A new face out of the race
Chapter 26
Lucky sat in a chair by the bed that Emily was sleeping in. Lucky thought that his dad would have taken them to the Spencer house, but didn't. He woke up in a sterile, white hospital room with his mom, dad and grandmother with their backs to him. They at first didn't notice he was awake, so he just stared at their backs and listened to their conversation. They were talking about nonsense at first and he didn't really catch anything until he heard Emily's name mentioned. His grandmother said something about her being in the hospital too. Lucky had jumped up from the bed when he heard it and noticed his head was feeling better. He had forgotten about it because he was too worried about Emily. He remembered himself saying "Emily's in the hospital too?" or something in that notation. His parents and grandmother turned swiftly when he spoke and stared at him for a second.
Him mom sighed with relief and his dad grinned the Spencer grin and whispered something in his mom's ear. His mom gave his dad a smile and walked toward him. She sat on the edge of the bed and grabbed his hand tenderly. "How are you sweetheart?" She asked.
Lucky discounted the 'sweetheart' part and asked about what he really wanted to now. "Where's Emily? What happened to her?"
His mom didn't answer him and looked at her mom. She came to his side and said "Don't be worrying about Emily, worry about yourself. You had a serious concussion and need some rest. That and your experience with the Cassadine matriarch tuckered you out."
Lucky said nothing and got out of bed. He got off the bed and leaned against it. He took one unsteady step and his grandmother came directly to his side.
"Lucky! Get right back in that bed!" She commanded and made him sit on the bed.
Lucky tried standing again, but his grandmother didn't let him. "I will when you tell me about Emily" He said stubbornly.
Leslie groaned and gave in. "Fine, I will tell you about Emily if you get back into that bed immediately."
Lucky did as she said and waited for Leslie to do as she said she would. "Emily is fine physically. She has malnutrition and exhausted, so we put her into a room so she could catch up on her rest."
Lucky felt some relief at that news. "Mentally?" He asked, knowing the answer.
"Mentally she's, well it's hard to say. Luke and Jason told me about her past, and she should have been seeing a therapist when Jason first adopted her. She has been hiding from the memories, wishing them away, but now they have come back full force. They are destroying her now though and if she awakens she will have to do something about it. There's therapy, but there is a place up in England that helps kids like her also. It's up to her what to do though. So I guess only time could tell." Leslie finished uncertain.
"If?" Lucky asked. Emily had to wake up. She had too many reasons to live. Him being one reason.
Leslie nodded. "Like I said mentally it's hard to say. Sometimes people this mentally pained just choose to never wake up, they lose the will to live and it's only a matter of time until they die." Leslie finished.
"Only time could tell." He murmured sadly. "Can I see her?" He asked hopefully. Maybe he could urge her to live. Love is said to reign over all.
Leslie looked at his mom and dad. Luke nodded and Leslie sighed. "I suppose so. You're never going to get any rest if you don't."
Leslie helped Lucky from the bed and walked with him to Emily's hospital room. Leslie opened the door and led him through it. Leslie dragged a chair over by the bed and sat in it. "Only for a few minutes okay?" She said from the door.
Lucky nodded and watched Leslie leave the room, shutting the door behind her. Lucky then turned his attention toward the person on the bed. She was so pale and thin that he barely recognized her. Lucky haven't seen many dead people, but she almost looked like one. The only way he knew she was still breathing and with the living was the rise of her chest.
Why didn't he notice something was wrong sooner? Why didn't he push her to tell him what was wrong earlier? Why did this have to happen to her? There were so many why questions and no answers. Lucky rubbed his temples and leaned over the bed to grab Emily's hand.
"Emily." He called. Emily didn't answer, but sat there motionless as if she didn't hear him call her. "Em, wake up. We need to talk. You have a decision to make." Lucky said, but Emily laid there motionless.
"Emily, come on. Do anything, say anything, and just don't lay there like this. You're scaring me." Lucky urged with tears threatening to fall.
"Don't take this the wrong way Emily, but you look like living dead. You can't die, I need you. I love you too much to let you go. Whatever you're going through, we'll get through it, you'll get through it." Lucky said with a broken voice.
"You made it this far because of your determination and strength. You haven't lost those virtues, I know. Melissa looks up to you because of them. She may act like she doesn't care and may be a brat, but she really cares. She's just trying to be like you." Lucky continued even after a tear fell down his cheek.
"I don't know if that is a good thing, but it's nice to be looked up to. Lulu does the same to me. It's not the same exact thing like you and Melissa, but it's still there. Lulu likes you too. She admires you. My parents love you. So does Jason. I know you think you lost him, but you didn't. He knows you didn't mean that comment. You need to talk the situation out. Those are all reasons why you should wake up." Lucky concluded with more tears falling, hoping to motivate Emily to wake up and live her life.
Emily just laid there unconscious and motionless in the bed.
So this is where he is now. Having a silent vigil over Emily; waiting for her to wake up. She had to wake up. Didn't his words mean anything? Could Emily even hear him? He didn't know, but he hoped for a miracle.
A knock on the open door brought him out of it and he looked over at the door. His dad stood there, staring at him.
"Should I be leaving?" Lucky asked quietly.
"Me and your grandmother talked about it, but figured you'd just slip back after we left. So you can stay as long as you like with a few conditions." Luke explained entering the room.
"Conditions?" Lucky asked tired.
Luke nodded. "Yeah, conditions. The first is that you find time to rest, eat and do the necessary things to live."
"Okay. I have a feeling there's another though." Lucky stated.
"Your right, there is. You have to let Melissa and your sister come in." Luke said.
"Isn't Melissa with Jason?" Lucky asked. He had learned that Jason and Melissa had been hanging around the hospital since Emily and he had been admitted.
"He figured he needed to have it out with Brenda and he didn't want Melissa to hear some of the things he had to say. So we have her for the night." Luke whispered, so Lulu and Melissa wouldn't hear it if they were hanging by the door.
"It's about time." Lucky said and looked over at Emily. "When they coming in?"
"They should be here soon. Your mom took them to get something to eat." Luke said and sat in another chair in the room. "She hasn't awaken or moved?" Luke asked motioning to Emily.
"No, and that's what worries me. I don't get it either, dad. Emily has so much to live for, but yet she hasn't even moved. I told her as much earlier and still nothing!" Lucky expressed his frustration.
Luke came to Lucky's chair and laid a hand on his left shoulder. "I know it's hard, but you have to have faith that your words helped. The rest on is up to Emily."
"Do you think she even heard them?" Lucky asked losing hope.
"I know so. Lucky, you have to understand where Emily is. Emily is probably reliving all of her childhood all over again, and is back to thinking no one cares about her. When she heard your feelings and everyone else's it had to be a break through! Emily's whole life she has just wanted to feel wanted and needed and loved. You told her as much. She just has to fight the despair of the memories and come back to reality." Luke explained.
Lucky smiled and looked up to his dad. "You figured all that out?"
Luke's laughter filled the room. "I wish I could say that, but actually that was the therapists own words."
Lucky was about to say something, but he was interrupted by someone calling their dad. Lulu ran in the room and to Luke.
"Daddy! Guess what happened?" Lulu asked happily.
"What?" Luke asked smiling at his daughter.
"Mommy got me and Melissa ice cream and then me and she was playing with it and it flew over the table and hit a doctor on the nose!" Lulu described the incident.
Luke gave a slight chuckle and looked at her. "Where's your mom then?" He asked and looked out into the hall.
"Mommy said to let her clean up the mess and see how Lucky and Emily were!" Lulu answered.
"Well, your brother is sitting right here by Emily. So you can see them both at the same time." Luke said and Lulu turned to where Emily lay and saw Lucky by her.
"Lucky! You're alive!" Lulu said even more content with life and ran into the arms of her brother.
"Of course I'm alive, what would make you think otherwise?" Lucky said smiling at his sister's happiness.
"When I visited you earlier you were sleeping like the dead! But you're not dead! You're right here!" Lulu exclaimed.
"I'll always be here Lu." Lucky said, feeling better.
"Yeh! Now we have to make Emily always be here. And I know how!" Lulu said, even more excited.
Lucky leaned into the back of the chair and looked at his sister. "And how do you expect we do that?" Lucky asked interested.
"You have to kiss her!" Lulu said.
Lucky kept his jaw from falling as he heard her answer. "What?" He choked shockingly.
Lulu didn't see his shock and explained her theory. "It worked with Sleeping Beauty! She had a curse put on her and she fell into a deep sleep and the only way she could awaken was if her prince charming kissed her!"
Lucky bit on his lip and thought what to say to her explanation. He looked up to his dad for some help but Luke was as tongue tied as him.
Lulu caught her brother's and father's confused looks and frowned. "You are her prince charming aren't you?"
Lucky cleared his throat and answered her. "I guess so. But Lu, this isn't a fairy tale."
"I know it isn't a fairy tale! But I want Emily to wake up! You and Melissa are too sad! I want everyone to be happy!" Lulu yelled and squirmed on Lucky's lap.
"Lulu! I know you are trying to help, but I don't think that's going to wake Emily up." Lucky said, trying to calm down his sister.
"How do you know?" Lulu challenged further.
Luke cleared his throat and got their attention. Lulu and Lucky looked over at him. "Why don't we see if your mom got the mess cleaned up princess?"
Lulu got down from Lucky's lap stubbornly and walked over to her dad. "Okay, but can I ask Lucky one last thing?"
Luke nodded and Lulu turned back to Lucky. "Would you at least think about it?" She said in begging sounds.
"I'll think about it." Lucky said and turned back to Emily, barely hearing his dad or sister leave.
Lucky sat staring at Emily's face. Even if she had a pale complexion and had a deathlike look, she looked as beautiful as ever. Would a kiss wake her up though? The thought had ran through his head for the last few minutes, debating whether to do it or not. Actions do speak louder than words. But what if she felt his touch and totally lost it? What if he stopped her breathing when he kissed her? As Lucky thought about it more, the more he realized how desperate he was for her to wake. It couldn't hurt right? He loved her, so it was only natural. Making his decision he got up from the chair and walked to where Emily's head lay on the pillow. He looked at the door and made sure no one was watching. He looked at Emily's lips and ran a finger on them. They were soft even though Emily had been sleeping for a few days and hadn't watered them. He knew he was going to kiss her sometime, but this for a first kiss? He had always thought their first kiss would be when she was conscious. Oh well, Lucky thought, here goes nothing. With a last look out the door he leaned his head toward Emily's and his lips met hers. He kept his lips on hers for a moment before he took them off, favoring the taste of her. Lucky stepped back and looked at Emily's eyes, waiting for them to open. Lucky watched her, but nothing happened so he just sat heavily in his chair wanting to scream his frustrations. It was only when he looked up to leave that he seen two brown eyes watching him quietly.
Author's note: Hey, thanks so much for the reviews! The last chapter was good yeh! That knowledge was my best b-day gift! Okay, I'm getting off track. Now you get a long chapter as a reward. I had some difficulty writing it, but it's done! All two thousand three hundred some words plus this note! I'm so proud of myself! Please keep reviewing and giving me positive feedback. I'll get the next chapter up ASAP.
Lucky sat in a chair by the bed that Emily was sleeping in. Lucky thought that his dad would have taken them to the Spencer house, but didn't. He woke up in a sterile, white hospital room with his mom, dad and grandmother with their backs to him. They at first didn't notice he was awake, so he just stared at their backs and listened to their conversation. They were talking about nonsense at first and he didn't really catch anything until he heard Emily's name mentioned. His grandmother said something about her being in the hospital too. Lucky had jumped up from the bed when he heard it and noticed his head was feeling better. He had forgotten about it because he was too worried about Emily. He remembered himself saying "Emily's in the hospital too?" or something in that notation. His parents and grandmother turned swiftly when he spoke and stared at him for a second.
Him mom sighed with relief and his dad grinned the Spencer grin and whispered something in his mom's ear. His mom gave his dad a smile and walked toward him. She sat on the edge of the bed and grabbed his hand tenderly. "How are you sweetheart?" She asked.
Lucky discounted the 'sweetheart' part and asked about what he really wanted to now. "Where's Emily? What happened to her?"
His mom didn't answer him and looked at her mom. She came to his side and said "Don't be worrying about Emily, worry about yourself. You had a serious concussion and need some rest. That and your experience with the Cassadine matriarch tuckered you out."
Lucky said nothing and got out of bed. He got off the bed and leaned against it. He took one unsteady step and his grandmother came directly to his side.
"Lucky! Get right back in that bed!" She commanded and made him sit on the bed.
Lucky tried standing again, but his grandmother didn't let him. "I will when you tell me about Emily" He said stubbornly.
Leslie groaned and gave in. "Fine, I will tell you about Emily if you get back into that bed immediately."
Lucky did as she said and waited for Leslie to do as she said she would. "Emily is fine physically. She has malnutrition and exhausted, so we put her into a room so she could catch up on her rest."
Lucky felt some relief at that news. "Mentally?" He asked, knowing the answer.
"Mentally she's, well it's hard to say. Luke and Jason told me about her past, and she should have been seeing a therapist when Jason first adopted her. She has been hiding from the memories, wishing them away, but now they have come back full force. They are destroying her now though and if she awakens she will have to do something about it. There's therapy, but there is a place up in England that helps kids like her also. It's up to her what to do though. So I guess only time could tell." Leslie finished uncertain.
"If?" Lucky asked. Emily had to wake up. She had too many reasons to live. Him being one reason.
Leslie nodded. "Like I said mentally it's hard to say. Sometimes people this mentally pained just choose to never wake up, they lose the will to live and it's only a matter of time until they die." Leslie finished.
"Only time could tell." He murmured sadly. "Can I see her?" He asked hopefully. Maybe he could urge her to live. Love is said to reign over all.
Leslie looked at his mom and dad. Luke nodded and Leslie sighed. "I suppose so. You're never going to get any rest if you don't."
Leslie helped Lucky from the bed and walked with him to Emily's hospital room. Leslie opened the door and led him through it. Leslie dragged a chair over by the bed and sat in it. "Only for a few minutes okay?" She said from the door.
Lucky nodded and watched Leslie leave the room, shutting the door behind her. Lucky then turned his attention toward the person on the bed. She was so pale and thin that he barely recognized her. Lucky haven't seen many dead people, but she almost looked like one. The only way he knew she was still breathing and with the living was the rise of her chest.
Why didn't he notice something was wrong sooner? Why didn't he push her to tell him what was wrong earlier? Why did this have to happen to her? There were so many why questions and no answers. Lucky rubbed his temples and leaned over the bed to grab Emily's hand.
"Emily." He called. Emily didn't answer, but sat there motionless as if she didn't hear him call her. "Em, wake up. We need to talk. You have a decision to make." Lucky said, but Emily laid there motionless.
"Emily, come on. Do anything, say anything, and just don't lay there like this. You're scaring me." Lucky urged with tears threatening to fall.
"Don't take this the wrong way Emily, but you look like living dead. You can't die, I need you. I love you too much to let you go. Whatever you're going through, we'll get through it, you'll get through it." Lucky said with a broken voice.
"You made it this far because of your determination and strength. You haven't lost those virtues, I know. Melissa looks up to you because of them. She may act like she doesn't care and may be a brat, but she really cares. She's just trying to be like you." Lucky continued even after a tear fell down his cheek.
"I don't know if that is a good thing, but it's nice to be looked up to. Lulu does the same to me. It's not the same exact thing like you and Melissa, but it's still there. Lulu likes you too. She admires you. My parents love you. So does Jason. I know you think you lost him, but you didn't. He knows you didn't mean that comment. You need to talk the situation out. Those are all reasons why you should wake up." Lucky concluded with more tears falling, hoping to motivate Emily to wake up and live her life.
Emily just laid there unconscious and motionless in the bed.
So this is where he is now. Having a silent vigil over Emily; waiting for her to wake up. She had to wake up. Didn't his words mean anything? Could Emily even hear him? He didn't know, but he hoped for a miracle.
A knock on the open door brought him out of it and he looked over at the door. His dad stood there, staring at him.
"Should I be leaving?" Lucky asked quietly.
"Me and your grandmother talked about it, but figured you'd just slip back after we left. So you can stay as long as you like with a few conditions." Luke explained entering the room.
"Conditions?" Lucky asked tired.
Luke nodded. "Yeah, conditions. The first is that you find time to rest, eat and do the necessary things to live."
"Okay. I have a feeling there's another though." Lucky stated.
"Your right, there is. You have to let Melissa and your sister come in." Luke said.
"Isn't Melissa with Jason?" Lucky asked. He had learned that Jason and Melissa had been hanging around the hospital since Emily and he had been admitted.
"He figured he needed to have it out with Brenda and he didn't want Melissa to hear some of the things he had to say. So we have her for the night." Luke whispered, so Lulu and Melissa wouldn't hear it if they were hanging by the door.
"It's about time." Lucky said and looked over at Emily. "When they coming in?"
"They should be here soon. Your mom took them to get something to eat." Luke said and sat in another chair in the room. "She hasn't awaken or moved?" Luke asked motioning to Emily.
"No, and that's what worries me. I don't get it either, dad. Emily has so much to live for, but yet she hasn't even moved. I told her as much earlier and still nothing!" Lucky expressed his frustration.
Luke came to Lucky's chair and laid a hand on his left shoulder. "I know it's hard, but you have to have faith that your words helped. The rest on is up to Emily."
"Do you think she even heard them?" Lucky asked losing hope.
"I know so. Lucky, you have to understand where Emily is. Emily is probably reliving all of her childhood all over again, and is back to thinking no one cares about her. When she heard your feelings and everyone else's it had to be a break through! Emily's whole life she has just wanted to feel wanted and needed and loved. You told her as much. She just has to fight the despair of the memories and come back to reality." Luke explained.
Lucky smiled and looked up to his dad. "You figured all that out?"
Luke's laughter filled the room. "I wish I could say that, but actually that was the therapists own words."
Lucky was about to say something, but he was interrupted by someone calling their dad. Lulu ran in the room and to Luke.
"Daddy! Guess what happened?" Lulu asked happily.
"What?" Luke asked smiling at his daughter.
"Mommy got me and Melissa ice cream and then me and she was playing with it and it flew over the table and hit a doctor on the nose!" Lulu described the incident.
Luke gave a slight chuckle and looked at her. "Where's your mom then?" He asked and looked out into the hall.
"Mommy said to let her clean up the mess and see how Lucky and Emily were!" Lulu answered.
"Well, your brother is sitting right here by Emily. So you can see them both at the same time." Luke said and Lulu turned to where Emily lay and saw Lucky by her.
"Lucky! You're alive!" Lulu said even more content with life and ran into the arms of her brother.
"Of course I'm alive, what would make you think otherwise?" Lucky said smiling at his sister's happiness.
"When I visited you earlier you were sleeping like the dead! But you're not dead! You're right here!" Lulu exclaimed.
"I'll always be here Lu." Lucky said, feeling better.
"Yeh! Now we have to make Emily always be here. And I know how!" Lulu said, even more excited.
Lucky leaned into the back of the chair and looked at his sister. "And how do you expect we do that?" Lucky asked interested.
"You have to kiss her!" Lulu said.
Lucky kept his jaw from falling as he heard her answer. "What?" He choked shockingly.
Lulu didn't see his shock and explained her theory. "It worked with Sleeping Beauty! She had a curse put on her and she fell into a deep sleep and the only way she could awaken was if her prince charming kissed her!"
Lucky bit on his lip and thought what to say to her explanation. He looked up to his dad for some help but Luke was as tongue tied as him.
Lulu caught her brother's and father's confused looks and frowned. "You are her prince charming aren't you?"
Lucky cleared his throat and answered her. "I guess so. But Lu, this isn't a fairy tale."
"I know it isn't a fairy tale! But I want Emily to wake up! You and Melissa are too sad! I want everyone to be happy!" Lulu yelled and squirmed on Lucky's lap.
"Lulu! I know you are trying to help, but I don't think that's going to wake Emily up." Lucky said, trying to calm down his sister.
"How do you know?" Lulu challenged further.
Luke cleared his throat and got their attention. Lulu and Lucky looked over at him. "Why don't we see if your mom got the mess cleaned up princess?"
Lulu got down from Lucky's lap stubbornly and walked over to her dad. "Okay, but can I ask Lucky one last thing?"
Luke nodded and Lulu turned back to Lucky. "Would you at least think about it?" She said in begging sounds.
"I'll think about it." Lucky said and turned back to Emily, barely hearing his dad or sister leave.
Lucky sat staring at Emily's face. Even if she had a pale complexion and had a deathlike look, she looked as beautiful as ever. Would a kiss wake her up though? The thought had ran through his head for the last few minutes, debating whether to do it or not. Actions do speak louder than words. But what if she felt his touch and totally lost it? What if he stopped her breathing when he kissed her? As Lucky thought about it more, the more he realized how desperate he was for her to wake. It couldn't hurt right? He loved her, so it was only natural. Making his decision he got up from the chair and walked to where Emily's head lay on the pillow. He looked at the door and made sure no one was watching. He looked at Emily's lips and ran a finger on them. They were soft even though Emily had been sleeping for a few days and hadn't watered them. He knew he was going to kiss her sometime, but this for a first kiss? He had always thought their first kiss would be when she was conscious. Oh well, Lucky thought, here goes nothing. With a last look out the door he leaned his head toward Emily's and his lips met hers. He kept his lips on hers for a moment before he took them off, favoring the taste of her. Lucky stepped back and looked at Emily's eyes, waiting for them to open. Lucky watched her, but nothing happened so he just sat heavily in his chair wanting to scream his frustrations. It was only when he looked up to leave that he seen two brown eyes watching him quietly.
Author's note: Hey, thanks so much for the reviews! The last chapter was good yeh! That knowledge was my best b-day gift! Okay, I'm getting off track. Now you get a long chapter as a reward. I had some difficulty writing it, but it's done! All two thousand three hundred some words plus this note! I'm so proud of myself! Please keep reviewing and giving me positive feedback. I'll get the next chapter up ASAP.