"You'll drag my ass back here. Got it."
She clicks her tongue, annoyed either at my language or me cutting her off, but making me understand I should shut up for a minute. I close my mouth.
It's hard, though. My heart is beating like crazy. I can finally get out of here! That simple thought is driving me crazy. Not only do I want to go out, but I want to see a million things! The idea that I'll be able to leave the hospital soon is making me want to run out the door right now and do something crazy, dance or shout, I don't know. I'm so excited, I have a hard time not smiling from ear to ear like an idiot. It's kind of insane with what I just learned not five minutes ago, but I've been dying to finally be able to leave this place!
"Clarissa, I'm serious. I can't be here to watch you. If anything happens, consequences will be a real pain to handle. We have an agreement with the werewolves for now, but be aware that we have no allies here, okay? So don't get involved with the humans, and don't do anything reckless."
"I promise," I say, my throat feeling a bit too dry.
She lets out a long sigh and takes out her phone, typing something hurriedly.
"I will let Selena Whitewood know you are about to leave the hospital, she might not be happy with it, though... I need to get you a smartphone too..."
"Can I meet her?"
Amy turns to me, surprised.
"Why do you want to meet her?"
"I heard she... knows about witches."
"No. I mean... Not yet. To be honest, I'm already very reluctant about you leaving the hospital, Clarissa, so I'd like it if you just stayed in your apartment with your friend for now, okay? You can take some time to decide if you want to go back to university, or–"
"Amy, I can't. How am I supposed to study with no memory of what I studied?"
"Oh, right... Well, anyway, you can do whatever you want, but please don't go anywhere without telling me."
"Yeah. So, I can really go?"
Amy waits for a minute before answering me, her eyes on her phone. I keep glancing at the little wardrobe and bathroom, wondering how fast I can get ready. I know I have some shorts Kelsi brought me, and a top I should be able to put on without ruining my bandages too...
"She says it's fine as long as you have someone with you."
"Wait, what?"
I lost the conversation for a second, but Amy is putting her phone back in her jacket pocket, and searching inside her bag, leaving me confused.
"She will send someone to stay with you."
"You were on the phone with Selena Whitewood just now?" I exclaim, shocked once again.
"I was emailing her, yes."
"You're kidding! Can I have her email? Or her phone number?"
Amy glares at me and grabs my hand, filling it with a thick bundle of bills.
"Not today, Clarissa. You can go home after the doctors have seen you, but stay there until whoever Selena sends gets there. If you take one step out of the apartment–"
"I'll be sent back here right away, I get it!"
She really treats me like I'm a ten-year-old or something! As she busily searches through her pockets, I look down at the money she just gave me, confused. She pulled it out of her wallet as if it was nothing, but after checking it a little, there’s several hundred dollars here! Before I can say a thing, though, Amy's phone rings loudly, and she looks at the number on the screen quickly with a little glare.
"Crap, I need to take this call... You stay here, okay? I will go see the hospital director as soon as my call is over, and when the doctors say you can leave, they will order you a taxi. And tonight, you stay home with Kelsi, are we clear?"
I nod, trying not to show how excited I am, but my brain is playing "I'm going out, I'm going out, I'm going out" on a loop like an anthem.
She sighs, probably not very convinced by my performance, and gets ready to leave. At the doorway, though, she stops and turns to me despite her phone still ringing.
