A Change Of Heart...

Chapter 23 - Truth and Anger✞

~~Truth and Anger~~

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"I know... I saw..."

"Know what?" I played dumb.

"Don't act stupid." He said in a calm way. "I came to see how Nate was, after Seth hit him... And I heard everything." His eyes saddened.

"Zeke I-" cutting me off he began talking again.

"Do you?" He asked looking me in the eyes.

"Do I what?" I asked.

"Love him. Did you mean what you said. When he told you how he felt. You kissed him... Did you mean it when you said you loved him too?" He asked me, dis-heartened.

A thick, agonising gloomy aura hung in the air, making it hard to breath as I answered. "I-I think so." I hung my head. "I know it's not right. I'm sorry I just, I don't know, I just... It's him. He's.... Your..." I said starting to breath really fast.

"He's perfect and I'm not him." His head turned slightly so he wasn't looking at me. "I tried, I really did, when I saw you I tried to be nice, I gave you everything you wanted. What's so wrong with me?" He asked his voice growing louder with each word.

"Please Zeke. It's not you, you are amazing and the light... I don't know." I shook my head trying to collect my thoughts.

"What? How am I amazing if you would go against the law Imogen, to be with someone else... my best friend too." He looked at me with puzzled and madness in his eyes.

"You are, just not for me-" he cut me of shaking his head.

"That's not for you to decide!" He was starting to worry me.

"Zeke just breath and talk to me, stop yelling." I went to place my hand on his shoulder but he moved back.

He began to pace around the beach hut, heavily stomping his feet around. "I was falling for you Imogen, you were my dream girl... You were everything. I put EVERYTHING INTO YOU AND NOW... NOW..." He was breathing heavily as I stood up.

"Zeke please just calm down-" he stormed out of the beach hut.

"NO, YOU DONT GET TO BE NICE TO ME AFTER ALL OF THIS. AND YOU KNOW WHAT..." He fumbled with his necklace before taking it off. "FUCK YOU!" Before I even knew what had happened, I saw his arm rise and let something go, then a sharp pain to my face, as I feel back onto the bed.

"AHHHH!" I screamed. Everything started to swirl, I felt really light-headed.

"Gen!" Everyone shouted.

"Oh god.... Gen... I- I didn't mean to... I'm sorry." He tried to come closer but I tried to back away.

"Imogen..." It was Nate.

"I think you should just go Nate." Seth said, kneeling towards me taking a look at my head.

"S-Seth... Ray. Go with him. I don't want him to do anything stupid." I told them. Seth sent me a questioning look to which I nodded and me smiled going off with Ray.

"Your okay?" Seth asked, before leaving.

I looked at Nate helping me up. "I'm fine." I managed a small smile and he smiled back running to catch up with Zeke.

"Come on... Let's get you inside." Dyl said, throwing one of my arms around his neck.

I heard Finch call Nate from behind and ask what was he doing. Nate replied saying whatever she needs. Then he ran up to me and Dyl and putting his arm around my waist.

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"Only family or close friends need to be in the room with her at the moment." I faintly heard.

"But her family isn't here." I heard... Freya I think.... Say.

"Well you need to decided, between yourselves, who goes in. One at a time." I think a male doctor said.

"Can I just talk to her?" Nate said.

"Sure buddy." Dyl said.

"Just give her our love." Haley replied.

He walked in and sat on the chair next to my bed.

"How are you?" He took my hand in his.

"My head hurts." I smiled.

"Then why are you smiling?" He smiled too.

"Because I was expecting to see another doctor." I said.

"I heard what Zeke said. All of it. How could he." Nate ranted.

"Nate, calm it. It wasn't his fault. Wouldn't you have been pissed if you were him?" I stated.

"Corse. Loosing the smartest, funniest, prettiest girl I will ever meet." He said kissing my forehead.

"Where is he?" I asked.

"Zeke?" He questioned. I nodded.

"I don't know. I think he's back at the hotel with Seth and Ray." He said. Then asked why.

"Just because I know he didn't mean to hurt me-" Nate cut me off.

"But he did! And I want to kill him!" He tightened the grip on my hand.

"BUT your not going to do that." I put my other hand on his cheek bone and rubbed his cheek with my thumb. "Are you!" I said.

"We'll see when I see him won't we." He smiled.

"Nate! Please don't hurt him." I said.

"But he-" I cut him off.

"Hurt me. I know. I was there. If anyone's hurting him... It'll be me." He smiled and leaned over, kissing my forehead.

"That's my girl." He smiled.

"My girl... I like that." I giggled.

"Run away with me." He said.

"Okay sure. Let me just get my bag." I laughed.

"I'm not joking. Let's run away. From all of this." He took my necklace off from around my head.

"Nate don't!" I pleaded.

"What?" He asked.

"Don't break it. As much as it is made for me and Zeke. I still want it." I said taking it back.

"Okay... But why?" I put it in my bag.

"Because it's pretty. It won't light up anymore anyways. Zeke broke his." I said.

"Fair enough. But I'm serious. We will book an early flight. Leave this place." He said.

"What about my family. Friends." I asked.

"Your making it sound like I'm kidnapping you." He laughed.

"But seriously what about them."

"I will leave that up to you." He smiled.

"I can't. We will get in shit with the Law Agents." I said, scared, holding my head while sitting up.

"We will be fine. We can do this. Me and you. Together. Always. I'm not leaving you, you know. Not now." He had this all planned out.

"I don't know." I was cautious.

"I'm not going to force you to come with me. But I'm not leaving you with him. You understand that right." He said.

"I don't know... He wasn't himself back there Nate... He looked crazy... But I can't leave him. Not like this." I told him.

"Look, Gen. This is all happening way too quick, it's like on of them crappy love stories you said you loved. But I'm not giving up on you. Whatever you decide." I trusted him, but did I trust him enough to abandon the law?...