Amy, Ephram, Laynie, and Peyton sat in the waiting room. Bright's
parents would be arriving soon too. Amy sat close to Ephram.
"What do you think they're doing to him?" Amy asked quietly.
"They're setting his leg, putting it in a cast," Ephram answered.
"So you think that's all that was wrong?"
"Yea, I do," Amy wanted so badly for Ephram to put his arm around her. His touch would have been so comforting. Laynie and Peyton were talking to each other quietly. Amy tried to make out what they were talking about, Laynie looked really upset. She overheard a couple of words, Jake.....Jenny. Anger rushed into Amy how dare they be talking about Jake when Bright was just a couple of rooms away and could be paralyzed forever. She knew she was exaggerating, he wasn't going to be paralyzed, but she wasn't quite sure how bad it was going to be.
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Peyton felt awful, at a time like this, how could she have let it slip. She had told Laynie about Jenny, accidentally, she really had no idea how it had happened. Laynie had been talking about Jake, which was completely inappropriate since they had been driving to the hospital behind Bright's ambulance. And Peyton had gotten annoyed that she would be talking about Jake and somehow it had all come out. Peyton had never felt worse, she had basically told Laynie that she couldn't be too serious of a girlfriend if she didn't know about Jenny. At first Laynie had acted upset at Peyton but when she heard who Jenny was
"I can't believe he never told me," Laynie said close to tears.
"I'm so sorry Laynie, I shouldn't have told you," Peyton said.
"I guess we aren't really as serious as I thought we were," Laynie cried, "...I thought he was my one....my soul mate." Peyton felt so so awful. Why couldn't she have kept her mouth closed like she had planed to before?
"I'm sure he was going to tell you soon," Peyton said, "I mean it's hard to tell someone that you have a baby," Peyton continued, "He didn't actually tell us until much later." Laynie was trying hard not to cry but the tears were coming down now. Laynie and Peyton had moved away from Amy and Ephram and Laynie made sure that her back was facing Amy, so she wouldn't come over to see what the trouble was.
"Yea, I don't know," he didn't act like he planned on ever telling me.
"I'm so sorry," Peyton said and reached over to Laynie and hugged her tight. Their hug was interrupted when a doctor walked into the room.
"Who here is for Bright Abbot?" He asked looking around the waiting room. All 4 of them stood up and began speaking at once. They all were asking how is he and can we see him over and over again, the doctor was taken aback.
"Ok," they quieted down, "he broke his leg, and we believe he will be fine, but can't be sure yet," all four of them looked all equally upset.
"What could be wrong, what are you talking about?" Amy asked.
"We don't know yet," the doctor answered.
"What kind of an answer is that?" Amy asked upset.
"Look, I'm sorry, he'll probably be fine, but at this point we can't be positive," the doctor answered, not calming Amy at all. "But, the good news is, he is conscience, if you would like to see him," the doctor said. The doctor was followed by Ephram, Amy, Peyton, and Laynie into Bright's room. Bright was laying there, head propped up, smiling to them.
"Hey, you guys," he said cheerily.
"Hey," they answered in unison.
"So, how are you feeling?" Peyton asked coming towards his bed.
"Fine," Bright said shrugging. Ephram came closer to Bright's bed too,
"So what happened?" he asked. Bright laughed shaking his head,
"It's embarrassing, I'd rather not talk about it," Bright said.
"What do you think they're doing to him?" Amy asked quietly.
"They're setting his leg, putting it in a cast," Ephram answered.
"So you think that's all that was wrong?"
"Yea, I do," Amy wanted so badly for Ephram to put his arm around her. His touch would have been so comforting. Laynie and Peyton were talking to each other quietly. Amy tried to make out what they were talking about, Laynie looked really upset. She overheard a couple of words, Jake.....Jenny. Anger rushed into Amy how dare they be talking about Jake when Bright was just a couple of rooms away and could be paralyzed forever. She knew she was exaggerating, he wasn't going to be paralyzed, but she wasn't quite sure how bad it was going to be.
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Peyton felt awful, at a time like this, how could she have let it slip. She had told Laynie about Jenny, accidentally, she really had no idea how it had happened. Laynie had been talking about Jake, which was completely inappropriate since they had been driving to the hospital behind Bright's ambulance. And Peyton had gotten annoyed that she would be talking about Jake and somehow it had all come out. Peyton had never felt worse, she had basically told Laynie that she couldn't be too serious of a girlfriend if she didn't know about Jenny. At first Laynie had acted upset at Peyton but when she heard who Jenny was
"I can't believe he never told me," Laynie said close to tears.
"I'm so sorry Laynie, I shouldn't have told you," Peyton said.
"I guess we aren't really as serious as I thought we were," Laynie cried, "...I thought he was my one....my soul mate." Peyton felt so so awful. Why couldn't she have kept her mouth closed like she had planed to before?
"I'm sure he was going to tell you soon," Peyton said, "I mean it's hard to tell someone that you have a baby," Peyton continued, "He didn't actually tell us until much later." Laynie was trying hard not to cry but the tears were coming down now. Laynie and Peyton had moved away from Amy and Ephram and Laynie made sure that her back was facing Amy, so she wouldn't come over to see what the trouble was.
"Yea, I don't know," he didn't act like he planned on ever telling me.
"I'm so sorry," Peyton said and reached over to Laynie and hugged her tight. Their hug was interrupted when a doctor walked into the room.
"Who here is for Bright Abbot?" He asked looking around the waiting room. All 4 of them stood up and began speaking at once. They all were asking how is he and can we see him over and over again, the doctor was taken aback.
"Ok," they quieted down, "he broke his leg, and we believe he will be fine, but can't be sure yet," all four of them looked all equally upset.
"What could be wrong, what are you talking about?" Amy asked.
"We don't know yet," the doctor answered.
"What kind of an answer is that?" Amy asked upset.
"Look, I'm sorry, he'll probably be fine, but at this point we can't be positive," the doctor answered, not calming Amy at all. "But, the good news is, he is conscience, if you would like to see him," the doctor said. The doctor was followed by Ephram, Amy, Peyton, and Laynie into Bright's room. Bright was laying there, head propped up, smiling to them.
"Hey, you guys," he said cheerily.
"Hey," they answered in unison.
"So, how are you feeling?" Peyton asked coming towards his bed.
"Fine," Bright said shrugging. Ephram came closer to Bright's bed too,
"So what happened?" he asked. Bright laughed shaking his head,
"It's embarrassing, I'd rather not talk about it," Bright said.