“You don’t even know me,” I snap back.
“I know the fucking bet you had with Haley, that’s enough for me to know.”
“You really are fucking stupid.”
“Excuse me?”
“You heard me. I knew all about you, before I ever even fucking saw you. You knew Haley and if you think that’s who she is, then I guess you don’t really know her after all and you sure as hell don’t fucking deserve her.”
“What are you talking about?” he asks frustrated as he runs his hands through his hair.
“There was no fucking bet Liam, there never was,” I scream, thankful there’s no one else in the room.
“No bet? But Haley said…”
“I know what she said, but she lied.”
“Why?”
“Are you seriously that fucking stupid?” I ask again.
The look I get shows that Liam would like nothing more than to rip me limb from limb, but doesn’t get the chance because people start filling in the waiting room, wanting to know what’s going on with Haley.
“How’s she doing?” Rebecca asks worriedly. There have been six girls that stuck up for Haley other than me, six girls in an entire sorority house.
“We don’t know anything yet.”
“I got here as soon as I heard,” she says as she looks around.
“You all can fucking leave,” I scream to all the fake ass people standing in this waiting room. “NOW.”
“You heard her, get the fuck out. You didn’t give a shit about Haley before, you don’t need to be here now, so get the hell out,” Rebecca yells.
Quickly a bunch of people turn and leave, letting only about ten people in the waiting room.
“You can leave to, I can take it from here,” I tell Liam, still pissed off because of his actions.
“I’m not going anywhere.”
“It’s your fault she’s even here,” I snap.
“Fuck,” he yells as he runs his hands through his hair again.
“Did you call her family?” Rebecca asks me.
“Shit,” I say going to grab my phone.
“I already called,” Liam says surprising me.
“When?”
“When you moved your car. They’re taking the next flight out.”
“But we don’t even know what’s wrong with her,” I say confused.
“It’s not hard to tell it’s more than the damn flu,” he says with venom in his voice. I’m not sure how long we sit in the waiting room, waiting for any news on what’s wrong with Haley. I want to go home and kill every one of those bitches, it’s because of them and Liam that Haley’s even here in the first place.
“Why does it look like you want to murder someone?” Rebecca asks.
“Because I do. She shouldn’t be here, this shouldn’t be happening to her,” I say feeling helpless. Just then the doctor walks towards us.
“Are you here for Haley Lawrence?” the doctor asks.
“Yes,” Liam and I say at the same time as we stand up. Rebecca’s up right beside me, along with Cara, Rob, and a few other people.
“What’s wrong with her?” I ask, wanting answers now.
“Haley has meningitis,” he says, surprising us all.
“What?” How’s that even possible?” I ask confused, “She was cold and wet, but how did she get that?”
“It could have come from anyone that had it, hers is bacterial meningitis and it’s serious,” he says with a look of worry.
“How serious?” Liam asks.
“We’re monitoring her and she’s on antibiotics, but we aren’t sure how far it’s spread yet,” he says.
“Can’t that be fatal?” Rebecca asks nervously.
“Yes it can. It was wise that you brought her in when you did. I’m running some more tests and I will let you know when I know anything else,” the doctor says before turning to leave.
“Thank you doctor,” I say softly before lowering myself on the chair.
“Are you alright?” Rebecca asks as she sits beside me.
“Why didn’t I bring her in here the first night, then they would have caught it sooner?” I say, wanting nothing more than to kick myself in my own ass.
“Don’t do that,” Liam says quickly, “You know damn well she wouldn’t have come.”
“But I should have pushed harder,” I argue.
“You know her, she’s stubborn, it wouldn’t have mattered,” he says softly, “I need to make some calls,” he says before leaving the room.
Liam’s gone for about twenty minutes. I can’t help but get up and pace the damn room, wanting more answers.