The doctors ran around. He saw crash carts and heard loud devices beeping. He hoped none of those were her. He couldn't let her go like this. He would fell like it was my fault. He had sat in the other room while she had done this. It was my entire fault.
"Derek!" he heard Nora call as she rushed towards him. She was crying. He enveloped her in a warm hug. He could not hold it back any longer. He began to cry. "Is your dad on his way?"
"Weren't you with him?"
"No he was at work."
"I didn't call him. I could only think to call you."
"Ill go call him." She walked away. When she came back she said, "He is on his way. "Derek, what exactly happened?"
"She…she…cut…her wrist. And while I sat in the other room."
Nora looked at me. Her eyes were all red. "Why?"
"I don't know if I am at liberty to say. You will have to ask her. I have to go."
"Where are you going?"
"To see Sam."
She nodded. "Does he know what Casey did yet?"
"No, not yet." he said, which was not a lie.
He drove to Sam house. He got there rather quickly.
"What's up man?" Sam asked as he answered the door.
Derek punched him.
"What was that for?"
"You are a jerk. Casey just tried to kill herself."
"Why?"
"Why do you think?"
"I have no clue."
"You hurt her and for that I will never forgive you."
"What are you talking about?"
"Just do not talk to me or Casey again or we WILL have problems dude."
With that Derek left a confused Sam in the mist. He did not turn around to see Sam's already blackening eye. It didn't matter. He rushed back to the hospital to check on Casey.
By the time he got there the whole rest of the family was there. They all gathered together in a hug. Although Derek was still not a fan of family moments, he needed someone to tell him was going to be alright. That Casey was going to be okay. That he had done a good thing.
"Derek you okay?" Lizzie asked
"Yah sure…I sure hope that is okay."
"I cannot believe she did this. Derek, do you know why she did this?"
"Yah and I have already taken care of the problem. It wont bother me or her again."
"Derek, what aren't you telling us?" George asked.
Derek sighed and turned around. "Casey is or was, I am not sure any more, pregnant. It was Sam's. She was adamant that her life was over. Please don't tell her I told you. And don't worry, Sam is never going to bother me or Case again."
"Why?" Nora asked sternly.
"He and I did a little bit of talking."
"Derek, tell me you didn't hurt him?"
"His eye is only a little black. That is it. I was mad. I know it was probably stupid but I already did it. I can't turn back time."
Nora showed a half smile. The family went into another hug. Soon the doctor came out and said she and the baby would be alright. The family hustled into her room and stood around her. She was still asleep but they all knew she was alright. Everyone waited around till she woke up.
For awhile Casey didn't return to school. She went to SA meetings. And went to a shrink everyday. Then she returned to school.
