Chapter Eight:
Freddy sat in the ER waiting room..He was gallowing in self pity..He had killed Summer, he knew it...That fall was not good at all. His ex-girlfriend Marta, stared at him...She walked over and put a sympathetic hand on his shoulder...He was crying. She....Actually, no one had ever seen Spazzy McGee cry before.
"You okay, Spazzy?" Marta asked, quietly
"No..S-Summer..Why? Why did I have to hurt her? She was hurting enough" Freddy asked
"It wasn't your fault" Marta said
"Like hell it wasn't...You saw it..I wasn't paying attention to where I was going. She might be laying dead on a hospital gurney right now, Blondie" Freddy said, choking on his words
"Don't think like that..She'll be okay" Marta said
"How do you know? Oh..Yeah, You think you know everything..Just..Leave me alone" Freddy said, pushing Marta away from him
Marta walked away, teary eyed and sat back down next to her newest boyfriend, Gordon. Freddy walked over to the clearest spot the wall nearest to him and sat down. Pulling his knees almost up to him chin, he started rocking back in forth. He had ruined Summer..He had a gut
feeling..He just had to know the truth..Did he? A man dressed in scrubs and a facemask came out to the group of crying teens and glanced at Freddy. He smiled at Summer's aunt, uncle and Brianna. Then spoke his words.
"Ms. Hathaway is alive...The overdose did not effect her..But, there was one thing" The doctor said, looking down at the ground "It's alway's hard to inform families of these things"
"What is is?" Miriam said
"One..Child Services is taking Summer and her sibling away from you..She is going to stay with a foster family in New York, it is already set up...Two..Summer was paralyzed from her
fall...He spine was crushed...She will have to be permitted to a wheelchair, but the damage was not so severe..With psychical therapy she might be able to walk again someday..She has asked to see..A Freddy" The doctor said
"Me?" Freddy asked, The doctor nodded
Freddy got up, in complete shock...Summer was paralyzed? He had ruined her life..She would hate him forever...So, he made that fateful walk to her room...Waiting to hear her words of hatred..But, suddenly...He saw Summer in a bed, looking out into the hallway..A nurse wouldn't let him in, she said Summer didn't want to see him.
Freddy walked off, tears filling his eyes again and left the hospital...He had ruined it all.
Two Weeks Later...The band hugged Summer, all teary eyed at the airport...She was flying off to Florida..She was suppose to go to New York City at first, but the foster family backed away from her when they found out she was in a wheelchair...This broke Summer's heart, but at least she
had found someone who liked her.
"I love you guys" Summer said, quietly
"We all love you" Marco said
"I have to go...Tell Freddy I said bye" Summer said, wheeling off
Freddy hadn't shown up..He hadn't even talked to Summer since the accident. Summer felt terrible about this, she had thought Freddy had developed strong feelings for her..But, she was wrong. Summer wheeled towards her plane, crying hysterically.
Meanwhile, Freddy was chasing after her...He had been too late to say goodbye and try to get her to stay with his family...The band had told him where she was going and her was running after the small girl in a motorized wheelchair.
"Summer!" Freddy yelled
Summer stopped dead in her tracks at the sound of Freddy's voice, she turned around and tried to smiled..But, she didn't have the strength to. She had to get away from her. Freddy finally made it up to the raven-haired girl and smiled, hugging her.
"I am so sorry about what I did to you..But, please stay" Freddy said
"It wasn't your fault..I was the one who overdosed on Cocaine" Summer said
"Please stay..You can live with my family and I" Freddy said
"I have to get away..I can't live here anymore" Summer said, trying to wheel away from Freddy
"No..I love you" Freddy said
"I love you too, but...No..I can't say that..I have to go" Summer said, finally able to get away
"No..Summer!" Freddy yelled
"I'm so sorry" Summer said, quietly
"I'll find you! I'll get you back someday!" Freddy yelled
"I know you will..And I'll find you too" Summer said, wheeling away from her old life and into another