Elowen

Leaving fucking hospital

I awake to a light knocking noise . Upon opening my eyes I realise I'm still in fucking hospital , and then I see the door creak open .
His baby blue eyes emerge around my door and  last night comes flooding back to me . He flashes me a smile and I grin back sitting up quickly . Trying to smooth out my hair in an effort to make myself somewhat presentable . It was highly likely of course my makeup was smudged all over my face and my hair was a birds nest .
' good morning ' he smiles , I see he's holding some flowers and a coffee in his hand .
' Um - these are for you ' he hands them to me blushing .
' aw that's so sweet , thank you ' I say trying to overcome the croakyness  of my morning voice and not get too flustered. I'm pretty sure I sound like Golum.
' your welcome ' he mumbles ' so I just spoke to the doctor and he said your fine to be released when your ready '
' oh thank fuck ' I blurt pulling back the covers and going to stand up .
' woah - hold on , we don't want you passing out again ' he says reaching to help me up .
' thanks ' I say as he steadies me
' you do know I only fainted , I haven't broken my leg right ' I say chuckling as he watches me intently making sure I won't fall
' right right - yeah I'm sorry ' he stutters .
I start to gather my stuff together and he asks if I need any help which I politely decline .
'I can drive you home ?' He offers as we both head out after I've signed the bullshit release papers at the busy reception desk .
'yeah that would be awesome thank you ' I say following him toward the car park .
He leads us toward a black car parked a little out of view from the main entrance .
He opens the passenger door for me and I thank him gratefully .
' you'll err have to direct me I don't know my way around here to well ' he says buckling his seatbelt . The leather of the seats is cold and he immediately turns on the heater when he starts the engine
' yeah that's no problem - I live up near deans gate ' I explain
'Oh alright ' he nods like he knows the general direction and begins to drive .
'so listen , lo ' he says turning to me as we pull out of the car park 'I spoke to Will -my friend from the band , and he spoke to the cops this morning , and I'm sure you'll be glad to know they arrested those twats who tried to mug you' he says his face looking weirdly angered at the mention of the two morons who attacked me last night .
'That's good news I suppose - they can't target anyone else now ' I say relaxing back into my seat . He looks at me concerned but I turn away , the sooner I can let go of the events of last night the better - I don't want to become one of those crime victims who's afraid of everything . There's a silence between us for a few minutes after that - It's a little awkward I'll admit I mean we barely new each other , but still I felt comfortable in his presence .
' so when are you next playing ?' I ask curiously breaking the silence looking up at him , noticing how lovely his general features are in the broad daylight - damn he has a good jawline .
' well - I think it's supposed to be Wednesday at some club - it's local ' he says , 'if you want I can get you tickets ' he adds with a smile .
' that would be awesome!' I say enthusiastically
' yeah , just maybe let me drive you home after ' he suggests glancing sideways at me .
' I'm not scared of walking alone ' I say defensively . I hated the idea of being the weak vulnerable girl who couldn't take care of herself
' I know I know , I'd just rather drive you myself ' he says quietly shrugging , clearly noticing my change of tone . I sigh feeling guilty - he was only trying to be nice
' yeah - no , sorry - that's really kind of you- I just don't want what happened to change things you know , I walk to places alone all the time ' I explain , feeling bad for putting a downer on his noble offer.I don't know why I was arguing anyway , an extremely attractive singer is offering me tickets and a free ride home. I'm such a dumbass .
' so do you live alone ?' He asks changing the subject , turning down the Main Street up toward deans gate .
' no , I live with a room mate , she hates me though ' I chuckle .
' why does he hate you ?' He asks smirking
' so I got a cat freshman year , not realising it was prohibited since we don't technically live in campus dormitories. She was fine with it at first , but then the cat peed in her shoes '
I explain biting back my laughter at the memory .
' what and now she hates you ?' He asks baffled
' yup , that cat condemned me to three years of bitterness ' I say shaking my head
'Take it you got rid of the  cat then ' he chuckles
' yep , old fluffy just wasn't cut out for uni life'
' oh god please tell me you didn't call it fluffy' he says wrinkling his nose in a really cute way .
' yup - fluffy mcsnuggles ' I tease , the cat was actually called buttons but I wanted to see how far I could push him .
He shakes his head laughing 'so original ' he says rolling his eyes .
' I'm generally very creative , that's why I study science ' I joke
As he pulls into deans gate central ' it's straight ahead , then take a left then a right ' I instruct . He nods and continues ' don't suppose she's too approving of you bringing back your friends and boyfriend then ' he says .
' well she hates my friends - luckily she hasn't had to deal with a boyfriend since I don't have one ' I say shrugging  .
He raises his eyebrows 'your single ?' He says as if he's confused - I can't imagine why - I mean , it's obvious ! I'm pretty nerdy, even if you just take one look at me you can tell I'm not miss popular . Besides I'm too busy -
' well yeah -' I laugh awkwardly ' it's probably because I've just not met the right guy - or more likely because I don't get out enough , it's all work work work for me , I have a part time job on the side you see , to pay for my course ' I ramble , go ahead Elowen just spew out your life story while your at it ! I think annoyed with my own tendency to blabber .
' wow , that must be a lot on your shoulders ' he comments 'where is it you work? '
'A bakery , up near castle field ' I explain
' aw that's cute ' he laughs . What did he just call me ? Calm down , he was just commenting on my JOB , nothing more I remind myself .
' is this the place ?' He asks pointing to my apartment complex .
' yeah that's it ' I say ' thank you , for everything -really ' I stutter . Feeling unsure of how to show my gratitude I go to hug him but then stop myself realising I'm being weird and he probably doesn't want me touching him .
' yeah , no problem ' he says most likely trying not to laugh at my idiocy . There's another awkward silence between us ,where neither of us are moving , and I can sense he wants to say something but can't quite fathom what . I flash him an appreciative smile before awkwardly waving and reaching to open up the passenger door .
' wait ' he says as I step out of the car
'can I have your number , to check up on you , and you know you can text me if you need anything ?' He says his cheeks turning pinkish .
Well , I was not expecting that !
' yeah , of course - give me your phone ' I say trying to bite back a huge grin . He wanted to check up on me what the fuck !
He hands me his phone and I type in my number into the contact profile he's already labelled 'Lo'
' great - so erm , I'll see you around yeah ?' He says biting his lip .
' yeah of course ' I say smiling before waving at him awkwardly - again , then shutting the door and trying to walk away as if I was casual and not completely freaking out inside .
I go upstairs to my apartment with a really stupid grin on my face . I shouldn't be so happy , the last 12 hours have been terrible , I was mugged , then I fainted and then I was kept over night in hospital . But all of that was completely overshadowed by the fact that Bastilles lead singer now had my number in his contacts , which HE asked ME for . Now all I could do was wait for him to text or call . My smile suddenly drops at the thought , what if it takes him days or weeks - FUCK ! What if he never calls and he just said it to be polite ? . Oh bolox I'm overthinking this , I just need to go and do work and forget about it all .
'Hey ' I yell as I enter my apartment .
' hi ' my roommate says in monotone , she has her legs crossed watching TV
' you didn't come back last night ' she says texting on her phone not looking up at me. I'm surprised she even noticed I was gone at all .
' oh yeah well I was in hospital ' I say throwing down my purse .
' huh ' she shrugs . Like I expected anything else . I roll my eyes and head to the bathroom deciding I needed to freshen up since I feel like a wreck from last night . I turn on the tap to run a relaxing bath .
After a long soak , I get in my pyjamas and decide to head to bed considering I didn't get the best night sleep in hospital with all the commotion .
My phone is charging on my bed and I realise I haven't checked it since I was at the concert .
There's various messages from my uni mates asking questions about why I wasn't in class this morning , a few from Daniella asking me to call her when I'm back from hospital and one from and Unknown .

- Hi , it's Dan , how are you holding up ? :-)

I laugh at his inability to use real emojis and reply quickly

- I'm fine thank you , just going to get some rest 😌
I reply before getting under the covers
His response is prompt

- yeah you definitely should , by the way , I have you two tickets for Wednesday - If you still want to come that is X

I smile , feeling overjoyed that he actually remembered our earlier conversation - and that he put a kiss on the end of it I mean lets be real .

- absolutely , I look forward to it ! Text me the details when you can X

I type being sure to follow suit by adding a kiss on the end .

- will do as soon as I find out -now get some rest and I'll speak to you soon x

- thankyou Dan , Goodnight X

- it's 3 in the afternoon ;-) but sweet dreams Lo X