i'm fine

hospital visit (mini-chapter)

Richelle

It hadn't been long since I had got kicked off the regionals qualifiers dance, but I had decided to take a break from dance and take Lola's advice to be safe with my hip. The doctor said it might be getting worse so I had to stay at the hospital for a while.

And although I hated it here, I hated it a bit less when the nurse said I had a visitor and Ozzy stepped through the doors. I was still mad at him for telling Lola, but who could stay mad at his cute little face for long?

He smiled awkwardly, approaching me slowly. "Hey, Richelle,". I just kept looking at him with a blank face waiting for him to continue. "I just came to say that I'm so so so sorry that I told Lola, I didn't know what to do and it was just in the moment and it was stressful and I didn't know she was going to tell and..."

I chuckled a little. "Ozzy it's fine. Honestly, I'm glad you care about me so much. The doctor said I stopped dancing just at the right time otherwise... I don't know what would have happened. So, thank you." I told him.

He smiled at me again and came to sit next to me on the bed. I swung my arm around his shoulder and pulled him to my chest for a sideways hug. It was only a few moments but I loved it. As I was pulling away, he kept his hand on mine on the bed. Shivers shot up my spine. Me? Nervous? How could that happen?

He looked me in my eye for a few seconds but then shook his head as if he was coming out of a daydream and said, "My mom's waiting for me outside, I should go. I just told her I was gonna give you these" He said, as I noticed the flowers he had in his hand. They were sunflowers, bright yellow.

I nodded my head and slipped my hand out from underneath his. He got up and left the room, turning around and looking back once before exiting the door.