Palm Woods Love | Kendall Knight

Chapter 53

Kendall
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Today's the day that Natalie returns back to the Palm Woods from the hospital, and I don't know how I'm going to handle seeing her after a month. Yes, I've dealt with not seeing her for two months, but that's because she went back home to Minnesota.

"You coming up there too?" Logan asked, while putting his book on the kitchen counter. I shook my head. "Not right away. I still have a lot going on in my mind right now."

"Okay then. See you later Kendall."

I waved him out of the door and sat at the bar stool behind the counter. I know that I should be up there with Logan and Jo, but I'm scared of Natalie's reaction when and if she sees me up there. Is she going to be happy? Angry? Sad? Who knows, and I don't want to find out.

I laid my head down on the counter, letting my arms dangle down my sides. My mom, who just found out that Natalie's coming home too, was putting chicken into the oven.

"Are you sure you don't want to go up there, honey?

I lifted my head to see my moms face in front of mine. I jumped back a little, not expecting to see her this close to me. "I'm probably going to go up there in a few hours. I already told Logan before he left."

"Alright, if that's what you want."

She sighed before going down the hall and towards her room. Katie came bouncing in through the door, her hands full of boxes. I gave her a look before looking closer at the box. It was a like lifetime supply of fruit snacks. My mouth dropped open and I hopped off the bar stool and glided over towards my little sister.

"Katie, how in the world did you get that much fruit snacks?" I asked, my eyes intently on the box in front of me.

"You know Bitters. He always has his storage room filled with snacks for the vending machine." Of course, Katie's mischievous and finds any way to get into Bitter's storage room.

I was in awe as I reached my hand down into the box, both of my hands actually, and pulled out at least ten packs of fruit snacks.

"I don't think so big brother." Katie kicked my knee and all the snacks fell out of my hands as I bunched over, holding my knee. "Ow. Really Katie?"

"Sorry." She laughed then left before I could even blink.

I got up from the floor and checked the time. It was almost two, meaning that Natalie would be leaving very shortly. I might as well go up there and see her before she comes here and sees me first.

"Mom! I'm going up to the hospital." I yelled to my mom as I walked out the door. I pressed the lobby button in the elevator and waited until the door opened.

"Leaving, are we Kendall?" I slowly spun around and saw Emma. My eyes nearly popped out of their sockets when I saw her face. Like my last encounter with her, all the thoughts of her and Natalie and me flashed across my mind. I took a big gulp before preceding to open my mouth.

"Yeah, I am. I'm going to see my gi—Natalie." I stopped myself before I said something that wasn't true.

"How about you stay here with me instead?" A smirk was plastered on Emma's face but I clearly resisted it. "As much as I would hate it, I'd rather not." I said before running out of the lobby.

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I watched as Logan slipped into Natalie's room, which I took the opportunity to follow him, but I waited back for a few minutes before doing so. Slowly, I worked my way up to Natalie's door that was wide open, but me being me, I stood next to the door so that they wouldn't see me.

I knocked lightly on the doorframe before stepping into view. Logan and Jo's face both lit up at my presence, but my mind was on Natalie. There she stood, dressed and awake. Alive.

"Oh my god, Natalie. I love you so much." I whispered before running over and embracing her in a hug that I was waiting so long to do.

She pulled away, harshly may I add, and gave me a confusing and slightly terrified look.

"Who...are you?"

My heart dropped to feet then shattered. Natalie doesn't remember me.

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