The Boy Next Door

twenty eight

OWENS POV
I was sitting at lunch and everyone was quiet. All I could think about was Amelia. Derek and Liz didn't come to school today.
"Is she okay? Did you see her?" April asked.
"Yeah," I said, "she's okay."
"Should we all go visit? Would she want us to visit?" Callie asked.
"I don't know," I said.
"Well we should try," Jackson said.
"We should bring cookies," April said, "she likes cookies right?"
"Yeah," I said, "thats a good idea."
"Flowers?" Jackson said.
"Yeah," Callie said.
"Has she answered your texts?" April asked me.
"No," I said, "I don't think she had her phone."
"Oh okay," April said.
"Did she talk to you?" Jackson said.
"Yeah," I said.
"What happened?" Callie asked, "We know she went to the hospital but what happened?"
"Callie if he doesn't want to say," Jackson said.
"It's not my place to say what happened," I said.
"Okay," Callie said.
"We should all go over tonight," I said.
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The four of us got to the hospital and I texted Amelia's mom that we were here and she said Amelia said it was okay if we all came.
"There's something you should know," I said before we walked in.
"What?" April said.
"She's in the psych ward," I said.
"Did she?" Callie said, "Try to kill herself?"
"Yes," I sighed.
"Oh my gosh," April said.
"Just be careful what you say," I said.
"Okay," they nodded. We walked in and got in the elevator and went up to her floor where Carolyn was waiting for us.
"Hey she's talking with Webber right now but she should be done in a few minutes," She said.
"Okay," I said.
"Thank you guys for coming it'll mean a lot to her," her mom said and hugged us. Doctor Webber walked out of the room and saw us.
"You should give her a minute," he said, "Carolyn you might want to talk to her."
CAROLYNS POV
I opened Amelia's door and she was looking out the window.
"Hey," I said.
"Hi," she said quietly.
"You okay?" I asked. She turned to look at me and she was crying.
"What's wrong? What did the doctor say?" I asked.
"I'm trying to eat!" She cried, "I'm trying!"
"Okay I know," I said and walked over to her.
"I'm trying," she cried. I wrapped my arms around her and she was shaking so much. She was so fragile. I rubbed her back and kissed her head.
"I know you are," I said, "you have some visitors."
"Owen?" She said.
"Yes, Owen and your friends," I said.
"He came back," she said.
"He cares about you very much Amelia," I said.
"Yeah," she said.
"So I can let them in?" I said.
"Mhm," she sniffled.
"Okay," I said. I walked out to find Owen, Jackson, Callie, and April.
"Is she okay?" Callie asked.
"Yes," I said, "Just don't talk about hospital food, or any food, or eating. She's sensitive about that right now okay? It might upset her I don't know."
"Do you want to take the cookies?" April asked.
"Yes thank you, I'll make sure she gets them later I promise," I said and hugged April.
"Okay," she nodded.
OWENS POV
"I'll go in first," I said.
"Okay," they nodded. I opened the door and Amelia was sitting on her hospital bed.
"Hey," I said.
"Hi," she said quietly.
"Hi," everyone else said.
"Hi guys," she said.
"Can I hug you?" April asked.
"Sure come here," Amelia said and opened her arms for her.
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We all stayed for about 2 hours and then Jackson, April, and Callie went home. I decided I wanted to stay with Amelia.
"You're still here," she said as I walked back into the room.
"I am," I said, "if that's okay."
"That's okay," she said
"Okay," I said, "your mom told me she was getting you something to eat downstairs."
"Okay," she said, "thank you."
"You're welcome," I said.
"Thanks for bringing everyone by," she said softly.
"You're welcome," I said.
"I appreciate it," she said. I smiled and sat down in the chair next to her bed. Her door opened and it Carolyn.
"I brought you something," Carolyn said.
"What is it?" Amelia said.
"A sandwich and chips," carolyn said.
"Did Doctor Know it all see you bring that in here? So he can stop yelling at me?" Amelia said.
"Yes Doctor Webber saw me," Carolyn said.
"Good," Amelia said and took the plate from her. It was good to see her eating.
AMELIAS POV
My friends came for a little while. It was nice. Owen stayed for a little while after which I appreciated. Now Derek, Liz, and my mom were here.
"So how was seeing your friends?" Liz asked.
"It was good," I said.
"I see you're eating cafeteria food," Derek said.
"Yeah," I shrugged, "it's okay I guess."
"Owens back," Liz said.
"Yeah," I shrugged.
"He comes back everyday," Liz said.
"Yeah," I said, "he does." The door opened and it was Nancy.
"Hi oh my gosh are you okay?" She said and hugged me, "I'm so sorry I couldn't get here sooner I had finals all week but I'm here. Are you okay?"
"I'm okay," I said, "you didn't have to come it's fine." She hugged me again and then sat down next to me. It felt weird having her here.
"Kathleen said she is landing in 2 hours," Nancy said, "okay?"
"Okay," I said.
NANCYS POV
Amelia broke my heart. She was so thin. I mean don't get me wrong she was always skinny but now she was so skinny. I hated she was doing this to herself. The fact that she attempted suicide breaks my heart. Visiting hours were over and Amelia was asleep anyway so the five of us went home. Kathleen flew in from UPenn and talked to Amelia for a little bit. The five of us got home. And I walked past Amelia's room, which was absolutely destroyed.
"What happened?" I asked my mom who met me in the hallway.
"It's a long story," my mom said quietly, "Her and Derek got into an argument, she was really upset, he apologized day after day but I don't know what happened, she stopped eating, she stopped going to school, and, two days ago I found her in the bathroom lying in her own blood." My mom started crying and I hugged her.
OWENS POV
I was laying in my bed thinking about Amelia. My door opened and it was my mom.
"Hey," my mom said.
"Hey," I said.
"How was Amelia today?" She asked.
"I saw her eat," I said.
"That's good," she said, "right?"
"Yeah," I said, "yeah it is."
"Are you going to go back tomorrow?" She asked.
"Yeah," I said.
"She needs you," she said.
"Yeah," I said. My phone rang and I looked over and it was Amelia.
"Mind if I take it?" I said.
"Nope," she said and kissed my head, "Good night Owen."
"Night mom," I said and hit accept.
"Hey, are you okay?" I said as I answered the phone.
"Hey, yeah I'm okay, I just, I missed your voice," she said.