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A/N: I'm typing this up on my Microsoft Word program in advance to any reviews 'cause my internet is down so I can't do anything about questions right now. Here's the next chappy, it's almost over, only a couple chapters left! Enjoy!
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Jess slept for almost another full day before she opened her eyes. (About 36 hours since they were brought in.)
"Shelby?" she hoarsely asked, coughing.
"She's right here, right next to you. I'm Sophie. I work with Peter at Horizon. How do you feel, sweety?" Sophie asked gently even though she was excited that Jess had woken up finally.
"Thirsty. How is she?" Jess asked right away, not bothering with herself. Sophie looked down and frowned. Jess grew alarmed and looked over to her sister.
"Tell me!" Jess demanded a little bit stronger. Sophie could see she no other choice but to tell her the truth about her big sister.
"She's in a coma." Sophie said softly, feeling awful about the look that crossed the young girl's face when she heard the news. Jess gasped and looked away as tears fell. She pounded her hands down on the bed with frustration.
"I KNEW she was hurt real bad, I could tell! She wasn't looking so good. I SHOULD have told her to go to a hospital! She's just so stubborn!" Jess said getting upset. Her heart monitor beeped rapidly.
"Jessabell, you have to calm down. You're not so good yourself! You have pneumonia, bronchitis, and you've barely recovered from hypothermia! Calm yourself down." Sophie tried saying in an even voice. Jess took a deep labored breath and calmed down a bit.
"There you go. Scott's almost back, he's been by your sides since you two got here." Sophie said smiling at her.
"They're soul mates...did my mom come?" Jess said evenly. Sophie smirked at the soul mate bit then took a deep breath to explain her mother's whereabouts.
"She's been taken into custody for harboring a child molester and is going on trial in a couple of days. Walt's locked up for good. He may get maximum punishment, but no less then life in prison. It all depends how Shelby pulls out of this. He's up for murder. They believe he intended to kill Shelby. Skipped right past manslaughter." Sophie said in a grateful tone. She didn't know it, but she was lifting a huge weight off of Jess's shoulders by telling her that. A weight that had been there for a long time. But not nearly as long as Shelby.
"Thank you." Jess said full of emotion as tears started to fall and she leaned up to hug Sophie. Just then Scott, Peter, and Daisy came back in.
"Hey, she's awake!" Daisy exclaimed going over to Jess's bed.
"Hey, Squirt." Scott said smiling for the first time in forever. (Well to him anyway.)
"Hi, Bro!" Jess said smiling a goofy smile. Scott got a little confused due to the stress he had been in lately; he was a little slow on the uptake.
"You KNOW you're marrying her someday. You guys are soul mates. She's just practicing!" Daisy said matter-of-factly with a grin on her face. Scott smiled his eyes lighting up. But when he looked over at Shelby lying there so peacefully, but not moving, he got sad all over again.
"She'll wake up. She's just exhausted. She barely slept since she left you guys. Her body's just making up for it. Besides, she wouldn't leave without saying goodbye to me." Jess said breathlessly, but truthfully. They all glanced over to Shelby and believed that. They had too.
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Jess stayed in the ICU for 4 days, recovering from what the doctors labeled "walking pneumonia". All she had now was a bad chess cold and a case of the "sleepies".
"She's STILL sleeping?" Daisy said softly as she came back to the room for a visit. All the Cliffhangers came for visit's over the past few days in little shifts. 2-3 people at a time, Daisy being able to visit the most and Scott never left. Peter and Sophie didn't even bother to try knowing it wouldn't be worth the hassle. It was Jess's last day in the ICU, which meant she'd soon be moved to another room upstairs. Away from her big sister.
"Yeah, but today's her last day here. She's going to be real upset she's leaving her sister." Sophie said to Peter a little worried. Her and Peter had also been moving back and forth between the hospital and the school in shifts, but both were there today because of Jess's moving.
"It's okay. We've all grown on her, if we just stay by her side, she'll be okay. She's a tough girl." Peter said not too worried. All this time, like any other time over the past week, Scott was sitting by Shelby's side holding her hand and staring at her sleeping.
"Why won't she wake up? She's been recuperating for almost 5 days now." Scott said suddenly.
"Give her time. She'll come around on her own time." Sophie reassured rubbing his back. Scott forced a small smile and nodded, turning back to Shelby. He just needed to be reminded every so often.
A little while later Jess woke up feeling better than ever and they prepared to move her to her new room upstairs in the DOU (Direct Observation Unit){my sis works there!}
"No more oxygen in my nose? No more IV's?" Jess said hopefully.
"No more IV's maybe no more oxygen. Just have to stay under observation and you'll have lots of check ups through out the day and night to monitor everything." The doctor said signing the papers to move her upstairs.
"You'll take care of her for me, won't you Scott?" Jess asked even though she knew she didn't have to.
"Promise. With everything I am." Scott replied as he watched them as they wheeled her out the door on her bed. And boy did he mean it.
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The next night, Jess's second night being without her sister, Scott was fast asleep holding Shelby's hand while laying his head and arms along side Shelby on her bed.
It was about midnight or so when some of her monitors started beeping differently. The change in noise woke Scott up and he groggily opened his eyes.
"Sh-Shelby? You okay?" he mumbled automatically expecting no response since he'd been talking to her for days with no responses. It was like talking to a pet fish or something. Except this 'fish' talked back.
"No." Shelby responded hoarsely. Scott looked up suddenly staring at the wall alarmed.
'Gotta be dreaming!' Scott thought shaking his head. Then the fingers wrapped around his hand and squeezed him.
He slowly turned his head away from the wall and looked straight into Shelby's wide, confused eyes.
"Shelby?! You're awake!? I'm not dreaming?!" Scott whispered loudly as if he was in a library.
"How should I know? Last thing I remember is falling asleep next to my sister on the mountain somewhere. What happened? Where am I? Where's Jess?..Hi!" she stammered, then finally realizing she was talking to SCOTT. For real.
"You're awake!" Scott repeated again, this time a little louder. Shelby rolled her eyes slightly and smiled at him.
"Hun, I think we already established that. Now what happened?" Shelby said touching his cheek to ground him a little. Scott nodded then quickly explained the story.
"Um, you went unconscious on the mountain, you were air lifted with Jess off of the mountain as soon as Peter and some of the gang found you. You've been in a coma for five days, Shel. Jess was here with you, but was released upstairs a day or so ago. And Hi too. Boy I've missed you Shelby! You scared me SO much!" Scott said holding onto her hand for dear life.
"I-I've been out of it for f-five days?! My God, what did he DO to me?!" Shelby said through tears of shock. She tried reaching up to her head with her casted hand, but stopped at the sight of the bright blue cast.
"He BROKE my wrist too!?" She exclaimed, her eyes flashing with anger.
"He's in jail for good and your mom's in there waiting for her trial." Scott said softly. Shelby nodded as the news about putting that monster and his mistress where they belonged. She seemed visibly relieved for both her and her sister's sake.
"But Jess is okay?" she asked softly.
"Yes. She had pneumonia and a bronchial infection. She was down here with you for four days. Slept most of the time. You both had exhaustion and hypothermia. But you both are over that now. She's MUCH better, upstairs to finish recovering. You're next." Scott relayed.
"Maybe we should call a nurse or something." Scott said looking over his shoulder.
"One thing first, cowboy." Shelby said pulling on Scott's hand towards her. She gave him a huge HELLO! kiss.
"Now we can call the nurse." Shelby said breathlessly leaning back down, leaving Scott to see stars.
The doctor and nurse came in to check up on her, do all her vital, look in her eyes, and such stuff.
"Well, Ms. Merrick, you've got one devoted fiancé here. And some good friends upstairs with your sister. They've been literally living her for about a week. You should be very grateful." The doctor pointed out smiling at her kindly. When he had mentioned fiancé Shelby's eyebrows shot up and she looked over with wide eyes at Scott. He just pretended the wall was suddenly very fascinating to look at.
"Oh, I am, believe me." Shelby said squeezing Scott's hand. Boy was she ever grateful. She just couldn't figure out where her engagement ring was!
To be continued...
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A/N: Sorry! Had to cut it somewhere! It was getting REALLY long, but I'll have the next part following just behind it. Review and tell me what you think now or you can wait till I finish the second part. I'd love both though if you want! Make my miserable week! (Car broke down AGAIN! Had no cell phone that day, no change, and just didn't renew my AAA card! Plus I missed my class where I had a test AND it was my mother's birthday! ALL IN ONE DAY!! And before that I had to say goodbye to my baby nephew so my bro could take him back up north to his wicked mother. I HATE it when he has to go back up there! And I hate the look on my bro's face when he has to take him! Breaks my heart! This whole custody battle thing is new to me. I don't like it very much. Anyways, thanks for letting me vent. At least I got to see an AWESOME 24 last night! Poor Kim and Megan! Can't wait till next week! I'll update real fast, review if you want. thanx!
A/N: I'm typing this up on my Microsoft Word program in advance to any reviews 'cause my internet is down so I can't do anything about questions right now. Here's the next chappy, it's almost over, only a couple chapters left! Enjoy!
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Jess slept for almost another full day before she opened her eyes. (About 36 hours since they were brought in.)
"Shelby?" she hoarsely asked, coughing.
"She's right here, right next to you. I'm Sophie. I work with Peter at Horizon. How do you feel, sweety?" Sophie asked gently even though she was excited that Jess had woken up finally.
"Thirsty. How is she?" Jess asked right away, not bothering with herself. Sophie looked down and frowned. Jess grew alarmed and looked over to her sister.
"Tell me!" Jess demanded a little bit stronger. Sophie could see she no other choice but to tell her the truth about her big sister.
"She's in a coma." Sophie said softly, feeling awful about the look that crossed the young girl's face when she heard the news. Jess gasped and looked away as tears fell. She pounded her hands down on the bed with frustration.
"I KNEW she was hurt real bad, I could tell! She wasn't looking so good. I SHOULD have told her to go to a hospital! She's just so stubborn!" Jess said getting upset. Her heart monitor beeped rapidly.
"Jessabell, you have to calm down. You're not so good yourself! You have pneumonia, bronchitis, and you've barely recovered from hypothermia! Calm yourself down." Sophie tried saying in an even voice. Jess took a deep labored breath and calmed down a bit.
"There you go. Scott's almost back, he's been by your sides since you two got here." Sophie said smiling at her.
"They're soul mates...did my mom come?" Jess said evenly. Sophie smirked at the soul mate bit then took a deep breath to explain her mother's whereabouts.
"She's been taken into custody for harboring a child molester and is going on trial in a couple of days. Walt's locked up for good. He may get maximum punishment, but no less then life in prison. It all depends how Shelby pulls out of this. He's up for murder. They believe he intended to kill Shelby. Skipped right past manslaughter." Sophie said in a grateful tone. She didn't know it, but she was lifting a huge weight off of Jess's shoulders by telling her that. A weight that had been there for a long time. But not nearly as long as Shelby.
"Thank you." Jess said full of emotion as tears started to fall and she leaned up to hug Sophie. Just then Scott, Peter, and Daisy came back in.
"Hey, she's awake!" Daisy exclaimed going over to Jess's bed.
"Hey, Squirt." Scott said smiling for the first time in forever. (Well to him anyway.)
"Hi, Bro!" Jess said smiling a goofy smile. Scott got a little confused due to the stress he had been in lately; he was a little slow on the uptake.
"You KNOW you're marrying her someday. You guys are soul mates. She's just practicing!" Daisy said matter-of-factly with a grin on her face. Scott smiled his eyes lighting up. But when he looked over at Shelby lying there so peacefully, but not moving, he got sad all over again.
"She'll wake up. She's just exhausted. She barely slept since she left you guys. Her body's just making up for it. Besides, she wouldn't leave without saying goodbye to me." Jess said breathlessly, but truthfully. They all glanced over to Shelby and believed that. They had too.
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Jess stayed in the ICU for 4 days, recovering from what the doctors labeled "walking pneumonia". All she had now was a bad chess cold and a case of the "sleepies".
"She's STILL sleeping?" Daisy said softly as she came back to the room for a visit. All the Cliffhangers came for visit's over the past few days in little shifts. 2-3 people at a time, Daisy being able to visit the most and Scott never left. Peter and Sophie didn't even bother to try knowing it wouldn't be worth the hassle. It was Jess's last day in the ICU, which meant she'd soon be moved to another room upstairs. Away from her big sister.
"Yeah, but today's her last day here. She's going to be real upset she's leaving her sister." Sophie said to Peter a little worried. Her and Peter had also been moving back and forth between the hospital and the school in shifts, but both were there today because of Jess's moving.
"It's okay. We've all grown on her, if we just stay by her side, she'll be okay. She's a tough girl." Peter said not too worried. All this time, like any other time over the past week, Scott was sitting by Shelby's side holding her hand and staring at her sleeping.
"Why won't she wake up? She's been recuperating for almost 5 days now." Scott said suddenly.
"Give her time. She'll come around on her own time." Sophie reassured rubbing his back. Scott forced a small smile and nodded, turning back to Shelby. He just needed to be reminded every so often.
A little while later Jess woke up feeling better than ever and they prepared to move her to her new room upstairs in the DOU (Direct Observation Unit){my sis works there!}
"No more oxygen in my nose? No more IV's?" Jess said hopefully.
"No more IV's maybe no more oxygen. Just have to stay under observation and you'll have lots of check ups through out the day and night to monitor everything." The doctor said signing the papers to move her upstairs.
"You'll take care of her for me, won't you Scott?" Jess asked even though she knew she didn't have to.
"Promise. With everything I am." Scott replied as he watched them as they wheeled her out the door on her bed. And boy did he mean it.
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The next night, Jess's second night being without her sister, Scott was fast asleep holding Shelby's hand while laying his head and arms along side Shelby on her bed.
It was about midnight or so when some of her monitors started beeping differently. The change in noise woke Scott up and he groggily opened his eyes.
"Sh-Shelby? You okay?" he mumbled automatically expecting no response since he'd been talking to her for days with no responses. It was like talking to a pet fish or something. Except this 'fish' talked back.
"No." Shelby responded hoarsely. Scott looked up suddenly staring at the wall alarmed.
'Gotta be dreaming!' Scott thought shaking his head. Then the fingers wrapped around his hand and squeezed him.
He slowly turned his head away from the wall and looked straight into Shelby's wide, confused eyes.
"Shelby?! You're awake!? I'm not dreaming?!" Scott whispered loudly as if he was in a library.
"How should I know? Last thing I remember is falling asleep next to my sister on the mountain somewhere. What happened? Where am I? Where's Jess?..Hi!" she stammered, then finally realizing she was talking to SCOTT. For real.
"You're awake!" Scott repeated again, this time a little louder. Shelby rolled her eyes slightly and smiled at him.
"Hun, I think we already established that. Now what happened?" Shelby said touching his cheek to ground him a little. Scott nodded then quickly explained the story.
"Um, you went unconscious on the mountain, you were air lifted with Jess off of the mountain as soon as Peter and some of the gang found you. You've been in a coma for five days, Shel. Jess was here with you, but was released upstairs a day or so ago. And Hi too. Boy I've missed you Shelby! You scared me SO much!" Scott said holding onto her hand for dear life.
"I-I've been out of it for f-five days?! My God, what did he DO to me?!" Shelby said through tears of shock. She tried reaching up to her head with her casted hand, but stopped at the sight of the bright blue cast.
"He BROKE my wrist too!?" She exclaimed, her eyes flashing with anger.
"He's in jail for good and your mom's in there waiting for her trial." Scott said softly. Shelby nodded as the news about putting that monster and his mistress where they belonged. She seemed visibly relieved for both her and her sister's sake.
"But Jess is okay?" she asked softly.
"Yes. She had pneumonia and a bronchial infection. She was down here with you for four days. Slept most of the time. You both had exhaustion and hypothermia. But you both are over that now. She's MUCH better, upstairs to finish recovering. You're next." Scott relayed.
"Maybe we should call a nurse or something." Scott said looking over his shoulder.
"One thing first, cowboy." Shelby said pulling on Scott's hand towards her. She gave him a huge HELLO! kiss.
"Now we can call the nurse." Shelby said breathlessly leaning back down, leaving Scott to see stars.
The doctor and nurse came in to check up on her, do all her vital, look in her eyes, and such stuff.
"Well, Ms. Merrick, you've got one devoted fiancé here. And some good friends upstairs with your sister. They've been literally living her for about a week. You should be very grateful." The doctor pointed out smiling at her kindly. When he had mentioned fiancé Shelby's eyebrows shot up and she looked over with wide eyes at Scott. He just pretended the wall was suddenly very fascinating to look at.
"Oh, I am, believe me." Shelby said squeezing Scott's hand. Boy was she ever grateful. She just couldn't figure out where her engagement ring was!
To be continued...
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A/N: Sorry! Had to cut it somewhere! It was getting REALLY long, but I'll have the next part following just behind it. Review and tell me what you think now or you can wait till I finish the second part. I'd love both though if you want! Make my miserable week! (Car broke down AGAIN! Had no cell phone that day, no change, and just didn't renew my AAA card! Plus I missed my class where I had a test AND it was my mother's birthday! ALL IN ONE DAY!! And before that I had to say goodbye to my baby nephew so my bro could take him back up north to his wicked mother. I HATE it when he has to go back up there! And I hate the look on my bro's face when he has to take him! Breaks my heart! This whole custody battle thing is new to me. I don't like it very much. Anyways, thanks for letting me vent. At least I got to see an AWESOME 24 last night! Poor Kim and Megan! Can't wait till next week! I'll update real fast, review if you want. thanx!