Page 53 of Chase
I don’t know what to say when the girl I love is pretty much unconscious.
Chapter Eighteen
Yasmin
The faint hum of electricity and the smell of disinfectant alerts me to the fact I’m in hospital. Why am I in the hospital? What happened?
I slowly open my eyes; the room is cast in darkness with a soft glow of light coming from above and below the curtain. I can feel Chase rubbing his thumb along the top of my hand. I gently squeeze his hand to let him know I’m awake. Slowly, I turn my head to face him.
He looks exhausted.
“Hey Pretty Girl. You gave us all quite a fright,” he whispers. I can see the worry on his face. His voice even portrays his concern.
“What happened?” I ask. My voice comes out dry and croaky. Chase holds up a cup with a straw to my lips. I take small sips, letting the icy cold liquid soothe my dry mouth and throat.
“Your sugars dropped dangerously low.”
“I didn’t feel any different,” I reply. it’s true. One minute I was fine, and the next I wasn’t. Usually with a hypo I get some sort of sign.
“The doctor said it likely happened quickly if you didn’t notice the symptoms. You passed out. Millie called me freaking out.”
Oh god. Poor Millie.
“How long have I been out?” I ask. I haven’t had an episode this bad since I first got diagnosed. I never wanted Millie to witness that again. My heart swells knowing the Chase and our friends were all there.
“Only a few hours. The docs gave you a sedative to keep you asleep while they gave you some IV fluids and glucose. They want to keep you overnight for observation and to make sure you don’t crash again.” Chase links his fingers with mine and gives them a gentle squeeze.
Jesus. It must have been bad if they are keeping me overnight.
“Arden is having you moved to a private room soon. He’s also organised for Julia’s Endocrinologist to come and see you in the morning. He’d like you to consider getting the sensor.” Chase sighs. The exhaustion is evident.
“Sensor?”
“It’s part of a continuous glucose monitoring system. It gets installed just under the skin and checks your sugars every 10 seconds. Julia has one. He said it helped not having to prick her finger and the app alerts her when her blood sugar drops or spikes,” Chase explains sounding very much like Arden. I love that he’s been making an effort to learn as much as he can.
“Can I think about it?” I ask quietly. I skipped over it in my research because there was no way I’d be able to afford to do it without getting help from Dad.
“Of course, the specialist will discuss it with you tomorrow.” Chase places a gentle kiss on my lips. “How are you feeling?”
“Like crap. I feel wrung out.”
“The doctor said that’s normal.”
“Where’s Millie? Is she okay?” I ask. Chase is the only person in my room. It surprises me because Arden isn’t the type to leave until he sees for himself that I’m okay.
“She’s shaken up, but she’s okay. Ally has taken the girls to Arden’s for the night.”
“Where’s Arden?”
“He’s gone to get dinner for us. He’ll be back soon. Mum forced him to leave for a bit.”
I don’t know what I did to deserve to have these people in my life. I just know that I’m incredibly lucky.
Not long passes before Mumma Nat walks into my cubicle, followed by Arden.
“You gave us quite the scare,” she says coming up to me and pulling me in for a hug. I relax in her arms and let her hold me. This is what it feels like to have a mum. It’s new for me. I don’t hate it. I just don’t want to get attached.
What if something happens with Chase and I?
