The Quarterback lives in my Basement

Chapter 13 - Hospital visit

Bella's Pov

I didn't come out for the rest of the night I told my mom that I already ate so that I wouldn't have to go down stairs for dinner. All I could think about was Ericka and how she must be feeling or how she's doing all I wanted to do was see her.

At around almost ten at night I heard a knock on my door. I quickly wiped my eyes and went to open the door. Steven stood at my door frame not say a word at first and then he took a deep breath and said.

"Cole told me what happened, I'm really sorry if you want I can drive you to the hospital after school tomorrow."  He said this in the gentlest generous voice I have ever heard him use.

"No I can't wait that long, can you take me now?" I said trying to choke back tears and shifting my eyes to look at him as he was studying my expression.

"Yea, I'll wait in the car"

He walked away and I quickly put on a sweater and grabbed my phone and took a last look in the mirror. My eyes were extremely red and puffy I pray that she would forgive me and that she would be okay. I stepped out of my house to see Steven leaning on the side of car twirling his keys in his hands until he looked up and saw me. He made his way to the driver's seat and unlocked the car for me to get in.

We drove for about ten minutes until we got to the hospital. I walk in everything is white and extremely clean looking that I can see my reflection on the tile floor beneath my feet. We both walk up to reception where a lady who seems to be in her mid thirties is typing away at her desk and looks up at us as soon as we get to the front.

"How can I help you?"

"We are here to see Ericka Thomas"

"Okay she is in room 23 on the second floor, go on ahead and remember visitor hours end at midnight" she gave  me a sympathetic smile as she probably noticed I had been crying. Steven and I made our way to the elevators. We both stayed quiet up until we got to Ericka's door.

"I'll wait outside for you" Steven said taking a seat right outside the room. I nodded and stepped into the room my body trembling with every step.  I spot Ericka in bed on the other side of the room where she is fast asleep.

She extremely pale and her eyelids and red almost purplish and puffy. Her hair has thinned out and I can see the veins on her forehead. I sit on the chair by her bed and grab hold of her hand that is ice cold. My emotions at this point pour out into a sob as I look down at her look so weak. I see her begin to open her eyes.

Once she can clearly see me a small weak smile appears on her face and I lightly smile back still holding onto her hand.

"I'm sorry Bella" the words escape her mouth as her voice shakes and her bottom lip trembles.

"Don't say sorry Ericka, you did nothing wrong I'm the one that should be sorry I should have trusted you, I feel like such a horrible friend for not believing you" I said sobbing into her hand. She moved a piece of my hair away from my face.

"You are not a horrible friend, you're the best friend anybody could ever have and I am extremely honored that you choose me as a friends. I cannot begin to explain how thankful I am." She smiled at me and looked into my eyes which also made me smile.

We talked and for what seemed to be hours until a nurse came in and said visiting hours were now over and I had to leave. We said our goodbyes and I promised that I would be back soon. I walked out to see Steven passed out on the chair where he was waiting.

His hands were crossed over his chest and his head leaned back to the wall. I gently tapped his arm; He stretched out and opened his eyes to meet mine before standing up.

"Sorry I took so long"

"You don't have to apologize" he said giving me a slight smile and walking into the elevator with me and pushing the ground floor button and the side.

We walk out to the cold midnight air and make our way to his car. I step in and he does the same as he drives out of the parking lot I turn towards him, his eyes glued to the road. I wonder why he offered to drive me to the hospital why is he all of a sudden doing things for me and then other times we don't talk for days.

We got home and said goodnight before we both went our separate ways. I got to my room and shut the door; I got dressed into my pajamas and went straight to sleep. I woke up extremely tired the next morning and quickly got dressed into leggings and a long shirt, I didn't necessarily feel like putting on jeans today.

I walked down stair where everyone was already sitting down eating breakfast including Steven I grabbed a bowl of cereal and took the empty seat next to Steven. He turned towards me and we both smiled and continued to eat our breakfast.

I headed to school and it went smoothly other then Carter still trying to talk to me and Katie glaring at me at practice I managed to make it back home in one piece. Before I knew it  was already Thursday and I had nothing to wear for Cole's party.

I went to the mall and picked out a long sleeve black bodycon dress and black wedges. I went back home and put it in my closet and went downstairs to get something to eat.

"You're going to that party aren't you" I turned to the dinner table and saw Steven sitting there

"Yeah why"

"I'm just saying you shouldn't"

"Why you're going to the party aren't you?"

"Yeah but I know why Cole invited you to go"

"Whatever Steven I'm going" I said walking up the stairs and into my room. Everything was going good between Steven and I until now.

It was finally Friday night and I sat in my new dress on the living room couch waiting for Cole to come get me. After about twenty minutes there was a knock on my door, it was Cole we got into his car and drove to his house. I was so excited I was finally going to a house party.

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