The Mafia's Butterfly (Rewriting)

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Josephina

"I'm awake. I'm okay." 

I can't believe they're here. I can't believe they actually stayed since I last heard them or saw them. My eyes travel behind them and I notice that there isn't anyone following them. Ezra and Alexander must have left a while ago and to be honest I can't even be mad at them. Why stay for a girl you don't even know?

I look over at Clara and then look over at Felix again. On either side of me, they stand, holding my hand and look over me. 

"How bad is it?" I ask and wince slightly as I try to move a bit and get into a more seated position. I really don't want to know, partially because I do already know that my injuries are bad because I mean I was the one who endured them but I don't want to know because it's probably worse than I think or perceive it. I also know though that it's important I do know because this is my health we're talking about here. 

"You can't move too harshly!" Felix scolds me and moves to help me move ever so slightly so that I'm in a sort of seated position. I smile at him weakly because I did not move harshly at all but I know he's saying it out of concern. 

"Do you want us to be honest?" Clara asks after helping settle down a bit into the new position. 

I nod and smile again. "I mean I know how bad it could be but give me medical terms please." Clara nods and starts giving me a run down on what the doctor told them.

It takes about 15 minutes for both Clara and Felix to tell me because Clara started crying and then Felix had to take over but then apparently Felix wasn't telling me some things and so Clara got upset at him and then they had a little argument about it until I cleared my throat and they remembered I was in here. 

"I don't mind the entertainment because I'll be here for awhile but first finish telling me." I giggle as best as I can, given my current condition. 

Felix and Clara both look at me sheepishly and walk back to my side and sit down next to the bed. However, the minute Felix sits down, he jumps up and grabs his phone. 

"I forgot that Alexander said we must call him as soon as we get news." He says and walks out of the room to make the call, I assume. 

"He wants you to phone him?" I ask in a whisper and stare at the door a little longer where Felix just walked out. Why does he want to know? I don't mean that in a rude way but just in general like, he doesn't know me that well? I mean he only knows me as his sister's friend so why care so much? Am I overthinking this too much? I feel like I'm overthinking this way too much. 

"I'm also wondering what you're thinking." Clara mentions and I turn around to look at her and see her also looking over at the door where Felix just left and is just staring. I can hear Felix barely speaking outside the door. 

"Which is?" 

She turns and looks at me and smiles. I look back at her in confusion because why is she looking at me like that? She is smiling so hard at me right now and I don't know why and it's kind of creeping me out. 

"I might be wrong though." She says out loud and I tilt my head in confusion because I really don't know what she's talking about. She snaps out of her zoning out moment and looks at me again.

"They left awhile ago because there was some work to do." She explains and I decide to just leave the conversation before and move on because Clara is doing that and I might as well too. I got bigger things to worry about.

"Understandable." I nod and ask again about what the doctor said and how long I'll be in here for. Clara lets me know all of the information that wasn't said before and I sigh out loud and slump slightly.