Munchkin

•Seventy Seven•

[ M I K A Y L A ]
When I woke up, I was in an immense amount of pain. I felt a bit dizzy, too, and the pain I was feeling on the left side of my body was horrible.

"Oh...you're awake." I refrain from turning my head and instead avert my gaze to the lady beside me. She looked just around my age and her coat read Nurse Linda. From the look in her eyes, she looked disgusted which confused me because most nurses are supposed to be generally happy that their patient is up. "So, you got shot–"

"I know everything that happened. Where is my boyfriend?" I question. All I wanted to do right now was pop some Tylenol and get to my baby.

"I'll go out there and let your family in."

I nod and watch as she walks out. The bright light was honestly burning my eyes, I just couldn't handle staring up at it. The beeping sound from the machines beside me was the most annoying thing in this world, too. And this gown was quite violating as I could feel my bare cheeks on the bed beneath me.

The commotion coming from outside my door brings me back to reality and I just stare at it, waiting for something to happen. Eventually, Jace bursts through and rushes to my side, grabbing hold of my left hand, causing me to wince.

He placed it down softly, his face filled with remorse. "Sorry."

I grin. "It's fine."

The door opens and incomes my siblings and Jace's sisters. "Girl, don't even come up to me complaining about his behavior. He warned you about saying stuff about my sister," Jayla tells the nurse before coming on the right side of the bed, opposite Jace, and smiling. "Good to see you're awake."

I smile and basically everybody else in the room keeps saying the same thing and I honestly just grow tired of responding.

Finn walks in, his eyes red and puffy as he spots me before rushing over to stand beside Jace. "Princess. You're okay."

"I guess," I shrug. "Um, what time is it?"

"Just about four in the morning," Zayn says.

"Hey, Zayn? Can you help me get my sister's back home? They have girl scouts in a few hours," Kaitlyn tells him

He nods before walking over to me. "Get well soon, Gary," he pecked my forehead. I just nod and watch as Kaitlyn, Kylie, Kiara and Zayn leave.

There's a knock on the door and in comes Mere, Mia and Drew. Drew holding this big ole flower basket.

I can feel my eyes water as soon as my eyes lock with Mia's. We haven't talked in almost a month and it felt good knowing she still cared.

She looks away and I look down at my fingers, feeling my heart drop. "Hey, peanut," Drew walks over with the basket. "This was left for you at the front desk."

"Who could've sent it?" I question, looking over everyone but they all shrug. He placed the basket on the beside table and hands me a card which I read in my head.

Heartbeat.
Heart beat.
Heart I hear,
Close to my own.
Your heart beat,
Beating, beating,
With mine.

I hand the card to Jace which he took with furrowed brows. I just give him a look and he nods before shoving it in his back pocket. I turn back to Drew. "Throw them away."

"What? Why?"

"Just do it," I say seriously.

He nods and leaves the room with the basket, a doctor walks in. He was dark and had long black curls.