'Every girl can be nasty' (Machine Gun Kelly)

24.

It was two whole days later and Kells was still sick, this wasn't a normal type of sick, this was what most people would go to the emergency room for.

"Babe you really need to go to the emergency room, I'm telling you it's this bullshit you keep putting in your body!"

"Aaliyah don't!" He snapped back hissing in pain and grasping his chest moments later. He kept describing it as a sharp pain that would literally take his breath away.

I couldn't stand to see him going through this pain, but he was just so stubborn. "Ok ok I'm sorry please don't get stressed or angry or anything."  I said as I rushed beside him.

"Can I-" I started to ask, but stopped when I heard him wheezing. He was already shaking his head no at me.

"But you're so stubborn!" I huffed as my voice began to quiver, I couldn't help but feel so worried and frustrated at the same time.

I could hear him getting more and more restricted as he tried to breath, he held on to my shirt accidentally ripping it.

"I've got to babe!" I said not even getting any kind of response.

I grabbed my phone out of my pocket with shaky hands. I dialled for an emergency and used my other hand to check if he was breathing. As soon as the operator was on I answered her questions and explained.
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"No there's no real breaths being taken it's just wheezing, he was holding on to me and now his grip is gone, he's all floppy, please hurry, he can't breathe...please."

The operator on the other end of the phone tried to reassure me that the emergency services were on their way.

I was usually calm in these situations, since I had worked in the medical field before, however I couldn't control myself. I couldn't do anything to help him and it was killing me. I couldn't stop myself from sobbing. Minutes went by and the operator said I couldn't perform cpr since he had a pulse and since he was wheezing.

"Kells, kells!....Colson!! Please!" I couldn't help but panic.

The operator continued to talk to me telling that the emergency services were there, so I rushed down stairs to let them in. They rushed upstairs straight to the room with all their equipment, and although I followed I quickly realised  I couldn't stand to watch them work on him, so I took the initiative to pack his rucksack including necessities like phones, chargers, clothes and his toothbrush.

I tried to keep myself busy but still managed to hear the word pneumothorax mentioned a lot, which I recognised as a collapsed lung. I wasn't sure what else to do, usually there would always be someone in the house whether it was Casie, or management or even one of Kells' friends but for once there wasn't. After roughly 10-15 minutes they had managed to stabilise him so they moved him down the stairs and out of the door I stumbled behind them with a bag, locking the door behind myself.

——————————————(6 hours later)

"We were able to stabilise him with a non-surgical procedure, and he should be waking up soon, we're going to have to keep him in here for a few weeks though." The doctor gave me a small smile.
"Umm is there anything he can do to prevent this from happening again?" I asked already guessing the answer in my head.
"Considering the amount of illegal substances in his system, I would suggest stopping that, there was a hole in his lung which can be caused by smoking or 'snorting' things that can damage the lungs. The bigger hole gets and the more a lung gets damaged, the more likely it is to collapse."
"Ok thank you-"
"I would suggest you don't repeat what I just told you since there were some personal details in there that the patient may have not wanted you to know."
" Of course I understand, but I'm still wondering is that it? no more treatment after three weeks."
"Oh well his lungs are damaged, so he will be on oxygen for a week or two...or three after his discharge, his lungs aren't at full capacity so they are going  to need time and medication to heal."
"He should be awake soon so you can go in. The nurse should be inside." She gave me a smile and rushed off.
I sighed to myself and walked into the room quietly. I noticed the nurse jump as I closed the door behind me.
"Hi I'm Nurse Lola, you must be the little one!" The girl spoke with a patronising tone.
I have her a small smile and shook my head no. I became more agitated when I looked her up and down, she had bright blue eyes,
Plump fake lips, straight blonde hair and her figure could still be seen through her uniform. Although I could tell she had more plastic in her than the average person, I certainly wouldn't be able to deny her beauty.
"I'm Lia, I'm his...girlfriend." I hesitantly spoke.
"Oops, well you should take it as a compliment, I just pictured a woman I guess..." the girl trailed off.
"Oh it's ok, don't worry." I answered simply. Sitting down on the nearest chair.
"Oh he's waking up, I'll give you some space." I noticed the way 'Nurse Lola ' had her hand on Colsons' as she appeared to caress it, I wanted to push her out of the way so that I would be the person he would see when he opened his eyes. I want to hop forward and declare my presence as his eyes fluttered open but I really didn't want to overwhelm him. I watched quietly, as he opened his eyes, I noticed him gasp slightly, in what appeared to be pain, I clenched my fish when I saw Lola stroke the side of MY boyfriends face softly. "Are you my doctor?!" Kells asked with a hint of surprise in his voice.
"I'm your nurse, you suffered from a collapsed lung so you're gonna be stuck here for a few weeks yet." She said with a giggle.
"Ain't no complaints" He answered.
She was hovering over him like a vulture would over it's prey. I decided to 'play sleep' as I knew he hadn't even realised I was in the room yet. I thought it would be less awkward if I didn't watch their conversation.
"I'm going to give you some space just press the buzzer and ask for me if you need anything." I heard Lola continue.
"Okay" Kells answered.
I kept my eyes closed as I heard her footsteps pass me, of course she would know I was pretending, but I didn't care. I heard a small chuckle and it wasn't long before a felt something hit me in the face, it was a pillow to be precise I held it in one arm as I pretended to wake up.
"Hey lifesaver." He said with a smile on his face.
I rolled my eyes playfully, as I walked up to him and tucked the pillow back behind his head.
"Don't ever scare me like that again." I spoke as I dragged the chair closer to him.
"I'm sorry I put you through that, thanks for being here though babe." Kells smiled at me before interlocked his hand with mine and kissing the back of it.
Even with the tubes taped to his cheeks I couldn't help but take in his beauty, I could tell he was sorry by the look in his bright blue eyes.
"I couldn't get into your phone so you really need to give Cas and your friends a call...especially your manager." I said with raised eyebrows.
"I will."
"I'm serious I'm sure they will see the it online soon."
I gave Kells a little side eye when I noticed the odd look he was giving me.
"Ay please tell me how that happened." He said with a raised eyebrow. I cocked my head sideways since he was laying on his side looking at me. He gestured towards my chest using his head. I looked down and saw that my shirt was ripped open.
"You." I said simply as I covered my face, that hoe ass nurse literally had seen me in such a state, no wonder she thought she could go for my man.
"Fuck, I really put you through it huh?" He said as I gave a shy shrug of my shoulders in response.
"I need to go buy a shirt, do you want some food?" I asked
"No I don't want you do anything more you need to go home and rest, plus I'm sure I can sweet talk the nurse into getting me chik-fil-a"
(a/n: we don't have that restaurant in the UK... I think we might have 1? But I obviously don't know how to spell it😂)

"Colson!" I stopped myself from hitting his chest but I pouted at him.
"Relax." He chuckled.
"Ok well I'm going to take your advice, since I'm tired and go home, I'll be back lunchtime tomorrow." I gave him a small smile.
"Ok baby." He smiled back at me, after we kissed softly, I got myself up and began too walk to the door. I really wanted to stay talking with him for hours but I didn't want to cause an argument by chastising him, so I left.