Trials

Written by: Mike Cobb

Subject: Dawson & Joey As always.

Disclaimer: I hereby state, not now, nor ever, do I own any of the characters from the show; I am merely borrowing them for my own amusement. All of this belongs to Kevin Williamson, The WB, Outerbanks Entertainment, Columbia TriStar, and Sony.

Dawson is sitting in the hospital waiting room, he looks very upset. We can see there are tears running down his cheeks as he is waiting for something or some one. Just then a doctor walks up to him.

"Mr. Leery, she is out of surgery. I have to be honest here i am not sure she will make it, and if she does i can't say what kind of damage has been done. Only time will tell. If she makes it past the next 24 to 48 hours then we have to wait and see what kind of damage was done."

"Can i see her?" Dawson asks

"Sure just let them get her to her room." The dotor tells him.

"Ok Dr. Stiens, and thank you i know you did your best."

"Well Mr. Leery 9 hours of surgery is alot. With the damage to her head i am not ready to say we have done our best, that may be still to come, But i will try my hardest. You can trust me on that." Dr. Stiens tells him.

As the doctor leaves the elevator opens, off steps Bessie, Bodie, Gale and John. Dawson sees them and the tears start to flow again. He slowly stands as they others walk toward him slowly.

"How is she Dawson?" Bessie asks.

"I'm sorry Bess it doesn't look good. The bullet hit her in the left side of her head. It didn't enter the Skull but did hit it with enough force to crack it, causing burising of the brain. It also caused a blood clot to form on the outside layer of her brain. She was in surgey for 9 hours, to remove it and patch the crack. They are moving her to her room, and we will be able to see her when they get her there. They can't tell me how long she will be out, or what kind of damage was done. He said the next 48 hours was going to be the hardest, if she made it that far maybe thier could be a chance." Dawson tells them tears are flowing freely down his face.

"How did it happen son?" Gale asks.

"We were walking down the street, when a car drove by firing a gun. The Police said it was meant for some rapper who was at the awards cermony. He wasn't even hit, no one else was hit except Joey. They have the guy who fired the shot in jail. Sence i saw his face i have to go ID him, i am afraid of what i might do if i see him again. Not only that but i didn't want to leave the hospital, if she wakes up, or god forbid should die i want to be here." Dawson tells them.

"Dawson we are here now go do what you have to do we can sit with her, if something happens we can call you." Bodie tells him.

"Yeah Dawson you need to do this, just go and do it fast." John says.

"Guys stop. I am not going anywhere till at least these first 48 hours are over. It is my fault that she is in that hospital bed in the first place. I WILL NOT ABANDON HER NOW." Dawson empisizes each word clearly.

"But DAw." Bessie starts but is silenced by Gale.

"Ok honey we will all set here for the first 48 hours, but after that you need to go ID that person. So they can charge him with whatever they decide to charge him with, so he doesn't get away with this." Gale says to him.

"Ok mom i will." Dawson says.

At that moment the elevators open and Pacey comes running out. He has a crazed look on his face. he runs up to the rest of the group and looks strait at Dawson and says.

"How could you allow this to happen to my girlfriend. She came out here to vist you and you allow this to happen. If she dies Dawson i sware i will never forgive you."

Dawson looks abashed. He can't believe Pacey would say those things to him. "Look Pacey no one here feels worse than i do trust me, if i could take her place i would in a heart beat, but i can't. None of us can, and if you want to hate me, if that makes it better for you. If that helps you get through it all fine i can live with that." With that Dawson gets up and walks away living the group and Pacey staring after him dumb founded.

'How could he think i would want anything to happen to her?' Dawson thinks to himself.