#4 stole my heart

Chapter 12: No Place I'd Rather Be

Braden's pov:

I'm sitting in a chair next to Kelly's hospital bed, talking to her about anything and everything, when he walks in.

Zack.

Kelly tenses up and I grab her hand, squeezing it tight.

"What do you want?" I ask, still mad at him for 'stealing' Kelly from me the other day

"I came to check on my best friend, is that not allowed?" His eyes pierce into mine, like he's challenging me to snap at him again.

"Yeah, Zack, it's fine. Come here." Kelly says, removing her hand from mine and extending her arms for a hug.

I wanted to jump across the bed and tackle him so damn bad.
But I didn't. I'm not making that mistake again.

Zack hugs her and his arms linger around her for far too long. When Kelly's back is turned, Zack looks at me and smirks. He's daring me to jump on him. I grit my teeth and hold back the urge, for Kelly's sake.

Just then, Kelly's parents walk in. Thank god.

"Hey sweetie. Joe told us you were up." Her mom smiles and goes over to her daughter and gives her a hug.

"Glad to see those beautiful eyes of yours again." says her dad

Zack and I both take the hint that the three of them want to be left alone for a little while, so we leave.

Outside the hospital room, I think Zack is going to punch me or something, but he just looks at me with beading eyes and says that he has to go and to tell Kelly that he'll come see her again later. He walks down the hall, without looking back. I catch my breath, which I had been holding since we left the room.

I'll tell Kelly what Zack said, but I don't plan on ever leaving her side again, so I'll be there too when he comes back.

I sit down in a chair and just stare at the wall.

What has happened to all of us in the past 5 days? I ask

Too much. I answer myself

Seriously though, Zack used to be one of my best friends, but after all of this, I don't think things will ever be the same between us again.
And Kelly.. what am I to her? A friend? Something else? I don't know anymore. All of our lives have taken huge turns and it hasn't even been a week. I just can't wait to see what happens next, I think to myself, sarcastically.

After about 15 mins, Kelly's parents come back out and tell me that I can go in and see her again.

I walk in and this time, I sit beside her on her bed, and she smiles. I tell her that Zack said he'll be back later and she just nods.

"Hey, so I have a question for you." she says

"Sure. What is it?"

"Well, I know you didn't mean to punch me, but why did you want to punch Zack?"

It takes me a minute to answer, because honestly, I don't know why either.

"Well, I think I was just mad, because he didn't look concerned enough about you and if you were ok or not." I lie "And I guess rage just got the best of me." I fake a sigh, hoping Kelly buys the load of crap I just told her

"Oh well I guess that makes sense." She looks confused but she bought it. Whew.

"So when do you get outta here?" I ask her

"Um my mom said soon. At most, 2 more days. But even after I get out, I have to be super careful."

"Why? Do you have a concussion?"

"No, but my brainstem is really fragile right now. I have to take things slow to make sure that it doesn't snap and it'll take a couple weeks to heal."

"Oh. Well I'll be here with you through it all. I'm not leaving your side until you're 100% better." I say, smiling

"I always knew I could count on you. I love you B." She smiles wide.

"I love you too Kel-Bel." I say back, but I think that I mean it way more than she does.

I lie down next to her and get underneath the covers. I put my arm around her shoulders. She then lays her head on my chest and puts her arm under it. I start playing with her hair and we stay like this until we both fall asleep.

There's no place I'd rather be than right here, right now.

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A/N: IS THIS CUTE OR WHAT???
Haha sorry I just got a lot of feels while writing this😂 I'll be sure to update again soon because I really enjoy writing this story! And I hope you guys enjoy reading it!❤️