Free Three Thousand Miles by Deila Longford

want to thank you for what you did, I owe everything to you.”
    “You don’t owe me anything.”
    “I do, I owe my life to you, are you still in hospital?”
    “No, I was discharged about a week and half ago.” His words annoy me, he has been out for over a week and he has not come to see me, there must be something that he is mad at me about.
    “I see , why haven’t you come to see me?” I say a little sooner than I expected to, but I could not hold back that question any longer.
    “If I wanted to see you then I would have.” I am shocked, what is his reason for not wanting to see me?
    “I don’t understand did I do something to upset you?”
    “Actually you did.” I am again shocked what could I have possibly of done.
    “Can you explain what I did?” He exhales , “You upset Katharine yesterday.”
    “Is that really what I did to, upset you?”
    “Yes.”
    “Did she tell you what she asked me to do?” The phone is quiet until Michael says, “No, what did she say?” I do not really feel like tattle - tailing on my friend, but Michael means too much to me and I cannot let this go.
    “She asked me to stay away from you, she doesn’t want me to see or speak to you.” The phone is again silent and I am worried what he will say next.
    “She has no right to ask that of you, I will be talking to her about this.” I fear that I have caused something major between Michael and Katharine. However, I feel that she has crossed a line by insisting that I stop all contact Michael and I am glad just to hear his voice, and I could agree anything with him.
    “I don’t want to cause anything between you two, but Michael you know how I feel about you. I miss you and your sarcastic ways.” He does not respond for ages.
    “Alanna, I am with Katharine now, you have to respect that, okay?”
    “I do, but I still need you in my life.” He sighs.
    “I don’t need you in mine.” He says very bitterly and I feel repulsed by his words.
    “You don’t mean that.”
    “Yes I do.”
    “It wasn’t so long ago that you loved me, why are you being like this?” I say very loudly.
    “Because you chose him,” He shouts back at me.
    “Please Michael don’t get into all that.”
    “It’s true, you chose him. You want him and I am just a backup to you, now that he is gone, you want me. Well I have news for you Alanna; I won’t be your backup bloke.”
    “I don’t want you as a backup; I want you as my friend.”
    “Alanna, I have told you one million times that I cannot be just your friend, why won’t you accept that?”
    “I know it is selfish of me, but I need you Michael.”
    “I take it you still have not heard from Adrian?”
    “No, do you know where he is?”
    “Alanna, I don’t want to get into this with you, I have to go, do not call me again.”
    “Michael, wait, ” I say but I am too late, he hangs up on me , and I am left with nothing but silence.
    “Alanna, how are you today?” Nurse Melissa says, as she enters. I quickly smile at her as I continue to wander around t he room. The pain from my wound is not that bad anymore. Although I wish, I could say the same, about the ache in my heart.
    “I feel great today,” I say ecsta tically. Melissa smiles at me ,
    “Alanna, I feel that you are pushing yourself very hard, to try and prove that you are able to leave. However, I need you to know that, we will not discharge you a minute to o soon.” I roll my eyes slightly and I force out a smile.
    “I understand, but really I do feel fine.” Melissa briefly presses a smile form her lips as she walks over to my bedside, lifts out my file and begins to write down something. I worry of what she could be saying on my file. I dread to think that, perhaps whatever she says on there may hinder my chances of getting out of this hospital anytime soon. I walk back over the bed and climb in. I slide over the table and again I check my phone. I glance to a message, but my heart skinks when it is just a