The hospital monitor was beeping, slowly, but steadily. Rachel was sitting by Blaine's bedside, tears streaming down her eyes. The room was all white aside from the flowery curtains and the paintings on the walls. The nurse in the room looked tired, bags were visible under her eyes. She was probably nearing the end of her shift, it was around 10 in the morning.
When the car crashed, Blaine hadn't been far enough for Kurt and Rachel not to notice. In fact, they were the ones who called 911. It was hard for them to tell Rachel's dads what happened because telling them about the accident meant telling them about the fight. Everyone was in shock.
Blaine's eyes slowly opened. He had a broken arm, several fractures and other injuries. Among this, he was tired as well as hung over and slightly depressed. He looked far more lonely than a boy his age should. Life had put this poor boy in the hospital far too many times. "Hey," Rachel said. Blaine tried to get up to talk to her. "Blainey, don't try to get up. Just lie down and relax. You were in a car crash."
"Wait, why? How? Where's Kurt?" Even saying just one line sounded strained.
"It's alright, Kurt's at school. He figured everyone would want to know what happened. What did happen, Blaine? I only heard it from Kurt."
"Well -" he paused. "Do I have to tell you?"
"Yes, you have to tell me. I think I deserve to know, I'm your sister."
"At Breadstix," he said, practically whispering and pausing every few words. "There were these guys. Huge guys. Who came up to us. We'd been to Breadstix a couple of times before but - nothing like this has ever happened. I didn't mean to be rude to Kurt. Rachel - I'm just scared. Honestly. Just scared." Rachel knew he was telling the truth. Her brother would never lie to her. Sure he was annoying and sometimes rude, but that's what brothers are. "Do you remember the Sadie Hawkins dance?" Rachel nodded. "That's all I was thinking of through the whole thing. I didn't want to end up in hospital again. And look where that got me."
"Blaine, I'm sorry." It hurt her to see her brother looking like this, so beaten and worn out. "It's not your fault Rachel, you don't have to apologise for anything. Wait, what happened to the people in the other car? What do our dads know?"
"The other car got out pretty much unharmed. The driver had to stay in hospital overnight, but that was just a safety precaution. Me and Kurt tried to tell our parents as little as possible. They just know that you guys had a fight. We also called Cooper. He said he'd get the next plane."
"It's not a big deal, he doesn't have to come."
"Blaine. You're in hospital. You haven't seen him in forever." Rachel sat there in silence for a few minutes. She planned to not leave his bedside for the day, at least. "Why don't you go back to sleep, it'll help." He looked drowsy anyway, from all the painkillers.
