Marissa sprinted down the steps to catch Seth before he made it to his car.
"Seth!" She yelled as she neared him.
He turned and gave her a look that she couldn't read but she went all the way to him and threw her arms around his neck in a big hug.
He glanced down at her surprised then down at the ground.
"I'm sorry, Marissa. I didn't mean to yell its just things are.complicated. I can't explain."
"I know Seth, its okay. Just tell me. Is everything okay? Is everyone all right?" She asked almost pleading, Seth had her very worried about her next door neighbors.
Seth sighed and looked away.
"Not right now, but it will be." Was all he said as he turned to head to his car once again.
"You promise." Marissa called after him.
Seth just turned and gave her a half smile and a wave before climbing into his car and driving off.
Marissa smiled back and went back to find Summer to have lunch.
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Seth drove around aimlessly until he pulled into HOAG. All along he knew he had been heading this way, but wouldn't admit it to himself.
He made his way up to the fourth floor where he had last seen Ryan, it had been a day since he had been there and he hoped they hadn't moved Ryan's room.
He peered into the room in question and immediately spotted his mom staring at the bed containing Ryan. If Seth didn't know any better he would think his mother had not moved since the day before.
Kirsten glanced up when she heard Seth enter.
"Aren't you..?" She trailed off.
"I couldn't, I'm sorry Mom, I couldn't." Seth answered lamely, he couldn't explain why.
She just nodded and took his hand and returned her watch to Ryan.
"How's your Dad?" She asked without looking up.
Seth sighed. "I don't know. He hasn't come out of his office."
Now Kirsten sighed.
"I wish he would come down here, just to see Ryan and then I could talk to him. But." She trailed off again not wanting to finish.
"Umm, Grandpa's called a few times, but I don't think Dad has told him anything. No one in Newport knows what's happened."
"It'll get out sooner or later." Kirsten knew. "Your Grandfather has called me too, many times."
"Have you talked to him?" Seth wanted to know.
She just shook her head no and squeezed his hand.
He knew his ten minutes were up but he didn't want to leave Ryan or Kirsten. Letting go of his mother's hand, Seth made his way to Ryan's bedside. As he grasped Ryan's hand a doctor entered. Seth unconsciously took a step back.
The doctor smiled at Kirsten and Seth.
"Are you Ryan's brother?" The tall man asked.
Seth just nodded.
"You can see the resemblance." The doctor quipped and immediately Seth's nerves were relaxed.
"I'm Dr. Foor by the way, nice to meet you." The doctor said holding out his hand and shaking Seth's.
He turned to Kirsten, who sat up in her chair.
"We just got back another set of Ryan's test results." Dr. Foor stopped and turned to Seth. "Do you know anything about Ryan right now?"
Seth shook his head. His mother had given him the barest of details when he had been by yesterday.
Dr. Foor looked to Kirsten and she nodded.
"To start at the beginning, well let's start at the bottom. First Ryan has two toes broken in his right foot, they will heal in no time. His knee, which is in this lovely cast, will take a little longer. There was previous scarring inside that made it a little harder to fix this time around. He will be on crutches for weeks, maybe months. May even need physical therapy later. Next up is the stomach. That was our main concern, when Ryan came in he had massive internal bleeding. We regrettably had to remove the spleen. For a while we thought we might lose the liver as well but we were able to patch it back up. Up from there is the ribs, two are cracked and one broken. His left shoulder was dislocated, but that was easily fixed and the sling should come off soon. On Ryan's back we put one hundred thirty-six stitches in, after we cleaned out the glass. The left cheekbone is broken and last but not least Ryan has a severe concussion, which is why he is not awake at the moment. For a bit we were worried that we would have to go in and relieve some of the pressure but it has started to go down by itself." Dr. Foor took a deep breath after explaining everything and glanced to Seth.
Seth stood staring in awe at Ryan, how could someone still be alive after all that, he wondered.
"Th-thank you." Seth uttered he was very surprised the doctor had been that candid about everything, most doctors tried to protect the family and not give all the gruesome details.
"I thought you needed to know, brothers need to know." Dr. Foor replied quietly, while shooting a glance at Kirsten, she nodded in thanks and leaned back in her chair.
"We took Ryan off the medication to keep him sleeping, so we would like to see him wake by tonight. But he may not want to just yet, so don't worry if he doesn't." Dr. Foor assured Kirsten.
"I'll be around if you need me, nice to meet you Seth." Dr. Foor made his way out of the room.
Seth waved in response and turned back to Ryan.
"Dude, how did you do that? We are having a long talk when you wake up. You're sleeping in my room after this." Seth added as an afterthought, giving a short laugh.
"I was thinking of that." Kirsten piped in. At Seth confused look, she continued. "Would it bother you if we gave Ryan the upstairs guest room?"
"Bother me? No way, but that room is between our rooms, there was a reason you didn't give it too me." Seth joked.
Kirsten smiled back. "I didn't think it would bother you, but do you think Ryan would like it? It's no pool house."
"Well he can still use the pool house when he needs it." Seth said slyly.
Kirsten laughed for the first time in two days. "I guess so."
Seth sobered. "Mom, why don't you go call dad. I'll stay with Ryan."
Kirsten looked ready to argue. No nurses had been in to kick Seth out and she could be back in ten minutes if they did, but did she really want to talk to him?
"Okay, I'll be back in ten minutes. Get a nurse to come get me if anything changes." She added worried.
"Take your time, Ryan and I are going to do a little brotherly bonding."
"Seth!" She yelled as she neared him.
He turned and gave her a look that she couldn't read but she went all the way to him and threw her arms around his neck in a big hug.
He glanced down at her surprised then down at the ground.
"I'm sorry, Marissa. I didn't mean to yell its just things are.complicated. I can't explain."
"I know Seth, its okay. Just tell me. Is everything okay? Is everyone all right?" She asked almost pleading, Seth had her very worried about her next door neighbors.
Seth sighed and looked away.
"Not right now, but it will be." Was all he said as he turned to head to his car once again.
"You promise." Marissa called after him.
Seth just turned and gave her a half smile and a wave before climbing into his car and driving off.
Marissa smiled back and went back to find Summer to have lunch.
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Seth drove around aimlessly until he pulled into HOAG. All along he knew he had been heading this way, but wouldn't admit it to himself.
He made his way up to the fourth floor where he had last seen Ryan, it had been a day since he had been there and he hoped they hadn't moved Ryan's room.
He peered into the room in question and immediately spotted his mom staring at the bed containing Ryan. If Seth didn't know any better he would think his mother had not moved since the day before.
Kirsten glanced up when she heard Seth enter.
"Aren't you..?" She trailed off.
"I couldn't, I'm sorry Mom, I couldn't." Seth answered lamely, he couldn't explain why.
She just nodded and took his hand and returned her watch to Ryan.
"How's your Dad?" She asked without looking up.
Seth sighed. "I don't know. He hasn't come out of his office."
Now Kirsten sighed.
"I wish he would come down here, just to see Ryan and then I could talk to him. But." She trailed off again not wanting to finish.
"Umm, Grandpa's called a few times, but I don't think Dad has told him anything. No one in Newport knows what's happened."
"It'll get out sooner or later." Kirsten knew. "Your Grandfather has called me too, many times."
"Have you talked to him?" Seth wanted to know.
She just shook her head no and squeezed his hand.
He knew his ten minutes were up but he didn't want to leave Ryan or Kirsten. Letting go of his mother's hand, Seth made his way to Ryan's bedside. As he grasped Ryan's hand a doctor entered. Seth unconsciously took a step back.
The doctor smiled at Kirsten and Seth.
"Are you Ryan's brother?" The tall man asked.
Seth just nodded.
"You can see the resemblance." The doctor quipped and immediately Seth's nerves were relaxed.
"I'm Dr. Foor by the way, nice to meet you." The doctor said holding out his hand and shaking Seth's.
He turned to Kirsten, who sat up in her chair.
"We just got back another set of Ryan's test results." Dr. Foor stopped and turned to Seth. "Do you know anything about Ryan right now?"
Seth shook his head. His mother had given him the barest of details when he had been by yesterday.
Dr. Foor looked to Kirsten and she nodded.
"To start at the beginning, well let's start at the bottom. First Ryan has two toes broken in his right foot, they will heal in no time. His knee, which is in this lovely cast, will take a little longer. There was previous scarring inside that made it a little harder to fix this time around. He will be on crutches for weeks, maybe months. May even need physical therapy later. Next up is the stomach. That was our main concern, when Ryan came in he had massive internal bleeding. We regrettably had to remove the spleen. For a while we thought we might lose the liver as well but we were able to patch it back up. Up from there is the ribs, two are cracked and one broken. His left shoulder was dislocated, but that was easily fixed and the sling should come off soon. On Ryan's back we put one hundred thirty-six stitches in, after we cleaned out the glass. The left cheekbone is broken and last but not least Ryan has a severe concussion, which is why he is not awake at the moment. For a bit we were worried that we would have to go in and relieve some of the pressure but it has started to go down by itself." Dr. Foor took a deep breath after explaining everything and glanced to Seth.
Seth stood staring in awe at Ryan, how could someone still be alive after all that, he wondered.
"Th-thank you." Seth uttered he was very surprised the doctor had been that candid about everything, most doctors tried to protect the family and not give all the gruesome details.
"I thought you needed to know, brothers need to know." Dr. Foor replied quietly, while shooting a glance at Kirsten, she nodded in thanks and leaned back in her chair.
"We took Ryan off the medication to keep him sleeping, so we would like to see him wake by tonight. But he may not want to just yet, so don't worry if he doesn't." Dr. Foor assured Kirsten.
"I'll be around if you need me, nice to meet you Seth." Dr. Foor made his way out of the room.
Seth waved in response and turned back to Ryan.
"Dude, how did you do that? We are having a long talk when you wake up. You're sleeping in my room after this." Seth added as an afterthought, giving a short laugh.
"I was thinking of that." Kirsten piped in. At Seth confused look, she continued. "Would it bother you if we gave Ryan the upstairs guest room?"
"Bother me? No way, but that room is between our rooms, there was a reason you didn't give it too me." Seth joked.
Kirsten smiled back. "I didn't think it would bother you, but do you think Ryan would like it? It's no pool house."
"Well he can still use the pool house when he needs it." Seth said slyly.
Kirsten laughed for the first time in two days. "I guess so."
Seth sobered. "Mom, why don't you go call dad. I'll stay with Ryan."
Kirsten looked ready to argue. No nurses had been in to kick Seth out and she could be back in ten minutes if they did, but did she really want to talk to him?
"Okay, I'll be back in ten minutes. Get a nurse to come get me if anything changes." She added worried.
"Take your time, Ryan and I are going to do a little brotherly bonding."
