My eyes fluttered open. I wasn't in my room anymore. My arms were covered in tubes and I realized I was In a hospital room. I looked around. Mikey was in one of the chairs in the corner, reading a magazine.
"Where am I?" I asked.
"Oh, thank God you're awake. How do you feel?"
"Light-headed," I said, "But what happened?"
"Well yesterday, I thought I should go over to your house to see you, you know, to make sure you're still not upset about the coffee thing. You didn't answer when I called your name, so I went up to your room. And there I saw it, the most horrifying sight. There you were, pale, and laying in a pool of blood. You had a razor blade in your hand and a huge gash on your wrist. I carried you out to my car and rushed you to the hospital. Turns out, you hit a vein." I stared at him in disbelief. My mouth opened, but I couldn't find words. He had saved my life.
"Oh my gosh Mikey, I can't thank you enough. Without you, I would be dead." He didn't say anything, just walked across the room and gave me a huge hug.
"You get out of the hospital tomorrow. They just want to make sure you have enough blood before they release you."
"Okay, that doesn't sound so bad." He smiled.
"Do you mind if I ask... Why did you cut?" I looked down, ashamed.
"I was in the bathroom yesterday and Gabriella and her friends walked in and said that you don't love me, that you're just using me to get to another girl."
"What? No! That's crazy! I really like you, Rose. I really do. I would never do that." I couldn't help but smile and blush.
"Well, I should probably get going. But I'll visit you first thing tomorrow, okay? I promise."
"It's fine, I understand. See you tomorrow. And once again, thank you so much."
"No problem," he said. He gave me another loving squeeze before heading out the door.
The next morning, Mikey paid his visit just like he said he would.
"Good morning, sunshine!" He said as he strided across the room, to me. I grinned and hugged him. "Doctor says you can come out any time you want. Just say the word."
"Then I'll leave right now, I guess."
"Hey! I have an idea," he said, "why don't I bring you back to my place? So you can meet the rest of the guys like I said you could?"
"Sounds great," I said with a smile.
