Catch Me

Chapter 16

"Really Ally, it's okay. I'm sorry too, I shouldn't have snapped at you like that. But I need you all to understand that I make my own decisions now because it's my life, alright?"

We are sitting at the caffeteria at lunch and as soon as Ally saw me, she sprang up to hug me and beg for forgiveness.

"You are right Olivia. I just couldn't understand how you could not be upset about him already dating someone new."

I look at her and than down on my hands holding my phone. Fiona started texting me again this morning and since than I am secretly texting in my classes. Ally follows my gaze and breaths in sharply.

"No you aren't?! Are you already dating someone else?"
I shush her down and look at her mad.

"Do you want the whole school to hear?"

"So you have someone else?" Lucas asks interested.
"Who is it. Do we know him?"

"No, you don't. And we aren't dating. We just see each other sometimes." I try to evade pronouns.

"Oh come on. Of course the two of you are dating. You went on a date and constantly text each other. I would say that is called dating."
Chiara hits me in the shoulder playfully.

"Hey, that hurt." I say but can't help a smile.

"Wait. Chiara you knew and didn't tell us?"
Lucas scoffes only being mad a little.

"Secrets over secrets. But the most important thing is now: When are we going to meet your mistery crush?"
I sight.

"Maybe I will bring them to the next party but I can't promise anything."
They all cheer and we continue eating, all laughing about some fiftgraders who are trolling in the cafeteria.

When I arrive at the hospital, Dad is already sitting on one of the chairs next to Isabella's bed and furiously types something on his laptop. Notecing me he shuts it close and hugs me tight. I sit down on the other side of the bed and Dad begins to talk about how Isabella is doing.

The short version is that she is stable but still to weak to try to wake her up. I already knew this. One of the docters told us yesterday but Dad still seems to feel the need to tell me agin. I look at my phone and see that it's nearly four.

"Dad?", I interrupt him carefully.

"I really need some coffe. Do you want some too?"
Praying that he would say no and would just let me go. And today I am lucky because he shakes his head.

"Okay. I will head home after grabbing coffee, so don't worry when I don't come back."

"Are you alright Liv?"
I silently hiss, not wanting to do this right now.

"Yeah Dad. Just tiered. I will see you at home."
And with that I am out of the door and make my way to the cafeteria as fast as I can without running because I cant wait to see her.

Walking in the caffeteria, I can see Fiona, who is already sitting on the table we sat on our first date and when she notices me, she gets up and without any hesitation we hug. I can feel her relaxing in my arms and breath in her natural scent with only a small amount of parfume, while I sight of relief and relax too. We don't care that we are in the middle of a public place and simply hold each other , enjoying the way we are connected.

Somehow we still end up at the table, where coffee and jello are already awaiting us. I can't help but to stare at her again, while we are talking. Our hands met in the middle of the table and intertwine our fingers just the way we did last time sitting here.