Confessions of XO

"Something is off about all this..but i cant call it."

I look up to Michael. Literally. He's running, he's running with me in his arms..where are we? I smell the antiseptic spray. Fuck, I'm in a hospital. My head hurts and I can't keep my eyes open is that my head or my heart I hear beating? Everything is black again.

I wake up in a hospital bed, Jasmine and Michael are sitting beside my bed talking. I can see their mouth moving but the beating of the heart monitor is too loud. I look around but can't form the energy to move my mouth so I tap my finger monitor against the rail of the bed, Jasmine jumps up and gives me a cup of water threw a straw. Michael gets up and walks to the bed..Jasmine rubs my hand, "How you feeling?" I close my eyes trying to process what happened but nothing comes to me. "What's going on?" I ask. Both Jasmine and Michael explain that I passed out from high blood pressure or stress levels I then hit the back of my head on the stairs leading to 4 stitches and the massive head ache but overall I'm ok. I ask Michael, "why are you here?" Jasmine jumps in to explain when I passed out he picked me up and brought me to the hospital, he's a nurse back in Texas and knew how to help until we made it to an ER. She then gives me a look of concern then says she's gonna leave me and him to talk while she goes to the cafeteria to get some food.

I sit up in my bed, feeling every step i landed on. I drink a bit more of my water and look at him. Curiosity and confusion overwhelm me, but this guy sends a calmness over me. Why? What is it about him?

"Look London, you don't know me, but I know you. I think you're an amazing girl that deserves happiness. I didn't realize I was intruding on a deep situation or that you and Dayuni were together. I was invited for a different reason..Im deeply sorry for everything you're going through. While you were asleep I talked to the doctors, you're going to be fine and they'll release you to go home today. " I clear my throat, "what time is it? I have to get my graduation dresses from Sherri Hill, and my Jimmy Chu's from Lisa. I have hair nail and makeup appointments to book for pictures and I have to call my mom." Michael laughs a bit and checks his phone, "it's 2:37 pm, it's Friday May 29th, Jasmine has picked up your dresses and booked your appointments, your mom came by earlier but she had to leave, said something about work? You have an amazing support system London. I promise." I roll my eyes as I look around for my phone "looking for this?" He picks up my iPhone from his lap and hands it to me. I stare at him as I take my iPhone from his hands, at the same time he gets a call. He excused himself from the room as he took his call. Something is off about all of this but I can't call it...

Around 4 Jasmine takes me back to my house, my mom and a team of Caterers are home making stuffed crab, yellow rice and etouffé bread bowls.
She ask me how I'm feeling and I tell her fine just a little tired. She made me a peppermint tea to suppress my headache and told me to go lay down til about 5. My graduation dinner is to be a black carpet event for everyone to see, cameras, gifts, music and dinner. Then graduation tomorrow.. As I lay my head down watching Jasmine pulling our dresses out. I let my mind drift to tonight as I find sleep..

My alarm goes off at 5:15pm, I get up and take a quick shower, put on coconut oil and Shea butter then wrap myself in my fluffy robe. Diana is working on my hair and San is working on my nails, Lisa is working on my makeup. I could do it myself but my mom didn't want me to stress, Melia is working on Jasmine's hair and Blane is working on her nails across my room, of course she's working on her own makeup. Typical Jas. She keeps looking at me and smiling as she's checking her phone but she won't tell me what's making her so giddy.

They finish with us at about 6:15 and help us get into our dresses, Terani Couture and Sherri Hill never looked this good, I must say. We take several "selfies"  and mirror pictures then walk down the flight of stairs where our heels wait. My mom comes in the front room wearing her Alexander Wang nude gown looking at us, "Ahhh girls you look so beautiful! I'm happy that you're up London, thank you for taking care of her Jasmine. It means so much." Jourdyn smiles and claps her hands, "Okay, heels on NOW ladies lets get this dinner started !"