A Five Step Game

~17~ No Game?

(Sky's POV)

"So, how did this happen?" The nurse inspecting and cleaning off my torn up nose makes eye contact with me.

"Erm, I fell." I say.

Good one, Sky. The most used excuse when someone gets hurt.

"Oh, I see. And what did you fall on? A shredder?" The sarcasm drips from her mouth as she laughs, and I try to laugh with her, but only end up straining my nose.

"Sorry. Try to stay still. You'll get a scan in a moment, alright?"

"Okay. Thanks." I smile, and turn to Louis when she walks off.

"So, are you going to call your parents or something?" He asks.

"No! Are you crazy?" He raises his eyebrows and I roll my eyes. "Alright, I know you're crazy but seriously! My mom freaks out if I scrape my knee let alone break my nose in a fight!"

"Technically you didn't break your nose." Louis says, and then puts his arms up in surrender when I give him a deathly look.

"Hello, Miss. Nelson." A large man in scrubs with a clipboard walks in.

"Hello." I say.

"We're going to get an scan done, even though I know it's broken just by looking at it, we have to be able to tell how to bandage it. Strip down into this gown and we'll take you back." He hands me the thin material and I nod.

Before I strip, I remember Louis is also in the room, just in time for the doctor to turn to him.

"Are you her brother? Boyfrien-"

"Uh, no. I-I'm just a Louis." He smiles awkwardly, and I walk to the restroom nearby.

I change into the gown and try my best to tie the strings tightly so nothing important is exposed.

I walk back into the room and they both turn to me.

"You ready?" The doctor asks.

"Yes sir." I grin, and he leads me to another room for the imaging.

After that, I'm lead back into the room where Louis is talking harshly into the phone.

"What is wrong with you?! This is your fault, and you know it! She's broken her nose and you're not even here!" His voice raises.

"I don't care Harry!! No wonder every girl in school calls you an ass!!" He hangs up and throws his phone on the bench.

He turns around and jumps when he sees me.

"Oh hey. How'd it go?" He tries to play it off, but I don't care.

"Okay I guess. My nose is hurting again so I need more pain meds though. I sigh.

"I'm sorry." Lou says.

"It's fine. It's not your fault." I say.

"Yeah, I know." Louis says, the bitterness burning deep inside of him shows in his tone of voice.

"I just can't wait until this is over and I can go home." I say, hoping to change his mood.

"I think you should stop the game." Louis says quickly, and I furrow my eyebrows.

"What?" I say.

"You need to stop all of this. You've been hospitalized twice and it's only been a few weeks. Harry is always going to be a player, Sky. I think you should stop." Louis says, and looks down.

"Believe me, Louis, I want to, but we've already put so much time into this. Besides, Zayn really wants me to as well." I say.

"Zayn?" Louis scoffs.