Chapter 2
Clarke laid in yet another hospital bed as the nurse began to prepare her for another round of scans. Ever since that day at the playground, Clarke has been in and out of the hospital, going back in at least every couple of weeks. She always had a new, rare, bacterial or viral infection. Clarke felt like she was on a never ending cycle.
"Alright, Clarke, I'm going to hit start and I need you to hold your breath and don't move." The technician begins while Clarke tunes him out, already knowing the procedure.
When the machine finishes and the table rolls back out, Clarke releases the breath of air she was holding. The technician helps her off the table and slowly walks her back to her hospital room. The nurse looks over at her with an overly-enthusiastic smile,"Alright, sweetie, well, the doctor no longer actually needs you to stay. You can go ahead and get dressed and we'll get your discharged papers ready. You'll feel much more comfortable at home anyway."
"I'll call Torrey and let her know we'll be home tonight. " Abby informs her before stepping out of the room.
Clarke sighs and begins to attempt at pulling on her leggings and her second mom's oversized sweater, doing it slowly to avoid getting too overly dizzy. She misses Torrey and can't wait to be back in her arms tonight. She understood why her second mom couldn't be at the hospital with her but, she wishes she could. She knew Torrey had to stay home with the baby and at least try to work. There was no way they would ever get through all the bills if both of her parents were always at the hospital with her.
Clarke sighed and slowly sat back down on the bed. Everyone at the hospital knew Clarke. She been going there more often than not for the past ten years and she was honestly sick of it. She felt like she practically lived in the hospital. She missed what it felt like to be a normal kid. She missed the freedom that those four walls didn't give her. She missed life.
Her mom and the nurse walked in at the same time. The nurse, Carly, began speaking first,"Your mom signed the papers while she was out of the room. You're free to go. We'll call you with the test results as soon as we can. Have a good evening Clarke. Get some rest."
Clarke nods and lets her mom help her into the wheelchair provided by the hospital. She was so tired of having to travel in wheelchairs because she was too weak to move herself. If Lexa had only stayed at the playground that day. She never forgot that day and she felt she never would.
Abby began leading Clarke out of the hospital and to the car. As she was lifted into the car she saw her, Lexa. She was here. So close to her and yet so far away. Lexa looked over and saw Clarke looking at her. Lexa's bright green eyes widened, Clarke never forgot how they looked. She never forgot the intensity of them. She never forgot how beautiful they were. She never forgot that color green.
Lexa ran as fast as her legs could take her. She didn't care where she went. She just had to be away from there. She cried and fell apart because for the second time in her life, she left her soulmate at their most vulnerable moment. And she couldn't believe what she had done.