Scars and Stories (RE-WRITING)

Chapter 7 - Who's Michael?

*Jenny’s POV*

I laid there trying to calm myself down because I was still hyperventilating. I looked around the room and noticed the two boys, the two blondes, had left the room.

“W-w-where did the other two go… Caleb?” I asked, looking at the black haired boy, whose name I thought was Caleb.

“It’s Calum,” he corrected me. “And they are out talking to a nurse about what happened so they know what some of the damage is.” He sounded so sad.

“Oh…” was all I could muster up for a reply. I was so tired from all the crying and blood loss and my head hurt like a mother fucker. I laid back on the bed and closed my eyes, hoping to rest for a little bit… That lasted for about 10 minutes when I felt a cold swab on my arm.

Immediately my eyes flew open and I started to panic. The cold swab in a hospital meant only one thing. Needles/IV’s and I HATE needles with a passion, they scare the fuck out of me.

 “What happened?! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!” I started to yell. I could feel my heart start to pound and I started to cry again. GREAT the last fucking thing I need is to fly into a fucking anxiety attack! I sat up quickly and started to look around, immediately getting dizzy.

The nurse looked at the boys who were beside me and they held onto my hands/arms, trying to calm me down as the nurse explained what happened.

“You got hurt at the ball diamond,” She started. THAT I remember. “Your friends brought you to the hospital.”

I looked around and the now 4 faces standing around me. “Who? I don’t know anything about these guys except for their names and that they claim to be my best friends. I know that the black haired one is Calum for sure. The one with the lip piercing is Luke; and I think bandana boy is Ashton?” I cried, shaking uncontrollably. I felt like I could keep their names straight-ish.

“What about me?” A quiet voice piped up and we looked to see it came from the boy whose hair looked like a smurf. Before I had a chance to answer the nurse interrupted.

“We need to give you an IV so if you four could step back so we can do that then you can get back to the reuniting or whatever it is you’re doing.” God she was being a bitch.

“I swear to god if you stick a needle in me without freezing the area first I will lose my shit.” I growled.

She looked taken aback by my reaction and the tone I used with her.

“Umm….” She stuttered.

“No. No “Umm…” Freeze the damn area before you stick a needle in me.” I snapped.

“She’s not kidding.” Papa smurf piped up. “She hates needles with a passion.”

The other three nodded in agreement.

“Oh… um… let me go get the stuff then.” She said as sweetly as possible before scurrying off. Once she was gone Luke, Ashton, Calum and papa smurf surrounded my bed, not in an intimidating way but more like a comforting way, if that’s even possible.

“So……?” papa smurf asked looking down at his feet, I had to strain myself to hear him.

“So what?” I asked looking at the four boys around my bed.

“You know Ashton, Luke and Calum… What about me?” papa smurf asked again, looking at me.

“No, I have no idea who any of you are except for your names… I’m sorry.” I watched their faces as I said that, it was like their hearts were visibly on their face because the look their faces held was one that only someone who just got their heart shattered would have.

“It’s me… Michael…” papa smurf said before running out of the room, Calum and Ashton right on their heels.

“What, aren’t you going to run out on me too?” I snapped just as a nurse was walking by. He stopped to look at me and then at Luke, then back to me.

“Why don’t you have an IV in your arm yet?” he asked.

“Because a nurse was going to go get the freezing agent then come back and insert it.” Luke explained as the nurse walked over to me.

“Which nurse?”

“Umm… we didn’t catch her name but she was old, had graying hair and she was a bitch.” I answered looking down.

“OH! Her! I’ll take over for her and be your nurse now. She’s horrible with patients.” He exclaimed before walking over to a cart right in front of my room and grabbing the freezing agent and going to work quickly and efficiently.

“How bad is it?” I asked looking at Luke.

“Do you want me to be nice or do you want the truth?” He asked.

“The truth.”

“You look like absolute shit… you have dried blood on your face, the glass is still in your leg, but I guess they haven’t taken that out because of the bleeding.” He paused and the nurse nodded, wow he was smart. “Your head was bleeding, you’re going to need stitches and you look like a vampire you’re so pale.”

I laughed a little bit, “Well, I appreciate your honesty…”

The nurse looked at me and then at a clipboard. “The doctor will be in shortly, I’ll officially switch so I’m your nurse and not nurse Duffington, and your IV is now in.” I looked down at the needle now taped into my arm.

“Wow. That was fast.” I exclaimed, glad for the freezing agent.

He nodded and walked off.

*Michael’s POV*

 “So……?” I started, looking down at my feet.

“So what?” Jenny asked looking at the four of us who were now surrounding her bed again.

“You know Ashton, Luke and Calum… What about me?” I asked again, looking at her.

“No, I have no idea who any of you are except for your names… I’m sorry.” She said looking at our faces. I glanced at Ash, Cal and Luke; they had similar looks of heart break on their faces. I feel like Luke at least knew before this that she didn’t remember any of us.

“It’s me… Michael…” I said before running out of the room, Calum and Ashton right on my heels.

I ran through the hospital corridors and outside. I collapsed against the wall and started to bawl, Ash and Cal sitting down on either side of me.

“Why, why, why, why…” I just kept sobbing over and over rocking back and fourth.

“Do you want to go home?” Ash asked after about 10 minutes, looking at me. I nodded; as much as I loved Jenny like a sister I couldn’t bear to see her like this. It hurt so much, knowing that my sister was in the hospital with so many injuries and didn’t remember us.

“You guys have to stay here though. I don’t want her thinking she was deserted, even though Luke is still in there with her. Promise me you’ll stay with her.” I said as I got up.

“We promise.” They said giving me a hug.

“We’ll see you as soon as we can and we’ll call you with any updates, okay?” Cal whispered in my ear before letting go. I nodded. Before heading to my car and starting the long drive home.

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A/N: TA DAAAAAA NEW CHAPTER!! YAAAAAY! :3

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