Chapter 15 - Ocean - Hospital Part 4

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Ocean

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I remember that I was being moved over to the stretcher. I remembered seeing Makai as he was walking away and looking like he was pissed about something. Then everything started to get really fuzzy.

The next thing I knew I was in the back of the ambulance and that paramedic from before was shining a light in my eyes again. I groaned again and tried to turn my head but it was strapped down now so it was stuck in place.

"Ocean, can you hear me?" The paramedic saw that I was partially awake but I just didn't want to talk. I had no desire to do anything.

Everything went fuzzy once more. I knew that I was falling asleep again.

When I woke up next I was laying in a bright room. Why did everyone have to make everything so bright? Didn't they know that it was hurting my eyes and my head?

This time there were new people around me. There was a woman in green scrubs and a coat and a man in burgundy scrubs. There was a flurry of movement behind them as a lot of people were doing a lot of things.

"Welcome back to the waking world, young man. Can you tell me your name?" The woman, a doctor, was maybe in her forties with auburn hair and wrinkles around her green eyes.

"My name is Ocean." I felt like my throat was dry and it was hard to talk.

"Good, good. Can you tell me what happened Ocean?" She was smiling at me like she was trying to make sure that I didn't panic or something.

"I was at a swim meet and passed out. I woke up after someone pulled me from the water."

"Did you take anything this morning? Drugs or alcohol?"

"No, nothing. I ate breakfast but I couldn't keep it down. I threw it up on my way to the pool."

"So you were already feeling sick? Any other symptoms?" She was still smiling but I could see the concern in her eyes.

"I was just really exhausted and nervous about the meet today. It made me unable to sleep."

"Are you sure that's all it was?" She didn't believe me, did she?

"Yes, that's all."

The doctor acted like she believed me but I was still sent to have an MRI and they had the damn vampire nurse in to take about a liter of blood for testing. That was unpleasant.

The MRI sucked. It wasn't horrible technically but I hated the feeling of being closed inside that machine. I don't like small tight spaces and that was definitely too small.

I was now sitting in a room up in the neurology department, waiting for my parents to come so the doctors could go over all of my results with me and them together. I told them they were a couple of hours away at my aunt's house so not to expect them right away.

I heard someone at my door then and turned to look. My parents were finally here.

"Ocean! My baby." Mom called out to me and ran to my side with her arms opened wide.

"Hey mom."

"Ocean, what happened." Dad asked as he rushed up to my other side.

"I was just really tired and blacked out. I'm sorry."

"Sweety." Mom sounded so upset. I felt horrible for worrying them.

Mom sighed in relief as she realized that I was most likely OK. At the same time I heard someone else sigh near the door. There was Makai Rivers, acting like he was worried about me for some reason.

"What are you doing here?"

"I came to see if you were OK." He looked surprised that I had even spoken to him.

"Yeah right. Like you even care." I went to sit up and was instantly regretting it. My head was spinning like a top. I felt like I was just getting dizzier and dizzier.

"What are you talking about?" For some reason there was shock on Makai's face.

"I saw you heading away from the pool area. You couldn't have cared less that I was hurt. Why are you really here? Are you hoping to see Brittney here or something?" He had been trying to steal her away from day one and he finally succeeded.

"Ocean, you shouldn't talk to him like that." Mom was scolding me.

"It's OK, Mrs. Shores." Makai grimaced. "I'll leave. I found out what I wanted to know. Have a good night. Get well soon, Ocean." What was with him?

When Makai was gone mom was glaring at me. She didn't look happy with my attitude and I could understand that. She hadn't raised me to be rude like that. And thinking about it I had been rude a lot. I couldn't help it though, there was just something about that guy that made me uneasy.

Every time that I was near Makai, or even when I saw him, he made me nervous. My palms would get sweaty, my heart would race, and I would just feel like sort of static electricity between us that made me uncomfortable.

Still, Mom was looking at me unhappily after Makai left. She had looked out the door after the guy that had become my enemy.

"That was rude, and certainly uncalled for." She glared at me after she looked away from the door. "Without him, who knows what would have happened to you."

"What are you talking about?" I was confused. What was she even talking about?

"Ocean, that boy saved your life. He's the one that pulled you from the water." That just about made my heart stop. What? That couldn't possibly be true.. Makai hated me.