~Tony's POV~
I took the keys from her and started the car. I remembered seeing a sign for a hospital on the way here and I began to drive in its’ direction. We finally arrived after what felt like the longest drive ever. I opened the door and picked her up once again. I entered the emergency room with her in my arms. As soon as the nurses saw us, they brought out a wheelchair for Kari and I gently placed her in it. I told them what happened and they told me to wait in the waiting room while they checked up on her. I did as told and took a seat with a sigh.
There was a man sitting next to me and he asked “What happened to your girlfriend?”
“What? Oh no she’s not my girlfriend.” I said nervously as I felt my cheeks start to get hot.
“ahhh I see you’re stuck in the friend-zone.” He said
“No we’re not even friends we’re-” I paused for a second trying to think as the man raised an eyebrow at me in confusion, “I honestly don’t even know it’s hard to explain.”
Right then a nurse walked out and asked to talk to me. ”The girl doesn’t have a twisted ankle. She broke her leg when she fell. We’ll need to wait a little to put the cast on. Her leg is too swollen right now. Your welcome to go see her if you’d like.” I thanked the nurse and made my way towards the room which she told me Kari was in. I opened the door just a crack to peak in a little and Kari turned her head to face it. I opened the door fully and walked in closing it behind me.
“Hey…” I simply said.
“Hey…” she said playing nervously with her finger, “Thanks for helping me back there.” She said looking up at me this time.
“No problem but are you feeling better now?”
“A little. I just hope my dad doesn’t get- Fuck!” she yelled.
“What? What’s wrong?“ I asked a little scared beginning to panic.
“I forgot to call my dad.”
“Don’t worry I’ll do that.” I exited the room and stood in the hallway as I took out my phone. I looked through my contacts stopping on Jesus’ name and pressing call. The phone rang a few times before he picked up.
“Hey Tone what’s up? Have you and Kari killed each other yet?” he asked laughing a bit at the end.
“Hehe,” I laughed nervously, ”no we haven’t. Listen I called to let you know that we are in the hospital right now.”
“What? What happened? Is Kari ok? Are you ok?” he attacked me with questions.
“Well me and Kari were up in the mountains and Kari fell and broke her leg.”
“What were you guys doing in the mountains?”
“Kari had to take some last minute pictures for her job so we went up there.” I explained.
“Well how is she?”
“She’s fine. We just need to wait for the doctor to put the cast on and we’ll be on our way. We’ll be home in a few hours don’t worry.” I tried to reassure him.
“Ok just be really careful on the way back. Call me if anything happens.”
“Ok bye.” Just as I hung up the phone, the doctor asked me to step into Kari’s room. I went inside so he could talk to us.
“Ok so by the looks of it, you’re ready for a cast now.” The doctor informed us. I stood near the wall and let the doctor do his thing. After he was done he said “there. You’re all set and ready to go. Drive home safely.” The doctor left the room as a nurse entered with a wheel chair. She helped Kari into it and we headed towards the car. I opened the door for her and helped her in holding her hand as the nurse slowly pulled the chair away. Once she was in, I ran around to the driver’s seat and started the car. I began to drive us home and we stayed silent for most of the ride.
I finally tried to make conversation with her, “so this dude told me the craziest thing in the waiting room.” I said without taking my eyes off the road.
“Really? What?” she asked curiously.
“He thought you were my-“ I was cut off by Kari.
“Sorry hold that thought my boss is calling me.” She answered the phone and began to talk to her boss. I sighed. Maybe I won’t tell her about the waiting room guy. She finally got off the phone and resumed the conversation we were having, “so you were saying?” she asked.
“Nothing. We’re here.” I said as I pulled up into her driveway just in time. I ran around to the passenger side and opened the door for her. I reached out my hand to grab hers and help her and she hesitantly took it. I helped her out of the car and we slowly made our way to the front door. I opened the door with my free hand and held it for her to walk through. “Do you need anything?” I asked her as we sat on the couch.
“No I’m just tired. I think I’m going to sleep here for a little since I can’t really go upstairs.”
“Do you want me to help you get up there?” I asked already starting standing up.
“No no. It’s fine. I’ll stay here.”
“Are you sure because I can-“ I was cut off by her.
“Tony I said I’ll be fine here.” She said laughing a little. She laid down and I propped her leg on a pillow for her. She fell asleep very fast and I sat there just looking at her while. I thought about what the emergency room guy had said. What were we? Enemies? Friends? Or just some weird forced roommates?