𝚍𝚊𝚢𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖 • 𝚐𝚕𝚎𝚎

𝚇𝙸

I hate hospitals.

I do. I don't really care that that is where people come full circle. That's where people are born, and that's where people die. It's one of the worst places in the world. I hate them. But, when you pass out in the hallway in school, that's where they send you.

I woke up in the one place that I didn't want to be. I woke up in a hospital. Finn was sitting in there with me. I rolled my head over and just looked at him for a few minutes before he realized I was awake. "Alright, I know you hate hospitals and I tried to tell them that, but nobody listened to me." I smiled a little. "What...um...happened?"

He sighed and looked to the floor before looking at me. "I don't even know. I mean, I saw you in the hallway, I asked if you were okay, and then all of a sudden you passed out. It was strange. Mr. Shue called nine-one-one and I rode here in the ambulance with you. Mom and Burt are on their way. Kurt...doesn't even know." I sighed and turned my head up to the ceiling.

"Finn...I fainted. I haven't fainted in years. The last time I fainted, we were at Six Flags. I was eight. I remember bits and pieces. We had just gotten off the Superman roller coaster. Mom was taking us to get ice cream. I remember because, you were so excited to get your Spongebob popsicle. While we were walking over there, I fainted. The next day I woke up in the hospital." I continued staring at the ceiling. "I was so...nervous." I whispered to myself. But, with Finn having his super sonic dog-like hearing, he looked up at me.

"What were you nervous about?"

"Finn...I...can't.."

He just looked at me. "A.J, you can tell me anything.." I shook my head. I couldn't. What was I supposed to say 'Hey, when I was fourteen and had that summer fling with your best friend I got pregnant? I just told him about it and now he's pissed at me. I passed out because I was so nervous that you were gonna find out and kill me and him.'? That wasn't something I could do. I couldn't look him in the eyes and tell him that I got rid of a baby at thirteen. I mean, he would have supported me no matter what I said. It was hard, I'm not gonna lie.

"What aren't you telling me?" He asked. He got up and walked over to my bedside. "A.J?" I sighed and closed my eyes. "When I had my summer fling with Puck...I got pregnant...I wasn't ready to be a mother. I got rid of it." I felt the tears coming to my eyes. "I was scared...I didn't know what to do."

"And you didn't tell anybody about it because you were scared?" I nodded. "Finn, I was terrified. I was thirteen. I didn't know what to do." He sighed and sat down on the bed. "Who took you to the doctor's appointment?" I looked at him, wiping my eyes. "Scarlett did." That was when he stood up. Without turning, he just walked out of the room. "Finn! Finn, come back!" But, he wasn't coming back. I sighed.

One of the many nurses came in. One of the many ones that had been poking at me all day. "Your vitals look good. We got back your MRI, everything looks fine. No concussions." I looked over at her. "I need to go home." She glanced at me before writing something in the folder that sat on the end of the bed. "The doctor didn't discharge you yet." I looked at her. "I don't care what the doctor did or didn't do. I need to go home."

"But the doctor-"

"Then go get the damn doctor!"

I turned back and looked at the ceiling. "Miels, you can't talk to people like that." I smiled a little. "Miels, wow. I haven't heard that in a long time. Summer fling of the Summer of freshman year. It was one of the only nicknames I ever really liked." The doctor came into the room, holding the same folder in his hand. "Miss Hudson, I'm afraid I can't let you go home yet." I furrowed my eyebrows. "Why? I'm perfectly healthy."

"Are you taking birth control?"

I nodded. "Every girl in my school takes it. Besides, I was already pregnant before, I kinda don't want to be again." The doctor sighed. "The medication caused reduction in your blood pressure. When your blood pressure gets reduced, it can cause an oxygen cut off to the brain and that's what caused you to faint. We'll need to keep you for observation for a week or so."

I chuckled a little. "I cannot be kept here for a week or so. I have regionals for my show choir competition in a week. I need to be there, they need me."

The doctor and the nurse both looked at each other. "What if I go off it for a while?" He sighed. "Then you're risking fainting again, possible concussions, cranial bleeding.." I sighed and threw my head back onto the pillow. "We can give you medication that you might have to take for a couple of months, possibly years." I sat right up. "I'll take it. I have to be there for the competition."

He nodded and turned to the nurse. "Put in the order for the medication." She nodded and turned back to the nurses station. "So..."

"So, you'll be out of here by two o'clock. I'll have the nurses come in and take you off the wires and everything."

I smiled brightly. "Thank you." He nodded and left the room. "Puck, can you grab me the bag that's on the chair over there? It has all my stuff in it." He walked over and grabbed the bag. "You're leaving now?"

I smirked. "Yes, Puck, I am leaving now, you know why? I have a regional show choir competition to rehearse for. Oh, and Finn's looking for you."

He cocked his head to the side. "Why?"

"Because he found out you got his little sister pregnant."