it, she was a great mother, she worked the 24 hours of the day to give me the best conditions. When we arrived to the lobby, he sat down, and I just stared at him.

"You're staying here?" I asked puzzled.

"Yeah, today is not a good day to see my grandma, and I don't like watching her like this"

"I'm sorry Niall, I understand what you are going through" I didn't know if I should hug him to comfort him, or not. I decided not too, so I just enter Drake's room. "See you later" I said as I entered and then closed the door. Drake was still asleep, so I just sat down.

"Where were you?" Drake asked

"Oh my god you scared me! I thought you were asleep, I went to eat something, didn't you read the note I left?"

"No" He said in a low voice, nothing new coming from him.

After a while without chating, some nurses came in and checked him, and then gave him his medicine. Drake looked at the clock.

"It's late"

"I know, I'll just wait for your mother to come and I'll leave, don't worry"

"It's not that, I don't want you to go home so late in a taxi you know, it might be dangerous" He was right, so I grabbed my things and left his room. When I got out, I was expecting to see Niall sitting there, but he wasn't. I went down to the parking lot and called a taxi. I forgot to bring my jacket, and it's freezing outside. I was waiting and a car stopped in front of me.

"Need a ride?"