doctor, doctor. || rydellington

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fourth part.
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     I COULDN'T FOCUS at the rehearsals.

     "Ellington, if it's making you nervous already to rehearse on a stage, I don't think you should be in this musical."

     The whole theatre was quiet, and everyone looked back and forth between me and my mum. My mum was the one who produced the show, and she didn't have any more pity for me than for anyone else.

     "I'm fine, really," I said, although I wasn't. I couldn't stop thinking about Rydel.

     "I'm just tired," I said. I heard some silent scoffs and chuckles around me, but I ignored them.

     "You didn't say anything right yet, Ellington," my mum said. "You get one last chance."

     "Okay," I said, and I tried to focus on the lines that I had studied. I closed my eyes, and tried to get in the role.

     The sound of a car hitting a body. Sirens. The hospital scent.

    I shook my head and opened my eyes. I cleared my throat and tried to forget about the accident, the hospital, or anything that had to do with Rydel.

     "I just need a little time alone," I said, and I walked to the dressing rooms. I sat there for a while, and then I just left. I was so done with everything.

     I didn't get in my car, I just started to walk. And while I walked, I thought.

     I have hit someone with my car, I thought to myself. I'm a horrible person. I could've killed her.

     I couldn't get the accident out of my head. I'm too innocent! I'm not the kind of person who hits people with their car!

     I finally looked up to see where I was going. I sighed as I found out where I was.

     I was standing in front of a big, white building. The strange smell already entered my nose, and the bright sun reflected on the windows. Behind one of those windows would be Rydel's room.

     I was at the hospital.

     I groaned, but walked in. Just to check on Rydel. I'd leave in a minute.

     "I thought I told you not to come back?" a familiar voice spoke behind me. I turned around, my hand hovering above the elevator button. I looked straight into the angry nurse's eyes, and pressed the button.

     "Leave," she commanded. I shook my head no.

     "Now."

     "No," I said, praying the elevator would hurry up. "I'll be gone in a minute. I only want to check on her."

     "She doesn't want your company," the angry nurse spoke, crossing her arms in front of her chest. The doors of the elevator behind me opened, and I took my chance.

     "Hey!" the angry nurse exclaimed as she saw what I was doing. I pressed the button for the first floor continuously with an insane speed, and the doors closed. She wasn't going to hold me from visiting Rydel.

     I walked through the white hallways, counting the rooms until I reached room 129. I peeked through the window, and saw Rydel. She was reading a book. And she was alone.

     I knocked on the door, and a second later I heard Rydel's lovely voice call, "come in."

     I opened the door and stepped inside. I put my hands in my pockets, suddenly feeling nervous.