One Chance (Part 1)(54)
Liam
After making my last call, I head back to the waiting room for more information. I never thought my brother would be so pissed, that’s gonna be interesting when he gets here, I think as I walk back. I see the doctor turning the corner towards the waiting room.
“Any news doc?” I ask as I walk faster towards him.
“She’s stable. She’s on the antibiotics and we have a fluid drip on her because she’s pretty dehydrated.”
“Can I see her?”
“Usually, it’s family only.”
“They’re on their way. She’s practically family doc, please,” I plead with the man.
“For a few minutes, she’s not going to be responsive though.”
“What? Why?” I ask nervously.
“We put her on a sedative to calm her down.”
“What’s going on? Any news on Haley?” Quinn asks as she storms towards us.
“I was just explaining that she’s stable now.”
“Thank God,” she breathes a sign of relief, “Can I see her?”
“As I was telling this gentleman, she’s not going to be responsive, because we have her sedated right now,” the doctor says.
“That’s okay, I just need to see her,” Quinn says quickly.
“Only one at a time,” the doctor says, “Sir, you may follow me,” he says as he leads me to Haley’s room.
“What?” Quinn shrieks as she follows me down the hall, “You shouldn’t get to see her,” she bitches.
“I need to give updates, I need to make sure she’s okay,” I say before deciding I should just ignore her completely.
“She wouldn’t want you here.”
“That’s not really a question she can answer right now,” I say as we come to a stop.
“She’s in there, take your time,” the doctor says before walking away.
“Hurry up,” Quinn complains as she leans back against the wall.
I walk inside, not at all ready for what I’m about to see. Haley’s hooked up to all sorts of machines, tiny beeps coming nonstop from one. I make my way across the room to her side, she looks so pale, I’m assuming because she’s dehydrated.
I pull a chair and bring it to the side, grabbing a hold of her hand, “Hails I’m so sorry, this wasn’t supposed to happen to you. I swear, I didn’t know about the party,” I say as I continue to stare at her pale skin. “Please wake up pretty girl,” I ask hopeful.
“How did we even get here Hails? You and me, we never fought like this. Yeah we joked around, but we never got to this point. I’d do anything for you. “Shit,” I say to myself as I run my left hand through my hair. “Haley, I was so pissed that you lied to me, you tricked me into sleeping with you. I wanted you to feel hurt like I was. I thought I knew you, but the girl I know would never have done such a thing. Now Quinn’s telling me there was no bet, I don’t even know what the hell to believe anymore, but I do know we need to talk when you wake up. We need to fix this; we can fix this Hails. I know you can hear me, so know this pretty girl, we are going to fix this,” I say before placing a small kiss on the back of her hand.
Chapter Eleven
“Are you almost done?” Quinn asks from the door.
“Yeah, come in. I’m gonna go make some more calls,” I say as I stand up.
“She’s going to be okay, right?”
“She has to be,” I say before leaving Quinn with Haley.
I decide to call Brody first to see where he’s at. “I’m almost there, how the hell is she doing?” he asks sounding pissed off.
“She’s sedated, but she’s stable.”
“How the hell did this happen to her Liam? You were supposed to watch out for her,” he yells through the phone.
“I know, shit. I’m gonna take care of it.”
“How?”
“I don’t know yet. Right now I’m making sure she’s going to be okay, then I’ll handle it.”
“This shit’s been going on for far too long. Haley’s been keeping Kenzie up-to-date with shit you started, now look at it,” he yells. I can hear Kenzie in the background bitching too, but decide to ignore her.
“I said I’d fucking handle it. Things got out of control, I know that,” I state as I continue to pace the floor.
“Out of control, she’s lying in a God damn hospital bed because of you,” Brody yells.
“I didn’t know about the fucking party.”
“If you did, would you have stopped it?” he asks calling me out.
“I wouldn’t let her get stuck outside being soaking wet and freezing, no I wouldn’t have let that happen,” I argue.