The not so straight Ingrid Brandl Galatea

Ingrid Galatea and the hospital

Ingrid was in pain, but she didn't quite processed it yet. She rise her head from the table, everyone was around her. Claude and a pink haired girl where asking her something but her were ringing so she didn't hear what they were saying. She looked down. Her clothes were soaked in coffee and blood, she reached for her nose... yep it was bleeding, her forehead... also bleeding, luckily the coffee wasn't boiling, so that was a good thing. She tried to get up from the table but she almost fell, she was dizzy, quite the hit.

Claude sat her down again "Can you hear me? are you dizzy?" she could finally heard him, she nod to what he was asking "Hilda move your ass, bring the fucking car" she could see that the whole place went quiet with concern. Lysithea was talking with a employer, she point at Ingrid and payed him, which she could guess was her coffee and muffin, makes sense since the hit was the deer gang fault.

"My truck" she point at her vehichle "My truck is over there i'll go home" she said, she didn't have money for the medic bill this month, besides how bad could the hit have been.

"Umm i think not, you weren't able to stand up just now and you didn't hear us for like 5 minutes there so you're in no conditions to drive" Claude told her, he had a point "wait here, my friend went to bring the car, we're taking you to the hospital"
Oh shit, hell no.

"I can't go, the bill will kill me, just take me home and i'll put some ice over the wound" Ingrid said downplaying the whole thing.

"Are you out of your mind? forget the fucking bill, we're paying it, it was completely our fault" Claude was really concerned.

Hilda bringed the car and Claude helped Ingrid the get it, he seated her on the back seat and he seated in the front one. Before they could go Lysithea jumped in the car next to Ingrid with some ice and a napkin. Ingrid held the ice on her forehead and the napkin on the nose, she dind't want to make a mess of blood on the car. Hilda started the car and drove to the nearest hospital.

Once they arrived Claude wen't to the clinic reception to talk with the nurses while Hilda and Lysithea helped help Ingrid to take a seat. They sat there in complete silence.

"Does it hurt" Hilda asked and Ingrid looked at her pissed "Guess it does. Listen, im really sorry, i didn't saw you were there, i meant to hit my friend"

"You shouldn't hit anyone, least in a place full of people" Ingrid didn't raised her voive since they were on a hospital, but that didn't made her sound any less angry.

"Okay yes, you're right. But im really sorry." she gave up, Ingrid was really furious right now so she would apologize later.

Claude approached to Ingrid "You'll be called shortly. Do you need me to go inside with you?" he said concerned.

"No, it's fine. Im an adult i can go by-"

"I'll go with you" Ingrid looked at Hilda again with the same face as before "Come on, i owe you at least this much" the pink girl said

"Do what you want" Ingrid finished their talk there.

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"Ingrid Galatea" they called after 10 minutes of waiting.

"How did you knew my name" she asked Claude, she don't remember telling him.

"He didn't, i knew it" Of course, Lysithea, they shared Mr. Eisner class togheter.

"I see" she said while standing up to go to the room, Hilda followed her. Seems like she'd really go with her. "You're really coming with me?"

"Of course i am, i told you i'll do it" Hilda acted offended but she seems like it was joking, Ingrid wasn't taking it, so she went silent again.

Ingrid opened the door and greeted the doctor "Im guessing you're Ingrid, oh, um, im hoping the coffee was bad so at least it wasn't wasted" the doctor joked when she saw ingrid clothes.

"I am, and sadly, it was a very good coffee"

"What a shame" Hilda entered the consultory with Ingrid "I see you came with a friend?" the doctor said.

"She's not my friend doc" Ingrid corrected her looking angry at Hilda "she is the reason why im here"

"Oh... sorry" the doctor apologized and Hilda sighed.

"You dont have to remind me that you're furious every minute" Hilda said half angry herself.

"Okay girls no need to fight in here, let me see those wounds"

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Turns out the wounds weren't that bad, the medic cleaned them and out some bandages on her forehead and a band aid on the bridge of her nose. She was now back in the car, Claude was driving this time, seems it was his.

"Where do you live Ingrid?" he asked "we'll take you home"

"Um actually. could you take me back to the coffee shop? my truck is still in there" Ingrid could go home and went for her truck tomorrow, but she felt bad leaving it there.

"Are you sure? i know the wounds weren't that bad but i'd prefer if you didn't drive today. Just to be safe"

"You have a point, but i really need my truck" she lied.

"I've got an idea. Hilda would you mind driving Ingrid back home in her truck?" Claude said "You know since all this is kinda your fault"

"Hey, come on, there is no need to say it like that... But i wouldn't mind driving you home" Hilda looked at Ingrid.

She was still pissed with the girl and would have prefered to say no, but the proposition was goo enough for her "I guess it would do" Hilda could notice that she wasn't quite happy with the idea.

At her request Claude drove her to the coffee shop to get her truck. Once they arrived Ingrid and Hilda got out of the car "All right girls if you need anything just call me all right. And again, Ingrid, we're really sorry for today" Claude seemed like a goo person.

"You better not crash her truck. Did you hear dumb bitch? If you do it i'll kill you myself" Lysithea threating someone was surprisingly scary considering her height.

"Come on, im not that careless. you know me" Hilda defended herself but all three of them looked at her dead serious "Okay i promise you i wont crash the truck. Better? now let's go"

Ingrid and Hilda jumped into the van and the blonde passed her keys to the other girl. The ride was quite silent. Ingrid was looking at her phone. It was pretty late now, Dorothea didn't send her any text. Did she forget? or perhaps she wasn't interested in her at all. Ingrid guessed she was looking kinda sad since the other girl noticed.

"You okay there buddy?" Hilda asked concerned "Boys problems"

"Im not your buddy, rember that. And it's kinda none of your business" This girl hitted her with a back up and made her hit against a table, soaked her in her own coffee and now tried to act all buddy buddy with her?

"Okay. Um rude" Hilda said offended, the drive was silent for a moment again "Listen i get that you're angry with me but im really trying to make things right here. Let's see we dindt present each other formally right? why don't we start there"

Ingrid gave it a thought, the girl really was trying her hard "Ingrid, Ingrid Brandl Galatea" this dind't mean she was forgiven though.

"Lovely name Ingrid" Said Hilda looking her in the eyes. Ingrid was amazed with Hilda eyes, they were beautiful "Im Hilda, Hilda Valentin Goneril" Said looking back at the road.

Now that she couldn't see her eyes anymore her brain processed what she just heard. Hilda Valentin Goneril, she heard that name somewhere, but where... oh.

"You've gotta be fucking kidding me"