Nick's mom said it was ok if Rachel stayed with them for a little while. She knew she couldn't stay there forever but she would do anything to help out around the house so she could stay a bit longer. She would do what ever chores that needed to be done.
She wondered about Ryan, she knew his mom lived in Chino she just didn't know where. Nick lived in the next town over so Rachel thought of maybe going over to see is she could find him there.
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That night after everyone was asleep Ryan wondered out into the kitchen to grab some food. He hadn't eaten all day so he was pretty hungry. He rummaged though the fridge to find not much was there except for a cold pizza. He took out a slice and heated it in the microwave and made sure that he stopped the machine before the buzzer went off at zero. He ate the slice and downed it with some beer and went to bed.
Ryan was woken up the next morning when is door was banged in by a very mad AJ.
"You think you and your brother can get the best of me?!" He shouted angrily. Ryan quickly took note that Trey was not in his bed. AJ ran over and picked Ryan up off the bed by his neck. Ryan grabbed AJ's wrists trying to get him to let go.
"AJ let go!" Ryan said barely above the tone of a whisper. "I can't breath." But AJ didn't let go. With his other hand he hit Ryan in the stomach only then did AJ let go of Ryan's neck. Ryan was then pushed to the ground and AJ kicked him in his side. AJ continued to beat up on Ryan until the boy stopped moving.
"That will teach you to mess with me you no good piece of shit!" AJ said before leaving the room. Ryan laid face down on the floor. He saw AJ leave his room and then he closed his eyes. He needed a hospital but had no way to get there.
Ryan woke up to find he was in a hospital bed. He was confused. 'How did I get here?' he wondered. Last thing he remembered was passing out on the floor. He then took stock on what was wrong with him. He realized he had a bandage on his forehead and his eye felt swollen so it was probably pretty bruised. He also had some more bandages on his arms. He was to weak to rummage around an lift the blanket up to see how bad his body was banged up but he could tell something was hurt because of the pain in his chest and side. He heard the door to his room open and saw a nurse come in.
"Oh good your awake." She smiled.
"How did I get here?" He asked and his voice weaker then he expected. The nurses smile faded.
"Well we were hoping you could tell us that. Another nurse found you laying outside the emergency room." She stated. "You have been asleep for two days." Ryan tried to figure out how he got there. He knew AJ wouldn't drop him off but maybe his mom or brother.... he wasn't sure.
"What's your name hunny? We have been calling you John Doe." the nurse asked.
"Ryan Atwood." he said and then added knowing her next question "and I'm 15."
"Can you tell me who did this to you?" she asked softly as she checked his I.V. Ryan looked away from her. "Do you have anyone we can call?" Ryan scoffed.
"You can try but they probably won't come." Ryan said in all seriousness. The nurse saddened. He was one of those kids that the parents didn't care or were to caught up in their own problems to care. She wouldn't be surprised if a parent did this to him.
"We can't release you on your own. We will have to call children's services if you don't have anyone we can call." she said softly and he looked at her.
"Fine. The number is 555-3849." Ryan said softly. She nodded and wrote it down.
"Ok Ryan. I will see if anyone will come to get you." The nurse said before leaving. Ryan nodded and watched her leave. He knew she wasn't going to just call his house but she was also going to make sure he wasn't abused. She will call the house see if anyone will come down then some cops will come and ask questions. Of course he will say he didn't know who did it and he was jumped when walking home. Staying in the hospital also meant bills. 'I'm so dead. There is no way mom or AJ can pay for the bills. Hell AJ would never pay a cent for me' Ryan thought to himself.
Sure enough about an hour and a half later the nurse came back but to his surprise she wasn't alone. Right behind her was his mom. He tried to sit up but couldn't from the pain in his chest and side. And now he wished he asked the nurse before what was wrong with him.
"I'm sorry baby. I should have been there." His mother said crying a little and coming over to his bed. The nurse stayed by the door. When she got close enough she whispered to him "What did you tell her?"
"Nothing." Ryan whispered back not really surprised by her question.
"Good." She said back. "When can I take him home?" She asked the nurse.
"He was hurt pretty bad. He has a cracked rib and bruised kidney. So the doctors want to make sure he is ok. They want to keep him for another day or two." The nurse explained. Ryan's mother, Dawn, nodded then looked back at Ryan. "I'll be with back with the paperwork." She said and left.
"Come on lets go." Dawn said grabbing Ryans clothes out of the metal closet.
"I can barely move mom." he whispered. She went over and ripped his blankets off him.
"We can't fill out paper work. We don't have money for the bills. Now get your ass up!" she said and put his clothes on the bed. She then grabbed his arms and pulled him up into a sitting position. Ryan took the needle out of the little I.V. plug and slowly put his shirt on.
"Hurry up!" Dawn sneered. Ryan dug though the pain and hurriedly got dressed. He got off the bed and limped over to his mother. "Ok the elevator is right over there." Dawn said pointing slightly down the hall. They looked around and saw the hallway was pretty empty so they headed to the elevator. She pushed the button and it opened right away. They got in and headed to the lobby. Ryan put his hood up so no one would realize he was supposed to stay there. Once outside Ryan saw that Trey was sitting in the car right outside the door. Ryan hopped in the back seat and Dawn in the front. They took off. Ryan sat there in a lot of pain but didn't say anything. Trey looked in the rearview mirror.
"Glad to see you ok little bro." He said full well seeing pain in his brothers eyes. Ryan just nodded. It was going to be a long few days.
She wondered about Ryan, she knew his mom lived in Chino she just didn't know where. Nick lived in the next town over so Rachel thought of maybe going over to see is she could find him there.
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That night after everyone was asleep Ryan wondered out into the kitchen to grab some food. He hadn't eaten all day so he was pretty hungry. He rummaged though the fridge to find not much was there except for a cold pizza. He took out a slice and heated it in the microwave and made sure that he stopped the machine before the buzzer went off at zero. He ate the slice and downed it with some beer and went to bed.
Ryan was woken up the next morning when is door was banged in by a very mad AJ.
"You think you and your brother can get the best of me?!" He shouted angrily. Ryan quickly took note that Trey was not in his bed. AJ ran over and picked Ryan up off the bed by his neck. Ryan grabbed AJ's wrists trying to get him to let go.
"AJ let go!" Ryan said barely above the tone of a whisper. "I can't breath." But AJ didn't let go. With his other hand he hit Ryan in the stomach only then did AJ let go of Ryan's neck. Ryan was then pushed to the ground and AJ kicked him in his side. AJ continued to beat up on Ryan until the boy stopped moving.
"That will teach you to mess with me you no good piece of shit!" AJ said before leaving the room. Ryan laid face down on the floor. He saw AJ leave his room and then he closed his eyes. He needed a hospital but had no way to get there.
Ryan woke up to find he was in a hospital bed. He was confused. 'How did I get here?' he wondered. Last thing he remembered was passing out on the floor. He then took stock on what was wrong with him. He realized he had a bandage on his forehead and his eye felt swollen so it was probably pretty bruised. He also had some more bandages on his arms. He was to weak to rummage around an lift the blanket up to see how bad his body was banged up but he could tell something was hurt because of the pain in his chest and side. He heard the door to his room open and saw a nurse come in.
"Oh good your awake." She smiled.
"How did I get here?" He asked and his voice weaker then he expected. The nurses smile faded.
"Well we were hoping you could tell us that. Another nurse found you laying outside the emergency room." She stated. "You have been asleep for two days." Ryan tried to figure out how he got there. He knew AJ wouldn't drop him off but maybe his mom or brother.... he wasn't sure.
"What's your name hunny? We have been calling you John Doe." the nurse asked.
"Ryan Atwood." he said and then added knowing her next question "and I'm 15."
"Can you tell me who did this to you?" she asked softly as she checked his I.V. Ryan looked away from her. "Do you have anyone we can call?" Ryan scoffed.
"You can try but they probably won't come." Ryan said in all seriousness. The nurse saddened. He was one of those kids that the parents didn't care or were to caught up in their own problems to care. She wouldn't be surprised if a parent did this to him.
"We can't release you on your own. We will have to call children's services if you don't have anyone we can call." she said softly and he looked at her.
"Fine. The number is 555-3849." Ryan said softly. She nodded and wrote it down.
"Ok Ryan. I will see if anyone will come to get you." The nurse said before leaving. Ryan nodded and watched her leave. He knew she wasn't going to just call his house but she was also going to make sure he wasn't abused. She will call the house see if anyone will come down then some cops will come and ask questions. Of course he will say he didn't know who did it and he was jumped when walking home. Staying in the hospital also meant bills. 'I'm so dead. There is no way mom or AJ can pay for the bills. Hell AJ would never pay a cent for me' Ryan thought to himself.
Sure enough about an hour and a half later the nurse came back but to his surprise she wasn't alone. Right behind her was his mom. He tried to sit up but couldn't from the pain in his chest and side. And now he wished he asked the nurse before what was wrong with him.
"I'm sorry baby. I should have been there." His mother said crying a little and coming over to his bed. The nurse stayed by the door. When she got close enough she whispered to him "What did you tell her?"
"Nothing." Ryan whispered back not really surprised by her question.
"Good." She said back. "When can I take him home?" She asked the nurse.
"He was hurt pretty bad. He has a cracked rib and bruised kidney. So the doctors want to make sure he is ok. They want to keep him for another day or two." The nurse explained. Ryan's mother, Dawn, nodded then looked back at Ryan. "I'll be with back with the paperwork." She said and left.
"Come on lets go." Dawn said grabbing Ryans clothes out of the metal closet.
"I can barely move mom." he whispered. She went over and ripped his blankets off him.
"We can't fill out paper work. We don't have money for the bills. Now get your ass up!" she said and put his clothes on the bed. She then grabbed his arms and pulled him up into a sitting position. Ryan took the needle out of the little I.V. plug and slowly put his shirt on.
"Hurry up!" Dawn sneered. Ryan dug though the pain and hurriedly got dressed. He got off the bed and limped over to his mother. "Ok the elevator is right over there." Dawn said pointing slightly down the hall. They looked around and saw the hallway was pretty empty so they headed to the elevator. She pushed the button and it opened right away. They got in and headed to the lobby. Ryan put his hood up so no one would realize he was supposed to stay there. Once outside Ryan saw that Trey was sitting in the car right outside the door. Ryan hopped in the back seat and Dawn in the front. They took off. Ryan sat there in a lot of pain but didn't say anything. Trey looked in the rearview mirror.
"Glad to see you ok little bro." He said full well seeing pain in his brothers eyes. Ryan just nodded. It was going to be a long few days.