The next thing I remember is waking up next to Greg in the hospital. I look over to him and he's still sleeping. I don't want to wake him so I take his hand and lay my head on his shoulder. Soon after Catherine walks in.
"Hey Lauren, how's he doing?"
I pick my head up.
"I'm not sure, I haven't seen the doctor yet."
"Wow, he looks pretty beaten. Sara said you were hysterical. I wouldn't be surprised for how much you to love each other."
"Yea. Cath, I was sobbing like crazy. I don't want him to go."
"No one does. He's a good kid."
I lay my head back down.
"The best."
Catherine takes another look at Greg.
"Well when he wakes up, tell him to get better. I'll be back here later."
"Okay, thanks for visiting him."
"I'll catch you later. Bye."
"Bye"
Catherine leaves.
A few minutes after she leaves, the doctor comes in.
"How's he doing doc?"
"His vitals are stable, but he was badly beaten. A few days in the hospital and I'm sure he can go home. After a few days of rest at home, he can come back here to get a checkup and then can probably go back to work."
"Alright thank you very much."
The doctor checks his clipboard and then leaves.
Greg starts to open his eyes.
"Greg?"
"Hey, you're here."
"Of course I'm here. I wouldn't leave you at a time like this!"
I very gently kiss him on the cheek trying to avoid hurting him because his face is badly bruised.
We both smile.
"I'm so stupid. I should have waited for backup."
"You're not stupid. You saved an innocent person's life."
"What about the boy I hit?"
"I'm not sure about him. I haven't heard anything."
Just then we hear a women scream that her son is dead. We pretty much realize it's Demetrius James's mother and that he's dead. Greg sighs. I stroke his hair again trying to comfort him.
"You did what you thought you had to do. It's alright. You didn't do anything wrong."
"I killed a boy!"
"Shh. It's going to be alright."
He closes his eyes.
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