It was dawn. The sun rays reflected on my face through the window and made me feel uncomfortable. I slowly opened my eyes . I looked at around and saw I wasn't at home. Mom had already gone to the cafeteria to get an espresso and returned. She saw I had regained consciousness and was happy.
"Jocelyn"Mom said with a smile on her face
"Where am I?"I said, slowing getting up
"You're in the hospital. You passed out when you came home and we brought you here. We were all scared. How do you feel?"Mom narrated, worried about my health
I remembered everything that happened before I had passed out. I could still hear Xavier's words playing in my head and developed a headache.
"My head hurts"I complained
"I'll go get the doctor"Mom said
She left and returned back accompanied by a doctor and nurse.
"Jocelyn,I see you are awake"The doctor said, placing his stethoscope on my chest
He looked calmed and checked the time on his wristwatch. He looked at the monitor and hung his stethoscope around his neck.
"How are you feeling? Does anywhere hurts?"He asked with a smile
"I'm okay but my head hurts"I said
"Hm...does it hurt much?"He said
"No, just a little"I said
"Okay"He said
He checked my vital signs on the monitor and the nurse checked the drip I had on. He wrote down something on the clipboard and handed it over to the nurse.
"She's fine. The test results shows she doesn't have any head injury and caught a cold. She is still under observation but here are the medicines she needs. You can buy them in the pharmacy downstairs"The doctor said, handing Mom a piece of paper
"Thank you Doctor"Mom thanked
"Nothing to worry about. She will be fine. She all needs to take her medicine and have some rest"He said
"Okay doctor"Mom replied
"Please excuse me"He said, leaving my room
The nurse quickly checked the drip and helped place a pillow behind my back si that I could sit comfortable and left. She came with my medications and a cup of water. I took the medicine and drank the water. I didn't finish it and kept the remaining on the top of the drawer which was next to me. Owen arrived moments later with a bag filled with my favorite goodies. A flask which had my favorite dish in it,stewed rice;some cookies which Mom earlier and a basket with fruits he bought from the supermarket. He didn't stay too long. He had to help Dad take care of the house since Mom stayed with me. Mom tried to get to eat, volunteered to feed me but I declined. Hunger was the least of my problem. She went further and persuaded me to have an apple but I didn't give in. Claudia entered the room. She brought with her a gift basket and balloons. She placed it on the drawer and adjusted the cup to avoid it from falling.
"Hi Mrs McDonald"Claudia said
"Claudia,it's so nice to see you. How are you?"Mom asked
"I'm good. How is she?"She asked
"She is fine. She has refused to eat anything"Mom said
"Do you mind if I try?"Claudia asked
"Not at all. You stay here with her I'll go to the restroom"Mom said
"Okay"Claudia
Mom left the room, leaving Claudia and I alone. Claudia sat next to me.
"Have a taste. The food taste really good"She said, holding up the spoon close to my mouth
"I'm not hungry"I replied
"C'mon Jocelyn,you haven't had anything. Just eat this one. I promise I won't pressure to eat again"She said, persuading me to eat
"Food is least of my worries right now. I can probably starve myself to death"I said coldly
"What do you mean by that?"Claudia asked
"I wished had stayed back home. I wished I had jumped off the bridge and drowned. It would have been best if I died"I lamented
"Don't say things like that. Do you know how worried Owen and I were when you disappeared from school? We have to split up and looked for you every where. You didn't even care to tell anyone that you were leaving. You vanished into thin air only to brought here. Jocelyn you're still important to us. I think you're saying all this because you're delirious from the medications"She said
"No. This had nothing to do with the medicine. I wished had been ran over by a car or hit by a bus. I could kiss the world goodbye"I said
"Quit all this crazy talks of yours. You're still under the effect of your medication. Wait here, I'll go call the nurse"She said, about to get up from the bed
"You were right about Xavier. He was only playboy"I said
"I don't understand what you are saying"She said
"Xavier never loved me. He was only pretending to. He was hired to be my boyfriend so that Brianna could exact her revenge on me. He played with my emotions and helped her get what she wanted"I said, breaking down
"I always knew something was strange by Xavier. For a moment there, I almost fell for his tricks and his sugar-coated tongue. A guy could swindle anybody he meets. But why would you Brianna do something like that to you? You haven't wronged her in anyway"She said
"She did it because I became the lead singer in the a cappellas. Brianna never liked my guts. Even my shadow irritates her"I said
"Brianna is a real maniac. That girl deserves a taste of her own medicine. She messed with my best friend and now she is going to gets what she deserves. I'll over to her house and give a piece of my mind and probably give Xavier a good beating as well"She said
"It's too late now. Brianna finally got what she wanted,to hurt me where it hurts the most. I guess I was a fool to believe in love"I said,still crying
"No,it wasn't your fault. You simply fell in love with the wrong guy"She said, trying to console me
"I wished I had just died instead"I said
"No, don't say that. You can end your life because of a guy who barely cares about your existence. Xavier is nothing but a jerk"She said
I was still crying when Mom returned from the restroom.
"Did I miss anything?"She said, seeing sadness on our faces
"No. I was just leaving"Sge said
Claudia left the room and I immediately wiped the tears off my face. I turned my face towards the order side of room.