Hi! It hasn't been that long since I've posted the last chapter for a change but it's a bit short... I hope you like it anyways :) Please, please, please review because I love reading your comments and feel free to give me some constructive criticism :) It would really help me out :D Anyways, I hope you enjoy this chapter :) I'll try my best to have the next one posted soon :)
Ariel was woken up from her sleep by the sound of her brothers shuffling into her hospital room.
"Ariel!" Casey exclaimed, rushing to the side of her bed, grabbing onto her hand.
Heath and Kyle soon followed Casey's footsteps and were on either side of Ariel. Brax stayed at the end of the bed, resting his two hands on the cornors of the bed rest.
"Are you ok?" Kyle asked.
"Eh...I could be better." she said, attempting to heist herself up to be at least a little bit presentable to her brothers.
"Hey, hey," Casey said softly as he lightly pushed Ariel's shoulder back down "You need to rest."
Ariel resisted the urge to protest as she allowed her back to sink back into her bed. She put her hand up to her head as she felt a piercing pain vibrate through her skull.
"Alright?" Heath asked concerningly.
She nodded her head in reply and looked towards the end of the bed at Brax. He was staring into space.
"Brax?" she said, interrupting his daydream.
"Uh..yeah?" he replied, coming back to reality.
"Um...nothing." she said back, a bit disappointed that she didnt get the warm welcome she hoped for.
Brax changed his position. "Ariel, I'm sorry I got you into this mess. I don't know what I was thinking letting you stay with us."
"What?" Ariel questioned "Brax, its okay, I'm fine, I'll be out of this hospital in no time. Right?"
The boys exchanged looks, she obviously wasn't told about her illness. Ariel looked on at the boys, becoming more and more nervous by the second.
"What's going on?" Ariel finally asked wearily.
The boys all looked to Brax, expecting him to speak up.
"Eh... Ariel, you might not be coming out of the hospital for a longer time than expected." Brax stated.
"Why not?" Ariel asked, a lump in her throat forming.
"Ariel," he said looking down "You have Central Nervous System Depression."
Ariel's breath was cut short. The lump in her throat seemed to block the air from passing out through her mouth. She didn't even know what her illness meant but by the worried faces on her brother she knew it was something you couldn't fix over a matter of days.
"It will be alright though." Heath said, putting an encouraging hand on her arm.
Ariel stared at him and then stared forward, determined not to allow a tear to pass her eye in front of her brothers.
After a few seconds she finally gathered the courage to speak up.
"But I-" she started "I thought I was going to be okay..."
"You are going to be okay, Ariel. We won't let anything happen to you." Casey said, squeezing her hand, but her still had a troubled look on his face.
Ariel couldn't handle it and let out a whimper and covered her face with her hand attempting to cover up the tears flowing from her eyes.
Brax couldn't face anymore and he quickly left the room in an effort to minimize the guilt he felt.
