Finally Free

Twenty-Four

*****Skipping a week and a half of bed rest. All I did was different art things, worked on homework, extra school work, starting to get everything ready for finals, and most importantly talking to Garrett*****

"Okay, but are you sure you are okay?" Garrett asks for the 100th time. I decided to go back up to my apartment and not be on complete bedrest anymore. Which is making Garrett freak out because he is worried I am going to hurt myself. At this point, Garret and I are practically dating but no one has made anything official yet. We have been making like possible plans for me to go to his campus this weekend but it depends on how I am feeling.

"I am bored of being in this bed. I no longer cry trying to go to the bathroom and I don't need momma Anne to wash my hair. I am doing a lot better. it doesn't hurt to breathe and I have been getting up more and more. I spend most of my time out of bed lately. It is not like I am going straight back into classes. I still have Wednesday and Thursday with no classes and then Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with nothing really going on. As long as I don't go back to the gym or try to lift anything crazy heavy I will be fine." I explain rolling my eyes and continuing to pack my school stuff up. It is like noon on Tuesday and Momma Anne is taking me up to my apartment in like 30 minutes or whenever I am completely packed up.

"No not with nothing. You might be coming up this weekend, right?" he asks

"Yes, as long as I feel okay, and as long as I am still invited."

"You are always invited. Especially this weekend, I have plans for us. Including our first date, your first actual college party, and of course, you hopefully helping me study if you don't mind." He says "But of course this is all up to how you are feeling." he adds and I roll my eyes at him

"I swear to god babe if you keep babying me I am not coming up. I was injured I am not a glass doll"

"I know beautiful, but I don't want to be the reason you get hurt again. I am not meaning to baby you. I just want to protect you." Garrett explains

"Are you ready to go, Kase?" Momma Anne asks walking into my room I look at Garrett on my phone and give him the one-minute finger before muting him

"Yes, momma. This is the last of my stuff if you can carry it out for me pretty please" I smile at her she just nods "Are you going to hang out when we get to the apartment or are you leaving right away?" I ask tapping my watch to check my blood sugar

"I thought Beth, me, and you were going to look at that those apartments?"

"I meant after that"

"I am not hanging around too long. I am heading home early tomorrow morning so Harry decided to put me up at a hotel near the airport"

"Okay"

"Leave in 10? I want to finish cleaning my room before we go" Momma Anne asks and then explains. I just nod before she walks out of the room

"Sorry babe Momma Anne walked in," I say to Garrett going back to our conversation

"No worries beautiful. Are you leaving soon?" He asks I shake my head

"I mean soonish. She wants to finish cleaning so who knows how long that is going to take" I laugh "When is your next class?"

"Classic parent. And I have to leave by 1" he tells me after looking at his clock

"And you have micro right?"

"Yep. Unfortunately."

"Are my notes helping at all?"

"Yes and no. They helped with the homework assignments but I don't feel like I am memorizing anything for the test"

"When I come up this weekend I can help. I'm betting you know more than you realize it is just hard to test yourself on things like that. Off-topic but did you ever hear back from your academic advisor?" I ask. I wrote out an email and Garrett sent it to his advisor at the end of last week but he never mentioned if he heard a response or not