Chapter 6-Hospital

Simon and Theodore got in the car as fast as they could. Dave began driving before they could even get their seatbelts on and caused them to get against the seat.

"Dave," Theodore said nervously, "What happened? What's going on, and what about Alvin?" Simon was ready to cry, he felt a painful lump in his throat.

"Alvin's in the hospital," Dave said in a stressed out tone, "no one knows exactly what happened, they found him in the hallway, unconscious and injured." Theodore gasped and began to cry. Simon reached over and tried to comfort his little brother. Simon knew he was the only one who knew what happened to Alvin, he felt really guilty.

"Oh, why didn't I just tell Dave as soon as Alvin told me what happened?" Simon thought, "This is all my fault."

When they arrived at the hospital, they all unbuckled their seatbelts and quickly walked in.

"May I help you, sir?" the lady at the front counter asked Dave, kindly.

"Yeah," Dave said trying to sound calm, "I'm here to see my son, Alvin Seville." The lady looked up Alvin's name on her computer screen.

"Ah, He's right down the hall, fifth door on the left." The lady pointed the hall.

"Thank you," Dave said as he began walking towards the door with Simon and Theodore behind him. When they got in Alvin's room, Alvin was asleep on the hospital bed. He had a splint on his nose, a bandage on his right cheek and forehead, a few bruises on his face (including his black eye), and his lower lip was swollen. They couldn't see the rest of his body because it was covered by a hospital gown and a thick blanket. Dave pulled up a chair next to the bed and sat down. He began to stroke Alvin's cheek as gently as he could. Soon a young nurse with dark brown hair walked in.

"Hello," she said with a smile, "My name is Allison, you must be Alvin's father?"

"Yes," Dave said.

"Well Alvin's fine" she said, "He has two fractured ribs, a broken nose and has five stitches in his forehead." Dave, Simon, and Theodore, all looked relieved, but still a little concerned. Simon still felt massive guilt. The lump in his throat grew bigger.

"So, no one knows exactly what happened to him?" Dave asked Allison.

"Well," she responded, "unfortunately, no." Simon couldn't hold back the tears any longer, he finally broke into tears. Dave, Allison, and Theodore all looked at him in concern.

"Simon," Dave said softly, "Alvin's okay."

"I know," Simon sniffed, "but I know what happened to him."

"What?!" Dave said and everyone gasped.

"There's this guy," Simon said straitening up, "I think Alvin said his name is Mark, he's been picking on him and beating up, that's where his black eye came from. He beat him up yesterday after school because some kids found out about him giving Alvin a black eye. Oh, this is all my fault!" Simon began to cry hysterically.

"Oh, Simon," Dave rushed over to him and hugged him, "it's not your fault, but why didn't you tell me about this?"

"Because I begged him not to," Alvin said as he woke up. Everyone immediately turned to look at Alvin, completely shocked to see him awake.

"Alvin," Dave said almost immediately, "How are you feeling?"

"My face hurts," Alvin answered with a painful expression.

"Why didn't you want me to know about this?" Dave asked with a frown.

"I think I'll leave you guys alone now," Allison said as she left the room.

"Because I was embarrassed," Alvin responded, "and I thought I could handle it myself, but I guess I was wrong." Dave sighed and Alvin sat up slowly. Dace hugged him gently, Simon and Theodore came over to join the hug.

"From now on, if something like this is happening, you guys need to tell me about it as soon as possible," Dave said sternly.

"Yes, Dave," Simon and Alvin said at the same time. Allison came back in with Alvin's cap and handed it to him.

"Thank you," Alvin said. He looked at it and saw a nearly dry bloodstain on it. He put it on anyway. Dave took it off of him.

"Don't wear that," Dave said sounding like a mother, "I'm gonna try to get that bloodstain out first."

"Aw man," Alvin said.

"So how long do you think he'll be out of school?" Dave asked Allison.

"Um," Allison said, "I'd say about a week, he'll be able to go home tonight, but he'll have to come back next week to have his stitches removed."

"Okay," Dave said. Everyone was so glad to hear this, "Thank you."

"No Problem," Allison responded as she left the room.

"Dave," Alvin said, "Can we go home now? I don't like it here, it scares me." Dave laughed a little.

"Okay," he said, "get changed, and we can go home. Would you like us to wait outside so you can get changed?"

"No you're fine," Alvin said, "Just stand guard of the door so no one walks in on me." Simon and Theodore immediately got up and stood by the door. Alvin changed into his normal everyday clothes, and they all went to the car.

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