Broken Pieces
Skye awoke in a room at General Hospital, her eyes fluttered against the bright light, "Do those damn lights dim?"
"It's like waking up on the fucking sun." she added and then noticed the light became softer. She opened her eyes fully and focused on the face next to her, "Daddy?"
Alan pulled his chair closer to his daughter, "I'm here Skye, how are you feeling?"
"Like I've been shot and then hit by a train."
"Do you remember what happened?"
"Yes, I was at the cottage, I was shot."
"That's right. Then you were brought here, took into surgery, Monica removed the bullet from your chest and you were put into recovery and then brought to your own room."
"How much damaged did the bullet do?"
"Not much, you got lucky, it bounced off a bone."
"How long have I been here?"
"About three hours, I want to ask you some questions. Do you think you can answer them?"
"I'll try."
"Okay, do you know who shot you?"
Skye began to cry, "Jax" she barely choked out.
"Jax shot you? That son of a bitch. Do you remember anything else?"
"Brenda shot Jax and then Luis."
"Who shot Brenda?"
"I did, why is she the one?"
"The one what?"
"When I was in the ambulance they said there was one dead body, was it Brenda? Did I kill her? Is she dead?" Skye's voice was frantic.
Alan didn't answer right away which made Skye more tense, "I killed her."
"No, Skye, it wasn't Brenda, she's alive, she's critical but, she's going to make it."
"Who Daddy? Who's dead?" Skye pleaded
"Skye, I don't want to upset you."
"Please, you have to tell me, I can handle it I promise, just tell me who it was." Skye begged.
"Jax" Alan said emotionless
Skye's eyes began to fill with tears, "How?"
"The bullet hit his spleen, he bled to death."
Skye began sobbing uncontrollably and her breathing became heavy.
Alan wrapped his arms around his daughter, "Skye, honey, calm down, take a few deep breaths, everything's going to be okay, I promise."
Skye cried into his chest, "Daddy, I'm not crying because of Jax, I'm crying because of Luis, I'm so relieved it wasn't him."
"No, he was shot in the lower abdomen and he's going to be just fine. What were you four doing up there tonight? Playing war?"
"Pretty much. What happens now? Am I going to get arrested?"
"No, baby, they're not going to arrest you, you did nothing but protect yourself. Brenda however, will be arrested for murder one and attempted murder."
"Will she go to trial?"
"Yes, unless she pleads guilty."
"It's amazing how everything can turn upside down in an hours time."
"I'm just relieved you're okay."
"Me too. Can I see Luis?"
Alan stood up ready to leave, "Not right now, you both need some rest, maybe in the morning."
"Are you leaving?"
"I have a meeting I need to get to, I postponed it when you were brought in."
"Daddy, I don't want to be alone."
"Would you like me to stay?"
"No, but could you come back after the meeting?"
"Of course, but I'm going out into the waiting room and send someone else in to be with you until I get back." Alan leaned forward and kissed her forehead, "I love you."
"I love you" She whispered back.
Alan left Skye's room and went into the waiting area. Where he was bombarded with questions. "Quiet down, this is a hospital not the mansion."
"Alan, I took the liberty to call Rae, she's on her way here."
"Thank you, Monica, Skye will appreciate that. Right now I need someone to stay with her until I get back from that board meeting."
Edward stood up, "I want to see her."
"Father, I will not have you upset Skye."
"Alan, I just want to see her, I'm not going to do anything."
"I said no."
"Then can I see her?" Came a voice from behind him.
Alan turned around to face his son, "Sure, go right ahead, Jason."
He nodded and headed from her room.
"I'll stay with her while you're in the meeting" Monica offered
"Thank you."
Jason entered Skye's hospital room and saw her lying on the bed, hooked up to machines. He stopped at the door, taking in the site before him. He proceeded to walk towards the bed and sat down on the chair Alan had vacated earlier.
Skye looked over and smiled, "So this is what it feels like to be shot?"
"Pretty painful, isn't it?"
Skye smiled, "Excruciating. What are you doing here?"
"I heard what happened and I thought I would come and see how you were doing."
"I've been better." She admitted.
"What went on at the cottage tonight?"
"I went there to try and scare Brenda out of town, but things didn't work out like I had planned. Jax came in and seen me with a gun and he shot me. Brenda shot him and then Luis and then I shot her."
"Did you have any intentions of killing Brenda when you got there?"
"I just wanted to scare her. Daddy said that she was going to be okay."
"Don't feel guilty, I'm just glad you're okay."
"Thank you."
Jason stood up, "I have to go, I have some things to take care of, but I'll be back to see you again." He squeezed her hand.
As Jason left Monica came into her room and shut the door behind her. She walked over to the bed and instead of taking the vacated chair, she sat down on the bed beside her step-daughter. "Can I get you anything?"
"No, I'm fine right now."
"I know that a lot has happened in the past several hours, is there anything you'd like to talk about?"
"Yes, I want to know about Jax."
"Alright, Jax was dead on arrival, he had died at the cottage, but not instantly. The bullet entered his spleen causing it to bleed uncontrollably. He was the first one to arrive and when I got to him, they said he didn't have a pulse for the last 15 minutes and that they had done everything the possibly could when they arrived at the scene, but it was just too late. Then they brought you only minutes later, they said that you had lost consciousness in the ambulance and you became my number one priority. I removed the bullet from your chest in surgery, I can't begin to tell you how lucky you are that it bounced off a rib."
"You saved my life, Monica. Thank you."
"I was just doing my job and I knew that Alan would never forgive me if I let anything happen to you."
"We've come a long way the past few weeks, haven't we?"
Monica smiled, "We sure have."
"I'll really tired."
"Then try and get some rest."
Monica started to get up off the bed when Skye protested, "Don't go."
Monica was shocked, but touched, "I'll stay right here with you as long as you want me to."
She settled in the bed next to her, pulling the covers around Skye.
"Monica, there's just one more thing."
"What's that?"
"Can you sing?"
"A little"
"Will you sing to me so I can fall asleep quicker?"
Monica didn't reply, she just began to sing and she continued until Skye was fast asleep.
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Skye awoke in a room at General Hospital, her eyes fluttered against the bright light, "Do those damn lights dim?"
"It's like waking up on the fucking sun." she added and then noticed the light became softer. She opened her eyes fully and focused on the face next to her, "Daddy?"
Alan pulled his chair closer to his daughter, "I'm here Skye, how are you feeling?"
"Like I've been shot and then hit by a train."
"Do you remember what happened?"
"Yes, I was at the cottage, I was shot."
"That's right. Then you were brought here, took into surgery, Monica removed the bullet from your chest and you were put into recovery and then brought to your own room."
"How much damaged did the bullet do?"
"Not much, you got lucky, it bounced off a bone."
"How long have I been here?"
"About three hours, I want to ask you some questions. Do you think you can answer them?"
"I'll try."
"Okay, do you know who shot you?"
Skye began to cry, "Jax" she barely choked out.
"Jax shot you? That son of a bitch. Do you remember anything else?"
"Brenda shot Jax and then Luis."
"Who shot Brenda?"
"I did, why is she the one?"
"The one what?"
"When I was in the ambulance they said there was one dead body, was it Brenda? Did I kill her? Is she dead?" Skye's voice was frantic.
Alan didn't answer right away which made Skye more tense, "I killed her."
"No, Skye, it wasn't Brenda, she's alive, she's critical but, she's going to make it."
"Who Daddy? Who's dead?" Skye pleaded
"Skye, I don't want to upset you."
"Please, you have to tell me, I can handle it I promise, just tell me who it was." Skye begged.
"Jax" Alan said emotionless
Skye's eyes began to fill with tears, "How?"
"The bullet hit his spleen, he bled to death."
Skye began sobbing uncontrollably and her breathing became heavy.
Alan wrapped his arms around his daughter, "Skye, honey, calm down, take a few deep breaths, everything's going to be okay, I promise."
Skye cried into his chest, "Daddy, I'm not crying because of Jax, I'm crying because of Luis, I'm so relieved it wasn't him."
"No, he was shot in the lower abdomen and he's going to be just fine. What were you four doing up there tonight? Playing war?"
"Pretty much. What happens now? Am I going to get arrested?"
"No, baby, they're not going to arrest you, you did nothing but protect yourself. Brenda however, will be arrested for murder one and attempted murder."
"Will she go to trial?"
"Yes, unless she pleads guilty."
"It's amazing how everything can turn upside down in an hours time."
"I'm just relieved you're okay."
"Me too. Can I see Luis?"
Alan stood up ready to leave, "Not right now, you both need some rest, maybe in the morning."
"Are you leaving?"
"I have a meeting I need to get to, I postponed it when you were brought in."
"Daddy, I don't want to be alone."
"Would you like me to stay?"
"No, but could you come back after the meeting?"
"Of course, but I'm going out into the waiting room and send someone else in to be with you until I get back." Alan leaned forward and kissed her forehead, "I love you."
"I love you" She whispered back.
Alan left Skye's room and went into the waiting area. Where he was bombarded with questions. "Quiet down, this is a hospital not the mansion."
"Alan, I took the liberty to call Rae, she's on her way here."
"Thank you, Monica, Skye will appreciate that. Right now I need someone to stay with her until I get back from that board meeting."
Edward stood up, "I want to see her."
"Father, I will not have you upset Skye."
"Alan, I just want to see her, I'm not going to do anything."
"I said no."
"Then can I see her?" Came a voice from behind him.
Alan turned around to face his son, "Sure, go right ahead, Jason."
He nodded and headed from her room.
"I'll stay with her while you're in the meeting" Monica offered
"Thank you."
Jason entered Skye's hospital room and saw her lying on the bed, hooked up to machines. He stopped at the door, taking in the site before him. He proceeded to walk towards the bed and sat down on the chair Alan had vacated earlier.
Skye looked over and smiled, "So this is what it feels like to be shot?"
"Pretty painful, isn't it?"
Skye smiled, "Excruciating. What are you doing here?"
"I heard what happened and I thought I would come and see how you were doing."
"I've been better." She admitted.
"What went on at the cottage tonight?"
"I went there to try and scare Brenda out of town, but things didn't work out like I had planned. Jax came in and seen me with a gun and he shot me. Brenda shot him and then Luis and then I shot her."
"Did you have any intentions of killing Brenda when you got there?"
"I just wanted to scare her. Daddy said that she was going to be okay."
"Don't feel guilty, I'm just glad you're okay."
"Thank you."
Jason stood up, "I have to go, I have some things to take care of, but I'll be back to see you again." He squeezed her hand.
As Jason left Monica came into her room and shut the door behind her. She walked over to the bed and instead of taking the vacated chair, she sat down on the bed beside her step-daughter. "Can I get you anything?"
"No, I'm fine right now."
"I know that a lot has happened in the past several hours, is there anything you'd like to talk about?"
"Yes, I want to know about Jax."
"Alright, Jax was dead on arrival, he had died at the cottage, but not instantly. The bullet entered his spleen causing it to bleed uncontrollably. He was the first one to arrive and when I got to him, they said he didn't have a pulse for the last 15 minutes and that they had done everything the possibly could when they arrived at the scene, but it was just too late. Then they brought you only minutes later, they said that you had lost consciousness in the ambulance and you became my number one priority. I removed the bullet from your chest in surgery, I can't begin to tell you how lucky you are that it bounced off a rib."
"You saved my life, Monica. Thank you."
"I was just doing my job and I knew that Alan would never forgive me if I let anything happen to you."
"We've come a long way the past few weeks, haven't we?"
Monica smiled, "We sure have."
"I'll really tired."
"Then try and get some rest."
Monica started to get up off the bed when Skye protested, "Don't go."
Monica was shocked, but touched, "I'll stay right here with you as long as you want me to."
She settled in the bed next to her, pulling the covers around Skye.
"Monica, there's just one more thing."
"What's that?"
"Can you sing?"
"A little"
"Will you sing to me so I can fall asleep quicker?"
Monica didn't reply, she just began to sing and she continued until Skye was fast asleep.
TBC....
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