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It was late night, and both Larry and Maddie were bent over in their seats in a dazed sleep. Sam hadn't regained consciousness yet, but the doctor had said that it was to be expected that he didn't come to for a while, so Larry wasn't too worried. Larry once again woke from his uncomfortable daze. He leaned back and rubbed his temple. He gazed across the room to where Maddie was fast asleep. There was something about her. . .
The door opening interrupted his thoughts. A nurse stuck her head into the room. She looked from Maddie asleep, to Larry. Larry climbed up and followed the nurse outside, closing the door behind him.
"Is it her mum?" He asked quietly. The nurse nodded.
"They've finished operating, they're moving her to the ICU. Maddie should be able to see her now." She said. Larry felt relief for the child he had only met that day.
"Have you called anyone for her?" Larry asked, nodding in Maddies direction.
"Apparently she does have an Aunt that usually lives in New York, but for whatever reason we can't get hold of her." The nurse said with a slight shrug. "We managed to call a friend of her mothers that lives here, she said she'd be here as soon as possible."
Larry nodded. "I'll tell her when she wakes up. Thank you." He said as he turned back to the room.
"Larry!" A voice called. He turned to see Jamie rushing down the hall towards him. "What happened? How is he?" She asked hurriedly.
"He's fine." Larry said. "He's still unconscious, though." Jamie brought a hand to her mouth.
"Can I see him?" She asked quietly. Larry nodded and opened the door for her. Jamie noticed Maddie lying asleep, and gave Larry a confused look.
"That's Maddie." Larry said. "Her mom was in an accident, there isn't anyone else here for her." Jamie simply nodded and sat down beside Sam. Larry made his way across the room to Maddie, where he knelt in front of her. He shook her gently. She stirred for a moment, before opening her eyes. "Hey." He said softly. "Apparently your mum is out of surgery, you should be able to see her in a little while." He could see the relief on her face as the good news sunk in. "They've called one of her friends here in New York."
"Yeah, I think." Maddie said drowsily.
"Okay." Larry said quietly, before adding, "See, I told you she'd be okay." Maddie smiled.
"Yeah, you did." She said, swinging her legs off the seat. "I'm going to go see her now."
"Do you want me to come with you?" Larry asked.
"Nah, it's alright. You should be here with Sam. . .and. . ." She paused when she noticed Jamie. "Who's that?"
"Sam's mom." Larry whispered back.
"Oh. Are you two--"
"No." Larry replied.
"Is she the woman you were going to propose to?" Maddie questioned.
Larry smiled. "Not a chance."
"Right." Maddie said, standing up and offering her hand. "I guess I'll see you around. Thanks for the company. . .and the Doritos."
"Any time." Larry said, accepting her hand and shaking it. Maddie gave him another half smile, before leaving the room. He smiled after she left. "Cute kid. . ." He muttered. He walked around and stood in front of Sam's bed.
"What happened?" Jamie questioned. "How did he get here?"
Larry's smile vanished. "We were in the taxi. . .and someone came swerving out of nowhere. . .I can't remember much after that."
"This is your fault." Jamie accused. "If he doesn't come out of this. . ." She broke off.
"I already blame myself, Jamie." Larry said quietly. "Please don't make it worse." Jamie remained silent as she turned back to gaze at Sam. Larry sunk into the seat Maddie had just left, guilt creeping steadily into his conscience.
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Maddie turned away from the nurse and headed towards Ally's room. She gently opened the door and stepped inside. She clenched her teeth as she saw Ally lying motionless on the bed. She sat down next to her and took her hand.
"Ally. . .I. . ." She broke off, not knowing what to say. Or even if Ally would remember it. "You know, there's this guy I just met. He's pretty cute. If you get through this. . .I'm introducing you to him." Maddie said finally. She smiled. "His name's Larry too. . ."
Ten minutes later, the door opened again. Maddie looked up to find Renee standing above her.
"Hey." Renee whispered, as Maddie got up and hugged her. "How's she doing?"
"I don't know. . ." Maddie shook her head. She stepped away from Renee and sat back down.
"Do you remember what happened?" Renee asked gently.
Maddie hesitated. "She pushed me out of the way. . .and she got hit. It's my fault."
"Don't say that. This wasn't your fault. . .I know Ally would say the same thing." Renee said, sitting next to Maddie. Silence fell between them, before Renee spoke again. "I called John. He said he'll try and convince some of the others to come down with him."
"They're all coming?" Maddie asked, suddenly eager.
"Yeah." Renee replied with a small smile. "But I don't know if that's enough." She added quietly.
"What do you mean?" Maddie questioned.
"I was just thinking. . .maybe the only person who can get Ally out of this. . ." Renee paused.
"Larry. . ." Ally muttered in her sleep. Renee and Maddie both jumped, before looking at each other in surprise.
"That's it." Renee said. "I'm calling him."
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"I'm going to get some coffee." Larry said quietly, standing up. When Jamie said nothing, he opened the door.
"Larry!" Jamie suddenly exclaimed. "I think he's waking up." Larry hurried back to the side of the bed, where Sam was stirring. He opened his eyes and looked up at Larry.
"Dad?" He asked quietly.
"Hey buddy." Larry said softly, his smile widening. "How do you feel?"
"Tired." Sam replied. As Larry continued to talk to his son, his phone rang from his belongings on the seat behind him.
"Just ignore it." Jamie said to Larry. He nodded. He could always call back later.
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It was late night, and both Larry and Maddie were bent over in their seats in a dazed sleep. Sam hadn't regained consciousness yet, but the doctor had said that it was to be expected that he didn't come to for a while, so Larry wasn't too worried. Larry once again woke from his uncomfortable daze. He leaned back and rubbed his temple. He gazed across the room to where Maddie was fast asleep. There was something about her. . .
The door opening interrupted his thoughts. A nurse stuck her head into the room. She looked from Maddie asleep, to Larry. Larry climbed up and followed the nurse outside, closing the door behind him.
"Is it her mum?" He asked quietly. The nurse nodded.
"They've finished operating, they're moving her to the ICU. Maddie should be able to see her now." She said. Larry felt relief for the child he had only met that day.
"Have you called anyone for her?" Larry asked, nodding in Maddies direction.
"Apparently she does have an Aunt that usually lives in New York, but for whatever reason we can't get hold of her." The nurse said with a slight shrug. "We managed to call a friend of her mothers that lives here, she said she'd be here as soon as possible."
Larry nodded. "I'll tell her when she wakes up. Thank you." He said as he turned back to the room.
"Larry!" A voice called. He turned to see Jamie rushing down the hall towards him. "What happened? How is he?" She asked hurriedly.
"He's fine." Larry said. "He's still unconscious, though." Jamie brought a hand to her mouth.
"Can I see him?" She asked quietly. Larry nodded and opened the door for her. Jamie noticed Maddie lying asleep, and gave Larry a confused look.
"That's Maddie." Larry said. "Her mom was in an accident, there isn't anyone else here for her." Jamie simply nodded and sat down beside Sam. Larry made his way across the room to Maddie, where he knelt in front of her. He shook her gently. She stirred for a moment, before opening her eyes. "Hey." He said softly. "Apparently your mum is out of surgery, you should be able to see her in a little while." He could see the relief on her face as the good news sunk in. "They've called one of her friends here in New York."
"Yeah, I think." Maddie said drowsily.
"Okay." Larry said quietly, before adding, "See, I told you she'd be okay." Maddie smiled.
"Yeah, you did." She said, swinging her legs off the seat. "I'm going to go see her now."
"Do you want me to come with you?" Larry asked.
"Nah, it's alright. You should be here with Sam. . .and. . ." She paused when she noticed Jamie. "Who's that?"
"Sam's mom." Larry whispered back.
"Oh. Are you two--"
"No." Larry replied.
"Is she the woman you were going to propose to?" Maddie questioned.
Larry smiled. "Not a chance."
"Right." Maddie said, standing up and offering her hand. "I guess I'll see you around. Thanks for the company. . .and the Doritos."
"Any time." Larry said, accepting her hand and shaking it. Maddie gave him another half smile, before leaving the room. He smiled after she left. "Cute kid. . ." He muttered. He walked around and stood in front of Sam's bed.
"What happened?" Jamie questioned. "How did he get here?"
Larry's smile vanished. "We were in the taxi. . .and someone came swerving out of nowhere. . .I can't remember much after that."
"This is your fault." Jamie accused. "If he doesn't come out of this. . ." She broke off.
"I already blame myself, Jamie." Larry said quietly. "Please don't make it worse." Jamie remained silent as she turned back to gaze at Sam. Larry sunk into the seat Maddie had just left, guilt creeping steadily into his conscience.
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Maddie turned away from the nurse and headed towards Ally's room. She gently opened the door and stepped inside. She clenched her teeth as she saw Ally lying motionless on the bed. She sat down next to her and took her hand.
"Ally. . .I. . ." She broke off, not knowing what to say. Or even if Ally would remember it. "You know, there's this guy I just met. He's pretty cute. If you get through this. . .I'm introducing you to him." Maddie said finally. She smiled. "His name's Larry too. . ."
Ten minutes later, the door opened again. Maddie looked up to find Renee standing above her.
"Hey." Renee whispered, as Maddie got up and hugged her. "How's she doing?"
"I don't know. . ." Maddie shook her head. She stepped away from Renee and sat back down.
"Do you remember what happened?" Renee asked gently.
Maddie hesitated. "She pushed me out of the way. . .and she got hit. It's my fault."
"Don't say that. This wasn't your fault. . .I know Ally would say the same thing." Renee said, sitting next to Maddie. Silence fell between them, before Renee spoke again. "I called John. He said he'll try and convince some of the others to come down with him."
"They're all coming?" Maddie asked, suddenly eager.
"Yeah." Renee replied with a small smile. "But I don't know if that's enough." She added quietly.
"What do you mean?" Maddie questioned.
"I was just thinking. . .maybe the only person who can get Ally out of this. . ." Renee paused.
"Larry. . ." Ally muttered in her sleep. Renee and Maddie both jumped, before looking at each other in surprise.
"That's it." Renee said. "I'm calling him."
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"I'm going to get some coffee." Larry said quietly, standing up. When Jamie said nothing, he opened the door.
"Larry!" Jamie suddenly exclaimed. "I think he's waking up." Larry hurried back to the side of the bed, where Sam was stirring. He opened his eyes and looked up at Larry.
"Dad?" He asked quietly.
"Hey buddy." Larry said softly, his smile widening. "How do you feel?"
"Tired." Sam replied. As Larry continued to talk to his son, his phone rang from his belongings on the seat behind him.
"Just ignore it." Jamie said to Larry. He nodded. He could always call back later.
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