**Ch. 7 is now here! Thanks for the reviews, I really appreciate them. And
I tried to more commas in this chapter for you since you obviously think I
don't use any. Well, just to let you in on a little secret.....I'm not
professional writer. I'm just a normal teenage girl. But, no offense taken
on the comma thing. I hope like the chapter!**
"Hey." Matt said to Simon as he sat next to him in the waiting room.
"Hi." Simon responded shortly.
"How are you doing?"
"Okay, I guess. How did to Mary take the news?"
"She's upset just like the rest of us, but she'll be all right." Matt said as he sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. "How's Ruthie?"
"Ruthie is fine. You know she really doesn't completely understand what is happening."
"Yeah, but you can't make her understand, Simon, she's just a little girl. Even if you explain to her what happened in detail, she still won't understand."
"Yeah I know."
Suddenly as Matt looked around the room, he noticed that Lucy wasn't there.
"Simon, where's Luce?"
Simon paused for a few seconds as he tried to remember what Lucy had said to him. He knew he was going to be in trouble if he couldn't remember. "I don't really know." He said slowly, still trying to remember.
"What do you mean you don't really know? Did she say anything to you? Did you see her leave?" Matt asked in a panic. He was responsible for all of them and if anything happened he would never forgive himself.
"All I remember is that she said that she was going somewhere, but I don't know where she said she was going. I'm sorry, I guess I wasn't listening at the time." Simon said apologetically.
"Well, that's obvious Simon. Please, try to remember."
Simon thought back on to what Lucy was doing and what she had said. The result was that he could only remember bits and pieces of it. "She said something about babies and the 4th floor, so I'm guessing she went to see the babies on the 4th floor."
"Anything else?" Matt asked eagerly.
"Um.....she said something to me about telling you......."
"Come on, Simon! Spit it out!"
"Telling you......not...to...worry. Yeah that's it, she told me to tell you not to worry about her and that she would be back later."
"Yeah, well, I have a feeling that she lied to you Simon."
"Why?"
"I don't know, it's just one of those feelings. Simon, take Ruthie into Mary's room and stay there to keep her company. Now, can I trust you to remember something to tell Mary?"
"Yes, I'm all ears."
"All right. Tell Mary, that I'm going to go find Lucy and tell her that I'll be back soon. Also, tell her if she needs me, have a nurse or someone page me because I'll be around here somewhere and I think I know exactly where Luce is at. You, Simon, keep an eye on Ruthie and don't you go anywhere unless Mary says it's okay. Do you understand?"
"Yes."
Matt ran to the nearest elevator and pushed the number 5. He hoped she wouldn't see their parents because he knew how upset she would be. He just couldn't believe that she had lied and that after he specifically told them that they couldn't see Eric and Annie that she would go and do it anyway. As he got to the 5th floor, he went to the information desk. The woman didn't notice that anyone was standing at the desk, so she just kept on doing her computer and paper work. Obviously the woman was not a very good secretary.
"Excuse, me." Matt said to the woman.
The woman turned around and was surprised that someone was standing at the desk. "Oh, I'm sorry, can I help you?"
"Yes, what room is Eric and Annie Camden in?"
"Oh, let me see here.....room 210. You know, there was just a little girl here a few minutes ago who asked me the same question. Is she related to you?"
"Yes, that was probably my younger sister."
"Oh my, she was such a polite and sweet girl, just like her older brother. How old is she, my dear?"
"Fourteen. Look, I'm very sorry, but I can't chat right now. I'm in a big hurry so if you will please show which direction the room is, I will be on my way."
The woman, seeming very disgusted that Matt wouldn't chat with her, pointed in the direction of the room. Matt walked very fast towards the room. He saw Lucy at the end of the hallway only a few feet from the room. He walked even faster to catch up with her so she wouldn't go in. It was to late and he saw Lucy go into the room. That is when he started to run down the rest of the hallway and into the room after her.
As he got there she was opening the curtain around Annie's bed. She didn't realize that Matt was standing right behind her. She looked at her mother, but she thought it was a mistake. She didn't recognize the woman for there were tubes and wires everywhere. Her leg was in a cast and her face was swelled up like balloon with tons of bruises and cuts. She wanted to get closer to her, so she could get a better look.
Matt grabbed Lucy from behind and she was so frightened that she let out a short scream, but stopped when she realized who it was.
"What are you doing here?" Lucy asked.
"The question is what are you doing here. I told you not to come here and I know you heard me, Luce."
"Are you trying to tell me that this.....really is....Mom?"
Matt nodded his head. He thought for sure that Lucy knew that the woman was actually Annie. Then he realized when he took a short glance at her that she didn't recognize her at all.
"No! It can't be! I have to make sure it is her!" Lucy cried as she started to run to her mother's side.
Matt grabbed her around the waist and pulled her back. She struggled very hard to get away from Matt's grip, but couldn't. She cried and cried when she finally did recognize that the woman was in fact, Annie, her mother. She finally gave up her fight with Matt as she broke down into tears.
"Shhh....it's all right, Luce." Matt said as he held her and tried to comfort her. He couldn't help but cry a little with his sister. He wasn't as strong as he thought was. He thought it was a good thing that Lucy didn't know that he was crying a little because he thought that she would have been more upset.
**I'll try to update this story a.s.a.p. if you like! But, it won't be for another couple weeks cuz I'll be on vacation! Please tell me what you think and if you have any suggestions on what you would like to see happen next! Thanks a bunch and remember to REVIEW!!!!! Tootles!!**
"Hey." Matt said to Simon as he sat next to him in the waiting room.
"Hi." Simon responded shortly.
"How are you doing?"
"Okay, I guess. How did to Mary take the news?"
"She's upset just like the rest of us, but she'll be all right." Matt said as he sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. "How's Ruthie?"
"Ruthie is fine. You know she really doesn't completely understand what is happening."
"Yeah, but you can't make her understand, Simon, she's just a little girl. Even if you explain to her what happened in detail, she still won't understand."
"Yeah I know."
Suddenly as Matt looked around the room, he noticed that Lucy wasn't there.
"Simon, where's Luce?"
Simon paused for a few seconds as he tried to remember what Lucy had said to him. He knew he was going to be in trouble if he couldn't remember. "I don't really know." He said slowly, still trying to remember.
"What do you mean you don't really know? Did she say anything to you? Did you see her leave?" Matt asked in a panic. He was responsible for all of them and if anything happened he would never forgive himself.
"All I remember is that she said that she was going somewhere, but I don't know where she said she was going. I'm sorry, I guess I wasn't listening at the time." Simon said apologetically.
"Well, that's obvious Simon. Please, try to remember."
Simon thought back on to what Lucy was doing and what she had said. The result was that he could only remember bits and pieces of it. "She said something about babies and the 4th floor, so I'm guessing she went to see the babies on the 4th floor."
"Anything else?" Matt asked eagerly.
"Um.....she said something to me about telling you......."
"Come on, Simon! Spit it out!"
"Telling you......not...to...worry. Yeah that's it, she told me to tell you not to worry about her and that she would be back later."
"Yeah, well, I have a feeling that she lied to you Simon."
"Why?"
"I don't know, it's just one of those feelings. Simon, take Ruthie into Mary's room and stay there to keep her company. Now, can I trust you to remember something to tell Mary?"
"Yes, I'm all ears."
"All right. Tell Mary, that I'm going to go find Lucy and tell her that I'll be back soon. Also, tell her if she needs me, have a nurse or someone page me because I'll be around here somewhere and I think I know exactly where Luce is at. You, Simon, keep an eye on Ruthie and don't you go anywhere unless Mary says it's okay. Do you understand?"
"Yes."
Matt ran to the nearest elevator and pushed the number 5. He hoped she wouldn't see their parents because he knew how upset she would be. He just couldn't believe that she had lied and that after he specifically told them that they couldn't see Eric and Annie that she would go and do it anyway. As he got to the 5th floor, he went to the information desk. The woman didn't notice that anyone was standing at the desk, so she just kept on doing her computer and paper work. Obviously the woman was not a very good secretary.
"Excuse, me." Matt said to the woman.
The woman turned around and was surprised that someone was standing at the desk. "Oh, I'm sorry, can I help you?"
"Yes, what room is Eric and Annie Camden in?"
"Oh, let me see here.....room 210. You know, there was just a little girl here a few minutes ago who asked me the same question. Is she related to you?"
"Yes, that was probably my younger sister."
"Oh my, she was such a polite and sweet girl, just like her older brother. How old is she, my dear?"
"Fourteen. Look, I'm very sorry, but I can't chat right now. I'm in a big hurry so if you will please show which direction the room is, I will be on my way."
The woman, seeming very disgusted that Matt wouldn't chat with her, pointed in the direction of the room. Matt walked very fast towards the room. He saw Lucy at the end of the hallway only a few feet from the room. He walked even faster to catch up with her so she wouldn't go in. It was to late and he saw Lucy go into the room. That is when he started to run down the rest of the hallway and into the room after her.
As he got there she was opening the curtain around Annie's bed. She didn't realize that Matt was standing right behind her. She looked at her mother, but she thought it was a mistake. She didn't recognize the woman for there were tubes and wires everywhere. Her leg was in a cast and her face was swelled up like balloon with tons of bruises and cuts. She wanted to get closer to her, so she could get a better look.
Matt grabbed Lucy from behind and she was so frightened that she let out a short scream, but stopped when she realized who it was.
"What are you doing here?" Lucy asked.
"The question is what are you doing here. I told you not to come here and I know you heard me, Luce."
"Are you trying to tell me that this.....really is....Mom?"
Matt nodded his head. He thought for sure that Lucy knew that the woman was actually Annie. Then he realized when he took a short glance at her that she didn't recognize her at all.
"No! It can't be! I have to make sure it is her!" Lucy cried as she started to run to her mother's side.
Matt grabbed her around the waist and pulled her back. She struggled very hard to get away from Matt's grip, but couldn't. She cried and cried when she finally did recognize that the woman was in fact, Annie, her mother. She finally gave up her fight with Matt as she broke down into tears.
"Shhh....it's all right, Luce." Matt said as he held her and tried to comfort her. He couldn't help but cry a little with his sister. He wasn't as strong as he thought was. He thought it was a good thing that Lucy didn't know that he was crying a little because he thought that she would have been more upset.
**I'll try to update this story a.s.a.p. if you like! But, it won't be for another couple weeks cuz I'll be on vacation! Please tell me what you think and if you have any suggestions on what you would like to see happen next! Thanks a bunch and remember to REVIEW!!!!! Tootles!!**