R U Okay?

Chapter two

R U Okay?

Jenna

 

  “Fortunately, the knife didn’t pierce any of your organs. You’ll only have to get stitches to close the wound. You were lucky. People can die from getting stabbed in the stomach.” The doctor announced as I lay on a hospital bed with my shirt up to uncover my wound. I was lucky Xavier was there. I thought to myself. The doctor started stitching up my stomach but I didn’t feel anything because I was numb. The doctor finished. “I’ll go get your parents. I think they’d like to see you.” He said as he left the room. The room was all white with a table beside the bed and a tiny television in the corner.

  “Honey! Are you all right? What happened?” My mom said as she barged into the room, with my sister, my brother and my dad behind her.

  “I’m alright. Xavier broke up with me and I was just walking and well, I’ll explain later. I just really need some sleep.”

  My mom came up to hug me. My stomach hurt but at least I was still alive.

  The doctor came back with a glass of water and offered it to me, I was so thirsty. I chugged it and gave him back the glass. “Thirsty, huh?” he said and laughed.

  “Yeah.” I said.

  “So we’ll just keep you here for the night. Just to see if it gets infected or not.” He said.

  “Alright.” I said.

  “So I brought you your cell and the book you were reading just so you’re not too bored.” My mom said as she handed me my things. “And here are some extra clothes.” She handed me sweatpants and a t-shirt.

  “Thanks mom.” I said.

  “Okay, so we’ll go. I’m so glad you’re okay hun.” My mom said as she, followed by my dad, my brother and the doctor walked towards the door.

  “Mom, is it okay if I talk to Jenna for a minute? I won’t be long. 5 minutes tops.” My older sister, Dayna, asked.

  “Alright. We’ll wait for you downstairs.” My mom said as she, my dad, my brother and the doctor left the room.

  “So what happened with you and Xavier?” she asked. “Why did he break up with you?”

  “He said it was because he had to. When I asked him why he saved me he said because I needed help. Then I said that he didn’t love me anymore, but he replied with ‘I never said I didn’t love you.’”

  “Okay. You big sister here is trying to analyze this thing here. I think he has something to hide which he had to break up with you, not because he had a secret but because of the secret, and that he still loves you but he can’t be with you.”

  “But what would he have to hide?”

  “Well I can’t tell you what to do or what he’s hiding. You just have to figure it out yourself. I have to go, the family is waiting. I’ll see you tomorrow, kay?”

  “Alright. Thanks.” I said as she hugged me and walked out.

  I thought about what Dayna said. Maybe she was right. Maybe he still loves me but can’t be with me.

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Xavier

 

  As I lay in my bed, running through the events that had happened, my mind kept going back to Jenna. Was she alright? Was the question that kept going through my mind. Over and over again. I opened my phone and went through my contacts and found Jenna. I clicked on her name and a blank space came out. I thought to what I was going to say. I thought for a minute and closed my phone. I broke up with her. I thought to myself. She doesn’t want to talk to me. I tried going to sleep, but I couldn’t. I couldn’t close my eyes because each time I closed them, a picture of Jenna on the ground, covered in her own blood, flashed through my eyes.

  My phone, which was wedged between my arm and my pillow, vibrated. I opened it and saw that Jenna had texted me. It said ‘Thanks’.

  ‘NP. R U Okay?’ I texted back.

  After a minute, my phone vibrated again. I opened it and it said ‘I’m okay.’

  I didn’t know what to reply so I closed the phone. I tried to get some sleep but it never came. All the problems in my life kept coming back to my head. I’m only 16 and a lot has happened to me. I used to have a mother, twin brothers, and a girlfriend. Now I’ve got my dad. He’s given all he could so I could live. Why keep living when you know your life is going down anyways?

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Jenna

 

  “Hey. Wake up.” I opened my eyes and saw my older brother, Connor, standing there. “The doctor needs to check you before you leave. Mom asked me to wake you up.”

  “Okay. Can you tell her to get the doctor here so I can go?”

  “Alright. Did you sleep well?” he asked as he sat at the edge of my bed.

  “No, this bed isn’t really comfortable and after everything that happened, who could sleep well?” I said.

  “Yeah, I guess. Well I’ll go tell mom you’re up. I’ll see you later.” Connor left.

  The doctor came and checked my stomach, made a few test and went out. A few minutes later he came back in with my family.

  “You can go now. Don’t do much exercise until we take out the stitches and you’ll be good.” The doctor said.

  I stood up and walked out of there. My head went through the events of that night. I have learned that a lot can go bad in so little time.