Dusk Till Dawn (A Liam and Ally Story)

Chapter 40

The ceiling was the first thing that I saw as I opened my eyes. I recognized that I was not home and that what happened wasn't a dream. I'm at the hospital right now. I leaned my head a little to the right and saw Dinah sitting on the couch, reading a magazine.

I feel my throat dry and tried to cough but it sounded more like a grunt. Dinah peeked at me and notice my eyelids were open. She set the magazine to the side and stood up, making her way towards me.

"How are you feeling?" she asked me.

"Fine, at the moment," I answered. "What happened?"

"You fainted," Dinah replied.

I tried to remember the scene, but my mind wasn't cooperating. It was giving some slight headaches. I touch my forehead and moan. Dinah asked, "I think you need rest some more." I shook my head in response.

"How did I faint?" I manage to say.

"The doctor said that you were expose to some toxic smell and your body couldn't adapt to it. That's why you fainted," Dinah explained.

I took in her words and thought. Images were beginning to flash in my mind, including the one that left me shook. I couldn't stop seeing them together in my mind. Dinah looked so happy with him, and I couldn't get in the way of that. She deserved him.

"Are you and Liam a thing yet?" I asked out of nowhere.

Dinah widened her eyes a little. She shook her head. "N-no. Why would you get a crazy idea like that?"

I tilt my head to the right and gave her a 'really?' look. She shook her head and crossed her arms. "Ally, I don't even know if he likes me," she pouted.

I propped my hands to the side and, with force, push myself up into a sitting position. I let out a breath of relief before I proceeded. "Dinah, I saw the way you two danced. It was enough said that you two seem to have something going on."

"What about you?" Dinah asked.

I fear this was going somewhere where I did not want it to be. "What about me?" I questioned.

"You and Liam," Dinah began, "seem to have a thing going on too. And it seems like he kind of likes you. And I get the feeling that you like him. Do you?"

I shook my head almost immediately. "Dinah Jane. You don't have to worry about a thing. Liam..." I pause for a moment, struggling to piece the sentence together. "...Liam and I are fantastically just fine at the moment." Dinah sulks a little. "Come on, Dinah. Make a move already."

"You sure?" Dinah questioned one more.

"Yeah, go to him and ask him out," I encourage, raising a fist out.

Dinah nodded and spoke, "Okay, I'll ask him when he comes back."

"Attagirl,"

I smile, and it was genuine. Maybe it was just something, but I don't know. I'm not really that upset. I'm more happy for Dinah. She gets to be with someone she deserve.

Suddenly, Liam walks in, carrying takeouts from Denny's. He set the two boxes down and acknowledge that I was awake. "Hey, Ally," he greeted with a smile. I returned the smile back. His facial expression varied. "Are you okay? I want to apologize for taking you to the club. I didn't know this will happen."

"Liam, it's fine," I told him genuinely. "I'm fine. There's nothing to worry about."

I looked Dinah, and she looked at me. I eye her to the other person that was in room, indicating for her to do it. "What is going on?" Liam asked, confused. We both turned our attention to him before Dinah got the courage to stand up.