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After that Lucy, still weeping, got her clothes and quickly ran to the bathroom. Matt chased after her, but didn't catch her for she had locked herself in the bathroom. He slammed his fist against the door in anger and stormed off to his new room in the attic. He wanted to scream and cry and yell all at the same time, but he didn't. Being strong for his siblings at that time was one of many things he had on his mind. Even though he would never admit it, he was afraid that his parents would not make it through. He had to see them he told himself. Soon there was a little knock on his door. It was Simon and Ruthie. Simon was holding Ruthie, she was crying. Matt took her from him and they all sat on his bed.
"Ruthie what's wrong?" Matt asked.
She wiped her eyes and shook her head. "I miss Mommy and Daddy."
"I know sweetheart, but that's all right. Mom and Dad will be okay in a few days and then everything will be back to normal again. Okay?" He felt horrible for lying to a six year old, but he didn't want to tell her that there was a chance that they might not survive. That is something no one should ever hear.
Little Ruthie nodded her head. Matt gave her a big hug and kissed her on her forehead.
"Are you all right now Ruthie so we can go back downstairs?" Simon asked without making eye contact with Matt. She nodded her head and they started to walk towards the door.
"Hey Simon?" Matt called him over.
Simon made Ruthie go downstairs by herself as he went over to Matt. "What?" He said in an angry voice.
"Whoa, Simon are you mad at me or something?" He asked curiously.
Simon didn't say anything for a few seconds. "Of course I am."
Matt was shocked. "Why?"
"Because you lied to Ruthie! Mom and Dad aren't going to be better in a few days. It'll probably take weeks or more for them to get better and come home. Why did you lie to her?"
"Did you want me to tell a six year old that her parents were going to be in the hospital for weeks or even months? That is an eternity to a six year old. Think how she would feel Simon."
"Well think how she would feel when she found out that her oldest brother who she looks up to and loves dearly lied to her about Mom and Dad!"
"She won't know that I lied to her. She'll understand about Mom and Dad eventually, she's a smart girl. Please don't be mad at me, Simon. It's not a good time to be angry with someone in a time like this."
"Fine. I'm not really angry at you it's just that I'm so frustrated and sad. I'm sorry." Simon said apologetically.
"No, Simon I'm the one that should be sorry. I shouldn't have lied and I'm sorry that I really haven't been here for you a lot lately."
"It's all right. I understand. I guess I should go downstairs and see how Ruthie is."
"Yeah.........hey while you're down there see if Lucy still has herself locked in the bathroom, please."
"Sure.......hey wait a minute.....your not mad at Lucy again are you?"
"No, Simon I'm not. There is nothing to be mad at her for, she didn't do anything."
"Oh, okay." ************************************************************************
Lucy wouldn't come out of the bathroom for an hour. Matt pleaded with her to come out, but she kept telling him to go away. After one hour of pleading with her she finally opened the door. Matt fell backwards for he was sitting against the door when she opened it. Lucy just stepped over him.
"I'm ready now." She sniffled.
"Are you sure you are ready to go see Mary?" Matt asked.
Lucy nodded her head slightly, trying to stop herself from crying, but her emotions were overwhelming to her. Matt stood up and got Simon and Ruthie to come out of their bedrooms.
"All right lets go." He said quietly.
In the car an unexpected question came up that Matt was not prepared for.
"After we see Mary can we go see Mommy and Daddy?" Ruthie asked curiously.
"No." Matt snapped back at her.
"Why?" Lucy asked.
Matt cleared his throat while trying to think of a good explanation. "Because." He said calmly.
"Because why?" She asked again seeming to become more upset everytime she asked the question.
"Because I said so!" He yelled loudly, startling Lucy, Simon, and Ruthie. "Look I'm sorry I yelled, but we can't see them. At least today that is. Lets wait until they get a little better. All right?"
No one answered him. They were too angry, and upset to say anything. They weren't really angry with Matt it was just the whole fact of what had happened to their family.
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When they got to the hospital they went straight to Mary's room. Mary was so happy to see them. She hated being alone in a stuffy room all day long. It reminded her of when she had surgery on her knee after being run over by a car.
"Hey everyone." Mary said happily looking around at everybody. She realized how gloomy all of their faces looked and that Lucy was crying, she wondered why. "Luce, what's wrong?"
Lucy shook her head as if nothing was bothering her.
"Matt?" She said in a weak voice. She new something was wrong, but she didn't quite know what it was.
"Luce, will you go wait in the waiting room and take Simon and Ruthie with you too please." Matt said to Lucy.
Lucy nodded her head and took Simon and Ruthie to the waiting room.
"Matt what's going on?"
"Mary.......Mom and Dad were in a car accident last night coming home......."
"How are they?" Mary dreaded the answer to her question.
"They're pretty bad Mary. I'm sorry. They're in critical condition. I haven't gotten the chance to see them yet though."
Mary tried to hold back her tears, but just couldn't do it. It hurt her when she cried for her stomach was still sensitive from surgery, which made her want to cry more.
"It's all right, Mary. Everything will be all right." Matt said as he hugged her. "By the way how are you feeling? You know after being in surgery and all."
"It hurts. It hurts a lot. I can't even move a certain way or stand up. This isn't fair, Matt. This shouldn't of happened. Why all of a sudden is everything going wrong in this family?" She sobbed.
"I know, but we can't control everything that goes on. Some things just can't be prevented from happening."
Mary looked away from him. She stared out the window for about a minute. There was an awkward silence in the room.
"How is Lucy taking this?" Mary said breaking the silence and not crying anymore.
Matt let out a big sigh. "Well, she's very upset. She's not handling it very well. I'm really trying to be there for her, but she doesn't seem to want my help. She also thinks it's her fault that Mom and Dad got into a car accident."
"What?! Why on earth would she think that?"
"She said that it was her fault because she didn't want to leave the hospital yesterday when you were in surgery and she feels that Mom and Dad wouldn't have gotten into an accident if she wasn't so upset. She said that they probably came home because they were worried about her. Mom and Dad were going to stay here with you all night, but tried to come home instead."
"Well is that the reason why they tried to go home?"
"Part of it. Mom and Dad called me last to tell me that they were coming home because you were going to be out of it all night and because they were worried about Lucy. But, don't you dare tell her that. She thinks it all her fault and to actually tell her that, will crush her."
"It still isn't her fault though. It's no one's fault, but whomever hit Mom and Dad."
"I know, but try explaining that to Lucy."
"You're not mad at her again are you?" She asked curiously.
"No! Why does everyone keep asking me that?"
"Because the last time something happened you got mad at her."
"That was because she lied to me Mary! She told me she was going to have dinner at the Pizza Parlor, but in reality she was really going somewhere with Sara and her sister in the car. If she would have been in that car I don't know what I would of done. There is nothing to angry with her about, she didn't do anything."
"All right. When can we see Mom and Dad?"
"I honestly don't know Mary. I want to see them first before any of you see them. I want to see how bad they are. If they are really bad I won't let Simon, Ruthie, and Lucy see them. Maybe you, but not the younger ones. They will be too traumatized."
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Meanwhile in the waiting room Lucy, Simon, and Ruthie were waiting patiently for Matt to come get them. Lucy finally stopped crying, but she was still very upset. Simon was in his usual angry state when something bad happens. He just sat in one of the chairs as he stared into space, and little Ruthie could not sit still.
"Ruthie why don't you go play a game or something over there?" Lucy said quietly as she pointed to the corner of the room where children's books and games were. Ruthie shrugged her shoulders and went over to the corner of the room.
Lucy had a plan. A plan that she knew Matt wouldn't let her do. 'Why does Matt have to know?' She asked herself. She thought about her plan for a few more minutes before deciding to go through with it.
"Hey, Simon I'm going to....umm....to the maternity ward on the 4th floor. You know where the babies are. I'll be back in a little while. Tell Matt not to worry and that I'll be back later." Lucy said to Simon. She knew he wasn't listening very well, but that didn't bother her one bit. In fact she preferred it that way.
Simon just nodded his head and grunted a little to make it look like he was actually listening.
Lucy left the room and found the nearest elevator. She was nervous and her heart was pounding so hard that she thought it was going to come out of her chest. She had just lied to her kid brother and that made her feel even worse. She really wasn't going up to the 4th floor, she was in fact going to the 5th floor where the critical condition unit was. When she got to the floor she immediately found the information desk and asked which room her parents were in. Without thinking the young and inexperienced women, who was working behind the information desk, didn't take the time to see who it was and told Lucy the room number. As soon as Lucy was about to leave the women looked up at her and realized that she was too young to go visit someone in the critical condition unit.
"I'm sorry honey I didn't realize that you were so young. You have to be sixteen years or older to visit someone on this floor, unless you have an adult with you."
"Thank-you, ma-am." Lucy squeaked. The women nodded her head and once again focused her attention on her computer screen. Lucy noticed that she wasn't paying attention so she sneaked past her and went to find room number 210.
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After that Lucy, still weeping, got her clothes and quickly ran to the bathroom. Matt chased after her, but didn't catch her for she had locked herself in the bathroom. He slammed his fist against the door in anger and stormed off to his new room in the attic. He wanted to scream and cry and yell all at the same time, but he didn't. Being strong for his siblings at that time was one of many things he had on his mind. Even though he would never admit it, he was afraid that his parents would not make it through. He had to see them he told himself. Soon there was a little knock on his door. It was Simon and Ruthie. Simon was holding Ruthie, she was crying. Matt took her from him and they all sat on his bed.
"Ruthie what's wrong?" Matt asked.
She wiped her eyes and shook her head. "I miss Mommy and Daddy."
"I know sweetheart, but that's all right. Mom and Dad will be okay in a few days and then everything will be back to normal again. Okay?" He felt horrible for lying to a six year old, but he didn't want to tell her that there was a chance that they might not survive. That is something no one should ever hear.
Little Ruthie nodded her head. Matt gave her a big hug and kissed her on her forehead.
"Are you all right now Ruthie so we can go back downstairs?" Simon asked without making eye contact with Matt. She nodded her head and they started to walk towards the door.
"Hey Simon?" Matt called him over.
Simon made Ruthie go downstairs by herself as he went over to Matt. "What?" He said in an angry voice.
"Whoa, Simon are you mad at me or something?" He asked curiously.
Simon didn't say anything for a few seconds. "Of course I am."
Matt was shocked. "Why?"
"Because you lied to Ruthie! Mom and Dad aren't going to be better in a few days. It'll probably take weeks or more for them to get better and come home. Why did you lie to her?"
"Did you want me to tell a six year old that her parents were going to be in the hospital for weeks or even months? That is an eternity to a six year old. Think how she would feel Simon."
"Well think how she would feel when she found out that her oldest brother who she looks up to and loves dearly lied to her about Mom and Dad!"
"She won't know that I lied to her. She'll understand about Mom and Dad eventually, she's a smart girl. Please don't be mad at me, Simon. It's not a good time to be angry with someone in a time like this."
"Fine. I'm not really angry at you it's just that I'm so frustrated and sad. I'm sorry." Simon said apologetically.
"No, Simon I'm the one that should be sorry. I shouldn't have lied and I'm sorry that I really haven't been here for you a lot lately."
"It's all right. I understand. I guess I should go downstairs and see how Ruthie is."
"Yeah.........hey while you're down there see if Lucy still has herself locked in the bathroom, please."
"Sure.......hey wait a minute.....your not mad at Lucy again are you?"
"No, Simon I'm not. There is nothing to be mad at her for, she didn't do anything."
"Oh, okay." ************************************************************************
Lucy wouldn't come out of the bathroom for an hour. Matt pleaded with her to come out, but she kept telling him to go away. After one hour of pleading with her she finally opened the door. Matt fell backwards for he was sitting against the door when she opened it. Lucy just stepped over him.
"I'm ready now." She sniffled.
"Are you sure you are ready to go see Mary?" Matt asked.
Lucy nodded her head slightly, trying to stop herself from crying, but her emotions were overwhelming to her. Matt stood up and got Simon and Ruthie to come out of their bedrooms.
"All right lets go." He said quietly.
In the car an unexpected question came up that Matt was not prepared for.
"After we see Mary can we go see Mommy and Daddy?" Ruthie asked curiously.
"No." Matt snapped back at her.
"Why?" Lucy asked.
Matt cleared his throat while trying to think of a good explanation. "Because." He said calmly.
"Because why?" She asked again seeming to become more upset everytime she asked the question.
"Because I said so!" He yelled loudly, startling Lucy, Simon, and Ruthie. "Look I'm sorry I yelled, but we can't see them. At least today that is. Lets wait until they get a little better. All right?"
No one answered him. They were too angry, and upset to say anything. They weren't really angry with Matt it was just the whole fact of what had happened to their family.
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When they got to the hospital they went straight to Mary's room. Mary was so happy to see them. She hated being alone in a stuffy room all day long. It reminded her of when she had surgery on her knee after being run over by a car.
"Hey everyone." Mary said happily looking around at everybody. She realized how gloomy all of their faces looked and that Lucy was crying, she wondered why. "Luce, what's wrong?"
Lucy shook her head as if nothing was bothering her.
"Matt?" She said in a weak voice. She new something was wrong, but she didn't quite know what it was.
"Luce, will you go wait in the waiting room and take Simon and Ruthie with you too please." Matt said to Lucy.
Lucy nodded her head and took Simon and Ruthie to the waiting room.
"Matt what's going on?"
"Mary.......Mom and Dad were in a car accident last night coming home......."
"How are they?" Mary dreaded the answer to her question.
"They're pretty bad Mary. I'm sorry. They're in critical condition. I haven't gotten the chance to see them yet though."
Mary tried to hold back her tears, but just couldn't do it. It hurt her when she cried for her stomach was still sensitive from surgery, which made her want to cry more.
"It's all right, Mary. Everything will be all right." Matt said as he hugged her. "By the way how are you feeling? You know after being in surgery and all."
"It hurts. It hurts a lot. I can't even move a certain way or stand up. This isn't fair, Matt. This shouldn't of happened. Why all of a sudden is everything going wrong in this family?" She sobbed.
"I know, but we can't control everything that goes on. Some things just can't be prevented from happening."
Mary looked away from him. She stared out the window for about a minute. There was an awkward silence in the room.
"How is Lucy taking this?" Mary said breaking the silence and not crying anymore.
Matt let out a big sigh. "Well, she's very upset. She's not handling it very well. I'm really trying to be there for her, but she doesn't seem to want my help. She also thinks it's her fault that Mom and Dad got into a car accident."
"What?! Why on earth would she think that?"
"She said that it was her fault because she didn't want to leave the hospital yesterday when you were in surgery and she feels that Mom and Dad wouldn't have gotten into an accident if she wasn't so upset. She said that they probably came home because they were worried about her. Mom and Dad were going to stay here with you all night, but tried to come home instead."
"Well is that the reason why they tried to go home?"
"Part of it. Mom and Dad called me last to tell me that they were coming home because you were going to be out of it all night and because they were worried about Lucy. But, don't you dare tell her that. She thinks it all her fault and to actually tell her that, will crush her."
"It still isn't her fault though. It's no one's fault, but whomever hit Mom and Dad."
"I know, but try explaining that to Lucy."
"You're not mad at her again are you?" She asked curiously.
"No! Why does everyone keep asking me that?"
"Because the last time something happened you got mad at her."
"That was because she lied to me Mary! She told me she was going to have dinner at the Pizza Parlor, but in reality she was really going somewhere with Sara and her sister in the car. If she would have been in that car I don't know what I would of done. There is nothing to angry with her about, she didn't do anything."
"All right. When can we see Mom and Dad?"
"I honestly don't know Mary. I want to see them first before any of you see them. I want to see how bad they are. If they are really bad I won't let Simon, Ruthie, and Lucy see them. Maybe you, but not the younger ones. They will be too traumatized."
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Meanwhile in the waiting room Lucy, Simon, and Ruthie were waiting patiently for Matt to come get them. Lucy finally stopped crying, but she was still very upset. Simon was in his usual angry state when something bad happens. He just sat in one of the chairs as he stared into space, and little Ruthie could not sit still.
"Ruthie why don't you go play a game or something over there?" Lucy said quietly as she pointed to the corner of the room where children's books and games were. Ruthie shrugged her shoulders and went over to the corner of the room.
Lucy had a plan. A plan that she knew Matt wouldn't let her do. 'Why does Matt have to know?' She asked herself. She thought about her plan for a few more minutes before deciding to go through with it.
"Hey, Simon I'm going to....umm....to the maternity ward on the 4th floor. You know where the babies are. I'll be back in a little while. Tell Matt not to worry and that I'll be back later." Lucy said to Simon. She knew he wasn't listening very well, but that didn't bother her one bit. In fact she preferred it that way.
Simon just nodded his head and grunted a little to make it look like he was actually listening.
Lucy left the room and found the nearest elevator. She was nervous and her heart was pounding so hard that she thought it was going to come out of her chest. She had just lied to her kid brother and that made her feel even worse. She really wasn't going up to the 4th floor, she was in fact going to the 5th floor where the critical condition unit was. When she got to the floor she immediately found the information desk and asked which room her parents were in. Without thinking the young and inexperienced women, who was working behind the information desk, didn't take the time to see who it was and told Lucy the room number. As soon as Lucy was about to leave the women looked up at her and realized that she was too young to go visit someone in the critical condition unit.
"I'm sorry honey I didn't realize that you were so young. You have to be sixteen years or older to visit someone on this floor, unless you have an adult with you."
"Thank-you, ma-am." Lucy squeaked. The women nodded her head and once again focused her attention on her computer screen. Lucy noticed that she wasn't paying attention so she sneaked past her and went to find room number 210.
**Yet another cliff hanger! I promise I'll update real soon! Probably a little later this week! Then I won't update for about 2 weeks cuz I'm going on vacation! But, when I come back I promise that I'll update a.s.a.p.! Well, that is if I get good reviews and if you want me to! So please let me know in your reviews! And any suggestions you want to say go right ahead cuz I could use some suggestions to make anyone like this story a little better! PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!**