The Pointe Of The Game

Chapter 24

Olivia Beckhams

Charlie left me far more confused than satisfied. I went in there hoping I could give him and get some closure but all he did was confuse me and make me want to be with him again. When I got home, I had about a million texts and calls from Thomas. Even though he wasn't there, when Charlie collapsed, the news spread like a wildfire. Within the hour everybody in the school and pretty much the whole town knew. I hate this for Charlie because I know how much he hates people knowing about his diabetes. Thomas was furious that I helped him, but what was I supposed to do? Just let him die? No way was I gonna stand there and let them let him die because they didn't even know that he had diabetes. That's ridiculous. So when I get home at almost midnight after hanging out with Makenna and Rachel, I can't stop the nervous energy that thrums around in my body. Which ultimately leads to my decision to knock on his front door right now. It's 9:30 in the morning and after a night full of pacing and writing pros and cons lists, I've driven myself to delusion. Because this is an utterly delusional idea. There is no good reason as to why I'm trying to get back together with Charlie. Thomas has been texting and calling me all night but I've ignored him. I don't owe him anything right now anyways. I'll talk to him after I talk to Charlie. I raise my hand to knock but I don't even touch the door when it's already swinging open. Mr. Williams stops in his tracks from rushing out the door.

"Whoa, hey there Olivia. What's up?" he asks mid door closing.

"I need to talk to Charlie, is he home?"

He pauses and looks at me with an inquisitive look. "Have you talked to your parents?"

"Yeah last night. Why" I ask confused now.

He takes a deep breath before looking at me and saying carefully, "Charlie's in the hospital. He crashed again when he got home last night and he was too low for us to do anything. We had to call an ambulance."

"W-What. No I didn't know that! Can I go see him? Please?" I say, practically ready to beg.

"Yea, you can see him, but he hasn't woken up from last night so there's not much action."

"Ok that's fine. I just need to see him. Even if he's unconscious. I just want to see him." I tell him almost desperately

"I'm going there now, do you want to come with me?"

"Can I? Please?"

He gives me a smile and says, "Of course. I wouldn't have asked if I didn't want you to come."

"Give me 2 seconds to tell my parents then I'll be right there." I tell him already sprinting away.

After yelling into my house and my parents are notified, I go back outside to see Mr. Williams sitting in his truck waiting. When I walk into his peripheral, he looks up and smiles at me gesturing for me to get in the truck. I climb in and he pulls out of the driveway and starts heading towards the hospital which is thankfully only 5 to ten minutes away from our houses. We keep up the small talk until we get to the check-in counter where I get a visitor's pass. Charlie's mom comes out as we're about to go in and she drags her husband away with her but not before telling me I could go in.

"He just woke up, love so he's still groggy." she says sweetly

I give her a small smile before saying thanks and taking a breath before walking in.

When I open the door, I'm greeted with the smell of disinfectant and sweetness. My eyes automatically seek out the bed where I see a broken looking Charlie. His eyes are closed and he's laying on his belly with an air pod in his ear. One of his hands has an IV and the other one is tucked under his head. I walk a little bit closer to his bed and move the hair away from his eyes before sitting down on the chair next to his bed. He stirs a little bit before opening his eyes and looking at me.