Kaley and Carly walked upstairs silently, "Are you scared sweetie?" Carly
asked as she put an arm around her shaking niece.
"Yeah, last time a wreck like this happened, one of my good friends was in it, and she was killed. Aunt Carly, I don't want that happening again." Kaley replied as she buried her face in her aunt's chest, "I don't want Micah to die."
"Micah's not going to die Kaley, do you hear me?" Carly asked as she pulled Kaley in front of her and held her by the shoulders.
"Okay, I'm sorry I can't help it I just get so frustrated sometimes." Kaley replied as they walked into the Intensive Care Unit.
"Can I help you ladies?" a lady behind the desk asked
"What room is Michaela Corinthos in?" Carly said
"Are you immediate relatives?" the lady asked
"Yes, I'm her mother and this is my niece." She replied
"Are you sixteen?" she asked
"Yes." Kaley replied
"She's in room 10." The lady replied
They walked back, with the first look at her bestfriend, Kaley threw her hand over her mouth and more tears fell from her crystal blue eyes. Michaela had tubes coming out of her mouth and nose, she had IVs in both arms, her arms and face were all that was visible, but they were all scratched and bruised, her eyes both had dark circles below them.
"She looks so helpless." Kaley said
"Michaela baby, I don't know if you can hear me, but it's Mom, I just want you to know that I'm here and I love you." Carly said as she took her daughter's hand.
"Micah, it's Kaley, I know that you probably wouldn't want me to be here, just because you'd rather me be with our friends out at Wyndemere having fun. I'm not though because you're like a sister to me, and you mean more to me than either of them do." Kaley said as she took her other hand.
"Hey guys." Courtney said as she walked in.
"Mom." Kaley said as she got up and hugged her mother, "How's BJ?"
"He's okay, your father finally showed up, he had to work the wreck, but he's down there with BJ, he was just scratched up pretty bad." Courtney replied, "I came up here to see if you wanted to go home or go back to Nicki's or go home." she questioned
"I'd like to stay here for awhile if that's okay." Kaley replied
"Well only two people can be in here at a time and I'm sure that your uncle wants to come stay with Michaela." Courtney said
"Okay, I guess I'll go back to Nicki's."
"Okay come on, we'll go meet your dad downstairs, and we can take you out the or Kaden can." Courtney said
"Okay." Kaley replied, "I'll be by tomorrow Aunt Carly."
"Yeah, I will too."
"Okay you guys, thanks for coming up here." Carly said as she got up to hug her sister-in-law and niece.
"Hey, Micah's my bestfriend as well as my cousin, but more like a sister, and I would do anything for her." Kaley said
"I know, and that's why I'm thankful that we have you around."
"Bye."
They walked out and went back to the ER, "Daddy!" Kaley said as she ran into the embrace of her father, she thought it was still pretty childish, but she felt much better in her dad's arms, she felt secure, he could make it go away.
"Hey princess."
"Kaley's going to go back out to Nicki's house." Courtney told Brian
"Okay, you want us to take you?" Brian asked
"I can take her." Kaden said
"Okay, that's fine, I just want you to come home after you take her to the launch." Brian replied, "And be careful. I've already had to pull one of my kids from a wreck. I don't need nor do I want to have to pick you two off the pavement too."
"We'll be careful Dad." Kaden replied
"Yeah Daddy, we always are." Kaley added
They all left, Kaden and Kaley drove out toward Wyndemere. Kaden could sense something wrong with Kaley, "Sis, what's wrong?" he asked
"What do you mean what's wrong?" She said, "I'm fine."
"No you're not, you can't lie to me Kaley." He replied
"I'm just a little shook up, that's all." She said as she began to cry.
"It's more than that."
"I'm afraid for Micah, I saw her laying in that hospital bed, and it felt like my life just crumbled into pieces. I'm so afraid she's going to die, I don't want her to die Kaden. Micah is my bestfriend, yeah I have Nicki, Aubrey, and Lexa, but no one could ever replace Micah." Kaley sobbed
"Kaley, she's going to be okay."
"Everyone says that Kade, but you could be wrong. Everyone said that about Brenna, but they were wrong weren't they, and you think it can't happen to me, but it can, it can happen to anyone. You don't always think to put your seatbelt on every time you get in a car until you go through something like that, until you've lost one of your friends to that." Kaley continued
"Maybe we should just go home, I don't think you're in a state to stay at Nicki's."
"What do you think I'm crazy now?" Kaley asked
"No, I just don't want you going over there upset and making all them upset, and then you all be depressed for the next week." Kaden said
"No, you're taking me to the launch Kaden, I need to be with my friends. I don't think I could be at home." Kaley replied
"Okay, if that's how you feel, I'll take you to Wyndemere." Kaden said
"Thank you." Kaley replied as they turned the corner and pulled up to the launch dock.
"I'm going to come out there with you to make sure you get in okay and everything." Kaden said as he turned off the car and got out.
"Well since I already know that you won't take no for an answer, I'll let you." She replied, "You're way too overprotective little brother."
"Don't call me that."
"Well, that's what you are, you're my little brother."
"Yeah, but by two minutes." He said as they got in a boat and began to speed across the lake.
"You don't have to walk me to the door." Kaley said as they got out a few minutes later and began walking to the door.
He walked in with her, "How's Micah and Kristina?" Nicki asked as she jumped up.
"Hold on a second." She said, then turned toward her brother, "Look, I'm going to be fine, you'll probably know before I even pick up the phone if something's wrong. Don't worry so much, just go home, and be careful."
"I will, take care of yourself."
"I will Kade."
"Hey, you guys take care of my sister will you?" Kaden asked the rest of the girls.
"We will."
"Thanks."
"Okay, now go home." Kaley said as she carefully butted heads with him.
He left, and she told them about Kristina and Micah's conditions as well as Skye, Noah, and BJ.
"Your brother is so hot Kay." Aubrey said out of the blue.
"I know you think that, me on the other hand can't think that, because A, he's my brother, and B, I've got a boyfriend." Kaley replied
"What do you think Lexa?" Aubrey asked
"Yeah, he's not ugly but he's not like hot." Lexa replied
"Okay, I'm going to Leila's room, I don't want to be involved in this conversation." Kaley said as she got up.
"Okay, they'll stop talking about how hot your brother is, won't you?" Nicki said before Kaley walked out.
"Sorry." Lexa and Aubrey replied
The next day
Leila offered to take Kaley to the hospital after they slept half the day, Kaley accepted. She was sitting in the lounge, kind of putting off going in to see Micah when her psychiatrist walked up. Kaley had a psychiatrist from the time she was about 10 until she was 14, because she had really started not liking her life, and she wanted to die, but then got over it. Danielle Cheshire was young and she was more like a friend than a psychiatrist to Kaley.
"Kaley, what's wrong?"
"My life is so screwed up Dani." Kaley replied
"What's going on?"
"Well, let's see, day before yesterday I was held hostage in my school for 3 hours, and schools out for the rest of the week. Yesterday my mother informs me that she's pregnant. My bestfriend, who I haven't seen in two weeks, comes home but only to get in a horrific car accident and she's laying in ICU unconscious."
"You should be happy about your mother having a baby though."
"But I'm not, I'm 16, and I have 2 brothers that are also teenagers, we don't need a baby." Kaley replied
"Well, we both know that things happen for a reason, and I think it would be a joy to have a new brother or sister." Danielle said
"But I'm not."
"Well, maybe things will get better, it's good seeing you again Kaley, but I have a 2:30 appointment, and I have to go." Danielle said as she got up.
"Thanks for listening Danielle."
"No problem." Danielle said as she hugged Kaley.
Kaley walked into ICU and to Michaela's room, no one was in there with Michaela.
"Micah."
"What's going on Kaley?"
"You're awake."
"Yeah, what's wrong?" she asked
"I'm just in a bad mood."
"Why?"
"Because my life has screwed up so bad in the last few days, and I feel like I can't get over the hurdle."
"But you can, you're one of the strongest people I know Kaley, you can do this." She said as she took her friend's hand, "Tell me what's going on."
"It's just everything that's going on, I'm not suppose to be telling you, but you'll hear about it eventually. There was a shooting at the school day- before yesterday."
"Oh my god, was anyone hurt?"
"Well, they just shot holes all up in the school, and it was a hostage situation. It was 6 guys, they killed themselves in the end, right in front of everyone."
"Who were the guys?"
"Ryan Bleakly, Brent Gillian, Lance Rockwell, Carson Ritter, Blake Preston, and MJ Garrison."
"That's so weird, Lance was like an honor roll student, and he seemed so nice."
"That's what I told Jaxton about Blake, ya know, he sat right next to me in English Lit." Kaley added
"What else is bothering you?"
"Well, that, Mom being pregnant, and then you getting in this wreck, it's got my brain going in about 20 different directions." Kaley told her
"Don't worry about me, I'm going to be okay." Micah said
"I come bearing gifts." Alex said as he walked in.
"What is it?" Micah asked
"This," He replied as he pulled a stuffed bear attached to balloon and a card from behind his back, "And this." He pulled a mixed bag of candy from behind his back, it was also attached to a balloon.
"Aww, thank you Alex."
"You're welcome." He replied as he kissed her forehead, he looked at Kaley, "Have you seen my sister Kaley?"
"Which one, the one that's my friend, or the one that's going out with my brother?"
"Your friend."
"Yeah, I saw her this morning, we stayed the night at Wyndemere with Nicki last night." She replied, "Why?"
"I was gonna see if she wanted to drive to Albany to see our Mimi."
"Is there something wrong with her?"
"Yeah, she's been sick and I was going to go see her, but I don't want to go by myself."
"Oh, did you call her cell?"
"Yeah, she didn't answer."
"Well Leila brought me out here, Aubrey and Nicki probably went back to bed."
"Well, if you talk to her, will you tell her I'm looking for her?" Alex asked
"Of course I will."
"Thank Kaley. I have to go, because I promised Mom I'd pick Jaydah up at soccer practice."
"Okay, thank you for my stuff." Michaela said
"You're welcome, I love you." He said as he kissed her lips.
"I love you too."
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"Yeah, last time a wreck like this happened, one of my good friends was in it, and she was killed. Aunt Carly, I don't want that happening again." Kaley replied as she buried her face in her aunt's chest, "I don't want Micah to die."
"Micah's not going to die Kaley, do you hear me?" Carly asked as she pulled Kaley in front of her and held her by the shoulders.
"Okay, I'm sorry I can't help it I just get so frustrated sometimes." Kaley replied as they walked into the Intensive Care Unit.
"Can I help you ladies?" a lady behind the desk asked
"What room is Michaela Corinthos in?" Carly said
"Are you immediate relatives?" the lady asked
"Yes, I'm her mother and this is my niece." She replied
"Are you sixteen?" she asked
"Yes." Kaley replied
"She's in room 10." The lady replied
They walked back, with the first look at her bestfriend, Kaley threw her hand over her mouth and more tears fell from her crystal blue eyes. Michaela had tubes coming out of her mouth and nose, she had IVs in both arms, her arms and face were all that was visible, but they were all scratched and bruised, her eyes both had dark circles below them.
"She looks so helpless." Kaley said
"Michaela baby, I don't know if you can hear me, but it's Mom, I just want you to know that I'm here and I love you." Carly said as she took her daughter's hand.
"Micah, it's Kaley, I know that you probably wouldn't want me to be here, just because you'd rather me be with our friends out at Wyndemere having fun. I'm not though because you're like a sister to me, and you mean more to me than either of them do." Kaley said as she took her other hand.
"Hey guys." Courtney said as she walked in.
"Mom." Kaley said as she got up and hugged her mother, "How's BJ?"
"He's okay, your father finally showed up, he had to work the wreck, but he's down there with BJ, he was just scratched up pretty bad." Courtney replied, "I came up here to see if you wanted to go home or go back to Nicki's or go home." she questioned
"I'd like to stay here for awhile if that's okay." Kaley replied
"Well only two people can be in here at a time and I'm sure that your uncle wants to come stay with Michaela." Courtney said
"Okay, I guess I'll go back to Nicki's."
"Okay come on, we'll go meet your dad downstairs, and we can take you out the or Kaden can." Courtney said
"Okay." Kaley replied, "I'll be by tomorrow Aunt Carly."
"Yeah, I will too."
"Okay you guys, thanks for coming up here." Carly said as she got up to hug her sister-in-law and niece.
"Hey, Micah's my bestfriend as well as my cousin, but more like a sister, and I would do anything for her." Kaley said
"I know, and that's why I'm thankful that we have you around."
"Bye."
They walked out and went back to the ER, "Daddy!" Kaley said as she ran into the embrace of her father, she thought it was still pretty childish, but she felt much better in her dad's arms, she felt secure, he could make it go away.
"Hey princess."
"Kaley's going to go back out to Nicki's house." Courtney told Brian
"Okay, you want us to take you?" Brian asked
"I can take her." Kaden said
"Okay, that's fine, I just want you to come home after you take her to the launch." Brian replied, "And be careful. I've already had to pull one of my kids from a wreck. I don't need nor do I want to have to pick you two off the pavement too."
"We'll be careful Dad." Kaden replied
"Yeah Daddy, we always are." Kaley added
They all left, Kaden and Kaley drove out toward Wyndemere. Kaden could sense something wrong with Kaley, "Sis, what's wrong?" he asked
"What do you mean what's wrong?" She said, "I'm fine."
"No you're not, you can't lie to me Kaley." He replied
"I'm just a little shook up, that's all." She said as she began to cry.
"It's more than that."
"I'm afraid for Micah, I saw her laying in that hospital bed, and it felt like my life just crumbled into pieces. I'm so afraid she's going to die, I don't want her to die Kaden. Micah is my bestfriend, yeah I have Nicki, Aubrey, and Lexa, but no one could ever replace Micah." Kaley sobbed
"Kaley, she's going to be okay."
"Everyone says that Kade, but you could be wrong. Everyone said that about Brenna, but they were wrong weren't they, and you think it can't happen to me, but it can, it can happen to anyone. You don't always think to put your seatbelt on every time you get in a car until you go through something like that, until you've lost one of your friends to that." Kaley continued
"Maybe we should just go home, I don't think you're in a state to stay at Nicki's."
"What do you think I'm crazy now?" Kaley asked
"No, I just don't want you going over there upset and making all them upset, and then you all be depressed for the next week." Kaden said
"No, you're taking me to the launch Kaden, I need to be with my friends. I don't think I could be at home." Kaley replied
"Okay, if that's how you feel, I'll take you to Wyndemere." Kaden said
"Thank you." Kaley replied as they turned the corner and pulled up to the launch dock.
"I'm going to come out there with you to make sure you get in okay and everything." Kaden said as he turned off the car and got out.
"Well since I already know that you won't take no for an answer, I'll let you." She replied, "You're way too overprotective little brother."
"Don't call me that."
"Well, that's what you are, you're my little brother."
"Yeah, but by two minutes." He said as they got in a boat and began to speed across the lake.
"You don't have to walk me to the door." Kaley said as they got out a few minutes later and began walking to the door.
He walked in with her, "How's Micah and Kristina?" Nicki asked as she jumped up.
"Hold on a second." She said, then turned toward her brother, "Look, I'm going to be fine, you'll probably know before I even pick up the phone if something's wrong. Don't worry so much, just go home, and be careful."
"I will, take care of yourself."
"I will Kade."
"Hey, you guys take care of my sister will you?" Kaden asked the rest of the girls.
"We will."
"Thanks."
"Okay, now go home." Kaley said as she carefully butted heads with him.
He left, and she told them about Kristina and Micah's conditions as well as Skye, Noah, and BJ.
"Your brother is so hot Kay." Aubrey said out of the blue.
"I know you think that, me on the other hand can't think that, because A, he's my brother, and B, I've got a boyfriend." Kaley replied
"What do you think Lexa?" Aubrey asked
"Yeah, he's not ugly but he's not like hot." Lexa replied
"Okay, I'm going to Leila's room, I don't want to be involved in this conversation." Kaley said as she got up.
"Okay, they'll stop talking about how hot your brother is, won't you?" Nicki said before Kaley walked out.
"Sorry." Lexa and Aubrey replied
The next day
Leila offered to take Kaley to the hospital after they slept half the day, Kaley accepted. She was sitting in the lounge, kind of putting off going in to see Micah when her psychiatrist walked up. Kaley had a psychiatrist from the time she was about 10 until she was 14, because she had really started not liking her life, and she wanted to die, but then got over it. Danielle Cheshire was young and she was more like a friend than a psychiatrist to Kaley.
"Kaley, what's wrong?"
"My life is so screwed up Dani." Kaley replied
"What's going on?"
"Well, let's see, day before yesterday I was held hostage in my school for 3 hours, and schools out for the rest of the week. Yesterday my mother informs me that she's pregnant. My bestfriend, who I haven't seen in two weeks, comes home but only to get in a horrific car accident and she's laying in ICU unconscious."
"You should be happy about your mother having a baby though."
"But I'm not, I'm 16, and I have 2 brothers that are also teenagers, we don't need a baby." Kaley replied
"Well, we both know that things happen for a reason, and I think it would be a joy to have a new brother or sister." Danielle said
"But I'm not."
"Well, maybe things will get better, it's good seeing you again Kaley, but I have a 2:30 appointment, and I have to go." Danielle said as she got up.
"Thanks for listening Danielle."
"No problem." Danielle said as she hugged Kaley.
Kaley walked into ICU and to Michaela's room, no one was in there with Michaela.
"Micah."
"What's going on Kaley?"
"You're awake."
"Yeah, what's wrong?" she asked
"I'm just in a bad mood."
"Why?"
"Because my life has screwed up so bad in the last few days, and I feel like I can't get over the hurdle."
"But you can, you're one of the strongest people I know Kaley, you can do this." She said as she took her friend's hand, "Tell me what's going on."
"It's just everything that's going on, I'm not suppose to be telling you, but you'll hear about it eventually. There was a shooting at the school day- before yesterday."
"Oh my god, was anyone hurt?"
"Well, they just shot holes all up in the school, and it was a hostage situation. It was 6 guys, they killed themselves in the end, right in front of everyone."
"Who were the guys?"
"Ryan Bleakly, Brent Gillian, Lance Rockwell, Carson Ritter, Blake Preston, and MJ Garrison."
"That's so weird, Lance was like an honor roll student, and he seemed so nice."
"That's what I told Jaxton about Blake, ya know, he sat right next to me in English Lit." Kaley added
"What else is bothering you?"
"Well, that, Mom being pregnant, and then you getting in this wreck, it's got my brain going in about 20 different directions." Kaley told her
"Don't worry about me, I'm going to be okay." Micah said
"I come bearing gifts." Alex said as he walked in.
"What is it?" Micah asked
"This," He replied as he pulled a stuffed bear attached to balloon and a card from behind his back, "And this." He pulled a mixed bag of candy from behind his back, it was also attached to a balloon.
"Aww, thank you Alex."
"You're welcome." He replied as he kissed her forehead, he looked at Kaley, "Have you seen my sister Kaley?"
"Which one, the one that's my friend, or the one that's going out with my brother?"
"Your friend."
"Yeah, I saw her this morning, we stayed the night at Wyndemere with Nicki last night." She replied, "Why?"
"I was gonna see if she wanted to drive to Albany to see our Mimi."
"Is there something wrong with her?"
"Yeah, she's been sick and I was going to go see her, but I don't want to go by myself."
"Oh, did you call her cell?"
"Yeah, she didn't answer."
"Well Leila brought me out here, Aubrey and Nicki probably went back to bed."
"Well, if you talk to her, will you tell her I'm looking for her?" Alex asked
"Of course I will."
"Thank Kaley. I have to go, because I promised Mom I'd pick Jaydah up at soccer practice."
"Okay, thank you for my stuff." Michaela said
"You're welcome, I love you." He said as he kissed her lips.
"I love you too."
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