"Well, it's not too terrible is it? They didn't hit him too hard did they?" Mia asked as Michael pushed her into the car and Lilly jumped into the back seat.
"He wasn't in his car. He was crossing the street with a huge group of people when—I don't know...they said a guy on a motorbike lost control and hit a car, then the man driving the car lost control and ran into the crowd of pedestrians. The car hit Jeremiah and another boy who was walking near Jeremiah The boy didn't see it coming, he got pinned to a lightpole by the car." Lilly said, twisting the end of her scarf and crying. "But Jeremiah got hit too, when the car swerved, he got the rear end of the car."
"Oh my god." Mia said and tried to calm Lilly down. At that point, Michael pulled up in front of the hospital. Lilly and Mia ran in while he parked the car. The nurses told Lilly she could go back, but Mia would have to stay in the waiting room. Mia sat down and waited for Michael to come. After twenty minutes, he came in through the double doors.
"Michael!" Mia yelled across the room. Michael turned to her and walked over.
"Have you heard anything?" He asked. "I couldn't find a space, I'm sorry I took so long."
"No. Lilly is with him. Michael I'm so scared." Mia said, burying her head in Michael's chest, crying. In the past few months, Jeremiah had become one of the gang. Everyone loved him; he always found the good side of the worst situations. Neither Michael nor Mia wanted to know what would happen if he wasn't around anymore. Michael held Mia until she stopped crying, then they went into the cafeteria and waited there, with hot cups of coffee in their hands. Lilly came into the cafeteria after an hour and sat down next to Mia. Michael went to get her a cup of coffee.
"He looks bad." Lilly choked out quietly. "He's got three broken ribs, bruises all over him, a long gash going down the side of his face—He doesn't look like my Jeremiah at all." She started crying and Mia put her arms around Lilly and let her cry. Mia smoothed her hair out of her face and whispered reassuuring things to her. After a while, Lilly straightened up and wiped off her face. "The doctor thinks he'll be fine, but he won't talk to me. He just stares. He smiled, but he won't talk." Lilly said, holding up her hands. "I don't know what to do." She burst into tears again.
Mia looked at Michael as he pushed the cup of coffee towards Lilly. She calmed Lilly down again and got her to sit up. Michael pulled his chair around the table so that he was on Lilly's other side.
"Lilly, do you want to stay with me and Mia for a few days? It's closer to the hospital than your place and that way ou can visit Jeremiah when ever you need to. We'd be glad to have you." He said, rubbing her back.
"Yeah Lilly, I have one of those blow-up beds you can sleep on in my room." Mia offered, then added, "We can order pizza, and watch movies, Jeremiah doesn't want you lying around sobbing over him. He's going to want you to have fun." Lilly nodded and thanked Michael and Mia. Just then, a nurse came over the P.A. system,
"Miss Lilly Moscovitz, please report to room 211."
Lilly ran off towards the cafeteria doors. Mia sat in Lillly's now empty chair and leaned on Michael's shoulder.
"That was the sweetest thing you've ever done." She said, pecking his cheek.
"What?" Michael took a long swallow of his coffee.
"Giving up 'our' time so Lilly can be close to Jeremiah."
"Ah, it's no big deal, she's my sister--"
"--And most guys wouldn't give up their girlfriend time for their sister. So thank you." She kissed his cheek again, pulled on her coat, and they went off to find Lilly.