Chapter 4
“Before we enter, I should tell you Mr. Carter’s condition,” Dr.
Martinez said as we stood outside of Nick’s hospital room. “Mr. Carter is unconscious right now because
he lost so much blood. Also, we had to
put twenty stitches in his wrist from the cut.”
Dr Martinez opened the door as we walked into his room. As we got closer to his bed, tears came to my
eyes. His skin was so pale, like he was
a ghost.
I pulled up a chair next to
his bed and held his hand, saying a silent prayer for my friend. What made you do this Nick? Was it because you called me a friend, and I
betrayed you? Fresh tears fell down
my cheeks as I closed my eyes.
I felt a hand on my shoulder, but didn’t bother to open my eyes,
knowing it was one of my two friends trying to comfort me, but to my surprise
it wasn’t.
“Brian?” I heard Kevin’s
voice say as I opened my eyes in shock.
“What you doing here?” I asked as Kevin looked at Nick.
“I thought about what you said, and you were right,” Kevin said as
he sat down next to me.
I heard a loud noise coming from the heat monitor as nurses and
doctors ran into the room and pushed us aside. A nurse came up to us and led us
to the door.
“Please go sit down in the waiting room. It will be a while before we know anything
about what happening to your friend,” she said kindly as we walked solemnly to
the waiting room.
I sat down in one of the uncomfortable chairs as things ran though
my mind. I looked to the door and then
to the guys who were sitting there silently, trying to figure out a way to get
out of here without anyone knowing.
I stood up and ran towards the door as I heard my name being
called by the guys. I heard footsteps
behind me as I ran through the damp grass and into the street in front of the
hospital.
“Brian watch out!!” Kevin
yelled as I stopped abruptly fear filling my body as the car came towards
me. The car was getting closer and
closer, but I couldn’t move for fear had taken over my body and held me in
place. Unexpectedly, Kevin came up behind me and pushed me out of the way.
Realization hit me as I saw Kevin’s body lying in the street
without movement. I ran to his side as
AJ and Howie ran over to where I was and carried Kevin across the grass and
into the hospital as quickly as possible.
I ran into the hospital doors as they were putting Kevin on a
stretcher. I sat down in one of the
chairs as I watched them bring Kevin down the hall and out of my sight. AJ and
Howie sat next to me as I began to cry again.
“It’s all my fault,” I said as Howie put his arm around me.
“No, it’s not, Rok. This is
how things were meant to happen,” AJ said, as I put my head on the back of the
chair, staring at the ceiling until I finally cried myself to sleep.
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