"I talked to Mary this morning," Matt's voice was barely above a whisper.
It'd been 2 weeks from the accident and Simon was still in a coma. He was
breathing on his own now and there were less bandages around his head; the
roots of his hair were visible. They were signs of improvement that gave
the family hope.
"That's interesting," Lucy replied dryly. Robbie had finally reached Mary three days after the accident. She claimed to be upset and worried, but since she hadn't come out, Lucy had decided that Mary cared more about being independent from her family than about her younger comatose brother. Needless to say, Lucy was still angry at Mary for not coming.
"She's coming out tonight," Matt went on. "You know she couldn't come because of work. She feels really bad that she hasn't been here. She's talked to Mom and Dad everyday. She's staying updated on Simon's condition."
"Whatever! She could have gotten off work. All she had to do was talk to her boss, tell him what happened! She chose not to. You and Sarah came out here immediately. Why did she wait two weeks to decide to come out?"
Matt agreed with her and the room fell silent. Lucy leaned back into the couch and felt fatigue come upon her. None of the family had slept much. For over a week now, they would come to the hospital in shifts so that everyone could shower and get some sleep and so that there would always be someone watching the twins.
Lucy wondered how much of the anger she felt towards Mary, Cecilia, and Mark was really channeled anger she felt towards herself for the fight she had with Simon. She decided that might be true for her anger at Mary, but her anger at Cecilia and Mark was justified. They were the ones that were responsible for this.
Lucy listened to the heart monitor beep as her breathing fell into rhythmic patterns. "Lucy!" Matt's excited voice had Lucy jumping up. "I think he's waking up!"
Lucy joined Matt at Simon's bed to see his eyes were fluttering. "Simon?" Matt and Lucy said at the exact same time. They kept their focus on him and their excitement grew when he titled his head slightly and opened his eyes.
"Simon!" Lucy exclaimed. He looked over at them wearily.
"What's up?"
Lucy turned to Matt. "Go get the doctor! Go call Mom and Dad!"
Matt rushed out of the room and Lucy turned back to Simon.
"What happened?"
"You were in a car accident. Two weeks ago."
"Two weeks ago?!?" Simon was alarmed.
"No, no, calm down. Don't get excited. How do you feel?"
"Uh. Drowsy, I guess. My head hurts a lot." Simon brought his hand up to his head, to realize it was bandaged.
"Simon. about the fight we had, I'm so sorry. I know that I was wrong, and I didn't mean anything that I said."
Simon looked confused. "What fight?"
"You don't remember?" Lucy asked incredulously. Figures she would spend two whole weeks worrying about it and he wouldn't even remember. Lucy was actually relieved he couldn't recall her awful words.
"No." Simon looked at Lucy knowingly. "I'll bet you've been feeling awful about it this whole time, huh?"
"Yeah. That was the last time I talked to you. I didn't want you to think that."
Simon noticed the tears in Lucy's eyes and grabbed her hand. "Forget about it. I did."
Lucy smiled. "At least you can joke about it."
"Whatever our fight was about, I'm really sorry you've been feeling so bad about it for so long. But I'm sure neither of us meant what we said." Simon paused. "I didn't say anything really terrible did I?"
Lucy shook her head. "No. I get all the credit there." She suddenly realized how tired Simon looked, but thought better of suggesting sleep until the doctor arrived. It occurred to her that maybe they should have had this conversation later, instead of right when he had come out of a coma.
Seconds later, Matt burst through the door with the doctor in tow. "Mom and Dad are on their way," he told Lucy as they stepped into the hallway. "How did he seem? Good? Alert?"
"I don't know. Good, I guess. Tired. Ah, I'm so happy he's awake!" Lucy and Matt hugged each other, both wearing grins that showed off their excitement.
Ten minutes later, Annie and Eric had arrived and were talking to the doctor. The rest of the family waited for Annie and Eric to tell them what the doctor had said. When they entered the waiting room, everyone waited anxiously.
"He'll be fine!" Annie was crying but also smiling. "He can come home in a few days and he'll make a full recovery!"
The rest of the family breathed a huge sigh of relief and as Kevin pulled Lucy into her arms, she felt a huge weight lift. Since Simon didn't remember their fight she couldn't get his forgives, but at least now she could forgive herself.
*THE END*
Okay, that might have been a fast ending but this story was only meant to be a short fic, not a huge on like my other 7th Heaven fic, PHEW! Anywayz I hope you enjoyed it. Thanks for all the reviews you all gave, and don't forget to review this chapter!
"That's interesting," Lucy replied dryly. Robbie had finally reached Mary three days after the accident. She claimed to be upset and worried, but since she hadn't come out, Lucy had decided that Mary cared more about being independent from her family than about her younger comatose brother. Needless to say, Lucy was still angry at Mary for not coming.
"She's coming out tonight," Matt went on. "You know she couldn't come because of work. She feels really bad that she hasn't been here. She's talked to Mom and Dad everyday. She's staying updated on Simon's condition."
"Whatever! She could have gotten off work. All she had to do was talk to her boss, tell him what happened! She chose not to. You and Sarah came out here immediately. Why did she wait two weeks to decide to come out?"
Matt agreed with her and the room fell silent. Lucy leaned back into the couch and felt fatigue come upon her. None of the family had slept much. For over a week now, they would come to the hospital in shifts so that everyone could shower and get some sleep and so that there would always be someone watching the twins.
Lucy wondered how much of the anger she felt towards Mary, Cecilia, and Mark was really channeled anger she felt towards herself for the fight she had with Simon. She decided that might be true for her anger at Mary, but her anger at Cecilia and Mark was justified. They were the ones that were responsible for this.
Lucy listened to the heart monitor beep as her breathing fell into rhythmic patterns. "Lucy!" Matt's excited voice had Lucy jumping up. "I think he's waking up!"
Lucy joined Matt at Simon's bed to see his eyes were fluttering. "Simon?" Matt and Lucy said at the exact same time. They kept their focus on him and their excitement grew when he titled his head slightly and opened his eyes.
"Simon!" Lucy exclaimed. He looked over at them wearily.
"What's up?"
Lucy turned to Matt. "Go get the doctor! Go call Mom and Dad!"
Matt rushed out of the room and Lucy turned back to Simon.
"What happened?"
"You were in a car accident. Two weeks ago."
"Two weeks ago?!?" Simon was alarmed.
"No, no, calm down. Don't get excited. How do you feel?"
"Uh. Drowsy, I guess. My head hurts a lot." Simon brought his hand up to his head, to realize it was bandaged.
"Simon. about the fight we had, I'm so sorry. I know that I was wrong, and I didn't mean anything that I said."
Simon looked confused. "What fight?"
"You don't remember?" Lucy asked incredulously. Figures she would spend two whole weeks worrying about it and he wouldn't even remember. Lucy was actually relieved he couldn't recall her awful words.
"No." Simon looked at Lucy knowingly. "I'll bet you've been feeling awful about it this whole time, huh?"
"Yeah. That was the last time I talked to you. I didn't want you to think that."
Simon noticed the tears in Lucy's eyes and grabbed her hand. "Forget about it. I did."
Lucy smiled. "At least you can joke about it."
"Whatever our fight was about, I'm really sorry you've been feeling so bad about it for so long. But I'm sure neither of us meant what we said." Simon paused. "I didn't say anything really terrible did I?"
Lucy shook her head. "No. I get all the credit there." She suddenly realized how tired Simon looked, but thought better of suggesting sleep until the doctor arrived. It occurred to her that maybe they should have had this conversation later, instead of right when he had come out of a coma.
Seconds later, Matt burst through the door with the doctor in tow. "Mom and Dad are on their way," he told Lucy as they stepped into the hallway. "How did he seem? Good? Alert?"
"I don't know. Good, I guess. Tired. Ah, I'm so happy he's awake!" Lucy and Matt hugged each other, both wearing grins that showed off their excitement.
Ten minutes later, Annie and Eric had arrived and were talking to the doctor. The rest of the family waited for Annie and Eric to tell them what the doctor had said. When they entered the waiting room, everyone waited anxiously.
"He'll be fine!" Annie was crying but also smiling. "He can come home in a few days and he'll make a full recovery!"
The rest of the family breathed a huge sigh of relief and as Kevin pulled Lucy into her arms, she felt a huge weight lift. Since Simon didn't remember their fight she couldn't get his forgives, but at least now she could forgive herself.
*THE END*
Okay, that might have been a fast ending but this story was only meant to be a short fic, not a huge on like my other 7th Heaven fic, PHEW! Anywayz I hope you enjoyed it. Thanks for all the reviews you all gave, and don't forget to review this chapter!