Chapter 12
"It's Gray, Kali. He's hurt."
Kali gasped.
"What happened, Ann? WHAT HAPPENED?" Kali shrieked and pulled her shoes on, forgetting that she was only wearing her fluffy pink robe.
"I'm not sure. Karen came by and told me he was in the hospital. I wasn't at the Inn, so I don't know if it happened there," Ann said as she followed Kali off the boat. They ran silently towards the hospital. Kali was having a hard time trying not to cry. They reached the hospital door, but Kali stopped.
"Ann, I'm scared." Ann hugged Kali.
"That's good. It means you care." Kali tried to smile.
"Thanks Ann. You're a real friend." Ann smiled and looked at the doorknob. She turned it slowly and pushed. Elli was sitting at the front desk.
"I knew you'd be here soon. I'm sorry, but you can't see him yet," Elli said. "You can sit down there if you want." Kali sat on the couch and put her head in her hands.
"Oh," Kali said and looked down, "I'm only wearing a robe," she finished and giggled lamely. Ann looked at her sympathetically.
"I'll go run over to the Poultry Farm to get Kai. I'll ask him to bring clothes for you."
"Thank you so much," Kali said and looked up at Elli as Ann ran outside. "What's wrong with Gray?"
"He fell down the stairs. Doug was at the bottom picking up dirty silverware, and he dropped a knife when Gray hit him. . ." Kali picked her head up off her hands.
"WHAT?" She screamed. Elli put a finger over her mouth and motioned towards the curtained room, where Gray was.
"He lost a lot of blood and cracked a few ribs," Elli said. "Would you like me to see how much longer this'll be?" Kali nodded quickly. Elli smiled at her, opened the curtain, and walked inside. Kali sighed dramatically as Kai ran in, followed by Kate, Adrienne, Ann, and Popuri.
"Here, I thought you might want these," Kai said and tossed Kali clothes.
"I told you to get those, you dork," Ann said and started pacing the room. Adrienne and Kate sat down on the couch next to Kali's, and Popuri and Kai sat next to Kali.
"Don't you worry, Kali, he'll be fine," Popuri said and gave her a reassuring smile. Kali got up and walked into the bathroom to change (A/N- So what if there isn't a bathroom?! I needed something convenient!). She slipped into the last stall and pulled on the overalls and bright pink shirt that Kai had brought. When she walked out of the stall, she saw the reflection of herself in the mirror.
Her brown eyes reflected her sadness and worry. So did the tears that slowly made their way down her pretty face. Her hair stuck up with bed head, and her shirt was on inside out. Kali moaned and retreated back into the stall to fix her shirt. When she came out of the bathroom, Elli was waiting for her.
"You can see him now," she stated plainly and pointed to his room.
"Thanks," Kali whispered and walked into the room slowly. Gray was lying on the cot, eyes closed.
"I'll leave you two alone," the doctor said and walked out of the room.
"Gray?" Kali whispered hesitantly. He opened his eyes and looked up.
"Hey, Kali." Kali could feel more tears sliding down her face. Gray's left leg was in a cast, and his left arm was bandaged. There was also a long scratch across his face, starting at his right eye and ending down near his chin.
"Are you okay?" Kali choked out. She wiped her face with her sleeve.
"Just peachy," Gray said and coughed. "Actually, I could be better," he muttered. His face was unusually pale and his hat was off, making his red hair stand out like a beacon.
"What happened?" Kali asked and sat in a chair next to the cot.
"I tripped over that bloody cat, Nora, and fell down the stairs. Doug was at the bottom and he dropped a knife on my arm," Gray said and looked down at his left arm. "It sliced some skin off and I lost a lot of blood. I also cracked three ribs and fractured my leg." Kali was resisting the urge to bend over and hug him. She let a sob out and covered her mouth. Gray looked over at her, his blue eyes reflecting the pain he felt.
"I-I should go. I'll be back tomorrow," Kali said and ran out of the room, closing the curtain as she left. Everyone had left except for Kai. He stood up as he saw her exit the room and stand awkwardly in the middle of the room, tears streaming down her face.
"C'mon Kali, let's go home," Kai said in a warm, brotherly voice and draped his arm around Kali's shoulders. They walked back to the boat like that, Kai's arm around Kali's shoulder, Kali leaning on him for support. They walked onto the boat, and Kai dropped down onto a couch.
"I'll be in my room, Kai," Kali said and walked into her temporary room as Kai turned on the TV. She sat on her bed and stared at the floor. Her head was spinning from all the pain she felt.
*Why do I feel so worthless? Why does this hurt so much?* Kali thought to herself.
*Cause Gray is too hurt to pay attention to you* the first voice that inhabited her head responded.
*Stop being so self centered! He fell down the stairs, for heaven's sake!* the second voice screamed back. Kali rubbed her throbbing head and moaned.
*Make it stop* Kali thought. Her head was pounding, and it felt as though her heart would shatter with the pain and fear it held.
*Big deal if he didn't ask what was wrong, he probably already knew why you were crying, if that's what you're thinking* the first voice hissed. Kali rolled over on her bed, covering her eyes with her hands.
*Just make it stop!* Kali yelled to the voices in her head. For once, they were silent. Kali rolled off her bed onto the floor, landing on her knees. She moaned in pain, thinking of Gray and feeling sorry for herself. When she looked up again, she saw the answers to her cries.
Kali picked up the knife and slowly lowered it to the skin on her wrist.
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Author: NO KALI! DON'T DO IT!!
Kali: *appears out of nowhere* What? What am I doing?
Author: *gasps* *falls off chair*
Kali: *looks surprised* Uh. . . okay, well please review, cause otherwise I cou-
Author: *gets onto chair* *clamps hand over Kali's mouth* NO DON'T GIVE IT AWAY! Errr. . . yeah please R&R or I'll do something. . . evil . . .
:: scene fades out with evil killer monkeys gagging Kali and tying her to a chair::
"It's Gray, Kali. He's hurt."
Kali gasped.
"What happened, Ann? WHAT HAPPENED?" Kali shrieked and pulled her shoes on, forgetting that she was only wearing her fluffy pink robe.
"I'm not sure. Karen came by and told me he was in the hospital. I wasn't at the Inn, so I don't know if it happened there," Ann said as she followed Kali off the boat. They ran silently towards the hospital. Kali was having a hard time trying not to cry. They reached the hospital door, but Kali stopped.
"Ann, I'm scared." Ann hugged Kali.
"That's good. It means you care." Kali tried to smile.
"Thanks Ann. You're a real friend." Ann smiled and looked at the doorknob. She turned it slowly and pushed. Elli was sitting at the front desk.
"I knew you'd be here soon. I'm sorry, but you can't see him yet," Elli said. "You can sit down there if you want." Kali sat on the couch and put her head in her hands.
"Oh," Kali said and looked down, "I'm only wearing a robe," she finished and giggled lamely. Ann looked at her sympathetically.
"I'll go run over to the Poultry Farm to get Kai. I'll ask him to bring clothes for you."
"Thank you so much," Kali said and looked up at Elli as Ann ran outside. "What's wrong with Gray?"
"He fell down the stairs. Doug was at the bottom picking up dirty silverware, and he dropped a knife when Gray hit him. . ." Kali picked her head up off her hands.
"WHAT?" She screamed. Elli put a finger over her mouth and motioned towards the curtained room, where Gray was.
"He lost a lot of blood and cracked a few ribs," Elli said. "Would you like me to see how much longer this'll be?" Kali nodded quickly. Elli smiled at her, opened the curtain, and walked inside. Kali sighed dramatically as Kai ran in, followed by Kate, Adrienne, Ann, and Popuri.
"Here, I thought you might want these," Kai said and tossed Kali clothes.
"I told you to get those, you dork," Ann said and started pacing the room. Adrienne and Kate sat down on the couch next to Kali's, and Popuri and Kai sat next to Kali.
"Don't you worry, Kali, he'll be fine," Popuri said and gave her a reassuring smile. Kali got up and walked into the bathroom to change (A/N- So what if there isn't a bathroom?! I needed something convenient!). She slipped into the last stall and pulled on the overalls and bright pink shirt that Kai had brought. When she walked out of the stall, she saw the reflection of herself in the mirror.
Her brown eyes reflected her sadness and worry. So did the tears that slowly made their way down her pretty face. Her hair stuck up with bed head, and her shirt was on inside out. Kali moaned and retreated back into the stall to fix her shirt. When she came out of the bathroom, Elli was waiting for her.
"You can see him now," she stated plainly and pointed to his room.
"Thanks," Kali whispered and walked into the room slowly. Gray was lying on the cot, eyes closed.
"I'll leave you two alone," the doctor said and walked out of the room.
"Gray?" Kali whispered hesitantly. He opened his eyes and looked up.
"Hey, Kali." Kali could feel more tears sliding down her face. Gray's left leg was in a cast, and his left arm was bandaged. There was also a long scratch across his face, starting at his right eye and ending down near his chin.
"Are you okay?" Kali choked out. She wiped her face with her sleeve.
"Just peachy," Gray said and coughed. "Actually, I could be better," he muttered. His face was unusually pale and his hat was off, making his red hair stand out like a beacon.
"What happened?" Kali asked and sat in a chair next to the cot.
"I tripped over that bloody cat, Nora, and fell down the stairs. Doug was at the bottom and he dropped a knife on my arm," Gray said and looked down at his left arm. "It sliced some skin off and I lost a lot of blood. I also cracked three ribs and fractured my leg." Kali was resisting the urge to bend over and hug him. She let a sob out and covered her mouth. Gray looked over at her, his blue eyes reflecting the pain he felt.
"I-I should go. I'll be back tomorrow," Kali said and ran out of the room, closing the curtain as she left. Everyone had left except for Kai. He stood up as he saw her exit the room and stand awkwardly in the middle of the room, tears streaming down her face.
"C'mon Kali, let's go home," Kai said in a warm, brotherly voice and draped his arm around Kali's shoulders. They walked back to the boat like that, Kai's arm around Kali's shoulder, Kali leaning on him for support. They walked onto the boat, and Kai dropped down onto a couch.
"I'll be in my room, Kai," Kali said and walked into her temporary room as Kai turned on the TV. She sat on her bed and stared at the floor. Her head was spinning from all the pain she felt.
*Why do I feel so worthless? Why does this hurt so much?* Kali thought to herself.
*Cause Gray is too hurt to pay attention to you* the first voice that inhabited her head responded.
*Stop being so self centered! He fell down the stairs, for heaven's sake!* the second voice screamed back. Kali rubbed her throbbing head and moaned.
*Make it stop* Kali thought. Her head was pounding, and it felt as though her heart would shatter with the pain and fear it held.
*Big deal if he didn't ask what was wrong, he probably already knew why you were crying, if that's what you're thinking* the first voice hissed. Kali rolled over on her bed, covering her eyes with her hands.
*Just make it stop!* Kali yelled to the voices in her head. For once, they were silent. Kali rolled off her bed onto the floor, landing on her knees. She moaned in pain, thinking of Gray and feeling sorry for herself. When she looked up again, she saw the answers to her cries.
Kali picked up the knife and slowly lowered it to the skin on her wrist.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Author: NO KALI! DON'T DO IT!!
Kali: *appears out of nowhere* What? What am I doing?
Author: *gasps* *falls off chair*
Kali: *looks surprised* Uh. . . okay, well please review, cause otherwise I cou-
Author: *gets onto chair* *clamps hand over Kali's mouth* NO DON'T GIVE IT AWAY! Errr. . . yeah please R&R or I'll do something. . . evil . . .
:: scene fades out with evil killer monkeys gagging Kali and tying her to a chair::