Stitches

Chapter 4

Shawn's POV
The words echo around my head.

Bella was in a car accident. Bella was in a car accident.

How could this happen?? My girl, my beautiful girl. 

"Is she ok? Is she alive?" I start sobbing. 

"She's alive. She has a few fractured ribs, bruising and a broken ankle. But she will be ok." I silently pray to God. Mum hands me my phone and I have all these messages from.... Bianca? Who the hell is Bianca? I unlock my phone and the messages say stuff like

 "hey babe that party was amazing. We should hook up again sometime 😉" "Shawn? Shawn?? Hellooo??"

 Hook up? What? I ring the girl's number and she answers

 "Hey Shawn I've been waiting for you to call." 

"Who the hell are you?"

 "Duh, that girl you called amazing when we hooked up at your party?"

 "I was black-out drunk! I didn't know what I was doing! Look this meant nothing. Don't contact me again." I hang up and delete her number. I close my eyes and try to remember what happened. Everything is a blur except....except for Bella's face. I...I remember her face at the door.....I begin sobbing as I realise what I've done. I completely lose it. I cheated on her. And she saw it happen. And now she's been in a car accident. I fidget in the bed, becoming hysterical for what I did. The pain I have caused. I dial her number, desperately wanting her to pick up. But she doesn't. I leave a message- 

"Baby I need to talk to you. Please!"

Your POV
I slowly open my eyes and realise I have been crying. The slightest movement sends pain shooting through my body. It almost hurts to breathe. What happened? All I remember is headlights....coming towards me. Suddenly the image of the lights flashes before my eyes and I flinch, scared. But why did I crash? I remember crying....and I couldn't see where I was going. I was crying because of....Shawn! Shawn cheated. Tears begin to stream as I lie here, hopeless, in pain. I play the scene of him cheating over and over in my head. I am ultimately upset, but I'm also so angry and confused. I thought he loved me. You don't betray someone you love in ANY circumstance. I look at my phone to see numerous voicemails and texts from Shawn. I listen to one of them- 

"Baby I need to talk to you. Please!"

The sound of his voice makes me erupt in sobs once more. My hands cover my face and my tears choke me. Hearing Shawn's voice only brings back the pain of that night. I can't do it, I cannot be with Shawn anymore.

It's been a few weeks. I have been released from hospital and today I can go back to school. I'm on crutches though.

I slowly make my way through the school gates and Lily rushes towards me. 

"Bells! Oh my God you're back!" She gently hugs me- she knows I'm still fragile. 

"Shawn is gonna be so excited to see you!" I put my head down and try not to cry. 

"Bells what's wrong? Is everything ok with Shawn?"

 "Ummm.....I'll tell you when the other girls are here." I greet the other girls when they arrive and tell them the sad news. They are shocked and sad for me.

I have food tech third period. As the bell goes, I walk from the kitchens towards the music room but I stop as Shawn stands in the hallway next to the lockers. I go towards him but he blocks me.

 "Baby stop. I need to talk to you."

 He has taken advantage of the fact that I can't move quickly and so his face is inches from mine in a split second. He places a hand under my chin and tries to lean in, but I turn away. I carefully move past him and he calls after me 

"baby I need you!"

 I ignore him as tears linger in my eyes, threatening to fall. He bashes his fist on the lockers in frustration which makes me flinch, but I don't turn back. I can't.

Shawn's POV
I try everything. I have to get her back. I've sent flowers, called her a million times, written a hundred letters. She still hasn't talked to me. I only have one idea left. It has to work.