Two days had passed. The doctors determined that both Sandy and Ryan could go home but they would both need to rest for the next two weeks. Rachel still didn't wake up and Ryan wanted to go and see her. He walked in to her room with one arm around his mid section. He was still in some pain but he knew it wouldn't last long. He saw Jane and Nick sitting on chairs next to her bed. Nick waved him in and Jane gave him a quiet hello and he tried to smile back at her.
Rachel was in stable condition now but she had a tube to help her breathe.
"No changes I guess." Ryan said quietly knowing that there wasn't any change but was trying to break the silence. Nick shook his head no.
"Going home today?" Nick asked and Ryan nodded and went over and stood by Rachel's bed.
"What did the doctor's say?" Ryan asked.
"That she should wake up with in the next two days. But he also said the sooner the better because there is a risk of her slipping into a coma." Jane said sadly. Ryan closed his eyes and wondered why the hell all this crap had to happen to them? Both their lives were turning around for the better and this had to happen. Ryan wanted to hit something.
"You ok?" Ryan opened his eyes when he heard Nick's question.
"Yea, just thinking." He said and looked over at Rachel's sleeping form. An announcement came over the loud speaker that visiting hours were over and since Ryan wasn't family it meant he had to leave her. He frowned.
"Don't worry. We will call you if anything happens." Nick said.
"Thanks." Ryan said and started to head towards the door. "I'll see you later." He said quietly and left. He met up with Kirsten, Seth and Sandy in the hallway. Sandy was in a wheelchair and there was another one right there for Ryan.
"Hospital policy." Kirsten smiled a little at the look on Ryan's face when he first saw the chair. There was a nurse behind Sandy's and Kirsten stood behind his.
"Dude take the free ride man! How often will they be giving you all this attention?" Seth said urging his foster brother to get in the chair. Ryan smiled a little. Leave it up to Seth to break the tension. Ryan sighed not really up for a fight so he sat down.
"Don't worry kid. she will be ok." Sandy said as they were being wheeled to the entrance referring to Rachel.
"I hope you're right." Ryan said. They were helped in to the car and they drove home.
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When they pulled into the driveway Ryan slowly got out of the car to go help Sandy.
"I got him Ryan. You worry about not hurting yourself further." Kirsten said and Ryan moved back so Kirsten could get to Sandy. Seth came around and walked next to Ryan.
"Want help?" Seth asked but Ryan shook his head no. Seth shrugged "Well if you need me I am here."
"Thanks Seth." Ryan whispered. They made their way to the front door and walked in to the house. Ryan winced at what he saw. The house hadn't been touched since the whole thing happened. The vase he broke was still in pieces on the floor and there was still blood on the carpet from when Rachel had been shot.
"Oh my God, I thought this had been cleaned up!" Kirsten said in shock. "I had called people in.." She trailed off and looked at Ryan, who she could tell was holding back tears.
"Woah." Was all Seth could say. This was the first time he and his mom had been in the house but he did hear his mom on the phone telling someone to make sure it was cleaned up.
"I'm going to go rest in the pool house." Ryan whispered and walked as fast as he could through the house and out the back. By the time he got out back he was out of breath and in pain. But he needed to get out of that space as fast as he could. He couldn't bare looking at the living room like that. Hell he probably would never be able to look at again, at least until he knew that Rachel was going to be ok and coming home too.
He slowly made his way to the pool house. Once inside he laid on the bed and knowing he was alone he let his emotions go. He cried. It wasn't loud hysterical crying but every minute or so a sob was let out. The prospect of loosing one of his best friends was to much for him but that wasn't the only part that scared him. He realized he felt a little more the friendship for her as well.
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ok I know short chapter by my standards but I am still developing how this is going to go. I also thought this would be a great place to leave off lol! But never fear cause I added the next chapter....so keep reading lol.
Rachel was in stable condition now but she had a tube to help her breathe.
"No changes I guess." Ryan said quietly knowing that there wasn't any change but was trying to break the silence. Nick shook his head no.
"Going home today?" Nick asked and Ryan nodded and went over and stood by Rachel's bed.
"What did the doctor's say?" Ryan asked.
"That she should wake up with in the next two days. But he also said the sooner the better because there is a risk of her slipping into a coma." Jane said sadly. Ryan closed his eyes and wondered why the hell all this crap had to happen to them? Both their lives were turning around for the better and this had to happen. Ryan wanted to hit something.
"You ok?" Ryan opened his eyes when he heard Nick's question.
"Yea, just thinking." He said and looked over at Rachel's sleeping form. An announcement came over the loud speaker that visiting hours were over and since Ryan wasn't family it meant he had to leave her. He frowned.
"Don't worry. We will call you if anything happens." Nick said.
"Thanks." Ryan said and started to head towards the door. "I'll see you later." He said quietly and left. He met up with Kirsten, Seth and Sandy in the hallway. Sandy was in a wheelchair and there was another one right there for Ryan.
"Hospital policy." Kirsten smiled a little at the look on Ryan's face when he first saw the chair. There was a nurse behind Sandy's and Kirsten stood behind his.
"Dude take the free ride man! How often will they be giving you all this attention?" Seth said urging his foster brother to get in the chair. Ryan smiled a little. Leave it up to Seth to break the tension. Ryan sighed not really up for a fight so he sat down.
"Don't worry kid. she will be ok." Sandy said as they were being wheeled to the entrance referring to Rachel.
"I hope you're right." Ryan said. They were helped in to the car and they drove home.
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When they pulled into the driveway Ryan slowly got out of the car to go help Sandy.
"I got him Ryan. You worry about not hurting yourself further." Kirsten said and Ryan moved back so Kirsten could get to Sandy. Seth came around and walked next to Ryan.
"Want help?" Seth asked but Ryan shook his head no. Seth shrugged "Well if you need me I am here."
"Thanks Seth." Ryan whispered. They made their way to the front door and walked in to the house. Ryan winced at what he saw. The house hadn't been touched since the whole thing happened. The vase he broke was still in pieces on the floor and there was still blood on the carpet from when Rachel had been shot.
"Oh my God, I thought this had been cleaned up!" Kirsten said in shock. "I had called people in.." She trailed off and looked at Ryan, who she could tell was holding back tears.
"Woah." Was all Seth could say. This was the first time he and his mom had been in the house but he did hear his mom on the phone telling someone to make sure it was cleaned up.
"I'm going to go rest in the pool house." Ryan whispered and walked as fast as he could through the house and out the back. By the time he got out back he was out of breath and in pain. But he needed to get out of that space as fast as he could. He couldn't bare looking at the living room like that. Hell he probably would never be able to look at again, at least until he knew that Rachel was going to be ok and coming home too.
He slowly made his way to the pool house. Once inside he laid on the bed and knowing he was alone he let his emotions go. He cried. It wasn't loud hysterical crying but every minute or so a sob was let out. The prospect of loosing one of his best friends was to much for him but that wasn't the only part that scared him. He realized he felt a little more the friendship for her as well.
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ok I know short chapter by my standards but I am still developing how this is going to go. I also thought this would be a great place to leave off lol! But never fear cause I added the next chapter....so keep reading lol.