CHAPTER 10: GOING HOME
The doctor plugged in the cord Angela had accidentally pulled out. "Angela sweetie can you not play with these cords please. You don't want anything bad to happen to you're brother do you?" He said to the five year old girl who was crying on the floor.
"I'm sorry. I wasn't trying to. I won't do it anymore. Is Craig going to be ok?" She asked.
"Yes, he'll be fine. Just don't play with the cords." He told her.
"I'm sorry." She said still crying on the floor. The doctor left the girls after reassuring them Craig would be awake in a few minutes.
"Ang, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell at you. I was just afraid you killed him." She said.
"Haley where's Ang?" Haley heard Craig ask.
"She's on the floor. I thought she killed you and yelled at her. I'm sorry Craig." Haley told him.
"It's ok, she'll survive. Come here Ang." He said to his little sister. As Craig said this the little girl crawled off the floor and sat on the bed next to him. "It's ok stop crying." He said and Angela did as she was told. A few minutes later a doctor came in.
"I'm sorry visiting hours are over. You'll have to come back tomorrow. But don't worry Craig is going to be fine. He's just got a broken leg. He'll be free to go by tomorrow." The doctor said. And the three said their goodbyes and left. Craig was left to stay in a hospital bed all alone. It was only 7:00. 'Can't I just go home now?' he thought. He kept thinking and slowly fell asleep. Before he knew it, it was 9:00a.m. Another doctor came in his room waking him up.
"What time is it?" Craig asked.
"9:00. You're step dad will be here in a half hour to pick you up." He answered.
"Thanks" Craig said. Craig waited for what seemed like forever. They brought him breakfast but he didn't have much. It wasn't that good anyway. Finally Joey walked in the room.
"Craig, you ready to get out of this place?" He asked.
"Yes" Craig said hoping not to sound too enthused. A nurse came in and unhooked all the machines he was connected to. And Craig got dressed while Joey waited outside for him.
"Ready?" Joey asked when Craig walked out of the room.
"Yup, do I have to go to school?" He asked.
"No, I think they'll understand if you miss today." Joey answered adding, "Ang stayed home too, she's at home with Caitlin."
"Ok." Craig said walking out the front door to the hospital on his crutches, hoping he'd only have to come back to get the cast on his leg off. They got in the car and headed home. After a few minutes in the car Craig fell asleep.
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Craig was driving down the road when he saw Haley walking down the road by a bridge. He drove onto the bridge hoping to give her a ride. As he got closer to her he realized she looked like she was going to climb the wall of the bridge. He stopped his car and run towards her. She was already at the top of the wall standing on it. Craig screamed. "Haley no!" Haley heard him and turned to look who it was when she slipped.
She grabbed the edge of the wall and yelled "Craig help!" Craig ran to her and grabbed her hand. He was holding her hand and told her not to let go. He couldn't hold much longer. As he was trying to pull her up he yelled for help but no one was around, it was almost midnight. She was starting to slip from his hand.
"Craig please don't let go" she pleaded.
"I won't, I promise." Craig said knowing he had to keep that promise. All of a sudden she slipped and fell.
"Craiiiiig you promised." He heard her cry as she fell into the water with a splash. He got in his car and hurried down to the water.
"Haley. Haley where are you?" he screamed. There was no one there. No one around. He ran to his car and got his cell phone and called 911. "Help my girlfriend just fell into the water. I can't find her. Please help quick." he pleaded with the person on the other end.
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"Craig?" he heard a voice ask. "Craig wake up we're home." He realized it was Joey and it was all just a dream. Haley was fine. She was sitting in a classroom at school right now. She wasn't in any water. He got out of the car and walked into the house. He was greeted immediately by Angela.
"Craig! You're home!" she said running up to him and hugging him, making him almost fall. "I missed you." she added.
"I missed you too Ang." Craig answered and went to sit on the couch. It was only 10:00 but he was hungry. "Joey is there anything to eat?" he asked getting back up again. He walked to the fridge and looked for something to eat. Nothing. "Oh well" he said to himself. He went back to sit on the couch and he looked and Angela and thought about if he had died he'd never see her again. The thought made him get chills.
The doctor plugged in the cord Angela had accidentally pulled out. "Angela sweetie can you not play with these cords please. You don't want anything bad to happen to you're brother do you?" He said to the five year old girl who was crying on the floor.
"I'm sorry. I wasn't trying to. I won't do it anymore. Is Craig going to be ok?" She asked.
"Yes, he'll be fine. Just don't play with the cords." He told her.
"I'm sorry." She said still crying on the floor. The doctor left the girls after reassuring them Craig would be awake in a few minutes.
"Ang, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell at you. I was just afraid you killed him." She said.
"Haley where's Ang?" Haley heard Craig ask.
"She's on the floor. I thought she killed you and yelled at her. I'm sorry Craig." Haley told him.
"It's ok, she'll survive. Come here Ang." He said to his little sister. As Craig said this the little girl crawled off the floor and sat on the bed next to him. "It's ok stop crying." He said and Angela did as she was told. A few minutes later a doctor came in.
"I'm sorry visiting hours are over. You'll have to come back tomorrow. But don't worry Craig is going to be fine. He's just got a broken leg. He'll be free to go by tomorrow." The doctor said. And the three said their goodbyes and left. Craig was left to stay in a hospital bed all alone. It was only 7:00. 'Can't I just go home now?' he thought. He kept thinking and slowly fell asleep. Before he knew it, it was 9:00a.m. Another doctor came in his room waking him up.
"What time is it?" Craig asked.
"9:00. You're step dad will be here in a half hour to pick you up." He answered.
"Thanks" Craig said. Craig waited for what seemed like forever. They brought him breakfast but he didn't have much. It wasn't that good anyway. Finally Joey walked in the room.
"Craig, you ready to get out of this place?" He asked.
"Yes" Craig said hoping not to sound too enthused. A nurse came in and unhooked all the machines he was connected to. And Craig got dressed while Joey waited outside for him.
"Ready?" Joey asked when Craig walked out of the room.
"Yup, do I have to go to school?" He asked.
"No, I think they'll understand if you miss today." Joey answered adding, "Ang stayed home too, she's at home with Caitlin."
"Ok." Craig said walking out the front door to the hospital on his crutches, hoping he'd only have to come back to get the cast on his leg off. They got in the car and headed home. After a few minutes in the car Craig fell asleep.
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Craig was driving down the road when he saw Haley walking down the road by a bridge. He drove onto the bridge hoping to give her a ride. As he got closer to her he realized she looked like she was going to climb the wall of the bridge. He stopped his car and run towards her. She was already at the top of the wall standing on it. Craig screamed. "Haley no!" Haley heard him and turned to look who it was when she slipped.
She grabbed the edge of the wall and yelled "Craig help!" Craig ran to her and grabbed her hand. He was holding her hand and told her not to let go. He couldn't hold much longer. As he was trying to pull her up he yelled for help but no one was around, it was almost midnight. She was starting to slip from his hand.
"Craig please don't let go" she pleaded.
"I won't, I promise." Craig said knowing he had to keep that promise. All of a sudden she slipped and fell.
"Craiiiiig you promised." He heard her cry as she fell into the water with a splash. He got in his car and hurried down to the water.
"Haley. Haley where are you?" he screamed. There was no one there. No one around. He ran to his car and got his cell phone and called 911. "Help my girlfriend just fell into the water. I can't find her. Please help quick." he pleaded with the person on the other end.
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"Craig?" he heard a voice ask. "Craig wake up we're home." He realized it was Joey and it was all just a dream. Haley was fine. She was sitting in a classroom at school right now. She wasn't in any water. He got out of the car and walked into the house. He was greeted immediately by Angela.
"Craig! You're home!" she said running up to him and hugging him, making him almost fall. "I missed you." she added.
"I missed you too Ang." Craig answered and went to sit on the couch. It was only 10:00 but he was hungry. "Joey is there anything to eat?" he asked getting back up again. He walked to the fridge and looked for something to eat. Nothing. "Oh well" he said to himself. He went back to sit on the couch and he looked and Angela and thought about if he had died he'd never see her again. The thought made him get chills.