Dumb Love (completed)

(6) Hospital

"She's waking up." A deep, British voice said.

I looked around. I saw white. No, not even white, beige. And gray.

I was in a hospital room. In a hospital bed.

"Carter? Sweety, are you awake?" A different voice said, this time a womens.

"Who are you...am I OK?" I asked confused.

"I'm Dr.Smith, this is Nurse Kate." The first voice said. He was tall and muscular. With blonde curly hair and brown eyes.

That was the British voice!

"Hi." Nurse Kate said smiling. She had long black hair and big brown kind eyes. She kinda looked like Pocahontas.

"Well, that's great and all but where are my parents?" I asked. I really only meant my mom though.

"We couldn't get a hold of them." Nurse Kate said, "You're father is unemployed and we called you're mother's office to find out where she is and they had no clue."

"They didn't know where my mom was!?" I yelled.

"I'm afraid not." Kate sighed

"She was supposed to be in New York..." I mumbled under my breath.

"What?" Smith asked.

"Nothing, so am I OK?" I asked.

"Well, I could give you a lot of fancy doctor talk, but basically the bullet did a lot of damage it almost pierced you're right lung." He sighed.

"So that means what..?" I asked.

"Unfortunately you get the result... of the right half of your body being paralyzed..." He sighed.

I started crying. "What!", I said, "Why can't you fix it?!What happened to the surgery!?" I started screaming. I tried to get up but my right arm weighed down.

"Carter really sorry. We really did do the best we could do, unfortunately it took too long and it started and affecting your blood. You're paralyzed only from the knee down that means that you could walk just not very well so you're going to have to be in a wheelchair while you're in the hospital." He said.

"Why do I still have to be in the hospital!? You said you did the best you can do, and I'm paralyzed. So I think that you've done enough." I spat.

"They did the best they could do in surgery Carter. Now that you're recovering we can try and work some magic. You might not be able to move the same as you did before but maybe you can still move." She said.

"That's why we have to keep you in the hospital but you have to stay off of your leg, that's why you need a wheelchair." Kate said.

"How long do you think this will take?" I sighed.

"We don't know." Dr.Smith said.

"What will I do if I'll be in this dumb hospital for the next couple of weeks of my life?" I grouched.

"You'll be pretty busy with medicine, and I assume that you will have lots of visitors. And the police will be coming to ask you a few questions about the night you were shot." Kate said.

"Later on some nurses will bring a TV for you, but there is a play room where many children go who stay here but I assume you're too old for that." Dr.Smith laughed

"And we'll be bringing you your meals throughout the day, someone will come here that goes to your school to bring you your homework." Kate added.

"Your first round of medication will come with your meal. We'll leave you alone now to rest. I'll see you when we bring around the TV." Kate said as the both walked out.

I turned to the side crying and closing my eyes trying to go to sleep.

I'm paralyzed and they have no idea where my mom is. Why would she leave me!? What am I doing wrong...?

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"Carter? You have a visitor."

I had to work hard just to turn around and sit up. I looked up and I saw Zander.

"I wish I took the shot." He said.

"Don't say that." I said.

He stared at me for a while then sat down on the side of the bed.

"What's all wrong with you anyway?" He said.

"Well, the right half of my body is paralyzed except for the knee down." I said trying my best not to cry again.

"What happened that night? I mean I barely remember." I said.

"...So do you remember our kiss?" He asked.

"Yes. And you trying to tell me what happened between you and Natalia, but that's it." I said.

"Camille's parents came home and thought we were trying to rob them." He sighed.

"Didn't they know about the party?" I asked.

"No, Camille didn't tell them and when they came home, she made everyone hide. Leaving us outside." He said angrily.

"Don't be mad." I said quietly.

"YOU COULD'VE DIED!" He yelled jumping up.

"But I didn't. There was nothing you could've done." I said.

"I ran away! I should've made sure you were safe!" He shouted.

"You thought I was. I put myself in danger, I ran back. It was my fault. Not yours." I said.

He stared at me some more then sat down in the chair next to the TV.

"There are a lot of complicated pieces to what happened...and a lot of things I still can't tell anyone." He sighed.

"Just tell me all you can." I said.

"I was caught up with a lot of the wrong people before.. I made a deal with someone and couldn't repay them....please don't think of me any different..." He quivered.

"Zander..." I said worried.

"I killed someone okay!" He said jumping up running his hand through his hair.

"Zander..." I started.

"The guy I promised to repay made me come to "get something back" from someone, but he lied. He asked me to take a gun just in case so I bought one. On the night it happened I put it in the glove box. He took it out and shot them. Then we drove away." He cutt me off. I could tell he was fighting tears.

"Zander, I still love you. I don't care what happened in your past. But I don't see how Natalia knows." I said.

"She was at the house. She watched. I knew her at the time and apparently she liked me. She was a loser then and made me date her to raise her popularity." He sighed.

"That's ridiculous!" I yelled.

"I know." He said.

"We'll find a way to be together. I know it." I said.

The door opened and Dr.Smith walked in with a tall, muscely, guy.

"I don't mean to interrupt, but Carter needs her rest." Smith said.

"Who's he?" I questioned.

"Just another one of my patients I have to take care of." Smith said.

He gave Zander a weird look. Like he was trying to figure him out.

"Ya I better go." Zander said.

He rushed out quick...almost to quick.

"Go wait in your room." Smith said to the other patient.

"Ready for your medicine?" Smith asked holding a pill some weird juice and a tray of food.

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AJ