Xavier
'I'm done for the day. Mark's kinda busy, so I'll take an Uber.' Riley texted me.
'Okay. Text me when you get home.'
'Why would I do that?'
'Don't be stubborn, Riley.'
'Whatever.'
I chuckled as I got back to my pending work on my desktop computer.
"Aren't you getting off work?" Sean peeked inside my office.
"What do you want, Sean?"
He cleared his throat. That piqued my interest. Sean is never one to hesitate to tell me what's on his mind.
"Something wrong?"
"I don't know what's going on, man. You tell me."
"I'm so confused. What is it?"
"By any chance, are you and Kate a thing?"
"What? No. I thought we talked about this."
"Are you sure, man?"
"Of course, I am. Come on, just tell me what's going on."
"You know what, it might be nothing. I guess I'm just too tired and imagining things. Let me go home."
"Sean!"
He really left.
What could be the matter, though?
I got back to my work till it got pretty dark outside. As I got ready to leave, my phone rang, and it was Mother calling.
'Son, you need to come to the hospital!'
I quickly got up from my chair and run to the elevator. Kate tried calling out to me, but I couldn't pay any mind to it. How could this happen?!
I made it to the hospital safely, considering how I was speeding to get here. I got out of the elevator on the 7th floor, heading straight to the Emergency Room.
"Ma, how is she?!"
"I don't know. We haven't heard from them."
Mom shook her head.
"She'll be okay." Dad pat my shoulder in reassurance.
The ER doors slid open as they pushed her out.
"The surgery went great. There's nothing to worry about. I'm sure she'll make a quick recovery."
I breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you, doctor."
"Her condition was really bad when she came in. I worry that things wouldn't have been as great with the severe wounds she sustained."
"What are you saying, doctor?"