Count on Me

Chapter 31

One Month Later ~(In the voice of Spongebob Squarepants narator)

The wind blew causing a shiver to run through my spine.  Since we sat outside in the cold winter air,  unlike the rest of the school who was wise enough to sit in the cafeteria,  the cold air had direct access to my skin. 

Larel and Jay sat next to me,  holding hands and l could see that Laurel was just as cold as me, her lips were tinted a light shade of blue and l could see her shivering,  yet she tried to hide it from Jay.

She doesn't seem to remember anything from the night of the winter ball: After Calan took her home, Jay went to look after her and he has somehow managed to convince her that she fainted at the ball. I'm not quite sure how he did that,  but you know l'll just let her tell you the story. ....

Flashback! !!!!!!!

Laurel's POV:

Owww fudge, my head feels like it was stomped on by a heard of elephants. Yet l know l am on something comfortable, and l was warm,  l tried to grip the comforter more tightly,  but for some reason my hands won't obey me.  I soon gave up on that atempt,  and try to remember what happened last night,  l remember a part of the Winter ball,  then it's blank.  I remember a dream,  but that dream l had was seriously freaky!!

I try to open my eyes,  but my eyelids feel heavy, and l have difficulty trying to pry my eyes open. But still they won't budge.

I groaned,  out of misery,  damn,  why won't my body work? ?? Am l drunk? ? Gosh my dad will kill me if l came home drunk.

My mind was all foggy,  and decided to go back to sleep.

"Laurel??" I heard a voice say, but then it went quiet,  so l guess l just imagined it.

"Laurel" l heard another wisper.   Shut up voice a girl needs her beauty sleep.

"You've been sleeping for fifteen hours, Laurel,  besides you don't need sleep to be beautifull,  you're already gorgeous babe! !" l heard the voice say,  aww my inner voice is so sweet. Wait,  hold the phone. ... did my inner voice just call me babe? ??

Oh hell no,  there is someone in my room? ? I will go all ninja on his arse.

I shot ut ready to karate chop the person in my room. 

"Shh,  Laurel! ! Calm down! ! It's just me. " I looked up to the sourse of the voice,  and was met with a concerned Jay.  I didn't even register my ragged breathing,  untill he said those words. 

"Jay? " I asked,  and he pulled me into a hug.

"I'm here babe,  don't worry l won't leave you,  not now,  not ever." he said and his breath tickled my ear.  l let out a  breatth l didn't realise l was holding,  and gripped him tighter.  We just sat in that position,  apreciating each other's embrace,  and comfort.

"I'm sorry " I said eventually,  "I just had a scary dream. " l felt him stiffen beneath my hands, but relax again,  it happened so quickly that any normal person wouldn't even realise it,  but still l did.

"So what happened last night anyway,  last thing l remember is us taking a romantic walk outside the school,  and now l'm here? " I asked and he pulled away.

"Well after we went for a walk  we headed back to the hall,  and when we got to the stairs,  you faited,  for some reason,  l tried to catch you Laurel,  l tried to save you but l couldn't, you fell down the stairs and hit your head.... l'm. . l'm so sorry Laurel. " he said looking dow and putting his face in his hands, l couldn't understand it,  l mean it was just an accident right?