Chapter 10: Hospital
Chris woke up to find himself in a hospital bed.
"Where am I?" he asked.
"You're at the hospital, Chris." Chris looked up to see his mom and dad.
"Mom, dad. I'm glad you're here."
"We were so worried about you!" Chris' mom said. "Are you okay, babe?"
"My stomach and arms really hurt," Chris replied.
"Everything is gonna be okay. Your friend Emma told us everything."
"About the fight too?"
"Yes, even the fight."
"Chantel, stop being so nice. Chris, I'm so disappointed in you."
"But dad, look at me. I'm hurt. I just need your love right now."
Chris' mom says, "I agree with him. Let's just be glad he's okay, Dan."
"But you got into a fight!! Do you know how that will look on your
records?" screamed Chris' dad.
"It was after school!"
"That doesn't mean anything. How many times have I told you to talk things
out and not fight?"
"A billion times!!"
"And this fight was over what?"
"He did this for Emma," replied Chris' mom.
"A girl! You fought over a girl! You have no shame!! I can't believe my own
son would act like this!! I can't even deal with you right now!" Chris' dad
screams. He leaves the room, angry.
"Chris, don't mind your dad. I do agree that fighting is not the answer,
but you're off the hook because you got hurt."
"I know Mom, but I love Emma. I did this for her. I did it because I'm in
love."
"Honey, that is very sweet. But I think Emma knows that already. She
doesn't need you to fight another guy to show your true love. What matters
is your true feelings and how deep it is in your heart."
"Thanks Mom. I always knew you were the one who understood."
Chris gave his mom a kiss and hugged her. Chris' mom left and then Emma,
Manny, JT and Toby came in.
"Chris, are you okay? Can you talk? Are you alive?" Emma asked.
"Yes Emma, I'm good!" Chris replied.
"I was so worried!!"
"Yeah, so was I. Why didn't you listen Chris?" said Manny. "We just cared
about your safety!"
"Dude, we thought that the fight was cool at first. Until Sean went
overboard. We freaked out!" said JT. "We hope you're gonna be okay, man."
"I just think it was pretty brave of you to fight Sean. Lots of us are too
afraid!" said Toby.
"Thanks for coming you guys. It means a lot to me. Sean just blew it. He's
heading the wrong way in life."
"Can I talk to Chris?" Emma asked. Toby, JT and Manny just went to the
side. "Alone?"
They all said "oh" and left. Emma and Chris were alone, at last.
"Chris, I'm so sorry about Sean. He's too wild."
"Emma, I'm okay."
"No you're not! You're bruised all over your stomach and arm and your eye
is swollen and you can barely move! Is that okay? Why didn't you listen to
me and Manny? Why did you fight him? I warned you!"
"Just calm down! Everyone makes mistakes! I thought this would mean
something to you. I did this because I.because.I.because."
"Because what? What?"
"Because I love you Emma, okay? I love you."
Emma stood there. She didn't know what to say. Those three words meant a
lot to her. She finally spoke.
"I love you too, Chris. I love you too."
Emma bent down to kiss Chris. They kissed for a minute. They finally let
go.
"I'll see you later," Emma said. "Bye, I love you."
"I love you more," Chris said. They both laughed. Then Emma left.
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Chris woke up to find himself in a hospital bed.
"Where am I?" he asked.
"You're at the hospital, Chris." Chris looked up to see his mom and dad.
"Mom, dad. I'm glad you're here."
"We were so worried about you!" Chris' mom said. "Are you okay, babe?"
"My stomach and arms really hurt," Chris replied.
"Everything is gonna be okay. Your friend Emma told us everything."
"About the fight too?"
"Yes, even the fight."
"Chantel, stop being so nice. Chris, I'm so disappointed in you."
"But dad, look at me. I'm hurt. I just need your love right now."
Chris' mom says, "I agree with him. Let's just be glad he's okay, Dan."
"But you got into a fight!! Do you know how that will look on your
records?" screamed Chris' dad.
"It was after school!"
"That doesn't mean anything. How many times have I told you to talk things
out and not fight?"
"A billion times!!"
"And this fight was over what?"
"He did this for Emma," replied Chris' mom.
"A girl! You fought over a girl! You have no shame!! I can't believe my own
son would act like this!! I can't even deal with you right now!" Chris' dad
screams. He leaves the room, angry.
"Chris, don't mind your dad. I do agree that fighting is not the answer,
but you're off the hook because you got hurt."
"I know Mom, but I love Emma. I did this for her. I did it because I'm in
love."
"Honey, that is very sweet. But I think Emma knows that already. She
doesn't need you to fight another guy to show your true love. What matters
is your true feelings and how deep it is in your heart."
"Thanks Mom. I always knew you were the one who understood."
Chris gave his mom a kiss and hugged her. Chris' mom left and then Emma,
Manny, JT and Toby came in.
"Chris, are you okay? Can you talk? Are you alive?" Emma asked.
"Yes Emma, I'm good!" Chris replied.
"I was so worried!!"
"Yeah, so was I. Why didn't you listen Chris?" said Manny. "We just cared
about your safety!"
"Dude, we thought that the fight was cool at first. Until Sean went
overboard. We freaked out!" said JT. "We hope you're gonna be okay, man."
"I just think it was pretty brave of you to fight Sean. Lots of us are too
afraid!" said Toby.
"Thanks for coming you guys. It means a lot to me. Sean just blew it. He's
heading the wrong way in life."
"Can I talk to Chris?" Emma asked. Toby, JT and Manny just went to the
side. "Alone?"
They all said "oh" and left. Emma and Chris were alone, at last.
"Chris, I'm so sorry about Sean. He's too wild."
"Emma, I'm okay."
"No you're not! You're bruised all over your stomach and arm and your eye
is swollen and you can barely move! Is that okay? Why didn't you listen to
me and Manny? Why did you fight him? I warned you!"
"Just calm down! Everyone makes mistakes! I thought this would mean
something to you. I did this because I.because.I.because."
"Because what? What?"
"Because I love you Emma, okay? I love you."
Emma stood there. She didn't know what to say. Those three words meant a
lot to her. She finally spoke.
"I love you too, Chris. I love you too."
Emma bent down to kiss Chris. They kissed for a minute. They finally let
go.
"I'll see you later," Emma said. "Bye, I love you."
"I love you more," Chris said. They both laughed. Then Emma left.
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