Forever My Person

44. Confused and Broken

Everly

Everything hurts. My head is throbbing and the side of my face feels like it's split in half but that's not the pain that catches my breath. I try to breath through my nose and out my mouth to calm me but the pain on my side is becoming very painful.

But I'm not sure what's worse the pain I psychically feel or the pain my heart feels from seeing those beautiful hazel eyes that are now someone else's to look into.

"Ev, baby, you're awake." I hear his velvet voice beside me.

I groan back in response. As much as I would love to talk right now the pain I'm feeling through my body right now over powers everything.

"Shh, baby, I'll get a nurse hold on okay?" He tells me as his fingers comb through my hair.

I whisper a please before I see his muscular back turn away as he walks towards the door. While he's gone I take in my surroundings. It feels like deja vu all over again. I'm back in the hospital staring at a bland colored room. There's a window to my right and a storage cabinet as well. On my other side where Cohen stood is another door I presume leads to the bathroom. There's a few chairs scattered about and of course all the medical equipment too. The only difference from my last time being here is the room is definitely larger and more comfortable and there's more equipment I'm hooked up to this time.

I look down at myself and see a long clear tube and needle punctured into my skin giving me fluids and another clear tube running across my face and puffs of air fill my nose. What happened to me for me to be on oxygen? I don't even remember how I got here. The last thing I remember is Kyle and blurriness.

I'm extremely confused as to why Kyle put so much of his time and effort into wanting to do all this to me when he's the one who ruined our relationship in the beginning, even though I'm somewhat grateful it did happen.He never moved showed me any hostility when we were together or any signs of this psychotic character he's become. I'm not even sure where he is right now and that honestly scares me to my core. I woke up in a hospital bed with my head throbbing, my right side in so much pain and the very last thing I remember is Kyle's firm grip around my neck bringing me to the end of everything and a blurry figure in a doorway. I don't even know if Kyle is still out there. He could be waiting for me to go back to living my life and at any moment he'll come back but finish what he started.

I shiver thinking about what my fate may be if Kyle is still out there waiting for me. I need answers and until I get them I won't feel safe.

"Are you okay baby? I can get you another blanket if you need one."Cohen asks me all in one breath as he walks back in quickly.

"It's fine. I'm fine. Thank you. Where's the nurse?" I ask through a scratchy voice. I need medicine and an excuse to not have to talk to him right now. It's all too much.

"She said she'll be in in a few minutes. Are you sure there's nothing I can get you?"

"I guess I could use a cup of water." I tell him. Without any hesitation he comes to the overbed table and pours me a small cup of water. I take it and feel the coolness calm the dryness in my throat and slightly calm the anxiety I have.

"I'm here baby, whatever you need I'm here." He rubs his large hand along my arm and gently squeezes my hand.

"Thank you." Is all I say as I pull my hand away from his. I can see the hurt quickly cross his face but it doesn't match the amount of hurt that I'm feeling. 

Before I can think about talking I need to see a nurse and take some pain relief. I know my wound was from Kyle but I'm so confused about everything right now. How did I get here, alive? Where is everyone at? Why is Cohen the only one here and keeps calling me baby? Im not his anymore, he made sure of it when he got back with Taylor. Second thought, what happened to Taylor?