Adrian looks at me and I shake my head, signaling for him to stay. He silently nods and remains in place, watching as the room is slowly vacated, my father remaining behind. His eyes flicker between us, the way I instinctively reach for Adrian’s hand.“What is it that you’re doing, Stella?” my fathe
StellaAdrian stayed by my side for the rest of the night. He held my hand and called the nurses over when I needed more pain medication to ease the stinging and burning feeling inside of my body. He helped me adjust my pillows and got me more blankets, bribing the teenage girls next-door to offer u
Stellathe first thing that I can hear is the faint beeps of a hospital machine. There is a hospital like ambience, just beyond my consciousness, rooted in reality, it is in a place where I am not. I can listen to the sound of nurses and doctors talking, but I fall back into a state of unconsciousne
AdrianMy heart races inside of my chest. I can’t think straight and I feel so dizzy, having to sit down since my legs feel like jelly. I tried to convince myself that everything is okay, that Stella is not in need in that Clara is just over exaggerating what she said on the phone, but something in
AdrianMy mother and I sit and stare in complete and utter shock as Clara unleashes her fury onto us. The vein in her forehead is bulging and her face has gone red, the lack of oxygen from her screams and yells showing on her face. I hold my mom’s hand under the table, squeezing ti to give her some
AdrianI get into my car and set the bag filled with lunch into the backseat. I look over at Clara who holds my phone in her hand, placing it back into the cupholder between us. Raising an eyebrow, I look over at her, hesitating to put the key in the ignition.“Who is that?” I ask, unable to contain