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Chapter 21: Things Happen for a Reason
"Hello," Jake said slowly. He wasn't sure if he wanted to take this phone call.
"Jake!" Kyle all but yelled into the phone.
"Kyle what's wrong?" Jake asked.
"There was an accident, I'm fine but they won't tell me anything about Leora or Lilly or the other two," Kyle said shakily.
"What do you mean?" Jake asked his face flushing white. He looked at Adam and saw the fear in Adam's eyes. He knew it had to be mirrored in his.
"I was at the mall and the girls showed up and I bummed a ride from them since I didn't want to catch a cab home and a car t-boned us we went into the ditch," Kyle said.
"I'll get a hold of dad and pops and I'll be there as soon as I can be," Jake said.
"Ok but hurry up," Kyle said.
"I will," Jake said and he hung up. He looked at Adam once more. "Leora and Kyle were in the accident as well," he said.
"Call dad," Adam said.
"Getting a hold of yours dads might be harder than you think," Carlos said.
"What do you mean?" Jake asked stopping dialing halfway.
"That's the reason I was here, they're in jail," Carlos said.
"What?" Adam asked shocked. He looked at Jake who looked just as shocked. He then looked back at Carlos waiting for him to answer him. He wasn't sure why they would be arrested. They had only gone out to dinner. They said they would be back late.
"Yeah, they called me to come bail them out and told me where to find their stash of emergency cash, but one of you have got to do it," Carlos said.
"I'll do it. You guys go to the hospital and find out what you can on Leora," Adam said. The other three nodded their heads.
"I'll get go get my cell phone and we can go," Jake said turning and running out of the kitchen. Adam turned to Carlos and got the money from him.
"Come on Cooper let's go change and we can go bail out dad and pops," Adam said. Cooper nodded his head. They both ran upstairs and changed form their pajamas and into jeans and t-shirts. They both left their room once more as Jake was leaving his bedroom.
"Take long enough?" Adam asked.
"I couldn't find my phone," Jake said holding his cell phone up. Adam raised an eyebrow at Jake.
"Damien's in there isn't he?" Adam asked. Jake's jaw fell and Adam started laughing. "I saw his car out front when I was changing. If he doesn't want people to know he's here he shouldn't park out front," Adam said laughing.
"Good to know, I'll let him know, now go," Jake said. Adam laughed and grabbed Cooper's hand and led him down stairs. Cooper grabbed his car keys and they were out the door.
"I always though this day would come, but I pictures it the other way around," Adam said.
"What?" Cooper asked.
"I always thought it would be my dads bailing me out of jail," Adam said slowly.
"You're not that bad," Cooper said. Adam laughed and shook his head.
"You have not seen me get really mad. I broke Jake's arm once. I've got bipolar and some times I get into these uncontrollable rages, but that's what the meds are for. They help me not lose control," Adam said.
"You broke Jake's arm?" Cooper asked.
"He pissed me off and I pushed him off the back deck," Adam said.
"Wow," Cooper said. Adam nodded his head. There was a few things he hadn't told Cooper about himself. It wasn't that he didn't want to, it just never came up. He was bipolar and there were a few things Cooper didn't know about him yet. He was worried about him seeing that side of him and having Cooper leave him.
"Look I've got it under control, but sometimes I miss a few doses of meds," Adam said.
"I'll learn to help you then," Cooper said.
"Most guys would run screaming by now," Adam said shaking his head. He was amazed that Cooper was still with him. Most guys would've left when Adam found out he was pregnant.
"I'm not most guys Adam, I thought we agreed on that already," Cooper said.
-Landslide-
Kendall was pacing back and forth in front of James who was sitting on a bench. They had been processed and were put in a holding cell. They hadn't been made to wear orange thank god. James was glad for that. Orange wasn't really his color. It just didn't mesh well with his skin tone.
"I can't believe this is happening," Kendall said.
"Ken calm down, Carlos will be here soon and we'll be out," James said calmly. Kendall turned on James and stared at him shocked. How was he so calm about this.
"I can't calm down, we've been arrested, we're going to have to pay a fine James," Kendall said.
"We'll deal with it, besides it's not like we haven't been arrested before," James said shrugging.
"I am just glad you thought to call Carlos and not Jake or Adam," Kendall said shaking his head. He didn't want the kids finding out about this. They didn't know about his and James' prior arrests. He sat down on the bench next to James. James placed his hand on Kendall's knee.
"Everything is going to be ok and the kids will never even know," James said.
"Well, well, well, look what we have here."
"Oh no," Kendall said jumping up. He turned around and saw Adam standing there with a police officer behind him.
"He says he knows you two," the officer said.
"Yeah he's our son," James said.
"I'll go get the paper work started," the officer said and he left.
"What are you doing here?" Kendall asked looking at Adam as he moved over to the bars that separated them.
"You know, I bet when you imagined this situation you'd thought it'd be the other way around right dad?" Adam asked. He seemed to be fighting the urge to laugh. Kendall just glared at Adam.
"Where's Carlos?" James asked.
"Organizing the candle light vigil," Adam joked. James and Kendall both crossed their arms over their chests.
"Come on Adam we don't have time for this," Kendall said annoyed.
"Oh I think you do," Adam said nodding his head. "I was told since I'm a minor I have to give the money to the suspects, which means you two," Adam said pulling some money out of his pocket. He waved it in the air.
"You're enjoying this more than you should, you brat," Kendall said.
"Give us the money," James said holding his hand out to Adam.
"Ok but just so you know it's coming out of your allowance," Adam teased. A look of realization crossed Adam's face before he spoke next. "Oh yeah, uncle Carlos and uncle Logan headed to the hospital with Jake. There was an accident with Leora, Lilly, and Kyle. I know Kyle and Lilly are fine but haven't heard anything about Leora."
"What?" Kendall asked.
"Adam give us the money," James said. Adam handed the money over.
"What kind of accident?" Kendall asked.
"I don't know but, I think they were at the mall and Kyle bummed a ride so I think it was a car accident of some sort," Adam said.
"Go tell them to get us out of here," Kendall said. Adam nodded his head. He turned and started to leave. He stopped and turned back.
"What did you guys get arrested for?" Adam asked.
"Just go," Kendall said.
"You were having sex in the car weren't you?" Adam asked.
"No," Kendall said.
"Why else you guys be wearing each others shirts then?" Adam asked as he turned and walked away. Kendall looked at James and saw he was wearing in shirt. In their haste they hadn't realized they grabbed the wrong shirts.
"Accident?" James asked.
"I know, we go get the car and we'll head over to the hospital," Kendall said. James nodded his head. He didn't know what to say. He couldn't bear to think that something was wrong with Leora. He didn't know what he would do if she was seriously injured or worse. She was his only daughter and he didn't want anything bad to happen to her. He didn't want anything bad to happen to any of his kids.
-Landslide-
Kyle was sitting in the waiting room. Lilly was still in the ER getting bandaged up. Kyle hadn't heard anything about Leora. She had been in a different ambulance than him. He was also wondering about Jayda and Kara. Kyle couldn't believe a fun evening like this one had gone so wrong. One minute they were in the arcade joking and having fun, the next they were in the ER.
"Dude I gotta go," Miles said looking at his watch. He lived a few blocks away and it was late out. He would most likely walk home.
"No way am I paying for a cab," Kyle said shaking his head.
"I can give you a ride," Jayda offered.
"Sweet thanks Jay," Kyle said.
"I'll see you guys later," Miles said before he took off running.
"You guys ready to go," Jayda asked looking at the other girls. They all nodded their heads. They made their way out to the parking lot. They all piled into Jayda's car. Kyle, Lilly, and Leora got in the back.
"Thanks for the ride Jay," Kyle said.
"You're just lucky that you're not too far out of my way," Jayda said. Kyle nodded his head. Jayda started driving. They pulled out of the mall parking lot and made their way to the Knight's house.
"So why were you two gone so long?" Jayda asked looking in the mirror for a second at Leora and Lilly.
"Went to get smoothie sand ran into someone," Leora said shrugging.
"Literally, she almost knocked him over," Lilly teased.
"Shut up," Leora said looking over at Lilly.
"He?" Kyle asked.
"Caleb," Lilly said.
"Are you still crushing on him?" Kyle asked. Jayda laughed and shook her head. "What he's all she can talk about sometimes. It's annoying," he said with an eye roll.
"Like you're any better," Leora said.
"Shut up," Kyle said pinching Leora.
"Ow, jerk," Leora said glaring at him. Kyle just stuck his tongue out at her. "Oh that's real mature."
"Oh that's real mature." Kyle mocked.
"That's not funny."
"That's not funny."
"Stop it."
"Stop it.
"Hey don't make me turn this car around," Jayda threatened.
"Kyle."
Kyle turned and looked down the hallway. He saw Jake, Carlos, and Logan heading his way. He jumped up and met them halfway.
"What happened?" Logan asked.
"Jayda was driving and this car hit is from the side. I don't know what happened with Le. I was brought here, just a few scratches," Kyle said. He had a few on his arms and one on his forehead. He wasn't seriously injured. Jake moved over to Kyle and hugged him.
"I'm glad you're ok," Jake said.
"Where's Lilly?" Carlos asked.
"She's in the ER getting bandaged up. I think she needed a few stitches," Kyle said. Logan grabbed Carlos' arm and pulled him away. Kyle knew they were worried about Lilly and not to take it personal. Logan stopped and turned to the boys.
"Stay here I'll try and get some news on Leora," Logan said. Kyle and Jake nodded their heads. They both sat down once more.
"What happened?" Jake asked.
"I don't know, maybe if Leora and I hadn't been arguing Jayda would've been paying attention," Kyle said shaking his head. He looked down at his hands. He really felt responsible for what had happened. He didn't know why he had picked a fight with Leora.
"It's not your fault Kyle," Jake said putting a hand on Kyle's arm. Kyle looked up at Jake though his tears.
"It is too," Kyle snapped.
"It is not," Jake assured his younger brother.
"Leora and I took her attention and she wasn't looking at the road," Kyle said.
"Accidents happen," Jake said. Kyle just shook his head and looked away from Jake. The two sat in silence until Logan returned. Jake and Kyle both jumped up and met him halfway.
"Did you find anything out?" Jake asked.
"Leora is in surgery right now. They told me she had a collapsed lung and some internal bleeding. She should be fine in a few hours," Logan said.
"She's going to be fine?" Kyle asked relieved. Logan nodded his head.
"See she's going to be fine," Jake said. Kyle nodded his head. They both moved and sat down once more. Logan sat down with them as well.
"How is Lilly?" Kyle asked.
"She's almost done getting stitched up, she and Carlos will be out with her in a bit," Logan said. The three sat down.
"Did you hear about the other two?" Kyle asked.
"Yeah, the driver was knocked unconscious. Her spine was compressed and we won't know the extent of her damage until she wakes up. The other one had glass in her arm and needed stitches as well," Logan said.
"Jayda and Kara," Kyle said.
The three fell silent for a bit. None of them knew what to say. Lilly and Carlos joined them after awhile. Lilly had her arm wrapped up. She told Kyle she was fine repeatedly. Then they all settled down once more waiting for news on Lilly.
"Jake! Kyle!"
Jake and Kyle both jumped up and saw Kendall, James, Adam, and Cooper heading their way. Kyle jumped up and moved over to his dads.
"I am so sorry," Kyle said.
"Are you ok?" James asked as he hugged Kyle to him.
"I'm fine, I'm fine," Kyle said.
"Where's Leora?" Kendall asked.
"She's in surgery," Logan said standing up. "Her lung collapsed and she had some minor internal bleeding. She should be fine though," he added.
"How long?" Kendall asked.
"She should be out of surgery soon," Logan said.
-Landslide-
Leora's head as pounding and breathing seemed to be hard. She heard a steady beeping sound. She heard dull chatter. She could pick out a few phrases. She heard, "She should wake up soon." and "She'll be fine."
Leora managed to crack her eyes open a bit. She saw a light above her and a ceiling. She looked to her side and saw Kendall and James talking to Logan. None of them seemed to notice her. She didn't see Carlos anywhere.
"Le?"
Leora turned her head and saw Kyle, Lilly, and Jake sitting beside her. Adam and Cooper were sitting at the foot of the bed as well.
"Leora."
Leora turned once more and saw Kendall and James had moved to stand beside her.
"What happened?" Leora asked.
"You were in a car accident," Kendall said sitting gently on the edge of her bed. "You're going to be fine Ladybug," he said smiling at her.
"I remember fighting with Kyle then nothing," Leora said looking around the room. She saw Lilly and Kyle. They both had a few scratches on them.
"Post Traumatic Stress, your brain doesn't want to remember the traumatic event, but don't worry it'll come back to you," Logan said. Leora nodded her head. She listened to Logan talk about what had happened to her. He told her about her lung and the bleeding and told it was best she didn't move around much. She was glad to be ok, but she wondered about Jayda and Kara.
"What about Jayda and Kara?" Leora asked.
"Kara is just like Lilly with stitches on her arm," Kyle said. Lilly lifted her arm to show Leora her stitches. Leora nodded her head.
"What about Jay?" Leora asked.
"Something happened with her spine, she can't feel her legs," Kyle said looking down at the ground. Leora looked at Logan. He explained how her spine was compressed in the accident and how it caused her paralysis.
"How long have I been out?" Leora asked.
"Just since last night," Kyle said. Leora nodded her head once more. She laid back on the bed and let the new sink in. Her thoughts turned to Jayda. She wondered what this would mean for her dreams of being a model. She knew being a model meant you had to be able to walk. It was called a runway for a reason. She looked at Kyle. She could tell he felt guilty about all of this. She felt guilty too. She had been fighting with Kyle and it seemed to be the cause of the accident. She didn't know what to think right now.
"Le," Adam said moving over to her bedside.
"Yeah Addie," Leora said.
"I've got something that'll make you smile," Adam said grinning.
"What?" Leora asked curiously.
"Dad and pops got arrested and I had to go bail them out," Adam said. Leora looked at Kendall and James who didn't look too happy.
"Really?" Leora asked.
"Yes, but it's not a big deal, we just have a fine to pay," Kendall said.
"I'm just trying to lighten the mood a bit," Adam said smiling at Kendall.
"One more word and you're grounded," Kendall threatened.
"Go ahead, I hove no social life. I'm pregnant remember, like half the school thinks I'm a slut," Adam said shrugging.
"What?" James asked.
"It's no big deal pops, it's just people being stupid," Adam said calmly.
-Landslide-
Kyle walked into Jayda's room. He had a bunch of flowers. He poked his head in her room and saw her sitting up watching TV.
"Hey," Kyle said getting her attention. Jayda turned to face him and gave him a small smile. "How you feeling?" he asked.
"I've been better," Jayda said.
"Look Jay, I am so sorry," Kyle said walking over and holding the flowers out to her. "It should be me here and not you," he said looking at her.
"No, Kyle don't it wasn't your fault. I wasn't paying attention, but then again I didn't run a red light," Jayda said.
"Le and I were fighting. We took you attention. I never should of taken a ride with you guys," Kyle said shaking head.
"Ky stop it," Jayda said, "trust me you don't want to be in my place. I am in pain and I can't feel my legs. They say I might not walk again, but then again I might," she said looking down at her legs which were covered with a blanket.
"I still feel like this was my fault," Kyle whispered. He hated that she was being so calm about this. If he was in her place he'd be so mad. He didn't know at who, but he'd be mad.
"Stop it."
"I can't." Kyle hung his head. "Aren't you worried you might not walk ever again?" he asked moving closer to her bed.
"Yeah, terrified really, but there's nothing I can do about it. Things like this happen for a reason Kyle," Jayda said. Kyle sighed and looked away from Jayda. He knew she didn't blame him, but she should. It was his fault after all. She was being too nice to him.
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