A New Beginning

The Hospital

When it was all over, I asked Niall to drive me to the hospital. The guys asked if we wanted them to come. I told them they didn’t need to lose rest and to go on home. I told them I would update them when we heard anything. We all hugged and Niall drove as fast as he could to the hospital. We walked in the emergency room looking for a sign of Jess or Iris. Niall walked up to the desk and asked for information.

“Miss, can you help us? Our girlfriends were just brought in by ambulance. One was knocked out, her name was Jessica Oakley” He asked as calmly and nicely as he could. She typed in her computer.

“Sure. She’s in room 4017, but you’ll have to stay in the waiting room until the doctor comes out. I can take you to it if you like.” She offered.

“Yes, please” I said, worried. She got up and asked another nurse to take over so she could take us upstairs. She motioned for us to follow her. We walked down two hallways before we got to the elevators and she pushed the button to go up. The bell dinged and the doors opened for us to get in. She pushed the button for the fourth floor and the doors shut quickly. When the elevator reached the fourth floor, we stepped out and she led us down three more hallways. As we turned the corner, we saw Iris. Niall ran over to her and I turned to the nurse.

“Thank you.” I said. She nodded and walked back towards the elevators. I walked over to where Niall and Iris were and sat down. “You haven’t heard anything yet?” I asked. She shook her head no and clutched onto Niall. We sat there for what felt like an eternity. I kept looking at the clock. It had been two hours since Niall and I had arrived. I got up and started walking back and forth. After a few minutes, I guess it began to get on their nerves.

“Dude, you need to relax. I’m sure the doc will be here soon” Niall said. I nodded and sat down. I sat there for a few minutes before I got up and started to walk out of the room.

“Where are you going?” Niall asked.

“I saw a vending machine. I need caffeine. You guys want anything?”  I walked down the hall to the vending machines and got everyone a soda. I also got a few snacks from the other machine. I walked back to the waiting room and passed out the sodas. I sat the snacks on the table and told them to take what they wanted. I opened my Pepsi and took a long drink. I followed the cold feeling from my throat all the way down until it dropped in my stomach. I hadn’t eaten since before the club, none of us had. I grabbed a candy bar and opened it, taking a bite. A doctor walked in the room and we all looked at him.

“Are you all here for Miss Oakley?” We all nodded and I stood up. “She’s going to be fine. It’s just a concussion. She’ll have to take it easy for a couple weeks. No heavy lifting, No video games, no texting, no using the computer, and no watching TV. She needs rest.”

“Can we see her?” I asked.

“Sure. She’s asking for her friends. Follow me.” Niall grabbed the food and we all followed the doctor down the hall to room 4017. He knocked on the door and slowly opened it. “Miss Oakley, you have some visitors.” He smiled as he let us in. Iris went in first. She kissed her forehead and hugged her slightly. Iris took the food from Niall and sat on the couch against the wall. Niall walked over to Jess and repeated Iris’s actions and then joined her on the couch. I slowly walked over to her, trying not to cry. It was my fault she was in here. If I hadn’t kissed her like that in front of him, he wouldn’t have hit her like that. Her eyes got wide when she saw my face. I sat on the edge of the bed and held her hand. I couldn’t look at her. I let a tear fall as I told her I was sorry. Iris stood up and tugged at Niall’s shirt.

“We’ll give you two some privacy.” She said as she tugged him towards the door.

“What are you sorry for? You’re not my psycho ex that put me in here.” She said as she sat up slowly and hugged me. I turned towards her and hugged her back.