Chapter 14: A Night In The Hospital
When Dana arrived at the location Bryce had told her to go to, she noticed a crowd of kids, all gathered around something. She stopped the car and got out. She went up to one of the guys and asked, "What's going on?" "Some kid got beat up," the guy answered. "Got beat real bad." Fearing the worst, Dana pushed through the crowd of kids and was shocked to see who she saw. It was Bryce, and he had gotten beat up so bad, that he was unconscious. "Call an ambulance," she said. "This is my brother." "They're on their way." said one girl. Dana held onto Bryce until the ambulance got there. When they finally got there, she asked the paramedic, "Can I please ride with you?" "Sorry," answered the paramedic. "But you can follow us and met us there." "Okay." Dana said. She jumped into her car and followed the ambulance to the Stilesville General Hospital.
Bryce finally awoke, dazed and confused. He awoke to find Dana holding his hand with her head down on the bed. "Dana." he tried to say. Dana lifted her head up and said, "Hey Bryce. I'm here. Can you tell me what happened?" When Bryce was about to say something, the doctor walked in. It was Bryce's doctor, Dr. Palo. "Bryce," he said. "You're a very lucky man. We're very lucky that you got here when you did." "Is he gonna be okay?" Dana asked. "He should be," Dr. Palo answered. "His jaw is fractured a little, but nothing that a little rest and stuff can't fix. His arm is broken as well." "That would explain the sling." Bryce said. Dana smiled and said, "Thanks Dr. Palo." Dr. Palo nodded and left on out. "Now Bryce," Dana said. "Tell me." "It was at the party and these guys came. I was flirting with one of the guys' sister, so they pulled me outside. And before I knew it, they were beating the crap out of me." Dana turned away because the tears were coming. She quickly wiped them away and turned back. "That's terrible." she finally said. "I know," Bryce said. "When I get outta here, I'm gonna go and find those guys and kill them." "They'll kill you." Dana said. She hugged her brother and he returned the hug. "Hey," she said. "I didn't tell you. Josh and I are going out now." "That's great Sugar Shoes," Bryce said. "He's liked you forever." "He told me." Dana said. Soon, Joanna and Richard came into the room and Joanna said, "Oh, my poor baby." "I'm fine mom." Bryce said. "You don't look like it," Richard said. "Dana, why didn't you tell us?" "He told me not too," Dana said. "And I didn't want you to worry." "Don't yell at her," Bryce said. "I was stupid for going to the party in the first place." "I'm just glad that you're okay." Joanna said. "Same here." Richard agreed. The nurse came into the room and said, "Okay. Visiting hours are almost over, so one person can stay with him tonight." "I want Dana to stay." Bryce said. "I'll stay." Dana said. The nurse left out and so did Joanna and Richard. Dana looked at her brother and said, "Man, this room is kinda small." "Sorta," Bryce agreed as he turned on the TV with his free arm. "But hey, good channels." "No lie right there." Dana said. She sat back in the chair and started watching TV. Before long, both she and Bryce fell asleep.
At around three in the morning, Dana awoke and heard Bryce fussing. He was having a nightmare, so she decided to wake him up. "Bryce," she said. "Wake up." Bryce woke up and looked at Dana. "You were having a bad dream." Dana explained. "They were about to hurt you." Bryce said. "It was a dream." Dana said. She hugged him and he returned the hug. "Now go back to sleep." she said after they let go. Bryce nodded and lay back. Dana lay back in the chair and soon, they both went to sleep.
When Dana woke up again, it was about nine in the morning. The room was sun filled and the nurse had come in a brought Bryce's breakfast, because he was sitting there, munching on some bacon. When Bryce saw her, he greeted, "Morning sis. Doctor came in and said that I could go home today. He said that he would come back in later on to do my discharge paper thingys." Dana took a moment to let all that sink in. She blinked then noticed that Bryce had on his regular clothes. "Why didn't you wake me?" she asked. "Because," Bryce answered as he took a bite of his toast. "You were sleeping so soundly. Mom and Dad told me not to wake you anyway. They went down to the cafeteria and should be on their way back." Soon, their parents walked through the door. "Hey sleepy head," greeted Richard. "The doctor said that Bryce could go home today." "He told me," Dana said. "Hey, can I go on home?" "Sure sweetheart," answered Joanna. "We'll see you at home." Dana smiled and left on out.
Chapter 14 done. Chapter 15 coming soon. Hope you liked. Read and Review.