This Love

Chapter 57

Carter's operation was successful, they took out the bullet and there were no complications. He had just lost a lot of blood. He was shifted to a private room where he still lay unconscious. I sat in a chair next to his bed, Drake laying on the couch. Mason and my dad had gone home early in the morning. Dad had tried to convince me to come back home for a few hours to rest. But I wasn't leaving. 

I wasn't leaving until Carter opened his eyes and smiled at me. 

"Why isn't he waking up?" I asked Drake, staring at Carter. 

"Don't worry, it takes time. He's fine now" 

I nodded, my eyes still on Carter. His eyes closed and pipes around him. I hated the grey blanket that was over him. I imagined what our night could have been if this didn't happen. A sinking feeling resurfaced again, a feeling I had tried so hard to push down.

Suddenly the door flew open and Carter's parents stepped in. 

"Oh my God" Said Veronica. Running towards Carter with tears in her eyes. 

"He's fine now Mrs William, nothing to worry about" Said Drake up on his feets now.

I got up too moving a little away so Carter's father could come up the other way. After staring at every inch of Carter, Veronica's eyes shifted to me.

"Are you okay?" 

"Yes" I replied with a small broken smile.

"Have you given your statement to the police?" Said Carter's dad looking at me.

I nodded again, they had taken my statement last night. Drake had prepared it for me. Telling me what I had to say and what not. He said I didn't have to worry about Carter being in trouble because of drugs, that the group that him and Carter belong to will take care of it.

I stepped out of the room wanting to give his parents some privacy with him. As I walked down the long hallway I saw Ally. She stopped in her tracks a little away from me. 

"Hey" 

"Hi" 

"How's Carter?" She asked as a few silent seconds passed by.

"The doctors say he'll be fine"

Ally nodded. Her eyes moving around before they settle on me.

"How are you?"

"I'm sorry about that day, I shouldn't have lashed out on you like that" I said walking towards the wall and leaning against it.

"I was just scared for you. I don't want you to get heartbroken again, I wasn't sure about Drake and I just wanted you to think it all through"

"Eva-" Started Ally but I stopped her.

"Its not that I don't believe in marriage because of my parents. I've never felt that way, infact I plan on having a future too with Carter someday"

Ally walked towards me and leans against the wall too.

"Its just I think marriage is such an important decision a person takes in life that it shouldn't go wrong, it shouldn't be a mistake. I don't want you to feel like you made a wrong decision after some years-"

"I'm sorry too" cuts in Ally.

"I'm sorry for the words I said and I should have understood where all your anger was coming from. I was too lost in the happy parts of it that I didn't realise there were somethings that I needed to think through too. And I was just so angry at you for making me realise that"

She paused and took in a deep breath.

"I was so scared when Drake told me about last night. I...I felt so dumb-"

"Why didn't you tell me about the drugs?" I said cutting in.

I turned towards Ally, looking her straight in the eye but she refused to look back.

"We are best friends Ally, so why didn't you tell me about this? Why would you hide something from me?"

"Carter told me not to. He said it was for your own safety. Its a messed up world Carter and Drake are a part of Eva and Carter didn't wanted you to be sucked in too"

I turned away from her. Watching the door infront of me.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you, I was just scared and didn't want you to get hurt"

"Why would you even take the drugs Ally? It was as dangerous for you as it was for me"

"Carter said it was for a few days and Drake was protecting me"

I nodded calming down a little, I didn't have the energy to keep on going. I closed my eyes, willing the pain in my forehead to go away. Suddenly I felt hands engulf me.

"I'm so glad your okay Eva" said Ally crying.

"I wish I could have done something, why couldn't I have realised that something was wrong. I just got angry at Carter for calling so late and never thought something could be wrong-"

"Stop!" I said hugging her back. "Its not your fault"

"Eva, Carter's awake" came Drake's voice from behind me.

I felt myself freeze.

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