When Dad and I finished arranging Mom's hospital forms, we had to wait another hour before she was finally transferred into a private room.

She was still unconscious, and the doctor said that she's just sleeping and will probably wake up in a few hours, but I really wanted to talk to her so bad. She would be so happy to know that Dad and I finally talked.

But one thing she wouldn't be happy about? Me and Sidney.

I figured that maybe I should finally talk to her. I couldn't possibly let her feel all the guilt that long, even though it was her fault that he and Zach kissed. Thinking about the picture still made my heart burn like a volcano's lava. Why would she do that? Were the words that kept on ringing inside my head, and what was worse was that I didn't have an answer.

When Mom got transferred to the private room, I remembered Sidney sitting at the waiting lounge. I figured that maybe she was still there, so I went there to look for her. But when I got there, she was nowhere to be seen.

I had no clue where she might've been, and my phone battery died about half an hour ago, so I couldn't call her. I started to get worried. What if something happened to her?

I rushed out of the hospital to look for her, hoping that maybe she needed fresh air, because honestly it was what I needed too.

And then I saw her by the parking lot, talking to Zach. Well, not talking. Arguing.

Anger boiled up inside me. Hours ago they were kissing, and now they're arguing? It didn't make any sense.

Zach noticed me and looked at me, which got Sidney confused so she looked at my direction as well, and got surprised to see me. There were tears in her eyes, that they were puffy and red, and she looked like she was tired of everything.

She looked like Selena Gomez when she cries, in my opinion.

It was like my feet had its own mind and it walked towards them. Somehow, I knew I had to confront them.

"Ed." Sidney said when I was finally in front of them. Her voice was raspy from crying and probably screaming, and I noticed that her hands were shaking. When she saw me looking at them, she rubbed them and hid them behind her back.

I clenched my fist on my sides. "Can one of you please explain the picture?" I asked, trying to sound calm and not scared, which I was.

"Ed, I..." Sidney said but stopped when Zach cut her.

"I was the one who kissed her." He admitted, and for a few seconds, I was washed with relief. Maybe it wasn't Sidney's fault after all.

But then he said, "but she kissed me back."

It was like my face drowned its color. She kissed him back?! How could she? My heart felt like one of Hephaestus's failed metal hearts. It used to be the greatest thing and the most invincible inside me, but somehow, it got smashed and broken.

(AN: I made it up. Don't bother searching)

"What the hell, Zach?!" She screamed. "Tell him the truth!"

Zach looked at Sidney. "I already did. You kissed me back, Sidney." He said.

Sidney looked like she was about to rip Zach's head off. I was just there, listening to them, waiting for someone to admit that they're lying. I couldn't join a conversation where I didn't know what happened. "I didn't Zach!" She screamed and her voice broke, and tears were already forming on her eyes. "Please, Zach. Tell him the truth."

Zach looked like he had been punched in the face. "Si... Sidney. Don't cry." He said but it was too late. Tears were streaking down her face. He groaned and gripped his hair. He turned to me. "She's telling the truth Dylan." He admitted. "I was the one who kissed her and she didn't ki..."

Before he could even finish explaining, I punched him right in the nose.

I saw the hospital guards coming our way, but I didn't care that moment. "How dare you?!" I screamed at him. My fist was red and it hurt so bad, but it was like I didn't feel it at all because in front of me was Zach with a bloody nose. "How dare you kiss my girlfriend?! How dare you make her cry?! How dare you tell me she would even want to kiss you back?!"

Sidney was holding my shoulders, preventing me from getting near Zach. He made her look a slut who cheats with her boyfriend, SO WHY WAS SHE HOLDING ME FROM PUNCHING HIM ONE MORE TIME?

"Let me go!" I told her as I tried to get out from her hands. But she hugged me, and I stopped moving. Her head was rested on my back and she was crying. I didn't move and just stood there, with my heart beating loud, my fist hurting, and with Sidney's arms around my waist.

The guards finally arrived. "What the hell is going on here?" He demanded. "May I remind you that this is a hospital, and violence is not tolerated here."

Zach was the one who spoke up. "We're sorry, sir. We just had a misunderstanding." He said, and I scoffed when he said misunderstanding, because I was pretty sure that it was more.

The guard eyed us for a moment, then finally sighed. "Okay. You two sort this out, or I'll be bringing you to the police." He glared at us and then left.

When he was far enough not to hear our conversation, I said to Zach, "This isn't just a misunderstanding. You kissed my girl friend!" I walked towards him but again, Sidney stopped me. I turned to her. "What the hell, Sid? Why are you stopping me? He kissed you!" I shouted, and the guard turned to look at us again, but eventually went back to the hospital entrance.

She sniffed. "I know." She whispered that I knew Zach didn't hear it. "But you don't have do this. We can all just talk. No violence."

I wanted to say to her that minutes ago he was screaming to Zach, but decided to keep it to myself. She was right. I was never a violent kind of person. Maybe, just this once, I was.

"Why did you kiss her?" I asked Zach calmly.

He was still tending his bloody nose, but he managed to answer. "I liked her. She's beautiful, talented and so nice that I just couldn't help it. I know she has a boyfriend, but I guess my feelings overpowered me."

Honestly, it wasn't enough as an excuse for me, but seeing Sidney hurt, I nodded at Zach indicating that I understood what he was saying.

When I saw the picture, I was angry at Sidney and not Zach. For hours I made her cry for a thing that wasn't even her fault. I didn't even give her the time to explain everything. What kind of boyfriend was I? I should've trusted her. I should've let her explain.

"Get the hell away now, Zach. Before I change my mind and punch your stomach next." I threatened. He got my message and walked away.

I turned to Sidney. "I'm so..."

She kissed me. At first, my thought was 'But you just kissed Zach two hours ago', but then, I didn't care, because the kiss was the greatest thing that happened to me that moment.

...

"You really punched him?" Cassandra asked in shock as we both told her what had happened.

After what happened, Sidney and I went back to Cassandra's room, only to find that she was already awake. She was still pale and her lips lacked color, but otherwise she was feeling great, she said. She still wasn't allowed to come home for three to four days, which made me happy because at least I can visit her everyday if I wanted to.

Dad went home to get some things, so it was just me, Mom and Sidney.

I nodded at her. "Yeah." I told her.

"You should've seen his bloody nose, Cassy." Sidney added. I gripped her hand because I was just so happy that everything was finally okay. Even though it had only been a few hours, I missed her hands.

Mom glared at me. "And you, Dylan. You didn't give her time to explain?" She scolded.

I scratched the back of my head. "Yeah. I was just so angry. Can you believe me?" I held my hands in front of me to make a point.

"Show me the picture, please." She said. I took my phone out from my pocket and showed her Harry's message. I got to charge it when she was still sleeping.

She started at it for about half a minute before she finally spoke. "Oh yeah. If I ever saw a picture of your dad like this, even I would want to wreck the world." She joked, then eyed me, probably waiting for me to say something bad about my dad again.

I smiled at her. "Mom, I have something to tell you." I said and she looked at me eagerly. "Dad and I are finally okay."

There was a moment silence after I finished my sentence. Even Sidney was shocked with what I said.

"You're not just saying that to make me feel better, are you?" She asked and I nodded. She then smiled as wide as the ocean, and God knows how much I love the ocean. "I'm so happy for you, Dylan." She said like she was about to tear up. I leaned forward for her to hug me.

After I hugged Mom, I turned to Sidney. "That's great news, Ed! Finally!" She yelled and hugged me as well.

When we broke our hug, I said, "Yeah. But if it wasn't for me being angry at you and Mom being in an accident, this would not have happened." I said and grinned. Then I realized that it didn't sound right. "But I'm not saying Zach kissing you and mom getting in an accident is a good thing, okay?" I hurriedly said, afraid that they may think of the wrong idea.

The two girls just chuckled at me, and that moment, I just knew that everything is going to be okay.

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Someone's been having some writer's block, ugh!

Don't mind the chapter title. I couldn't think of anything 😂

Z.