Never let you go

Chapter 7

Hunter:

I'm both relieved and angered when the nurse interrupts Grey and me. I'm relieved because I think I was just about to tell Grey how I believed that I would have done anything for her. I was staring at her and she's just so beautiful and sweet and funny and it became clear to me that this girl probably did have me wrapped around her finger before. That's why I'm relieved because I can't possibly say things like that to her. She's a stranger to me. I'm letting the idea that I cared for her before cloud my judgment. I didn't deserve to be happy and I certainly didn't deserve someone like Grey. I'm angry because Grey's visits have actually become my favorite part of my day. I found myself looking forward to them so to have that visit be cut short by a nurse made me a little pissed. I'm hoping she'll come back but she probably won't. I wonder if she'll come visit me at my apartment when I'm released today and when I think about the possibility that she won't I feel a sharp pain in my chest. What the hell was that? Why should I care if she comes to visit me or not? Because you like her. Ugh I needed to do something about this. I needed to get this girl out of my head.

Two hours later I'm released from the hospital and freedom has never tasted so sweet. The cold February New England air surprises me because in my head it's May but I welcome it anyway. I like the way the wind bites at my skin and scratches my lungs when I breathe it in. It makes me feel like I'm waking up. My mother and father take me back to my apartment and I can tell my mom is not okay with how small and crappy my apartment is but as I look around I don't really care. I actually kind of like it. It's very unlike our large 5 bedroom house in Virginia. I always wondered why we had 5 bedrooms when only three people lived there and two of them shared a room. It seemed ridiculous to me but my dad was a rich and powerful man and I think he liked showing that off.

They help me get settled in and then they leave to go back to the hotel. My mom says they'll be back later to drop off some food but I know she means that only she'll be back. I doubt my father will come with her. He has said six words to me the entire time he has been here and they were 'hey Hunter I'm glad you're alright'. Other than that he hasn't spoken to me. The accident may have happened over a year and a half ago but he hasn't forgotten and he sure as hell hasn't forgiven me. He still hates me. I guess that's what I deserve though. I guess I'm lucky he came to see me at all but I suppose that was more for my mother's sake than mine. The man couldn't deny her a thing.

While they are gone I lie in my bed and watch TV. It sucks because I can't actually get up on my own if I need to so I'm stuck here. I suddenly hope I don't have to go to the bathroom or else I'm screwed. It also crosses my mind that if anyone comes to visit me I can't exactly get up to let them in. This was going to be a major problem.

Of course there is absolutely nothing on TV and I'm starting to get hungry and restless and I think that my pain meds are wearing off. Great. I hope my mom comes back soon otherwise I might just decide to get up on my own and see if I have any food in this place. I couldn't lie here much longer.

Just when I'm about to decide to get up on my own I hear the door to my apartment open. Thank god.

"About time" I sigh. I know I shouldn't talk to my mom this way but like I said I'm an asshole. "I was about to just get up and try walking on my own if you took any longer."

"Don't even think about it" I hear someone say and the voice does not belong to my mother. It's Grey. What the fuck?

"How did you get in here?" I ask her when she comes to my room.

"I may have sweet talked your land lord into letting me in" she tells me and there is this cute wicked gleam in her eyes. "I told him I needed to check on you."

"Ok that explains how you got in" I say. "But why are you here?" I'm being kind of a dick but I really was curious. Why would she come here? Was she worried about me?