Sante Fe

"Action!" yelled Chris Columbus. They started shooting the scene in the subway, which also included the song, Sante Fe. Everyone and everything was going the way that it was rehearsed until suddenly right in the middle of the song, someone yelled,

"OW!!"

Everyone turned towards Collins who was hunched over in the middle of the set holding his hand to his back.

"Collins, what is it?" Angel asked.

"I think I pulled something in my back," Collins said in pain. He was in so much pain that he passed out.

"Oh, great," Angel said unexpectedly as he laid Collins carefully on the ground. Then he quickly walked over to Chris.

"Now what?" Angel asked him.

"Well, first we call 911 and see if he actually pulled something," Chris said whipping out his cell and calling. Pretty soon an ambulance was on its way. When they arrived on the set, the medics carefully placed Collins on a stretcher and in the back of the ambulance. Then they were on their way to the hospital. Immediately the cast and some of the crew drove after the ambulance.

A few hours later, Collins started to show signs of waking up. Then a few seconds later, he began to open up his eyes. He noticed that some of the cast was sleeping on the couches. Then his eyes fell upon Angel.

"Angel," he said hoarsely.

The instant Angel heard her name she rushed over to Collins.

"How are you feeling, hon?"

"Fine except my back hurts. Why am I here?"

"Well, we were in the middle of the scene for Sante Fe when you collapsed and passed out. We think you pulled something in your back," Angel said.

"Great," Collins said exasperated. A second later, he started to grind his teeth together hard and Angel could tell that he was in so much pain. Angel left to go find the doctor and then they returned a second later.

The doctor began to talk to Collins.

"How long do I have to be in here for? I'm in a movie and we're filming now. We also have a deadline," Collins said.

"Well, if the pain gets extremely unbearable, we'll have no other choice but to operate ASAP. From your x-rays, it looks like you have a slip disk," the doc said.

"Awesome," Collins said sarcastically.

"So I guess I'll see you either tonight or tomorrow whatever the case may be," the doc replied and then he left the room. The rest of the people woke up, walked over to Collins and everyone began talking.

A few hours later, everyone left except for Angel. Also the pain, that Collins was experiencing, was worsening. In the end, Collins had to get some surgery and Angel was right there the entire up to the point when they rolled him in the OR and Angel waited in the waiting room.

"Ma'am. Ma'am," the doc said as he tried to wake up Angel.

"Wha..?" she asked as she sat up.

"Your friend is fine. He's out of surgery. It was a success. Right now, they are wheeling him towards his room. He's still a little groggy. You can go see him."

Angel practically ran towards her lover's room. When she got there, she saw that Collins was sleeping so she sat in one of the chairs and fell asleep.

The next morning

"Angel?" Collins said.

Angel practically fell out of the chair when she heard her name being called. She hurriedly rushed over to him.

"How are you feeling, babe?"

"Fine. I'm still in a little pain but that's okay. I had surgery last night, right?"

"Right, baby."

Then the doc came in and explained everything to them including Collins' condition.

"The surgery was a success. You might have some pain but it should go away. Don't lift up anything heavy for a month and I'll release you now."

A few minutes later, Collins and Angel were back on the set of Rent so they could finish the movie.

The End