To Be Loved

Chapter 5: Loneliness Annihilated

I awoke in an empty room with a raging headache. I wonder how I ended up here.

Memories of everything that happened came flooding back. Tears began running down my face and my heart began to shatter more.

Another teenager was pushed into the room and I quickly got back into position so they thought I was still asleep. When everyone was gone I glanced at my new roommate, when he looked my way I quickly looked back at the wall.

"Hey are you okay? " he asked.

"I'm fine, " I replied quickly.

"You sure?"

"No not really I'm in the hospital."

He started laughing. "True."

I turned and looked at him,"Why are you in the hospital? You look perfectly fine, wait do you ha-"

He cut me off "Cancer yeah the doctors said I only have a month left to live." He started crying and I instantly felt bad. I got out of bed and started walking towards his wobbling a little bit. When I finally made it to his bed I gave him a hug and apologized for asking. He hugged back then started rumbling with laughter.

"Why're you laughing......" I asked confusedly

"Garrett. My name is Garrett and I don't have cancer," he smiled at me and I hit his side. He winced," I just got my appendix removed. "

"Oh well I do have Cancer, you're very lucky Garrett this is no laughing matter." I started to walk back to my bed and when I got in it I started fake crying.

"I'm sorry I didn't know, my bad I didn't mean to make f-" I cut him off with by laughing.

"That face you just made was priceless Garrett," he looked confused.

"Why are you laughi-" I cut him off again.

"Alina. My names Alina and I don't have cancer either. I woke up from a coma about an hour before you came in here." I said like it was not big deal.

"Are you serious?" he laughed. "How long have you been in one? You seem like you haven't eaten in a year."

"I'm a dancer.Do you have a phone?"

"Yeah."

"Date and time?" he pulled out his phone and replied,"January 15, 8:15 pm."

"2 days. "

"Oh."

"Yeah . I haven't even seen my doctor yet a nurse came by earlier to check on me though. My doctor still thinks I'm in a coma."

"Well how will your family know that you're awake? " he questioned.

"None of them care, they have their own problems to deal with I'm the least of their worries. My brother is a successful actor so I barely see him. My twin is a model, but -" I turned around before I finished and a tears began falling down my face as what happened began to reply in my head. Garrett's bed squeaked and he walked over to me wincing as he did. "Are you okay Alina? " When he saw my tears he asked "What's wrong? "

I broke down, Garrett, even though he's a total stranger with a missing appendix, sat next to me and held me as I told him everything that happened. When I was done he looked completely shocked.

"I know its crazy right?" I said a bit embarrassed.

"What I'm trying to figure out is why someone as beautiful as you had to go through something so terrible. I'm sorry Alina and I promise you when I see that Jesse character I will kick his ass." He said looking at me.

"That's sweet of you, but I'm pretty sure he doesn't know what I saw. Don't worry about it. You know you're a really warm guy." Garrett smiled and kissed my forehead. I blushed. I can't believe what's happening right now. I usually never let anyone get this close to me, but this guy is closer to me than my family including Jesse and I just met him today.

"I am? I was going for hot, but warm will do for now." I laughed and he winked at me which only caused me to laugh more. A doctor came in with an amused look on her face. Garrett had to go back to his bed and I immediately felt cold without him next to me.

The doctor went through everything with me and had me fill out some paperwork. Before she left she checked on Garretts bandages and called a nurse in to check vitals. After they were gone I went over to Garrett. We shared everything with each other from embarrassing moments to deaths to hobbies.

He told me that when we both leave the hospital he would take me out on a date whether I liked it or not. And believe me I liked it. We ended up falling asleep next to each other. In the early morning I woke up and got in my bed so things wouldn't get awkward if we had any visitors. I fell back to sleep and was woken up in the middle of a dream three hours later, by my sister.