The Tears That Took Time ( T5 )

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Favour's P. O. V

What the hell just happened...  How in the world does Cole know Tasha's in the hospital?  And he's here to see her?  More like open up old wounds.. This just can't be happening.

She can't go through a Cole situation again,  it took her four years to heal and now the jerk is back..

'I've got to get her out of here and keep her safe. She's my responsibility and I'll be dammed if I let that jerk close to her', I tell myself as I get to her room.

'Hey..  Did you get to meet Dr. Naz? '

'Actually, she brought me up here.  She met me in the hallway when I was asking the lady at the desk for your room'

'You mean drilling  the lady at the desk?'

I shrug my shoulders and sit in the bed. 'lady,  if a sister can't handle a little me, she won't last a second in the world.. Like the real real world.'

I laughed and hugged her hard. Finally feeling all the adrenaline rush of earlier fading away.

'okay Fae, that's enough. I'm not dying or something', she says patting my back. 'please don't tell me you're crying!! '

I laugh and push her away. ' oh shut up',  I fish for my hand kerchief in my bag and clean my eyes. 'now I've got mascara tears on my face!'

'You still look horrible Fae,  with or without them. '

'well, if someone had not decided to go out with a boy'

'with a what? ' she tries to interrupt me.

'shush. No you dont.' I raise a finger to her.

Understanding that I want to finish, she nods and makes a show of zipping her mouth.

'Good. Now as I was saying, if someone had not decided to go out with a boy, without even thinking of letting me know about it, maybe she wouldn't be in the hospital and maybe I wouldn't have had to rush down to the said hospital and have to cry and look like a bloated ladybug.'

'hmm, that's true..  You do look like a ladybug.'

I shoot her a glare. 'really, that's all you have to say?'

'what else do you expect from me Fae? '

'what else?  How about the name of the guy you went out with? The irresponsible guy who got you to slide in his car but couldn't take care of you and got you here. I swear when I'm done with him even God won't recognize him. '

'woah woah woah. Now hold up a bit. Where the hell did you hear that crap? '

'I told you already. From someone at the University.'

'okay I remember. True, I was carried into a car but that was because the person was trying to get me here. '

'what do you mean by that?'

'I mean, yes I might have had a little accident, but it was in the library. I just kinda passed out and next thing I woke up here.'

'But what happened? Did you starve yourself? I know I've told you to stop starving yourself but.. '

'Favour!! I did not starve myself. The doctor said I was just stressed - mentally and that was just what happened. Probably a panic attack. '

'Panic attack, mental stress? But you've been in the hospital for over a week.. I don't get it.' Now I'm confused.

'I dunno. I haven't asked Dr. Naz about it. Maybe you should ask her about it.'

That I will. If there's something else going on here I'll be dammed if I don't find out. I remember my incidental meeting in the hallway .

'oh no.. Please God no.. '

'what is it Fae?', Tasha looks at me worriedly.

'Tasha do you know who helped you to the hospital. I'd like to thank him myself for his kind thought'

Her face falls. 'emm, I don't really think that's necessary. You know, he might not want to be offended. You know people just do this things and you know they like don't want other people up in their face telling them thank you and maybe showing how grateful they are and it can be overwhelming... '

She keeps rambling and I look at her hands, she's wrangling the bed sheet between her hands.. The last time she did that was....  4 years ago..

I gasp and look up at her face. She's crying and rambling away. I hold her shoulders and make her look into my eyes.

'It's okay Tasha, just say the name. '

'it was, it was Cole, Cole Gates', she breathes. If not that I expected it, I might have missed it.

I hug her close and then she starts crying hard.  I just hold her while she cries it all out. Comfort is all I can offer her right now.

After a few minutes, the tears turn to hiccups. Patting her hair, I pull her away from me gently and asked if she needed some water. She nods and I stand up to go out and get it.

'I'll be back in a jiffy okay?' I assure her as I made my way out of the room.

Cole was all I could think about. No wonder he knew she was here. No wonder he wanted to see her. Well, we're just gonna see, won't we?

Opening the door I'm surprised to see her asleep. I move in and close the door as gently as I can so as not to wake her up.  I walk to her bedside and take the ice-cream (now totally melted)  from the foot of the bed and keep it on the side table next to the glass of water. '

' oh T,  what will I do with you. '

I move to the couch and settle in it.  I check my phone for messages and emails and when I was satisfied that all was okay,  I decided to take a nap. The whole adrenaline rush was wearing out and I was beginning to feel very tired.  The last thing on my mind as I closed my eyes was Cole Gates. I think I need to ask Dr. Naz about him.

**

I woke up to the sound of voices in the room and then I heard laughter, Tasha's and someone else's. I take out my phone and check the time.

'shit, it's almost 7... How long have I been asleep?' I'm still trying to get my bearings together.

'Quit tryna whisper Fae. I can hear you and you've been asleep for just a few hours , you'll live ',

'right I will ' I say back to Tasha, getting up and stretching. Dr. Naz is checking her vitals.
Welcome back Favour. I was just telling Tasha here that she's free to go tonight but you just have to sign her release papers.'

' Okay Doc, let's go sign those papers. I need to sleep in my own bed tonight.' I get off the couch and follow Dr.Naz outside the room.

We get to her office and she retrives the papers I need to sign. I sign them and give them back to her.

' Thank you so much Dr. Naz. Thanks for everything. You've been a great help to T and I'.

' The love of taking care of people is one of the reasons why I took this job dear.  It's not just a passion, it's my life. So you're welcome. You can check her out now if you want', she hands me a slip. 

'That's the pass you'll need to show the nurse at the desk. '

'Okay. Thank you'. I get up and I'm almost at the door when I remember something.  I turn back to face Dr. Naz

'Do you need anything Favour?'

'Actually, I just remembered the mud about to splash the water?' I say reclaiming the seat I just evacuated.

'Oh that.. '

'Yes,that.So what's going on? Hit me. '

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Here's the chapter I promised.. I've got a presentation today. Wish me luck!!

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