Chapter 2
To say that Blaine was tired would have been an understatement. The day was finally over, but now he had to go to Rachel's to practice for this week's assignment and all Blaine wanted to do was curl up in bed. Six hours of sleep was not enough for him last night and to get through the day. Even in Glee he was a little sluggish with the movements. Thankfully no one said anything and Blaine was hoping to get to bed a little earlier tonight so he wouldn't be as tired tomorrow. Blaine was at his locker just getting his books. He told Rachel that he would meet her at his car. Rachel and Finn were just talking to Kurt about possible schools in New York and Blaine just wasn't in the mood to hear it. He was glad that Kurt had some form of a plan and he was happy for him. He just was so tired he couldn't seem to even pay attention today. So he figured he would get his books and get some fresh air. They wouldn't be long anyways. Blaine started to head out of the school when Tina came up to him.
"Hey are you alright?" Tina asked with concern as she walked with Blaine outside.
"Ya I'm fine."
"Are you sure. You seemed a little tired today and you normally hangout with Kurt after practice. You guys didn't fight right?"
"No I'm just tired. It was a late night doing my homework. I'm fine. Kurt and me are fine. The three of them are talking about New York and I can't seem to pay attention."
"Okay. Any plans for tonight?"
"I'm going over to Rachel's to work on our duet. How's yours coming along?"
"It's coming. Finn's a good singer so it's not too bad."
They made it to Blaine's car and Blaine opened his door and put his bag in the backseat. He closed it and then leaned against the car door. Blaine and Tina both saw the large group of guys coming into the parking lot. There was at least twelve and neither Blaine nor Tina even thought they were coming towards them. They just assumed they went to this school and were hanging out. They walked right up in front of them and the one man stood right in front of Blaine with a smile.
"Hey Faggot."
That was the only warning Blaine and Tina had. The next thing they knew Blaine was being punched and attacked by the twelve guys. Tina stood there in shock as she watched Blaine fight with the large group only he was failing miserably. There were too many of them. Tina snapped out of it and raced back inside and into the choir room. Everyone was there except for Mr. Schue.
"Help Blaine's getting jumped out." Tina said in a hurry with a loud voice.
"What?" Kurt asked.
"He's getting jumped by his car hurry."
"Go get help." Finn said as him and the other boys ran down the hallway.
Tina ran down the other hallway towards the teacher's lounge hoping to find someone to help break up the fight. Tina ran as fast as she could to the teacher's lounge and just burst through the door. Inside were a few teachers, but Mr. Schue, Coach Beiste and Coach Sylvester were among them. They all turned to look at Tina who was out of breath.
"You have to hurry. Blaine is getting jump outside by his car. There's like twelve guys." Tina said in a hurry.
They all ran out of the lounge and down the hallway to try and get there to break up the fight. Finn ran as fast as he could outside with Puck, Sam and Mike close behind him. Kurt wasn't much further back with the girls and Artie was the last one behind them in his chair. When Finn got outside he couldn't believe the crowd that was standing around just watching the fight happen. The closer Finn got the better he could see. There were twelve guys all attacking Blaine who was still trying to fight, but one guy was holding his arms back. Finn watched in horror as he saw that one of the guys was hitting Blaine with a crowbar. Finn and the guys pushed faster and Finn was able to get to the guy, but not before he had hit Blaine multiple times with it. Finn grabbed the crowbar just as it was swung up and he pulled it out of the guy's arm and he started to hit the guy. Puck grabbed the one holding Blaine back and before they all knew it they were fighting a losing fight. Four was still not good odds against twelve. Finn was too busy with the fight that he didn't see Blaine lying on the ground face down and he wasn't moving. He was in the middle of everything and Kurt or the girls couldn't get to him without getting hurt themselves. Santana had tried to push threw only to get pushed back and punched hard across her face. Kurt could do nothing but stand there with tears in his eyes as he watched his boyfriend lying on the ground not moving. Rachel and Mercedes came over to stand by Kurt and they were both upset with tears of their own. They could see the blood coming from Blaine's head and it was making a small pool on the pavement. What felt like hours really was only minutes. The teachers came running towards them and they were able to get the fight broken up. The twelve guys took off before anyone could grab one and hold for the police. Finn, Puck, Sam and Mike were all bleeding and would have bruises from the fight, but they were alright. Santana would have a nasty black eye, but she was fine. Kurt ran over to Blaine once he could and he placed his hands on Blaine's shoulders.
"Blaine. Baby wake up."
Will, Sue and Coach Beiste ran over to them and Will spoke.
"Kurt I need you to back up. Don't move him." Will said in a serious voice.
Kurt didn't move he just stayed there frozen. Mercedes came over and grabbed him to move him out of the way.
"Sue, hold his neck in place and we're going to gently roll him onto his back." Will said.
Sue placed a firm grip around Blaine's neck so when they rolled him his neck would stay in place. They didn't know if he had any spine injuries and they didn't want to cause one or make one worse. They slowly rolled him onto his back and Sue gently let go. Will took his dress shirt off and Beiste took it and placed it against the bleeding on the side of Blaine's head.
"Who's got a phone?" Sue called out.
Puck pulled his cell phone out of his pocket and handed it to her with shaky hands. Sue called 9-1-1 as Will checked for a pulse and to see if Blaine was breathing. He found a pulse, but it was weak and when he bent over to listen to Blaine's breathing he was horrified to find that he wasn't.
"He's not breathing." Will said.
Will went into action immediately as he began chest compressions while Sue was waiting for an operator to answer. Will couldn't believe how beat up Blaine was in that short amount of time. It had only been maybe ten minutes, but it was enough to cause serious damage. Half of Blaine's face was covered in blood from his head wound and it was still bleeding through Will's shirt that Beiste was pressing against his head. His right eye was now swollen shut and Will knew that underneath his clothing there would be even more bruising. All the girls, except for Santana were in tears. Kurt was crying just as much and he couldn't do anything, but watch as his teacher gave mouth to mouth to his boyfriend. Finn just stood there in frozen shock as Will tried to keep Blaine alive.
"Yes I need an ambulance to McKinley High School, in the parking lot right away. A student has been attacked and he's not breathing." Sue said.
"What's his name and age?" The operator asked.
"Blaine Anderson he's sixteen."
"The paramedics and police are on the way. Is someone performing C.P.R?"
"Yes, but it's not working yet."
"Keep trying until the paramedics arrive. Can you see any of his injuries?"
"He has a head wound that is bleeding heavily and bruising on his face, but that's all I can see right now."
"Keep pressure on the bleeding. The paramedics will be there shortly. They have already been dispatched."
"Thank-you."
Sue hung up the phone and handed it back to Puck. They were all silent as they watched Will give Blaine C.P.R. Finally during the fifth round of chest compressions Blaine coughed up blood. He was choking on it quickly so they carefully rolled him over slightly so he wouldn't choke on the blood. Once he was done they placed him back down on his back on the ground. He still had his eyes closed and they could tell he was having a hard time breathing. His breathes were shallow and coming out in gasps. Blaine had his head turned as blood still came out of his mouth. Will grabbed Blaine's left hand gently and held it as he spoke.
"It's alright Blaine, just focus on breathing. Help is on the way. Stay with us."
Everyone could see that Blaine was in an extreme amount of pain and they couldn't blame him. He was just jumped by twelve guys, one of which had a crowbar. Blaine moved his leg up and started fidgeting. His body was trying to move away from the pain, but he just couldn't.
"Blaine, I need you to stay still. I know it's hard just hang on." Will said.
They could hear sirens coming from a distant.
"You hear that kid. Help will be here very soon. You just stay with us." Sue said.
No one expected what happened next. Blaine began to have a seizure. Beiste removed her hand from Blaine's head knowing that she could hurt Blaine more if she was trying to hold him down. Kurt stood there with his hands over his mouth as tears rolled down his check. Rachel and Mercedes were hanging onto him as they watched Blaine seize. The paramedics pulled in and they ran over to Blaine with the stretcher and bags.
"Move please." The one male paramedic said.
Will, Beiste and Sue got out of the way and stood by the kids. The one paramedic pulled out a needle and gave it to Blaine. The seizure stopped and they were able to start to work on him. The police pulled in a few moments later. Two male officers that came right over.
"What do we have Paul?" The one officer asked.
"He's in bad shape. We need to intubate him."
"On it." The female paramedic said as she grabbed the equipment she would need.
They watched as the male paramedic cut off Blaine's sweater and his shirt before he stuck on electrodes to get Blaine's heart rate. They could hear the machine beeping and they all were worried that it was going too slow. The female paramedic was able to get the tubing in Blaine's throat and was pumping the bag while the male check for breath sounds.
"You're good." The male paramedic said.
"Chris come do this so I can help." The female medic said.
The second officer didn't even hesitate he just came right over and took over the air bag. The first officer started to look Blaine over.
"His hands are bruised and cut. His right looks like its' broken maybe. So the kid fought back."
"There's blood under his finger nails. It might be from his attacker." The female paramedic said.
"Bruising is already showing on his chest and abdomen. Possible internal bleeding. The head wound is serious, might be a skull fracture." The male paramedic said.
Just then the beeping turned into one solid tone as Blaine's heart stopped.
"Get the defibrillator." The male medic said as he started to do chest compressions over Blaine's heart.
The female paramedic ran to the ambulance and came back with the defibrillator in her hands. She turned it on and put the gel on the paddles before she handed them over to the male paramedic.
"Charging to three hundred… and go." The female paramedic said.
"Clear." The male paramedic said and when the officer was no longer touching the air bag he placed the paddles down on Blaine's chest and shocked him. Blaine's chest came off from the ground, but he was still flat lining.
"Charge to three fifty." The female paramedic said.
"Clear." The male paramedic said again as he shocked Blaine only to be greeted by the same tone.
"Four hundred." The female paramedic said.
"Clear."
That time they were granted a slow, but steady beeping sound of Blaine's heart. Kurt let out a breath that he didn't even know he was holding. He had just watched his boyfriend die and be brought back to life. The male paramedic handed over the paddles to the female.
"We need to move now." The male paramedic said.
They grabbed the back board and placed it under Blaine once they put the C-collar around his neck.
"Paul, what are his chances at survival?" The first officer asked.
"Not good if we don't get him to a hospital soon. I don't know what is going on, but he must have some serious internal bleeding to be causing this much problems."
"I need a number Paul." The officer said again.
"Maybe ten percent. He needs a surgery. The sooner we get him to the hospital the better his chances."
"Chris go with them to the hospital. We work this as a homicide until further notice." The first officer said.
They got Blaine on the stretcher and they took off to the ambulance and within seconds they were watching it pull away with lights and sirens. The first officer turned around to face the tearful students and the three teachers.
"I need everyone to remain calm and stay here."
Will approached the officer. "I'm Will Schuester, I'm a teacher here." Will said as he held his hand out. The officer spoke as he shook Will's hand. "I'm Officer Wilson."
"I know you need to talk to people, but this isn't just some classmate. This is their friend and part of their family. Is there something you can do so they can go to the hospital?" Will asked politely.
"Let me speak to them first and then they can go. Do you know the victim?"
"Blaine Anderson. I'm his Spanish teacher and I'm the teacher for Glee club. He's a valuable member of the club."
"How long have you known him?"
"He transferred this year to McKinley from Dalton Academy. Kurt, another student and member met Blaine when he transferred to Dalton for a little while. I personally saw Blaine for the first time at Sectionals. Right away I knew he was special, that he would be a star. Blaine has a very positive and captivating personality. Everyone is friends with him and likes him. When he transferred here at the beginning of the year I was thrilled to have him on the team."
"What were the students like towards him?"
"They had hung out during the summer at times. Blaine and Kurt started dating so he was introduced to the team before he even transferred. When he did get here there was some jealousy issues, but nothing serious and they talked it out. Nothing concerned me."
"Has there been a problem with him being gay?"
"No and that was something I was worried about, but Blaine just has that personality that people are drawn to him. Blaine actually showed the students here that a homosexual male can be masculine and didn't fit into the stereotype. Even the students that used to bully Kurt for being gay took to Blaine and treated him just like anyone else. It was a first for this school."
"Do you know who was first on scene?" Officer Wilson asked as he pulled out his small notebook.
"Tina was with Blaine when it started she came and got help."
"Alright, which one is Tina?"
"That's her." Will said as he pointed towards Tina. "I would like to be there when you speak to them."
"That's fine by me. You said the boy's name is Blaine?"
"Ya, Blaine Anderson." Will said as he looked at the students. He saw Emma coming towards the girls, Artie and Kurt. Will was glad that Emma was here and could comfort some of the students
"I'm going to need his emergency contact information. So I can contact his parents."
"Of course. Sue." Will called over to Sue, who was over looking at the boys with Beiste. She came over.
"Can you go to the office and let Figgins know what is happening and we need Blaine's emergency information." Will said.
"I'll go and get it. We should have another ambulance come down and look at the boys. Some of their hands look pretty beat up. Mike's nose won't stop bleeding it looks broken." Sue said.
"I'll have dispatch send one down." Officer Wilson said.
"I'll get that information and have the school nurse come out with some ice packs." Sue said as she left to go back into the school.
"Let me speak with Tina and then we can move on to the others." Officer Wilson said.
They walked over to Tina who was hugging Kurt. They were both crying and Will hated seeing his students like this. He wished he had done something about Sebastian on Monday, maybe this wouldn't have happened.
"Tina, Officer Wilson needs to speak to you about what you saw." Will said gently.
"I need to go and be with him. He's all alone right now." Kurt said as he wiped the tears from his eyes.
"Officer Wilson needs to speak to us first. Then I promise Kurt we will all go to the hospital and wait for news. We want to catch these guys and the best way we can do that is by helping the police. You should call your parents and let them know. Tina will you please come with us so we can talk?" Will said.
Tina gave a nod and she away from her friends to go over to an empty spot in the parking lot to speak to Will and Officer Wilson. Kurt pulled his cell phone out with a shaky hand as he walked away from the girls and Artie. He knew he needed to let his dad know what happened. Blaine was a member of their family now and his father and Carole both loved him like a son. Kurt was glad that his father's number was in his contacts list, because his hands were shaking so badly he didn't think he could hit the right number if his life depended on it. After four rings his father's voice came through the phone.
"Hey buddy, how's school?"
"Dad" Kurt said with a shaky voice as tears started to go down his face.
"Kurt, what's wrong?" Kurt could hear the worry and fear in Burt's voice so Kurt tried to get himself together so he could speak.
"It's Blaine, he was jumped by twelve guys at school. They took him away in an ambulance. His heart stopped and the paramedics don't think he'll make it." Kurt had tears flowing down his face. He heard his father let out a gasp before he spoke.
"Where are you?"
"I'm at school. The police are here. They won't let us leave yet."
"Where's Finn?"
"He's here two. The paramedics are looking at him. Him, Puck, Sam and Mike jumped in to break up the fight. The police still need to talk to him."
"Did they talk to you yet?"
"No Tina is with the officer and Mr. Schue. The officer said we can leave once he's done speaking to everyone. They had to shock him."
"It's okay. Carole and me are on the way. I want you and Finn to stay there until we get there. I don't want either of you driving. Do you understand me son?"
"Ok."
"We'll be there in ten minutes. Where in the school are you?"
"The parking lot."
"Okay stay there. Carole and me are already in the car just hang on and we will get through this."
"I love you."
"I love you two son. Stay with Finn we will get through this as a family."
"Ok"
Kurt hung up his cell phone and tried to get himself under control. He knew he couldn't keep breaking down, he had to be strong. Blaine was always the strong one in their relationship. Blaine was the tough one that always protected him and made sure he was alright. Blaine needed him to be the tough one now, Blaine needed him to protect him and support him and Kurt wasn't going to let him down. Kurt wiped his face off before he went back over to the girls, Artie and Emma.
"Alright Tina, what's your whole name?" Officer Wilson asked.
"Tina Cohen-Chang. I'm sixteen." Tina said with a shaky voice.
"Alright, can you tell me what happened from the beginning?"
"It was after Glee practice. I saw Blaine leave without Kurt so I followed after him."
"Why would you follow Blaine, because he wasn't with Kurt?" Officer Wilson interrupted.
"Blaine and Kurt are dating. They always leave together. Kurt was talking to Finn and Rachel and usually Blaine would stay and chat with them. So when he didn't I was concerned. He was also sluggish during practice and he just seemed really tired. I wanted to make sure he was alright. That him and Kurt weren't fighting."
"Do they fight often?" Officer Wilson asked.
"Oh God know. They never fight. Blaine's a total sweetheart. He was there for Kurt when he was being bullied. Blaine could understand how Kurt felt better than anyone. Blaine even transferred schools to be with Kurt. They're always touching and loving towards each other. That's why I followed him I wanted to make sure they didn't have a fight."
"What school did Blaine transfer from?"
"And as far as you know everything was fine at Dalton Academy?" Officer Wilson asked Will.
"It was until a couple weeks ago."
"What happened?"
"Blaine was in Dalton's Glee Club, The Warblers. He was the leader in the group. They all looked up to him and he was friends with all of them, some since the sixth grade. When Blaine left a new leader took over Sebastian Smythe. Blaine met him for the first time when he went back to Dalton to visit his friends. Sebastian has a crush on Blaine and he didn't like that Blaine was dating Kurt. He was never rude or violent towards either of them until a couple weeks ago. They were doing a song battle, the two groups, and at the end of it Sebastian threw a Slushie at Kurt, but Blaine pushed Kurt out of the way and he was hit by the Slushie. He was in horrible pain and his right cornea was deeply scratched and he needed surgery. Later we found out that there was rock salt in the Slushie. I had reported this to Dalton's headmaster, but nothing was ever done and Blaine didn't want to get the police involved. Then Monday morning Blaine was at Lima Bean coffeehouse in the parking lot before school. Sebastian was there and they had an argument about something, I don't know what, but Sebastian pushed Blaine against his car and kissed him. Blaine said he fought to get him off from him for a couple minutes and when he did Sebastian punched him. He came into school with a black eye and the top of his right cheek was black." Will finished explaining.
"Was that reported?"
"No. Blaine didn't want to get the police involved. He said that it would be over and done with. I was going to report it to Dalton's headmaster, but Blaine said there were no witnesses and there are no cameras in the parking lot. It would be his word against Sebastian's. I made it clear to Blaine that if something happened again that I would be reporting it regardless of what he said."
"Why didn't you report the black eye to the police regardless of if Blaine wanted you to or not?"
"Because I believed Blaine when he said that it would be over. He was also right, there was no proof and it would be his word against Sebastian's. When the situation with the Slushie happened I called the police and they refused to get involved."
"Alright. So what happened after you left practice Tina?"
"I saw Blaine coming back from his locker so I asked if he was alright. He said he was fine. I brought up that he seemed sluggish today and he just said that he was tired. He was up late last night doing homework. I totally understood, he's taking all AP classes and the homework is intense. I have two and I'm constantly buried under homework, I couldn't imagine trying to do four. One is even at a senior level. I told him he should just go home and rest, but he was going over to Rachel's house to work on their duet. He asked me how mine was coming and I told him. We were at his car and he put his bag away. We saw the group of guys coming off the street and into the parking lot, but we didn't think anything of it. I just figured they go here. They stopped right in front of us and the one guy called Blaine a faggot. Then he hit Blaine and they all jumped him. I ran back inside and into the Choir room. I thought Mr. Schue would still be there, but he wasn't. I told everyone what was happening and the guys ran outside and I ran to the teacher's lounge and told everyone there."
"I was in the teacher's lounge with Sue, and Beiste. We all ran outside to see the mob of people. We broke up the fight and they all took off. There were about a dozen boys." Will finished.
"Did either of you see anyone you recognized?"
"No I didn't." Will answered.
"I didn't either, but they weren't wearing uniforms." Tina said.
"Dalton wears dark blue blazers with red trimming on them, but they could have just changed out of their clothes." Will said.
"You said Blaine was gay. By the one calling him a faggot, it makes it seem like a hate crime. Do you know of any previous problems Blaine has had due to his sexual orientation?"
"I don't. Kurt might know something." Will said.
"I don't know. It's hard to imagine he would have. He's popular here and this school isn't exactly gay-friendly, but everyone loves him. He's gentle, caring, sweet, smart and so friendly. He'll do anything he can to help someone." Tina said.
"There have been problems here in the past with other students?"
"With Kurt. He was the only openly gay student in the school. He was harassed by one individual. He couldn't take it anymore and transferred to Dalton, that's where he met Blaine. Once that person was no longer a threat to Kurt he transferred back. Blaine just started this year. Nothing has happened here though. Like Tina said, everyone just saw Blaine as one of the guys. It truly was a first here for this school." Will answered.
"Alright, thank-you Tina for your cooperation."
Tina just gave a weak smile and she went back over to Kurt and the girls. The ambulance arrived and the paramedics came over to Officer Wilson.
"What do we got Dan?" A male paramedic asked.
"A kid got jumped; those four stepped in to help break it up. They took a few good hits though, hoping you can give them the all clear."
"Sure thing."
The two paramedics went over to the four boys and started to look them over.
"Kurt is the boyfriend?" Officer Wilson asked.
"He is, Kurt Hummel, he's eighteen."
"I'll speak to him then the four boys together. After that you should be able to go to the hospital."
Sue came out of the school with Principal Figgins and the school nurse beside her. The nurse went over to the paramedics and the boys with the ice packs and started to look them over as well. Sue and Figgins came over to Will and Officer Wilson. Sue handed Officer Wilson a piece of paper.
"That's his information and his parents' contact numbers." Sue said.
"Thank-you. And neither of you recognize any of the boys or anything that stood out?"
"No I didn't get a good look at any of them." Sue said.
"I was too worried about getting them away from Blaine. By the time we can out Blaine was already on the ground." Will said.
"What is going to happen?" Figgins asked.
"We're treating this like we would a homicide. He was in bad shape as the two of you saw. For whatever reason, a nice young man was jumped by at least twelve other young men. If what I have heard so far is true, that Blaine is loved by everyone and is a good kid then there's no reason for this. It's either a hate crime or has something to do with the Dalton Academy. We will be investigating this and a detective will be in contact with all of you for further questioning. If Blaine does pull through each of those boys could be charged with attempted murder. This is very serious."
"You and the police department can have full reign over my school until you find these boys. I want justice to be brought for Mr. Anderson." Principal Figgins said.
"Thank-you I appreciate that. Now I would like to speak to Kurt and see if he has any further information."
"Of course." Principal Figgins said.
"I'll have him come over." Sue said.
Sue went to get Kurt and Figgins went over to make sure the boys were alright. Sue looked at Santana's eye before she went over to join Beiste with the boys. Kurt came over to Officer Wilson and Will. His eyes were red and puffy from crying and it was clear that he didn't want to be here. He wanted to be with Blaine and they couldn't blame him.
"I just have a few questions for you. I know you want to see your boyfriend and I will make sure it's quick so you can." Officer Wilson said.
"What do you want to know?"
"Mr. Schuester already told me about the Slushie incident and about the black eye. I was wondering if anything else happened or if Blaine mentioned anything to you?" Officer Wilson asked calmly.
"Yesterday after school Blaine, Finn, Rachel and I went to the coffeehouse. Blaine didn't even really want go, but he did for me."
"Why didn't he want to go?" Officer Wilson asked.
"He had a headache, had one all day. He also had a lot of homework to do. He's been really busy with homework this year. He thought maybe the caffeine would help with his headache though so he went."
"Okay, so you four made it to the coffeehouse?" Officer Wilson asked.
"Ya we got our coffees and we were talking about school. Then Sebastian showed up. He started making fun of me and then Finn stood up and told him to leave me and Blaine alone. Finn said where he came from you don't force a kiss onto someone. Sebastian kept saying that Blaine wanted it and he liked it. Blaine told him to just let it go and move on to someone else. Sebastian had a coffee cup in his hand and he went over to Blaine and he made the motion of throwing the liquid at Blaine's face, but it was empty. Before he left he told Blaine that he and the Warblers would hate to see something to happen to him. Then he left. Blaine tried to blow it off, but you could tell he was scared. He left a few minutes later. Finn walked him to his car just to be safe. That's all that happened."
"Why didn't you guys tell me about this?" Will asked.
"Because nothing really happened. Blaine keeps blowing it off for some reason. He really doesn't want to report anything that keeps happening. I don't know if it's because of his dad or not, but Blaine's just blowing everything off even when it's bothering him and scaring him."
"Why would he be keeping quiet because of his dad?" Officer Wilson asked.
"I've never met his dad, but he seems really strict. He has Blaine taking these AP classes and he works during the wedding seasons on top of it. His father expects him to get top grades and to go to university. He just doesn't seem to understand Blaine. He doesn't want him to be singing or to be gay."
"Is there something else?" Will asked. He could tell that Kurt was keeping something back. Kurt looked down. "Kurt, after what just happened we need to know. What is it?" Will asked gently.
"He never said anything to me. We were talking Monday night and in the car on the way to the coffeehouse. He was talking about his dad and he never does that. I've never even met him, but apparently he hates gay people. He makes Blaine act straight around people. It was just the way he spoke about his dad that gave me the impression that his dad couldn't know about what was going on. He seemed a little scared for him to know."
"Has Blaine's father ever been abusive towards Blaine?" Officer Wilson asked.
"No. I just think his father has been having a hard time. The last three years haven't been easy for them. His parents have been fighting a lot and then Blaine came out as gay and then the bullying started. It's just been a hard three years."
"What bullying?" Officer Wilson asked.
"Blaine used to go to Westernville High. He transferred to Dalton when he was fourteen. I don't know what happened, Blaine, he doesn't talk about it. All I know is that he was jumped by three guys at a school dance and had to go to the hospital from it. There's a lot Blaine won't talk about. He never even mentioned his parents before to me until Monday."
"Do you know where his father works?" Officer Wilson asked.
"No, I don't even know what he does."
"What about his mom?"
"This stays between us right?" Kurt asked.
"It will for me, but Officer Wilson can't promise anything." Will said.
"I won't tell anyone that doesn't need to know." Officer Wilson said.
"When Blaine got home Monday he found a letter that his mom left. She left them for another man that she had been seeing for the last three years. Blaine came over that night and he was pretty upset. She didn't even say that she loved him or took a picture of him. My dad told him he was spending the night. He didn't think that Blaine should be alone."
"Why would Blaine have been alone?" Officer Wilson asked.
"His dad is away on some business retreat. He won't be back until this weekend. My dad didn't think that Blaine should be staying alone for a week, but Blaine said he's been doing it since he was fourteen. I was going to see if Blaine wanted to stay at my place tonight after his practice with Rachel. My dad really didn't like the fact that Blaine was alone for a week. He's sixteen and really responsible, but dad said you just never know what could happen. Especially because he lives in the same area as most of the Warblers, dad didn't like it."
"It's not illegal to leave a sixteen year old alone for a week, but that doesn't mean you should. Did Blaine's father know about his mother leaving?" Officer Wilson asked.
"He called him; Blaine said he acted like he didn't care. But Blaine said they had been arguing a lot in the last three years so it wasn't coming out of the blue."
"How can I reach either of them?"
"Blaine's dad is non-reachable. He's out on some retreat without signal. I don't know about his mom."
"What about other relatives?"
"I don't know. Blaine doesn't talk about his family. I know he has an older brother, but he lives in L.A."
"Do you know his name?"
"Blaine just calls him Coop."
"What will happen if you can't reach any of his family?" Will asked.
"Like I said it's not illegal to leave a sixteen year old alone for a week. The problem is his parents have made it so Blaine can't reach at least one of them. If we can't reach his parents or any other family, then I'll have to call social services and they will send someone down for temporary guardianship. This situation couldn't have been predicted I understand that and so will social services. The problem is Blaine needs to be able to reach his parents if something does happen. The doctors will need consent forms signed and decisions to be made about Blaine's condition."
"He could go to a foster home?" Kurt asked horrified.
"I'm not saying that. Until we are able to reach his parents someone needs to make decisions. Protocol is for social services to get involved and step in until one of his parents are able to make those decisions. Social services though will speak to his parents and to Blaine about his home life, but if nothing is happening then he doesn't need to worry. Despite what people believe social services are not about to take a child out of a stable home."
"He's not being abused. I would know if he had bruises on him. His dad just doesn't understand him, but most don't. My dad's different he's fine with me being gay, but not all parents are like that. Blaine's smart and he knows how to fight, he wouldn't stay if his dad was hurting him." Kurt said.
"And no one is saying that Blaine is being abused. You're right most parents; especially fathers don't handle their son being gay. Social services might be able to give his father some advice or tips on how to deal with it." Will said.
"Like I said if nothing is happening then no one has any reason to be worried. Did you see any of the men that were here?" Officer Wilson asked.
"I wasn't paying attention. Blaine was on the ground and I could see the blood coming from his head. The girls and me tried to get to him, but there were too many people." Kurt said with tears in his eyes.
"Okay, I think that's enough for now. A detective may be in contact with you later on though."
"Can I go to the hospital now?"
"Officer Wilson just needs to speak to Finn, Puck, Mike and Sam first and then we will go." Will said.
"Give me fifteen minutes and then I will make sure you are all on the way to the hospital." Officer Wilson said.
"Ok"
"One more question, do you know if Blaine has his cell phone on him?"
"He keeps it in his pocket."
"Okay, thank-you Kurt." Officer Wilson said.
Kurt gave a nod and left to go back over to the others. Will turned to Officer Wilson.
"Kurt's right, Blaine doesn't show any signs of abuse of any kind. He's confident, friendly, he's not afraid to show skin and I've never seen him upset. He's genuinely a happy kid."
"I'm sure everything is fine. I've seen it many times before parents go away for work thinking everything is fine only for something to go wrong. Blaine's father believed that his wife would be there while he was gone. It happens more times than you would think. Social services may want to speak to you about Blaine's behaviour, but from what I have heard he doesn't have anything to worry about. There are always signs of abuse. People might not believe its abuse and think it's something else, but the signs are always there. Let's go and see how the boys are doing and speak to them, then you can all leave."
Officer Wilson's phone rang "It's my partner, excuse me."
Officer Wilson walked away from Will and Will went over and joined Emma, Kurt, Artie and the girls.
"Did you call your dad?" Will asked Kurt.
"He's on his way with Carole. He doesn't want us driving so he's gonna pick us up and we'll go to the hospital together."
"That's a good idea. I don't want any of your driving right now. Once Officer Wilson lets us leave we will all go together in different cars. Later we can bring you back here for your car or take you home." Will said.
"I agree with Will. Everyone is shaken and some of you are hurt. I think it would be best not to put any of you behind the wheel of a car just yet." Emma said.
"Santana are you alright?" Will asked.
"Ya I'm fine. I've gotten worse before. I'm just pissed that I didn't get to hit anyone back."
"Who is he talking to?" Kurt asked as he looked over at Officer Wilson.
"His partner called. The doctors at the hospital probably needed information."
"He's allergic to sulfur. Even if it's a small amount it makes him really sick and in large amounts it makes his throat close up." Kurt said.
"Okay I'm going to tell him so the doctors know. You guys just hang on we'll be out of here soon." Will said.
Will went over to Officer Wilson and gently tapped him on the shoulder. Officer Wilson looked at Will and stopped talking into the phone.
"I'm sorry to interrupt. Kurt just told me that Blaine is allergic to sulfur, it makes his throat close up. I just thought the doctors should know."
"I'll make sure they know. Thanks."
Will went over to the boys to see how they were doing. The paramedics were just putting things back into their bags.
"How are they?" Will asked the paramedics.
"Mike has a broken nose and he'll need it set at the hospital. Finn has a sprained left wrist that will need a brace. Puck has a bruised rib and Sam has a mild concussion." The paramedic said.
"Other than that it's all superficial bruising that will heal in time." The other paramedic said.
"When can we leave?" Finn asked with anger to his voice.
"Officer Wilson needs to speak to the four of you then we can go to the hospital." Will answered.
"I'm not going to the hospital. I'm going to find that little bastard and kick his ass." Puck said with anger.
"No you're not." Beiste said in a serious voice.
"Why not? He might have just gotten Blaine killed. We're just supposed to sit around and ignore that?" Finn snapped back.
"No you talk to the police. You cooperate and do it the right way. Sebastian wasn't here and unless they find proof that he set this up he's not going to get in trouble for this. Do you know what that means?" Will said in a serious voice.
"Ya that, that little prick gets away with it. You think we're just gonna to let that happen." Finn said back.
"No, that's not what it means. It means that when Blaine gets out of the hospital he's going to need you. You and Puck are the toughest in the group and we all know it. Stop thinking about Sebastian and revenge and start thinking about Blaine. He's going to need you, all of you, to keep him safe. How are you going to be there for him when you're in jail? You're both eighteen it won't be juvi it'll be hard time in jail. You could get five years minimum. Then where will Blaine be? Who will help protect him if you both are not there? Blaine needs support right now; he needs to know he has us. You're not kids anymore, not in the eyes of the law. You have to be adults and act properly. So you are all going to cooperate with the police and tell Officer Wilson and any other police officer that speaks to you what you know. That is how you help Blaine." Will said.
"This isn't easy for you guys, but its situations like this that you find out what it means to be an adult. An adult doesn't go looking for trouble or risking jail. Of course the three of us want to go and find this kid and rip him a new one, but we don't. We know that won't fix anything. Blaine isn't going to magically be okay once this guy gets beat. As the oldest you have to lead by examples and what kind of example would it be if you did the same thing to that kid that was done to Blaine?" Sue said.
"I'm so pissed off right now." Sam said.
"You get to be pissed off. You get to feel hurt and upset and sad. No one is telling you any different. But you don't get to take those emotions and use them to hurt someone. What happened here is a tragedy and it will change not only your lives and Blaine's, but everyone here at this school. We have all worked so hard to make this school safe for everyone. This will shock and upset everyone in that school come tomorrow morning. Because now it's a reality that even at school you can never be one hundred percent safe. Take those emotions that you are feeling and use them for something good. Help your friends deal with this, be there for the school. Be there for Blaine." Beiste said.
"I know you guys haven't known Blaine for long. He's only been here for four months, but he's made friends with all of us in that time. Before Blaine, you guys didn't really have a gay friend. Kurt hung out with the girls. Blaine changed the way this school looks at gay males. Blaine showed you guys that a man can be gay and still be masculine. He's become a part of our family and he needs us now." Will said.
"Did anyone call his parents?" Mike asked.
"Officer Wilson is working on it. Finn, your mom and Burt are on their way. Burt doesn't want you or Kurt driving and I agree. I already told the girls and Artie that once we are allowed to leave none of you are driving. We will all take you to the hospital and bring you back here later for your cars or to your home. You're all shaken up and injured you shouldn't be driving." Will said.
"The three of us have cars, plus Burt and Carole. There's more than enough room for everyone." Sue said.
Officer Wilson came over to the group and took his notebook out once again.
"Any news?" Will asked before Officer Wilson could say anything.
"The doctors are working on him. They need to run some scans and tests to check for internal bleeding. His heart hasn't stopped again, which is a good sign. I've seen a lot of assault cases; believe me when I say that they can easily turn around faster than you think. Every minute that Blaine is still alive is a good sign. I know the four of you are injured and two of you need to go to the hospital, so I will make this quick. I need your full name and age starting with you please." Officer Wilson said as he looked at Finn.
"Finn Hudson, eighteen."
"Noah Puckerman, eighteen."
"Sam Evans, seventeen."
"Mike Chang, eighteen."
"Are you related to Tina Cohen-Chang?"
"No, she's my girlfriend."
"Okay. I know Tina came into the choir room and told you about Blaine. What happened once you heard that he was being attacked?"
"I ran out first and Puck was right behind me. To be honest with you it just happened so fast. We got outside and… it just happened so fast." Finn said.
"Some dude was holding Blaine up, I know that. I grabbed the dude and I remember Blaine collapsed. I tried to get to him, but other guys started to come at me." Puck said.
"The one had a crowbar and was hitting Blaine with it, while the one guy was holding him up." Sam said.
"I grabbed the guys arm and the crowbar fell I think." Finn said.
"All I remember was just trying to get to Blaine, but I couldn't." Sam said.
"The crowbar is what hit my nose. He guy swung back to hit Finn with it and that's when it hit me. I think Finn you grabbed the crowbar from him and tossed it." Mike said.
"It's all a blur. I don't even know how long we were fighting for or why they left." Sam said.
"You were only fighting for a few minutes. Sue, Coach Beiste and I came outside. We got here first and helped to break it up. The few other teachers that were in the teacher's lounge came out behind us. They were keeping the students away." Will said.
"Did any of you boys recognize anyone? Or saw anything that stood out on them?" Officer Wilson asked.
"Naw I didn't." Finn said.
Puck and the two others just shook their head.
"Ok, Finn, Kurt said that yesterday at the Lima Bean coffeehouse that there was a small incident."
"Ya Sebastian was there and just talking trash about Kurt. Kurt's my stepbrother. His dad married my mom. I didn't stand up for Kurt when another dude was bullying him; I wasn't going to make the same mistake. Plus Blaine didn't deserve it. To be honest I was surprised when Blaine had a black eye. He's in the gym every day punching the bag. He can fight. Then yesterday he wasn't standing up for himself. He was trying to reason with Sebastian, but he didn't stand up for himself. So when Sebastian left I walked Blaine to his car to make sure he was safe. I tried talking to him and he told me that boxing is different from bullies. That he's never gotten over that fear. I don't know what happened to him before Dalton, but something did."
"And Sebastian wasn't out there in the parking lot?"
"No I didn't see him. I even waited until Blaine pulled out onto the street before I went back in. He seemed fine today, tired, but fine."
A car pulled into the parking lot and Finn knew that it was Burt and his mother. Officer Wilson looked over at the car as it parked right next to his cruiser. He looked like he was about to say something to Burt and Carole when Finn spoke.
"That's my parents."
Kurt ran over to his dad and Burt gave Kurt a big hug as Carole came over to Finn.
"Oh sweetie, are you okay?" Carole asked as she put her hand on her son's chin to look at his face.
"I'm fine, but the paramedic thinks my left hand is sprained."
Carole took her son's hand and looked at it for a moment.
"You'll need a brace. When can we take them to the hospital?" Carole asked Officer Wilson.
"Soon, I'm almost done."
"I'm Carole Hummel, Finn and Kurt are my sons." Carole said to Officer Wilson as Burt came over to them. Kurt had gone back over to the girls and Artie.
"I'm Officer Wilson. I was first on scene."
"Burt Hummel."
Burt shook Officer Wilson's hand before he spoke.
"You boys alright?"
"We're fine, just some bumps and bruises." Sam said.
"And a broken nose." Mike said.
"I'm sure you both have questions. If I could just finish questioning the boys then I will answer your questions." Officer Wilson said.
"Fine by me, but if it's all the same to you I'd like to stay while you question my son." Burt said.
"That's fine. No one is in trouble here. Have any of you noticed Blaine acting differently?"
"What do you mean?" Sam asked confused.
"Blaine has been going to this school for four months. During those four months has his personality changed at all?"
"No Blaine's a happy dude." Mike said.
"He's always able to get everyone excited and in a good mood." Finn said.
"He's supper easy to talk to two. You could literally tell him anything and he wouldn't judge you." Sam said.
"He's pretty cool. He changed the way I look at gay guys. I mean there was Kurt here, but Blaine was different. He could play basketball and he could box. He knew about working on cars. It was really easy to forget that he likes dudes." Puck said.
"He's just one of the guys." Finn said.
"Has he ever mentioned his parents or family to any of you before?" Officer Wilson asked.
"Naw it's never come up." Finn said.
The other three shook their heads and Officer Wilson wrote down a few things in his notebook.
"Alright, that's all for now. A detective will be in contact if he or she has further questions they need to ask." Officer Wilson said.
"So we can go?" Finn asked.
"You can. I'll be at the hospital until we hear from a doctor about Blaine's condition. I'll be more than happy to answer any of your questions." Officer Wilson said to Burt and Carole.
"Finn, go stand with your brother. We'll leave in a few minutes. We can also take one other person with us." Burt said.
"I'll let Rachel know." Finn said.
"I'm also driving so I can take four same as Emma." Will said.
"I will also be driving." Sue said.
"Me two. Why don't you guys get everyone in groups so we can just go when we're ready." Beiste said.
The guys just gave a nod and they left the adults and went over to Emma and the rest of the group.
"Somebody tell me what the hell happened here." Burt said clearly angry.
"You already know about Sebastian with the Slushie and the black eye right?" Will started.
"Ya I saw Blaine Monday. His mother walked out on them and I didn't want him to be alone just in case." But answered.
"But did you know that Sebastian forcefully kissed Blaine Monday before he hit him?" Will asked.
"No, we didn't know that." Carole said with worry.
"What do you mean by forcefully?" Burt asked with slight anger to his voice.
"Blaine said that Sebastian pushed him against his car and kissed him. He said that it took him a couple minutes to get Sebastian off from him and then Sebastian hit him." Will answered.
"That's why he hit him? Did Blaine hit him back?" Burt asked.
"No he said he didn't get the chance. He was shaken up over it; and he didn't say it, but I could tell he was a little afraid by it. I should have reported it maybe this could have been avoided." Will said.
"Until the investigation is over there is no telling who these boys were. They could have been from his old school." Officer Wilson said.
"Last night Blaine, Kurt, Finn and Rachel went to the coffeehouse. Sebastian was there and said a few mean things to Kurt. Finn stood up for Kurt and for Blaine. Sebastian had an empty coffee cup, but they didn't know that. So when Sebastian made the motion of throwing the liquid at Blaine's face nothing came out thankfully. Before Sebastian left he told Blaine that him and the Warblers would hate to see something bad happen to him. Blaine left a few minutes later and Finn walked him to his car to make sure he was safe." Will said.
"The boys never told us anything." Carole said.
"We'll be talking about that on the ride over to the hospital." Burt said clearly upset that his boys had been keeping this from him.
"Blaine and Tina were at Blaine's car when a group of guys walked up to them. There were about a dozen. Tina said that one guy called Blaine a faggot before they all attacked him. She ran inside got the guys from the choir room to go out and help then she came to the teacher's lounge and we ran out. Blaine was already on the ground when we got here. The guys said that Blaine was being held up by one guy and another was hitting him with a crowbar. They all ran after we came out. Blaine was heavily bleeding from a wound on his head and he wasn't breathing. Sue called 9-1-1 and I gave him CPR. I was able to get him breathing again and he was in a lot of pain. He couldn't breathe right he was already bruising and his hands were torn apart from fighting back. Just before the ambulance arrived he had a seizure and they gave him a drug to stop it. Before they took him away his heart stopped and they had to shock him a few times before it started to work again. The paramedics said that it didn't look good." Will finished.
"Oh my god." Carole whispered.
"What happens now?" Burt asked.
"I will be meeting up with my partner, who is at the hospital. I'll have some patrol cars canvas the area. From what everyone has says there were easily twelve boys here, that's a large group someone might have noticed them. There's a few business as well around here they might have been caught on someone's security tape. Once I get to the hospital I will be in contact with a detective that will most likely come down and ask more questions. I also need to contact a social worker until I am able to get a hold of any family." Officer Wilson said.
"Why does a social worker need to be involved?" Burt asked.
"It's protocol until we are able to reach one of his parents. I also find it a little suspicious and concerning that Blaine has never mentioned his family to anyone, not even Kurt. Kurt said that Monday was the first time he had ever heard Blaine mention his parents. That seems a little odd to me, that even in normal conversation he never brought up his family." Officer Wilson said.
"Blaine is a pretty private person, but that doesn't mean something is going on." Burt said.
"And I'm not saying there is. It's definitely possible that Blaine just doesn't talk about his family much. That wouldn't be uncommon among teenagers. If nothing else the social worker will be able to help Blaine and his family get past what has just happened. Do any of you have any more questions?" Officer Wilson asked nicely.
"Not for you." Carole asked.
"Let's get the kids to the hospital and have them checked out." Burt said.
The other adults nodded in agreement and they headed over to the group who were with Emma.
"Can we leave yet?" Kurt asked.
"We can go. Rachel you're coming with us I'm assuming." Burt said.
"Ya." Rachel answered.
"Alright I can take four. I want Sam, Puck and Mike with me and I can take one more." Will said.
"I'm going with Mike." Tina said.
"Let's get going the rest of you divide up and go with either Emma, Sue, or Coach Beiste." Will said.
They all divided up and headed to their own cars so they could go to the hospital. Burt drove with Carole in the passenger seat and the three kids in the back. It wasn't even two minutes later when Burt spoke.
"Why didn't either of you boys tell me the whole story behind the black eye?" Burt's voice was calm and they both knew that he wasn't too upset with them.
"Blaine didn't want anyone to know. The team only found out, because Blaine was mad at Puck for thinking he was a spy for Dalton. It just came out." Kurt said.
"I didn't really think it would matter if Blaine was kissed or not." Finn said.
"It does matter, because the forced kiss will bother a person more than a black eye. It's on a different level." Burt said.
"You also should have said something about the coffeehouse yesterday. If someone is giving either of you problems or Rachel and Blaine problems we need to know. You two are our sons and who you date are important to us. Rachel and Blaine have become a part of our family and it's important to keep your family safe. Burt and I could have contacted Sebastian's father to speak to him or spoken to Dalton's headmaster. The four of you are growing up and becoming adults. I understand you want to handle your own problems and I'm proud of you all for that, but sometimes you still need your parents. Sometimes you still need an adult to handle a situation. This is one of those times." Carole said softly as she looked at the backseat at the three teenagers.
"Do you think if we had, this situation could have been avoided?" Rachel asked with tears in her eyes.
"No. Even if you had told us right away it wouldn't have changed what happened today. We don't know who those boys were, but I don't think Sebastian had anything to do with it. Blaine was bullied and jumped before at his old school, it's possible the same people did it again today. We won't know until the police are finished their investigation. None of you are to blame for it." Burt said in a serious voice.
"Sebastian made that threat though. He made it twice. After he hit Blaine he told him that he made an enemy out of the Warblers and then again yesterday he said that the Warblers would hate for him to get hurt. Then today this happens. How is that not connected?" Kurt said.
"It might be, but it also just might be a coincidence. We shouldn't get ahead of the evidence. Let the police investigate and they will get the answers that everyone needs." Carole said.
"Kurt, do you know the number for Blaine's father?" Burt asked.
"No I don't. It won't matter though remember, he's away on a business retreat. He can't be reached."
"I know, but you don't know where he works? His office would be able to tell the police where the retreat is." Burt said.
"No I don't even know what Blaine's father does for a living, or his name."
"Blaine's father can't be reached, but what about his mother?" Rachel asked.
"Blaine's mom left him and his father Monday for another man. Don't tell anyone please, Blaine doesn't want anyone to know." Kurt said.
"Wait what? Is that why he spent the night Monday?" Finn asked.
"You're mother and I didn't think it was a good idea for him to be alone after what happened." Burt answered.
"Why didn't anyone tell me?" Finn asked.
"Blaine didn't want anyone to know. You know how private of a person Blaine is. He's not used to having someone there to talk to." Kurt said.
"Blaine lives in a different area and tax bracket. I'm sure appearance is very important to his father. Most wealthy business men are like that." Rachel said.
"It doesn't matter why Blaine wants this quiet. It will stay in this car. It's none of our business to go around spreading gossip." Carole said.
"We won't tell anyone mom." Finn said.
"Rachel, sweetheart you should call your dads and let them know where you are. I'm sure this will be all over the news soon and I don't want them to worry." Carole said.
"I'll call them when we get to the hospital."
"You think this will be on the news?" Kurt asked.
"Lima is a small city, not much happens here. People in those houses would have noticed the commotion. It's only a matter of time before someone calls the press about it." Burt said.
"Oh God I can see it now. Hate crime committed against local gay kid. That's just what Blaine needs." Kurt said.
"The police have ways of dealing with the press. Let's not worry about something that hasn't happened yet." Carole said.
"I can't believe Blaine is going through this and he has no parents right now." Finn said sadly.
"He has us and we will be there for him through all of this." Burt said.
They pulled into the hospital parking lot and they parked in the first spot that Burt could find. They got out and headed inside to the emergency entrance. The others were pulling into the parking lot and making their way towards the entrance as well. Burt went over to the nurses' desk and spoke to the nurse.
"Excuse me. Blaine Anderson was brought in by ambulance roughly fifteen twenty minutes ago. I'm hoping you could tell me about his condition." Burt asked politely.
"I don't know if condition. I do know that a doctor is working on him with some nurses. There is an officer with him as well. If you would just please wait in the waiting room and I will let the doctor know you are here. Are you his father?"
"No I'm his boyfriend's father. There's about fifteen of us waiting to see if he is ok."
"Alright I will let the doctor know. He won't be able to tell you much, but he will be able to let you know if he is alright or not."
"Thank-you. We'll go to the waiting room."
Burt turned towards the others.
"She doesn't know anything. A team is working on him and she said she will let the doctor know we are here. She wants us to go to the waiting room and wait." Burt said.
"Okay everyone let's go to the waiting room and get out of the way. Hopefully we will know something soon." Will said.
They all walked down the hallway towards the waiting room. They didn't know how long it would take, but they were all hoping that someone would be out soon to tell them that Blaine was alright. It wasn't long before a nurse came into the waiting room, Carole recognized her immediately.
"Whit, please tell me you have something for us." Carole said as she stood up and went over to Whitney.
"Carole, what are you doing here? Who are you waiting for?"
"Blaine Anderson, he was brought in by ambulance. The boy that was jumped. He's Kurt's boyfriend."
"I am on the case. Do you know where his parents are?"
"They aren't here yet. We haven't been able to reach them. Is he okay?"
"Carole, you know I can't release any information to anyone other than next of kin." Whitney said sympathetically.
"Please, we've been waiting for someone to just tell us if he's okay." Kurt said with tears in his eyes.
Whitney looked around the room and saw all the faces of the kids. They all looked scared and worried about their friend. Blaine had only been with them for just over four months, but he had become a part of their family.
"Whitney please." Carole said gently.
Whitney nodded her head in the direction of an empty space so they could talk. Whitney walked over to a free space and Carole followed her. They could all see them talking, but none of them could hear what they were saying. They all sat there nervously and anxiously waiting for when Carole would come back over to them and let them know what was going on with Blaine. Carole's face had given nothing away and that wasn't helping Kurt's fears at all. Finally ten minutes later Carole came back over to them and Whitney left the room.
"Please don't me he's dead." Kurt said with tears going down his cheeks.
"He's still alive sweetie." Carole said in her soothing motherly voice.
The tension and fear in the room had lifted slightly with the news that their friend was still alive.
"Do you know what's wrong with him?" Will asked the question that was on everyone's mind.
"He's been taken to surgery. He has massive internal bleeding in his abdomen; they think it's his spleen. Your spleen is responsible for distributing the anti-bodies that are needed to clot your blood. When your spleen stops working your blood won't be able to clot properly. That is causing him to bleed out faster than he normally would, only he's bleeding internally, because his body has no way of the blood getting out. They need to stop the bleeding and repair his spleen. If they can't repair his spleen they will take it out and he'll be on medication that will replace the anti-bodies so he won't have a problem clotting. Any questions about that?" Carole asked kindly.
"So he can live without a spleen?" Sam asked.
"He can. It's not ideal, but a person can live without their spleen. He'll have to take a pill every day for the rest of his life and he will need to be careful not to get stabbed or shot, but he will be fine without a spleen."
"Is that all?" Santana asked.
"I'm afraid not. His right lung was punctured by a broken rib. That was causing blood to fill into his chest. They have been pumping the blood out and they will also repair his lung in surgery. He's been on blood transfusions since he has arrived and he will be on them until his blood level is back to normal. He has six broken ribs, four on his right side and two on his left. His right hand and right wrist are broken and will be set in surgery and then casted. He has a lot of bruising and some deep internal bruising on both kidneys and his liver."
"Internal bruising? What's that?" Brittney asked.
"It's like a normal bruise that you would get on your skin only it on an organ. They believe he was hit with some kind of object in the same spots that has caused the bruising. His kidney and liver functions are in a good range so there isn't any damage done to them. It will be painful though and it will take longer to heal than a normal bruise. He also has some bruising and swelling to his brain. Neurological signs are good though and the doctor is hopeful that he won't have any brain damage. He also has a seven inch skull fracture to the right side of his head."
"What's a skull fracture?" Sam asked.
"Your brain is protected by your skull, which is just bone. You can break it just as easily as you can your arm or your leg. A skull fracture is a medical term we use to say that part of his skull is broken. It is a linear fracture, which means it was a straight line, so he won't need surgery to repair it. It will heal on its own in time. There are side effects that he will have until it is fully healed, but they will get better and less frequent as his skull heals."
"What side effects." Kurt said with a shaky voice.
"It varies from person to person. The most common are; Change in pupil size, nose bleeds, bruising under the eyes, confusions, convulsions, difficulty with balance, drowsiness, headaches, nausea, slurred speech, irritability and stiff neck. Now the chances of Blaine getting every single side effect is rare, but he will get a few of them and we won't know what ones until he's awake."
"This is insane." Finn softly whispered.
"It's a lot to take in, but what is important to remember is that Blaine is still alive." Sue said.
"I know you all want to be here for Blaine, but the surgery could be anywhere from eight hours to twenty hours. It depends on how bad the bleeding is and how his body handles it. I think maybe you guys should head home and get some rest. We can call you when we know something." Carole said.
"I'm not going anywhere." Kurt said.
"Me either." Finn said.
"I know you all want to stay, but Carole is right. There's no point in all of us sitting around here going insane. Your parents are going to start to get worried about you. We should bring you guys home or to your cars. It's up to you." Will said.
The students all gave some form of acceptance and for the adults that was good enough. They didn't argue back so they were going to take what they could get. They had all become a family and it wasn't easy to just hang around not being able to do anything when one of their family members was hurt. It was already nearing six o'clock and although their parents would understand what was going on, that didn't mean they wanted their child out too late on a school night.
"The three of us will give you rides to wherever." Sue said.
"I'm going to stay with you guys. I'm just going to call my dads again and let them know." Rachel said.
"Are you sure?" Finn asked.
"I'm not going anywhere."
Rachel kissed Finn's cheek as she got up and went down the hallway so she could let her dads know what was going on. Everyone else gave Kurt and Finn a hug before they all piled into the three cars and headed off back to school first so they could drop off the ones that needed their cars. The Hummels all sat down and waited for when they would finally get word on Blaine's condition. An hour later Sue, Will and Beiste arrived back and headed over to them.
"Anything?" Will asked.
"Officer Wilson arrived just a few minutes ago. He had Blaine's bag. I think he's trying to figure out where Blaine's father works." Burt said.
"It wasn't in the file?" Will asked Sue.
"No, just a home phone number and cell phone. Same as his mother." Sue answered.
"I don't even know their names." Will said.
"Jack and Melissa, that's what I read." Sue said.
"No one knows what they do?" Beiste asked.
"Blaine doesn't talk about his family." Kurt said.
"That's weird right? I mean I get that it might not come up in Glee or whatever, but he's never even mentioned it to us. The four of us are close and still he's never mentioned it even when we were on the topic of parents." Finn said.
"The first time he mentioned anything about his family was Monday night. I think it's just a hard topic for him. His dad doesn't really like that he's gay." Kurt said.
"That can't be easy to handle." Rachel said.
"A lot of parents would have a hard time understanding and accepting their child being gay. It's a lot harder for fathers to accept their son being gay though." Burt said.
"You accept me." Kurt said.
"I do and I always will. Same goes for Finn. It's the twenty-first century people are gay. People have been gay for centuries and they hid it because of society. Now we are in a society where people are allowed to be themselves and I wouldn't have it any other way. But most fathers don't want their son to be different. They get it in their head that sons are supposed to get married and have children and be a powerful male in society. Some just can't get passed what being gay would label a person as." Burt said.
"Ya but Blaine isn't fabulous gay, he's masculine gay. He's just like any straight son, except he likes boys." Rachel said.
"Unfortunately the fact that Blaine likes boys could just be what his father can't get passed. Blaine could be the exact same way he is now, but if he was dating a girl his father wouldn't think twice." Will said.
"That's not fair. A person should be judged based on who they are, not what their sexual orientation is." Rachel said.
"I agree and hopefully one day the world will operate like that. Hopefully one day people won't have to hide who they are just to be accepted and safe." Sue said.
"Not all kids have a good relationship with their parents, especially teenagers. We have never met his father and Blaine has never said anything to make us think he's being neglected. I think it's only fair that we give him the benefit of the doubt, until someone says otherwise." Beiste said.
"Ya, but his dad's not even here." Finn said.
"His father is also away for work. He can't be faulted for that. Just because I wouldn't leave you boys home alone for a week, even at your age, doesn't mean that other parents wouldn't." Burt said.
"We're eighteen dad." Kurt said.
"You are, but that doesn't mean that things don't happen. Things you don't expect to happen. As long as you are under my roof, you are my responsibility. Look what just happened. Blaine didn't expect it to happen and his father didn't either, but bad things do happen. Blaine should never have to be put in the position where he can't reach his father in an emergency." Burt said back.
"That is why you both will always be able to reach one of us no matter what. We are your parents until you die and you will always be our responsibility." Carole said.
Officer Wilson came into the waiting room with his partner Officer Thomas. Officer Wilson had a bag with him that Kurt knew was Blaine's backpack. They were speaking to each other when a well-dressed woman came towards them.
"That's the social worker." Carole whispered to the group.
"Have you worked with her before?" Emma asked.
"I have a few times. She's one of the good ones. When we have a possible child abuse case we tend to call her personally. Her name is Elizabeth Watson. She's not like other social workers. She'll speak to both of Blaine's parents and his teachers. She'll also sit with him for five or six hours just talking to him about anything and everything. She makes sure she doesn't get it wrong. She's one of the best." Carole answered.
"Good." Will whispered.
Elizabeth headed over to Officer Wilson and Officer Thomas. When the call had been made and her supervisor found out that it was Blaine Anderson the case went straight to her. Elizabeth remembered Blaine all too well from just about two years ago. Elizabeth had always hoped that she would never see Blaine again. She had hoped that his life had improved and he was free from the bullies. Now coming into the hospital for Blaine once again made her sick to her stomach. She went over to both officers and shook their hands. They had met on multiple occasions before so they were familiar with each other.
"What do we know Blaine?" Elizabeth asked.
"He's in surgery right now. He had multiple injuries, the most concerning is the internal bleeding to his abdomen. They are trying to repair the damage." Officer Thomas answered.
"His injuries are extensive enough that we are working this as a homicide until further notice." Officer Wilson added.
"Was he able to communicate?"
"No he wasn't conscious." Officer Thomas said.
"Do you know him? I've never heard you refer to someone by their first name without meeting them first." Officer Wilson asked.
"I do know Blaine. I was his working a year and a half ago. He was bullied horribly at his old school. He made multiple trips to the E.R from being attacked and even jumped once before. He spent a week the last time he was attacked in the hospital recovering. I was brought in then to speak to his parents to try and find out what was going on. The doctors at the hospital suspected child abuse, but Blaine and his teachers all confirmed it to be bullying. I had advised his parents to transfer him to a new school, they didn't and the bullying went to a whole new level. Blaine never spoke to me about what happened that last time. I couldn't get it out of him, but a year and a half ago he was in the hospital on attempted suicide. He had been cutting himself for almost six months before hand and no one knew. He lost half his blood and almost died. When I found out that his parents didn't transfer him to a new school. I gave them a choice, to transfer him to a safe school or I would take him away from their care. He was enrolled into Dalton Academy before he left the hospital."
"Did you stay in contact with them?" Officer Wilson asked.
"I did for six months and Blaine had stopped hurting himself and wasn't being bullied. He was happy at Dalton Academy. I closed the case without further problems. When my supervisor got the call about Blaine I was handed the case back. I read that you can't reach his parents."
"His mother left them for another man Monday night according to Blaine's boyfriend, Kurt. His father is also away on some business retreat and we haven't been able to reach him yet. I have his cell phone and have left message on both parents cell phones as well as who I'm assuming is his older brother. There have been no answers or call backs though." Officer Wilson answered.
"His older brother Cooper, was living in L.A. He's an actor so he won't be much help even if he does call back. His mother wasn't working, but his father worked as a financial advisor for Bushwick and Co. You could call them and see if he still works there." Elizabeth said.
"I'll call them and see. I also have a unit going over to his house to check for anything suspicious as well." Officer Wilson said.
"What detective is working this?" Elizabeth asked.
"He's on the way now, Detective Diaz." Officer Thomas said.
"Is there anyone here for Blaine?" Elizabeth asked.
"The waiting room has some of his teachers and friends." Officer Wilson asked.
"I'll want to speak to them, but I can wait until Detective Diaz arrives. That way they won't be hounded by the same questions too many times." Elizabeth said.
"He shouldn't be too long." Officer Wilson said.
"I'll go over and introduce myself to them. Keep me updated." Elizabeth said.
"Same goes to you." Officer Thomas said back.
Elizabeth gave them both a small smile and headed over to the waiting room to see who was there for Blaine. One of the main problems she had with Blaine's parents the last time was that it seemed like he was left to his own too many times. Blaine was only fourteen and he had already been spending the week alone. Elizabeth had given his parents warnings and she was hoping that they had changed and not just put up a good act for her until she left the picture. She walked into the room and saw the small group of adults and teenagers. She went over to them so she could at least let them know who she was. Elizabeth had recognized Carole so she went over closer to her.
"Carole, what are you doing here?" Elizabeth asked with concern.
"Blaine is my step-son's boyfriend." Carole said sadly.
"I had no idea. I'm so sorry you all are going through this right now. My name is Elizabeth Watson, but you can call me Lizzie. I will be Blaine's social worker for the time being."
"This is my husband Burt and his son Finn. This is my son Kurt and Rachel is Finn's girlfriend." Carole said as she pointed to each person.
"It's nice to meet you. The four of you are you his teachers?" Elizabeth asked the others.
"I'm his Spanish and Glee teacher. This is Emma Pilsbury she's the guidance counsellor and my girlfriend. This is Sue Sylvester and Shannon Beiste they are coaches at the school who know Blaine." Will said.
"It's nice for you to be here to support Blaine. I know this is hard for you all, especially you Kurt. I promise you though; I have Blaine's best interest at heart. I'm not here to do anything that would hurt him. I know Blaine and I just want the best for him."
"You know him?" Carole asked.
"I do. I was his worker a year and a half ago." Elizabeth said sadly.
"Blaine was being abused?" Finn asked sadly.
"No sweetie. Social workers deal with more than just abuse cases. Blaine was being horribly bullied and after the fourth trip to the E.R social services got involved. Is Blaine still enrolled at Dalton Academy?"
"No he goes to McKinley now, he started this year." Kurt said.
"Okay, do you know why the change?"
"I go to McKinley and we wanted to be together more than just at night and on weekends." Kurt said sadly.
"Alright. Detective Diaz is on his way and he will want to speak to some of you. I will also be speaking with you all once he does arrive. That way you won't have to answer the same questions over and over again. I know Blaine is in surgery and Carole will tell you the same thing. No news is good news, you all just need to stay positive and hopefully Blaine will be alright." Elizabeth said with a small smile she was hoping that was comforting.
"What is going to happen to Blaine?" Kurt couldn't help, but ask.
"Like I said I will speak to a lot of people that are close to Blaine as well as Blaine himself. Blaine and I have a history together so I do know him. I won't let him go back to a place that isn't safe. Or a place that he feels he can't be himself in. Your home is supposed to be the one place you can truly be yourself and feel completely safe. If Blaine has that then there is no need to take any action. However, if he gives me the impression or tells me otherwise then something needs to be done about it. I know Blaine's father wasn't too happy about his sexuality and I did order him to take courses to help him come to terms with it. Before I closed his case Blaine's father had passed all the courses and both his parents seemed better. Hopefully that continued."
"What if it hasn't?" Kurt asked softly.
"Has something happened that would give you cause for concern?" Elizabeth asked gently.
"Kurt, if you know something or if Blaine told you something, you need to tell us." Burt said as he looked directly at Kurt.
"Nothing has happened that I know of. It's just, the way he talks about his dad. He's never mentioned him at all until Monday night I swear."
"What did Blaine say?" Elizabeth asked.
"Just that his dad was really strict with grades and his life. His dad doesn't want him to follow his dreams of being a singer. That his dad makes him act straight around his friends and work colleges. He never said it out loud, but I got the impression that his father doesn't like that he's gay and is hoping to change Blaine."
"Blaine did say Monday night that his father and mother have left him alone for weeks at a time since he was fourteen. Blaine doesn't seem bothered by it, but that gives me cause for concern." Burt said.
"Okay. If Blaine's father, Jack, is not alright with Blaine being gay them there are other options besides removing Blaine. As long as there is no violence or abuse then the society will work with both of them to try and get them into a better understanding of each other. A lot of parents have a hard time when they find out their child is homosexual. However, father and sons always have a harder time with it, especially those in the higher tax bracket. People in the higher end of social ladder always feel pressured to be a certain way and act a certain way. Jack was no exception to that. It just might take more courses and some counselling for them to be able to accept each other and move past this. As for Jack leaving Blaine alone at his current age it's not illegal to do it. However, if it is a frequent thing then that is concerning. It would be borderline neglect, especially if it is for weeks at a time. Once again I will be speaking to Blaine about everything and see what he says and feels about it all."
Just then a man in a dark brown suit walked into the waiting room and headed over towards them. They knew that this would be the detective and they were in for more questioning. Elizabeth shook Detective Diaz's hand as she introduced herself. Detective Diaz turned his attention to the rest of the group.
"I'm Detective Diaz and I am the detective assigned to Blaine's case. I have been briefed about the situation and I have some follow up questions to ask all of you. I know you have a long wait ahead of you and I will try to be quick. I know this isn't easy for any of you and the last thing I want to do is make everything worse for any of you. I'm assuming Elizabeth, you will be present for the questioning." Detective Diaz said as he looked at Elizabeth.
"I will be as long as no one has any objections to that." Elizabeth said.
"Are there any problems with Elizabeth listening in on the questioning?" Detective Diaz asked the group.
They were both met with shaking heads and Detective Diaz pulled out his notebook.
"Alright, so I have written down that Blaine was with Tina when it first started. Correct?"
"That's correct." Kurt said.
"Is Tina here?"
"No she went home as well as the others. We didn't think it was a good idea for everyone to be here waiting. We don't know how long the surgery will take and we didn't want their parents worried." Will answered.
"Alright, I will get in contact with her tomorrow then. I'm assuming one of you is Kurt, the boyfriend?" Detective Diaz asked.
"I am."
"Okay and are you two his parents?" Detective Diaz asked as he looked at Carole and Burt.
"I'm his father, Carole is Kurt's stepmother and Finn is his step brother." Burt stated.
"I'm Rachel, Finn is my boyfriend. The three of us are the closest to Blaine."
"And you four are teachers?"
"I am, Sue and Shannon are coaches at the school and Emma is the guidance councillor at the school." Will stated.
"Alright, I'll speak to you five first and then I'll speak with the rest of you. If that is alright?" Detective Diaz said.
"That's fine." Sue said.
"If you wouldn't mind following me, there is an empty office that we can use to speak in." Detective Diaz said.
The Hummel-Hudson's got up and so did Rachel. They followed Detective Diaz and Elizabeth to an empty office. Kurt and Rachel sat down in two of the chairs and everyone else stood.
"I've already been told about the situation and what happened. I know this isn't easy for anyone, but I just need to ask you a few questions. Did the three of you recognize any of the boys? Did you see anything that stood out at all?"
"No." Rachel said.
"Once I saw Blaine on the ground, I didn't see anything else." Kurt said.
"I didn't really get a good look at anyone. I was trying to help break it up. I was just focused on fighting and keeping the guys away from Blaine. All I know is that one of them had a crowbar." Finn said.
"Okay, but what about the rest of the day or the day before. Was there anyone that paid closer attention to Blaine or someone that just seemed to always be around Blaine?" Detective Diaz asked.
"No, just Sebastian." Kurt said.
"Sebastian was the boy involved in the slushy and the black eye on Monday correct?" Detective Diaz asked.
"Ya" Finn said.
"I'm sorry Sebastian? I'm not familiar with those incidents." Elizabeth said.
"A couple months ago Blaine went back to Dalton to visit his friends. Sebastian was the new leader of the Warblers, the glee club there. It used to be Blaine and Sebastian had stated to me that he was going to have Blaine. A few weeks ago both glee clubs got together in the underground parking lot at the mall and had a sing off, a battle. At the end of it Sebastian had a red slushy and he went to throw it at me, but Blaine pushed me out of the way. It turned out that there was rock salt in it and it got into his right eye. He had to have surgery, because his cornea was deeply scratched." Kurt started.
"Then Monday before school Blaine was at Lima Bean Coffeehouse. He was outside at his car when Sebastian came up to him. They had some harsh words for each other according to Blaine and then Sebastian pushed him against his car and kissed him. Blaine fought to get him off from him and then Sebastian punched him once he did." Rachel continued.
"Then Tuesday after school the four of us went to the coffeehouse and Sebastian was there. He said some nasty things to and about Kurt and I stood up to Sebastian. Sebastian told Blaine that he liked the kiss and wanted it to happen. Blaine told Sebastian to leave him alone and to move on to someone else. Sebastian had a coffee cup in his hand and he threw it at Blaine's face, like he was throwing the coffee at him, but nothing came out of the cup. He then told Blaine that him and the Warblers would hate to see something happen to him. Then he left." Finn finished the story.
"So Sebastian is a problem, a bully. Something needs to be done about that." Elizabeth said.
"I'll be speaking to Sebastian and his parents. I already have the contact information and an appointment with the headmaster at Dalton tomorrow. I will be looking at Sebastian very closely as well as others in the Warblers. I understand that there was also an incident at his old school, Westenrville, that he was jumped by three of the football players. There was a police report filed and I will be checking in on them to make sure they didn't have anything to do with this either. I understand Blaine is gay and this does seem like a hate crime. I'm not convinced that it is a hate crime; I think it's too much of a coincidence that this happened around the same time this Sebastian is causing problems. However, in case I am wrong has there been any problems at McKinley with Blaine being gay or have you noticed anyone else that may have had a problem with Blaine's sexuality?" Detective Diaz asked.
"No one in school even bothers Blaine. He's pretty popular actually." Rachel said.
"Blaine's just one of the guys he's never said he's had a problem with anyone." Finn said.
"Blaine has never said anything about anyone giving him a hard time." Kurt said.
"Blaine is the type of kid that would have said something. He would have fought back." Burt said.
"And Blaine knows how to fight?" Detective Diaz asked.
"He took up boxing about a year and a half ago. It was a suggestion I had for him to help with the anger and feeling weak. Blaine was bullied before and you know social service comes into the family if the bullying is extreme and with Blaine it was. The boxing seemed to really help him and he was good at it. He's won trophies with it and even a championship for amateur boxers between the ages of fourteen to eighteen." Elizabeth said.
"Really? Wow I had no idea he was that good. I've only ever seen him using the punching bag." Finn said.
"So Blaine definitely would have spoken up if something was happening?" Detective Diaz asked just to confirm.
"Absolutely" Kurt said.
"Alright, patrol is canvasing the area around McKinley to see if anyone saw the group or they were caught on video. We are still trying to get a hold of is parents or his brother, but so far nothing. Until we do Elizabeth you are his temporary guardian I'm assuming." Detective Diaz said as he looked over at Elizabeth.
"I am. I'll be here until he is out of surgery."
"That's all the questions I have for now. Do you have any for them?"
"A few. Have any of you met Blaine's family at all?"
"No" Burt answered for them.
"Has Blaine ever said anything else that you haven't already told me that concerns you?"
"Blaine has never spoken to me about his family." Rachel said.
"Or me." Finn said.
"I haven't heard anything." Carole said.
"Blaine's only told me what I told you about the way his dad makes him act straight. That was the first thing he's ever said to me about him." Kurt said.
"Blaine told me once at the shop that him and his dad built a car once. Blaine felt that his father did it with him because he thought it would make him straight. That was before Kurt and him got together. I could understand why it would be hard for some fathers to accept their son being gay. It's why when Blaine came over for dinner or on the weekend I never said no. He seemed like he needed to get away at times." Burt said.
"Has Blaine ever had any injuries?" Detective Diaz asked.
"No" Burt answered.
"There's nothing that would make you suspect abuse of any kind?" Detective Diaz asked.
"No, but Blaine is pretty protective of his privacy and his feelings. He has some walls built up around him. If his home life wasn't great I don't see him telling anyone about it." Burt answered.
"Blaine is a guarded kid. He's had to be tough to handle the bullies and what has happened to him. He's not good at being vulnerable and letting people close to him. He's been hurt a lot by people that claimed to be his friends. My concern is that this incident will make him even more guarded." Elizabeth said.
"If Blaine is having trouble at home then that is something that needs to be addressed. If there is nothing illegal happening I'm sure Elizabeth will be working on finding a solution. It's not illegal to yell at your child. In the eyes of the law abuse is physical. A parent can say whatever they want to their child and as long as there is no physical contact then there's nothing the law can do. That is not something I personally agree with, but I can't change the laws I can only enforce them. However, if Blaine and his father's relationship is toxic and affects Blaine that is something that social service can deal with and has the power to do something about. I will be speaking with Blaine and his parents personally." Detective Diaz said.
"And as I have said I will be speaking to them as well. From what you all have told me I think it's safe to assume that Blaine and his father need to work a few things out. There are options within that though and hopefully they can come to a better agreement and understanding. From what I have heard I don't hear anything that would give me cause for concern for physical abuse. I won't be removing Blaine from his home, but the case will remain open so I can check in on how they are getting along. A toxic environment can hurt a child just as much as a punch can. For now that is all the questions I have for you." Elizabeth said.
"The doctor will tell you about Blaine's condition. I'm hoping for all of our sakes that you will tell us what is said." Carole said.
"You know yourself Carole that that information is personal and is only released to family members. However, I believe that not all family is blood related. I have no problem with any of you finding out about Blaine's condition." Elizabeth answered.
"Thank-you." Kurt said.
"I'll bring you back out to the waiting room and bring the others in." Elizabeth said.
The six of them left the office and headed back out into the waiting room. Elizabeth had the four adults follow her into the office so they could speak to them.
"I know this isn't easy for anyone and the last thing you want to do is keep answering questions, but I need to get all the information that I can while it is still fresh in your minds." Detective Diaz said.
"Anything we can do to help." Will said.
"You four know Blaine personally?" Detective Diaz asked.
"On some level. We know Blaine mostly through the Glee club. I'm the teacher for it and Shannon, Sue and Emma have helped on a few occasions. I know Blaine the best out of the four of us." Will said.
"You also said you are his Spanish teacher." Elizabeth said.
"I am. He's a straight A student in all of his classes." Will said.
"He works hard. He's in all AP classes and his Spanish class is actually a year ahead. Blaine's very smart." Emma added.
"That must be a huge work load. I remember AP classes, university level work and expectations. It was hard to keep up with one, I couldn't imagine four." Detective Diaz said.
"He has four again next semester. Blaine works very hard." Will said.
"From what I remember Blaine wants to be a performer on Broadway. Why the AP classes if he isn't looking to go the traditional route?" Elizabeth asked.
"I'm not sure. He does want to be on Broadway and I truly believe that he will make his dream come true. Blaine has an amazing voice and stage presence. Blaine is a natural born star." Will said.
"Blaine did go to Dalton though and I know from what Kurt has said that the curriculum was harder there. So it's possible he is taking the AP classes, because the normal classes are too easy for him. He could just be bored." Coach Beiste said.
"That's possible. I know private schools have higher expectations and a higher level of education to match the price tag. How has Blaine been the last few weeks?" Detective Diaz asked.
"He was doing alright. In the last three weeks he has only been to school for one. Three weeks ago he had to have surgery as I'm sure you both are aware of by now." Will paused to see if they had indeed been informed of the slushy incident. When they both nodded he continued. "After what happened he came back and he seemed to be happy. I know he was scared and worried about losing his sight in his right eye, but that's understandable we all were. He seemed to be doing really well and he came back with the same energy. Monday was a different story. "
"Monday was when Sebastian punched him correct?" Detective Diaz asked as he flipped through his small notebook to make sure he had everything straight.
"It was. He was upset and angry. Everyone on the team was. The team is like a family and when one person is hurt we all tend to feel it. Puck and Finn are the oldest in the group and they are very protective of the others." Will started.
"Would you say they are more protective of Kurt and Blaine because of their sexuality over the others in the group?" Detective Diaz asked.
"I would say they are more protective of Kurt and the girls. The guys know that Blaine can fight; they have seen him working out in the school gym. After the slushy incident though, I would saw Puck has become more protective of Blaine than the others, especially where Sebastian is concerned. Puck was ready to go and beat Sebastian up but I stopped him and so did Blaine."
"How did Blaine handle that? How did he react to Puck wanting to protect him?" Elizabeth couldn't help, but ask.
"Blaine definitely took it the wrong way. He actually said that being gay doesn't make him a girl. Blaine clearly felt that Puck was placing him in the same category as the girls and that he would need protecting from someone. Puck did explain that it wasn't about sexuality. That he would be that upset and mad if it had been a girl that kissed him or if any of the other members went through what he did. Puck believed that what Sebastian did was wrong and it had nothing to do with Blaine being gay. That calmed Blaine down."
"I'm assuming Blaine isn't used to being protected." Detective Diaz said as he looked at Elizabeth.
"At Blaine's old school the people that he believed were his friends were the ones that hurt him the worst. Friends that said they would protect him ended up being the reason he had to transfer out. Blaine always felt like it was his fault for trusting them and that he had victimized himself. It was one of the main reasons why he took to boxing so well. He didn't want to be a victim ever again. He also never truly trusted anyone one hundred percent again." Elizabeth answered.
"I would agree with that. Blaine is a sweet kid, but you can tell he doesn't put one hundred percent into someone. He always has at least one wall up, even with Kurt." Sue said.
"I've noticed that and I know Blaine had been bullied so I never pressured him to let go completely." Will said.
"That can be dangerous and self-destructive though. Blaine can't go through life afraid to trust someone and afraid of true friendship." Emma said.
"Therapy is something that I can offer for Blaine. I can set him up with a therapist that is specifically trained to deal with bully victims. Blaine does have a small amount of PTSD after what happened to him and he was seeing a therapist for that as well as other issues connected to the bullying. Despite what people believe being bullied is not something that is so simple to get over, especially in extreme cases. Blaine might have to deal with problems from it for the rest of his life. The goal isn't to remove those memories, but to make it so Blaine can live with them in a healthy way." Elizabeth said.
"What happened to Blaine that gave him the PTSD?" Coach Beiste asked.
"I can't disclose that information." Elizabeth said.
"What happened today?" Detective Diaz asked getting them back on track.
"Today was fine until Glee practise was over. During the practise I did notice that Blaine was a little sluggish. Normally I would have said something about working harder and paying attention, but Blaine has always been at his best. He's one of the leaders in the group so I didn't give him a hard time. I knew that he must be hurting more than he was letting on from the punch on Monday. So I let him take it easy. He said goodbye and he left without Kurt and I was concerned about him. He wasn't smiling and talking much either and that's not like him. I went to the teachers' lounge to speak to Emma about it. I didn't know if I should say something or let it go. Like I said he was just punched yesterday so it wasn't a surprise that he wasn't in a great mood today." Will started.
"I had told Will that he should give Blaine a couple of days to cheer up from the incident. That if by the end of the week he was still upset that then he should speak to him. It's completely normal for Blaine to be upset over what happened and as far as we knew nothing else happened." Emma said.
"We didn't know about the coffeehouse incident that happened yesterday. If I had I would have said something." Will said.
"Did you know about his parents not being home?" Detective Diaz asked.
"No, I didn't know that until today after the attack. If I had known the whole story I would have taken Blaine aside and spoken to him." Will said.
"Did the three of you speak to Blaine?" Elizabeth asked.
"No I didn't." Emma said.
"I only saw him in passing and I asked how he was doing, but he said fine." Coach Beiste said.
"I gave him some Tylenol yesterday. He had a headache and the school nurse wasn't in, so he came and asked me if I had any. I asked how he was, but he wasn't really in the mood to talk. I made a point of walking the halls in between classes just to keep an eye on him." Sue said.
"We should have spoken to him. We should made sure he was alright." Coach Beiste said.
"It wouldn't have changed what happened. Blaine isn't here because he needed to talk; he's here because a group of teenage boys decided to attack him. You couldn't have prevented any of this." Elizabeth said.
"You were all in the teacher's lounge?" Detective Diaz asked.
"We were with a few other teachers. Tina came running into the room and said that Blaine was being jumped out in the parking lot. We all took off and ran as fast as we could to get outside. We got out there and immediately started to break up the fight. The guys all took off once we started to get involved. We went over to Blaine and got him on his back. He wasn't breathing so I performed CPR and was able to get him breathing again. While waiting for the ambulance Blaine had a seizure and once the paramedics were there his heart stopped. The rest you know." Will said.
"I know Officer Wilson already asked you this questions, but did you see anyone you recognized or something that stood out?" Detective Diaz asked.
"No." Will said sadly.
"None of us did." Sue said.
"What about around school. Anyone take more notice of Blaine in the last few weeks?"
"Blaine is fairly popular. He isn't close friends with everyone, but he is friendly to people. Blaine talking to someone new isn't an uncommon thing." Will said.
"Do you think someone from McKinley was involved?" Sue asked.
"We aren't ruling anything out yet. The group knew that Blaine was gay so either they were told that or they saw Blaine and knew he was. I'm not staying that someone from McKinley has a hand in this; it could be the Warblers or someone from his old public school. I'll be looking into ever possibility. Do you know anything about Blaine's home life?"
"I've never had a reason to ask." Sue said.
"I don't really talk to Blaine on a personal level." Coach Beiste said.
"I've never spoken to him about it. Blaine has his life together; he knows what he wants and how to get it. I've never really had the need to sit down and speak to him." Emma said.
"I've never even heard Blaine mention his family to anyone. I've never had the need to ask either. Blaine has never shown any signs for concern." Will said.
"The first time I was involved with Blaine and his parents I never saw anything that gave me cause for concern. So I'm sure that Jack isn't abusing Blaine. I'm sure he is just having a hard time with Blaine's sexuality and everything else in his life. I'll do everything I can to make sure that Blaine's home life is stable and a positive environment." Elizabeth said.
"That's all the questions I have for now. I will need to speak with the other students that were there, but it can wait until tomorrow. I have their names already from Officer Wilson. I'm going to head back to the station and see if anything was found about the twelve males. Let me know when Blaine is out of surgery." Detective Diaz said to Elizabeth.
"I will."
"I'll let you know if we find anything." Detective Diaz said to Elizabeth.
"I'll keep you all updated as well." Elizabeth said to the others.
"Thank-you we appreciate that." Sue said.
"Alright I'll be in touch." Detective Diaz said as he put his small notebook back into his pocket and opened the office door.
They all filed out of the room and headed back to the waiting room. Detective Diaz left the hospital to go back to the station to start working everything out. Everyone in the waiting room went from sitting, to standing, to pacing, to getting coffee. No one really spoke about anything important and they didn't speak often. The tension in the room was only getting thicker with each hour that ticked by. After three hours both Officer Thomas and Officer Wilson left to go back to the station with the promise from Elizabeth that she would call them once Blaine was out of surgery. It was six hours later, midnight now and they hadn't heard anything yet. Will had been pacing around for the past hour just trying to calm down. He had been getting more and more upset with each hour that went by. He couldn't help, but blame himself for this. He felt like he should have done more Monday to put an end to this. He had listened to Blaine and he shouldn't have. As the adult and as the teacher he should have done something regardless of how Blaine felt about it. Will couldn't take being in that room anymore so he left and headed outside to get some fresh air on the cool night. It was nearing the beginning of November now and it was getting cold outside, especially at night, but Will didn't care. He couldn't be in that room anymore, he felt trapped and he didn't want to snap at anyone. Will leaned his back against the wall of the building and ran his hands through his hair and closed his eyes. He was trying to calm down and stay together. This wasn't easy for anyone, but he couldn't break down. He had to be strong for Blaine, Finn, Kurt and Rachel. They were the students; they were the children in this situation. They needed the adults to be together and in control. He couldn't let them down. He heard the automatic door slide open, but he didn't open his eyes. Not until he heard Sue's voice.
"You alright William?"
Will opened his eyes and saw Sue standing across from him leaning against a cement pillar. Will let out a sigh before he spoke.
"I should have said something. Blaine wanted to let it go, to take the high road. I should have done something regardless. Maybe this wouldn't have happened if I did." Will said in a broken voice.
"It wouldn't have changed what happened. This was going to happen regardless of what anyone did. You can't blame yourself for other people's actions. We don't even know if Sebastian had anything to do with this." Sue tried to reason.
"I know we don't, but it's too much of a coincidence to think otherwise. Maybe if I had said something to Dalton's headmaster Sebastian would have been handled."
"If this was Sebastian then it wouldn't have mattered if you said something or not. He was going to do this regardless. I don't think we should be jumping to conclusions right now though, let the police investigate and figure it out."
"I know… I know. I just… I'm so close with everyone else they have always felt like they could come and talk to me about anything. I thought Blaine understood that, but maybe he doesn't. Maybe he felt like he couldn't talk to me after what happened. He's been in my class for two months and I barely know him."
"Blaine is a stable young man. He has a good head on his shoulders it's easy to let him slide by without having to worry. This isn't your fault William. Despite what I may say to you, you are one of the good teachers. Blaine knows that. If he wanted to speak to someone he would have come to you. The problem is I just don't think Blaine is used to that type of environment. Most public schools have too many students that they can barely keep track of. I can't imagine private school is any better. I think Blaine is just used to being one of the numbers. He's used to an environment where the teachers don't remember your name half the time. You have a different relationship with your students than most teachers. It's going to take some time for Blaine to get used to that."
"He's just such a good kid. Out of every student in that's school I can honestly say that Blaine could be anything he wants to be. He has the drive and willpower to go for what he wants. Even if he wanted to be something other than a singer he has the intelligence to do it. I look at Blaine and I could easily see me going to one of his shows on Broadway. There's just something about him that makes him so special. And now he's fighting for his life, for a life that he may never get to experience. It's just wrong and it feels more wrong knowing that it's Blaine in there."
"He's young, people that age heal fast. They bounce back fast. He'll make it, because he doesn't know how to quit. And when he wakes up you can be there to make sure he knows he's not alone in this fight."
"He has to make it, I don't think the kids could handle if he didn't."
"We'll get them through it no matter what the result is."
Sue and Will looked at each other for a moment and in that moment an understanding passed between them. They were in this fight together, a rare time when they were both on the same page. They went going to let Blaine suffer through this alone and they weren't going to turn their backs on the students. For now, for this, they would be allies. Their petty differences didn't matter right now, because they had bigger problems to deal with and they were stronger together.
"It's freezing out here." Sue finally said.
"Ya it's getting cold out now. Winter will be here soon."
"Let's get back inside before your hair is frozen that way." Sue said trying to lighten the mood.
Will gave a half smile and followed Sue back inside and into the waiting room. It was another three hours later when a doctor finally walked into the waiting room. Rachel had fallen asleep on Finn's shoulder and Finn and draped his jacket over her an hour ago. The adults had tried to get the three kids to go home, but they all refused to leave until they knew how Blaine was doing. Rachel had called her dads and they had understood. It was now three in the morning and finally they were going to get some answers on Blaine.
"Rachel." Finn said softly to wake Rachel up.
Rachel stirred and opened her eyes to see a doctor there. She didn't know when she had fallen asleep, but she was just glad that now they might get some answers. Rachel sat up, but kept Finn's jacket wrapped around her shoulders.
"You are all here for Blaine Anderson correct?" The doctor asked.
"We are. I'm Elizabeth I'm Blaine's temporary guardian." Elizabeth said as she held her hand out for the doctor.
The doctor shook Elizabeth's hand as he spoke. "I'm Dr. Richard; I am Blaine's main doctor and surgeon. Would you like to speak in private?"
"No you can tell all of us what is going on. They have been waiting for nine hours now; they deserve to hear this from you." Elizabeth said.
"Very well. Let me start off by saying that Blaine is alive."
The tension in the room was immediately lifted with the news that Blaine was still alive. Rachel hugged Finn and Burt gave Kurt a big hug. They were all relived that Blaine was at least alive. For now that was good enough for them.
"How bad was the internal bleeding?" Carole asked.
"Carole is a nurse here. She usually works the day shift." Elizabeth said.
"Yes I've seen you around, but haven't had the pleasure of working with you. The surgery took longer than I had anticipated. I was trying to save his spleen, he is at a young age and I was hoping to save his spleen so he wouldn't be on medication for the rest of his life. However, there was too much damage done to his spleen and he was losing fair too much blood too quickly and a decision had to be made. I did remove his spleen and was able to repair the damage done by it. A fellow surgeon was able to repair the damage to his lungs from a broken rib that punctured his right lung. His ribs were more broken than I had thought and the X-rays showed. He actually has eight broken ribs and because of that I had to put in a metal plate to hold his ribcage together while his ribs are healing. Once they have healed then it's most likely the metal plating can be removed through surgery. The purpose of the metal plates is to hold his broken ribs in place and allow them time to heal. We only do that in extreme cases and in Blaine's case eight broke ribs are one too painful to deal with and two they would never heal properly. The metal plates allow his body to heal his ribs properly without having to worry about Blaine moving around."
"How long will the metal plates need to be in?" Carole asked.
"Anywhere between two to three months. It depends on how fast and well his ribs heal. At two and half months I'll have X-rays ordered and we can see from there. He will be on medication for infection and for clotting now that his spleen has been removed. He is also on an anti-seizure medication just in case for now. When he is awake we will be able to run some tests to see if the seizure was a one-time experience or if he will need to be on medication for it. Right now it is just a safety precaution."
"His kidneys and liver, did you look at them while he was on the table?" Carole asked.
"I did look at the three organs while I had the chance and there is bruising, but their functions are normal. The nurses will be running frequent tests to make sure that doesn't change. His right wrist and hand are in a cast, we were able to set them during the surgery and within three months it will be able to be removed. The swelling in his brain is the same, but it won't go down instantly. It will take a couple of weeks before we see any improvement. He is on a ventilator right now to help him breathe. His lungs were damaged and they both have bruising to them so the ventilator will allow his lungs to have a break and not have to work so hard."
"But his lungs will heal right?" Kurt asked.
"They will, they just need some time. The surgery was a success and all Blaine needs right now is time. However, Blaine is in a coma."
"A coma?" Kurt said with tears in his eyes.
"Medical or otherwise?" Carole asked.
"Blaine's body is in an extreme amount of pain and in order for his body to heal it has placed itself in a coma. We didn't do it for him, although it was a discussion we were going to have."
"But he's going to wake up though right?" Finn asked with desperation in his voice.
"Your body is smarter than you think. Blaine's body is essentially putting his mind to sleep. With his mind asleep his body doesn't have to worry about the stress from the pain and trauma that it is going through. His body is letting his mind escape all of that. By his body putting itself into a coma Blaine is able to heal from the trauma without feeling the pain and stress. All that pain and stress will affect his heart and could make it stop beating again. So to protect itself Blaine's body went into survival mode and placed him in a coma. With that being said though, once his body starts to heal and the stress and pain lessens. His body will send a signal to his brain to start to wake him up. I can't predict how long that will be though. It could be days or weeks, I don't know. No one knows. It's one of those things that you just have to be patient and have faith in. I'm sorry."
"I think it's important to remember right now that Blaine is alive and he will be okay. A coma is a scary word to hear, but it's a good thing in this case. Blaine isn't in pain and that is a huge deal. He can take the time that he needs to heal and to get better." Elizabeth said trying to sound comforting.
"It has happened before with my patients. Their body just needs time to recover and it's the best way for it. That's why we have put patients into a medical induce coma. It's a scary word, but it is a good thing right now for Blaine. Just think about it as Blaine is sleeping and he doesn't feel the pain that is body is in." Carole said.
"That doesn't sound so bad. When you put it that way." Rachel said.
"It's not a bad thing. I know it is frustrating, no one wants to hear this, but it is a good thing for Blaine. Once his body has had time to heal he will wake up. He has brain activity and his vitals are strong right now. There is no threat of him not waking up. It just might take a while like I said." Dr. Richard said.
"Is that all of his injuries?" Will asked.
"It is. He will be monitored very closely and he is in the ICU right now. We put all patients in the ICU for a few days after a serious surgery like that. It's just an added precaution to help prevent any infections."
"Can we see him?" Kurt asked with a shaky voice.
"Normally I would say no, but you all have been waiting for over nine hours to hear anything about Blaine. I know it's late, but you are more than welcome to see him for a few minutes. Two at a time and please be quiet and use the anti-bacterial cream before you go in." Dr. Richard said.
"Can we come back during visiting hours?" Kurt asked.
"You can as long as you don't get in the way of the nurses and only two at a time in the room." Dr. Richard answered.
"I would really like to be on his service." Carole said.
"I'll have you placed on the day shift starting tomorrow." Dr. Richard said.
"I can still do my shift today."
"Sweetie, your shift starts in three hours." Burt said gently.
"I can sleep in one of the on-call rooms. This way I can check on Blaine and he at least has someone there that knows him and cares about him." Carole said in a stubborn tone.
"I'll let the head nurse know. He's in room 318 and please remember to be quiet." Dr. Richard said.
"We will and thank-you for everything." Burt said.
"I'll have some paperwork for you later on in the day." Dr. Richard said to Elizabeth.
"Thank-you."
Dr. Richard left the waiting room to head back to his office.
"It's been a long night. I think we should go up and see Blaine and then get everyone home for some rest." Will said.
"I agree. Come on guys let's go check on him and then we can come back tomorrow after everyone has gotten some rest and food into them." Burt said.
They all went over to the elevator and took it up to the third floor. They went down the hallway quietly so they wouldn't disturb anyone. Once they reach room 318 they could already see Blaine through the glass doors. He was lying flat on his back with IV's sticking out of him and a tube down his throat. Kurt couldn't help the tears that came down his face at the sight of his boyfriend, the man he loves. Blaine was always the strong one and yet here he was lying in a hospital bed hooked up to machines and a breathing tube. Burt wrapped his arms around Kurt from behind and gave him a big hug. Finn was hugging Rachel and Will was hugging Emma. They were all disturbed and upset by the sight they were seeing. Carole, being a nurse and mother tried to comfort them.
"Remember he can't feel anything and he looks worse than he is. The machines are just thee to help him. One is a heat monitor and the other is for the ventilator. The machines and I'V's always make a person look worse than they are." Carole said gently.
"Come on son, let's go say hello and then we can come back tomorrow." Burt said.
Kurt was still crying so he just gave a nod and he walked into the room with Burt right beside him holding him. Kurt went over to the bed and reached out a shaky hand and grabbed Blaine's left hand. Kurt couldn't help, but break down at seeing Blaine like this. Burt pulled Kurt into a tight hug and just held him as he cried. This was a lot to handle for anyone and Kurt was always sensitive to his emotions. This was a lot to handle and Burt knew that it would take a long time before Kurt had gotten passed this. After a few minutes the tears slowed down and Burt spoke.
"Come on let's get home." Burt said.
"Ok" Kurt said with a shaky voice.
Kurt went over to Blaine's head and placed a kiss to his forehead before he whispered.
"I love you."
Burt guided Kurt out of the room and Rachel and Finn went next. After fifteen minutes everyone had been in to see Blaine and had said hello to him. It was nearing three thirty by the time they were leaving the hospital. Will said he would call the others tomorrow morning and let them know what had happened. Burt was allowing Rachel to spend the night at their place, because of the late hour and because he knew Rachel would need Finn. Tomorrow they would all go back to the hospital to sit with Blaine. By the time they got home Kurt was exhausted. He went upstairs and he didn't even say anything to Sam, who was sitting in the living room waiting for them to get back. Kurt went right up into his room and just collapsed down onto his bed and cried himself to sleep.
