The Day I Found True Love

Chapter 9: Jackson

After the movie finished Sophie dropped me at the hospital to go visit my mom. The whole drive to the hospital was really quite and Sophie seemed to be deep in thought. It was really awkward in the car, its probably because I kissed her on the cheek.

My mom was in a coma so I practically was alone, I told Sophie she can go home, I'll stay at the hospital or get someone to take me back and she didn't even bother to ask if I'm sure or if I want company, she just left... I didn't want to start a fight with my only friend so I just let it go.

"Mom I feel really alone right now and I want you to come back to me soon because I can't cope on my own and I know you won't just leave me so come back for Mr please." I had tears in my eyes and I had so much more to tell her but I couldn't think straight, my mind was not in the right place at this very moment I was stressed about Sophie, worried about my mom and scared if they both had to leave me... I would be lost and alone.

"Excuse me miss but we need to do a checkup on her and you can't be in the room would you please mind waiting outside while we busy, we will call you back when we done" I'm assuming that was the nurse. "Okay sure, just one question where's the waiting area?" I have never been to this hospital before so I knew absolutely nothing about it. " you just go straight out and down the hall and go left and you should see chairs you can wait there."

At least it didn't sound so far, but I had to respect the rules and regulations. I walked as slow as possible down the hall and it felt like there were eyes following me, but every time I looked back no one was there. I hate hospital chairs they feel so uncomfortable, I couldn't even sit still I was growing impatient.

"Hi there I'm Jackson, I've seen you a few times at school but we have never actually formally met." Umm..can someone tell me why his talking to me? "Hi" that's literally all I said I didn't want to interact with people I don't know...what if he wanted to get Intel on me so he can go tell the whole world what a horrible life I have and then everyone starts bullying me, that's the last thing I need.

"Are you always so quiet?" Why does every damn person keep asking that! What's wrong with being quite, its better than being loud and annoying. "Umm who are you again?" I didn't want to confide in him.

"I told you I'm Jackson I go to your school what else do you want to know?" It sounded like he was so chilled about everything, wait a minute why is he in a hospital. " why are you here at the hospital?" I couldn't help buy asking I am nosey.

"Personal reasons!" Oh looks like I touched a sensitive subject because it looks to me as if he's getting angry. There's was a bird tattooed just under his collar bone that seems to usually be hidden. "What does your tattoo symbolize?" "Are you always this interested in other people?" He had a sarcastic tone hidden in his voice. I was going to ask him, are you always two faced around other people, but I didn't want enemies so I mustered the best fake laugh I could and nodded.

It seemed to lighten the mood, because he went from serious to happy and started laughing at me. "Birds symbolize peace, so I got it to remind me that its better to have peace instead of war and conflict." I couldn't help but smile to myself. He asked, " do you have any tattoos?" I laughed and shook my head.

I didn't really feel like talking to him anymore, it wasn't him its just I remembered my mom was just down the hall not knowing if she is okay or not. I took a deep breath and got up to go too the bathroom, which I had no idea where it was. "Umm...jackson., do you know where the bathrooms are?" When he looked up at me he seemed like he was in a deep thought and didn't hear my question so I asked him again and he nodded and walked me to the bathroom. I felt extremely awkward walking alone with him to the ladies bathroom.

When I got back from the bathroom Jackson wasn't outside, I started to panic as I slowly strolled down the same hall we walked through. As I was looking high and low for him I spotted him sitting outside against a wall, with his knees pulled to his chest and his head burrowed between his knees.

"Jackson.." I said barely even a whisper but he heard me, and looked up and when he looked up I just broke, he had tears running down his face and his nose was red from crying so much. I just walked over to him and engulfed him in a hug, " shhh, its going to be okay, don't cry its all fine." I could only hear numerous amounts of sobs escaping his mouth. He eventually stopped crying, but you could see he wanted to carry on.

"Jackson what happened?" He looked at me and shut his eyes closed as if he was trying to keep the tears from falling, but it didn't work they escape from him. "Shh, okay its fine don't talk about it now...shh its okay" I hugged him as tight as possible as I could.

"I was at the hospital because my brother had cancer for a really long time and yesterday I brought him into the hospital because he started coughing out blood and he looked really drained, and a few minutes ago a nurse came out...and she said...that she's sorry...I never even let her finish I just ran...I don't know where to, but I just ran and I ended up here...Natalia I lost my only brother, my only family that I have left is gone." He had tears flowing down his face non stop. I couldn't believe what he just told me, that is almost similar to my situation except my mom doesn't have cancer...she was just involved in a accident, it wasn't as bad as his...

I didn't know what to do, I just hugged him again and he cried it all out and eventually just stopped and looked at me as if he was expecting something. I looked at him with my brows furrowed, and he slowly came closer towards my face and he was literally right in front of me, I could feel his best fan my lips. "Jackson...." I couldn't finish my sentence because he crashed his lips into mine, he kissed me but I never kissed him back. "I'm sorry..umm this is so wrong, um really sorry." I just got up and walked back into the hospital to where the waiting area was.