Chapter 2:Hurting
"Is she on any medication?" The doctors asked as the nurses checked her vitals.
Ray shook his head sporadically at the question. I don't know...How could this happen? Oh my God, Lily, what's going on? Ray was panicking. He didn't know what to do, what to say. Why didn't she tell us something was wrong? This can't be happening...
Ray's mind was rushing with questions as the doctors continued, he just kept shaking his head, not able to listen, or care. He was still trying to absorb it, figure it out, but it wasn't happening. Tears filled his eyes as they put an IV in her pale body; he shook with confusion when they began taking blood. How am I supposed to feel, Lily?
Robbie searched the hospital for a nurse who had enough brains to let him use a phone. Don't they have to let me use one? He walked up to another desk. "Can I use your phone?"
The nurse looked up at him from under a stack of paperwork, "Our phones are for internal-use only. You can find a payphone outside." She went back to working.
Robbie persisted, "My friend is in the hospital and her parents don't know she's here. This is an emergency."
"You can take your emergency to the payphone outside." She snapped.
Robbie looked around for an exit, defeated.
Travis moved frantically through the studio, looking for a long CD to play to tame the callers. The guys had left him so quickly, they forgot about the show they had started. The phone was ringing off the hook with questions and Travis couldn't say anything but, "I'm sorry you're going to have to wait until tomorrow."
He gave up looking and put on his headphones, "This is Smog and there has been an accident here at RFR. The show should be back on tomorrow, so keep your questions ready. Thank you." He shut down the studio and headed for the hospital.