Code Blue

~ Chapter 10 ~

SURPRISEEE Double Update whooo

Chapter 10
Tuesday August 22nd
Mallory's POV

I was awoken from my nap in the uncomfortable on call room bed when the switch was flipped on and filled the once dark room with bright lights. I looked at my phone seeing that I only slept for 30 minutes and groaned to myself. I desperately needed some sleep.

"What are you doing?" Harry's voice was what I heard. "Your shift hasn't even ended yet and you're sleeping?"

"I didn't sleep last night" I mumbled, sitting up too fast and banging my head on the bunk bed above me. I groaned at the pain of the metal colliding with my forehead and held it with my hand. 

"Right. I forgot" He muttered trailing off in his words. I flinched at the nonchalant way that he just made such a comment.  The night when he offered to walk me home, I didn't want him to simply because I didn't want him to know and judge me for anything. When he didn't have an adverse reaction back then, I honestly found myself relieved and happy about it.

But I should have known that Harry would've thrown it in my face eventually.

I wish the circumstances could be different, but I simply don't have the means for it right now. After I moved out of my parents, my car was my only option. I was left with no money, and no job when I left as I was surviving off loans to put me through medical school. It's been the only life that I have known for a couple years now, and it doesn't seem to be changing anytime soon. Probably until I become an attending in 5 years.

Veronica has offered more than enough times to allow me to move in with her and Eli, but I simply can't let myself do it. For starters, I don't want to be a bother to them and impose on anymore of their relationship than I already do. They already welcome me to their house 24/7. Plus, I would want to pay rent and I honestly am too broke to be able to afford to do so.

My brother sends me money every once in a while, but I don't even like taking it because he has his own family that he needs to provide for. I don't want to feel like I have to rely on him for it, and he's done his time taking care of me as it was.

Hence, living in my car and surviving off of what I can afford in gas and food.

"You're right" I agreed with him, because I didn't know what else to say. Plus, I desperately wanted to ask him about his conversation with the chief and maybe if I engage in his little taunting he'd be more willing to let me know what it was about. There was also the fact that I still needed to get him to agree to keep his mouth shut, should the conversation have nothing to do with me. "Can I ask you something?"

"No"

"Please?"

"I said no"

"It'll take 5 seconds" I tried to reason.

"Stop talking to me"

"H- Dr. Styles"

"Oh my god just spit it out already!" He snapped at me.

"Did you tell the chief about what we did?" I asked him quickly.

He let out a laugh. "Do you really think you're that interesting that all my conversations revert back to you?"

You're uninteresting. You're stupid. You're boring.

I slumped my shoulders. "Well no, but I just thought that maybe you said something because of yesterday? I don't know"

"Do you actually think I'd expose myself by letting anybody know we had sex?" He shook his head in disgust, like the fact he said the words aloud was already repulsive enough. Mason's teasing started to run through my mind at the fact that Harry seems so revolted by me.