The Choice

Chapter 2

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What the heck is that noise?! "Turn that darn thing off!" I shouted to no-one in particular and snuggled deeper into my pillow. Moments later my bedroom door flew open and dad stuck his head in and said "that would be your alarm clock sweetpea. It's time to wake up for school". Oh brother, the place of hell and torture. I uncovered the blankets off me, turned to face dad and said "why do I even need to go to school dad? I mean you and mom are rich right? Can't I just oh you know, smooch off of you and mom for the rest of my life then all is well in the world, like seriously think about it, dad?" Dad looks at me like I've lost my mind, which I will if I go to school. "No sweetpea, school is important if you want to succeed in life." He then continues to ramble some other stuff about making a mark in the world that I quite frankly have no interest in listening to, so I shoo him out of my room so that I can get ready for the place of torture.

Jamming to The Script I get myself ready for school. Honestly speaking Freedom Child is by far my favourite The Script album.  My older brother Blake got me tickets to see them when we still lived is South Africa, and let me tell you that I have been hooked on them ever since.  After getting dressed I grab my school bag that is already packed with what I need and start to walk out the door, but I stop in front of my floor length mirror by the door and give myself a once over.  I looked good if I had to say so myself, I was wearing my black skinny jeans that had rips at the knees and a The Script t-shirt and one of my brothers hoodies and a pair of black vans. Yep total school outfit, this is the only thing that I loved about going to school here in America, no uniforms! Back in South Africa we had to wear boring uniforms to school everyday and boy am I glad that that's over.

I make my way out the door and into the  hallway screaming "let's go you bozos or we gonna be late!" as I go. To which Dylan responds with "shut your face Ria". Rolling my eyes I continue down the hallway shouting "let's go, let's go" as I make my way down the steps. Three steps down I manage to trip on my untied shoe lace and tumble down the rest of the staircase, Dylan, who was walking behind me tries to catch me but is too late, the last thing that I think of as I roll down the stairs is that if I die, I be forgiven of my sins and not go to hell, I vaguely hear someone screaming my name in the distance. I soon after I find myself in a world covered in darkness.

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What the heck is that noise?! "Turn that darn thing off!" I shouted to no-one in particular and snuggled deeper into my pillow. A sense of deja vu overcomes me as the noise continues. "Why won't it shut up" I say out loud "I'm trying to sleep here". A chuckle is heard from the other side of the room and I open my eyes to see that I am in an unfamiliar room and start to freak out, "where am I? Did I get kidnapped? Am I dead? No I can't be dead I haven't had my first kiss yet!" The chuckle I heard earlier straight up turns into a full blown laughter, making me realise that I was not alone and I turn to the direction the laughter is coming from only to see my family standing there with a guy who is dressed as a doctor. "What's going on? Why are you all looking at me like I am crazy?" Mom walks up to me and kissing the living daylights out of me, "oh sweetheart you had me worried, don't you dare do that to me again you hear me?" mom said as she brushes my hair away from my face and continues to smother me in kisses. I try to pry her grabby hands away from me but the woman is clinging to me like her life depends on it. I turn to dad and silently ask him to get his wife away from me. Laughing dad makes he's way over to us "honey I think Ria needs some breathing space" he says while prying mom away from me. Sighing mom sits on the chair close to my bed, watching me like I might disappear at any moment.

Ethan makes his way over to me with a smirk on he's ugly face and I have a feeling that I'm not gonna like the words that are going to come out of he's mouth, "so scared to die before the first kiss huh?" he asks while laughing like it was the funniest thing on earth. The glare I send he's way shuts him up rather quickly and dad uses this moment to address the doctor that I failed to realise was in the room, "sweetpea, this is Doctor Williams, and he has some news". The Doctor steps forward at the mention of his name, and let me tell you, this man is fine as hell! I probably should not be saying this considering the fact that this man is about the same age as my dad, but woah, I need to be sick more often if he is my Doctor. He had tousled dark brown hair, which was thick. His eyes were a mesmerising deep ocean blue, flecks of silvery light performed ballets throughout. His face was strong and defined, the total DILF. He had dark eye brows, which sloped downwards in a serious expression, "miss Radebe, can you tell me how many fingers I'm holding" he asks holding 3 fingers up with he's left hand. This whole situation is making me feel weird, I am in a hospital room that I had no idea how I got into, a hot as hell doctor and the heart monitor is ratting me out cause it's going on over-drive, 'get control of your hormones Ria' I chastise myself. "Ooooh someone has a crush" mom squeaks from her spot beside me. I swear my family is the worst, not looking Dr Williams in the eye, "3 fingers and call me Ria" I respond meekly, wishing the ground could swallow me up. Not minding my embarrassment, Dr Williams continues to ask me more questions and at the end of it all he mentions that I can go home the next day saying that I just have a mild concussion and he would like me to stay in the hospital for overnight  observation.

Mom and dad make their way out of my room with Dr Williams, saying that they will be back later. I turn to my brothers and immediately throw my pillow at them cause I know what's coming next, they are going to make fun of me!