So I'm not sure if people will like how I portray Lamar in this chapter. But I'm trying to show how people can react in unexpected ways when faced with this kind of trauma. I hope you like it!
Tandy heard a car honking outside of her house. She glanced out of the window, groaned, and headed back to the couch, where she'd been watching TV. The person in the car was her father. Tandy couldn't' believe that her father had come to harass her—and that he was honking his horn this late at night. Actually, that was a lie. Lamar had never really thought about anyone but himself, so she wasn't that surprised. The honking continued, and Tandy began to get really angry. She had quit, and she still couldn't get away from her father. Even though she knew that a reaction was what Lamar wanted, she still went and opened the door.
"What?" She yelled. But all thought of her anger left when she saw her father's pale face. Tandy hadn't seen him look like that since her mother had dies. She ran over to the car.
"Daddy? What's wrong?" Tandy asked through the open window.
"It's Rayna. She was admitted to the hospital, and they told me...they said that..." Lamar was unable to finish his sentence and tears threatened to spill out of his eyes.
"What did they say, Daddy?" Tandy gently asked.
"It's bad," he whispered.
Tandy was surprised at how vulnerable and weak her father seemed, but she didn't stop to dwell on it. Instead, she focused on getting to Rayna.
"Okay, Daddy, I'm going to go lock the door and then we';; go to the hospital. Do you want me to drive?"
Lamar shook his head. Tandy ran up to her house, grabbed her cell phone, locked the door, and sprinted back to the car. Lamar instantly pulled away and set off toward the hospital.
When Juliette finished her song, there was silence throughout The Bluebird. Soon, as if the audience was waking up from some kind of dream, they slowly began to clap. Juliette smiled, and walked off of the stage. For once, she was satisfied. She had played at The Bluebird Café, people had liked her song, and she was fairly certain that her mama had been watching the performance from wherever she was. Juliette returned her seat and took a sip of her drink. She noticed that Deacon wasn't there, and felt a little regret for yelling at him earlier.
Oh well, he'll get over it, she thought.
Scarlett raced into the hospital, and skidded to a stop when she reached the front desk.
"I'm here for Deacon Claybourne," she panted, out of breath from her run from the car.
"He's in Trauma right now. You can wait in the waiting room down the hall." A nurse responded, without looking up from her computer.
Scarlett walked into the waiting room and sat down on a hard chair to wait for Gunnar to come in from parking the car. A few minutes later, he entered the waiting room, and she tried to force a smile on her face, but it was very hard. After all, her uncle had been in a car accident. He could be dying. Scarlett couldn't believe that only half an hour earlier, she was trying to explain to Gunnar that she wasn't rejecting his proposal, she just wasn't accepting it yet—she needed to think about it. All of that seemed petty now, as her uncle lay in a hospital bed. Scarlett had been told over the phone that Uncle Deacon was conscious but the extent of his injuries was unknown. She closed her eyes and prayed that he would be okay.
Teddy pulled into the first parking spot that he saw when he reached the hospital. He got out of the car, and went to go get Daphne and Maddie. Maddie was barely awake as she walked with Teddy, who was carrying a sleeping Daphne, into the hospital. They walked up to the front desk and got the attention of a nurse.
"Excuse me, ma'am, I'm Teddy Conrad, I was called and told that Rayna Jaymes had been admitted."
"Yes, she's in Trauma, you can go wait in the waiting room down the hall."
"Trauma? I'm sorry, but I don't understand. What happened to her?"
"Miss Jaymes was in a car accident. She was found with Deacon Claybourne in a ditch with the car."
"What? How is she? Is she going to be okay?" Teddy had now gone into full panic mode.
"She is currently in critical condition. We will try to have a doctor keep you updated. Please wait in the room down the hall." Teddy walked slowly into the waiting room. There were about seven people there, including Deacon's niece Scarlett and a man whom Teddy assumed was Scarlett's boyfriend. Teddy laid Daphne down on a seat, wrapped in her blanket, and settled in himself, next to Maddie, who had heard the conversation with the nurse and began crying quietly.
Sorry that the part with Juliette was so short. I can try to have more with her later. Also I think the ending could have been better...you can tell me what you think in reviews!
