Chapter 4:
Emotional Wreck
Andrew walked into the waiting room and looked around for Darien. He spotted Darien in the back of the waiting room in a corner off to himself. Andrew walked towards him. "Darien?" He asked as he sat down next to his friend. Darien looked up at him for a moment and starred back down at the floor. Andrew started to worry about his friend. "Darien...what happened?" He asked. Darien didn't say anything, he only continued to stare at the floor and think about Serena. Andrew stood up walked in front of his friend. He grabbed Darien by his shoulders and shook him gently. "Snap out of this, Darien..." He said sternly. Darien looked up at him. Andrew stared into Darien's eyes...He looked lost, it sent cold chills down Andrew's spine. "Darien...you haven't lost her yet...So please snap out of it and try to think positive...She's going to be okay." He said. "You don't know that.." He mumbled. "And what exactly do you know?" Andrew snapped back. "I know what she said to me, I seen the look in her eyes right before she closed them..." He whispered as he stared back at the floor. "What did she say to you?" He asked shocked. "She told me she loved me..." He said as a tear fell down his cheek.
Andrew stood there in shock. "She did?" He finally asked after a long moment of silence. Darien didn't say anything only nodded. Darien kept thinking about what she had said to him only hours ago. 'Was this really it?' 'Had he really wasted his precious time with her to insulting and arguing with her?' Somehow he felt this was all his fault, if he had just been nicer to her, if had just told her how he felt sooner. Just maybe she wouldn't be here, fighting for her life. Andrew sat back down next to Darien, he looked over at his friend. He wondered what he was thinking. Darien could be so hard to read sometimes, especially when he was feeling down. He always put his walls up when he felt vulnerable, but something felt different this time and he didn't like it. "Darien?" Andrew asked. Before Darien could answer a doctor came out to the waiting room.
"Mr. Shields, you came in with Miss Tuskino, correct?" The doctor asked as he approached Darien. Darien stood and faced the man. "Yes, Sir." He responded slowly. "I am Dr. Robertson. She made it out of surgery and is in stable, but still critical condition. She suffered severe head trauma, a few broken ribs, her left arm and right leg are both broken." He said sternly. Darien felt light headed and felt himself sit back down in the chair. "Mr. Shields are you alright?" Dr. Robertson asked with concern. Darien nodded and looked up at the doctor. "When can I see her?" He asked. "Not until tomorrow, I am afraid." Dr. Robertson said softly. Darien looked down at the floor. "You should go home and get some rest, son." Dr. Robertson suggested. Darien shook his head in disagreement. Dr. Robertson sighed and shook his head as he walked away. Andrew looked over at his friend. "Darien, come on, lets go. There's nothing else you can do tonight." He said softly as he placed a hand on his friends shoulder. "No, I want to be here when she wakes up. I am not leaving her here alone." He whispered as he buried his head in his hands.
The next morning he woke to the sound of someone calling his name. He opened his eyes to find his best friend standing in front of him. "Here, Darien...you look like hell." Andrew said as he handed him a cup of coffee. Darien sat up in his chair as he took the coffee from him. "Thanks." He said as he sipped his on his coffee. "Have you heard any news on, Serena?" Andrew asked as he sat down next to his friend. "No, I haven't." He said quietly. "Oh, did you really stay here all night?" Andrew asked. Darien looked over at him. "Yes, I told you I wasn't leaving her here alone." "I see." "I'll be right back, I am going to go see if I can see her now." Darien said as he stood up and walked towards the nurses desk.
"Excuse me, ma'am." He said tiredly. She looked up at him from her computer. "Yes?" She asked softly. "Yes, I was wondering if I could see Serena Tuskino, now?" He asked. She stared at him for a moment before she responded. "Let me check with the doctor, your name?" "Darien Shields." "Okay one moment." She said as she picked up the phone. Darien looked around the waiting room, tiredly, as he waited for her answer. "Mr. Shields?" She asked as she hung up the phone. "Yeah?" "Dr. Robertson said that would be alright. She's in room 301." She said softly as she pointed down the hallway to his left. "Thank you." He said as he walked back towards Andrew. "Come on," He said softly. "Where are we going?" Andrew asked. "To see Serena." Darien said as he turned and started walking down the hallway towards her room. Andrew jogged to catch up with him.
Darien and Andrew stood in front of her room door. "You okay?" Andrew asked as he looked over at him. He wondered why he was just standing there. "I don't know if I can go in there..." He whispered. "What do you mean?" Andrew asked confused. Darien's body began to tremble as he stared his best friend in the eyes. "Darien?" Andrew asked breaking the awkward silence between them. "I don't know..." Darien sighed and turned back towards the door. He placed a shaky hand on the door knob. He slowly opened the door and walked inside. He looked over at her, she lay in the bed sleeping. She had a bandage around her head and a cast on her arm. Her blankets covered her from the waist down. He walked slowly over to her bed. He sat down in a chair next to her bed and took her right hand in his. He bent his head down and kissed it softly. "Please wake up..." He whispered as he looked up at her. She looked so peaceful as she slept. Andrew entered the room and gently shut the door behind him. He walked over to the window sill and leaned up against it as he looked over at her.
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