Aspen
I sneakout of their apartment at exactly 5:05 am and head home to change before my shift. I can feel the tenderness between my legs with every step but the slight discomfort just makes me smile.
Roman and Flynn were so sweet to me last night. It was even better than I ever could have imagined. I was never able to even get close to coming by myself, but with the two of them, I came so hard I almost blacked out.
They told me they loved me. I smile as I replay the three of us laying in their bed tangled together. I love them too and now, in the morning, I wish that I had told them so last night. We just haven’t known each other that long and with everything going on with Adeline, I’m scared of moving too fast.
I get back to our apartment and jog up the stairs. If I don’t hurry, then I’m going to be late for work. I shove my key in the lock and push the door open. I’m halfway across the room to the dresser when I notice Adeline is still in bed. She must have overslept; I think as I rush over to her and shake her.
“Adeline! It’s 5:30, you have to get up or you’ll be late for work.” I say shaking her harder.
When she doesn’t wake up, I try again, shaking her harder this time. Still nothing. Panic courses through my body and I scream her name as I frantically try to wake her.
Finally, my brain starts working and I hurry to pull my phone from my pocket, dialing 911 immediately.
“911, what is your emergency?”
“My friend. I can’t wake her up.” I cry into the phone.
“What is your address?”
I rattle off our address as I try to check Adeline for a pulse.
“Is she breathing?” The operator asks after she assures me that an ambulance has been dispatched to our apartment.
“Yeah, and she has a pulse. I just- I can’t get her to wake up.”
“The ambulance should be pulling up any second Miss. They’re going to take care of her.” The operator assures me.
I hear sirens as the ambulance pulls up outside our building. After that everything happens in a blur. The paramedics come in and check Adeline for a pulse and look in her eyes. They put her on the cart and wheel her out as I explain to them about her tumor and how she’s been acting the last couple of days. They wheel her outside and into the back of the ambulance as people stop and stare. I push past them, not letting Adeline out of my sight. I climb into the back of the ambulance and sit in a daze as they work on Adeline as the ambulance speeds towards the hospital.
We pull up to the hospital and everything is in motion once again. The paramedics and nurses yank the back doors open and they jump out, pulling Adeline out after them. I try to keep up with them but the nurses stop me when we get to a door marked Employees Only. The nurse directs me to a waiting area a few feet away.
“Someone will let you know more soon.” She says kindly.
I walk over to a waiting room chair and collapse into it. I must sit there in a daze for over an hour and still, no one has told me what’s happening. My phone rings in my pocket and I pull it out to see it’s Bianca.
“Hello?” I say numbly.
“Aspen? Where are you?” She asks, worry clear in her voice.
“Adeline. I-I couldn’t get her to wake up this morning. They took her to the hospital and I’m here now but no one has told me what’s going on. Sorry. I should have called. It’s just been a-”
“Whoa! Don’t apologize Aspen. I was just worried when you didn’t show up. I’ll cover for you today. Let me know if you need anything and when you find out about Addy.”
“I will. Thank you so much, Bianca.” I say honestly.
I can hear disgruntled customers in the background so I let her go and hang up. I sit there for another few minutes before I pull my phone out once again.
He answers on the first ring.
“Kitten. We were just coming to look for you.”
“I’m at the hospital.” I sob into the phone. “It’s Adeline.”