"He was thrown from the car."
"I cannot believe what a JERK you've turned into!"
"He's lucky he's even alive."
"You have a lot of growing up to do, Simon Camden!"
"He's suffered massive head trauma."
"I'm ashamed to call you my brother!"
"I'm afraid he's fallen into a coma."
The words screamed through Lucy's mind as she sat in the ER waiting room Her parents were in the hallway, still talking to the doctor. Soon they'd move Simon from an ER trauma room to the Intensive Care Unit. It was nearing one a.m. On the other side of the otherwise empty waiting room, Kevin and Roxanne were talking to Ruthie and Robbie, explaining to them the cause of the accident.
Apparently Mark and Cecilia were both drunk, and had been when they came to pick up Simon. He probably hadn't even realized it until he'd gotten into the car with them.
"Lucy?" Lucy looked up to see Cecilia standing in front of her, looking much like Claire had earlier in the park.
Lucy gave Cecilia the meanest glare she could muster. In fact, if looks could kill, Cecilia would be standing there dead. "What are you doing here?" Lucy growled angrily.
"I-I just got released myself. How's Simon? No one would tell me."
Lucy stood up and found her face just inches from Cecilia's. "I find it incredible that both you and Mark got away from that accident with mere bumps and bruises while Simon suffered extreme head injuries and could die!"
"Oh my God, is it really that bad?" Cecilia's face registered horror and devastation but Lucy cared not.
"Yes, Cecilia it is! I can't believe you had the nerve to pick up Simon while you were drunk. He was supposed to be your best friend but you let him get into a car with a drunk driver. He didn't have a drop of alcohol to drink but now he has to pay for YOUR mistakes!"
"All right, all right," Kevin said as he stepped in between Lucy and Cecilia. Both girls were sobbing at this point. Kevin put his arm around Lucy. "Cecilia, I think it's best if you leave."
Cecilia turned away, dejected, and left with tears streaming down her face. Lucy and Kevin could hear her sobs even when she was at the end of the hallway.
"Don't expect me to apologize," Lucy told Kevin flatly.
Kevin wrapped her into a hug. "I don't. I agree with everything you said."
"I cannot believe what a JERK you've turned into!"
"He's lucky he's even alive."
"You have a lot of growing up to do, Simon Camden!"
"He's suffered massive head trauma."
"I'm ashamed to call you my brother!"
"I'm afraid he's fallen into a coma."
The words screamed through Lucy's mind as she sat in the ER waiting room Her parents were in the hallway, still talking to the doctor. Soon they'd move Simon from an ER trauma room to the Intensive Care Unit. It was nearing one a.m. On the other side of the otherwise empty waiting room, Kevin and Roxanne were talking to Ruthie and Robbie, explaining to them the cause of the accident.
Apparently Mark and Cecilia were both drunk, and had been when they came to pick up Simon. He probably hadn't even realized it until he'd gotten into the car with them.
"Lucy?" Lucy looked up to see Cecilia standing in front of her, looking much like Claire had earlier in the park.
Lucy gave Cecilia the meanest glare she could muster. In fact, if looks could kill, Cecilia would be standing there dead. "What are you doing here?" Lucy growled angrily.
"I-I just got released myself. How's Simon? No one would tell me."
Lucy stood up and found her face just inches from Cecilia's. "I find it incredible that both you and Mark got away from that accident with mere bumps and bruises while Simon suffered extreme head injuries and could die!"
"Oh my God, is it really that bad?" Cecilia's face registered horror and devastation but Lucy cared not.
"Yes, Cecilia it is! I can't believe you had the nerve to pick up Simon while you were drunk. He was supposed to be your best friend but you let him get into a car with a drunk driver. He didn't have a drop of alcohol to drink but now he has to pay for YOUR mistakes!"
"All right, all right," Kevin said as he stepped in between Lucy and Cecilia. Both girls were sobbing at this point. Kevin put his arm around Lucy. "Cecilia, I think it's best if you leave."
Cecilia turned away, dejected, and left with tears streaming down her face. Lucy and Kevin could hear her sobs even when she was at the end of the hallway.
"Don't expect me to apologize," Lucy told Kevin flatly.
Kevin wrapped her into a hug. "I don't. I agree with everything you said."