Fatal Lies [#wattys2018]

Ch.19||Accidents

I made a hand sign of wait and went rummaging in my backpack for my notebook.
I wrote :
Go ahead
I messed up, I'm sorry,I should have let you know.
It's okay
I'm not good at this apologizing thing
Your doing a good job
Let's start over?
Sure
Man,I hate you for making me live out a Taylor Swift music video.
I smiled,what was that song by the way.
And I wanted to let you know I'm picking you up tomorrow.
Thanks Zion.
I heard about your dad,are you okay?
I nodded my heard.
Okay,Goodnight angel :)
Nighty nighty zion:P

I smiled as I watched him walk away.
I fell on the bed and hugged my pillows.Nothing matted anymore, it was just him.
He made me feel like I wanted to scream so bad,let out all these feelings.
The heavy feeling of weight on my chest lifted making me sigh a breath of relief as I slowly drifted to a dreamless sleep.

"Angie! Angie!",Freya yelled,running through the crowded hallway towards me.
"What is it?",I asked alarmed.
"It's.....",she began, catching her breath.
"Its what?",I asked more alarmed.
"It's Zion",
"What happened to him,is he hurt, is he okay"
"He's at the hospital"
"Your lying, I just saw him this morning",I said, trying to assure myself that this wasn't true.
"It's true Angie",Brandon said,walking up to me with a solemn expression.
"He was caught in a cross fire,he's arm is badly hurt,and he hasn't regained consciousness yet".
"When was this?"
"In the middle of the day".
"Can you take me there?"
"Yeah".

Brandon drove me to Fairhaven general hospital where Zion was admitted
Everyone was there.
Nick, Alexys, Charlotte, Edwin, Tiffany, Austin, Fiffany and another woman and boy not older than Zion who I assumed must be Zion's Mum and small brother.
"Hey,you came",Alexys said,attempting to smile as she hugged me.
She turned to Zion's mum.
"Ma'am this is Angelica Crestwood".
"Hello dear, he's been in and out of consciousness",she said sadly.
"He's been calling for you",
"Oh",
"You can go in and see him".

Zion was slumped on pillows that were piled up to support his head. There were beads of sweat forming on his forehead and his eyebrows were drawn in a frown,his breathing uneven.
He looked so fragile just lying there that my heart ached so bad for him.
I took his hand in mine and let the tears I've been holding
spill out finally.
"I'm right here,Zion",I whispered."I'm right".
I gave his hand and kissed it.
I didn't know if I could do that but I felt like Zion needed all the assurance he could get; that I was here.

Zion woke up after two days,I visited him after school,not going in,just observing him outside because I didn't want to disturb his healing process. He seem better,the eye bag that where under his eyes where gone and his arm was put into a cast.
He was discharged the day after.His Mum called to let me know I could visit him at their home.

So come Saturday,I dressed up in my best jeans and top and asked mum to drop me off at Zion's on the way to the grocery shop.
Zion lived on somewhat in town, his house was one of the many built just on the intersection of the town and the sea.
I looked to confirm the address Zion's mum gave and jumped out the car.
"Don't forget to send Zion's mum my regards dear",mum said .
"I won't",I said,holding the apple pie mum for Zion because I remembered he said he liked mum's pie the last time he was at the house.
I rang the bell and not long I heard running footsteps and the door opened to reveal Zion's small brother,Elom at the door.
"Hey, come on in,Zion's upstairs",he smiled, opening the door wider.
"Wow apple pie!"
"Where's your mum?",I asked, looking around.
"She went to fix the hospital bills, she'll be back soon",he said.
"Give that here and you can run up to Zion's room,it's the second one on the right".
I handed him the pie and climbed the stairs making sure not to make it creak under my weight.
I came to a stop at the second door. There was a skull bearing the warning "Keep Out".
I knocked and heard Zion say "come in" in a croaky voice.
"Hey",I beamed.
"Angel!",he exclaimed, his face breaking into a big smile, the kind that always melted my heart.
"What are you doing here?"
"Your mum said I could visit you",I explained.
"Oh,uh...take a seat",he said sketching his head and waving over to the arm chair.
"How's the hand holding up",I asked, nodding at the cast on his chest.
"It's getting there",he chuckled, his dimples showing.
I searched on his desk and found a purple marker and made my way to sit beside him on the bed,taking his arm and laying it on my lap.
"What are you doing?",he asked, lifting an eyebrow.
"I'm drawing on it so it doesn't look plain",I said laughing.
I started drawing symbols and random things on his cast.
He reached out with his right hand and tucked the loose strands of my hair behind my ear.
"Angel",he said.
"Mmh?",I looked at him.
"Thanks"
"For?"
"For being there and here"
"That's what friends do, right?"
I returned to drawing,coloring in the shades.
"Angel"
"Yeah?",I looked up again.
"Don't let anyone change you",he said, tucking yet another loose strand of hair."Cause I already think your pretty perfect".
I felt the heat rushing up my face like fire but I couldn't hide it.
"Thanks",I smiled.
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