A/N: This chapter is shorter than the first one, but I just felt like posting it. Thanks to everyone who reviewed the first chapter, it made my day. If you've got any suggestions, feel free to tell me, just be nice about it, please.
Revenge 2
Slowly, as to not cause too much pain, the paramedics lifted Reid's stretcher into the ambulance. Caleb climbed in after him.
"I told you they'd get you out," he said, completely relieved that no more problems arose.
"Yeah," Reid said hoarsely. His voice was really shot this time. "Thanks for not leaving."
"No problem. Everyone else may have wanted me to leave, but I didn't want to leave you alone like that," Caleb said, watching as the paramedics took his vitals.
One of the paramedics picked up a gas mask looking thing. "We're going to give you something to calm you down, and relax you, but we can't give you anything to knock you out. It wouldn't be wise because you might have a concussion," he explained.
Reid nodded, and the paramedic put the mask over Reid's mouth and nose. Instantly, the tension evaporated from Reid's face, and his thoughts as well.
"This is good stuff," Reid said, after a few minutes. It was as if he were high; in a sense, he was. Caleb laughed.
'Man, I hope Pogue's keeping Tyler away from any stairs,' Caleb thought grimly, replaying his dream in his head. It took around twenty five minutes to get to the hospital, and Reid mumbled incoherently most of that time. When they arrived at the hospital, Caleb could hardly keep up with the paramedics, pushing Reid's gurney into the E.R.
Sarah and Kate were waiting right inside the door to the E.R.
"Oh my gosh! Reid!" Kate ran over, closely followed by Sarah. The gurney never slowed down.
"Why aren't you looking hot this morning," he said, as he was being wheeled away to who knows what. Kate couldn't help but smile. That laughing gas stuff was always interesting with Reid. She'd been there when he got into a huge fight with Aaron Abbot. Aaron had managed to smash Reid's head against the wall, and Reid was totally out of it on pain killers for days.
"Where's Pogue?" Kate asked, hugging Caleb.
"He and Tyler went in search of Reid's mom," Caleb said, kissing Sarah on the forehead. "Thanks for coming," he said.
Kate sat curled up in the corner of one of the couches in the waiting room. Sarah and Caleb walked over and sat in the chairs nearest the couch.
"What exactly happened?" Kate asked, looking up at Caleb.
"Reid wanted to come spy on you and Sarah," Caleb said. "We all agreed." Sarah pretend slapped him.
"That's just like Reid," she said.
Yeah, as we were walking across the street, a car came out of nowhere. The car hit Reid, and pinned him under the back wheel. He's not paralyzed, so that's good," Caleb explained.
"Oh my gosh," Sarah said. "Did you get the driver?" she asked.
"It was our swimming coach. He was dead when we went to see," Caleb said. "It was so weird."
"Wow, that's aweful!" Kate said. "I'm gonna call Pogue and see where he is." She pulled out her phone, and walked a ways away.
Caleb looked around and took in his surroundings. There was a vending machine in the corner. "Do you want something to eat?" he asked Sarah.
"Sure, see if they have Doritos please," she said, smiling slightly. Caleb nodded and walked over to the vending machine. He put in the dollar, and pushed A7. The bag of chips fell from their perch at the top of the machine. He grabbed the chips, and walked back to where Kate was just hanging up the phone.
"They're just pulling in. Reid's mom is gonna meet us here," Kate said, putting her cell in her pocket.
"Okay," Sarah said. Caleb handed her the chips, and sat down. "Thanks," she said, opening them up.
Pogue and Tyler walked in the E.R. doors. "How's he doing?" Pogue asked.
"We don't know, they haven't told us anything," Caleb said. As if on cue, a doctor walked through the doors. Caleb stood up and walked over to where the doctor was standing, looking around.
"Are you Caleb?" he asked. "One of the paramedics said you were here for Reid Garwin," he said. Caleb nodded. By then, Pogue, Tyler, Sarah, and Kate were all standing around them.
The doctor looked at them and hesitated, not sure if he should disclose the information to them as well. "They're with me," Caleb said, clearing things up. The doctor nodded and continued.
"We've stabilized him. He's got severe damage to his middle back, and he broke twelve ribs. He'll have to undergo surgery to correct a lot of the damage, but not yet. We're hoping to get him into surgery tomorrow morning."
"Can we see him?" Tyler asked.
"Two at a time," The doctor said. "I'll lead you to his room."
"Tyler should go, for sure. Who else wants to go first?" Caleb asked, looking around. "Pogue, you can go." He nodded, and he and Tyler turned to follow the doctor. They walked down the hall, till they reached Reid's room.
"Here you are," the doctor said, turning and leaving. Pogue stepped in first, followed by Tyler. Reid was awake, but he was staring out the window. Slowly, he turned his head towards them, wincing at the movement.
"Hey, looky who's here," he said, slurring his words a bit. Pogue assumed it was the painkillers. "It's Baby-Boy, and, you don't have a nick-name."
Tyler walked closer, and sat on a chair. "How are you feeling?" he asked.
"Been better," he said.
"That's understandable," Pogue said, laughing. "I hear you broke, what, like 10 ribs.
"Twelve actually," Reid corrected. "They're gonna put in a bunch of metal plates in my back. It's weird."
"What are you gonna do at the airport?" Tyler asked, feigning bewilderment. "You won't be able to get through security!"
"Good point," Reid said.
"Did the doctors decide you got a concussion?" Pogue asked. "They thought you did for a while."
"Yeah, but only a mild one. Hey, have you been avoiding stairs, like Caleb wanted?" Reid asked.
"Like the plague," Tyler answered. "I don't know how I'm gonna get up to out room back at school. I'm just glad that you're on the bottom floor of this place." Tyler paused. "I wonder if I should avoid elevators too. What about escalators?"
Just then, the doctor came back in. "Time's up. Why don't you go get the other two," he said. The two nodded, and the doctor left.
"Can we bring back anything?" Pogue asked, on their way out. Reid nodded.
"Coffee," he said. "This hospital sucks, and they wont let me have any." Pogue nodded, and he and Tyler left the room. When they got back to the waiting room, they saw that Reid's mom was waiting impatiently.
When she saw Pogue and Tyler, she stood up and started walking back towards Reid's room. Caleb started to follow. "I'm gonna go with her. Sarah and Kate can go after I get back." Pogue nodded. He knew that if there wasn't anyone around, Ms. Garwin would make situations ten times worse. She had a problem with Reid, similar to Caleb's mom. Only instead of just being worried, Reid's mom turned that worry into bitterness and hatred.
"How is he?" Kate asked.
"In a surprisingly good mood," Pogue said.
"It's the drugs," she said, smiling. Pogue laughed. "What are you guys gonna do now?" she asked. "You could probably go get some sleep."
"We were gonna go across the street and get Reid some coffee. Want anything?" Tyler said. "It's good coffee. I had some when Pogue was in the hospital after his accident."
"Could you get me a caramel macchiato?" Sarah asked. She took out a five and handed it to Tyler. "Want something, Kate?"
"No, I'm good. Thanks though," she said, sitting down on the couch. Tyler and Pogue walked out the door.