the bad boy saved me

twelve

i couldn't see anything.

everything was dark but i could feel and hear things.

by the voices i was hearing i was in the hospital. i had passed out and cody was a mess. i could hear him pacing back and forth and my brothers tried to get him to eat something and he said no. i even heard cody meet my parents for the first time.

"is my baby okay!" i heard my mother.

"what is wrong with thalia!" my dad.

"ask cody," jack.

"um, we were walking to 6th period and she just collapsed. i had people get teachers and the paramedics and i'm so sorry i didn't watch her carefully. i knew she wasn't alright an-"

"CODY!" there was grayson.

"calm down bro. this is not your fault, cody," ethan said.

"it's alright son. may i ask who you are?" my dad asked cody.

"i'm cody heartford. thalia's boyfriend."

"oh hello, i'm thalia's mom. just call me mom, everyone does. i'm so glad to finally meet you," my mom was immediately cheery.

"you too ma'am," i could hear his smile.

"and i'm her father. call me justin. you're father is a great man son," my dad actually liked him.

they all conversated and i felt the presence of someone next to me on my bed. they grabbed my hand and intertwined our fingers. i recognized it as a male's hand because it didn't feel like a woman's. then, i felt them lay their head on the side of the bed. i felt the warm feeling and realized that is was cody holding my hand.

then, the darkness came over again.

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the next time i woke up. i woke up for real. it was later in the day apparently and i looked to my left to see cody asleep in the chair. the time read 8:30. wow, how was i out for so long? the other end of the room had no one else in it. i smiled to myself because cody had stayed with me.

then, i felt a sharp pain in my lower left side of my stomach. i clutched cody's hand, because he was still holding mine, and his eyes shot open. he smiled at me, before noticing i was in pain and sprung into action. he slid onto my bed, pulled me to lean against him, and hit the nurse button.

cody held me closely and kissed my hand repeatedly as i cried on his shoulder. the nurse came through with my brothers and parents in tow. the nurse tried to tell cody to let me go and that he had to get off the bed, but he wouldn't have it.

",no i'm not leaving her," he argued.

"please sir-" the nurse tried.

"no! i'm not letting her go. work around me."

the nurse sighed and checked to make sure i was alright, before giving me some pain medicine in my IV. she left saying something about getting the doctor. my parents and brothers came to hug me and tell me they were glad i was alright.

cody stayed the whole time. he held me to him and made sure i was absolutely comfortable. i'd never seen him act so caring. i guess that's what happens when you like someone.

"hey there, thalia," the doctor said, smiling as she walked in.

"hi," i smiled.

"i'm guessing everyone wants to hear what's wrong with you. especially your boyfriend here. he refused to do anything until you woke up," the doctor gestured to cody.

"really? you didn't leave?"

"sweetheart, i wouldn't leave you alone even if you wanted me to," he smirked.

i hit him playfully as the doctor explained that i had appendicitis and that the next day i would have to go through surgery to get my appendix out. i was quite scared to be honest. i don't like needles and surgeries and injuries in general. but, cody's reassuring smile made me feel a bit better.

cody vowed to stay with me through the night and until i woke up from surgery the next day. it was now 10 at night. i was slowly slipping into a deep slumber that i wouldn't be out of until the next morning.

cody was laying with me in the hospital bed. he was brushing my hair out of my eyes and calmed me down.

"are you scared cody?"

"well, i know you will be taken good care of here. i mean you never know what could happen in a surgery, so i'm a little scared for you, but i know you will be alright," he told me in all honesty.

"i'll be okay," i gave him a calm smile. "will you come back later and see me?"

"i'll always come back for you."

i fell asleep to cody's voice singing the lyrics to an old song i knew and love.

"baby i've been goin' crazy, so i'm coming back for you, back for you, you..."