Matchmaking The Nerd

Chapter 30 - Unimaginable

~Chapter 30 – Unimaginable~

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I rested at home, knowing full well I hated hospitals. After my grandmother died, I couldn’t bare to see anything else, or anyone. But the truth was, I didn’t want to rest in the hospital because I finally figured out who the girl was. The same girl, who Jethro and Mason kept thinking about probably dreaming about her too. Whatever happened 2 years ago, it was catching up to them and I didn’t want to be a part of it.

So for the whole two weeks I avoided Jethro, as much as possible and also Mason, I went to stay with Anthea. Who by now knew everything that happened that night. The night where not only I was injured, but Jethro had a fatal wound that left me frightened to death.

Every picture was clear in my mind, fresh from the memory. The scene replays over and over and I sit there wondering, did he deserve that? After I went back inside to check Mason and Amy about Jethro, they were all there talking amongst each other. I saw Amy cry and I couldn’t help but feel jealous, which was stupid and childish. When I think about it now, but it broke my heart knowing, that Jethro didn’t ask if I was ok? He seemed happier to see Amy.

Mason informed everyone including his father who didn’t stop the banquet for valid reasons. But escaped in time to go see his injured son. I saw Elias and Mr Ebner running towards the boy, who lay there with things attached to him, and my throat closed up in fear. What if he died? What if I couldn’t see him anymore? What if…that was all I could think of?

I rang Anthea to ask her if I could live with her for a few days, which now happened to be 2 weeks. Instead of kicking me out, that girl was more worried about me like a mother hen. She kept insisting me to go check up on Jethro and Mason, and I couldn’t. I didn’t have the guts, how could I tell Anthea that I actually finally fell in love with a boy 2 years younger than me, was I freak?

“Come on Raquel please go check on him he looks so lonely” Anthea replied shaking me

“I can’t, please don’t make me” I whispered back, and then she would leave giving me a very sad look, and I didn’t even ask why. Did she pity me?

One of the reasons was Amy; I went last week to check up on him without anyone noticing. I mean I was still angry at what happened to me, but that was partially my fault. But whenever I went to check on Jethro, he seemed so love struck to see Amy. I noticed by the twinkling of his eyes that he wasn’t at all worried about me, so that was the last time I actually went to check on him. I blame my stupidity and jealousy.

It was a great day today; I was planning to take a walk later. It was still hard for me to get up, the bruise got worse and I went back last week to have it bandaged. When I found out I broke a rib or two. Thank the lord I didn’t have to stay in the hospital; I went to stay with Anthea who offered to look after me with wide open arms. And I couldn’t thank her enough.

I knew Anthea wouldn’t be home today, so I went and got myself dressed slowly. I picked up my hoodie and placed on my jean shorts, I slowly bent down and slipped on my converse without wincing. And I walked outside Anthea’s house, I noticed many beautiful flowers were blooming was it spring already? I looked around and found myself gazing at tender indigo eyes, and I stood up staring with my mouth tight shut.

“I can’t believe you” I heard and my heart hammered in my chest

“Mason” I breathed

“Why didn’t you come? We were worried about you” Mason yelled, I noticed his bruises were subsiding. He looked to be doing better since he didn’t have any major injuries.

“I’m sorry” I whispered and tried to back away

“Don’t you dare leave!” He screamed and I was too scared to walk away