Discharge from Hospital. Part 1
Yes, Justin overheard his parents' conversation, he went to the Bianchi's house to pick up some of Ana's clothes, and asked the driver to bring him to the hospital, his parents are a little relieved, but a little confused about the "two lovebirds".
Justin knocks on the door and it doesn't take him long to open it, he sees Ana lying on the bed, having an IV, and Luke sitting in the armchair next to her, it's been a few hours, they're both still awake and it looks like they won't be going to sleep any time soon, he waves to them both with a smile, while leaving Ana's suitcase on the counter, and a small bag on the table where the nurse is sitting, a nurse has been asked to monitor Ana's condition full time, he greets her and says quietly:
"Hello nurse, this is for Luke, in case he can't sleep tonight."
Luke suffers at first from Sleep Disorder, caused mainly after his kidnapping when he was 6 years old, which caused him to lose his memory, he doesn't remember many things from his childhood, causing him to need to attend several therapy sessions, and the medication suggested for this, and administered cautiously by his mother Dr. Stacy, who knows that he has to sleep. Stacy, who knows that the problem isn't exactly a disorder, but is caused by another reason, but what they don't know is that Luke doesn't tell his therapist everything, and lately he hasn't been going to his appointments, always giving some excuse, the biggest of which is his busyness with training for the Awakening Test and his other school obligations.
Justin enters the hospital room to check on Ana, he's always very kind, and it's no different with Ana, he always treats her very well, he's really worried about what happened, and he still feels a bit guilty for trying to hide Ana's trip to Scoot's house, he thinks he could have prevented it, he takes Ana's hand, and first apologizes to Ana:
"Hi Ana, are you okay? I'm sorry, I feel like I could have prevented this, I was really careless...my brother is a bit crazy if I'd told him I was with Scoot, but his craziness could have prevented this, I'm really sorry."
Ana seems to be feeling better, she shakes her head in the negative and says:
"It's not your fault Justin, it was totally my fault, I was innocent and careless, I should have been more attentive."
Luke listens attentively to what they're saying, and stares at Justin's hand holding Ana's, this makes him uncomfortable, he stares at Justin, he doesn't even think much and says:
"Crazy?... Maybe I am, or maybe I'm even crazier... aren't you, Mr. Perfectionist?"
Ana senses a tense atmosphere in the air, Justin realizes that this attitude of holding Ana's hand is not to his brother's liking, but Justin continues to hold her hand, he analyzes his brother's behaviour for a moment, he's not usually like this:
(What's gotten into him? He knows that I have a habit of touching people when I talk, especially when I'm more intimate with them, is he jealous? Even so, I've never seen him be like this with anyone, is he in love? Yes, that seems pretty obvious to me, but he has to be able to tell the difference, she's also my friend and teammate, but what if he gets out of hand? Okay, for today I'll do your bidding).
Justin takes his hand off Ana's and says:
"Well, if you need anything, Ana, you can ask Mr. Perfect over here or Mr. Annoying over there, after all, we're like a family now, looking after each other."
Ana thanks him, and notices that Luke's face is a little tense as he stares at his brother. With her other hand, which is holding the IV, she extends it to Luke's hand, which is very close to her, sitting on the armchair, and takes hold of Justin's other hand, and joins Luke's and Justin's hands, sort of forcing them to join hands, and says:
"Yes, we're teammates, friends, and a family, so let's hold hands, thank you both for your concern for me, and Luke..."
Ana pauses, looks directly into Luke's eyes and smiles:
"...thank you for helping me, I don't know how to express my gratitude in words...and..."
Ana pauses again, she seems to want to cry now, she holds it in and gets lost in her thoughts:
(Is this really real? Yes, it seems so, because I feel like I hesitated for a moment when Scoot told me about Luke, and his secret... now it's in my mind, was I a coward to think of running away from it all? What if it all suddenly collapses, I don't know if I feel capable yet, they might even defend me for today, but what about me, can I defend them? Damn, I'm having these thoughts again... I thought they'd gone away, I shouldn't self-sabotage, but it's so hard...)
... to be continued