Chapter 12

Austin's POV

I was sitting in the hospital waiting room with Trish and Alexis. Lester went back in emergency room with her. We had been sitting here for two hours; nobody has said anything to us.

Alexis at first wasn't crying she was sitting silently staring at the floor. Then she suddenly started; Trish tried to calm her down it didn't work at first. Then she went into heavy breathing. Now she is sitting beside me in a chair asleep.

Trish was pacing back and forth talking to someone on the phone. I realized we hadn't called Dez. I stand up and walk over to her.

"Is that Dez?" I ask.

She nods and continues talking.

I look back at Alexis; still asleep.

I walk down a hallway and see a drink machine. I take out a dollar and look at it. 1.25...I sigh, and put my hand in my pocket. I take it back out, twenty five cents!

Before I could put the money in the slot I began thinking. What if Ally doesn't wake up? What if she doesn't remember me when she wakes up? What if she does remember anything? What if she dies?

I close my eyes for a second my hand trembling. I felt tears appear in my eyes. I wipe them quickly and shake my head and take a deep breath. I held it. I let it go after thirty seconds. I insert the money and get a Dr. Pepper.

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By the time I got back to the waiting room I realized I wasn't thirsty. I sat down and look back at Alexis. She was awake; her face pale and wet from tears. I handed her the Dr. Pepper. She took it with a shaking hand. She opened it and took a long drink.

"Thanks,"

"You're welcome," I lean back in my chair and close my eyes. I just want this to be over with.

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"Austin, wake up." Someone was shaking me.

I open my eyes and sit up. I look around; I guess I fell asleep in the waiting room. After a moment, I realize Trish was shaking me.

"What?"

"We can go back and see Ally now." She says.

Ally…I stand up and nod.

Slowly, Trish, Alexis and I made our way to room 314. None of us talked on the elevator ride, none of us looking at each other. We walked even slowly to her room. I don't know if it was if we were scared to see what she look liked or what.

Trish opened the door and we followed her in. I turned around and quietly closed the door behind me. I stood there for a second praying that she was out; that nothing too terrible happened. But the thought of her being okay evaporated when Trish gasped. I turn back around; I wanted to gasp but I held it in.

Ally was lying in the bed, covers over her body. She looked pale, much more than usual. She had a white thing wrapped around her head from the gash. She looked so helpless, so broken. I noticed she wasn't awake. Before I could ask anything, Trish started blurting out every question to be asked.

"Is she going to wake up? Is anything broken, what happened?!"

Lester was over in the chair beside the bed, with his head in his hands. The doctor stood on the other side and took a small breath.

"Ally has suffered through a lot in the last few hours. She has two broken ribs, a broken arm and a sprained ankle suspected from trying to run away. Those things will heal. But it seem as of now she is unconscious." He explained.

"We can see that!" Alexis screamed. She was leaning on the wall, her arms wrapped around herself. Shielding herself, she's so much like Ally.

"I apologize." The doctor said.

"Well do you know when she'll wake up?" Trish asked. Her eyes were teary.

"We are not for sure at this point." He said. "I'll leave you all alone with her. Please press the nurse's button if anything unusual happens." With that said, he left the room.

We stood there in an awkward silence.

"Alexis, can you come to the bathroom with me?" Trish asked.

Alexis slowly nods.

She and Trish walk out.

So it left Lester and me…alone.

He stood up and walked to me. "I told the doctor not to say this in front of the girls but since you seem to be dating my daughter, I think you should know."

I didn't say anything, I couldn't. My words were caught in my throat.

"The doctor said that Ally was…" His voice cracked. "That she…she was raped."

"Do they know who it was?" I ask.

He shakes his head. "They're hoping she'll wake up soon and will remember."

All I did was nod.

"I-I'll go check on the girls." He said, and then left the room.

When the door shut, I screamed. I screamed loud. I pushed over the little table next to the door and slammed my fist against the board on the wall. It cracked. Anger was flooding me, why didn't I just take her home? Why didn't I think of something like this happening? I could have prevented this. I felt responsible. I walk over to her, kneel beside the bed. I touch her cheek. She was cold. I let the tears from earlier slide down.

"I'm sorry, Ally. This is my entire fault. If I wasn't stupid and just had walked you home, you'd be okay. You'd probably be asleep by now dreaming. And I wouldn't feel this guilty."

I pulled the chair Lester was sitting in closer and sit in it. For a few minutes I sit there holding her hand.

The door opens I turn and look. It was Trish.

"Lester asked if you could take Alexis home, him and me will stay here. He said you can stay there if you wanted to. That Alexis will probably need the company."

I nod. "I'll be out in a second."

She nods and closes the door again.

I stand up, squeeze her hand and let go. I didn't want to leave, her wake up and I'm not here. I take the dog whistle off and put it around her neck. I kiss her cheek really quick then leave.

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Alexis and I rode in the car silently.

"You can turn on the radio if you want." I said.

She leans up and presses the ON button, then slides a CD in. A few second later Taylor Swift lyrics filled the car. She starts singing along, turning the music up drowning out herself.

22 started playing. I started blurting and screaming out the lyrics. She looks at me funny for a second then starts singing loudly with me.

By the time we got to the house we had gone through a full CD. She had to put in another.

We got out of the car, she unlocked the door and we walked in. I realized it my first time coming into Ally's house. I followed Alexis to the living room, where she sat down and switched on the TV. I sat next to her.

"So where is your dad?" I ask.

She shrugs. "Every month he leaves for a few days, he left yesterday so he won't be back until like next Thursday."

I nodded.

Soon enough she fell asleep while we were watching South Park. I decided to take her to her bedroom. I pick up her up and walk to a hallway. It would have taken me a few minutes to find her room but I saw a door that had an 'Alexis' across it. I figured it was her room. I open the door, pull back the covers and lay her down, gently pulling the covers back over her. I start to leave.

"Hey Austin,"

I turn around. "Yeah,"

"Do you think Ally will be okay?"

I nod. "Yeah, she'll wake up and be okay."

"Okay, oh and you sing alright."

I laugh, "Thanks."

I leave and shut the door behind me.

I walk to the next door and opened it. It looked like a girl's room in the dark. I switched the light on. Yeah, it seemed to be Ally's room.

It had blue walls and white furniture. The bed didn't have any sheets on it, I wonder why. I walk into the room getting a better look. She had a window above a desk in the left corner of the room, and then a mirror and dresser on the wall were her door was. There were two other doors, one that probably lead to a closet and one that lead to a bathroom. Both were on the left wall. On her right wall were two shelves one was filled with books, another with CD cases and random little statues.

I walk to the desk and sit in the chair. A book lay on the table. I open to the first page.

Property of

Ally Ashlyn Dawson

I flip the page.

November 14, 2012

I got this dumb journal a day ago on my birthday. My mom thought it was a good idea to give me something to write my feelings down. So here it goes…

I slam the book shut. What am I doing?

You know exactly what you're doing…looking through your unconscious girlfriend's journal.

I stand up, cut the light off and walk to the living room. I sit on the couch, then realize something I haven't called my mom yet.

I stand up and yank my phone out of my pocket. I quickly dial her number; I look at the clock on the wall.

6: 56am

She's going to kill me.

"Austin, honey,"

"Mom, I'm so, so sorry for not calling earlier. See we found Ally, but had to take her to the hospital because she was unconscious. Now I'm at her house with her little cousin, Alexis."

"Wait, she unconscious."

I sit down and lean over my knees. "Y-yeah, she is."

"Well is she okay?" She sounded worried.

"I don't know."

"Are you okay, Austin?"

"I don't know," I answer honestly. "Mom, can I stay here for a while? I want to make sure Alexis is okay. She's not taking this well. I don't want to leave her alone."

"Okay, Austin. I'm just glad you called me. I was getting worried. Well I am going to work, call if anything happens to Ally okay?"

"Yeah, okay."

"Alright, Austin I love you."

"I love you, too, Mom."

I press end call then sit my phone on the coffee table. My mind was a total blank. My eyelids were heavy and I couldn't force myself to stay up anymore. I wanted to stay awake and see if anybody called about Ally. But before I could sit back up straight I feel asleep.

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