I Wish It Would Rain

Chapter 20

When I regained consciousness, my eyes were squinting, the pain in my head hurt too much for me to open them right away. But when I did get them to finally open, I was surrounded by with walls and machines. I groaned when I realized that I must have been in the hospital.

My groan must have alerted someone, for immediately I felt a hand clasp on to mine. When I looked up, I saw my mom and dad hovering over me, looking worried.

“Honey, how are you feeling?” mom asked while carefully placing a hand on my forehead.

“Like crap,” I muttered while trying to sit up. That didn’t work, because as I tried to push myself up with my arms, a sharp pain in my left arm made me fall back down. “What exactly happened?”

“You lost your concentration while preparing to go over a jump and fell,” said a voice that I recognized as Clark as he moved to the other side of my bed. “That was a pretty nasty fall to. Your head ended up hitting the jump, and then you landed pretty hard on your left arm.”

My memory flashed back to right before the jump. I could have sworn that I saw Keith there, which is why I lost my focus.

“Clark, right before I was about to jump, I thought that I saw Keith standing in the doorway. Please tell me that I didn’t see him,” my voice croaked out.

In his eyes, I briefly saw surprise but it quickly faded. “Pen, Lindsay and I didn’t see or hear anyone else while we were in there.”

“You’re lying,” I stated, and saw fear in his eyes.

“Pen, he was there,” Clark said while looking down. “He’s even out in the hall, and says that he won’t leave until he talks to you.”

“Go tell him that I never want to talk to him again,” I growled.

Clark left my side and walked out the door as a doctor came in. I’d say that she was in her late thirties, with red hair.

“Ah, so she’s finally awake. That’s a good sign,” she said as she came closer. “I’m Dr. Jensen. It appears that you have sprained your left wrist during your fall, as well as receiving a concussion. Since I know that you’re an avid horse person,” she said while shining a flashlight into my eyes, “I advise you not to ride for a week. Go back to a doctor in a week and have them clear you before you start riding again.”

“But I need to ride!” I protested. “One of the biggest horse shows in the world is in a few weeks, and I need all the practice that I can get!”

“Hun, I think that it would be best to listen to the doctor’s advice,” mom said.

I huffed as Dr. Jensen finished her exam. “So, you’re saying that I will most likely be able to ride again in a week?”

“Well, everything looks ok, so I think that one week is rest enough, but that’s going to be up to the doctors when you go in next week,” she smiled at me.

“I think I can handle it. Thanks Dr. Jensen,” I said with a brief smile.

“Are there any more questions?” she asked my parents.

“I have one. Will she be able to come home with us?” Dad asked.

“She seems perfectly fine, so she’ll most likely be able to be discharged tonight. You just need to sign some paperwork, and she’ll be all set to go. If you come with me, we can set about that right now,” she said as she walked towards the door, mom and dad following her.

After mom and dad left the room, Keith walked in the room.

“Get out! I don’t want to see or speak to you!” I growled.