Fairy Tale
Faking
Brianna's POV
I paced my room eagerly waiting for my sister and the guys to get here with my clothes. I was finally being released from this god awful hospital and I couldn’t wait to get home and sleep in my own bed. The doctor said that I still needed to take it easy since my ribs still needed to heal which wasn’t going to be hard because I didn’t plan on doing much anyway; plus neither Willow; Georg nor Gustav will let me do anything until I was a bit past fully healed. I looked up at the clock and wondered what was taking them so long seeing as they knew how much I hated to be in the hospital.
All the waiting was making me hungry so I decided to venture out of my room in search of the nurse with the pudding cup cart, normally I would send Georg to get me one but since he wasn’t here I went to get it myself. I left my room and started walking down the hallway but stopped dead in my tracks when I heard a voice I knew all too well. I turned around and saw Collin sitting in a wheelchair thanking a doctor and being rolled away by his mother.
Suddenly it felt as though my lungs were being squeezed because I wasn’t able to breathe. I fell onto the floor and started gasping for air; another doctor saw me fall and quickly ran to my side. I heard him say that I was having a panic attack and that the nurse should get me a wheelchair so they could take me back to my room. As the nurse walked away he started to rub my back gently trying to calm me down until she came back and then he helped me onto the chair.
“Thank you Dr…um Dr. Anderson” I said softly reading his name tag.
“No problem…” he stopped as he waited for my name.
“Brianna”
“No problem Brianna,” he smiled, “now where were you off too before your attack?”
“I was looking for a pudding cup to try and calm my nerves”
“Then lets go get you that pudding cup” he smiled once again as he started to wheel me around.
We found the nurse with the pudding cup and she gave us three, one for Dr. Anderson and two for me. Once we got our pudding Dr. Anderson wheeled me outside so I could get some fresh air. He asked me why I was here in the hospital and I started to tell him about Collin and everything that he had done to me. I also told him how a few seconds before I had my attack that I saw him and Dr. Anderson nodded. He told me that I shouldn’t blame myself for not leaving Collin when I had the chance because the only way I probably would have left before was if I had felt as though I had completely hit rock bottom and couldn’t take the abuse anymore. After a couple more minutes of talking about various other topics Dr. Anderson wheeled me back into my room where Willow was on the verge of having a panic attack herself.
“Brianna” she sighed in relief when she saw that I was only with a doctor and something didn’t happen to me.
“Brianna here was in need of some fresh air so I took her outside” Dr. Anderson told everyone. I was thankful that he had left out the part where I had my panic attack.
“Thank you Dr. Anderson” I smiled at him as he said his goodbye and walked out of the room.
“So is everything fine” Willow asked once the Dr. left.
“Mhm it is, did you bring my clothes so we can finally leave this hospital?” I asked
She smiled and handed me my bag before helping me into the bathroom to change. I still needed help getting my shirt over my head so Willow stood in the bathroom with me to help with that. Once I was changed I sat back down in my chair and they took me out of the hospital.
Back Home
“Are you sure you don’t want me to stay here with you Breezy?” Willow asked me as she was getting ready to go out with the guys. Joost had just called them saying that they were supposed to be at an even in an hour and that it was too late for them to back out of it now.
“I’m sure, I’ll be fine I’m just going to curl up on the couch and watch a movie or read this book that I’ve been meaning to read” I reassured my sister knowing very well that she was already worried about leaving me alone tonight.
“Alright well you do know that if you need anything all you have to do is call me and I’ll take Tom’s car and get here as soon as I can” she said looking at me through the mirror as she did her make-up.
“I know that Lolo” I smiled at her as I fixed her hair because Gustav was calling for her to hurry up. I finished fixing her hair and Willow stood up and did a quick turnaround for me to make sure she looked ok. Once I gave her my approval we headed downstairs and I said my goodbyes to everyone reassuring them once again that I was going to be fine and that I had all of their numbers if anything.
When they were all gone I went upstairs, grabbed my book “What the Dickens” by Gregory Magurie and came back down taking a seat on the couch. I loved reading Gregory Maguire’s books because I loved the way he takes all of these known fairy tales and puts his own spin on them. I was at the part where the tooth-fairy skibberee What-the-dickens had just removed a tooth from a tiger’s mouth when there was a knocking at the door. Reluctantly I got up and headed to the door to see who was there. I was shocked to see that Georg was outside with a couple of movies in his hand.
“Georg, what are you doing here aren’t you supposed to be at the event with the others?” I asked him once I opened the door.
“Yea um I think I came down with a little cold so I didn’t go” he said rubbing the back of his neck nervously.
“Oh well then come in” I motioned moving out of the way so he could come in.
“So what are you up to? How are you feeling?” he asked as he made his way over to the living room.
“I’m feeling fine and I was just reading” I said following him sitting back on the couch.
“Oh well would you like to watch a movie with me?” Georg asked holding up the movies he brought.
“Sure which ones did you bring?”
“I brought Law Abiding Citizen, Phantom of the Opera, Sweeny Todd and the Tourist because I know you love both Gerard Butler and Johnny Depp” he smiled.
“Oh yay!” I said excitedly, “I haven’t seen a Johnny Depp movie in a while so how about we watch the tourist?”
“Alright you put it in and I’ll go make us some popcorn” Georg said handing me the movie and heading to the kitchen.
I put the movie in and sat down on the couch as I waited for Georg to come over with the popcorn. I was a bit shocked that Georg had remembered that I loved both Gerard and Johnny because most guys wouldn’t remember that. Gerog walked into the living room just as the trailers started to run with a huge bowl of popcorn, two cans of soda and a bunch of junk food.
“I thought you said that you were sick?” I joked seeing all the junk food he was brining.
“Um..I wa..I am” he said as he pretended to cough.
“Ok you are” I laughed.
He sat down and I immediately grabbed a hand full of popcorn and got comfortable. In a way I was a bit glad that Gerog was faking his cold because I wasn’t completely alone in this house. Since everything that has happened I would have thought that I wouldn’t feel comfortable around a guy again so quickly but whenever Georg was around I felt kind of safe and I liked that feeling. It almost felt fairytale like…and right.
I paced my room eagerly waiting for my sister and the guys to get here with my clothes. I was finally being released from this god awful hospital and I couldn’t wait to get home and sleep in my own bed. The doctor said that I still needed to take it easy since my ribs still needed to heal which wasn’t going to be hard because I didn’t plan on doing much anyway; plus neither Willow; Georg nor Gustav will let me do anything until I was a bit past fully healed. I looked up at the clock and wondered what was taking them so long seeing as they knew how much I hated to be in the hospital.
All the waiting was making me hungry so I decided to venture out of my room in search of the nurse with the pudding cup cart, normally I would send Georg to get me one but since he wasn’t here I went to get it myself. I left my room and started walking down the hallway but stopped dead in my tracks when I heard a voice I knew all too well. I turned around and saw Collin sitting in a wheelchair thanking a doctor and being rolled away by his mother.
Suddenly it felt as though my lungs were being squeezed because I wasn’t able to breathe. I fell onto the floor and started gasping for air; another doctor saw me fall and quickly ran to my side. I heard him say that I was having a panic attack and that the nurse should get me a wheelchair so they could take me back to my room. As the nurse walked away he started to rub my back gently trying to calm me down until she came back and then he helped me onto the chair.
“Thank you Dr…um Dr. Anderson” I said softly reading his name tag.
“No problem…” he stopped as he waited for my name.
“Brianna”
“No problem Brianna,” he smiled, “now where were you off too before your attack?”
“I was looking for a pudding cup to try and calm my nerves”
“Then lets go get you that pudding cup” he smiled once again as he started to wheel me around.
We found the nurse with the pudding cup and she gave us three, one for Dr. Anderson and two for me. Once we got our pudding Dr. Anderson wheeled me outside so I could get some fresh air. He asked me why I was here in the hospital and I started to tell him about Collin and everything that he had done to me. I also told him how a few seconds before I had my attack that I saw him and Dr. Anderson nodded. He told me that I shouldn’t blame myself for not leaving Collin when I had the chance because the only way I probably would have left before was if I had felt as though I had completely hit rock bottom and couldn’t take the abuse anymore. After a couple more minutes of talking about various other topics Dr. Anderson wheeled me back into my room where Willow was on the verge of having a panic attack herself.
“Brianna” she sighed in relief when she saw that I was only with a doctor and something didn’t happen to me.
“Brianna here was in need of some fresh air so I took her outside” Dr. Anderson told everyone. I was thankful that he had left out the part where I had my panic attack.
“Thank you Dr. Anderson” I smiled at him as he said his goodbye and walked out of the room.
“So is everything fine” Willow asked once the Dr. left.
“Mhm it is, did you bring my clothes so we can finally leave this hospital?” I asked
She smiled and handed me my bag before helping me into the bathroom to change. I still needed help getting my shirt over my head so Willow stood in the bathroom with me to help with that. Once I was changed I sat back down in my chair and they took me out of the hospital.
Back Home
“Are you sure you don’t want me to stay here with you Breezy?” Willow asked me as she was getting ready to go out with the guys. Joost had just called them saying that they were supposed to be at an even in an hour and that it was too late for them to back out of it now.
“I’m sure, I’ll be fine I’m just going to curl up on the couch and watch a movie or read this book that I’ve been meaning to read” I reassured my sister knowing very well that she was already worried about leaving me alone tonight.
“Alright well you do know that if you need anything all you have to do is call me and I’ll take Tom’s car and get here as soon as I can” she said looking at me through the mirror as she did her make-up.
“I know that Lolo” I smiled at her as I fixed her hair because Gustav was calling for her to hurry up. I finished fixing her hair and Willow stood up and did a quick turnaround for me to make sure she looked ok. Once I gave her my approval we headed downstairs and I said my goodbyes to everyone reassuring them once again that I was going to be fine and that I had all of their numbers if anything.
When they were all gone I went upstairs, grabbed my book “What the Dickens” by Gregory Magurie and came back down taking a seat on the couch. I loved reading Gregory Maguire’s books because I loved the way he takes all of these known fairy tales and puts his own spin on them. I was at the part where the tooth-fairy skibberee What-the-dickens had just removed a tooth from a tiger’s mouth when there was a knocking at the door. Reluctantly I got up and headed to the door to see who was there. I was shocked to see that Georg was outside with a couple of movies in his hand.
“Georg, what are you doing here aren’t you supposed to be at the event with the others?” I asked him once I opened the door.
“Yea um I think I came down with a little cold so I didn’t go” he said rubbing the back of his neck nervously.
“Oh well then come in” I motioned moving out of the way so he could come in.
“So what are you up to? How are you feeling?” he asked as he made his way over to the living room.
“I’m feeling fine and I was just reading” I said following him sitting back on the couch.
“Oh well would you like to watch a movie with me?” Georg asked holding up the movies he brought.
“Sure which ones did you bring?”
“I brought Law Abiding Citizen, Phantom of the Opera, Sweeny Todd and the Tourist because I know you love both Gerard Butler and Johnny Depp” he smiled.
“Oh yay!” I said excitedly, “I haven’t seen a Johnny Depp movie in a while so how about we watch the tourist?”
“Alright you put it in and I’ll go make us some popcorn” Georg said handing me the movie and heading to the kitchen.
I put the movie in and sat down on the couch as I waited for Georg to come over with the popcorn. I was a bit shocked that Georg had remembered that I loved both Gerard and Johnny because most guys wouldn’t remember that. Gerog walked into the living room just as the trailers started to run with a huge bowl of popcorn, two cans of soda and a bunch of junk food.
“I thought you said that you were sick?” I joked seeing all the junk food he was brining.
“Um..I wa..I am” he said as he pretended to cough.
“Ok you are” I laughed.
He sat down and I immediately grabbed a hand full of popcorn and got comfortable. In a way I was a bit glad that Gerog was faking his cold because I wasn’t completely alone in this house. Since everything that has happened I would have thought that I wouldn’t feel comfortable around a guy again so quickly but whenever Georg was around I felt kind of safe and I liked that feeling. It almost felt fairytale like…and right.