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A/N: This is the sequel to the other Mighty Ducks fic "The Way Things Are". We recommend you read that one first. However, this can also be read as a stand-alone story. Please read and review.
Chapter 11
September 20th, 1997 3:35 am
Charlie's POV:
"What are our options?" Coach asked.
"Well, Mr. Bombay he's woken up far too soon. It's not safe for him to be awake yet, as he's lost too much blood. Our best option would be to put him in an induced coma," a doctor said.
"If that's the case how long will he be out?" Ms. MacKay asked.
"Hard to say," a doctor said.
I opened my eyes to see Coach Bombay talking to another one of the doctors. Third today. Eighth in total. All with the same answer. The answer that they don't know. That he woke up too soon. That what happens next, we have no control over.
Ms. MacKay's told me everything's going to be okay. But it's not. Ever since Adam was in the hospital the first time it stopped being okay.
Okay for me.
Okay for Bella.
Okay for the Ducks.
Nothing's been okay for Adam for years.
He's had to endure pain and suffering that we could never imagine, not in our wildest nightmares. He's my best friend and chances are he won't make it. We try to help but we don't get it, we never will. Because he doesn't stop.
A single tear ran down my face, followed by more and more. Until my tears came in floods.
"Charlie, Charlie? You alright?" Coach asked sitting next to me.
"Will he be okay?" I croaked.
"I don't know Charlie, he's lost a lot of blood, these are the best doctors in the state. They're doing the best they can," Coach said.
"WHERE IS HE?" A woman I'd saw once before but never met her, screamed.
"Mrs. Banks, is everything alright?" Bombay asked standing up. So, this was Adam and Bella's mom on closer look you could tell; she had the same light blonde hair that Adam did and Ollie's eyes. She was beautiful to put it simply. She was young, probably early forties. A lot younger than Phillip that's for sure.
"Gordon, I heard Adam was with you. HOW COULD YOU LET THIS HAPPEN?" Mrs. Banks screamed.
"Seraphina, what are you doing here?" Coach asked calmly.
"I came home last night to find Bella and Ollie. Ollie was pounding slap shots at the cutout and Bella was praying, which despite my mothers' protests, is something she does not do often. My son nearly killed himself Mr. Bombay. I have a right to go and see him," Seraphina said.
"You lost that right a while ago," Coach said and then crossed his arms.
"Since when?" Seraphina said.
"The night that Phillip disowned him," Coach said.
"Just tell me why, why he did this," Seraphina said.
"It started when they were nine," I whispered.
"Five years ago?" Seraphina asked.
"He could not handle the pressure Phillip put on him. We found out in our freshman year, we thought we put a stop to it. Then Bella yelled at him yesterday and he couldn't take it anymore. She was the one person beside him the whole way, she never doubted him. Then she did….," I started to say.
"Unbelievable," Seraphina said.
"Charlie, what did she actually say?" Bombay asked.
"I yelled at him. I told him he was a faggot. To take his piece of shit boyfriend with him," said a person behind me.
I turned; it was Bella.
"Hey, you good Bells?" I asked.
"Am I ever? How is he?" Bella asked.
"I don't kn-" I started to say but I was cut off by the sound of yelling and beeping.
"Adam," I said.
"We're losing him," someone shouted.
"Seraphina, just go, Okay? Charlie take Bella for a walk go to your mom's or something and I will be there in a few hours," Bombay said.
Mrs. Banks walked out without a flinch.
Bombay was beginning to panic.
He never panicked. This was about to get real.
A/N: Please Review. We know it is not the best chapter. But please don't sue us because we haven't spent 8 years between medical school and residency.