A Girl Nobody Wanted
Chapter 49

I was waiting at the bus stop nervously, holding the phone in my hand. It was so hard to resist myself from calling Luke and check what is going on. But I didn't want to disturb him when they are at the hospital. he is okay.

Everyone has already left after the match. There was no one left near the bus stop. It was pretty dark, and the street was empty too. If it was some other time, I would never stay here alone. But at this moment, I didn't give a s**t about those. I just wanted to know if After a long and hard waiting time, my phone finally rang.

"Hello," Luke's voice raised from the other side.

"Where are you both? How is he? What the doctor said?" I was so impatient to know.

"Hey! Calm down first. We just came home. He is okay. Fortunately, no fractures, but he will not be able to walk for some time."

"Oh!" I was relieved, knowing he got no fractures, but how can I bare when he can't walk for some time.

"Hey! Don't worry..." Luke said. I think he could sense the disappointment in me.

"Here, Jake wants to talk with you." he then said.

"Sarah..." next moment, Jake's deep voice raised from the other end.

"Is it hurt a lot?" I couldn't control my tears as soon as I hear his voice. He is in deep pain. I don't need him to turn it to words, I could just sense it.

"To be honest, it hurts. But I have suffered far worse injuries than this, princess. So, there is nothing to worry about." he was trying to comfort me even in a situation like this.

"I can't stand it when you are in pain..." I said between tears.

"Don't cry, babe. It hurts me a lot more than this injury," he said worriedly.

"I am not crying... I just can't stop my tears..." I replied, trying to wipe out tears from my eyes.

"Listen... It is just a few weeks... After that, everything is going to be alright. We should be happy because it is not some serious injury." he was trying his best to soothe me, while he was in extreme pain. My poor Jake... He loves me so much... Thinking about how much he loves me made me cry even harder.

"Sarah... Please don't cry... Be a good girl, stop crying, and go wash your face. I will call you after that..."

"I can't wash my face... I am not at home..." I said without thinking much. But it triggers him within an eye blink.

"What? Not at home... Where are you then? It is pretty late now..." he sounded so worried and angry too.

"I am still at the bus stop near the ground..." I said guiltily.

"What!!! At this hour? Are you insane? Is there anyone near?" he literally barked at me.

I nervously roamed my eyes. There was no one on the street. I felt a bit scared too.

"No... There is no one..."

"You make me going crazy, Sarah..." he yelled.

"Now, don't go anywhere... Just wait a few minutes. I am sending Luke to get you." Jake said.

"No!! I can go home..." I protested as usual.

"If you can go home, you should have done that by now. It is closer to my place. I am sending Luke now. I will cut this call and call you back from my phone, okay!" he said.

"Can I come to see you?" I asked, wishing from all my heart that he may say yes.

"Mmm... Okay..." he then cut the phone without even letting me say anything. Within just a minute, my phone rang. It was from Jake.

"He is coming to get you... Keep on talking with me until he comes," he said.

I didn't know what to say. I was so happy because I am going to see him. On the other hand, I was feeling guilty as hell. When he was in such a pain, I made him worried about me. I am such a careless person. "Sarah..." he said, as I didn't reply.

"I am sorry... I made you worried." I replied.

"You don't have to apologize for making me worry. But you can't act irresponsibly like this, Sarah..." he said sadly.

"I know that, Jake... I actually forgot about everything because I was so worried about you..."

"Now forget that. Just tell me something else..." he said. He may want me to distract his mind from thinking about the pain.

So I just started talking about random stuff with him, until Luke's car stopped in front of me.

"You are acting so stupid!" Luke scolded me as soon as I get into his car. He is usually so cool about everything, but he seemed to be really angry now.

"I am sorry, Luke. I completely forgot everything else thinking about him." I said, apologetically.

"We both are doing everything we can to make sure you are safe. But here you are, completely ignoring my words and staying in this ghosted street this late," he said.

"I am so sorry..." I said, looking at him. He looked exhausted. He hasn't even changed his clothes. After the match, he had to take care of Jake, and then me. He has the right to be angry.

He didn't say anything. He just looked at me and released a long sigh.

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I took even less than 10 minutes to reach Jake's house.

Jake was sitting on the sofa while his leg was resting on a few cushions arranged on the coffee table.

He smiled as he saw me.

His leg was fully bandaged from the knee to toes.

"It hurts a lot, isn't it?" I asked, walking near to him and looking at his leg.

"I told you, I have suffered things worse than this. So it is okay..." he said. But his face was saying a different story. He looked utterly exhausted, and his face was wrenched with pain. I couldn't stop tears rolling down.

"Hey!!! Don't cry, princess..." he pulled me from my arm and made me sit next to him.

Then he gently wiped tears from my face.

"It is just a few weeks, then everything will be fine," he said.

"But you won't be able to walk for a few weeks," I said sadly.

"Just for a few weeks. There are a lot of people who can't walk in their entire life...So, a few weeks mean nothing. Don't worry, Princess..." he said, smiling.

I just hold his hand without saying anything.

"Want to drink something?" Luke asked, coming to the living room.

"Okay..." Jake nodded.

"I will prepare something to drink." I offered.

"That's a good idea," Luke said, crashing to a nearby chair. Poor Luke... Jake is so lucky to have such a good friend in his life.

"What you both want?" I asked.

"Hot chocolate..." they both replied in unison.

I laughed at them and headed to the kitchen.

They were talking about the match when I return with three mugs of hot chocolate.

I sat next to Jake on the sofa.

"Why he tackled you down, knowing it is an illegal movement?" I asked.

"They were willing to do anything to stop us from scoring another goal. He knew there was no way, they could stop Jake if he didn't tackle Jake down at that moment." Luke replied. "But it leads to a penalty which gave us the victory ultimately," I said.

"When you are so angry and aggressive, you actually don't see the consequences of your actions," Jake said calmly.

"But it is so unfair..." I argued again.

"Life is not fair at all. You know about that more than any of us." Jake said again.

Of course, he is right. Life is not fair at all. I have more than enough experience to prove it. People are so selfish and cruel.

They were again discussing the match, I was just listening to them while sipping my hot chocolate.

"Jake, let's take a wash. After that, you can rest comfortably." Luke suggested after we all finished our drinks.

Jake nodded his head.

"I am going to stay here tonight. What you are going to do?" then Luke asked me.

I really wanted to stay with them. But I was not sure if Jake will be okay with it. So I looked at Jake, expecting him to take the decision.

"If you want, you can stay..." he said.

Thank God!!!

"Of course I want..." I replied quickly.

"Sarah, can you order some dinner? He should eat something before taking all those medications." Luke said.

"Okay... What should I order?"

"Anything you like," he replied, smiling.

"Jake, is there anything you want to eat?" I asked.

"I can eat anything, princess. I just got my leg injured, I don't have any stomach ache or anything." Jake laughed.

"Okay...Okay... I will order pizza." I said, pouting.

They both laughed.

Then Luke helped Jake to sit in the wheelchair. It was so painful to see him in a wheelchair. But as he said, it is for just a few weeks. So, I must make up my mind.

Jake's room is upstairs. Since he can't go there now, Luke took him to the bedroom in the downstairs. It has a bathroom also attached to it. So, it is convenient at the moment.

I came back to the living room and placed an online order for pizza. Then, I spent some time checking our university football page on facebook.

They have already uploaded some photos and videos of today's match. There were some wonderful captures of both Jake and Luke... Both of them look incredibly handsome. I spent a few minutes going through photos and stuff.

There was no sound from the bedroom. Have they finished? I thought of go and check.

The bedroom door was fully opened. I couldn't see Luke. Jake was sitting on the bed, keeping his leg on a stool. He was just having a towel wrapped around him. His muscular chest was fully exposed. He looked so damn hot!!! This is like the third time, I saw him shirtless. But this time it felt much different... Maybe because I know he is mine... That man who is sexy as a Greek God is mine... Only mine... Forever and beyond...