Disclaimer: I do not own Glee.. but i do own it in my dreams..
chap 2 is up.. hope you enjoy reading it. ^^
"A what?"
"She suffered a concussion from the fall, we can't be sure of the side effects of it so we have to wait for miss Fabray to wake up"
"San, whats a c-con-concussion? Is it like a soft thingy?"
"No B, a concussion is different from a cushion."
"When is my baby going to wake up?"
Quinn woke up from the noise she was hearing from her dark surrounding. She wasn't sure how long she's been asleep but she was pretty sure that it was long judging from the darkness around her. It must be deep in the night to be this dark. She tried getting up but right after she managed to sit up, she immediately felt dizzy and went back to lie down. The blond lay still on her bed as she listened to the voice outside her room. Judging from what she had heard, Santana, Brittany and her mom was outside talking with someone.
"Must be the doctor."
She tried to recall the events that transpired earlier from the slushy she had poured on one Rachel Berry to her fall during cheerio practice. She felt her gut churned at the thought of the girl. She was nothing but a bitch to the brunette ever since high school started, she has a reason why she was acting this way towards Rachel though but it's something that she would bring with her to the grave.
"This must be what they say karma"
She remembered someone shouting just before she collided with the wooden floor but thinking of whom it belonged to made her head hurt. Well every part of her body hurts not just her head. The bandage around her head wasn't helping either. She thought about removing it but as she touched the cloth with her hand, she felt a small twitch of pain. Deciding that it would be best if she touch nothing, she contented with listening to the people talking just outside her room.
"She should be awake by now. We could continue our discussion inside while I check on her." The doctor offered as he opened the door.
Mrs. Fabray entered the room followed by the two cheerleaders; the doctor was the last one to get in as he closed the door behind him.
As soon as Quinn heard the door close, she turned her head toward the sound but saw nothing but darkness. Brittany noticed the movement and squealed when she saw Quinn awake. She hugged her fellow blond, crying as she buried her face on Quinn's hair.
"God Q you scared us! I mean, I've always wanted to ride an ambulance but not like that!"
Quinn felt her eyes moisten as she hugged her friend back. Although she can't see her friend in the dark, she was pretty sure it was Brittany. "It's okay now B, see I'm fine"
Brittany moved out of the hugged only to be replaced by another person. Quinn tensed as she tried to see whoever was hugging her but failed because it was too dark. Good thing the person spoke before she could pushed her off.
"I could rearrange the freshman's face for doing this to you" it was Santana. She immediately relaxed as soon as she heard her friend speak.
"Let's not think about it and I'm sure she's experiencing hell right now at the hands of Sylvester"
They stayed like this for a few seconds before the cheerleader gently removed herself from the hug to allow Mrs. Fabray have her time with her daughter. The older Fabray sat beside her daughter's bed and held onto her hand.
"Honey don't give us a scare like that again. I almost ran over 4 dogs and a cat on my way here!"
Quinn chuckled. After the pregnancy thing, she and her mom have been close if not closer. Sure, her mom still can't leave good ol' Johnnie Walker behind completely but it has become an occasional thing now.
"Sorry mom, but I'm fine now"
The older woman gave her a pout. "Well we can't be sure now can we? Let's just leave it to the doctor and let him decide if you are okay or not" she kissed her daughters head before standing up and stepped aside.
The doctor was a rather small man but something about him reminds her of someone she knows... or love.. oh well.
"Hello Quinn, how are you feeling?" the doctor asked as he gave her a warm smile.
"I'm okay I guess, except I get a little dizzy when I try to sit up"
The doctor wrote it on his chart "Are you feeling any pain on your head or anywhere?"
Quinn touched the bandage and winced at the pain she felt. Somehow the doctor saw this and immediately wrote everything down.
"Anything else? Do you feel nauseous?"
"Not really, just dizzy"
"Okay" he replied as he went back to check on her other vitals signs.
"Could you turn on the lights please" she said suddenly. It's been dark the whole time and she still didn't get it why they haven't turned on the lights since they got in.
The doctor stopped at what he was doing immediately as Mrs. Fabray and the two cheerleaders looked confused.
"Honey, we never turned it off".
Everybody was silent. You can practically hear a pin drop... if someone happens to drop one.
"Oh come on everyone quit joking, just turn the lights on"
Again, she was met with silence.
"O..kay...Is this hospital on a tight budget?"
Brittany snorted.
"No honey"
"Nope, last time we checked we had a budget for that" the doctor added.
"So why are you not turning the lights on?"
"Q, it's on"
"So why is it dark? I can't see a damn thing"
The doctor whipped out his penlight and checked Quinn's eyes. He then wrote (again) on his chart before explaining what could be the cause of this predicament.
"I think the concussion might have disrupted her optic nerve impeding her sense of sight"
"There he goes with his cushion explanation again" Brittany whispered. Santana could help but smile at her friend's cluelessness.
"You mean... she can't see? Mrs. Fabray choked a sob at this realization.
"Well yes"
"Is this a permanent thing?" The older blond continued to sob while hugging her somewhat frozen daughter.
Water works usually doesn't sit well with the doctor even its part of his job, but when you have a daughter who's always smiles even when being bullied, you'd hate any negative energy that might come your way.
"Not exactly, mostly is just short term which usually last a week or so"
Hearing this, Quinn perked up. She was quite shocked at how well she's taking in everything.
"So I will be able to see again in a week?" she asked.
"Normally yes, but we still have to do some test just to make sure"
"How about school? I can't go to school like this"
"You are to have a full bed rest. I'm sure you have friends that will help you catch up" he glanced at the pair by Quinn's bed. Santana nodded. "Of course!"
"Alright then, I will make some arrangements in the lab for your tests and I will be back again later to tell you when you can take them"
"Thank you doc"
Mrs. Fabray stood up and accompanied the doctor on his way out probably to talk to him privately about other things that might be needed.
Santana took the seat by Quinn's bed while Brittany decided to sit beside Quinn.
"At least you won't see Finn's dorky face, literally"
Just when Quinn was about to answer, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in"
The door opened revealing a worried looking Puck and a somewhat traumatized Zizes in tow.
He shifted the basket he was carrying as he gave the other occupants his trademark smirk.
"Hi baby mama"
Quinn faced the general direction of where the young boy's voice is coming from and could not help but smile. Puck might be a little rough on the outside and of course the baby gate thing, but she knew that the boy is a very caring individual deep inside.
"Puck! What are you doing here?" Quinn was surprised. She thought the jock had football practice.
Puck walked towards Quinn's bed and placed a basket of fruits on her bedside table.
"As soon as I have heard the news, I was worried!"
Santana rolled her eyes. Leave it to Puck to be a little overdramatic. Her attention then landed on trembling girl by the door. "And Zizes? Care to explain why she looked like she's been run over by a ten wheeler"
The boy in question looked sheepish. He scratched the back of his head as he tried to explain.
"Well you see.. I may have broken a few traffic laws while on our way here"
The girl by the door seems to have got back to herself and glared at the Mohawk boy.
"A few?" she roared. "You very nearly ran over two people which in my opinion can be counted as homicide and you almost crashed the car at one of the traffic lights! How do you expect me to be okay with all of that?"
"I wasn't driving that fast! And those two people were jaywalking!" shouted back.
The banter between the two is entertaining but having to hear that while nursing a splitting headache is not really nice. Especially now that here sense of sight is disrupted, her other senses are heightened, especially her sense of hearing.
"As much as I enjoy your little banter, I would like it if you tone it down a bit."
The two immediately stopped with Lauren mumbling an apology. With the momentary silence between them, Puck took this as a chance to observe the girl in front of him. Something was off the moment he stepped inside the room but he can't seem to put a finger on it. His eyes landed on Quinn's face. Sure enough, the right side of her head just between her eyes and temple was swollen and was starting to bruise. What got his attention though were her eyes. Quinn Fabray was known to have a piercing stare, one that could see right through your soul. But right now, her eyes looked empty, unfocused. He wasn't even sure if she was looking at him or not.
He lifted his hands and placed it in front of the blond's face.
"Quinn" he whispered
The blond jerked her head a bit from the sound and squinted her eyes, trying to focus her attention to the sound. Quinn is facing directly at Pucks opened hand but didn't seem to notice it was there. Thinking that she was now facing the boy, she gave him a soft smile.
"Yes?"
Puck could do nothing but took a deep shaking breath as his suspicions were confirmed. He lowered his hands as he looked at the two other cheerleaders for an explanation.
Brittany who was quiet the whole time looked at Santana as if to say 'you explain the whole damn cushion thing' before going back to what she was doing, which was lying on Quinn's bed while playing with the blond's hands. Santana who had no other choice, sighed. "HBIC here is blind. "
Puck flinched as he heard the news.
"But it's only temporary thank God. The doctor said she will regain her sight back after a week or so."
With this the Mohawk boy visibly relaxed. He took Quinn's hands and squeezed it softly.
"Don't worry baby mama; we'll help you with school and everything. I will drive you to and from school. I will help you with your assignments and your exams"
"Yeah right, that is if you won't cause her to flunk her exams" Lauren muttered under her breath expecting no one to hear it.
Puck heard it nonetheless and immediately whipped his head around to give her his infamous glare. Lauren was starting to believe that Puck had bionic ears or something. Santana heard it as well and gave a defeated sigh. Oooh boy here we go again.
"Watch it Zizes!"
"Or what Puckerman?" she answered back, staring back at the young man with a glare of her own.
Puck gently removed his hands and marched to where Zizes was standing. "Or I tie you up on a tree so high the fire rescue would think twice of saving your fat ass!"
By this time, Santana was sure Lauren is gonna blow up a gasket. "Why you!" the wrestling champion was about to lunge at an equally annoyed Mohawk boy when Mrs. Fabray decided to walk in the room. She took everything that was happening around her, with a chubby girl about to tackle a boy (whom she recognize as her granddaughters father) and said the first thing that came into her mind. "My what a lively bunch we've got here"
.. thanks for reading.