Caught In The Mission

Nineteen

"I hate hospitals" Alex whispered beside me. "They smell like disinfectant and fear." I gave him a side glance stare as we walked down the corridor.

"Are you afraid of going to the doctors?"

"No!" He answered rather quick, looking down at me with an offended expression. "I just hate hospitals. I've been shot a million times I can handle going to the doctors."

"Uh-huh" It wasn't that I didn't believe him, I just found it amusing that I could annoy him this easily.

"I'm not afraid of hospitals or doctors Watts." He said as I carried on walking to the hospital reception desk. I turned around and gave him a thumbs up before greeting the small brunette lady sitting behind the desk. I asked for Zoe's room stating I was family, she looked at me funny almost as if she didn't believe I was family before giving me the directions to Zoe's room. Alex has caught up with me asking the lady for Joe's room. Both rooms were on the same wing down the hall from each other.

We agreed to go visit them separately. Zoe's room was the last one down the hall. I knocked on her door but got no response, I knocked a second time and again no response so I took this opportunity to enter myself. Even though I had mentally prepared myself for what had happened I didn't expect to feel so much pain when I laid eyes on her. She laid in her bed peacefully, her eyes closed but her mouth partially open. She had tubes stuck in her right arm, and her curly hair was loose serving as a third pillow.  The steady beating sound of the heart monitor on her side brought me so calm state. She was alive, she was going to be okay. 

"Hey Zoe." I whispered walking to her bed. I sat down on the small chair beside her bed, and pushed a strand out of her face. Even now she looked amazing and innocent. I reached out to hold her right hand and gave it a squeeze. "I'm so sorry this happened." I whispered.

"Don't do that." A soft voice spoke, I brought my gaze to her face, her eyes slowly opened, blinking a few times. "I'm mad at you." She said staring at me with emotionless eyes. My heart dropped.

"What?"

"You promised this mission would be okay yet here I am lying in this bed after some cünt shot me." If was so weird hearing her swear. I didn't know what say, I was caught of guard that I just stared back at her. "You and that lying Dïck your currently living with."

"Zoe I-" I began but she cut me off.

"Well I was mad at you, but then I woke up last night to the most beautiful human being ever, Doctor Edwards." My mind was all over the place right now, I didn't know what to say or think. The stern look quickly changed to a smirk. "Julia you should see this guy." She said excitedly.

"What?" I asked still confused. "You just got shot and you want to talk about this hot doctor? Am I in the right room?"

She let out a small laugh placing her other hand on top of mine. "When I say beautiful I mean beautiful, hotter than Alex and we both know Alex is hot." I didn't disagree with her nor did I agree with her. I just carried on looking at her with a raised eyebrow.

"She gets shot and she wakes up thinking about the hot pieces of ass in the hospital...priorities." I mumbled. She let out a small laugh then winced seconds later. I got up from my seat squeezing her hand. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, I just laughed a little more than I should have."

"Zoe I'm so sorry this happened. I'm so sorry I couldn't be there to help."

"There's nothing to be sorry about, I was messing when I said I was mad." She squeezed my hand again. "I'm alive that's all that matters and look." She said releasing my hand so she could lift up her covers and the side of her gown. "I am going to have a pretty sick scar from this, which will be an interesting story to tell at parties." I tried not to laugh but I couldn't hold it in. "I'm fine, Julia." She said in a more serious tone.