Chapter Ten: Waiting

Miley tried harder to open her eyes but she couldn't' she could barely hear the voices around her. It was like she was being pulled underwater, the voices around her being drowned out. She was trying to swim back but when she did the pain returned, and when she didn't there was no pain. She felt calm and light.

People ran in and out of the office as the medics arrived wheeling Miley out Jackson refused to leave her. He gripped her hand as if it were a rope, the only thing keeping Miley with him. After much screaming and arguing the medics agreed to let him ride with her, but refused to let Lily and Oliver go. The sirens blared as they whipped down the streets cars clearing the way slowly.

They finally reached the hospital and wheeled Miley into the emergency room, which was packed with people. Jackson ran close to his sister, barely grasping her hand. They headed for a set of double doors and he lost his grip. He tried to grab her hand but she was gone, and they wouldn't let him in.

"But she's my sister!" He screamed.

"I don't care if you were the president! You're not compromising our sanitation! She's going into surgery." The woman yelled shutting the doors labeled DO NOT ENTER. Jackson sighed and sat down in the white plastic seats attached to the walls. There was nobody in this area of the hospital, which was very different from the ER.

Jackson sat there waiting for twenty minutes before his father got there. He burst into the room looking around wildly.

"Dad!" Jackson yelled getting up.

"Where's Miley?" Robbie asked.

"She's in surgery…" Jackson sighed sitting down.

"What happened?"

"Her boyfriend. I knew his reputation!" Jackson yelled punching the seat. "I should've stopped her."

"He did this to her?" His father looked at him in confusion.

"He beat her up and…" Jackson launched into a full explanation of what had happened. Starting from when Miley first started dating Nick right up to what happened earlier. "I should have said something earlier." Jackson buried his head in his hands while his father looked miserably at the doors. How could his baby girl have been going through this and he had no clue.

"I should have seen something…"He whispered.

"Nobody knew. Not even Lily and Oliver." Jackson whispered. And as if on cue, Lily and Oliver came bursting into the waiting room.

"Is she all right?" Lilly screamed clutching her side.

"She's in surgery, Robbie said. Lily's eyes flashed with fear. Oliver was leaning over panting; they had obviously just run up the stairs.

"Why didn't you take the elevator?" Jackson asked.

"This…brainiac…forgot about it…and I…had to run… after him…he didn't know…where he was going…" Lily wheezed.

"It's…not…my…fault…I…was…just…worried…" Oliver said breathlessly clutching a stitch in his side. "Do you…know…anything yet?" Oliver asked straightening up. Mr. Stewart shook his head.

"Now what?" Lily asked.

"We wait…I guess."

Author's Note: I know I still din't give you guys much because the next chapter will reveal everything I'm still trying to figure out what's going to happen exactly so I wanted to give you all something though but the next one will be much better I promise! Thanks for the reviews and Happy New Year!