Unwanteds High (AU)

Chapter 18

((Aaron's POV))

1:38 a.m

Me and Alex both were exhausted as we waited in a small waiting room. In the main waiting room, people had been frantically moving everywhere. With people desperately wanting help, I could tell it had put both of us on edge. I knew for sure when a nurse went up to us. She understood our situation, and let us wait in another waiting room where it was less crowded.

We had been here for over an hour.

Alex was asleep now, with his head on my shoulder. Normally I would have pushed him off, but I remembered Mr.Healy's advice.
So I decided to take it. I let him sleep comfortably.
Meanwhile I was super worried myself. Gunnar had dropped us off at the hospital 2 hours earlier, and the others were texting the group chat away. Asking what was going on, and if the birth had happened yet.
Still we had no idea. But we would probably know soon enough.

As nerves and fears ran through me, I decided to do what I normally do when school gets super stressful.
I started to listen to music. Putting my earbuds in, I turned on my Spotify playlist. Closing my eyes, I leaned back a little to have my head against the wall.

How could Alex sleep at a time like this?
We had no idea if mom was ok or not, or if our new sibling was born or even alive!
But I knew I had to calm down. I am overthinking all of this. Everything is probably ok.
Thinking back, Al had been really stressed. He was more worried than I was when we came in.
I guess he just shows his emotions more over me.

Kaylee had gone to bed early since she has some competition tomorrow for surfing. She's been busy almost everyday for the past 2 months. Maybe that was why I got to thinking.. And me thinking everything over made me realize how much I love her.

My heart hurt as I thought of so many things. Things that made my heart ache.

"Aaron?"

I opened my eyes, and paused my music when I saw that it was Alex. He had woken himself up with his head falling off my shoulder and onto my right thigh.

"Hmm?"

"Do you think everything is.. Well, ok?" He asked hesitantly.

"Obviously everything is. Otherwise someone would have told us by now," I huffed in annoyance. I was so tired.

With Alex sitting himself back up, I managed to get a good look at my twin brother. He had visible bags under his eyes, and I finally noticed his hair was getting a little longer. He had taken it out of the small ponytail from before. His red shirt was wrinkled from sleeping.
He had taken Samheed's hat with Sam's blessings before we left, but it was resting on the floor because it had fallen off of his head when he was resting earlier.
For the first time in awhile, I finally realized that we look a lot alike.

"I can't help but worry." He admitted softly as he picked up the hat.

I decided to change the subject since just thinking about all of this was too much.

"Why do you like his hat so much?" I asked seriously.

"Samheed's beanie?"

"Obviously."

Alex tried to think of the reason as to why, and it didn't take him too long to find it.

"Because me and Sam are like best friends. This beanie, after I stole it so many times to be annoying.. It became like a tradition, ya know? We just pass it back and forth I suppose as a friendship thing," he explained with a small smile as he stared at it in his lap.

I managed a small nod. I understood that. It seemed logical.
If only I had a bond like that with someone who lived around here.

"Hey," Alex laughed softly as he put the hat back on. "What's up..? You look upset."