The Waves of the Sea

Breadsticks

Loren's POV

"Well, my boyfr- I mean friend is waiting for me, I should go." Jorden said before heading to the door. I nodded.

"Bye Zach. Bye Loren." She said with a smirk.

"She's odd. ALL THIS DRAMA IS MAKING ME HUNGRY. I need a breadstick." I said releasing myself from Zach's grip. 

I opened the cupboard and picked up my favourite chilli ones which were conveniently at the front. That's strange. I normally keep them at the back so no one steals them. Zach must have been in here earlier. I grabbed 5 and shoved them in at the same time. 

I went back to the couch to Zach looking amused after I stuffed my face. "Please don't choke, I am NOT cleaning that up." Zach said. I swallowed the breadsticks and then went back to get a glass of water. "Hey! I'm getting cold here, colder than a chicken in winter." Zach whined.

"I'm just getting a glass of water dood." I giggle, filling up a glass. As Zach turns back to the TV, I feel my throat burn and start to close. My head began to spin and my vision became blurry. I tried to call for Zach but nothing came out. The glass of water slipped out my hands as I fell with it. This must have startled Zach because I could see a figure running into the kitchen. "LOREN!" I heard Zach yell before I was hit with utter blackness.

Zach's POV

 I sat on the hard chairs of the hospital, running my hands through my hair. The last few hours have been painful, I called the boys over since they were all close to Loren. She was going through surgery to remove whatever caused her illness. Luna was here already and Lacee came running in. She looked worried and tired since it was 6 am. Lacee sat down next to Daniel as he held he tightly as she cried. I had no tears left. Corbyn patted my back gently. "She'll be fine, bro." He said but he still sounded unsure. Jonah and Jack fell asleep. Debbie (Loren's mom) couldn't make it to the hospital because she was in Hawaii visiting a friend. I was simply waiting.

*An hour later*

Jack and Jonah were both awake. A nurse from Loren's room came out and said, "Anyone here for Loren Gray Beech?" We all instantly jumped up. As she lead us into the room she said, "She's under some painkillers right now and she needs to take some every 5 hours. The surgery was extremely difficult. Her food was poisoned. She can go home after her sugar levels are normal." She also told us that she would need to looked after since Debbie wasn't home. I volunteered to stay at Loren's until she got better.

We all went inside her room and found a tired looking Loren, her eyes dropping. We all sat around her bed and I grabbed her soft hand which was still warm. 

"HI FRIENDS!" Loren yelled. Corbyn put his hand over her mouth.

"Mini Bean, you need to shut up and rest." Corbyn said with concern. " EW, SHE LICKED MY HAND!" Loren giggled and smirked at Corbyn. The two of them looked and acted like siblings. I'm surprised they aren't.

For the next hours the boys, Luna and Lacee cheered Loren up and told random stories.

They decided to leave but I wanted to stay. The boys dropped some of my clothes off a Loren's house so I would have something to wear.

"You can go too, I don't want to hold you back, Z." Loren whispered as she looked down at her lap.

"Hey, you're not holding me back, if I wanted to go, I would've. Besides, it's fun taking care of you." I replied, bringing a smile to her beautiful smile. 

I was asleep on my chair until a nurse woke me and Loren up. She was ready to go home but she needed to be careful of her stitches and they also needed to be cleaned everyday. YEEE MORE JOBS FOR ME. 

Loren's POV

I dangled my legs from the bed while Zach was looking at his phone as we waited for the nurse to come back with my clothes.  I put them on when Zach went to the toilet to avoid an awkward situation. "You ready?" Zach asked, smiling. I nodded and attempted to stand up. I struggled to get up while Zach turned around. My legs slipped and I closed my eyes, ready to hit the ground.  But I felt a pair of strong arms secure me. I opened my eyes to see Zach holding me close. "Close one." I said, breathless. He smiled and gave me a hug. "OW MY STITCHES!" I yelled, wincing in pain. 

"Oh, I'm sorry I forgot." Zach said with concern. I gave him a reassuring smile as he slipped his arm around my waist. 

"We don't want you falling again do we? But if you ever fall I hope you fall for me." Zach sang.

Smooth Herron.