Just the Usual High School Love

Chapter 25

CHAD'S P.O.V.

It is 4 in the morning and I haven’t slept a wink.

All I have done the whole night is replay the image and sound of Ann's sweet head hitting the unforgiving concrete.

She looked so hurt, and then her eyes closed. I couldn’t tell what she was feeling, her face lost all color. She had no emotions.

I can’t stand this agony. She is so distant, I feel like she is in another world, millions of miles away. Not just up the road at the hospital in Room 31B. She isn’t lying on the small white bed with curtains for walls. No one deserves to be that close to her or to watch her sleep. Even I don’t.

I don’t deserve her, she is too good for me. And I abused that fact.

But for some unknown reason she chose me. The loser football player who never had the strength to admit that I liked her, I always thought I would get judged for it and I am getting judged.

But it’s worth it.

She doesn’t know what I have heard, what people have said about us, about her. And she won’t know, she doesn’t need because I know she will just feel guilty and leave me for my “own good”.

I make up my mind on what I should do today and I decide on buying some flowers, visiting Ann, then workout.

I stop by a small shop, “Nora’s Flowers”, and buy a dozen pink roses.

I drive up to the hospital with the radio quietly playing.

"Chad Connel, I'm here to visit Ann Carter." I state to a nurse sitting behind a glass window.

"Fill this out for your visitors pass." she hands me a form.

I have never had to fill a form out to just visit someone, especially at visiting hours.

I fill out the form and the lady gives me a pass, "Room 31B." the woman says.

I nod my head to her and stride down the hall to my precious Ann.

I put my hand on the door but stop myself as I already see two people in there.

Brendan and a woman I do not recognize, but she just looks like an older version of Ann with a some slight differences.

I enter the room silently and I see now that the woman is crying, she sits at Ann's bed, kneeling.

She looks up and notices my presence. She doesn’t do anything but stare at first but then her eyes go wide and she wipes her tears away and jumps to her feet.

“Chad right?” she asks.

BRENDAN’S P.O.V.

“Yes ma’am.” He says nodding to Kelly.

“I’m Ann’s mother, Mrs. Carter. Umm well Ms. Jennings.” She corrects herself.

“Hello Ms. Jennings.”   He says proudly and sticks his hand out to shake hers.

Here it comes. She grabs his hand and pulls him in for a big hug. She is a big hugger.

“Ha I’m a big hugger Chad, you will get used to it.” She smiles widely at him, just like Ann does when I make her laugh, "And please call me Kelly." she adds.

"Alright, Kelly." he smiles back. 

Great he is gonna win her over. Which of course isn't hard, I did in like 3rd grade but still I don't trust him quite yet.

"The doctor said she is going to be fine and that she was actually momentarily awake last night after you boys left. She will probabaly wake up again soon." A nurse says, walking in and then quickly walking out again after showing her good service smile.

Just as the door closes I look back to Ann and her eyes flutter. Is she waking up now? Right on schedule you could say.

Her eyes flutter again, answering my question when she looks at me. She looks confused, she probably just doesn't remember she is in the hospital.

She looks at her mom next and she shifts, sitting up slightly but then she smiles at her mother.

Finally her eyes drift to the back of the room where Chad stands, leaning against the wall. Her smile grows whn she looks at him and he takes a few steps closer, smiling at her aswell.

She didn't even smile at me but her face fucking lights up when she sees him.

She sits up even more and looks out the small window in the room. Her eyes squint closed and I close the thin curtains for her.

She still doesn't smile.

She rubs her head and a look of guilt flashes on both mine and Chad's face at the same time. He looks at me and we have the same facial expression, as to say oh shit we are going to have to tell her what happened. 

I'm going to guess Ann doesn't rememeber much so  we will have to fill her in on her tragic spill.

"How are you feeling sweetie?" Kelly asks.

"My head hurts." is all Ann says. She still rubs at her head and she looks like a betrayed child. 

By the way she is looking at me she at least remembers a little of what happened.

"Can I have some time alone?" She asks and then proceeds to look at every single one of us.

We all move towards the door and I look back at her.

"Not you." she says and motions for me to stay.

Does she think this is only my fault?

"How could you even be here after what you did?" she asks right as the door closes.

"If you don't remember this wasn't exactly my fault. Or at least only my fault." I say and I can already feel the anger boiling in me from yesterdays events.

"You shoved Chad into his car, you basically body slammed him into it and then you tried to beat him up." She says, a scowl setting on her face.

"Chad then of course proceeded to pound my face in. It's not my fault he slammed his girlfriend instead!" my tone comes out clipped and harsh and voice starts to raise.

"Listen to yourself. You started it and should have just satyed out of it! If you want to keep hurting me then fine. Why don't you pound my face in it already hurts enough!" she uses my words against Chad against me and I swallow hard in my throat.

"Ann you know I could never hurt you-" I begin but she interupts.

"You already have and you  still are. Do me a favor and get out. Thanks for visiting." she says harshly, not even looking at me.

I feel my eyes start to water and my stomach begins to hurt. I walk to the door and look back at her scowling face, her eyes set on the wall.

I open the door and rush down the hall not bothering to hear it close behind me.

"Brendan! Honey whats wrong?" I hear Kelly shout but I ignore her desperate calls.

She can get a ride with Chad. I'm done being here.

I rush out and find my car. I speed out of the parking lot and down the road. 

I don't know where I am going, obviously not home because I just passed my stop.

I feel like I am going to throw up when it hits me. I speed even faster down the road and make a right turn down a familiar street.

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sorry this chapter is kind of short. I am still having some major writers block!

It takes a lot longer to write a chapter, especially good, then it does for you all to read it!

Sorry for mistakes, when you write in the wattpad new story area it doesn't say if you spelled anything wrong or anything (I always write here so sorry for errors)!

I hope you enjoyed the chapter!

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