AFTER HOURS ✔

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Two weeks later

I hear the beep sound as I struggle to open my eyes.

I opened my eyes and closed them immediately as I saw white light hit me, I had to close my eyes shut due to sudden contact with the light.

I turn around and notice I am in the hospital.

I see Felix hold my hand and have fallen asleep.

My brain starts to process everything that happened.

Felix wakes up, I see his eye bags being visible.

He hasn't been sleeping well lately, I can tell that.

" You are awake" he gives me a pained smile.

He says as if it has been a long time.

"How long was I passed out for? " I ask him.

He helps me sit while my back lies on the headboard.

" Two weeks," he says and I am surprised.

My hand unconsciously reached my stomach to where I was stabbed.

I could feel the mark.

" I - I am sorry " he chokes onto the word as if it was his fault

" Thank you for saving me, " I say truthfully.

I do not feel good, as if a part of me is gone.

"What happened? What did the doctors say?" I ask him to get the information I was missing out on.

" Let's get you some lunch shall we then you can ask the doctor yourself," he says and I nod in agreement.

He walks out and I check my phone to check my emails and texts.

I see that the event is just in a few days and I have been stressed already.

Just thinking about the studio messed with my head, I started to take heavy breaths and I started to sweat profusely.

I heard the door open I look Felix who was normal until he noticed me and runs near me

" Are you okay?" He pulls me in a hug, running his hand down over my hair.

" Shush shush it's alright I am here," he says to soothe me but I know better than to hold onto those words.

People come and go.

Everything here is temporary.

I need to take my advice and let go of the things that haunt me, slowly but surely.

Before he pulls himself out, he kissed my forehead.

Woah.

I expected a hundred things but this was never that.

I heard the doctor clear his throat, I look towards him and acknowledge his presence.

" Miss Woods, surgery on your lower abdomen was performed to stop your body from septic issues. I've given a couple of medications, please make sure you do not do any work that stresses your stomach for a few days " the doctor says and turns around.

"And your next visit is in two weeks. You will be discharged shortly " he continues before he leaves the room.

I see the tray that Felix had placed earlier.

He gets it near me.

I just don't like the hospital smell, I begin to eat food.

It felt forever since I had eaten.

" Did you eat?" I ask him midway eating my food.

His eyes widen " In sometime?" He says.

I gesture for him to sit and pass him the tray.

" Loren I'll eat later," he says and I keep quiet, pushing the plate further towards him.

He sighs, giving in beginning to eat.

I smile when he hiccuped, then passed him the water which he drank.

Once he was done, he placed the plate on the side.

I get up and reach the washroom to get out of these hospital clothes, with Felix following behind me with a bag.

" I got you some things you might need," he says giving me the bag.

I go into the washroom and get changed into the sweat shorts that are his and a sweatshirt.

I walk out and sit on the bed.

I grab a scrunchie, holding my hand up grabbing all my hair together but I could not hold it for long, since my stomach started to hurt.

He comes closer to me, grabbing the scrunchie from me.

He combs my hair with his fingers and then tied the scrunchie, making a bun.

I could not help but think he is good at this.

" Thank you," I say looking at him over my shoulder.

His hand moves to my cheek, his thumb caressing my cheek rest of his fingers under my chin.

I close my eyes, letting myself into his touch.

Seconds felt like hours before we left the place.

I see my mum rushing towards me.

" Your mom just went earlier to go have a bath I insisted to her " Felix whispers in my ear.

" Devin?" I ask.

" I told her there was an accident in your workplace" he explains and I nod.

After she made sure I was better, we went out.

" Mom I am absolutely fine," I say.

" I want to be alone," I tell her

She looks at me, nodding. She faced Felix and they both share a nod before we all parted.

Felix puts the fiddle bag behind the passenger seat and holds the door open for me, I get in sitting there.

He sits in the driver's seat and begins to drive.

The late-night breeze running over.

I close my eyes and put my head on the headrest.

"I don't feel like going home " I announce to him.

" Alright," he says and I feel the car taking a turn.

He drove for a couple of minutes before a familiar flower smell hit me.

We've been here before.

I open my eyes and am surprised by the place we are in front of.

I look at him surprised and he laughs at me.

I press the seat belt button but it got stuck, I tried a couple of times

He leans in over me, without making any contact, his scent entered my nostrils.

It's like it was just meant for me

He was so close, that I was taking deep breaths.

He pulled the seat belt in one shift motion and my eyes widen at his actions.

He gets back and walks out ,opening the car door for me.

I get down the car and stand beside him before we walk.

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