Secret Desires

CHAPTER 26

  I gulped nervously as I slowly made my way to Lance. I sat down beside my best friend and nudged my head towards my father.

"As soon as he got here she left without a word" he said and I felt my body tense up a bit.

  It wasn't long before the receptionist announced that visiting hours were over before we all took our leave. Lance and Primrose were in my car, Monique and her dad were in theirs' and my dad, in his.

  As I drove, I nudged my head towards the sleeping form of Primrose curled into a ball at the right corner of the backseat, Lance gave me a knowing look which meant that he would explain later. I nodded and continued driving towards our hotel.

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  As we arrived, Lance had carried Primrose bridal style to her room while he went to his. I am currently sitting in my room, sipping a glass of tequila, God knows how many I have had as I sat lazily thinking about Keith. My pet was hurt. I wasn't there to protect him, I was busy getting angry over my own cowardness. God, I hated how my father made me feel.

I quickly downed the entire glass in a single gulp and as soon as I dropped the glass on the table, I heard a knock on my door. My head turned to the door and with a slight grunt, I got up and unsteadily walked towards the door, I opened it and was met with Monique who had her luggage in the hands of a young looking Porter.

"What" I asked coldly, I didn't have the strength to tolerate anybody's presence right now.

"Well, the party is over, we can stay in the same room now" she said giving me a questioning smile.

"Go back to your room and don't bother me" I snapped and shut the door harshly in her face.

  I then turned and leaned against the door while gradually sliding down until I was sitting on the floor. As I sulked on the floor, my phone alerted me, it was from Monique, I exhaustedly tossed the device aside. I slowly struggled up to my feet, went towards the bed and just allowed my body to drop onto the soft linen. It was from there that I fell asleep.

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  The next day, my body decided to wake up exactly an hour before eight in the morning, when visiting hours started at the hospital. I quickly bathed, dressed up and left for the hospital not bothering about my breakfast or the raging headache I had.

  I got to the hospital at eight sharp and headed straight for Keith's room. It kinda hurt when I found him still unconscious although I wanted to be the first person he would see.

  I slowly strode towards his bed, I jumped a bit as I heard a nurse from behind me.

"Good morning mister Mateo, I see you're here to see Mr Mitchell" she said giving me a smile too bubbly for the morning. I simply nodded and she left the room.

As soon as we were alone, I turned back to the beautiful unconscious boy. I sighed and sat by his bed. Hesitantly, I took his hand and stroked the back of it with my thumb.

"Please wake up" I whispered and allowed my head to rest just beside his arms.

"Please" I whispered again and just as I was about to relax by his side, the doctor walked in.

"Good morning sir" he said and I replied and a few seconds later, a different nurse I had not seen before walked in behind him clumsily holding a metal tray.

  As she rushed to the doctor who was now in front of me, the tray dropped with a loud clang and I winced as the sound aggrevated my headache.

"Nora! Be more careful" the doctor turned to scold her and she apologised, he then turned to me worriedly as he watched me gently rub my temples.

"Are you okay?" He asked and I nodded.

"Just a little hangover, I'll take some Advil later" I said and the doctor turned the the Nora lady.

"Get him some advil" she nodded and left.

"You need to rest sir, it's only a matter of time before he wakes up" he said and I sighed and went to lay on the couch in the corner and just then, the nurse returned with the pills.

"Thanks" I muttered and swallowed the medication before laying again.

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  I hadn't realised I had fallen asleep but I woke up to the growling of my own stomach. I was hungry but I didn't want to leave Keith alone for even a second. I turned to him, watching as his chest slowly rose and fell as he steadily breathed. A few minutes wouldn't hurt.

  I got up and left the room. Hospital cafeteria food sucks so I went to a coffee shop nearby to get some muffins and maybe a cup of coffee.

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  I had taken my order to go so I could get back to the hospital sooner. As soon as I got back, I wasted no time in getting to Keith's room.

  As soon as I entered his room, my jaw dropped along with my breakfast. I ran towards Keith who had both his eyes open. Standing beside his bed was Nurse Nora, she looked suspicious as she stood with tears in her eyes and her nails dug into her skin with the tight fists she was making, Keith on the other hand, was giving her a glare.

  Right now all I could do was hug my beautiful pet, he was awake.