Forbidden - Tom Parker

Part 12 - Hospital

At the hospital, me Nathan, Siva and Max were all sitting on the seats while Jay was cleaning up my knees for me. “They’re not too bad” Jay smiled at me. I looked down and smiled weakly back. I could see in his eyes he wanted to cry. He was just as close to Becky as he was to me. I knew he was staying strong. I wish he didn’t.

He put the tissue in the bin and sat back next to me, holding me tight. I leant my head on his shoulder and just looked at the white wall ahead.

An officer came along and began to talk to us about the incident. “We got the driver’s side of the story, I was just wondering if you could fill in the gaps?” he said to us, we nodded. “OK, why did she run across the road?”

“I don’t know” I honestly had no clue why she would do that. She was always safe.

At that point Michelle came in with Tom and Kelsey. I looked over to them as Max started to speak “She was going over to the coffee place where Tiff and Tom were with Kelsey” Max looked over to me then to the love birds that just walked in. Michelle sat next to him and held his hand

“And why was she going over there?”

“She knew there was going to be an argument between Tiff and Kelsey” Max answered. I looked up to Kelsey with daggers in my eyes.

“How? How did she know that?”,

“Kelsey wasn’t too happy with Tiff. And Becky and Tiff are best mates so she wanted to stop the argument” Max finished. The officer got all this down as tears started to form again in my eyes.

I was to blame.  It’s my fault that my best friend in the whole world was unconscious in hospital with a broken leg and god knows what else! I shouldn’t have done anything with Tom. I was such an idiot! I ran out the hospital, crying. I couldn’t stand being in there for one more second. I didn’t deserve to be in there.

The warm sun hit my face as I ran out on to the parking lot and fell to the ground. I sobbed as I heard the automatic doors open behind me. Someone’s hand rested on my shoulder. I looked to see who it was. It was Tom.

I jumped up and hugged him. His arms wrapped round my waist and held me tight. I sobbed in to his neck and could feel my mascara running. The doors opened again, this time it was Kelsey.

“Im trying to remember a time I didn’t walk in on you two love birds” She said angrily as she walked up to us. We broke the hug and looked at her. She hadn’t been crying at all. She wasn’t upset one bit. What a bitch.

“It’s your entire fault” I said simply, holding back my tears, “You take things the wrong way” Jay had clued me up on what had happened just before the whole incident and why Becky ran out. “So what if he finds another girl attractive? He’s still with you. He’s not dating me! For goodness sake! Are you that insecure that you have to be a heartless bitch when a person is unconscious and you are partly the reason for it!?” I screamed at her before walking back into the hospital. I sat down next to Jay and waited for the doctors. No-one said anything to me. None of us knew what to say.

Toms POV

I’d dropped Kelsey back home. It was obvious she wasn’t welcome at the hospital. On the drive back I thought about my time with Kelsey. She was the first girl I could just be me around. She liked me because I was weird and random. She didn’t mind I was in The Wanted and travelled so much. Of course she wished I didn’t have to but she understood why I did. She never got bitchy when I hugged fans, even when I kissed them. Nothing. I always say that other girls were beautiful, there’s no point in lying, but I stayed with her because she was everything to me. Until Tiffany. Did Kelsey know it was more than just friendly love? How could she? I mean, she’s smart but not that smart…

I pulled up to the hospital and walked over to where the others were sitting. It was 2:35am and they all were asleep on the chairs.  Tiff was all cuddled into Jay, again. Why is it always him? A pang of jealousy came through my stomch and up to my throat. It stopped there with a lump. I wanted to scream at them. I wanted him to get his hands off her. But I couldn’t, she wasn’t mine. Even if she was, I don’t think my voice was going to let me.

“Mr Parker?” a doctor said looking at me quizzically

“Yeah” I said trying to regain myself

“She’s awake.” He put simply and motioned me into Beckys rom.

I ran in to see her lying there, wired up to machines, plaster on her leg and a smile on her face. I smiled back as I walked over and gave her a hug

“Hey you” she said weakly

“Hey you” I parroted back, “You ok? Stupid question” I looked at the floor

“Im good” she smiled, letting out a little chuckle

“everyones asleep. Shall I go wake them?”

“No, let them sleep. Ill still be here when they wake up”, I nodded as I twiddled my thumbs “Whats wrong?”

“I don’t know what to do. I mean, I love Kelsey, but Tiff –“ she cut me off before I could finish

“has had her heartbroken too many times. Decide for once and for all. Kelsey or Tiff? Don’t make her wait, she won’t wait around forever”.

I nodded. I knew she wouldn’t. She wouldn’t be single for long either, especially if Jay has something to do with it…