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Post by ɪɴᴛʀᴀɴꜱɪɢᴇɴᴛ on Jul 8, 2018 20:08:06 GMT -5
Cass blinked, expression morphing from confusion to bewilderment. ”Oh, well,” She said, flustered now. She smiled shyly at him, nodding. ”I’d love to move in with you, because I love you too,” She spoke down to the bedding, blushing brightly now, bashfully peekinf up at him.
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Post by 𝒞'𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝐿𝒶 𝒱𝒾𝑒 on Jul 8, 2018 20:14:16 GMT -5
Ryder smiled a bit more and pressed his lips to her jaw gently before sinking into the bed again. “Okay. Cool. I get to live with the best person to ever exist. “ he murmured, resting his head on her again as he fell asleep once more.
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Post by ɪɴᴛʀᴀɴꜱɪɢᴇɴᴛ on Jul 8, 2018 20:26:00 GMT -5
Cass’s blush spread to her ears at his kiss and she giggled at his statement, relaxing again and redting her head on his, sighing. ”Get some rest Ry, you deserve it,” She sighed, kissing his head gently.
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Post by 𝒞'𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝐿𝒶 𝒱𝒾𝑒 on Jul 8, 2018 21:41:37 GMT -5
Eli finally woke up about three days later, his fingers twitching for awhile before he finally opened his eyes. A soft moan left him a smile he tried to adjust to the light, his eyes narrowed. His head was throbbing, and he already knew that he couldn’t really sit up. He felt sort of fuzzy until he moved, pain shooting through him. What had happened? Oh. He had crashed the car. Was Ryder was okay? He didn’t even try to to move, knowing that would be the worst mistake he could make.
Ryder was still in the hospital, sound asleep for the moment. Don’t worry, things would get bad for him again.
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Post by ɪɴᴛʀᴀɴꜱɪɢᴇɴᴛ on Jul 8, 2018 21:55:35 GMT -5
Hazel sat up as soon as Eli’s fingers twitched, breath hitching in her throat. When his eyes opened it whooshed out rapidly with a soft, ”Oh, thank God,” as she gripped his hand tightly, trembling. Tears welled in her eyes, bottom lip quivering aa she sat there, waiting.
Cass slept as well because she deserves a nap.
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Post by 𝒞'𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝐿𝒶 𝒱𝒾𝑒 on Jul 8, 2018 21:58:15 GMT -5
“Hey Haze. It’s okay. Hey. Why are you crying?” Eli said with a soft voice, starting to reach up to brush some of her tears away. He groaned at the movement, dropping his arm again instead.
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Post by ɪɴᴛʀᴀɴꜱɪɢᴇɴᴛ on Jul 9, 2018 9:24:38 GMT -5
Hazel cried harder at his weakness, unable to explain what she was feeling, sitting there and shaking her head. She finally scooted close to him, leaning down and kissing his forehead as gently as possible, lips quivering faintly as she did, his hand clutched close to her chest.
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Post by 𝒞'𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝐿𝒶 𝒱𝒾𝑒 on Jul 9, 2018 10:35:20 GMT -5
Eli didn’t stop her, tears welling in his own eyes as he watched her. “I’m okay. We’re gonna be okay. “ he said, in a soft voice as he watched her cry. There wasn’t anything he could really do to help, so he just kept murmuring soft soothing words to her. Once she calmed down a little, he cracked a tired smile. “So, obviously you meant it, I’m guessing?”
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Post by ɪɴᴛʀᴀɴꜱɪɢᴇɴᴛ on Jul 9, 2018 10:52:02 GMT -5
Hazel couldn’t stop kissing him, planting kisses all over his face through her crying, eiping his own tears away with a soft laugh, positively beaming at him. Her face twisted slightly in confusion at his statement, tears finally slowing. ”Meant what?” She asked quietly, eyes on his, thumb lightly brushing tearss off his cheek
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Post by 𝒞'𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝐿𝒶 𝒱𝒾𝑒 on Jul 9, 2018 10:56:39 GMT -5
Eli kissed her back, unable to stop smiling, ignoring the ache in his jaw. “I love you too, just so you know. And you can totally tell me again now that I’m awake. “ he murmured, kissing her cheek again, smiling so much. He really did love this girl. “You look exhausted. Lay down with me. “
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Post by ɪɴᴛʀᴀɴꜱɪɢᴇɴᴛ on Jul 9, 2018 11:03:16 GMT -5
Hazel was only half listening, still kissing him as much as she could. But at his words, she froze, becoming still. shock flitted across her face and she pulled back, eyes wide and eyebrows up, lips parted slightly, very still, and she studied him for a moment, the pink color blossoming in her cheeks. She held his head between her hands, fingers warm against his cheeks, making sure he meant it, warmth thunping in her chest.
”Do you mean it?” She asked very softly, very seriously, still frozen, holding her breath slightly as she waited on his response.
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Post by 𝒞'𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝐿𝒶 𝒱𝒾𝑒 on Jul 9, 2018 11:07:23 GMT -5
Eli flinched a little when her fingers brushed across the shaved part of his head, but he was still smiling up at her. “Yeah, I mean it. Wanna hear me say it again? I love you Hazel. Come back here and kiss me. “ he murmured, smiling up at her. He was such a dork.
Ryder woke up a few minutes later, staring at the wall. He had gotten his phone back, but upon seeing how many missed calls he had from Selena, he had turned it off. He had been a little off ever since, but he was trying to stay put together.
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Post by ɪɴᴛʀᴀɴꜱɪɢᴇɴᴛ on Jul 9, 2018 11:18:06 GMT -5
Concern filled Hazel’s gaze at his flinch, and she moved her fingers slightly, gaze coming back to his as soon as he spoke. Her breath whooshed out at his words, adn the color flooded her cheeks rapidly now. A smile burst across her face and she didn’t hesitate, leaning down and kissing him before he could even finish his statement, smiling against his lips. She was gentle but put as much love into it as she dared, aware that he was severely inkure still. She pulled back ever so slightly to let him breath, eyes on his again. ”I love you,” she whispered, bright pink, and then went back to kissing him.
Cass slept about 10 minutes more before literally jolting awake, a strange hiccuping sound coming from her. She gripped Ry’s shirt instantly, eyes wide as she struggled to catch her breath for a moment, working out where they were. They were okay. They were safe. Calm down.
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Post by 𝒞'𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝐿𝒶 𝒱𝒾𝑒 on Jul 9, 2018 11:22:06 GMT -5
Eli was smiling so much that he almost ruined the kiss, holding onto her as much as he could (which wasn’t much. “I lo-“ he cut himself off when he heard somebody cleared their throat. He pulled back just enough to see a nurse standing there, frowning.
Ryder moved to take her hand, his voice reassuring. “Hey, I’m okay. You’re okay. I’m here. “ he said, kissing the top of her head. “When’s the last time you ate something?” He asked, brushing his thumb along her hand.
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Post by ɪɴᴛʀᴀɴꜱɪɢᴇɴᴛ on Jul 9, 2018 11:41:18 GMT -5
Hazel grinned back before sitting up, head whipping around at the sound. She burst into giggles, waving and leaning back down, kissing Eli’s nose. ”Lovely to see you again,” She greeted the nurse, giggling some more.
Cass instantly released his shirt and gripped his hand again, finally starting to catch her breath. She didn’t answer for a moment before finally taking a deep breath, shifting gently to look up at him. ”I’m not h-“ She started to lie, but was interrupted as her stomach gave a huge grumble and she blushed, dropping her gaze and hidding her face in his shoulder, embarrassed.
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Post by 𝒞'𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝐿𝒶 𝒱𝒾𝑒 on Jul 9, 2018 11:50:29 GMT -5
“He has two broken ribs, you know. Probably not a good idea to be kissing him. Besides, you’re still sick. “ Eli gave her s sheepish smile. “I mean, I feel fine. And besides, I almost died, half of my hair is missing, I’ve got s giant cast on my leg. I know it makes your job harder but I’m still going to kiss her. “
“Cass. Please go eat something. I promise I’ll be here when you come back, I’m not going anywhere. “ he said, kissing her head again. “I love you. Now go get food, please. “
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Post by ɪɴᴛʀᴀɴꜱɪɢᴇɴᴛ on Jul 9, 2018 12:00:54 GMT -5
Hazel giggled at Eli’s comment, practically glowing. Gosh, she loved this boy so much. ”Come on Eli, she’s gotta do her job. Besides, I’m not going anywhere, I promise,” She winked at him, giggling again.
Cass sighed, smiling at her lovely boyfriend. ”I’ll be back in like 10 minutes tops,” She leaned up, kissing his chin lightly and then very slowly pulled away, squeezing his hand tightly and letting go of it last. She stretched, dragging her heels, half hoping on the way he would be lik “just kidding, come back” and she could stay. She peeked over and saw him wave her on, and she rolled her eyes, grinning. She headed out, peeking in the window until he covered his eyes with his hand, waving goodbye with the other and she giggled, darting to the cafeteria as fast as she could.
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Post by 𝒞'𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝐿𝒶 𝒱𝒾𝑒 on Jul 9, 2018 12:12:28 GMT -5
Eli pouted but at least he listened. He let the nurse do whatever she had to do, biting back whines of pain whenever she touched a sensitive area, trying to make sure he still had feeling everywhere.
It was only a minute or two later when Selena walked in, her heels clicking on the ground. She wrinkled her nose as she saw Ryder. “God. You’re here more than you are home. What happened, try to off yourself again? Honestly if you’re so desperate why don’t you just take mikes gun again?”
Ryder hadn’t even moved, eyes wide as he stared at Selena, frozen. He listened to every word she said, flinching when she mentioned the gun. Did that one really count as an attempt? It was hard to say.
She kept talking, forcing Ryder to relive everything all over again, and to process new things she was saying.
“Please stop calling me. We’re not dating. “
“We’re not dating because you picked the dollar store brat over me, don’t you remember? I bet she’s not even in your life anymore. I still love you, Ryder. Don’t you know that?”
Ryder swallowed the lump in his throat, shaking his head a little. “Please leave, Selena. I don’t want to do this. “
“Ugh. Still the same excuse? How orignial. ‘I don’t want to fight’ ‘I’m not in the mood. I have a headache’. Only in the mood when it’s your neighbor sleeping with you, huh?” She rested her hand on his upper thigh, glaring at him as he tried to look away. She used her other hand to tip his head towards her again. “It’s not like you can kick me out. I mean, look at you. You’re still just so pathetic. “
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Post by ɪɴᴛʀᴀɴꜱɪɢᴇɴᴛ on Jul 9, 2018 17:10:49 GMT -5
Hazel bit her lip, watching anxiously as the nurse made notes and took measurements and data. She frowned as Eli winced, crossing her arms to try to ignore the pain in her gut as response.
Cass made it upstairs quickly, long legs flying up the stairs three at a time. In the cafeteria, she grabbed a banana and a bottled water as well as a donut and headed out, already halfway through the donut. She moved a little slower now, starting on the banana. She rounded the corner, hearing a familiar voice coming from Ry’s room. She swallowed, nearly choking, freezing in the hallway as she tried to focus. No, that couldn’t be...could it?
She burst into the room, mouth full of banana and eyes full of anger. She positively glowered at the girl, moving to come put herself between Selena and Ry, eyes narrowed dangerously. She pulled the girl’s arm off Ry forcefully, ready for the other girl to react as she shifted, blocking Ry from her view.
”What are you doing here?” She said through the banana, setting the other half and the water on the table nearby, crossing her arms across her chest, eyes glinting angrily.
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Post by 𝒞'𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝐿𝒶 𝒱𝒾𝑒 on Jul 9, 2018 17:19:03 GMT -5
“Good. Alright, your doctor should be in shortly. It’s nice that you finally decided to wake up. Try to keep your hands to yourself though. “ she said before leaving again.
Eli was quiet for a moment before looking over at hazel, smiling like an idiot.
Selena gave her a cold smile and dropped her arm back to her side. “I just wanted to check on Ryder and make sure he was okay. “ she said with a sickly sweet voice. “Still as useless as ever, I see. Still makes you fight all his battles. Anyway. “ she picked her bag up off the nearby counter. “I was just leaving. “
Ryder wasn’t even looking at cass, his hands shaking as he stared at the wall, feeling like he was going to get sick. So much had happened between him and Selena, and there was so much of that he had kept to himself.
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Post by ɪɴᴛʀᴀɴꜱɪɢᴇɴᴛ on Jul 9, 2018 23:46:37 GMT -5
Hazel giggled at the nurse, waiting until she left before moving to sit by Eli again, biting her lip. Cass glared at the girl with such ferocity that if she were in a cartoon, literal steam would pour from her esrs. She grabbed Selena’s arm as the girl turned, yanking her to a stop.
”Don’t you ever call him weak again. He is the strongest person I know. Now, go and don’t come back. I’ve got it. You’re not welcome,” She said it clearly and quickly, releasinf her with a glare when she was finished, taking a deep breath.
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Post by 𝒞'𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝐿𝒶 𝒱𝒾𝑒 on Jul 10, 2018 8:04:07 GMT -5
Eli shifted enough to lean his head against her shoulder, exhausted. “When is the last time you slept? You need to sleep. “
Selena rolled her eyes. “A strong person wouldn’t have tried to kill themselves four times, would they? Anyway. Have a speedy recovery or whatever. “ she said, smiling again as she left.
Ryder flinched at her words. Cass only knew about two of those attempts. The other two he had managed to keep his mouth shut, for the first one everybody was too lung to drive, Cass had been on vacation and hadn’t seen him leave the house in an ambulance. He closed his eyes, trying to calm himself down.
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Post by ɪɴᴛʀᴀɴꜱɪɢᴇɴᴛ on Jul 10, 2018 8:40:14 GMT -5
Hazel wrapped her arms around Eli, stifling a yawn. ”I’m fine,” She lied, eyes on the wall, dark circles beneath her gaze. She would be fine, really. If she just had some time. Cass was unable to hide her shock, lips parting slightly as Selena left. She was still frozen there, for a good minute, struggling for breath. What did Selena mean four? That was some sick joke right? She turned to Ry, stomach dropping to the floor at his expression. No t was not.
She climbed in beside him, pulling him tightly to her and crushing him against her as close as she dared, resting her head on his chest, listening to his heartbeat as her hands curled into dists, bunched tigtly around his gown. She did her best to stop shaking.
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Post by 𝒞'𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝐿𝒶 𝒱𝒾𝑒 on Jul 10, 2018 8:46:33 GMT -5
“Please try to sleep. I’ll sleep too. “ Eli offered. “Please take care of yourself. “ he murmured, kissing the back of her hand. “You’re still sick, you need to rest. “
Ryder was quiet for a long time, struggling to breathe. And then suddenly he was talking, telling cass things he had never mentioned before. “It was four. There’s the two that you know about. The first time I was fourteen and I slit my wrist but I went the wrong way and my parents found me. A couple of years later I stole mikes gun but he noticed and I never got the chance to pull the trigger. He almost killed me, so I guess that counts as an attempt?” He asked, his words sort of running together from how much he was rambling.
”I hate her, y’know? She put me through so much. Almost killing me is probably top on that list so breaking up with her is probably a fifth attempt? I knew she’d react poorly because I had tried before but I didn’t think she’d try to crash the car. “
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Post by ɪɴᴛʀᴀɴꜱɪɢᴇɴᴛ on Jul 15, 2018 14:40:53 GMT -5
Hazel smiled slightly at his kiss, trying to reassure the boy. She didn’t have the heart to tell him she was scared that when her eyes closed, his would too. For good. She nodded, yawning for real. ”Only if you do,” She said seriously, eyes on his for a moment. Cass didn’t realize she was holding her breath until it whooshed out of her suddenly with a soft ”Oh.” She was quiet, breathing uneven as she struggled to keep from panicking, feeling the urge to start screaming. To think she could have lost her best friend so many times...to think, she could lose the love of her life...she gasped for air, feeling as if she were suffocating, like a heavy weight was crushing her chest.
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Post by 𝒞'𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝐿𝒶 𝒱𝒾𝑒 on Jul 15, 2018 14:49:19 GMT -5
Eli gave her a tired smile and reached out to brush some hair out of her face. “I promise I’ll rest, Haze. I’ve got a broken leg, what else am I going to do, throw a dance party?” He asked jokingly.
Ryder didn’t look at her, picking at loose threads on the blanket. He hated upsetting her like this, and part of him screamed at him to just shut up, to bottle everything up again. But Ryder lacked self control when he was high, so he just kept talking, sounding nervous. “That’s not even like, the worst of it? I like mike and Janis more than the last family I was placed in, surprisingly. I mean, sure they broke my shoulder and shaved my head, plus so much more. But I’d pick them any day if I had to. “
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Post by ɪɴᴛʀᴀɴꜱɪɢᴇɴᴛ on Jul 15, 2018 14:59:38 GMT -5
Hazel giggled, leaning into his hand slightly. ”Well, I walked on mine for like, 3 hours without a cast so no telling with you,” She laughed again, thinking back on summer and growing serious, realizing how far they’d come. Cass went completely still, unable to move or breathe or think. She was almost positive that her heart stuttered too. She shifted, turning to look him level in the eye. ”Ry, I swear on my life, you will never have to deal with them alone again. I don’t care what happens, I will be there through it all,” She said seriously, voice steady despiteher breathlessness, finally regaining control of herself.
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Post by 𝒞'𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝐿𝒶 𝒱𝒾𝑒 on Jul 15, 2018 15:10:19 GMT -5
eli Smiled a bit at her and kissed the top of her head. “Well together we have one functioning set of legs. Isn’t that wonderful?” He said jokingly, brushing his thumb over her cheek repeatedly as he watched her.
Ryder didn’t say anything as he looked at her, instead reaching up with his good hand and pulling her closer for a kiss, so much emotioned packed into it. What would he do without her? “God I love you. “ he murmured, sounding tired.
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It was a couple of days before they were released. They had wanted to make sure Eli wasn’t going to slip into another coma, and ry had still needed the oxygen for a bit. Eli grumbled the entire way into the house, eventually figuring out how to sort of hop inside without bothering his ribs too much.
Ryder still got winded pretty fast, and he was still on a lot of pain killers. Which meant that sometimes he just blurted out a really messed up thing he had been through, like being locked into a closet whenever he had been a ‘burden’ when he was really little. That, or he told cass puns for a solid ten minutes, often repeating himself. High Ryder was fun. Right now though he was trying not to laugh as he listened to Eli, absently adjusting his sling a little.
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Post by ɪɴᴛʀᴀɴꜱɪɢᴇɴᴛ on Jul 15, 2018 15:24:37 GMT -5
Hazel laughed again, nodding. ”Well, mostly functioning,” She teased, talking for a while before they drifted off to sleep. Cass stretched to meet him, lips crashing against his. Despite how tenders hers were from being punched earlier, she still kissed him as hard as she dared, only stoppig when he pulled back to breath. She let him rest then, counting his heartbeats and treasuring every single one of them.
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Hazel was excited when they got to return home. She had not been home except once since the accident to hand Noodle off to Mrs. Gallagher next door, the sweet old lady happy to hold onto the sweet cat for a few more days. Hazel was ready to shower and have a real meal, and to be able to take care of Eli.
Cass was also excited to be home, but for a different reason. She had not left (or slept) since Selena had shown up, and she was ready for Ry to be somewhere safe and secure, where she wouldn’t know where to find him. Cass was excited for him to be safe again. Cass could barely sit still on the drive home, fingers tapping wildly on the steering wheel and foot pushing hard on the accelerator. She grinned and laughed at Ry’s jokes, eyes constantly flashing to the rearview mirrors. Were they being followed??
Whe they arrived safe and sound, Hazel headed up with Eli while Cass hung back with Ry, pulling all their stuff out of the car. She looked exhausted, to say the least, but mainly she looked anxious. She didn’t want them to be found.
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Post by 𝒞'𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝐿𝒶 𝒱𝒾𝑒 on Jul 15, 2018 15:41:18 GMT -5
Ryder seemed to be looking over his shoulder a lot more recently. He had gotten tense whenever somebody had come into the hospital room, searching for anything he could use as weapon before he realized it was only a nurse.
He could only handle seeing so many people from his past at a time after all.
He helped cass carry as much as he could, which wasn’t a lot. He had one arm and he was recovering from a collapsed lung, but at least he was trying. “Promise me you’ll get some sleep tonight. “ ry said, his voice soft as he walked with her.
Eli followed hazel around, trying not to seem too concerned. At least she had gotten a little sleep at the hospital, even if it wasn’t much. “Can somebody tell me why I always bleed on my favorite shirts? That’s gotta be a joke, right?”
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