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I nodded.
“Here you go, honey. You need me to dial?” she asked, handing it to me.
I cringed, realizing my right hand was in a splint. This would be inconvenient for just about everything. “Please. The unlocking code is 1122, and under contacts, it’s Colby. What time is it?”
“It’s after nine o’clock in the evening. The good news is you’re injuries aren’t too bad, and we’ll get you fixed up.”
I appreciated her warm smile and positivity. Holding the phone to my ear, I felt thankful when he picked up on the second ring.
“Kenz, this isn’t a good time.” His voice was hushed, and the call seemed to be breaking up.
I heard feminine laughter, which caused my heart to sink. Shit, he was out with his date. “Sorry, um—”
“I knew I shouldn’t have told you about tonight, but I’m in the middle—Hold on…”
Tears started to fall with the realization he thought I was interrupting his evening because he’d told me about his plans. Then I overheard him say the worst thing possible:
“It’s my friend’s little sister, I’ll only be a few more seconds.”
He came back on the line. “I have to go.”
“It’s just that—”
“Shit, they’re going to take my phone away if I don’t hang up, so unless you’re lying in a ditch somewhere, you need to go to sleep. I’ll call you later, I promise.”
Humiliation overwhelmed me. “Alright, I’ll let you go,” I said thickly, feeling the fat tears fall.
“Good girl. Now get some sleep.”
I hung up the phone and saw the sympathy in the nurse’s expression while she fussed around my room. She’d obviously overheard my end of the conversation.
“You need me to dial someone else?” she asked.
“Um—” Hadn’t I wanted to grow up and be independent? I’d already embarrassed myself by disrupting Colby’s night. Did I now want to ruin Brian’s?
She picked up on my hesitation. “Honey, people who love you would want to know you were hurt. You’re lucky you only have the injuries you do, but they’re serious enough that you should call someone.”
I nodded numbly and then requested she dial Brian’s number.
“Hello.”
The minute I heard Sasha’s sleepy voice answer, emotion clogged my voice. “It’s me, Kenzie.”
“What’s wrong?”
“I’m okay, but I’m in the hospital. I was on the sidewalk when I got hit by a car earlier—”
“Jesus. Are you all right? How hurt are you?”
Brian’s voice was in the background, and I prepared myself.
“I’m putting you on speaker, so your brother can hear. I’m going to look into flights, okay?”
“Are you all right?” Brian asked in a panic.
For his sake, I tried to keep my voice calm. It wasn’t every day I woke up my brother across the country at midnight his time. “I’m injured, but nothing life-threatening. I’m at Cedars-Sinai hospital in a room and have to stay the night.” I filled him in on my list of issues. “They’re taking me up for a CT scan soon and to cast my wrist.”
“What happened?”
