"Is he able to walk?" Holly asks when she sees the hole in her brother's back for the first time.
"Hopefully, when it heals he will." Tobias says, giving his daughter a hug.
"So he can't walk?" She says, beginning to panic. "How's he meant to stay in Dauntless if he can't walk?"
"Don't worry, Holly." I say, "we'll get the results from his X-ray in about an hour."
"I'm sure they'll be fine." Tobias adds, reassuringly.
"How long will he be in hospital for?" Holly asks quietly.
"I don't know sweetheart." I say, kissing her on the forehead.
The three of us sit in Ethan's room for ages. Holly sleeps on her dad's shoulder and he rubs my hand in a comforting way. At around half three in the morning, Christina comes in.
"How's the little man doing?" She asks.
"He's been asleep the whole time." Holly tells her.
Christina looks at Holly and sadly smiles. "I have the results of Ethan's X-ray."
"Is it good news?" I ask.
"I haven't looked yet. I wanted you to find out first." She replies.
"Holly, do you want me to take you home for bed." Tobias asks her.
"No." She says. "I'm too worried about my little brother. And it's not even school tomorrow."
"Alright, But we'll go home after we find out." Tobias says.
"Ok." Holly sighs.
Christina sits next to me and opens the brown envelope.
"What does it say?" Holly asks.
"The doctors think that Ethan should stay in the Hospital for at least another week." Christina says. "Then he will need a back brace for two months. He will have difficulty moving his left leg, but that will get better with time."
"So he's going to be Ok?" Holly asks.
"Yes." Christina smiles.
All of a sudden I feel sick, I feel the vomit in my throat as I sprint the bathroom. I empty my stomach into the toilet bowl. Tobias comes after my, holding my hair back and rubbing my shoulders.
"Are you Ok?" He asks me.
"Yeah," I say, "I don't know what that was."
"You were probably just sick with worry." He says. I nod. "I'll take Holly back home and stay there with her. Do you want to stay here with Ethan?"
"Yeah." I say.
"Goodnight Tris." He says, giving me a kiss and going out to get Holly.
"Night." I say, before heading back into Ethan's room and falling asleep on the chair beside him.