-- Aaliyah & Arianna in MM. --
Aaliyah
I sat in the waiting room, a wreck is what I am.
Valerie was on my left side and Jas on my right but I still felt so lonely.
I just need Aubree to be fine.
I need to know something.
"How is he?" I asked, sitting up off of Jas' shoulder.
"I'll go see if I can get an update." Jas got up.
"You want something to eat or drink, baby girl?" Valorie asked me.
"I'm fine." I declined as I wiped my nose with the tissue.
"I'll find you a new box." She walked off.
"Can I sit with you?" Courtney asked.
I slid over and made room for him in the couch.
He took a seat then pulled me to him, laying my head on his chest while he rubbed small circles in my back.
"He held on for you." Harlem said.
"For me?" I sniffed.
"Yeah." Courtney confirmed. "We told him to think about you and he fought to stay up. My brother loves you and he wants a future with you."
I smiled at the thought of us living happily together.
"But.. don't hurt him--"
"I wouldn't."
"Family of Aubree Profasi?" The doctor entered the room.
I stayed seated and allowed Courtney to step forward, while I feel so close, I'm truly not family and I didn't want to overstep.
I listened with my eyes on the floor but the doctor never spoke.
"Aaliyah." I looked up and Courtney was waving me over.
I stood and walked towards him.
"You won't going to come?" He asked.
"I-I didn't want to overstep." I admitted.
Courtney wrapped his arm around my shoulder and turned towards the doctor.
"Aubree is fine." We all let out a sigh of relief.
"We removed the bullet from his torso but he will be in a knee brace for a few weeks, depending on his physical therapy." He told us.
"When can we see him?" I asked.
"Well, we just finished surgery, the nurses are cleaning him up, preping his room, finishing up their notes, etc. So he should be able to have visitors in about a hour or so." He responded.
We all thanked him.
"Anything else I can do for you all?" He kept his eyes on me. "Coffee, food, private questions?"
"Not a damn thing." Luke snatched my arm and pulled me away.
"Damn, Lu." I rubbed my arm.
"Yo, who the fuck is Lu?" Harlem asked as he and Courtney laughed.
"Didn't I tell you not to call me that shit in public?" He huffed.
"Sorry Lu-ke." I apologized as I held my laughter in.
2 Hours Later...
"Did you think this is how we were going to spend our first New Years?" Aubree asked.
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Growing Pains (Book I)
General Fiction"Can we leave?" Aaliyah quietly questioned Aubree as she approached them. He stood in a corner with Luke, per usual. Once Aubree took a look at her, the look on her face told it all, she didn't want to be here anymore. "Why, what's up?" He questi...
