((This has slight mentions of blood, just a warning. Yesterday was my 2 months anniversary of having a crush on Marv. I still remember that it was December 2nd when I first developed a crush on him. Sounds weird that I'm keeping track lol

Summary: I end up in the hospital after being mugged

Words: 2.2k words

I knew it was a bad idea to walk home. My boyfriend Marv and his friend Harry usually pick me up after school, but they couldn't because Harry had this really big plan of robbing someone's house. I would normally ride the bus whenever they were too busy to pick me up. But my teacher kept me after class and I ended up missing my bus. So my only option was to walk home. I had tried calling Mom since she didn't have work. But I remembered she was visiting a friend after school. Dad's too busy at work. So here I was. Walking home all by myself. In the freezing cold. Nothing could go wrong. None of my siblings even wanted to walk home with me anyway. Besides, all of them were riding the bus home anyway.

As I was walking I heard the sound of footsteps behind me. I was almost relieved because I believed that it was Marv. But oh boy, I was so very wrong. Someone grabbed my shoulder and forced me to face them. When I turned around I was met with some stranger who I had never seen before. What really stuck out is that he was holding a knife in his right hand. "Come here and you won't get hurt." He approached me, "W-What do you want from me?" I backed up in fear, "Cooperate with me and I won't hurt you." He smiled as he held up the knife. Tears pricked at my eyes. I really wish Marv was here right now. He would be able to keep me safe. But of course he and his friend Harry were too busy robbing a house. "I-" The words were stuck in my throat from the amount of fear I was in. The one moment I actually needed help the neighborhood just had to be completely empty. In hope I tried to shout out Marv's name just to see if he was nearby. And that was one of the biggest mistakes I've ever made in my entire life. "MARV!" I screamed followed by the feeling of a sharp pain in my lower waist. I collapsed onto the road below me. Fear coursed through my veins as I watched my blood soak through the fabric of my shirt. The pain was agonizing. The stranger ran away and one of the neighbors approached me. "Are you okay? Come with me, I'll call the cops." They said before helping me up. My vision was becoming blurry. I couldn't remember anything. But all I remembered was how badly I wanted Marv at that moment. I passed out from blood loss before the ambulance even got here.

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I really wish I would've been able to pick up Modesta. Harry wanted to rob a house instead. I would've agreed with him if Modesta wasn't so late coming home. We finished robbing the house in about 10 minutes and we were just waiting outside for her to come home. The sound of an ambulance could be heard in the distance. I didn't think much about it until much later. Harry could tell how worried I looked. "Marv, she could already be home. It wouldn't hurt to check." He said to me, "Okay, fine." I climbed out the van and walked around to where her window was located. But stopped when I noticed her bedroom light was turned off. The only time she ever turned it off was when she wasn't home. So that meant that she hadn't gotten back from school yet. Just checking made me even more worried. There could be a million possibilities of what happened to her. I heard the sound of the front door opening and slamming closed. I hid somewhere in the backyard and watched as Modesta's parents quickly rushed to the garage nearby while talking about something. "What happened?" Her Dad asked, "The emergency services called. They told me they found Modesta with a stab wound." Her Mom answered while climbing into the car. My eyes widened. No. That couldn't have happened. I must have been hearing things. My body started trembling. My eyes started to water. I ran back to the van once they drove off. "So?" Harry stopped when he noticed I was crying, "Marv, what happened?" He slowly asked me, "It's Modesta." I fidgeted with my fingers, "What happened to her?" Harry also sounded worried, "I heard her parents say that she was in the hospital with a stab wound." I couldn't finish my sentence without crying. And I knew we couldn't visit her right away because then her parents would see me. But at this point I didn't care if they saw me or not. I just wanted to see her one last time if something does happen to her. Harry started up the van, "Where are you going?" I asked, "To the hospital." He simply answered. I didn't argue with him. I wanted to see her so badly. No matter what it takes. Even if it means her parents find out about our secret relationship.

I rushed into the hospital with Harry following behind me. "Excuse me sir." The secretary stopped me, "Who are you here to see?" She asked me, "Modesta." I quickly responded. I started shifting my weight from one foot to another impatiently. After she told us the room she was in, I ran there without hesitation. I practically kicked the door open. And just like I expected; her parents were already here. And there she was. The sight made me want to cry even more. "Who are you?" Her Mom asked, "I'm her boyfriend." I rushed her to the other side of the hospital bed, "You must have the wrong room. Because my daughter doesn't have a boyfriend." She answered, but I just ignored her. I reached for Modesta's hand and held onto it tightly. "Excuse me." Her Dad butted in, "What do you think you're doing to my daughter?" He asked, "Look." I sighed before glancing up to look at her parents, "She does have a boyfriend. She's been lying to you. Ask her if she wakes up." I answered as I took my attention back to her. Having to use the word 'if' broke my heart even more. Modesta was in a life or death situation and it was all my fault. None of this would've happened if I just didn't agree to rob that house with Harry.

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I heard the sounds of beeping. Buzzing lights. People talking quietly. Footsteps on a tile floor. My eyes squinted open. I immediately felt the feeling of someone holding my hand. Then I looked beside me and saw Marv sleeping. I smiled weakly at the sight. Then I noticed that my parents were also in the same room. Everyone was asleep. I'm gonna have some explaining to do later. I wanted to wake up Marv but I didn't think I had the energy to do anything. My eyes scanned over to the clock on the desk nearby and noticed it was nearly 3 in the morning. Have I really been out that long? I used all my strength to move a little closer to Marv. I weakly reached out my hand to brush my fingers through his soft curly hair. That must've woken him up. Marv's never been a heavy sleeper. "B-Babe?" He slowly looked up with a large smile on his face, "Yes?" I responded. He gently wrapped his arms around my body and pulled me into a small embrace. I smiled and buried my face into his neck. It felt nice to be in his arms after the horrible incident I had the other day. But it would've been better if Marv was actually there when it happened. Our quiet reunion woke up both my parents and Harry as well. "Oh thank God you're okay." Mom stood up and walked to the left side of my bed. "Yeah, it still hurts a little." I answered while glancing down at my waist that was bandaged up. I was also wearing a hospital gown too. The blood from my wound not only soaked through the bandages, but through my night gown as well. The pain wasn't as agonizing as it was before. But it still hurts just a little bit. Mostly when I move around too much. "Well, maybe the doctor will give you painkillers." She brushed her hand through my hair as she spoke. I noticed the way Dad was looking at me right away. He had that disappointed look on his face. I knew I would have to explain the whole relationship situation to Dad later. But I was still glad that Marv risked getting caught by my parents just to see me. Then again I was unsure how long I was going to be in the hospital for. Something I did know is that I'll probably have a couple months off of school until I can heal.

I tossed and turned in the uncomfortable hospital bed. Hugging tightly onto my plushie. Something I haven't done in a long time. Mostly because I always needed something to hold onto while I slept, and Marv usually helped me with that. It was to the point where I felt weird sleeping by myself. My eyes squinted open to see Marv sitting across from the hospital bed. "Did I wake you up?" He hid something behind his back, "Uhmmm- no." I stared intensely at the unknown object Marv was hiding, "What are you hiding?" I sat up, "Oh, yeah. I got this for you." Marv cleared his throat before pulling not a huge bouquet of roses from behind his back. Roses. I remember mentioning to him a while back that those were my favorite. "Oh my God-" I smiled as I took the roses from him, "They're beautiful." I hugged them against my chest, "I got them because they're your favorite. And because they reminded me of you-" I leaned over and kissed Marv before he could finish his sentence. The smile he had afterwards was enough to make my entire day. "I missed that." He said, "You're acting like we haven't kissed in years." I giggled at his reaction before leaning in to kiss his forehead. I hugged the roses against my chest. Inhaling the beautiful scent from the bouquet. "Hey, uh, babe-" Marv cleared his throat, "Yeah?" I turned towards him, "I wanna apologize for not walking you home from school that day. If I did none of this would've happened." The sadness in his voice broke my heart, "It isn't your fault. I still love you the same. And besides, I'm alive, aren't I?" I asked, "You're right." He leaned back in his chair.

After spending months in that damned hospital room. It was finally the day I was going to leave. My parents were too busy to pick me up. So I told them someone from the hospital could drop me off. But in reality Marv and Harry were going to be picking me up instead. As I was changing back into my old clothes. I just couldn't stop thinking about the really big hug I was about to give Marv. The thought of being able to cuddle with Marv to sleep was enough to put a large smile on my face. I pushed through the hospital doors carrying my plushie and the bouquet of roses Marv gave me. I made sure to keep them watered so they could live as long as possible. And I knew that I was gonna cause a scene for everyone in the waiting room. But who cares. Marv stood up the second he saw me emerge from the doors. I ran towards him and hugged like I haven't hugged him in years. "Ohhh, I missed you!" I smiled into his chest, "I did too. Even though you just saw me yesterday." His hand gently rubbed my back, "Baby, that was a whole day ago." I looked up at him, "That makes plenty of sense." He laughed. The three of us walked back to their van. It was dark outside. I never even checked the time before I left. So I just assumed it was somewhere around midnight. Because I was most definitely exhausted. I held onto Marv's hand the whole drive home. Feeling very safe and protected in his arms. The memories of months ago when I was stabbed slowly started to fade away to be replaced by thoughts of Marv. There was no point in trying to get Marv to sneak through my bedroom window since my parents already know about us anyway. Harry stayed behind in the van while me and Marv went through the front door. "God, I'm definitely going to sleep." I stretched. Just before I was about to walk up the stairs; one of my siblings appeared at the top of the staircase. "Who is that?" She slowly asked, "My boyfriend." I simply answered, "I'm telling Mom and Dad that you have a boy over." She crossed her arms, "Go ahead. They already know." I grabbed Marv's hand and walked upstairs. I collapsed onto my bed. "Home sweet home." Marv plopped down beside me, "I can't wait to have you in my arms again." Marv kicked off his shoes before pulling me into his arms, "Me too." I smiled up at his beautiful face.