Waiting
Disclaimer: I don't own In a Heartbeat, Disney, ABC, etc. etc. blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Many Thanks for last chapter's replies. Can you believe it? I actually got two chapters out in less than a week. I hope ya' like it and as always please R&R.
Chapter 4
Reflection
After the EMTs wheeled Jamie into the ER and the doctors took him for some test, Hank called Alex.
"Hello."
"Alex, it's Hank."
"Hey Hank. Where are you guys?"
"We're at the hospital."
"Well, you need to get back here soon."
"I don't think we can do that. Look, Alex, out last call... well it's Jamie. He had passed out underneath the bleachers. We had to revive him on the way over here. Everybody would really like to wait here and see how he is."
"OK, I'll just beep you if a call comes in. I might even head down there myself. I hope Jamie's going to be OK."
"Yeah, me too. Bye Alex."
"Bye."
Hank turned off the cell phone then went and set down next to Val. Val was trying her best to comfort Catie who had started to sob uncontrollably. Val herself seemed pretty upset. As she whispered words of comfort in Catie's ear tears fell down her face. She didn't let Catie see them. Val felt she had to be strong for her best friend but she couldn't stop thinking of when Jamie had started seizing. She had been so scared he was going to die. She cared about Jamie. She had never really shown it but the dark rebel had found a special place in her heart. She knew that he wasn't such a bad person and that most of what he did was just a front he let people see but Val had caught glimpses of the real Jamie. The way he looked at Catie, how he had saved that little boy from the fire, and the twinkle in his eye when he made somebody laugh. They were all signs that there was a kind, considerate man underneath the hard exterior. Val just hoped that she would get a chance to see more of those moments.
A few feet away from them Tyler stood staring at the door the doctors had taken Jamie through. Tyler also kept thinking about when Jamie had gone into convulsions. When Val had prepared to state the time of death, Tyler had instantly felt like he hadn't worked hard enough to save Jamie's life. He felt he hadn't worked hard enough to be Jamie's friend. He and Hank had always sort of excluded Jamie. When he thought about it, Tyler realized that the only real friends Jamie had where Catie and Brianne. If Jamie survived this Tyler was going to promise to try to become his friend. He prayed that he would be able to keep his promise.
Hank sat looking at Val trying to comfort Catie. He felt the same as Tyler did. He regretted that he hadn't tried to be Jamie's friend. He also regretted that he had judged Jamie just because he was working on the squad for community service. He would try not to judge Jamie in the future...if there was a future.
Hank was snapped out of his thoughts by the sound of a woman crying. He looked up and saw a beautiful dark-haired woman standing at the nurse's station and begging for information about Jamie. Three little girls that must be Jamie's sisters surrounded her. Mrs. Waite spotted Catie and ran over to her.
"Catie, thank God you're here. Where is Jamie? Is he okay? What's wrong with him?" She frantically begged Catie for some answers. Catie hugged Mrs. Waite and told her that they didn't know anything yet. Mrs. Waite slumped down in a chair across from Hank and put her head into her hands.
Hank felt a tug on his hand and a small voice spoke. "Hey, mister, is my brother going to be OK?" Hank looked down into the big round green eyes of a seven-year-old and smiled sadly at her. He ruffled her red hair and told her that he didn't know if Jamie would be OK or not. Her huge eyes filled up with tears and she began sniffling.
"Hey, now, don't cry. I'm sure your big brother wouldn't want you to cry. What is your name?"
"Crimson Jade Waite." She stated proudly.
"That is a very pretty name. Now stop crying and help me color this picture." Hank said as he reached for a coloring book. He looked up and saw that Sami was sitting in Val's lap as she read her a book and Tyler was tickling Jasmine. Catie was sitting next to Mrs. Waite holding her hand and talking to her. Everybody looked up as the doctor walked into the room and cleared his throat.
"I have diagnosed James and I have to be honest, it doesn't look good."
So... What ya' think?
Disclaimer: I don't own In a Heartbeat, Disney, ABC, etc. etc. blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Many Thanks for last chapter's replies. Can you believe it? I actually got two chapters out in less than a week. I hope ya' like it and as always please R&R.
Chapter 4
Reflection
After the EMTs wheeled Jamie into the ER and the doctors took him for some test, Hank called Alex.
"Hello."
"Alex, it's Hank."
"Hey Hank. Where are you guys?"
"We're at the hospital."
"Well, you need to get back here soon."
"I don't think we can do that. Look, Alex, out last call... well it's Jamie. He had passed out underneath the bleachers. We had to revive him on the way over here. Everybody would really like to wait here and see how he is."
"OK, I'll just beep you if a call comes in. I might even head down there myself. I hope Jamie's going to be OK."
"Yeah, me too. Bye Alex."
"Bye."
Hank turned off the cell phone then went and set down next to Val. Val was trying her best to comfort Catie who had started to sob uncontrollably. Val herself seemed pretty upset. As she whispered words of comfort in Catie's ear tears fell down her face. She didn't let Catie see them. Val felt she had to be strong for her best friend but she couldn't stop thinking of when Jamie had started seizing. She had been so scared he was going to die. She cared about Jamie. She had never really shown it but the dark rebel had found a special place in her heart. She knew that he wasn't such a bad person and that most of what he did was just a front he let people see but Val had caught glimpses of the real Jamie. The way he looked at Catie, how he had saved that little boy from the fire, and the twinkle in his eye when he made somebody laugh. They were all signs that there was a kind, considerate man underneath the hard exterior. Val just hoped that she would get a chance to see more of those moments.
A few feet away from them Tyler stood staring at the door the doctors had taken Jamie through. Tyler also kept thinking about when Jamie had gone into convulsions. When Val had prepared to state the time of death, Tyler had instantly felt like he hadn't worked hard enough to save Jamie's life. He felt he hadn't worked hard enough to be Jamie's friend. He and Hank had always sort of excluded Jamie. When he thought about it, Tyler realized that the only real friends Jamie had where Catie and Brianne. If Jamie survived this Tyler was going to promise to try to become his friend. He prayed that he would be able to keep his promise.
Hank sat looking at Val trying to comfort Catie. He felt the same as Tyler did. He regretted that he hadn't tried to be Jamie's friend. He also regretted that he had judged Jamie just because he was working on the squad for community service. He would try not to judge Jamie in the future...if there was a future.
Hank was snapped out of his thoughts by the sound of a woman crying. He looked up and saw a beautiful dark-haired woman standing at the nurse's station and begging for information about Jamie. Three little girls that must be Jamie's sisters surrounded her. Mrs. Waite spotted Catie and ran over to her.
"Catie, thank God you're here. Where is Jamie? Is he okay? What's wrong with him?" She frantically begged Catie for some answers. Catie hugged Mrs. Waite and told her that they didn't know anything yet. Mrs. Waite slumped down in a chair across from Hank and put her head into her hands.
Hank felt a tug on his hand and a small voice spoke. "Hey, mister, is my brother going to be OK?" Hank looked down into the big round green eyes of a seven-year-old and smiled sadly at her. He ruffled her red hair and told her that he didn't know if Jamie would be OK or not. Her huge eyes filled up with tears and she began sniffling.
"Hey, now, don't cry. I'm sure your big brother wouldn't want you to cry. What is your name?"
"Crimson Jade Waite." She stated proudly.
"That is a very pretty name. Now stop crying and help me color this picture." Hank said as he reached for a coloring book. He looked up and saw that Sami was sitting in Val's lap as she read her a book and Tyler was tickling Jasmine. Catie was sitting next to Mrs. Waite holding her hand and talking to her. Everybody looked up as the doctor walked into the room and cleared his throat.
"I have diagnosed James and I have to be honest, it doesn't look good."
So... What ya' think?