After The Kissing Booth

A Lot

I wake up to my phone ringing. I look over to it with my sleepy eyes to see that it's Noah. And realize it's eight am and I should be at school right now.

I answer the call and hear Noah's panicked voice right away. "Elle? Elle what happened! Lee said you weren't at home and that your dad wouldn't even say what happened. Where are you?"
"I'm at the Hollywood sign."
"Elle what's wrong? What happened?" Noah says in concern.
"My dad kicked me out because of everything. Everything Noah. Rachel went to my house without my permission and told my dad I was pregnant and had a miscarriage. To make it better she said I begged to her to tell him. And now my dad he-he hates me." I say before breaking out in tears.
"Elle I'm telling Lee where you are and he'll come. I really gotta go before I get in trouble Elle. I love you so, so, so, so much." Noah says gulping.
"I love you too." I say before I hang up.

I'm just sitting there crying. Wishing Noah was here hugging me, letting me cry into his arms and making me feel better.

...

I'm sitting in Noah's bedroom staring at the wall still in tears. Lee skipped school with me today to take care of me. I haven't told him about Rachel and the real reason my dad kicked me out.

"Elle, are you ready to tell me what happened." Lee says falling onto the bed beside me.
"Fine."

I take a deep breath. "Yesterday when I got home Rachel was there. She was listening to our conversation yesterday and she decided to go tell my dad before I could. She told him I begged her to tell him. She has also made it seem like I knew I was pregnant before."
"Rachel didn't do that." Lee says shaking his head.
"Then Lee who was it, her clone." I say frustrated.
"Rachel wouldn't do that Elle." Lee says.

Why is he defending her. He's my best friend.

"Then why did she do it? Lee I'm in a lot of pain right now and you know that but apparently it's okay for you to tell me that Rachel wouldn't do this but she did." I sigh.
"Elle it just doesn't make sens-"
"Lee we've been friends for seventeen years of our lives and you're once again going to defend your girlfriend of not even a year." I say getting up from Noah's bed.
"Elle just explain to me."
"I'm done with this Lee okay, I need some time alone. Let's just talk next week or something." I say getting ready to leave.
"Where are you going to go Elle? You don't have a house." Lee says not jokingly.
"I'm going to go to the only person who really, actually cares about me." I say in half tears.

I'm driving down the highway probably thirty over the speed limit. All of a sudden a car pulls in front of me and the last thing I remember is me screaming before everything goes black.

...

"I asked you a question, will she be okay!" I hear a familiar voice.
"She will be fine, she just has a broken arm and mild concussion, but the concussion should clear in two weeks at the most." A nurse says.

I move my leg and slowly open my eyes to see Noah standing there staring at me with tears in his eyes.

"Elle!" Noah says rushing over to me.
"Mr. Flynn I'm going to need to ask you to leave, we need to do a couple more tests with her." The doctor says.
"I'm not leaving her side." Noah states.
"Sir-"
"I'm not leaving." Noah repeats.
"Okay fine." The doctor agrees.

After they do some tests and Noah holds my hand the whole time, me and Noah are finally alone.

"Noah how did you get here? Why are you here? What about school?" I say in concern.
"Elle, as soon as my mom found out she called me right away, I raced out of class and booked a last minute plane ticket here."
Noah starts.
"But how did you get here so quick."
"Elle you were in a five hour coma." Noah says squeeze my hand.
"Wh-what?" I gulp.

After and hour of Noah explaining to me everything that happened there's a knock on the door.

"Come in?" Noah says.

Lee walks through nervously. "Elle you don't have to forgive me."
"What? What happened." Noah says confused.
"Noah it's all my fault, this car accident, it's-it's all my fault." Lee says truthfully.
"No, Lee it's no-"
"Noah it is." I say interrupting him.
"What? What happened today?" Noah asks.

Noah goes out of the room with Lee because Lee wants to explain to him what happened.