I'm Alive [CANCELED]

Chapter 15- The Deal

I wake up feeling light headed. There's white gauze wrapping around my arm where Nick cut open my arm.

"She finally awakes." Collin says, coming into my side vision.

I swing my legs off the bed and stand up.

"Where am I?" I ask in a quiet voice.

"Your room." Collin tells me. "Well, your apartment."

Looking around, I see familiar walls.

"How did you get in here? Only I have the key," I say, grabbing at my pockets.

Only to find nothing in them.

"Oh my god! I lost my key! Now anyone can-" I cut myself off.

Collin is holding up a plastic card. My room key.

Snapping my fingers and sticking out my hand, I scream "GIVE ME THE DAMN KEY!"

Collin hands over the key and I set it on the night table.

I snatch it away from him. For the first time since I woke up, I look at his face.

His facial expression isn't joking or happy. It almost seems hurt.

"If you don't want me here, I can leave. I just wanted to make sure you woke up okay." Collin says flatly, heading toward the door.

"Wait!" I yell after him.

Collin turns around about half a foot away from the door.

"Thank you. For," I say.

Everything.

"Saving me." I finish quickly.

Nice answer Katilynn.

"No problem. See you around." Collin says quickly, turning back around.

I watch as he turns the knob of the door and walk out.

Before he's half way out the door I find myself screaming his name involuntarily.

Jesus Katilynn. You're just going to let him walk out of here? After he just saved you?! Where's the romance?

OH MY GOD! SHUT UP.

Don't deny you don't like him. If you do, you're lying to yourself.

...

Exactly.

Collin turns around.

"What Katilynn?" he asks, now with slight annoyance in his voice.

It's now or never.

"Come back in, please." I say.

My whole body starts to slightly shake as he closes the door and slowly walks toward me. Collin stops about 2 feet away from me. A safe distance.

"It's... um.. late. Where are you planning on going?" I ask nervously.

"I have my own place." Collin says.

"Oh. Well, it's," I say.

Quickly, I glance at the clock and see it's 5:08 in the morning.

"5:08. If you wanted to..er.. stay here. I mean I don't care and it's if you want to!" I explain really fast.

Very smooth.

"Ah, sure. I mean this is your place." Collin says. "I'm just letting you know we have to go to training at 10."