I'll Always Go Back to You

Chapter 24

Chapter 24

Kristin's POV

My eyes flutter open. It's so bright and white. Where am I? I look to my left and see a brown haired boys sleeping in the chair beside my bed. I looked down at my arms and see that cords are coming out of them. I'm hooked up to machines that are blinking and making beeping noises. Wait! What? I am in the hospital, in a soft bed covered in a heavy white blanket.
I look to my right and see a huge window which is looking out on the city. The sky is black with big, puffy grey clouds. It looks as miserable as I feel, with a pounding headache and an upset stomach.
"Kristin?" The brown haired boy says in a shocked tone and a huge smile on his face.
His eyes are puffy and red indicating they he has been crying and the big black bags below his eyes indicate that he hasn't slept.
"I'm sorry, who are you?" I ask him and his smile falls into a frown.
"Troy, your boyfriend." He tells me with a glint of hope in his eyes.
"What happened? Why am I in the hospital? And why do I not know who you are, if you say that you're my boyfriend." I ask him and he looks to the floor.
"It was our one year anniversary. I texted you saying that I was grabbing my stuff from my locker and you were waiting in the foyer. I guess your friends had already left and it was just you down there. I was at my locker grabbing the flowers, chocolates, and that teddy bear you're holding right now and my homework obviously." He tells me.
I look down and see the small teddy bear in a soccer uniform. I remember that I love soccer and instantly fall in love with the bear and hold it closer to me.
"When I got down to the foyer, Karman and her minions were kicking and punching you while you were laying helplessly on the ground. I threw your gifts on the ground and yelled at them to stop. Before they did, Karman smashed your head against the ground knocking you unconscious. They then ran away laughing." He says.
"Did they get charged? Because they sounds fucking psycho!" I ask him.
"Yes they did, don't worry." He laughs slightly. "Anyways I ran to your side and knelt down beside you. I quickly called for and ambulance and held your head on my lap until they came. You fractured Sox ribs and you are still covered in bruises and cuts from head to toe." Troy explains.
I then remember everything and it hits me like a truck. I feel tears coming to my eyes and I can tell that Troy is on the verge of tears as well. Our one year anniversary? I must really love this boy. Just then Troy comes over to my bed and I scooch over so that he can sit beside me. He reaches for my hand and lifts it up to kiss it gently.
"How long?" I ask
"What?" He asks back.
"How long was I out?" I rephrase the question.
"Four days." He tells me.
I lean over to give him a hug. I then feel one tear falling down my cheek, followed by another, and another until I'm sobbing into Troy's shirt.
After I stop crying I just sit there while Troy holds me. We sit there in silence, but it's nice. I can see why I would go out with this boy for over a year.
"Can I go get your friends?" He asks. "I mean they are here too."
I nod and he gets up and steps out of my room. Soon he comes back in with my five friends.
"Kristin!" They all exclaim hurting my head, causing me to wince.
"Hey guys. It's nice of you to come, but can you please keep it down. I have a huge headache." I tell them and they all nod.
Troy comes back and sits in bed, while the others all sit in chairs surrounding my bed.
"So how are you?" Talia asks me.
"It's safe to say that I've been better." I tell them and they laugh.
"I never realized that Karman is such a psycho bitch!" Angel exclaims.
"No wonder Jacob left Karman for Livvy." Alex says and covers her mouth while Livvy glares daggers at her.
"Wait! You're like with Jacob?" I ask and Livvy's face goes red.
"Ya I guess." She says and looks at the floor.
"Oh my gosh! Congrats girl!" Mads exclaims.
"Jeez you two." Angel says refering to Alex and Livvy. "Keeping secrets much?" She says kinda rudly.
"Well this isn't supposed to be about me. This is supposed to be about our friend who just woke up for the first time in four days." Livvy says and everyone turns to me.
"I really don't need a whole lot of attention." I tell them.
"No, you're our friend and we were really worried about you." Talia says.
"Ya, if only we had waited with you while Troy was grabbing his stuff." Alex tells me.
"No, I should've been there with her. I'm her boyfriend and it's my job it protect her." Troy says, sadness in his eyes.
"Baby, no. It's no one's fault no one knew that Karman would go ape shit crazy." I grab his hand.
"I wonder if Livvy and Jacob kinda being together triggered this. I mean they were kinda totally, completely in love." Angel says.
"Great, now you're blaming this on me?" Livvy asks Angel.
"No, I'm just making an observation." She says in a snotty tone.
"Guys, stop." I say stopping whatever was about to start between them. "Let's just all be happy that I'm alright."
"You're right." Angel says. "We can worry about Jacob and Livvy some other time."
I look over at Livvy and see her clench her fists. Angel smirks, her intention of getting Livvy going obviously working.
What went on in our friend group?