Chapter 10

Roger, Johnny, Jadey and Roma went to Penny's room. She was still asleep and she had a few bruises on her neck and arms. Johnny sat on a bench and buried his head in his hands. Roger stood beside Penny's bed and stroked her hair. Roma sat beside Johnny and tapped his shoulder.

"It's going to be okay, Johnny." She said. She looked at Penny's bed and saw her slowly open her eyes.

"Chris?" she said, and looked around.

"Penny!" exclaimed Roger, and hugged her while she was lying down. Johnny and Roma stood up and stood beside Penny's bed.

"What happened? Where's Chris?" she asked everyone and tried to sit up.

"Penny, relax. Chris is fine. Well, I hope he is. But you have to relax." Said Johnny.

"Relax? RELAX? You expect me to relax when Chris got severely hurt and it's all my fault, and now I'm sure the Cobras are after us because of me and you expect me to relax?!?!" Penny yelled, and tears rolled down her eyes.

"I know it's hard, Penny. But it's not your fault. You just have to wait for the results to come out, and then we'll know if Chris is fine." Said Jadey.

"Yeah, you're right." Said Penny, and Roger wiped a tear from her face with his thumb. A doctor suddenly entered the room to check on Penny.

"Well, Ms. Connors, we've got the results of the test. There weren't any damages in your stomach and I think you can leave the hospital tonight." Said the doctor, looking at his silver clipboard.

"What about Chris?" asked Penny.

"Well, we are still undergoing some tests. You may find out soon enough."

"Thank you, doctor." Said Penny, and she sat up, still holding Roger's hand. She looked up at him and asked,

"Should we go now?"

"It depends on you." He said.

"Well, I want to." She said, but everyone didn't look pleased.

"Are you sure about this, Penny?" said Johnny.

"Yeah."

They all agreed that Penny will be leaving the hospital tonight. The doctor prescribed her medicine and promised to inform her soon enough about Chris. Johnny, Roger and Penny arrived home around seven but their mother wasn't home. Roger didn't feel like telling her about what happened to Penny. Penny went straight to bed, feeling tired and her body was in pain. I hope Chris is fine, she prayed. About less than a minute, she fell asleep.

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Penny woke up from a dreamless night. She was restless in her sleep and her body was aching. She checked the clock, it was almost ten o'clock. But she noticed how bad the weather was, the game's cancelled. She slowly stood up from her bed and grabbed some clothes. She took a faded red shirt, cargo shorts and flip flops. When she went down, she saw Roge and Johnny eating breakfast without talking to each other.

"Morning, bros. Game's cancelled, huh?" said Penny, sat down to eat her breakfast. "Where's mom?"

"She went to the grocery." Said Johnny, playing with his cereal.

"Oh, I see."

"Well, what are we going to do today? The game's cancelled. It's siblings' hangout time." Said Roger, and stood up from the table. He was usually the one who tries to make the situation brighter. He tries to avoid being sad. Well, he's good.

"That's great, man." Said Johnny, looking happy for the first time this morning.

"Yeah! Hey, Pen, wanna go visit Chris?" Roger asked her.

"Sure, Roger." She said, nervously.

They all got ready and cleaned up the table. Roger used Johnny's car since the weather was rainy. They arrived at the hospital and looked for a near parking spot. Penny went down first and asked where Chris's room was. Roger and Johnny caught up with her and accompanied her to his room. They entered his room and he was awake.

"Hey, Chris." She greeted him, as he smiled. She missed him a lot. And missed his smile, it was beautiful.

"Hey, man." Said Roger, and patted his shoulder gently. "How are ya?"

"I'm fine." He said, looking at Roger curiously.

"I'm Roger, by the way." He said.

"Yeah, man."

The guys had a small talk with Chris about man stuff that Penny didn't want to listen to. She was glad that her brothers liked Chris. But she was worried about him, her brothers and her friends. What if, the Cobras get revenge, what would they do? What if someone gets hurt? Damn, she thought.

"Well, we'll give you two some space." Said Roger, and left the room with Johnny. Penny stood beside Chris's bed, and Chris gently grabbed her hand.

"Penny, I-"

"Chris, I'm sorry I had to put you through this. It's all my damn fault." Said Penny, interrupting Chris and tears started falling from her eyes.

"No, Pen. It's not entirely your fault. The Cobras are just complete jerks who don't do anything but beat up and murder people." He said, and held her hand even tighter.

"But Chris, I-"

Chris didn't let her finish, he used his free arm and pulled Penny by the neck and kissed her. She kissed him back and felt his tongue on hers. Chris pulled away and smiled,

"We can get through this, Penny. Trust me."

"Okay, I will."

Penny's brothers came back in as soon as a doctor entered and said that Chris was fine. The doctor also said that the surgery went well and Chris was eager to get out of the hospital.

"You sure you okay, man?" Roger asked him.

"Yeah, I have to go home anyway." He said.

His mother came as the doctor prescribed him his medicine. Eyeball wouldn't touch him at home since his father was there. Penny said goodbye to Chris and left the hospital with her brothers. It was Johnny's turn to drive. They barely spoke in the car when Roger said,

"Hey, Johnny, did you ever think of having the Industries dad left us?"

"Uh-yeah. Why?"

"Well, cause' I don't want it. Remember what dad said about my future, I didn't like that kind of future. I always wanted to be a professional football player and join Chelsea."

"So, you're saying that you're giving it to me?" said Johnny, sounding more excited.

"Yeah. It's all yours, man." Said Roger.

"Damn, Roge. Thanks!" he said, gave him a high-five.

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It was Sunday, Roger and Johnny's big game was today since it was moved due to bad weather. Penny invited her friends to the game. She arrived at the Stadium and saw Jadey, Roma, Gordie, Chris, Teddy and Vern sitting on the front row. They were holding pop corn and some soda. This looks like a movie, she thought and sat beside Gordie.

"Hey, Pen." Said Gordie, handing her a bottle of soda.

"Yo, Gordie."

Suddenly, Teddy stood up and grabbed Jadey's hand and went somewhere private. The guys looked at them curiously and Vern said,

"Hurry up, you two! The game's starting in five minutes."

Teddy and Jadey were in a corner outside the Stadium. Jadey looked at him curiously and asked,

"Teddy, what are we doing here?"

"Listen, Jadey. I need to ask you something." He said, nervously.

"What is it?"

"Uh, Uh-will you be my date for the Prom?" he blurted out.

"Oh, gosh! Sure, Teddy." She said, excitedly. She always wanted to go the Prom with Teddy and so did he.

"Awesome, Jadey!" he said, and kissed her cheek, making her blush. They returned to their seats, smiling and holding hands. Penny whispered to Jadey,

"What was that about?"

"Teddy asked me to the Prom!" she said, almost squealing.

"That's great!"

"Yeah."

The game began to start and Penny saw her brothers enter the Stadium with the team. The cheerleaders were there and she saw Mandy, Roger's girlfriend. Penny looked down to see Heather, Johnny's girlfriend. She was at the front seat, clapping for Johnny. The crowd stood up and began to sing the National Anthem. The game began, and Roger's team with the ball. Roger passed it to Johnny and runs to the net and goal! The crowd cheered and so did Johnny. The game went well but the team almost lost after the Stoppage time. But Roger was able to get back on track when he made a goal on the last minute. The crowd went wild when the team won by 5-2.

Roger approached his girlfriend, Mandy and wrapped his arm around her and kissed her. Penny's eyes widened and smiled. She was used to seeing her brothers make out with their girlfriends since she had seen them a lot of times-by accident. Heather stood up and hugged Johnny.

"That was awesome, Roge!" Penny said, as she went down the Stadium and congratulated her brothers.

"Thanks, sis." Said Roger.

"Hey, Penny." Said Mandy, and smiled at her. She was wearing her cheerleading outfit with the colors blue and yellow. She looked pretty, as always. Her straight dark brown hair was almost up to her waist but it was pulled back and she had light brown eye shadows.

"Oh, hey, Mandy!"

"So, how's it going? I heard you've been dating Chris."

"Yeah, it's great."

After the game, they all went to celebrate. Penny's brothers hung out at their house and Penny's mom made food. Penny hung out with Chris and her other friends at Gordie's house since his dad wasn't home. Penny and Chris was on the sofa, Roma and Gordie were on the table writing stories while Jadey and Teddy were playing cards.

"Do you think we can get through this?" Penny asked him.

"Yeah, especially with Teddy around." He said, and looked at Teddy, who lost for the third time.

"Hell,yeah" And Chris placed his arm around Penny and kissed her. She wrapped her arms around his neck and placed her legs on his lap. They pulled away and Penny rested her head on his shoulder.

"Aw, your story's really great, Gordie." Said Roma.

"Really?"

"Yeah, it always is."

"I'm really glad you like it." he said, and grabbed her hand, interlacing their fingers.

Teddy and Jadey were sitting on the floor and Teddy lost again.

"Oh, shit! I can't believe I lost. I want a rematch. " He said, dropping the cards.

"Haha! Okay, if I win, I'm gonna let you do a dare. But if you win, you'll let me do the dare." She suggested, and Teddy looked more focused than before.

"Yeah! I win! Woohoo!!" Teddy yelled.

"Oh, damn! Okay, fine. What's the dare?"

"Okay, I dare you to," said Teddy, and pointed his fingers to his cheek.

"What?!"

"That's your dare, do it!" he teased excitedly.

"Okay, fine." Said Jadey, nervously. And she kissed his cheek, and Teddy smiled maliciously. But after a few moments, Jadey slowly moved her soft, glossed lips to his mouth. Teddy closed his eyes and didn't think of breaking away. He opened his mouth to let Jadey's tongue in and kissed her back. She tasted the soda that he drank this morning.

"Hey, you two, what the hell are you doing?" Chris asked them, while his arms were still around Penny.

"What? Jadey was hungry!" said Teddy, and Jadey hugged him tight.

"Yeah, right." Said Penny, unconvinced.

"Don't believe him, eh? I bet you two are just jealous 'cause when we make out, it's really wet!" said Jadey, laughing out loud.

"What are wet end you are, Jadey." Said Penny, and kissed Chris on his cheek.

"Sorry you two, you know how crazy Jadey gets after a kiss." Teddy explained, and placed his arm around Jadey. "But seriously, you call that a kiss?"

"Well, it's Chris and Penny's fault. I wasn't done with you anyway." Said Jadey, smirking and continued putting small kisses on Teddy's neck.

Sorry, it took too long. I had to do school stuff, family things, training and I had a lot on my mind lately. Thanks to JD who helped me here, Happy Birthday! You know what to do, REVIEW.