Ch. 4
"Hello Miss Charlotte, how are you feeling?" a tall, handsome man asked as he walked towards Charlotte's bed.
"Okay," she whispered. She looked up at him and watched as he strode across the room to work with some machines. He had black, spiked hair and dark stubble lining his sharply chiseled jaw. He smiled at her with bright white teeth and his dark brown eyes sparkled in the light. She gave him a tiny grin as he asked multiple questions, writing things down on his clipboard and checking the beeping machines every so often.
"You're all set, Miss Charlotte. Is there anything else you need before we tell your family they can come visit?" the doctor asked, putting his hand on the doorknob.
"How's Michael?" she asked pitifully.
"Michael?" the doctor said, furrowing his brow.
"He's another patient. I'm not sure of his last name, though. He was involved in the same accident I was. Isn't he your patient?"
"Oh no, dear. If you're talking about who I think you are, he's Dr. Carson's patient. I'm Dr. O'Brien," he replied. "But, even if I knew anything, I would not legally be allowed to tell you of his condition. I'm sorry."
Charlotte sighed and nodded as Dr. O'Brien started to make his way out of the room.
"Hey," she muttered, catching his attention. He spun on his feet and faced her.
"Yes?"
"When will I be allowed to move around?" she asked, wanting to go to another room in the hospital and see Michael.
"Well, I guess we can get a nurse to push you around in a wheelchair later today or maybe tomorrow. Would you like me to get your family?"
"No, but thank you. I don't want to see anyone until I can see Michael," she stated firmly. The doctor sighed, nodded, and left the room without another word. She reached over to a small table next to her bed and grabbed the phone, calling for one of the nurses from earlier.
"Is everything okay?" the nurse asked, rushing into her room a couple minutes later. Charlotte nodded and sighed.
"The doctor said I can maybe be wheeled around the hospital today or tomorrow. Can you take me to see Michael?" she pleaded, feeling very desperate.
She sighed, "I don't think I can right now. He's in bad shape. It wouldn't help you to see him, I promise. We'll see what we can do as he hopefully gets better."
Charlotte felt like a huge weight was dropped onto her shoulders. Without being able to control it, she burst into sobs, tears streaming down her face. The nurse ran to her side, letting her cry into her chest.
"It's all my fault," Charlotte whimpered as the nurse stroked her back.
"It's not, sweetie," she replied, attempting to soothe the sobbing teenager.
"Yes it is!" the brunette yelled, slamming her unbroken hand on the sheets. All the emotions of what happened were just hitting her; the guilt, the anger, the sadness, even a little embarrassment as she felt stupid because she didn't look for cars before running into the road.
"Would you like for me to go get your mom?" the tall woman asked. Charlotte shook her head into the nurse's chest. "You need to see your family. I guess we can give you a little more time, but if you don't let them come by tomorrow morning, we're letting them in with or without your consent."
"Okay," Charlotte said, sitting up and laying back on the bed. "Can I be alone?"
"Absolutely. My name's Crystal, so if you need me at any point, call for me on the phone," the nurse instructed, leaving the room. Charlotte felt tears fall down her face again, overwhelmed by everything. Before long, she had cried herself to sleep.
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aahhh omg i'm so sorry this is late... i kind of forgot on saturday bc i was really busy and sunday i was having some issues and then yesterday i started musical rehearsal for school (which i'm v excited about) but yeah here's chapter four and i'm sorry it's so late i still love you i swear
okay that's all for now
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Fanfiction"Do you want to know the whole story?" she asked and he nodded. "Okay. It all happened five years ago and it's something I'll never forget."
