He was so inlove
1351 Words
I took the ride with my dad to the hospital, i was trying to avoid Eric. Remembering what he had said and the way things had turned out. I had to be content and accept that he was never mine to begin with and he would never be mine. He was Debby's it showed in the way he talked about her, the way his frown immediately turned into a smile. He simply adored her and she was one lucky girl. For a moment... I wished I was her.
But as long as he was happy.
"You and Eric seem to have ironed it all out?" My dad said, I had been in deep thought that I didn't realize he had already parked at the hospital.
"Yes, we did. Thanks dad, I think I understand him more now." I gave him a brief smile.
"You don't seem happy?" He questioned his eyebrows furrowed. Ofcourse I wasn't, Eric was inlove with someone else and he had made it clear now I couldn't exactly smile at that, now would I?
"I am happy, I just hate needles that's all." I muttered.
"You're a nurse darling, how can you hate needles." He chuckled, opening the drivers door. I opened mine as well. We walked slowly towards the entrance. As much as Eric had assured me that he wasn't... I still had my doubts. I was still stiff scared of the results.
"You're more scared of the results than the needle, I suppose.." he added.
I frowned.
"Dad please don't make me one of your patients." I said making him chuckle.
"Alright, I'm sorry. So we will be doing the open day at Block D on the other side, you can just go sign in at the reception then you can help other people get tested. Give them their results, we will be using the home tests meaning the results come out within about fifteen to twenty minutes."
I nodded.
"As soon as someone checks negative, congratulate them. Give them a pack of condoms and encourage them to be safe and test frequently."
"If they check positive, write their name on the list for counseling. With Dr. Heinemann, he will be the one dealing with the counseling. People never take it too well." He explained and I nodded.
When we reached the reception, he gave me a kiss on the cheek before turning away and saying this was his stop. Ofcourse he wouldn't be part of this campaign, I thought to myself..
At the reception, Aunt Maggie wasn't around. Probably having her day off. I was given my uniform, which I quickly changed into before going to Block D. My thoughts immediately raced to the conversation I had with Eric, making me whimper a bit with sadness.
"Tell me about Debby?" I asked, we were cuddling on his bed. Just talking about anything since he had finally opened up to me.
"Oh Debby.." His smile immediately blossomed, I didn't miss the twinkle in his hazel brown eyes when he said her name. "Man, Debby is one daredevil, she never ever backs out from a fight. She always fought for me in any way that she could. She has this smart-mouth and I just find myself drawn to her."
I didn't miss the excitement in his voice as he described her.
"She has the deepest beautiful blue eyes, I always used to tease her about her lips being none-existent." He chuckled and I smiled... it was nice seeing him happy I suppose.
"She has the thinnest lips, which I absolutely love. It makes her unique, I guess that's one of her insecurities. She always told me that she would get them filled up as soon as she had the money. I was never a fan of that. She has blonde hair and she is tall and slender about 5'9. Growing up they always teased her at the foster house by calling her gumtree, palm tree because she is as straight as a ruler and tall." He chuckled heartily, he felt so happy talking about her. That's one realization I had come to.
"She started calling me Ricky as soon as she found out about my middle name. Then everyone started calling me that. You're the only person who calls me Eric." He said thoughtfully. atleast that's one thing I had. Debby was his first kiss, first love, first s****l experience and all I had was a freaking peeve that I'm the only person who calls him Eric, great!
"My mom called me Eric too. She hated the name Ricardo because my father had picked it." His smile turned into a frown.
"Debby is my everything, I can't imagine my life without her. I have already tried living without her but it hurts and I can't wait to have her here in my arms." He said looking distracted, every word broke a part of me.
"Oh s**t, I'm so sorry Leona.." he paused coming to realize that everything he had said could potentially hurt me, it did. "I know you confessed your love and all but s**t, I shouldn't have talked about another girl like that not in your presence... I'm sorry."
"No, it's okay." I laughed. "Confessed my love? What do you mean? I just merely told you I loved and cared about you not in that way dude." I faked a laugh but deep down it hurt. He let out a relieved sigh..
"Man, that would have been super weird. Yeah we have had s*x but it would have been super weird." He said. It seemed now he felt free to say anything considering he wasn't hiding anything.
"Yeah, it would have been weird." I jumped onto the bandwagon, saying everything that was hurting me deep down. He thought me loving him was weird?
"I care about you too Leona. I want you to be happy and I hope you meet someone better than that shithead Robbie." He said genuinely and I nodded. If I said anything my voice would break then I would end up being a crybaby but I had to be strong. Rejection was a pain, to think I thought Eric actually liked me.. I was a fool.
"Thanks Eric." I muttered. "So when does Debby come out?" I asked.
"In about four months from now.. that's one thing, I'm looking forward to." He said freely, running his hands through his hair. "I have been doing a daily counter down 122 days left."
I nodded.
"So then you will move back to England?" I asked.
"I think so, Debby and I were planning to settle in Australia hopefully." He said a big smile on his lips. "She hates the snow."
The only thing I could say without looking bitter was..
"Australia is beautiful, Laura's cousin Elishama actually stays there."
"Yeah it's beautiful." He muttered, it was becoming awkward and we both knew it.
"I'm sorry Leona, if I led you on-" I stopped him before he could continue.
"Not at all, I totally understand besides you make it sound like I'm inlove with you.." I laughed but it hurt.
"Right.." he replied.
"Well uhm I need to go get ready for this.." I pulled away from his arms. I needed to keep my distance already, otherwise I would just hurt more. It was honestly okay, as long as he was happy.
As long as he was happy.
"New nurse?" Someone snapped me out of my thoughts.
"Yes.." I replied looking at the man who stood in front of me with auburn hair and dark green eyes. A shade darker than mine.
"I'm Nick, I'm a nurse just thought I should volunteer as well.. I know what you're thinking? A guy who is a nurse f**k outa here." He said making me laugh, I loved his humor. For a second, I thought about how he wasn't so bad looking either.
"I'm Leona." I didn't want to say my last name for obvious reasons. I didn't want to be known as the surgeons daughter.
"Cool." He said giving me a smile.
"Cool." I muttered back.
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