DID I MENTION I hate hospital food? They're dry and icky and just gross. And talking about gross, I hadn't had a bath since yesterday and my hair is itching so bad. I don't smell too good either. I picked up my phone to dial my brother when I saw 5 unread texts from Leo. Immediately, I open them:

6:02am tyrone doesn't know your room number

6:02am the nurse won't tell me what room number you are in

6:04am chloe! are you okay??

6:06am the nurse is of no use😒 she wont tell me ANYTHING she doesnt even buy my acting as ur brother since well she said ur bro took u here and i told her i was ur other brother but then she said to wait till u wake up

6:27am so since ur probs asleep...ill be waiting at the cafe so text me when youre awake

I froze right after I had read the last text. Leo? Waiting for me down at the café? Impossible! Then I remembered his previous text, that I'll learn to love the new Leo. Did he literally mean that? My heartbeat suddenly increased as I typed a text, totally forgetting to call my brother.

hey

do you knw how worried u made me? wat room are u in ive been waiting here like for three hours. u owe me three coffee of moneys worth

i dont owe u anything sry for making u wait thou...why did u? we're not even close lol

youre important to me u piece of shit now where the hell are you?

Was that supposed to be a compliment? yeah yeah im sorry im at room 504

I immediately regretted when I sent the last text. I totally forgot how much a mess I looked like...not to mention how gross I smell. I quickly grabbed a ponytail from the desk beside me and tied my hair into a messy bun. I went to the bathroom, pulling the injected IV thingy with me and was horrified with what I saw.

I looked so pale but fortunately, there were no breakouts but the bags under my eyes were the biggest it had ever been. I grew thinner, too. Right after I had finished drying my face, I heard a knock. I opened the door slowly as Leo appeared in front of me.

"You look like shit," he breathed out. I rolled my eyes and pushing the door as an attempt to close it but he immediately blocked it his hand and chuckled. "Okay, okay, I'm sorry but you still look like shit."

"Wow, thanks." I replied sarcastically moving out of the way to let him in. I sat on the hospital bed while Leo sat on the couch. For about a minute we just stared at the floor before I broke the silence, "So.."

We locked gazes as my hands fidgeted, "How come you came?"

He looked away and onto the floor, "I..I don't know."

"You waited for three hours and came here as soon as you could and you don't know?", I questioned him further, "Leo—"

His gaze slowly went onto the floor as his hands messed up his hair, "I don't know, Chloe. I really don't know. I don't know why I was worried about you when you didn't show up in class, I don't know why I wasn't even the tiniest mad when you left me alone to present, I don't know why I couldn't think and focus on anything else but you, and I don't frickin know why I had come here and waited three hours for you."

Wait, did he just confess he liked me? Wait, stop, Chloe, pull yourself together. You're jumping into conclusions so fast. Maybe he's just worried like Tyrone.

But Tyrone didn't wait for three hours.

That was because he was 7 and his mom didn't allow him too! I'm pretty sure he would have waited until I woke up.

He's not here now, is he?

He's halfway across the world right now! You dimwit!

"What? Chloe, I meant all of that."  Leo said softly, "I guess I'm sorry that was too fast, wasn't it?"

Oh no, please don't tell me I said my thoughts aloud.

"What did I just say?" I held my breath as I waited for his reply.

"You suddenly said 'You dimwit!' to me."

I blushed. Fortunately,  that was all I had said. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it...I..I was talking to my subconscious."

He looked at me, baffled before he burst out laughing. "hahaha...Chloe..I...hahaha..can't...hahaha..believe...you.”

"Shut up. I'm sick, give me a break." I climbed up into the bed to lie down. "Can you buy me bacon?", I blurted out of the blue.

Leo glanced over to the table and eyed my lunch. "You haven't eaten?"

"Hospital food is gross. Buy me McDonald's?" I gave him my best puppy eye look.

"Ew, don't do that. You look like you came out from the Walking Dead barely alive. Lemme guess, nuggets? The kiddy meal with the toy?"

I almost screamed with joy as I felt my mouth water at the thought of nuggets. "Oh my God, how did you frickin' know?"

"My ex liked the same thing when she's sick." he said quietly.

"Oh, you ok?" I asked cautiously, not wanting to feel like I was barging into his personal matters.

"I broke things with her three weeks ago. I've been having mixed feelings and I didn't want to hurt her any longer. I've been starting to like someone else. Anyway," he said getting up from the couch, "I'll be back at 20 with your nuggets. See you soon, Chlo, get some rest."

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EEEK GUYS LOOK IT'S NOT AN ALL TEXT TYPE BASE OF CHAPTER!! and this chapter has over 900 words! Also, next chapter will still not be a text-type chapter and SPOILER: it will be in Leo's POV! I'm so excited! Also, if you have any suggestions/critiques, feel free to comment down below! :)