Miss Trouble

Chapter 25: Not Again

Carter's P.O.V.

"Knock knock, are you awake?" I hear Logan say as the door creeks open. Groaning, he laughs and sits on my bed. "I will take that as a yes then. How are you doing Catherine?"

"Just peachy. Having nightmares about my almost boyfriend turning into my ex-boyfriend that is my attacker, but other than that I'm just fine." I mumble, sitting up in bed. My hair flops into my eyes but I just push them back. Logan becomes quiet for a moment, looking at his hands.

"That is really happening?" He asks, and I nod. I hear him sigh and cough a bit, covering his mouth with a tissue. "Well that isn't good." He says as he coughs again into the tissue, except for this time more forcefully. I furrow my eyebrows once he continues to cough. He is soon in a fit of coughing. 

"Logan! Logan are you alright?" I ask rushing over to him. He continues coughing, non-stop. In the midst of his coughing, he shakes his head no. Looking at his face, he is almost deathly pale. He points to a tissue box, and I run over to get to the box to give it to him. he grabs another tissue and throws the other one to the ground while he pulls another one up to his mouth. Looking down to the tissue on the ground, I notice a deep shade of red in the tissue. Getting a closer look, I notice that it is blood.

"Oh my gosh. Oh my freaking gosh..." I gasp sitting back on the bed just as he finishes coughing. "Logan... How long has this been happening?" 

"A week. Tops. It isn't a big deal...."

"Yes it is a big deal. This could be a sign of..." I start to say but my eyes widen. "Get in the car. We are going to the hospital right now." I rush, getting changed just as he starts to cough again. I grab the box of tissues as we walk out the door and into the living room. Niall is sitting on the couch just as we rush down stairs.

"Woah, Logan are you okay?" He asks as we are reaching the door. I shake my head no as I hold onto Logan, and he feels very weak suddenly. 

"Niall, can you drive us to the Hospital, like, right now?" I plead, holding up a very weak Logan. He nods frantically grabbing his keys and holding open the door for us. Some how we manage to get him into the car just before he nearly passes out. Niall hops in up front while I am in back with a very pale Logan. He manages to fall onto my lap, his head on my lap in a coughing fit. His arms go limp a bit, and I grab a tissue and hold it up to his mouth. He starts to blink frantically, and I can feel a tear slip down my cheek. 

"Shh. It will be alright. You will be just fine." I whimper as Niall pulls into the hospital that I was just at this morning only a few short hours ago. In my head though, I keep thinking 'Please, not again. Don't do this to me again.'

"Carter, c'mon lets go." Niall says as he opens up the back door. I manage to get him to sit up and out of the car but that is when he nearly falls over again. Niall helps me prop him up and we walk into the lobby. Niall takes him and sits him down while I go up to the desk. 

"Hi, how can I help you?" The lady at the kiosk asks, and I wipe my cheeks dry. 

"Um, hi. My friend keeps coughing up blood and it isn't the prettiest color either. He is really pale and shaky too. Now, my friend's aunt had the same thing a few years back and it didn't lead to something good at all. Can you please help my friend." I plead short of breath. She nods quickly getting out a clip board with paper on it. 

"If you could just fill out this form, that will be great. We will be able to see your friend shortly." She says handing me it. I nod quickly, mumbling a thanks as I go to sit down by Logan and Niall.

Name: Logan James Patterson. Age: 18. Gender: Male.

I continue to fill out the form as I am asking for Logan's symptoms. After I finished, I return the clipboard. The lady says it should be at least a 20 minute wait. Sighing, I return to them and sit down.