Honesty Of The Heart

By: Stephy

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"I am sorry to have to inform you, but she didn't make it."

Hyde stared numbly at the couple crying over the lost of their daughter. He didn't know exactly how long he sat in the waiting room, but to him, it felt like forever.

"Whoa man, I can't believe you killed Jackie. This is like so much worse then the time I pushed her in ice."

Hyde groaned to himself. He was already feeling like crap, and Kelso was not helping matters. *Why the hell did he have to come anyway?* Hyde mentally thought to himself.

"Shut your pie-hole Kelso! And she's not dead!" There was a hint of irritation in his tone.

A snicker escaped from Kelso's mouth. "Not yet."

Hyde's hand came up and smacked Kelso on the back of his head.

"Kelso man, if you don't want your very own room in this lovely hospital, then I suggest you can it!" Hyde replied, fully pissed.

"Oh come on, I was only playing around. You know, trying to lighten things up."

Hyde just rolled his eyes, though you couldn't notice because he was wearing his shades.

"Oh my God! Hyde, is she ok?"

He turned to the sound of Donna's panicked voice, followed by her scrawny fiancé and his foreign friend.

"We haven't heard anything yet." His voice clearly worried.

Fez took a seat next to Kelso, as Eric began to speak.

"Dude, what happen?"

"She was hit by a freaking car, man! You need me to draw you a damn picture or something?" Hyde snapped at Forman.

"Jeez, sorry. Just calm down. I'm sure she's fine. She's strong-"

Eric thought about it for a moment.

"Just don't worry." He stated in false hope.

Donna glared at him, as she slapped him on the arm.

"See that's exactly what I told Hyde. But he got all indignant and stuff."

Eric's face had a vacant expression. "Kelso, you don't even know what 'indignant' means. You can barely spell it."

Kelso focused on Forman wide-mouth. "Oh yea? Well who got higher SAT scores? Huh?"

Kelso leaned back and placed his arms behind his head. "I'm smart and pretty- Oh my God!" He leaned forward in a rush, causing his friends to jump.

"What? What happened?" Asked a slightly bewildered Donna.

"Check out that nurse! She's like, so hot!" Exclaimed Kelso.

"Kelso, you have to be the most insensitive person in the whole world! Jackie his severely injured and all you can do is check out nurses!"

"Hey I care about Jackie too, But seriously. She's freakin' hot!" Stated Kelso as he enthusiastically pointed at the blonde nurse.

After being quiet throughout all this, Fez curiously spoke up.

"You know, if Jackie is the devil like Eric says, then does that mean she goes hell when she dies? Or heaven because she looks like a beautiful angel?"

"Ok, Fez is now officially the most insensitive person in the world." Eric stated, more towards Donna than anyone else.
Not being able to take it anymore, Hyde got up from his position and went outside. His head was about to explode. He wasn't really interested in hearing the 'What if's' on Jackie's condition.

He sat on the bench outside the hospital doors. He wanted to hit something, but he was too withered to move.

"How you feeling?" Came the red head's voice.

"Great. Just Freaking Great!" He replied, emphasizing every word.

Donna walked over and took a seat next to him.

"Cut the crap Hyde. I've known you way too long. You're a wreck."

"Wow, am I that transparent?" His voice was bleeding with sarcasm.

"She'll be ok."

She tried to comfort as she placed a hand on his back.

He violently got up and started to yell.

"Yea? How do you know?"

He started pacing back and forth then stopped in front of her.

"This is so typical! I finally show someone exactly how I feel and they leave! Just like my damn parents!"

Clearly upset by is words; she stood up to face her friend.

"What the hell? After you told her, you went into denial land."

He stood there in silence as Donna continued her rant.

"Don't blame her because you screwed up. It isn't fair and you know it."

And he did know it.

He lowered his head and removed his shades. When he brought his head back up, his eyes were noticeably blood-shot and tears were venturing down his cheeks.

"I can't believe it." Donna whispered in utter shock.

"You're crying. You never cry!"

He wiped his face with his arm and retained his seat on the bench.

"Donna, you're right man. I royally screwed up."

He placed his face in his hands, and then looked back up.

"I really do love her though. I didn't want to admit it, because I didn't want to end up like my folks. I didn't want to get hurt. It was always 'Leave or be left.' Or 'Love isn't for people like us.' After hearing so much crap from my whore of a mother, I've made a promise to myself to never let my guard down."

He took a deep breath.

"But now it looks like I'm going to loose the only person who ever gave a damn about me. The only person who managed to tear down my walls, that I spend so many years building."

Hyde rambled as he choked on his own words.

Donna gazed upon her friend with much sympathy, though she knew better then to show it.

"Come on, lets go back inside and wait for Jackie's recovery."

Staring off into space, Hyde's lips slowly began to curl. "Thanks."

He started to head back towards the doors, while putting his sunglasses back on.

He randomly stopped and turns to face a discombobulated Donna.

"By the way-"

Donna cut him off fully knowing what he was about to say.

"I never saw you in the condition you were just in moments ago."

She proceeded to walk in front of him. "That's a girl."

~~

Back in the waiting area, they were surprise to see Eric sitting all alone reading last month's Cosmo.

"Hey Erica, where is Fez and the village idiot?" Eric looked up and scowled at his cocky friend. "In my defense, this is the only magazine they had. Kelso and our other horny friend went off in competition to see who can score with the hot nurse."

"ERIC!" Donna shouted in a jealous tone.

"What?" Eric asked innocently. "I didn't go nurse chasing with them."

Donna just huffed and sat down.

"I love you." Eric said in trying to fix the situation he was in.

"Yea, whatever, I love you too." Donna threw back bluntly.

Just then, the doctor came out and strolled over towards the now minimized group.

"Jackie Burkhart clan?" He asked flipping through his document papers.

Hyde quickly went over towards him, heart completely racing.

He ran his fingers through his curly hair. "How is she? Is she ok?"

Eric chimed in. "Hyde man, let the doctor speak."

"Well it seems Ms. Burkhart is in a more stable condition but keeps slipping in and out of consciences, and-"

"Damn it! I don't care! Just tell me if she's going to be all right."

Hyde was lost of all patience. He needed reassurance that she will be fine.

In total understanding of the boy's feelings, the doctor proceeded to advance the information on Jackie's predicament. Hyde was lost of words.

TBC.

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