Chapter Ten-
Nathan was rushed into surgery as the rest of his friends waited outside waiting for news to come on how he was doing. Lucas was a nervous wreck over what happened to his brother, all he could remember was the pain on his face.
"How is he ?" Haley asked as she came into the waiting room still in her uniform
"He's still in surgery" Lucas said
"Is there any word on how he is" Haley asked
"He just went in" Lucas said
"Nathan has to be fine because if he isn't I will kill him" Haley said trying not to cry
"Come here" Peyton said trying to hug her friend
"No, Nathan is just trying to get attention" Haley said backing away from her friend
"I don't think he would do like this" Lucas said
"He has to be fine" Haley said before breaking down to cry
"Everything is fine, Haley. Its just a leg injury" Peyton said
"Yeah, its not like he's going to die" Lucas said
"Don't say that, please don't say it" Haley said
"Trust me, its going to feel like that to him if he can't play basketball" Lucas said
"Nathan will be damaged if that happened" Brooke said
"Can you guys just stop talking as if the worst is going to happen" Peyton said
Later on in the evening Deb, Keith, and Dan had showed up once they had heard the news about Nathan. Haley, Lucas, Brooke, and Peyton all sat in the waiting room nearly half asleep.
"How is her ?" Deb asked as she rushed in catching Lucas before he nodded off to sleep
"Deb. Nathan is in surgery" Lucas said
"What happened ?" Dan asked
"He dunked the ball and fell on his knee. He hurt it pretty bad" Lucas said
"Its his leg" Deb asked
"Yeah, basically. Doctors are doing all they can right now" Lucas said
"How long has he been in there" Dan asked
"About two hours now" Lucas said. Just as he said that the Doctor came out preparing to give the news on Nathan's condition.
"Doctor" Haley said nearly jumping out of her chair as the rest of the gang woke up
"Nathan is out of surgery and is resting" The doctor said
"How is he ?" Lucas asked
"Nathan, has messed up his leg pretty badly" The doctor said
"Bad as in how ?" Dan asked
"Nathan has what we call a shinbone closed fracture. Basically it is when the soft tissue are injured severely" The doctor said
"How long will it take for him to heal" Lucas asked
"Your looking at a lot of therapy, possibly crutches. About five to six months before he can walk on his leg. I'm not sure about playing wise though" The doctor said
"Oh, God this is going to kill him" Haley said not believing what she was hearing
"Thank you doctor" Lucas said before the doctor left
It had been awhile before they let Nathan have visitors but his family couldn't wait any longer to see him. Haley waited before talking to him knowing what she had told him before the game, she feared that he might hate her for what she had told him. She couldn't get past the fact that she had told him that, the guy who she loved unconditionally she told him to stay out of her life.
"Hey" Lucas said sitting next to Haley in the waiting room
"How is he" Haley asked
"Why don't you go see" Lucas said
"I can't" Haley said
"You been here all day and night, you might as well let him know you're here" Lucas said
"I think he might not want to see me" Haley said
"Are you kidding me" Lucas said
"I don't think that's a good idea" Haley said
"Go, Hales. I'm going to the cafeteria, you better be in there when I get back"
Haley slowly walked through the doors of Nathans room expecting him to throw something at her for daring to talk to him but he seemed happy to see her.
"Haley" Nathan said as if he was groggy
"Hey you" Haley said
"I was wondering when you were going to come see me" Nathan asked
"I've been here. All last night and today" Haley said
"You missed school" Nathan asked
"It's a weekend" Haley laughed
"I forget. I'm glad you came by to see me" Nathan said
"How are you" Haley asked
"The fact that my leg feels like it's a peg leg may hurt my pride a little" Nathan said
"A peg leg, is that possible" Haley said
"Yeah, it feels like it. Tell me the truth, Hales" Nathan asked
"About what" Haley asked
"I'm not going to be able to play again, am I" Nathan asked
"I can't answer that" Haley said
"I guess that's a no" Nathan said as tears fell freely
"You will, it will just take time" Haley said
"Time. This is my senior year and scouts are looking at me" Nathan said "I don't have time" he said
"I'm sorry" Haley said
"Can you just leave. I want to be alone right now" Nathan said
"We can get through this together" Haley pleaded
"Haley. Just go, please" Nathan said
"Fine" Haley said before she left. Closing the door she felt all the pain he was feeling at that moment flow into her body. Haley fell to her knees as she began to cry hysterically over the pain he was going through. Nathan had never cried so hard in his life about anything.
Nathan was rushed into surgery as the rest of his friends waited outside waiting for news to come on how he was doing. Lucas was a nervous wreck over what happened to his brother, all he could remember was the pain on his face.
"How is he ?" Haley asked as she came into the waiting room still in her uniform
"He's still in surgery" Lucas said
"Is there any word on how he is" Haley asked
"He just went in" Lucas said
"Nathan has to be fine because if he isn't I will kill him" Haley said trying not to cry
"Come here" Peyton said trying to hug her friend
"No, Nathan is just trying to get attention" Haley said backing away from her friend
"I don't think he would do like this" Lucas said
"He has to be fine" Haley said before breaking down to cry
"Everything is fine, Haley. Its just a leg injury" Peyton said
"Yeah, its not like he's going to die" Lucas said
"Don't say that, please don't say it" Haley said
"Trust me, its going to feel like that to him if he can't play basketball" Lucas said
"Nathan will be damaged if that happened" Brooke said
"Can you guys just stop talking as if the worst is going to happen" Peyton said
Later on in the evening Deb, Keith, and Dan had showed up once they had heard the news about Nathan. Haley, Lucas, Brooke, and Peyton all sat in the waiting room nearly half asleep.
"How is her ?" Deb asked as she rushed in catching Lucas before he nodded off to sleep
"Deb. Nathan is in surgery" Lucas said
"What happened ?" Dan asked
"He dunked the ball and fell on his knee. He hurt it pretty bad" Lucas said
"Its his leg" Deb asked
"Yeah, basically. Doctors are doing all they can right now" Lucas said
"How long has he been in there" Dan asked
"About two hours now" Lucas said. Just as he said that the Doctor came out preparing to give the news on Nathan's condition.
"Doctor" Haley said nearly jumping out of her chair as the rest of the gang woke up
"Nathan is out of surgery and is resting" The doctor said
"How is he ?" Lucas asked
"Nathan, has messed up his leg pretty badly" The doctor said
"Bad as in how ?" Dan asked
"Nathan has what we call a shinbone closed fracture. Basically it is when the soft tissue are injured severely" The doctor said
"How long will it take for him to heal" Lucas asked
"Your looking at a lot of therapy, possibly crutches. About five to six months before he can walk on his leg. I'm not sure about playing wise though" The doctor said
"Oh, God this is going to kill him" Haley said not believing what she was hearing
"Thank you doctor" Lucas said before the doctor left
It had been awhile before they let Nathan have visitors but his family couldn't wait any longer to see him. Haley waited before talking to him knowing what she had told him before the game, she feared that he might hate her for what she had told him. She couldn't get past the fact that she had told him that, the guy who she loved unconditionally she told him to stay out of her life.
"Hey" Lucas said sitting next to Haley in the waiting room
"How is he" Haley asked
"Why don't you go see" Lucas said
"I can't" Haley said
"You been here all day and night, you might as well let him know you're here" Lucas said
"I think he might not want to see me" Haley said
"Are you kidding me" Lucas said
"I don't think that's a good idea" Haley said
"Go, Hales. I'm going to the cafeteria, you better be in there when I get back"
Haley slowly walked through the doors of Nathans room expecting him to throw something at her for daring to talk to him but he seemed happy to see her.
"Haley" Nathan said as if he was groggy
"Hey you" Haley said
"I was wondering when you were going to come see me" Nathan asked
"I've been here. All last night and today" Haley said
"You missed school" Nathan asked
"It's a weekend" Haley laughed
"I forget. I'm glad you came by to see me" Nathan said
"How are you" Haley asked
"The fact that my leg feels like it's a peg leg may hurt my pride a little" Nathan said
"A peg leg, is that possible" Haley said
"Yeah, it feels like it. Tell me the truth, Hales" Nathan asked
"About what" Haley asked
"I'm not going to be able to play again, am I" Nathan asked
"I can't answer that" Haley said
"I guess that's a no" Nathan said as tears fell freely
"You will, it will just take time" Haley said
"Time. This is my senior year and scouts are looking at me" Nathan said "I don't have time" he said
"I'm sorry" Haley said
"Can you just leave. I want to be alone right now" Nathan said
"We can get through this together" Haley pleaded
"Haley. Just go, please" Nathan said
"Fine" Haley said before she left. Closing the door she felt all the pain he was feeling at that moment flow into her body. Haley fell to her knees as she began to cry hysterically over the pain he was going through. Nathan had never cried so hard in his life about anything.