The Wake Up Call
A/N: I know you guys want to find out what happened to Shayla and who hit her.
Casey, who was sitting by her eldest child's bed, felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked back to meet the sorrowful blue eyes on Maddy. It had been a week since the accident and Shayla still had not woken up. She had moved though, which was great.
"Ms. Novak, why don't you go get some food with Ms. Southerlyn and Ms. Cabot in the cafeteria. I will sit with Shayla," the brunette said softly. The redhead sent a desperate look to her daughter before nodding and walking out. Maddy took her seat and took one of the pale hands into her own.
"Hey Shay-bear. I don't know if you can hear me or not, but I want to tell you that i'm so grateful for what you did. You are still an idiot for it though," she started, smiling and chuckling lightly. The doctors had told her that Shayla could hear her, seeing as she wasn't in a coma. Maddy continued talking for half an hour until every one returned from lunch. David, Peyton, and Jason sat by the window, Olivia and Alex sat on the small couch in front of the bed, Maddy sat on the foot of the bed while Serena and Casey sat in chairs by the bed. As they were talking about school and life, someone knocked on the door. Jason got up and let the duo in. It was a man and a woman, both in police uniforms.
"Good afternoon. My name is Officer Ryan Baker and this is my partner Officer Marie Davis," the man with short black hair and hazel eyes said. Hello was mumbled by most people in the room. Maddy edged closer to Shayla on instinct. This made Olivia smile and nudge Peyton to see. They both smiled.
"We have just found out the identity of the person who hit Ms. Donovan-Novak," the woman with honey hair and light green eyes said. Everyone drew in a deep breath. Casey and Serena joined hands.
"It was..... Jordan Braddock. Do you know why she would target your family?" the male asked. Casey and Olivia started growling while Alex made obvious efforts to calm her down.
"We prosecuted her brother. She also impersonated a child services agent and was under charges but had not been found. I think we can add attempted murder to the docket as well," Serena started to seethe. The others all nodded their head in agreement. The officers nodded and left the room with the new information. A nurse came into the room to inform them that visiting hours were over and they needed to decide who was going to stay the night. Madison bit her lip and looked around. The adults seemed exhausted and the little ones needed to see them.
"Ms. Novak, Ms. Southerlyn, why don't you guys go home and spend some time with Phae and Sammy? Ms. Benson and Ms. Cabot should as well," she said. The others looked around at each other, gauging the truth of the statement.
"Who would stay with my daughter?" Serena asked, knowing the answer already but needing to hear it.
"I would. I have everyone's numbers and I will call you if anything changes," Maddy started saying her case. The adults agreed and left, leaving Maddy alone in the room with Shayla. The brunette sat in the chair and pulled out a book she needed to read.
A few hours passed and night was almost upon the hospital. Madison popped her back and put her book away. She chugged a bit of water and turned to the bed. Shayla was still laying there, still as silent and still as she had been for the past week. She took a deep breath and sighed, looking at Shay's feet when she started to talk.
"Shayla, I know that we haven't known each other that long. But, I feel as though I have known you longer than two months. I was drawn to you and I started to feel things that I had never felt before. I know you can hear this, but I know you can't speak.. Shayla, will you go out with me?" she asked, pausing even though she knew it was pointless. She was surprised.
"Yes. I will go out with you," a soft voice croaked from the bed. Shayla looked over.
A few moments earlier....
She winced internally as bright light invaded her vision. She took check of her body. Her arm, face, ribs, and leg hurt like hell. Suddenly, she heard a voice talking and it made her eyes open.
"Will you go out with me," she heard Madison speak on the tail-end of her speech. She had vaguely heard the beginning and she turned her head to her.
"Yes. I will go out with you," she croaked out, grimacing at her voice. Maddy's head snapped to her and blue eyes widened. She pressed the call button on the side of the bed while leaning over and kissing every available bit of skin she could reach, ending with a soft kiss on her lips which left a tingle in her stomach. The nurses and a doctor came in and sent her out. Madison walked outside and grabbed her phone, dialing her house phone. She sent Peyton to Alex's house and David to Casey's to get them.
An hour later, everyone was back at the hospital. They had brought all the kids with them, having no time to get sitters. Richard (age 3 with honey brown hair and blue eyes) was sleeping on a large blanket with the Donovan-Novaks and the Benson-Cabots. Madison and Casey were pacing back and forth in the room until the doctor came out. He ran a hand through his graying hair.
"She is awake and asking for you. She is quite the feisty one, she is," he said. The others in the room chuckled.
"You have no idea," Jason whispered.
"Her first reaction was to squint at me and ask who I was, where her girlfriend was, and where her momma and mom were and why wasn't she at the band party," Maddy and Serena let out small laughs and wiped their eyes. They looked at each other and then tackled Casey in a hug. All three were crying. The doctor told them that he would make special allowances for them to visit her. He would also put the younger children the the parent's nursery for the night so the parents could rest.
Here you go. I hope you like it. Tell me what you think!!