Forbidden Love.

Chapter 24 - found

Recap:

"Where's Elliot?" 

He looked away , refusing to meet my eyes. it wasn't until then I noticed everyone was in the room with me . my mom , Elena , her mom , Elliot's uncle , his crew. except Elliot 


"Where is he." 

I started pulling the tubes out of me.

"Aria stop it!" Elena grabbed my hands in an attempt to make me stop


"I have to go and find him Elena!" 

It was then a doctor came in and said


"I have to sedate her , she can't handle the news yet"

"What news ? answer me!" 

the doctor injected me and i started to fight the sedation 
I couldn't continue my eyes began to feel heavy and I feel into a restless slumber.

Chapter 23 - found


It feels like my eyes were going to burn from out of the sockets and they weren't even opened yet. I had to squint a couple of times before I could see clearly and when I did I realized that I was in a hospital room. what the hell was I doing here. then it all came rushing back to me.

My father

Uncle

Whoever

The warehouse

Pierre

Everything and him

Elliot.


"Elliot" I croaked out, gosh my voice sounds like I hadn't used it in weeks.

"Doctor she's awake ! nurse ! somebody get in here!"

Wait was that my mom , she looked clean ... when she came back into the room I almost choked on my own saliva she was in a neat black suit with light pink ruffled top underneath that complimented her brown eyes with her hair in a bun and she had on light makeup. this was the mother I remembered I must be dreaming.

A Middle Aged man came and stood over me shining a light in my eyes and a nurse was injecting me with something I was going to ask about until the doctor spoke


"Aria , do you know where you are?"


Was this man dumb , I was in a hospital who couldn't figure that out


"Yes I'm in a hospital where else would I be?" I said in a duh sarcastic tone


The doctor chuckled lightly "does anywhere hurt ?"

"No , where is Elliott?"

The doctor looked away and my mother looked uncomfortable at this and then I notice Elena and Elliot's uncle in the room who refused to meet my eyes


Ignoring my question "how many fingers am I holding up?"


"768 where is Elliot?"

"Please cooperate this is the longest you've been awake."


Wait.

What.


"What do you mean?"


The nurse spoke up

"Her vitals are fine nothing like the last time sir."

"Mrs. Jensen you can try and talk to her again and if the same thing happens press this button it will sedate her immediately."

The doctor left and my mother sat in the chair next to my bed opening and closing her mouth for what seemed like forever unsure if what to say to me. Elena and Elliot's uncle just stood there looking uncomfortable so I decided to break the silence.

"Will one of you tell me what the hell is going on here and where is Elliot and what the hell happened to you why you look clean mom?"


"Ari .. you remember me ? us?"

"Of course i do what the hell is going on?"

I started to grow angry and frustrated then.


"Aria baby .. you've been in and out of consciousness for the last three and a half months and the last couple of times you woke up you didn't even know who we were any of us and the longest you've been awake is ten minutes."


"Hoo..oww?"


"The accident , you had to be airlifted here to get treatment."

"Here? where is here??"


"Back to America sweetheart. I know this might me confusing but you just have to listen I don't want you back out of consciousness again. when you left it hit me like a brick I felt worthless and alone so I went to rehab and when I came out I sold the house and moved about an hour away from where we used to live. I'm working now sweetheart you won't ever have to do that again , I'm a secretary at college  I mean it's not my old job but I only used half of the money to buy the house and I'm saving most of my pay I want to take care of you now."

"Elliot takes care of me ! where is he?" i all but screamed at her 

I know I was behaving like a spoiled brat but come on Elliot was all I knew for the last couple of months as we had been through so much together I could deal with the saga that was my mother another time right now I needed to know if Elliot was okay.

"Aria I don't know how to tell you this ..." Elena was speaking to me but her eyes were glued to the floor and she was talking to me like i would break at any moment.

"Tell me what?"


"The accident .. he gave himself up to save us all and none of us have heard from him since."


I felt my heart sink deep into my chest and I was finding it hard to breathe I was angry angry at myself angry at him for going angry at my mother angry at everyone.

I felt a hand interlace with mine and met the eyes if Elliot's uncle who looked at me with sadness and pity . I didn't want that I wanted Elliot and I was going to have him back and I knew exactly where to go.



"How soon until I get out of here?"

"Why ?"

I looked into my mothers curious eyes

"Because I'm going back to England."

"Aria no ! I won't allow it ! I only just got you back into my life."

I ripped my hands away from hers and let out a growl if frustration

"It's all nice that you've got a job now and everything but Elliot was there for me when you weren't took care of me .. Loved me.." my voice cracked as I said this

"I need to find him and I know how , if you really are sorry and you want to help me you'll let me do this!" my voice hardened as I demanded this , Elliot would do the same for me.

"You really love him don't you?"

I couldn't answer her as tears where threatening to spill at the thought of Elliot not being alright.

"Okay I'll let you go but you need to stay here until the doctor okay you to leave. I'll go have a word with him now."


"Never thought I'd see the day where she would be clean and sober again huh?"

Elena approached my bed finally looking at me.

"You really do love him don't you ari?"

I sighed "more than anything"

"Then let's go book you a ticket to Europe" Elliot's uncle said eyes smiling.


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I had spent another week isn't he hospital doing checkups making sure that I was ok enough to leave and when they finally did and I was released I went with my mom to her new apartment and saw that she was really making an effort , all things couldn't be forgiven and forgotten over night but this was a start.



"Make sure to call me when you land and call when you find him." my mom hugged me tightly .


You could say that in the last week and a half I saw a side to my mother I've never had the chance to see before.


The whole flight I was over thinking.

What if I took too long?


What if he really moved on with jasmine?


What if he didn't love me anymore?



These question ran through my mind for the last god knows how many hours that I hadn't realized that I was at my destination until I knocked on the door which opened revealing a familiar face.


"Cherie" he smiled broadly pulling me in for a hug

"I've missed you too Pierre."


"What took you so long?"

After he ushered me inside I divulged into the whole story about what happened after the accident and my mom and Elliot and how I needed to find him. not even Pierre heard from him , no one did and I was the only one who knew how and where to find him.

I gave Pierre the crumpled piece of paper I had been holding onto for dear life since I got out of the hospital with the address of where Elliot said he would wait for me every single Friday at seven.


Pierre told me that it was a two hour train ride from here and I would be able to make it in time if I left now.


I would be staying there after all it was one of the places Elliot and I were together last so I went up stairs to put down my bags and smiled fondly of the the last night we spent together in this room .. i blushed when my eyes moved towards the bed and smiled sadly when my eyes flicked over to the picture of me and Elliot kissing at the Eiffel tower which just made me all the more determined to find him.



"Good luck Cherie"


"Thank you Pierre"


I boarded the train hoping that when I came of it I was with him. the ride went fairly quickly and as I neared where I was supposed to meet him my mind replayed the last conversation we had.

Flashback

"Aria look inside the glove compartment and take out that piece of white paper."

"This?" he nodded his jaw clenching

"If they ever get me aria I want you to meet me in that park at that exact time do you hear me?"

"Yes but how do I know which Friday?"

"Aria I'll go every Friday for the rest of my life if I have to"

End flashback.


As I approached the far side of the park my hands grew clammy and my knees felt week , it felt like I hadn't seen him in forever what if he gave up trying weeks ago and wasn't here?

I froze in my tracks when I saw him sitting on the bench looking out into the night and all fear I had vanished as I saw the love of my life sitting there. after almost four months he was still here and that drowned any fear I had.

I confidently strode over to him and sat next to him.

"For a guy you get this really girly look in your eyes when you look at the stars."

I wasn't looking at him but I knew he was looking at me. I could feel his eyes burning a hole into the side of my head.

"You're here , shortcake you're here."

"I'm here and I'm not going anywhere without you."

And with that I hugged And kissed him like my life depended on it for in that moment nothing mattered. not jasmine or the rest of that dreadful side of my family just me and him. we could figure out the rest tomorrow.