the life of ariel winters - jim chapman

Chapter 33: happy & healthy

Phil's POV

We were all waiting around the room for the video to start.

Talking.

Laughing.

Having fun.

fun.

We were all enjoying ourselves while it was all going on. While Ariel was getting hurt, we were clueless.

Now we are waiting in the waiting room of the hospital. Not everyone, of course. Some people left to go back to their houses, flew back to their country. They didn't know Ariel very well so who would expect them to stay?

The hashtag #standwithariel is going around, trending worldwide. People are posting, tweeting, just generally hoping that she gets better.

She will be okay, of course. The knife didn't hit any huge organs or arteries. She just lost lots of blood. She will be okay in two days, at the most. She is weak and really tired. She sleeps a lot, too.

Jim hasn't left her side. We've told him to go back to the hotel, to take a shower and eat. He refuses. Ariel and him just share these looks like they are hiding a secret.

Something happened in that room. No one exactly knows, we were given the obvious details. She was kidnapped, her arms got sliced up pretty bad, she got free and called the police. No one knows the other details. How did she get free? When did Jim get there? How was he able to stab her?

We just sit here and wait. We have all gone in and talked with her. Presents, balloons, and flowers dot her hospital room. She is okay, happy that she is alive.

Her and Jim are different, too. The way they look at eachother, the little stares and small, disbelief smiles. I want to know what they are hiding but maybe it's best for them to keep it to theirselves.

Sometimes you want to just hold onto the moment, keep it alive forever. If you talk about it, you aren't living in the moment anymore. That signals that it's over. The moment has passed and you have to get over it. No one wants to do that, they still want to experience the feelings that are rushing through them. They want to keep living what happened, whatever that may be.

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"Dan, I don't want to go!" I whine, putting on my best puppy dog face that I can muster.

"Phil, stop being a little shit and come on! I'm starving." Dan laughs, his face scrunching up as he does. His eyes crinkle, too.

"I don't want to walk all the way down to the cafeteria though. I broke my...knee?" I try to think up an excuse as to not go with him, but it isn't working. I'm a pretty bad liar if you can't tell.

Dan finally gives up, dragging Joe with him. I just walk over to Ariel and sit by her bed, scrolling through Twitter. She stirs and her eyes open, looking around before settling on me.

"Hey." She says softly, smiling up at me.

"You've been asleep for a while. The nurse said you would be able to go home tomorrow finally." I inform her.

"Yes! Finally. It feels like I've been in this room for five years." She sighs and we laugh. We talk some more, quietly of course because Jim was asleep on two chairs across the room.

It feels like all the craziness is behind us. It just feels like everything will be back to normal, hopefully. We all won't forget what happened, of course. How could you? But I think we will all be able to move on from it. We have our Ariel back and she has us.

We've also been trying to decide what we are going to do about the video. We don't want it to go to waste but we aren't exactly sure how to present it. We are thinking of when we get back to England, to show her at their house. We will film her reaction and probably post it so everyone who was involved could see how it turned out. I'm really excited because Ariel is finally getting to see it. After the hell she has been in for the past two days, she deserves a nice little break.

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Jim's POV

I can't stop thinking about it.

How it felt.

How it all rushed through me.

It was simply the most natural kiss I've ever had.

It wasn't like fireworks or sparks. No, it was sentimental and real. It felt as if we have done it so many times before. It felt right. I don't know what happened in that moment but I was so scared. I felt alive when I kissed her. It brought back my liveliness. I can't look away from her now. I can't forget about it.

And I don't think she will either.

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A/N

There is only a few more chapters left of this book :(

wow it has been really amazing and fun to write this book. I didn't really have an idea of what was going to happen so this whole book was just me going with the flow. I have had to change parts so it would all fit and make sense. But now the end is near. I don't think that this story should have a sequel. It's going to end very nicely and in a good place. A place where they should stay. All the characters.

Thanks for all the reads and votes! You guys are the only reason I keep writing because i am a firm believer that my writing is absolutely horrible. So it's nice to know that other people appreciate it. And want me to update. So thanks so much and I really hope you actually enjoyed this book.