After handing up with Santana's dad, I drive to the hospital as quickly but safely as possible. There's no need for both Santana and I to end up in the hospital. I park my car and hop out and attempt to run to her room. I've never realized it but it's pretty damn difficult running in sandals. I decide to take off my shoes until I reach the waiting room so I can run faster.
Just before I get to the waiting room I put my shoes on and try to fix myself up so I don't look like someone trying to escape prison. I walk over to the desk and put on one of my fakest smiles ever, "Hi! I'm Santana Lopez's wife. I was wondering if I could go up to her room right now?" The nurse begins looking through the computer and she calls one of the other doctors I'm guessing. Whatever the fuck she's doing, it's taking too damn long. I begin tapping my finger on the desk and she looks up at me as if to tell me to stop. Me being me, I keep tapping. FINALLY, after ten thousand years she responds, "So Mrs. Lopez it seems as though your wife is undergoing CAT and MRI scans, so if you could patiently wait in the lobby for about an hour or so you'll be able to go see her." She smiles politely and I unwillingly make my way over to the lobby.
After I sit I see walking towards me looking relieved?
"So Quinn it was a false alarm. I'm sorry to have called you over in such a hurry and I most likely had you panicking. Santana was complaining of pain in her neck and back area then she felt numb from the neck down. We immediately jumped to conclusions and thought the worse," I sit quietly waiting for him to finish explaining what's going on, "Santana has what is called whiplash."
"I think I've heard of that before. Isn't it when someone has pain/stiffness in the neck of back area along with other various areas of the body 24 hours after a motor vehicle accident?"
"Exactly. I'm curious how'd you know what it was?"
"There's a poster behind you" I point towards it and he chuckles a little and I giggle some too. It feels good to be able to laugh during a time like this.
"But anyways, Santana is back in her room so feel free to go up and visit her." Before he can even finish his sentence I'm already rushing to the nearest elevator and I hear him laughing at my silly antics.
On my way to Santana's room I met this really lovely older couple coming to visit their daughter who has just given birth to a girl. I exited the elevator before them, so I said my goodbyes and went to find Santana.
I peek my head around the corner of her room to see if she's awake, and to my dismay she's sound asleep. She's so beautiful when she's sleeping. As I walk into her room and I grab a chair and pull it behind me so I have somewhere to sit. I prop it up next to the bed on the left side and I sit as close as I can. "Hey babe," I hold back my tears and continue, "so your dad told me you have whiplash. That sucks but at least it wasn't anything else that could've taken you away from me. You've only been in the hospital for two days but it seems like an eternity." I gently grab her hand. "Please remember me. I don't think I would be able to go on living if I couldn't have you back as my wife. I love you Santana Maria Lopez." I kiss the back of her hand.
After a few hours I feel Santana shifting and it causes me to look up and I see chocolate brown eyes staring back at me. "Hey stranger," Santana smiles and I swear my heart jumps out of my chest, "have you been watching me sleep? Or did you just get here?"
I laugh, "I didn't watch you sleep. I'm not a pervert, but I've been here for awhile. I was thinking about heading home to do some homework. You've been sleep for hours."
"The doctors told me I would be sleeping a lot because of my medication. Before you leave I have a favor to ask of you." I wait for her to continue. "Can you unlock my phone? My parents don't know my password and they said you would probably know it, so can you unlock it?"
I clear my throat, "yeah for sure. Where is it?" I look around the room but I don't see it anywhere.
"In my dads office."
"Okay I'll be back in a few minutes. Just wait patiently." I start my trek to Santiago's office. I start thinking about all the things I should delete from her phone. I'm brought out of my thoughts when I run into something well someone. "Sorry excuse me," I brush myself off and look up and see, Brittany?
"Oh hey Quinn. What are you doing here?" What am I doing here, what are YOU doing here?
"Santana," that's the only word I can muster up. She looks down at the ground.
"Oh yeah. I'm sorry to hear about the accident. Is she going to be okay?" I can only nod my head. "Well I have to um get back to my family, so I'll talk to you later." She walks off in the direction she intended to go before running into me.
Fortunately I'm standing right in front of Santiago's office. I knock twice on the door before I hear a come in. I walk in and instantly spot Santana's phone. It's a red iPhone 7. Of course she would pick red, it's her favorite color. "Hey Santiago. I was wondering if Santana could have her phone back?"
"Hey Quinnie. Yes she can have it back, she would've had it last night but I didn't know her password." He hands me the phone, "before you give it to her make sure there isn't anything on there that would make her upset and you should probably delete pictures and messages. And change your name in her phone."
"But I thought if she looked at pictures and read stuff about herself it would help her remember more faster." I'm confused and a little mad at him now. First he tells Santana I'm her best friend. Then he says I have to delete pictures and shit. No me gusta.
"It's just easier this way Quinn. Don't question it please just do it." I nod my head and start walking back to her room. I delete pictures of us and I change my name. Basically I'm completely erasing my existence from her phone and it hurts. Once I finish I hurry and get back to her room.
"Hey San. Here's your phone and I took your password off completely. There are a few pictures of you with our friends and your contacts are in there. But if you need any help my name is Quinn in your phone so just call or text me. I really have to get home now, so I'll come see you tomorrow." I rush out because I can feel the waterworks coming.
Once back in my car I replay the events of tonight in my head to make sense of it. Why was Brittany in the hospital tonight? Why did Santiago basically force me to delete our memories? But why was Brittany in the hospital in front of Santiago's office? Something smells fishy.