Poppy's PoV

It had been three days. Three days of misery as I sat alone in a quiet room without so much as a fresh air breeze coming through the windows. I was on lockdown. I was alone. The whole thing sucked. I knew today would be the day I found out the results and honestly, I was praying for some good news. It hadn't been a great few days and I really needed something to cheer me up. I didn't have my phone or purse, in fact I had no idea where that was, but it made me even more lonely. If I'd had my phone I could have at least text Calum and let him know I was okay and that I missed him. Instead I just had to keep it all to myself and hope I'd eventually be able to tell him!
A knock at the door drew me from thoughts and I looked over, a tall man standing by the door as they fixed their protective gear. Finally, the person walked in with papers in their hand.

"Hi Poppy." He greeted me informally and I knew who it was in an instant.

"Mr Shine." I greeted him slightly more formally. "Tell me you have some good news for me so I can get out of here... no offence." I shrugged, just fed up of being so alone. He flicked through the papers before looking up to me.

"Well how are you first off? Feeling okay?" He pressed, knowing this must have been tough on me.

"Yeah I suppose. I'll get over it in time. How are you? Is everything okay with Chanel?" I trod carefully, knowing it could be a very delicate subject. He shook his head but a smile was on his face.

"We're over. But I never really got to thank you for that day, did I?" He chuckled as he reminisced. "I had some scary lawyer people on my ass about leaking information and they nearly suspended me until your information came about. Luckily that was enough to give me the all clear to come back to work. So thank you." He offered me a kind of smile. I knew it was the thought that counted though as he never smiled at many people. I smiled back.

"Great, So now I expect you to return the favour and save me from this." I gestured around me and at him dressed up in all his protective gear.

"Well..." He said as he took a deep breath in and out making me feel like bad news was coming. "Your blood results have all come back clear. Clear of anything. But with the new sample of your saliva, we need to wait until that comes back before we can give you a proper all clear." He stated definitely, showing the doctor side of him. I closed my eyes as I breathed out in relief but also in frustration, I was still stuck in here. "I'm sorry, I know it's not the complete answer you wanted. I'm going to go back and chase it for you. See if I can speed things up."

"That would be amazing!" I grinned at him. "Thank you." He nodded as he headed back into the corridor, ripping off and disposing of everything he wore to talk to me. It seemed stupid now I'd been given the all clear but they had to do what policy states. I was like that at work too. Once again, the room fell silent. I longed for someone to be in this room with me, to keep me company for even just half an hour. For three days I'd just been sat here other than the staff coming in to test me. I needed human interaction. I needed Calum. I began to sob. Large heavy sobs left my throat, ones I hadn't even realised I had in there. I must be going stir crazy. Why am I even this emotional? I brought my hands to my face as I continued to cry, trying my best to keep it quiet for the other patients who were living their own little dramatic lives that were probably nothing like mine. A knock on the door caused me to hold in a sob and as I looked over, Mavis was putting on her gear. She made her way in and smiled as she sat on the chair beside me, crossing her legs and revealing jeans and trainers.

"Mavis? Are you here on your day off?" I asked her, my eyebrows furrowed as I studied her outfit once again. Definitely not work related. She let out a laugh and shook her head.

"You of all people taught me to stay away on my days off..." she grinned. "I had a training session this morning and then I thought I'd pop in and see how you were getting on." She hesitated as she looked at the mess I was in. "Clearly, I was right to come here." I slumped further in the bed as I sighed.

"Mavis, I'm just so fed up of being here. I like working here but I do not like being a patient here! Terry came in and said my bloods were all clear but they still had to wait on the saliva test." Once again, my body shuddered as my mind pulled that kiss to the front of my memory once more. "I just miss my friends. I miss Calum." I let out a defeated sigh as I hung my head low. I waited for Mavis to come out with something witty or agony aunt-like but she didn't. She remained silent for a moment.

"Well the bloods are good news. There are only a few things to check and the saliva test will clear those. Once that's done, I don't see any reason why you wouldn't be allowed home to rest. I mean, nothing is broken and the small wounds you had are already patched. You'd just need check ups on the bite to make sure it didn't get infected. I'm calling that you'll be out tomorrow." She said, her nurse hat well and truly screwed on for that diagnosis. She softened as she turned to me, placing a gloved hand on mine. "I'm heading to the cafeteria for lunch, I could pass Calum a little message if you wanted me to?" She grabbed her pen and paper from her pocket and handed them to me, so I quickly but neatly wrote a small amount that I wanted her to pass to him. I had no idea how she was going to do it but I appreciated it more than she would ever know.

"Mavis you are an absolute star!" I beamed as I passed the stuff back to her. She quickly said her goodbyes as she shuffled out, disposing of all the gear before she headed away, giving me one small wave through the window. One more day, surely I could handle that. Right?

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Mavis's PoV

I rushed to the cafeteria where I pulled my phone out of my pocket and scrolled through my contacts, finding Calum's number that I'd saved under a fake name of Christopher. I would get into so much trouble if they found out. I pulled the note from my pocket and began texting it to him, words spilling across the page filled with emotion and regret. It really meant a lot to Poppy, so I could hardly say no.

Calum, I'm so sorry.
I'm sorry I got you all involved in this mess and if you don't want to see me any more then I'll understand. Paps were taking pictures. Pictures of Kyle chasing me, choking me. They're going to go out there. I know they're going to cause so much embarrassment for you and the guys. Honestly, I didn't mean for it to come to this. Truly I'm so sorry. They reckon I could be home tomorrow, but I'm sure they'll let you know. Please just tell them if you don't want me to come back to your place when they release me.
I miss everything about you right now. I'm going stir crazy in here. I miss your smile and the way your cheeks push your eyes into kind of squints when you laugh. Mine do that too you said. I miss your tattoos. I miss your scent. I just miss you. And I love you. Mavis is sending this for me so I'd best keep it clean.

I let out a chuckle at that part, making sure the spelling was perfect before I pressed send. That was it. I'd done as much as I could. Fingers crossed everything would work out for them.