CHAPTER 7: The Hospital.....

* Sorry I didn't do this earlier but I don't own Violet, Cammie, Lil, Zoey, Rachel, Kevin, or Al. I do own made-up characters that I choose to add. I don't know what Cammie's last name is so I just made one up for her. Cammie's past is also made up.

Lil and Rachel rushed downstairs and out to the car. They found Zoey sobbing in the backseat, and Violet sitting on the curb nearby, with her head in her hands. Rachel couldn't control her anger and sadness so she started crying hysterically, and wrapped her arms around Lil's neck. Lil tried to comfort her as best she could.

A few minutes later Lil announced, "Let's go to the hospital."

"I can't drive." Rachel whispered, through her tears.

Lil nodded and immediatly got behind the wheel, while Zoey moved over, as Violet wearily climbed into the backseat. The ride to Lakeview Hospital, which was about ten minutes away, was full of tears, and all four girls had time to reflect on what had happened earlier that night.....All four girls started to think about what they had felt about Cammie earlier, when she had coughed weakly to get their attention. She was safe then, and now....look where she was. It had only been a few hours ago that they could talk to her and hug her and make her feel better. Now....nobody could do anything, except the doctors.

Finally they got there, and Rachel didn't even lock the car door. That didn't seem important to her now. They ran inside and up to the information desk.

"Where have they taken Cammie Michelle Reed?" Rachel asks quickly.

"To the intensive care unit 324." The secretary replied.

"That's her apartment number!" Violet whispers to Zoey, and Zoey nods sadly.

"I wonder what that means." Zoey replies, and Violet just shrugs and wipes away the tears that just can't seem to stop.

When they get to the intensive care unit, a nurse stops them.

"Can I help you?" She asks impatiently.

"We need to see Cammie Reed." Lil informs her.

"Are you her immediate family?" The nurse asks.

"SHE DOESN"T HAVE ANY FAMILY BUT US!" Rachel screams, as she continues to cry.

"Well, I'm sorry but only immediate fam...." The nurse starts to say.

Rachel runs past her down to Room 324. A doctor is standing outside of the room.

"Can you tell me if Cammie's okay?" Rachel begs. "PLEASE! I NEED TO KNOW!"

All of a sudden, a police officer and another doctor approach her.

"Mam", the doctor says, "Could you come with us for a minute?"

Rachel follows them a nearby waiting room, and motions for the other three girls to follow.

"My name is Officer Jennings. Now, can you tell me about Cammie? What happened to her?" The policeman asks.

Rachel explains all about Cammie's past, and how her parents abandoned her when she was a baby, and how she had to live in foster care her whole life, and how Cammie was so happy when she finally turned 18 and could be on her own. She told them about how Cammie became a model, met Lil, and started working at the bar. She told them about all their fun times together, and what kind of person Cammie was. Lastly, she told them about Al and what he had been doing to her.

The policeman filed a report, and told Rachel he would try to find Al and arrest him as soon as possible.

"Now, can you tell us how Cammie is? Please!" Rachel asks, sobbing quietly.

"She's not looking too good." The doctor says sadly. "Her boyfriend aparrently threw her against the wall or something because she has a huge bruise on her back. He also must have thrown some glass at her, according to the huge cuts on her head and neck. That's causing most of the problems. She has lost too much blood and she's unconsicous. I'm sorry to tell you girls, but she only has about a 40% chance on living."

"NO!" Rachel screams as she runs away from the waiting room. Lil puts her head in her hands, as if she doesn't know what to do.

Violet sits in shock. "W-why would anyone want to hurt her like that?" Violet stutters and starts to cry softly.

Zoey shudders and gives Violet a hug, trying to comfort her.

"Can we see her?" Lil asks.

"Not now." The doctor replies. "She needs a blood transfusion now, as soon as possible. It's her best chance to live."

The three girls nod.

"Are any of you her blood type?"

"I know Rach is, but I have no idea where she could be now." Lil replies.

"What blood type is she?" Zoey asks hopefully.

"AB" Lil replies.

"I'm O positive, sorry." Zoey whispers.

"Violet?" Lil asks.

"I'm.....AB." Violet swallows hard. She absolutly can't stand needles, and Lil and Zoey knew it. She took a deep breath. "I'll do it." She announces, as Lil and Zoey smile. "I have to do it for Cammie."

The doctor escorts Violet back to the lab, as Zoey and Lil watch her leave.

"I'll go call Kevin for you!" Zoey calls to her, and Violet nods.

"And, I'll go find Rachel." Lil sighs.

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Lil searches the hospital for twenty minutes looking for Rachel, but has no luck. She shrugs, and walks back up to the room where Zoey is.

"Have you seen Rach?" Lil asks hopefully.

Zoey nods her head glumly.

"Um...has Vi come out yet?"

Zoey nods her head sadly again, and Lil sighs and sits down. All of a sudden, Violet emerges from the lab, her face as white as a ghost.

"How was it?" Lil asks, with a smile.

"TERRIBLE!" Violet exclaims. "But I'm glad I did it."

"Okay, the blood transfusion will take about an hour, and when that's over , you all can come in to see Cammie. Although, I have to inform you that you won't get much of a response.....not right now anyway." The doctor informs them, in an extreme professional type voice.

He leaves, as the other girls nod, and pray that the blood transfusion will go well. Lil fell asleep for about five minutes, while Violet explained, to Zoey, the gory details of the needle going into her arm.

"So where's Rachel?" Violet asks, causing Lil to wake up.

"Right here." Rachel announces, approaching them from behind, her face all red, puffy, and swollen from crying.

"Rach, are you okay?" Lil asks, as she yawns.

"NO! I JUST CAN'T ACCEPT THIS! I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CAMMIE WITH ME! I KNEW SHE DIDN'T FEEL SAFE! I'M SO STUPID! I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I LET THIS HAPPEN TO HER!" Rachel cries.

"No, Rach," Violet interrupts. "It was totally my fault. I cared more about making out with my boyfriend than I did about saving Cammie from Al." She finishes as tears roll down her cheeks.

"It's nobody's fault but Al's!" Lil tells them seriously, and she begins to cry. "Don't blame yourselves ok? Cammie will be fine, she's a trooper."

At that moment, the same phrase went into Rachel, Lil, Zoey, and Violet's minds....."Hang in there Cammie. We need you."