"Are you out of your mind?" CJ snapped at Toby while they waited for the
doctor to come in.
"I don't want to talk about it," Toby squinted his eyes in pain.
"What happened?" CJ asked, but was interrupted as the doctor came in.
"Okay, the ex-ray shows no broken bones," The doctor put the ex-ray up so Toby and CJ could see it. "So I'm going to have the nurse clean the area and get the rest of the glass out of your knees. Looks like some glass have embedded in your skin, so it may take a while for them to clean it. I'm also going to have them bandage both knees up." The doctor said as his nurse came in. "Also, you have to give your knees some air about five times a day. Just for a couple of minutes or so."
"Okay, thanks doctor," Toby smiled weakly.
"How did it happen anyway?" The doctor asked before leaving. "There was a lot of damage. Almost like you stayed in the glass for a long period of time."
"My window broke and I tripped over something and landed in it. I guess the shock kicked in," Toby said. "I couldn't get up."
"Be careful next time, will you?" The doctor smiled.
"Yeah," Toby smiled back and watched as the doctor walked off.
"Ok Mr. Ziegler, this is going to burn for a minute." The nurse started, but was hushed by Toby's scream.
"What are you doing?" Toby screamed.
"I had to clean the surrounding area with alcohol. Some of the glass is embedded in the skin, so I have to also numb the area before I can get the rest of the glass.
"Warn me next time, will you?" Toby screamed.
"Don't listen to him, he's a baby," CJ couldn't help but smile.
"Shut up," Toby said quietly.
The nurse finished removing the rest of the glass. CJ had left because of all the blood. She hated the sight of blood.
"Okay, let me go get the bandages and I'll be right back," The nurse smiled as she walked out. Then CJ walked back in and shut the door.
"Yeah, I'm the baby," Toby laughed. "I've never seen you run so fast before."
"Now it's your turn to shut up."
"Yeah," Toby rolled his eyes back.
"What the hell happened Toby?" CJ pointed to his knees.
"Josh broke my window."
"Why?"
"Because he heard me." Toby stopped. "Never mind."
"He heard what Toby?" CJ screamed.
"He heard me screaming CJ, okay. Are you happy?" Toby shouted back as the nurse walked back in.
"Sorry to interrupt," The nurse smiled weakly and sat back down in the chair and started to bandage up Toby's knees. "Now, you can just unwrap it to give the knee some air. Don't get it wet for at least two weeks. The doctor wants you to make an appointment with you own doctor for a follow up in four weeks."
"Okay," Toby said.
"Also, rest them as much as possible. The doctor wants you to have crutches, it will give you more support," The nurse finished and gave Toby the crutches. "Do you need me to show you how to use them?"
"I've used them before, I think I'll be fine," Toby grabbed them and moved up to the edge of the bed. He put his feet on the ground and started to lift himself out of the bed. As soon as his whole body was off the bed, he started screaming.
"Toby, use the damn crutches!" CJ screamed.
"Fine," Toby put the crutches under his arms and rested most of his weight on them.
"Happy?" Toby screamed at CJ.
"Yes, now lets go home. It's after midnight," CJ said as she helped him out to the car.
"God Toby, at this rate, we'll get to the car around dawn," CJ said sarcastically while looking at how slow Toby was moving.
"I have over one hundred stitches in my knees, I'm walking with sticks, and you think I'm moving to slow for you?" Toby screamed as he stopped. "We'll excuse the shit out of me!"
"Look, just stay here and I'll bring the car around," CJ glared at Toby and ran over to the car and drove it over to him. She jumped out to help Toby in, but Toby brushed her away.
"I'm fine," Toby said.
"Damn Toby!" CJ screamed and slammed the door before he could get in. "I swear Toby, you're driving me crazy. I'm here trying to help, and you're pushing me away. Was this my fault?" CJ's screaming was getting everyone's attention.
"No, you didn't do anything."
"Then what is it Toby? Why won't you let me help you?" CJ got quieter and gave everyone who was staring a glare.
"I don't know, I just can't."
"That's bull Toby, and you know it." CJ said as she pushed Toby into the car door. "Tell me?"
"I don't know! Okay CJ," Toby screamed. "When my dad died, I had to hear it from everyone that it was my fault. Even my own mother told me that. My brother won't talk to me; my sisters don't talk to me. No one helped me then! Why the hell should I think that someone is going to help me now? Why should I believe that CJ?" Toby screamed as the tears fell down his face again.
"Because I'm here and I'm not going anywhere," CJ grabbed on to Toby. "I love you. I don't know why most of the time, but I love you. You're my best friend Toby. I wasn't there then, I didn't know you then. But I know you now and I want to be there. I want that," CJ began to cry. "We lost a very important person in our lives today. Please, please don't make us loose each other. I can't bear to loose you too." CJ, without thinking, moved quickly in and kissed Toby on the lips. She could feel his crying, and she knew that he could feel her crying as well. They both stood there, kissing each other, not wanting to let go. Just then, CJ backed away. Her eyes wide and her mouth open.
"Toby."
"Don't." Toby stopped CJ.
"I didn't."
"CJ." Toby wanted to say so much, but knew he couldn't. "It's okay. I just want to go home." Toby looked up at CJ.
"I think I can do that much," She smiled weakly and helped Toby in the car. Once in, she fastened his seat belt. As she was leaning over him to buckle the belt, Toby kissed her gentle on the cheek. She looked up at him and saw him mouth the words, thank you.
TBC
"I don't want to talk about it," Toby squinted his eyes in pain.
"What happened?" CJ asked, but was interrupted as the doctor came in.
"Okay, the ex-ray shows no broken bones," The doctor put the ex-ray up so Toby and CJ could see it. "So I'm going to have the nurse clean the area and get the rest of the glass out of your knees. Looks like some glass have embedded in your skin, so it may take a while for them to clean it. I'm also going to have them bandage both knees up." The doctor said as his nurse came in. "Also, you have to give your knees some air about five times a day. Just for a couple of minutes or so."
"Okay, thanks doctor," Toby smiled weakly.
"How did it happen anyway?" The doctor asked before leaving. "There was a lot of damage. Almost like you stayed in the glass for a long period of time."
"My window broke and I tripped over something and landed in it. I guess the shock kicked in," Toby said. "I couldn't get up."
"Be careful next time, will you?" The doctor smiled.
"Yeah," Toby smiled back and watched as the doctor walked off.
"Ok Mr. Ziegler, this is going to burn for a minute." The nurse started, but was hushed by Toby's scream.
"What are you doing?" Toby screamed.
"I had to clean the surrounding area with alcohol. Some of the glass is embedded in the skin, so I have to also numb the area before I can get the rest of the glass.
"Warn me next time, will you?" Toby screamed.
"Don't listen to him, he's a baby," CJ couldn't help but smile.
"Shut up," Toby said quietly.
The nurse finished removing the rest of the glass. CJ had left because of all the blood. She hated the sight of blood.
"Okay, let me go get the bandages and I'll be right back," The nurse smiled as she walked out. Then CJ walked back in and shut the door.
"Yeah, I'm the baby," Toby laughed. "I've never seen you run so fast before."
"Now it's your turn to shut up."
"Yeah," Toby rolled his eyes back.
"What the hell happened Toby?" CJ pointed to his knees.
"Josh broke my window."
"Why?"
"Because he heard me." Toby stopped. "Never mind."
"He heard what Toby?" CJ screamed.
"He heard me screaming CJ, okay. Are you happy?" Toby shouted back as the nurse walked back in.
"Sorry to interrupt," The nurse smiled weakly and sat back down in the chair and started to bandage up Toby's knees. "Now, you can just unwrap it to give the knee some air. Don't get it wet for at least two weeks. The doctor wants you to make an appointment with you own doctor for a follow up in four weeks."
"Okay," Toby said.
"Also, rest them as much as possible. The doctor wants you to have crutches, it will give you more support," The nurse finished and gave Toby the crutches. "Do you need me to show you how to use them?"
"I've used them before, I think I'll be fine," Toby grabbed them and moved up to the edge of the bed. He put his feet on the ground and started to lift himself out of the bed. As soon as his whole body was off the bed, he started screaming.
"Toby, use the damn crutches!" CJ screamed.
"Fine," Toby put the crutches under his arms and rested most of his weight on them.
"Happy?" Toby screamed at CJ.
"Yes, now lets go home. It's after midnight," CJ said as she helped him out to the car.
"God Toby, at this rate, we'll get to the car around dawn," CJ said sarcastically while looking at how slow Toby was moving.
"I have over one hundred stitches in my knees, I'm walking with sticks, and you think I'm moving to slow for you?" Toby screamed as he stopped. "We'll excuse the shit out of me!"
"Look, just stay here and I'll bring the car around," CJ glared at Toby and ran over to the car and drove it over to him. She jumped out to help Toby in, but Toby brushed her away.
"I'm fine," Toby said.
"Damn Toby!" CJ screamed and slammed the door before he could get in. "I swear Toby, you're driving me crazy. I'm here trying to help, and you're pushing me away. Was this my fault?" CJ's screaming was getting everyone's attention.
"No, you didn't do anything."
"Then what is it Toby? Why won't you let me help you?" CJ got quieter and gave everyone who was staring a glare.
"I don't know, I just can't."
"That's bull Toby, and you know it." CJ said as she pushed Toby into the car door. "Tell me?"
"I don't know! Okay CJ," Toby screamed. "When my dad died, I had to hear it from everyone that it was my fault. Even my own mother told me that. My brother won't talk to me; my sisters don't talk to me. No one helped me then! Why the hell should I think that someone is going to help me now? Why should I believe that CJ?" Toby screamed as the tears fell down his face again.
"Because I'm here and I'm not going anywhere," CJ grabbed on to Toby. "I love you. I don't know why most of the time, but I love you. You're my best friend Toby. I wasn't there then, I didn't know you then. But I know you now and I want to be there. I want that," CJ began to cry. "We lost a very important person in our lives today. Please, please don't make us loose each other. I can't bear to loose you too." CJ, without thinking, moved quickly in and kissed Toby on the lips. She could feel his crying, and she knew that he could feel her crying as well. They both stood there, kissing each other, not wanting to let go. Just then, CJ backed away. Her eyes wide and her mouth open.
"Toby."
"Don't." Toby stopped CJ.
"I didn't."
"CJ." Toby wanted to say so much, but knew he couldn't. "It's okay. I just want to go home." Toby looked up at CJ.
"I think I can do that much," She smiled weakly and helped Toby in the car. Once in, she fastened his seat belt. As she was leaning over him to buckle the belt, Toby kissed her gentle on the cheek. She looked up at him and saw him mouth the words, thank you.
TBC