He confessed, Shit! He confessed.
Should I run away? I opened my mouth to reply but was stopped by the ringing of my phone.
I held my phone to check the caller id but it was an unfamiliar number. I hesitantly picked the phone. I usually don't attend the call without a caller id shown on it but today me being in an awkward situation and also to give myself a little time before replying to him, I picked the call.
"Hello?" I asked cautiously
"Hello, Am I speaking to Kiara Jones?" The person on the other line asked and I replied with a yes.
"Dear, I'm a friend of your mother. I called you to notify you that your mother is in the hospital right now. There's is nothing to worry about, she just slipped and broke her leg." She told me and I stood frozen.
"Which hospital is she in? Is she okay?" I asked panicking.
"She is completely fine and is taking a nap right now. She told me not to worry anyone but she will be kept here for a day so I thought it's better to let you know so you don't worry. As for the hospital, your mom's in the Orchard hospital. While you come here bring some spare clothes for your mother and other essentials." She told me.
"Okay, thank you so much, ma'am." I thanked her softly.
"No worries and please call me Mandy" she told politely.
"Okay bye, Mandy. I'll be there in few minutes" after hearing her response I looked at Aiden as he looked at me with his brows raised.
"Hey! Could you give me a ride home? My mom's in the hospital and I need to pack few essentials for her" I said hurriedly overlooking his earlier question. He nodded his head and held out a helmet to me. He started driving as soon as I sat down.
The whole ride I was busy thinking about mom.
Is she alright?
Is she in pain?
Why was she so careless? She should've been careful.
Does dad know?
Is someone there in the hospital with her except Mandy?
I bolted to the door as soon as he stopped the motorcycle to grab my mom's clothes and some snacks after asking for Aiden to give me a ride to the hospital. I took all the essentials needed and closed the door before getting on the motorcycle.
We reached the hospital in fifteen minutes and I ran to the room worriedly as soon as I got the room number while Aiden followed behind me.
I opened the door to see her sleeping in the bed with her leg plastered and hung to a pole for support. My eyes were filled with tears seeing her like this but was relieved to see that it wasn't a major one.
Aiden came beside me and comforted me. I took a seat near her and held onto her hand while the tears fell onto my cheek. Aiden squeezed my shoulder in aid.
"Why are you so careless mom? What if something huge had happened, me and dad would've been so sad. Mom, you can't frighten me like this, I was so worried after hearing the news. Please mom promise me you will be more careful next time." I cried out when suddenly I felt pressure on my hand. I looked up to see mom opening her eyes slowly.
"Hi" I squeaked out, she squeezed my hand again.
"I'm alright sweety, don't worry. It's nothing major and I'm sorry to worry you. I told Mandy not to inform anyone." mom told me.
"How could you say that mommy? I was so worried. I didn't even tell dad because I didn't want him to worry about you if he hadn't heard it already." I ranted and she smiled weakly.
"How are you feeling Mrs. Jones?" Aiden asked her and mom's gaze shifted to him. She offered him a smile and told him she was fine.
"Does dad know?" I asked her.
"I don't know really. I didn't want him to worry. But maybe Mandy has already told him." I nodded my head in understanding.
"Do you guys want something to eat right now?" Aiden asked.
"Um- I started but my mom beat me to it.
"No need, I've already eaten. Take Kia home" mom said and I shook my head.
"No, I'll stay here with you. I'll go home tomorrow with you" I said.
"Sweety, I'll be discharged by morning, you can meet me then. Also, if you stay here, dad will be alone, troubled at home. So, go home and rest and take care of dad and yourself" mom told me and I nodded. I embraced her and left with Aiden.
"Hey! She will be okay." Aiden stroked my shoulder while I sniffled.
I got on his motorcycle and made our way to my house. The whole ride, I held onto Aiden tightly.
"Hey! Will you be okay?" Aiden asked as he dropped me at my home. I nodded my head as a reply.
"Call me if you need something," Aiden told me and I nodded again. I turned to go into my house when I remembered our talk before the call interrupted us.
"Um- Aiden!" I called out as I turned back to face him.
"Yes?"
"About wha-at y-you were a-asking-" he cut me off
"We'll talk about that later, but for now, you go and take a rest. Call me if you need anything" he said and I meekly nodded.
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It was currently 7:00 p.m. and dad had not reached home yet. He usually reaches home by quarter to seven. I was now worried for him.
Does he know about mom being hospitalized?
Has he gone to visit her?
Won't he inform me if he does?
Why is it today that both my parents are worrying me?
It's getting late, I dialed his number and waited for him to pick but it directly went to voicemail. I tried again but was of no use.
I've been worried the whole afternoon today and I can't bear more, it's already a quarter past eight. I should call mom, but- what if dad's not there? Mom will get worried. No, I can't call mommy.
What to do now? I checked my contact for any caller id whom I can call. I came across Aiden's caller id cause his name comes first in alphabetical order.
I pondered if I should call him or not. It was getting late and to be honest, I was a little afraid to be home alone. After giving it a lot of thought, I decided to call him. The bell rang once, twice and on the third ring he picked up.
"Hello?" Aiden's voice came through the phone.
"Hii! Um- could y-you come to m-my house?" I asked him.
"Yes. What happened? Is everything fine?" He asked me further sounding a little concerned.
"Actually, my dad has not come home yet and I've tried calling him but he's not answering. It's getting late and I'm worried about him. I don't know what to do now. Did something happ-" he cut my rambling off.
"Don't worry. I'm coming okay?"
"Okay," I mumbled.
Fifteen minutes after the call, I heard my doorbell ring. I quickly opened the door to find Aiden, I was more than relieved to have him right now.
"You okay?" He asked as he further walked into my house.
"Yeah...I'm just worried about both my dad and mom" I told him. Should I tell him that I'm partly scared to be alone? He won't make fun of me at least right now in this situation.
"A-also, I'm scared of being a-alone at home du-during the night," I said softly. After telling him, I wished he hadn't heard but it was late as he enveloped me in a warm hug.
"Don't be, I'm here now. Your dad must be busy, don't worry. We'll wait till the morning and if he doesn't come then we'll search for him" I nodded my head at this; smiling at his gesture, still clinging to him.
"He will be fine...right?" I asked in a small voice.
"Yeah...he will be" he confirmed. My stomach rumbled and Aiden pulled back.
"You haven't eaten anything?" Aaaah!....embarrassing
"I was so worried about both of them that I lost my appetite" I told him.
"No, that won't work. You'll have to eat"
"But, I don't want to" I whined a little.
"Sorry Kia, but your stomach have some other plans" he told me as my stomach rumbled again causing me to blush in embarrassment
He took out the cereal box and milk from the refrigerator before pouring them into a bowl and giving it to me.
I took it begrudgingly. Even if my stomach was rumbling, I was in no mood to eat with my mind constantly reminding me of my dad and mom.
"Kia, stop playing with the food and eat," Aiden told me sternly, breaking me from my thoughts. I looked up to find him looking at me. I averted my gaze and slowly started eating.
After having dinner, I washed dishes and then went to sit on the couch, Aiden did the same.
I was still stuck with my thoughts, when Aiden pulled me to him in a way, my head was resting on his chest while his arms wrapped around me. I didn't pull back as it felt safe being in his arms.
"Stop thinking too much and relax Kia. Both your mom and dad will be fine. You should keep all the thoughts out of your mind and rest." He told me as he stroked my hair.
I was more than happy that he was here with me, giving comfort and protecting me in a way. His small gestures were very touching. Suddenly his confession came into my mind. I do like him, he has been with me through my every problem and has taken care of me. He makes me happy. I like him!
"I like you" I subconsciously blurt out, my eyes open wide and I cover my mouth with my palm. He freezes and then slowly looks at me shocked, almost mirroring my expression.
"What did you say?" He asked me as if not believing what I said.
"I l-like y-you" I stuttered out becoming shy all of a sudden. I looked up at him through my lashes to see his expression.
"You do?" He asked still not believing and I nod my head.
"Yes, I do"
He grins wide, really wide as if a child on Christmas before holding me tightly in his arms and kissing my cheeks. I blush at that and hide my face in his chest making him chuckle.
"Aww Kia...are you blushing?" Aiden asks and I hit his chest lightly causing him to laugh.
"Shut up," I told him playfully as he hugged me again and I snuggled into him.
I feel content to have him by my side. To be honest, I never thought anyone could ever like me more than a friend. I was always friend-zoned by the boys not that I've ever liked somebody except Aiden, but still, I always felt I wasn't good enough. I am still shocked that he likes me more than a friend, but I'm glad to have him and I'm glad that he accepted the bet that day at the party, or else we would not have been this close to each other. I just hope it remains like this.
"Hey! What are you thinking about?" Aiden asks, breaking my train of thought.
"Nothing, I was just thinking how we went from enemies to friends to....whatever it is between us right now" I move my finger between us pointing both of us.
He chuckled and said, " yeah, I'm glad you feel the same about me, or else I don't know it would have been difficult for me to get over you."
"You like me that much?" I asked and he nodded.
"I never planned to have feelings for you, it just developed and now I can't think of anyone who can replace you," he said. It touched my heart. Who thought one day I will be cuddling with Aiden and sharing my feelings with him the way he did. I just hope it doesn't end up being a dream, where I wake up to find myself cuddling with a pillow instead of Aiden.
I let out a yawn as my tiredness kicked in due to how much I was worried thinking about my dad.
"Feeling sleepy?" He asked and I nodded. he picked me up bridal style and made his way up to the stairs while I squealed throwing my arms around his neck. We entered my room and he put me down on the bed before kissing my forehead and going towards the door.
"Where are you going?" I asked him and he pointed towards the stairs, I shook my head and patted my bed. He raised his eyebrows confused.
"Lay with me please, I'm afraid to be alone" I pouted and he made his way towards me chuckling as I grinned wide. He lied beside me and I scooted to him for him to hold me while I sleep. He wrapped his arms around me and pulled me more close before kissing my cheeks causing me to giggle softly.
"Okay, now sleep or else I'll get up from here and sleep on the couch." On hearing this, I quickly kissed his cheek and closed my eyes going into my dreamland.
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