Road Trip
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"Chapter Four"
The next morning Spinner and his mother woke up early to visit Kandra in her room. Kandra was lying on her bed asleep with a gash on her face and cast on her leg and arm.
"Oh baby, please be okay," Mrs. Mason whispered to her sleeping daughter.
Spinner put his arm around his mom and rubbed her back. "She'll be fine. She's tough."
"Spinner, when she gets out of the hospital I need you here to take care of her." Mrs. Mason said.
"Okay..." Spinner agreed.
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Dylan woke up with Marco in his arms. He was sitting in one of the wating room chairs. He kissed Marco's head and then slowly moved his arm off of Marco and stood up. He walked down the hall and into the bathroom where he washed his face. He exited the bathroom to find Paige standing there.
"Paige?" He questioned, "When did you get up?"
"Just a few seconds ago," Paige replied.
"Oh," Dylan smiled.
"I'm worried," Paige confessed.
"About what?" Dylan asked.
"About Kandra," Paige freaked. "I spoke to the doctor and he said that she might be in a coma."
"What?" Dylan became worried. "How come they think that?"
"The surgery the preformed on her last night might have put her in it." Paige answered.
"Does Spinner know?" Dylan asked.
"I'm not sure," Paige frowned. "If so, I hope he's okay with it."
"That must have been one big car to need coma surgery." Dylan joked.
"Shut up." Paige glared.
"Sorry, just trying to lighten the mood." Dylan's face became blank.
At that time Spinner came walking down the hall with a blank stare on his face. Paige and Dylan walked up to him. "Is she okay?" Paige asked.
"She's in a coma," Spinner just stared at the ground.
"I heard." Paige hugged Spinner.
"Man I'm sorry," Dylan said. Spinner just kept quiet for a second.
"What about our road trip?" Paige asked.
"I have to stay here," Spinner frowned. "To help my mom out while my sister is here."
"Oh..." Paige frowned. "Well then I'll help out as well!"
"No no no..." Spinner smiled, "Go on the road trip and send me a post card."
"But I..." Paige started.
"...It's okay." Spinner reassured. "I will be fine without you for a little while. Besides, you can always call me."
"That's true," Paige said.
"So go," He smiled. "Have fun for me, k?"
"Okay..." They hugged eachother.
"I hate to break it to you but..." Dylan started.
"...But what?" Paige interuppted.
"Mom said that we had to stay here if we came back to town," Dylan frowned. "So, we'd better get out of town before they realize that we are here."
"Oh... Okay." Paige looked at Spinner and leaned in for a kiss.
"Bye," Spinner smiled.
"Bye," Paige smiled back.
Dylan and Paige walked back to the waiting area and woke Marco up. They then went to the car and exited the hospital parking lot.
"Hey!" Paige said as she got an idea.
"What?" Dylan asked while he drove.
"Go to Ash's house." Paige said as she dailed a number on her cell phone. "...Hello... Ash... Get packed! We are going on a road trip... Okay... Be there in a few... Bye!"
"You're inviting Ashley?" Marco questioned.
"I already did," Paige grinned. "I've decided that I will no longer be the only girl here. Is that okay Dylan?"
"NO!" Dylan laughed. "Just messing. It's fine." Dylan pulled up to Ashley's house. Ashley ran out of her house with a backpack and jumped in the back next to Paige.
"Ash!" Paige squeeled.
"Hey Paige," Ashley smiled. "Thanks for inviting me. I hate being at home during the summer."
"Me too!" Paige laughed followed by Ashley.
Dylan began driving once more. He drove out of town and back onto the highway. "So, where are we going this time?" He asked.
"Ash? Do you have an idea?" Paige asked.
"Uh... How about Colorado?" Ash smiled.
"Colorado?" Marco questioned. "I have a cousin who lives up there. In Ft. Collins."
"Really?" Ash asked.
"Yes!" Marco smiled. "My cousins name is Marta."
"Is she italian?" Dylan sarcastically asked.
"Yes yes," Marco laughed. "Her, her dad, her mom, her sister, and her other sister."
"Wow!" Paige laughed. "That's a lot of people."
"You should ask if we can stay with them." Dylan said.
"Oh no!" Marco quivered.
"Why not?" Paige asked.
"Because my uncle Mikel is very stubborn and stricked like my father." Marco frowned, "There is no way he will let all of us stay there."
"Why not just call and ask?" Ash questioned.
"Okay okay..." Marco grabbed his phone. "I will try." He dailed an out of area phone number. It rang a few times and then a girl answered.
"Hello," the girl said.
"Marta?" Marco questioned.
"Yes," she said. "Who is this."
"Marco!" He smiled.
"Marco, my cousin Marco?"
"That's right!"
"HEY!"
"Hey is uncle home?"
"No no, he's in Houston like always."
"Oh, then can I talk to auntie?"
'Um... Yah. Hold on."
"... ... ... Hello?"
"Auntie?"
"Yes. Hello Marco."
"Hi!"
"Me and my friends are coming into town soon this week."
"Oh really? You should come visit!"
"That's what I needed to ask you about. Can me and my friends stay with you guys while we are in town?"
"Um... Mikel isn't going to be back until next weekend. How many friends?"
"Just three."
"I guess. Call when you get into town k."
"Okay... Thanks."
"Chaou."
"Chaou!"
"So...?" Paige anticipated.
"My uncle is out of town and she said we can stay for a little while!" Marco grinned.
"Sweet!" Ashley smiled.
"Why do you want to go there anyways?" Paige asked.
"Well," Ashley said. "Craig is going to be there this week."
"Craig?" Paige was surprised. "What do you want to see Craig for?"
"I have been depressed since we broke up!" Ashley became sad. "I was hoping to find him and get him back."
"Are you kidding me?" Paige asked.
"No," Ashley replied. "I still love him. I want him back. His family lives in Ft. Collins as well as Marco's family members."
"Oh I see," Paige said. "Just let me know if you need any help."
"Okay!" Ashley got comfy and closed her eyes.
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A day and a half had passed when they finally made it into Ft. Collins. Dylan was so tired from driving all night to get there quickly he fell asleep at the wheel. Luckily Paige was able to get the car to stop. She continued to drive the rest of the way. Marco directed her to his cousin's house. Paige parked the car infront of a huge wooden house with much grass and flowers around it. They all got out of the car and grabbed there bags. When they made it to the front Paige rang the door bell. And, of all people at the door...
"CRAIG?"
TO BE CONTINUED...
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"Chapter Four"
The next morning Spinner and his mother woke up early to visit Kandra in her room. Kandra was lying on her bed asleep with a gash on her face and cast on her leg and arm.
"Oh baby, please be okay," Mrs. Mason whispered to her sleeping daughter.
Spinner put his arm around his mom and rubbed her back. "She'll be fine. She's tough."
"Spinner, when she gets out of the hospital I need you here to take care of her." Mrs. Mason said.
"Okay..." Spinner agreed.
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Dylan woke up with Marco in his arms. He was sitting in one of the wating room chairs. He kissed Marco's head and then slowly moved his arm off of Marco and stood up. He walked down the hall and into the bathroom where he washed his face. He exited the bathroom to find Paige standing there.
"Paige?" He questioned, "When did you get up?"
"Just a few seconds ago," Paige replied.
"Oh," Dylan smiled.
"I'm worried," Paige confessed.
"About what?" Dylan asked.
"About Kandra," Paige freaked. "I spoke to the doctor and he said that she might be in a coma."
"What?" Dylan became worried. "How come they think that?"
"The surgery the preformed on her last night might have put her in it." Paige answered.
"Does Spinner know?" Dylan asked.
"I'm not sure," Paige frowned. "If so, I hope he's okay with it."
"That must have been one big car to need coma surgery." Dylan joked.
"Shut up." Paige glared.
"Sorry, just trying to lighten the mood." Dylan's face became blank.
At that time Spinner came walking down the hall with a blank stare on his face. Paige and Dylan walked up to him. "Is she okay?" Paige asked.
"She's in a coma," Spinner just stared at the ground.
"I heard." Paige hugged Spinner.
"Man I'm sorry," Dylan said. Spinner just kept quiet for a second.
"What about our road trip?" Paige asked.
"I have to stay here," Spinner frowned. "To help my mom out while my sister is here."
"Oh..." Paige frowned. "Well then I'll help out as well!"
"No no no..." Spinner smiled, "Go on the road trip and send me a post card."
"But I..." Paige started.
"...It's okay." Spinner reassured. "I will be fine without you for a little while. Besides, you can always call me."
"That's true," Paige said.
"So go," He smiled. "Have fun for me, k?"
"Okay..." They hugged eachother.
"I hate to break it to you but..." Dylan started.
"...But what?" Paige interuppted.
"Mom said that we had to stay here if we came back to town," Dylan frowned. "So, we'd better get out of town before they realize that we are here."
"Oh... Okay." Paige looked at Spinner and leaned in for a kiss.
"Bye," Spinner smiled.
"Bye," Paige smiled back.
Dylan and Paige walked back to the waiting area and woke Marco up. They then went to the car and exited the hospital parking lot.
"Hey!" Paige said as she got an idea.
"What?" Dylan asked while he drove.
"Go to Ash's house." Paige said as she dailed a number on her cell phone. "...Hello... Ash... Get packed! We are going on a road trip... Okay... Be there in a few... Bye!"
"You're inviting Ashley?" Marco questioned.
"I already did," Paige grinned. "I've decided that I will no longer be the only girl here. Is that okay Dylan?"
"NO!" Dylan laughed. "Just messing. It's fine." Dylan pulled up to Ashley's house. Ashley ran out of her house with a backpack and jumped in the back next to Paige.
"Ash!" Paige squeeled.
"Hey Paige," Ashley smiled. "Thanks for inviting me. I hate being at home during the summer."
"Me too!" Paige laughed followed by Ashley.
Dylan began driving once more. He drove out of town and back onto the highway. "So, where are we going this time?" He asked.
"Ash? Do you have an idea?" Paige asked.
"Uh... How about Colorado?" Ash smiled.
"Colorado?" Marco questioned. "I have a cousin who lives up there. In Ft. Collins."
"Really?" Ash asked.
"Yes!" Marco smiled. "My cousins name is Marta."
"Is she italian?" Dylan sarcastically asked.
"Yes yes," Marco laughed. "Her, her dad, her mom, her sister, and her other sister."
"Wow!" Paige laughed. "That's a lot of people."
"You should ask if we can stay with them." Dylan said.
"Oh no!" Marco quivered.
"Why not?" Paige asked.
"Because my uncle Mikel is very stubborn and stricked like my father." Marco frowned, "There is no way he will let all of us stay there."
"Why not just call and ask?" Ash questioned.
"Okay okay..." Marco grabbed his phone. "I will try." He dailed an out of area phone number. It rang a few times and then a girl answered.
"Hello," the girl said.
"Marta?" Marco questioned.
"Yes," she said. "Who is this."
"Marco!" He smiled.
"Marco, my cousin Marco?"
"That's right!"
"HEY!"
"Hey is uncle home?"
"No no, he's in Houston like always."
"Oh, then can I talk to auntie?"
'Um... Yah. Hold on."
"... ... ... Hello?"
"Auntie?"
"Yes. Hello Marco."
"Hi!"
"Me and my friends are coming into town soon this week."
"Oh really? You should come visit!"
"That's what I needed to ask you about. Can me and my friends stay with you guys while we are in town?"
"Um... Mikel isn't going to be back until next weekend. How many friends?"
"Just three."
"I guess. Call when you get into town k."
"Okay... Thanks."
"Chaou."
"Chaou!"
"So...?" Paige anticipated.
"My uncle is out of town and she said we can stay for a little while!" Marco grinned.
"Sweet!" Ashley smiled.
"Why do you want to go there anyways?" Paige asked.
"Well," Ashley said. "Craig is going to be there this week."
"Craig?" Paige was surprised. "What do you want to see Craig for?"
"I have been depressed since we broke up!" Ashley became sad. "I was hoping to find him and get him back."
"Are you kidding me?" Paige asked.
"No," Ashley replied. "I still love him. I want him back. His family lives in Ft. Collins as well as Marco's family members."
"Oh I see," Paige said. "Just let me know if you need any help."
"Okay!" Ashley got comfy and closed her eyes.
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A day and a half had passed when they finally made it into Ft. Collins. Dylan was so tired from driving all night to get there quickly he fell asleep at the wheel. Luckily Paige was able to get the car to stop. She continued to drive the rest of the way. Marco directed her to his cousin's house. Paige parked the car infront of a huge wooden house with much grass and flowers around it. They all got out of the car and grabbed there bags. When they made it to the front Paige rang the door bell. And, of all people at the door...
"CRAIG?"
TO BE CONTINUED...