CHAPTER 9: MIRACLES DO EXIST
Joey grabbed the closest doctor her could find. "Doctor my son just woke up out of a coma." He shouted at the doctor.
"Are you talking about Craig Manning?" The doctor asked.
"Yes, Craig. His eyes opened and he said my name!" Joey almost screamed because he was so happy.
"My God, it must be a miracle." The doctor said as he rushed to Craig's room where Craig was laying talking to Angela.
"Joey, why am I here?" Craig asked.
"You were in a horrible car accident this morning. We were sure you'd never wake up again." The doctor answered for Joey.
"Haley." Joey said remember she had walked out before.
"What?" Craig asked.
"Haley was here but when she saw you she ran out in tears." Joey answered running out the door to go find her. Joey searched the halls and everywhere he could think of and then realized she must be in the girls washroom, the only place he couldn't go. He looked around and to his surprise saw Manny Santos walk in the front door. "Manny what are you doing here?" He asked walking up to her.
"What? Oh, hi Joey. I heard Craig was going to die so I had to come see if it was true." She answered.
"Uhm. okay. Anyways can you do me a huge favor?" Joey asked.
"Sure." She answered.
"Can you check the girls washroom for Haley for me. She saw Craig and ran out crying and I've looked everywhere for her except there of course." He asked.
"Me and Haley don't exactly get along Mr. Jeremiah. I just came to see Craig not her." Manny said.
"I understand but Craig woke up. I can't leave her in the washroom crying over nothing." Joey said.
"Why not?" Manny said and walked out the door. She had only come to see if Craig was dying and since she got an answer already there was no need for her to stay. Joey was rather disappointed, he needed a girl to go in the washroom to get Haley. He looked around for a nurse or something. No one was around. He walked down the hall and found Paige Michaelchuck with an older boy he'd never seen before.
"Paige?" he asked.
"Oh hi Mr. Jeremiah. I'm so sorry to hear about Craig. He was such a great kid." She said.
"Was? Paige he's ok. He woke up from his coma just a few minutes ago. But actually I was looking for Haley. I can't seem to find her anywhere. So I'm guessing she's in the girls washroom. Would you mind going in there quick and seeing if she's there for me?" Joey asked.
"Sure Mr. Jeremiah." She said and they walked down the hall back to where the girls washroom was. "So Craig's not going to die or anything?" she asked.
"No, the doctors didn't think he'd make it but now that he's awake they think he'll be fine." He answered.
"That's good. Haley would be devastated if he died. And so would Ash even thought she won't admit it. But I found her crying in the washroom at school after school today and I know that's why. Oh by the way this is my brother Dylan, I don't think you've ever met." She said.
"Nope, nice to meet you Dylan. Do you go to Degrassi?" Joey asked.
"Yeah, this is my last year. I'm Craig's friend Marco's boyfriend." Dylan answered not caring if the shock of him being gay would shock Joey or anything.
"Oh, yea I've heard of you." Joey said as they got to the washroom.
"Ok boys I'll be right back. I'm sure Haley will be so glad when she hears Craig's alright." She said pushing the washroom door open. "Haley hun are you in here?"
"Paige?" Haley asked.
"Yeah hun. It's me. You can come out, Joey's got some great news." Paige announced.
"What could possibly be great?" she asked.
"I'd tell you but I'm not sure if he wants to tell you himself or not." Paige answered.
"Ok." Haley said and they walked out of the bathroom.
"Haley, Craig woke up. He's in his room talking to Ang right now." Joey exclaimed.
"Is this some kind of joke?" Haley asked.
"Joke? Why would I joke about this. He's my step son." Joey asked.
"I don't know but the doctor's were sure he was going to die, I talked to one before I came in here." She said. She decided she'd go see for herself so she walked away and to Craig's room. She opened the door and heard Craig's voice. "Craig!" she screamed so happy to see him awake.
"Haley, hi." Craig answered.
"Are you ok?" Haley asked.
"Yeah I'm fine. What about you? They said you took off once you got here. You ok?" he asked worried about her.
"Yeah I'm good now. I'm so glad you're awake and alive. I was so scared Craig." She said and went to sit by Angela who was playing with one of the machines Craig was hooked up to. She accidentally pulled something.
"Oops." Angela said.
"What'd you do?" Craig asked before suddenly passing out.
"Oh my god! Craig! Wake up. Please wake up." Haley pleaded. "Somebody please help him. Ang what did you do? Are you trying to kill him?" Haley angrily said to Angela.
"No it was an accident. Craig's going to die?" she asked.
"I don't know." Haley answered when a doctor came back into the room.
Joey grabbed the closest doctor her could find. "Doctor my son just woke up out of a coma." He shouted at the doctor.
"Are you talking about Craig Manning?" The doctor asked.
"Yes, Craig. His eyes opened and he said my name!" Joey almost screamed because he was so happy.
"My God, it must be a miracle." The doctor said as he rushed to Craig's room where Craig was laying talking to Angela.
"Joey, why am I here?" Craig asked.
"You were in a horrible car accident this morning. We were sure you'd never wake up again." The doctor answered for Joey.
"Haley." Joey said remember she had walked out before.
"What?" Craig asked.
"Haley was here but when she saw you she ran out in tears." Joey answered running out the door to go find her. Joey searched the halls and everywhere he could think of and then realized she must be in the girls washroom, the only place he couldn't go. He looked around and to his surprise saw Manny Santos walk in the front door. "Manny what are you doing here?" He asked walking up to her.
"What? Oh, hi Joey. I heard Craig was going to die so I had to come see if it was true." She answered.
"Uhm. okay. Anyways can you do me a huge favor?" Joey asked.
"Sure." She answered.
"Can you check the girls washroom for Haley for me. She saw Craig and ran out crying and I've looked everywhere for her except there of course." He asked.
"Me and Haley don't exactly get along Mr. Jeremiah. I just came to see Craig not her." Manny said.
"I understand but Craig woke up. I can't leave her in the washroom crying over nothing." Joey said.
"Why not?" Manny said and walked out the door. She had only come to see if Craig was dying and since she got an answer already there was no need for her to stay. Joey was rather disappointed, he needed a girl to go in the washroom to get Haley. He looked around for a nurse or something. No one was around. He walked down the hall and found Paige Michaelchuck with an older boy he'd never seen before.
"Paige?" he asked.
"Oh hi Mr. Jeremiah. I'm so sorry to hear about Craig. He was such a great kid." She said.
"Was? Paige he's ok. He woke up from his coma just a few minutes ago. But actually I was looking for Haley. I can't seem to find her anywhere. So I'm guessing she's in the girls washroom. Would you mind going in there quick and seeing if she's there for me?" Joey asked.
"Sure Mr. Jeremiah." She said and they walked down the hall back to where the girls washroom was. "So Craig's not going to die or anything?" she asked.
"No, the doctors didn't think he'd make it but now that he's awake they think he'll be fine." He answered.
"That's good. Haley would be devastated if he died. And so would Ash even thought she won't admit it. But I found her crying in the washroom at school after school today and I know that's why. Oh by the way this is my brother Dylan, I don't think you've ever met." She said.
"Nope, nice to meet you Dylan. Do you go to Degrassi?" Joey asked.
"Yeah, this is my last year. I'm Craig's friend Marco's boyfriend." Dylan answered not caring if the shock of him being gay would shock Joey or anything.
"Oh, yea I've heard of you." Joey said as they got to the washroom.
"Ok boys I'll be right back. I'm sure Haley will be so glad when she hears Craig's alright." She said pushing the washroom door open. "Haley hun are you in here?"
"Paige?" Haley asked.
"Yeah hun. It's me. You can come out, Joey's got some great news." Paige announced.
"What could possibly be great?" she asked.
"I'd tell you but I'm not sure if he wants to tell you himself or not." Paige answered.
"Ok." Haley said and they walked out of the bathroom.
"Haley, Craig woke up. He's in his room talking to Ang right now." Joey exclaimed.
"Is this some kind of joke?" Haley asked.
"Joke? Why would I joke about this. He's my step son." Joey asked.
"I don't know but the doctor's were sure he was going to die, I talked to one before I came in here." She said. She decided she'd go see for herself so she walked away and to Craig's room. She opened the door and heard Craig's voice. "Craig!" she screamed so happy to see him awake.
"Haley, hi." Craig answered.
"Are you ok?" Haley asked.
"Yeah I'm fine. What about you? They said you took off once you got here. You ok?" he asked worried about her.
"Yeah I'm good now. I'm so glad you're awake and alive. I was so scared Craig." She said and went to sit by Angela who was playing with one of the machines Craig was hooked up to. She accidentally pulled something.
"Oops." Angela said.
"What'd you do?" Craig asked before suddenly passing out.
"Oh my god! Craig! Wake up. Please wake up." Haley pleaded. "Somebody please help him. Ang what did you do? Are you trying to kill him?" Haley angrily said to Angela.
"No it was an accident. Craig's going to die?" she asked.
"I don't know." Haley answered when a doctor came back into the room.