College cigarettes (Miniminter FF)

part 6: get some rest

I wake up in a hospital bed and look around. if my life depended on it, I would still not be able to tell what happened but I see iv wires while sitting up, and my arm stings and pulses. I remember what happened and start trying to figure out where i am, soon figuring out that i was in a hospital (no shit). I look out the window leading to the hallway and see Simon and Chloe shouting at each other with exaggerated arm movements and everyone else sitting down beside Ethan trying to get them to stop shouting.

the glass between them is sound proof so I can't hear them and they wouldn't be able to hear me. I try to wave at them so they'll stop shouting but i don't get a single glance even faintly in my direction.

I get out of bed and instead of ripping out my iv wires I just grab the pole that it's attached to. I walk towards the door and the only audible sound is the wheels on the bottom of the pole squeaking and my bare feet against the cold shiny floor. The smell of strong antibacterial products like hand sanitizer overcome me giving me a headache.

I keep looking around and see a mirror and I have my naturally frizzy and wavy hair. I see boxes of gloves on the wall with a thermometer and a TV. Besides my shitty bed hair and despite my beliefs that I would be wearing a horror movie hospital gown, I'm still wearing my clothes which feel really weird. I finally get to the door and open it.

"hey g-" I attempt to speak but I don't get heard from the overcoming shouting from Chloe and Simon.

"why the fuck did you grab her by the legs now her head is fucking cracked and that could be the cause of her death, not her suicide!" Chloe shouts louder than I've ever heard her shout.

"I was trying to save her! at least now we have a chance that she's still is alive! what were you even doing the whole time exactly?" Simon shouts back.

"I was calling the ambulance which also might be the reason she's alive!" Chloe shouts back again.

"you're the entire reason she's in the hospital!" Simon shouts

"if you just didn't tell us she wouldn't be here!" he continues pointing to the hospital room they don't realize is empty.

"if I didn't tell you, you never would have known!" she shouts also pointing at the empty room again.

"I'd rather have that than this! would you rather have her in the hospital maybe even dead or at home cutting but laughing?" he shouts and the hallway has an eery silence beside conversations coming from other hospital rooms. Chloe sighs and pulls out a cigarette and lighter. Just as she tries to light it a nurse walks out of the hospital room right across from mine.

"excuse me, ma'am, you're not allowed to smoke on the hospital grounds but you can smoke just outside." she says pointing to the exit of this hallway which seems to lead to another endless maze of hallways.

"OK ill put away but I am not leaving." Chloe says and stops lighting her cigarette.

"thank you." the nurse says.

while Chloe is putting her unlit cigarette away I see her see me. she lifts her head and stands still.

"what?" Simon says noticing Chloe's still glance then spots me.

everybody looks at me and all I can say is "hi, my head hurts."

Chloe runs up to me and almost suffocates me by hugging me. The hug is silent and I quickly lift my arms up and hug her with a lack of emotion.

I look at Simon and his face is pale with red cheeks. his eyes are red and shiny from moisture.

"you should get some rest hun." the brunette nurse says leading me back to my hospital bed with my pole. everything is silent again and once again the only sound is the sound of my bare feet on the cold floor and the now screeching sound of the wheels on the bottom of the pole.

Edit: alright so im in class again and since we're not doing anything (because its almost end of term) i still have time to edit this whole thing and i think there's only 2 "chapters" left. (fucking chapter ye right. 600 words is not a chapter flo) anyway ye so i should be done by today or tomorrow. alright mate bye.