Through The Dark

5. The Call

Ashton's POV

I rushed out of my car an into the emergency waiting room. I paced myself to the front desk and asked the nurse where my parents were.

"Sir your mother is in surgery and your father is in critical care. You can't visit them right now, but we will have doctors within the hour to come and inform you." She says with the sweet and gentle voice that I heard earlier.

"Thank you. Do you know where the bathrooms are?" I say equally to her tone. Either she didn't noticed my face or she was to scared to mention shit. I walk into the bathroom and as soon as the light hits me I realize how bad my face looked. What the actual fuck. I'd say Liam fucked my face up big time. At least the blood was sort of drying up. I splashed some luke warm water over my face and washed all the blood away.

After I was all set and done my face looked pretty clean except for some cuts and bruising that I for sure new would be on my face by sun rise tomorrow. How did I even manage to get into that situation? Wait a second how did Liam even know were I lived? My mind was racing at what felt like a hundred mph. I then walk and sit in the waiting room impatiently. I pull out my phone and scroll through my contacts. Mike. I text him and apologize for texting in such early hours.

"Hey I'm sorry to bother man. But do you happen to have Liam Thompson's number?" I ask hesitated while waiting for his reply.

Mike: "Yea...but why do you need it?"

"I just want to ask him for something." I say without giving out to much information.

Mike: "Aight dude. Give me a sec...Aight it's 582 - 7893."

"Thanks man I owe you one." I say ending the conversation.

I call Liam and he lets the phone ring for 2 beats.

"Hello." A dark heavy voice answered as if I had interrupted his sleep.

"Hey, before you hang up please hear me out." I ask sympathetically.

"How did you get my number, alright never mind just go ahead." He says.

"First off I apologize for ever hurting Sophia with any of my words. I know what I said was a dumbass move of blowing her off and I really regret that. Because I could really use a friend like her right about now. After you left I was feeling pretty shitty. I got a phone call from a lady, a nurse mainly informing me that my parents have been in a car accident. I'm in the hospital waiting room. And we'll I was wondering if you could give me Sophia's number to at least text her."

"And why should I do that? I thought I told you to stay away from her! Look man I'm sorry for whatever you're going through but you have to leave Sophia alone. She doesn't deserve a jerk like you to be in love with. You're out of luck here." And with that the phone call ends.

Great this mother fucker just hangs up on me. Wonder what's got into him. He better no be in love with my Sophia. Im suddenly ranting to myself. I text Mike again and ask him if he knows anyone who has Sophia's number. I finally get it after he texts his ex girlfriend and ask her about Sophia. Apparently his ex and Sophia were friends.

"Hey Sophia, It's Ashton. I went through a whole bunch of people just to get your number. I know you're probably sleeping right now but I could really could use a friend to talk to. If you text me back can we please meet up? I'm really sorry for how I stood you up last night." I suddenly feel the urge to call her.

The phone rings for until the last beat a sleepy voice answers.

"Hello, Hello, who is this?" God damn was her voice so beautiful even when it was tired.