More than Friends

Chapter 17

*Louis' POV*

I quickly walked towards her room before I lost my courage, and knocked lightly when I saw her parents visiting with her through the small window.

A faint 'come in' can heard from the other side, and I slowly push the heavy hospital door open to reveal the happy looking family.

"Can I have a minute with Kimberly?" I ask, hoping they will go along with it. They gladly retreat from the room, and I take a deep breath. This is going to be harder than I thought...

"Hey, love.." I smile weakly down at the fragile, pale girl in the bed as she is still wrapped in several different bandages, and the medicine they are giving her makes her look sick.

"I-I have something I need to tell you..." I stutter over my words, attempting not to get to choked up over this. Not in front of her. I have to stay strong for Kimberly.

She sits up straight in her bed, a warm smile on her face. I attempt to smile back at her, but it probably comes out more like a grimace of pain.

"I h-have to leave now, babe.. and I can't come back. When you got put in the hospital, I-I lost someone I loved... s-so much.." I feel like someone is clenching their hands around my throat, cutting off all oxygen supply. I stammer a few times before getting back to my words.

"I'm s-saving her by doing this.. setting her free if you will.." A single tear glides down my cheek, and I quickly wipe it away. "Anyways, I hope you get well soon. Goodbye, beautiful.." I bend down and place a lingering kiss on her forehead, my eyes scrunching up.

This pain is excruciating, and I nearly fall over trying to make it out of the room.

"Louis.." She calls over to me, making me turn back slighlty. She looks like she needs to say something really important, but shakes her head, and smiles at me. "Thanks for coming to see me. It really did mean alot." She grins, blowing a kiss in my direction.

I don't even respond to her, making my way out of her room, practically running down the hallway, towards the exit. Niall has the car pulled to the door, and I push through the crowd of paps to get into the car.

I immediatly pull my knees to my chest, and bury my face into them, sobbing loudly.. I did all this for her.. and she will never even remember me..

*Kimberly's POV*

He left. He actually left, and he is never coming back.

I'm sitting up in my bed, the fake smile now fallen somewhere on the floor, and now I'm just void of all emotion. I thought he would stay until I got better..

"H-he gave up on me.." I whisper helplessly to myself. This is my fault in the end. I was the one who pretended not to know him, and that's why he left.

"I'm s-saving her by doing this.. setting her free if you will.." I repeat his words, knowing that he was talking about me. He thinks he is saving me...?

What does that mean?

Right at the moment when I'm about to call him and tell him that I remember everything, my door opens widely, revealing Savanna and my parents. They all wear sad smiles, and Savanna has obviously been crying based in the year streaks marking her face.

"Well you're getting out tomorrow afternoon!" My mother chirps loudly, walking to my bedside to squeeze my hand. I squeeze back weakly, and give her a small grin.

"That's great, mom. I guess we are going back home?" I ask, trying not to sound to upset. My father walks to the other side of my bed, and gives me a concerned look.