The Dental Student

C i n c u e n t a y s i e t e

5 7

"It appears you have a small cavity on your back molar. You might want to get that checked out before it gets worse." I said towards Dr. Sam who was giving me a very weird look as he moved from my bed.

I kept on looking at the Chief who was confused, along with Dr. Sam, and then looking back at Noah who seemed angry and agitated.

Honestly this is the most I've ever seen Noah upset, and Noah did not look super healthy either.

He looks about as bad as I do after chemo.

He may be being pushed in a wheelchair by the Chief, but at least he seems okay and is alive and living right in front of me.

The Chief pushed Noah close to my bed and then he and Dr. Sam left my room.

"You're okay." I proclaimed, seeing him still upset.

"What was that, Willow?" He asked me.

"He wanted me to look at his tooth." I responded, innocently.

"No. What was that, Willow?" He asked me again, becoming more angry.

"What are you talking about?" I asked him, slowly getting angrier.

"You were going to kiss him!" He yelled at me.

"No, I wasn't! I don't even know him!" I yelled back, defending myself.

"So you were just going to kiss a random stranger that you don't even know?" Noah yelled in disbelief, escalating this situation even more.

"Noah, it was nothing, really." I responded back calmly, trying to shut down what he was suggesting.

"Uh huh, sure." He answered sarcastically.

"Why are you attacking me, you are the one who disappeared for forever!!" I defended myself, wanting to know why he just randomly disappeared off the face of the Earth and I had no idea where he was.

"I was trying to protect you. I got into a fight for you! FOR YOU! And you repay me by going and kissing some random guy in scrubs!" Noah yelled, getting as aggressive as you can get while sitting in a wheelchair.

It was all coming to realization. He got into a fight for me. He actually got into a fight for me. Or maybe he was making this up. I watched him as he didn't move or do anything, he just stared right at me, fuming. My eyes traveled down to a wrap completely covering his hand.

"Oh my god! Noah, your hand!!" I exclaimed out loudly. His hand was his future and it was currently wrapped up in a bandage.

Noah just casually looked at his hand and then back up at me.

"This was all for you." Noah mumbled out, his anger being replaced by sadness.

"Baby, what happened?" I asked calmly, seeing his sudden mood change.

I slowly went to go grab his free hand, and he didn't do anything against my source of comfort, he didn't accept it nor reject it.

I just wanted to know what happened to him since he said he was trying to protect me.

"I should've just let Bryan have you. You're perfect for each other. You guys are both snakes." Noah said, before trying to push himself away from me.

"Wait, you got into a fight with Bryan, over me?" I asked, waiting for Noah's clarification.

"Yeah, I did. And obviously it did nothing for me, but ruin my hand." He said, pushing his wheel chair half way out of my room.

"Wait, Noah!" I yelled out before he completely exited my room.

He stopped and hesitantly turned around, waiting for me to say or do something.

"I missed you." I mumbled sincerely, I really did miss him. And I wish this didn't even happen. I was so excited to see him again, until this whole argument.

Noah turned back around and started pushing himself out of my hospital room, not saying anything.