At the hospital…
The kids are all sitting in chairs with worried looks on their face. Peter is talking quietly to Sophie, who just keeps shaking her head. A man walks in and they all stand up at once.
Peter: Doctor?
Doctor: I'm Lizard's doctor, could I talk to you?
Peter: Yes. Sure. Stay here kids.
Sophie: I'm coming too.
Away from the kids…
Doctor: Lizard has been beaten very very badly. There was some internal bleeding, but we were able to fix that. She lost a lot of blood, that's why she passed out. We gave her some more blood. She has three broken ribs. Her body is bruised all over and she has a concussion.
Peter: Is she going to live?
Doctor: Absolutely, she can go home tomorrow. But I'm more worried about mental stability rather than her physical stability. She has old scars all over her body. This isn't the first time she's been beaten this bad. We called and she has had five other visits to hospitals in New York.
Sophie started crying.
Sophie: Oh god. Poor Lizard.
Peter: Five? No one told us. It's not in our records.
Doctor: Right now she's sleeping. She won't talk when she's awake.
Peter: Can we visit her.
Doctor: Sure. It might help her pull through this.
The kids were all looking at Peter expectantly. Their faces got more and more somber as they saw Sophie was crying.
Shelby: What's wrong?
Daisy: Is Lizard ok?
Peter: (choked up) Yeah. She's gonna live.
David: Then why are you crying?
Sophie: (trying to regain her composure) Umm…apparently this wasn't the first time she's gotten hurt.
Ezra: Are you saying that guy hurt her before and you still let him take her out?
Peter: We had no knowledge of those other visits to the hospital. It's not in her file.
Auggie: Other visits? As in more that just one?
Scott: How many? Tell me.
Peter: (quietly) Five.
Juliette gasped.
Shelby: We want to visit her. Now. She's going to need us.
Sophie: She's not talking right now.
Shelby: I don't care.
Peter: Ok. Let's go.
In Lizard's room…
Lizard is staring at a wall in front of her. She hasn't blinked or moved since she got there. Peter, Sophie, and the cliffhangers walk in. The doctor walks in as well.
Doctor: Oh Lizard, you're awake. Look your friends have come to visit you.
Peter: Hey, Lizard, how are you?
No response from Lizard.
Sophie: We heard you weren't talking so we just came in to say hello.
David: And we hope you get better soon.
Sophie: So we'll see you tomorrow. We all love you, Lizard. I hope you remember that.
Everybody but Shelby, Daisy, and Peter leave.
Peter: Only a few minutes, girls. I'll be waiting outside.
Peter exits.
Shelby: We know you're not talking, so we don't expect anything.
Daisy: But we thought we'd just hang out with you for a while.
Shelby: Plus the whole TV in the room.
Daisy: Oh yes. I'd forgotten about that. Where's the control?
Shelby pulled up two chairs, while Daisy searched for the control.
Daisy: Aha! The magic control!
Daisy turned the TV on low and sat down beside Shelby and Lizard. For a while nobody said anything. Peter walked in.
Peter: Ok, girls. We'd better let Lizard get some rest.
Shelby: (turning to Lizard) Lizard, you can't let him break you down. You're stronger than he is.
Daisy: Don't let him win.
Shelby and Daisy started to walk away. Lizard caught their hands. They looked at her. She looked at them. She blinked and smiled.
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The kids are all sitting in chairs with worried looks on their face. Peter is talking quietly to Sophie, who just keeps shaking her head. A man walks in and they all stand up at once.
Peter: Doctor?
Doctor: I'm Lizard's doctor, could I talk to you?
Peter: Yes. Sure. Stay here kids.
Sophie: I'm coming too.
Away from the kids…
Doctor: Lizard has been beaten very very badly. There was some internal bleeding, but we were able to fix that. She lost a lot of blood, that's why she passed out. We gave her some more blood. She has three broken ribs. Her body is bruised all over and she has a concussion.
Peter: Is she going to live?
Doctor: Absolutely, she can go home tomorrow. But I'm more worried about mental stability rather than her physical stability. She has old scars all over her body. This isn't the first time she's been beaten this bad. We called and she has had five other visits to hospitals in New York.
Sophie started crying.
Sophie: Oh god. Poor Lizard.
Peter: Five? No one told us. It's not in our records.
Doctor: Right now she's sleeping. She won't talk when she's awake.
Peter: Can we visit her.
Doctor: Sure. It might help her pull through this.
The kids were all looking at Peter expectantly. Their faces got more and more somber as they saw Sophie was crying.
Shelby: What's wrong?
Daisy: Is Lizard ok?
Peter: (choked up) Yeah. She's gonna live.
David: Then why are you crying?
Sophie: (trying to regain her composure) Umm…apparently this wasn't the first time she's gotten hurt.
Ezra: Are you saying that guy hurt her before and you still let him take her out?
Peter: We had no knowledge of those other visits to the hospital. It's not in her file.
Auggie: Other visits? As in more that just one?
Scott: How many? Tell me.
Peter: (quietly) Five.
Juliette gasped.
Shelby: We want to visit her. Now. She's going to need us.
Sophie: She's not talking right now.
Shelby: I don't care.
Peter: Ok. Let's go.
In Lizard's room…
Lizard is staring at a wall in front of her. She hasn't blinked or moved since she got there. Peter, Sophie, and the cliffhangers walk in. The doctor walks in as well.
Doctor: Oh Lizard, you're awake. Look your friends have come to visit you.
Peter: Hey, Lizard, how are you?
No response from Lizard.
Sophie: We heard you weren't talking so we just came in to say hello.
David: And we hope you get better soon.
Sophie: So we'll see you tomorrow. We all love you, Lizard. I hope you remember that.
Everybody but Shelby, Daisy, and Peter leave.
Peter: Only a few minutes, girls. I'll be waiting outside.
Peter exits.
Shelby: We know you're not talking, so we don't expect anything.
Daisy: But we thought we'd just hang out with you for a while.
Shelby: Plus the whole TV in the room.
Daisy: Oh yes. I'd forgotten about that. Where's the control?
Shelby pulled up two chairs, while Daisy searched for the control.
Daisy: Aha! The magic control!
Daisy turned the TV on low and sat down beside Shelby and Lizard. For a while nobody said anything. Peter walked in.
Peter: Ok, girls. We'd better let Lizard get some rest.
Shelby: (turning to Lizard) Lizard, you can't let him break you down. You're stronger than he is.
Daisy: Don't let him win.
Shelby and Daisy started to walk away. Lizard caught their hands. They looked at her. She looked at them. She blinked and smiled.
I'm on a roll... expect more soon! review review! :P