Disclaimer-Okay, may isn't good for Arcadia, July maybe? Then we can go to Canada talk to the Disney people, and if that doesn't work, we'll grab the boys, I don't know what we'll do with them, but we'll have them. They won't be ours...like they aren't now, but ya know.
A/N- Okay all, I decided to suck it up and sat down and forced myself to write, the people who kept telling me everything was okay and that I was a good writer. Though I don't really agree with what everyone said about my writings, I do think that even if I have one fan, I have to write for that person. So here we are, thanks to Arcadia for beta reading.
Sticks and Stones
Chapter 4- Full of Grace
The doctor hesitated for a moment. "Mrs. Waite, if you'll come with me...."
"Please sir, you can tell these kids, their more of his family than I am." She said sadly.
"The bullet splintered in the body. His kidney was ripped through as was part of his liver. His stomach was punctured, and there was spinal damage."
"What kind of spinal damage?" Hank asked, his heart jumping into his throat. The doctor cringed.
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Brooke waited anxiously for news. Alex hung up the phone. "Did you get a hold of Hank's parents?"
"Yes, they're on their way to the hospital now."
"You think they'll be okay?" Brooke asked.
"I hope so Brooke. Hopefully, someone will call us when there is news." Brooke nodded.
"Yeah." Alex could see the haunted look in Brooke's eyes and sighed.
"I can't tell you everything will be all right Brooke."
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"What kind of spinal damage?" Hank repeated.
"A bullet fragment tore through the spinal cord."
"What?" Caitie breathed.
"He's paralyzed from the waist down." A deathly silence reigned in the room.
"May I see him?" Mrs. Waite asked softly.
"Of course." The doctor lead her down the hallway and into the room. It was then, Hank's parents arrived.
"Hank!" His mother through her arms around him and he buried his face in her shoulder. His father quickly walked over to speak with Alex.
"The other boy?" He asked softly. Alex lowered his eyes.
"He's not doing very well."
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Elizabeth Waite was crying the moment she stepped through the door. Her son lay motionless on the bed. his head turned away from her. Seating herself by the side of his bed, she took him hand in hers. "Oh baby." She cooed, tears thick in her voice. Jamie's stirred a bit, his eyes fluttering open and he turned to look at his mother.
"M-mom?"
"Oh baby." Her tears fell, one landing on his hand. She gently brushed it away with her thumb. He squeezed his eyes shut. "Baby?" He shook his head and turned his head away. "Your friends are all here." She said softly.
"I want to see Hank." He choked out. She nodded and kissed his forehead gently.
"I'll go get him sweetie." With that she disappeared out the door and down the hall.
"Mrs. Waite?" Caitie asked, as the teary eyed woman reentered the room.
"He wants to see Hank." Hank pulled away from his mother.
"Me?"
"Your the only one he mentioned." He nodded and followed her back towards the room. Pausing outside the door, she squeezed Hank's shoulder. He gave her a sad smile and pushed open the doors.
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"He only asked to see Hank?" Caitie asked, not knowing whether to feel hurt or relieved.
"He probably doesn't want anyone to see him yet." Tyler tried to reasoned.
"The police think that they were aiming at Jamie." Val said softly.
"Do you think Thomas is that serious?" Tyler asked.
"You never know...." Caitie felt hot tears prick behind her eyes.
"Its not fair." Caitie whispered. Val hugged her tightly, letting her cry. It was then, Thomas Kelly came through the doors......
What the hell is Thomas doing there? Did he fire the shot or was it someone else? How's Hank handling seeing Jamie, and does he know he's paralyzed yet?
A/N- Okay all, I decided to suck it up and sat down and forced myself to write, the people who kept telling me everything was okay and that I was a good writer. Though I don't really agree with what everyone said about my writings, I do think that even if I have one fan, I have to write for that person. So here we are, thanks to Arcadia for beta reading.
Sticks and Stones
Chapter 4- Full of Grace
The doctor hesitated for a moment. "Mrs. Waite, if you'll come with me...."
"Please sir, you can tell these kids, their more of his family than I am." She said sadly.
"The bullet splintered in the body. His kidney was ripped through as was part of his liver. His stomach was punctured, and there was spinal damage."
"What kind of spinal damage?" Hank asked, his heart jumping into his throat. The doctor cringed.
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Brooke waited anxiously for news. Alex hung up the phone. "Did you get a hold of Hank's parents?"
"Yes, they're on their way to the hospital now."
"You think they'll be okay?" Brooke asked.
"I hope so Brooke. Hopefully, someone will call us when there is news." Brooke nodded.
"Yeah." Alex could see the haunted look in Brooke's eyes and sighed.
"I can't tell you everything will be all right Brooke."
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"What kind of spinal damage?" Hank repeated.
"A bullet fragment tore through the spinal cord."
"What?" Caitie breathed.
"He's paralyzed from the waist down." A deathly silence reigned in the room.
"May I see him?" Mrs. Waite asked softly.
"Of course." The doctor lead her down the hallway and into the room. It was then, Hank's parents arrived.
"Hank!" His mother through her arms around him and he buried his face in her shoulder. His father quickly walked over to speak with Alex.
"The other boy?" He asked softly. Alex lowered his eyes.
"He's not doing very well."
********************************************************
Elizabeth Waite was crying the moment she stepped through the door. Her son lay motionless on the bed. his head turned away from her. Seating herself by the side of his bed, she took him hand in hers. "Oh baby." She cooed, tears thick in her voice. Jamie's stirred a bit, his eyes fluttering open and he turned to look at his mother.
"M-mom?"
"Oh baby." Her tears fell, one landing on his hand. She gently brushed it away with her thumb. He squeezed his eyes shut. "Baby?" He shook his head and turned his head away. "Your friends are all here." She said softly.
"I want to see Hank." He choked out. She nodded and kissed his forehead gently.
"I'll go get him sweetie." With that she disappeared out the door and down the hall.
"Mrs. Waite?" Caitie asked, as the teary eyed woman reentered the room.
"He wants to see Hank." Hank pulled away from his mother.
"Me?"
"Your the only one he mentioned." He nodded and followed her back towards the room. Pausing outside the door, she squeezed Hank's shoulder. He gave her a sad smile and pushed open the doors.
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"He only asked to see Hank?" Caitie asked, not knowing whether to feel hurt or relieved.
"He probably doesn't want anyone to see him yet." Tyler tried to reasoned.
"The police think that they were aiming at Jamie." Val said softly.
"Do you think Thomas is that serious?" Tyler asked.
"You never know...." Caitie felt hot tears prick behind her eyes.
"Its not fair." Caitie whispered. Val hugged her tightly, letting her cry. It was then, Thomas Kelly came through the doors......
What the hell is Thomas doing there? Did he fire the shot or was it someone else? How's Hank handling seeing Jamie, and does he know he's paralyzed yet?