As I squirmed in my chair, I thought about how much I wished I had my notebook. I had a lot to write about. My friends tease me because I never leave home without it. Well, I have over 50, but you know what I mean. But I never know when I'm going to find a great experience to write about, or when I'm going to get a major idea or inspiration. I have to be prepared. But of course, I didn't have my notebook, so I had absolutely nothing to do. They were sure taking a long time with her. Or maybe it was just long because I was so bored. I just wanted to get out of there. And I wanted to see my boyfriend and friends again. Really badly.
Suddenly I heard a familiar voice. I immediately sat up and listened more closely.
"Yes, we're here to see them," the voice said.
I bit my lower lip in order to contain my excitement. I continued listening.
"Korin is in questioning, and she'll be out in 5-10 minutes. Kristen is just down that hall -"
Brian didn't even let the receptionist finish. He ran down the hall and a few seconds later I saw the face I had been longing to see for the past 3 days. I didn't even think about it, I just jumped out of my chair and ran to him as fast as I could. Our bodies collided as we wrapped our arms around each other in excitement. He picked me up and our faces met in the most passionate kiss we'd ever shared. We didn't speak for the first few minutes; we just hugged and kissed. I was the first to break the silence.
"Oh god, Brian, I was so afraid I'd never see you again, god, it was awful, Brian!" I moaned into his shoulder. Tears started streaming down my face and onto him. I NEVER cry, but I was just so overcome with emotion.
"Shhh, baby, it's alright. I love you, Kristy. I never said that to you before, but when you disappeared all I could do was think about how much I loved you," he said, holding me tightly.
I started crying harder when he said that. Like I said, I was extremely overcome with emotion. Do you blame me? "Oh my god, Brian, I love you too," was all I could say.
We continued to hug, kiss, and exchange sappy comments. You know how it is. But I had never been that happy to see anyone in my entire life. After 10 minutes or so, we pulled apart and I realized I had totally been blowing everyone else off.
"Oh my god!" I exclaimed as I ran over to them.
I hugged Elissa, Karen, Alta, Kevin, Howie, and Nick.
"Where's AJ?" I asked them after I had done so.
They pointed to behind me. I turned and saw him pacing near the door to the questioning room, and I went over to him.
"Come on AJ, gimme a hug," I said with a grin.
He turned and gave me a big hug.
"She should be out any second now," I smiled, gesturing towards the door.
"I hope so. God, I hope so. All I want is to hold her in my arms," he replied.
I grinned. "I know how you feel."
At that moment, the doorknob turned, and out walked 2 policemen and Korin. The second AJ saw Korin he scooped her up in his arms, and their reunion was pretty much the same as Brian and I's had been. Surprise, surprise. I walked back over to Brian to give them a little bit of privacy. He immediately pulled me closer and I wrapped my arms around his neck.
"God Kris, you have no idea how scared I was that I was gonna lose you..." he said.
"Actually, I think I do. All I could think about was you, my family, and my friends. I was so scared I was going to die. But, it's over now. It's all over." I smiled as I said those last words.
Brian kissed me, and we had another long, passionate kiss. Unfortunately, after a few minutes we were interrupted. It was time to go to the hospital. Goody.
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"Get that thing away from me!" I yelled, trying to keep my hand away from that thing.
"Miss, you need one of these. You're going to be staying here for the night. Now this will hurt a lot less if you cooperate," the small but demanding nurse, Peggy, said as I stubbornly held my hands on the other side of the bed.
"No!" was my only response.
"Kris, come on, cooperate," Brian said from his chair next to my bed.
"But-" I started.
"Just shut up and give her your hand," he interrupted.
Pouting, I gave in and let the nurse get a hold on my hand. I closed my eyes and tried my best to relax as she pushed the I.V. needle into my hand. Of course, it still hurt, but like she said, the pain went away quickly. Not that I would ever admit that.
"Alright, are you happy?" I asked, grimacing.
"Yes. Now get some rest. You'll need it," she said, leaving the room.
As soon as she left I turned to Brian and started bitching. Him being the wonderful boyfriend he is, he just let me complain.
Just to give you a little update, it's later that night, and as you may have guessed, I'm in the hospital. Korin and I were in about the same condition, which wasn't too bad. The cuts and bruises were painful but could be treated easily, and thankfully we were only there for 3 days, so the malnutrition treatment wasn't too bad. But they were making us spend the night there, just in case.
Without really being aware of it, I drifted off to sleep while I was still talking to Brian. I guess my talking just turned to mumbling, which later turned to even breathing. I slept peacefully, forgetting all about the longest 3 days of my life.