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Will sat in the waiting room on those infamous plastic white chairs. I guess they figure you're too upset to care, Will thought as he rubbed his temples. Several people passed by him not even considering that he was there, Will just sat there trying to think of absolutely nothing. It's my fault. I shouldn't have gone out on that date with Justin then none of this would've happened. Will wiped the tears from his swollen eyes. It was definitely a bittersweet moment for him. His whole life was bittersweet. I can't blame myself for this. I am allowed to have a little fun, right? But what if I had been there..
The clock above him moved its hands to the nine indicating to Will he'd been there for three hours now. Supposedly Jack was stabbed in the colon, he was rushed to surgery but they were unsure whether he would need a colostomy. Their main worries were that it was infected and the long period from when the stabbing occurred and when he arrived at the hospital. Will felt suddenly sick to his stomach. Will stood and frantically searched for a restroom. An orderly walked down the hall toward the door when Will approached him.
"Excuse me, do you know where the restroom is?" Will asked while his stomach churned.
"Down the hall and to your right." He turned around and entered the room with a smile. Will practically ran to the restroom and threw up in the toilet only seconds after locking the door. Will closed his eyes and collapsed onto the floor in complete exhaustion when he finished. He just wanted to go sleep and not wake up into everything was back to normal in his life. He didn't like always being the stable one, but now when he was the most vulnerable, no one was there to hold him and assure him everything would be okay like he always did.
"Will?" There was a soft knock on the door. "It's Justin – are you okay? I saw you running down the hall then you throwing up. I came to sit with you."
Breathing hard, Will splashed cold water on his face, dabbed it with a few paper towels and flushed the toilet. He opened the door to see Justin standing in the doorframe. He smiled gently at him and helped him walk to the waiting room once more. A couple had just left so they were able to sit in more comfortable chairs than the plastic ones.
"I heard what happened from a few friends of mine that live next door to your apartment. Will, I'm so sorry. This is my fault, I shouldn't have been so angry with you." Justin took Will's trembling hand.
"No, it isn't your fault Justin, it's no one's fault except Mark's." Will rubbed his forehead, sighed heavily, and closed his eyes. Justin didn't speak to him, but it was just comforting having another person there. Will could feel his shoulder touch his and the warmth of it made Will feel extremely drained. He now had absolutely no energy left after throwing up, and just thinking that his best friend could die was more than he wanted to think about. Will couldn't help it any more, he sniffed once more, the last sign of him trying be strong, then let go and cried. Justin reached over and pulled Will close to him, allowing his jacket to be soaked in Will's salty tears.
"Shhh, it's alright now. I won't let you go Will. You just go ahead and cry, I'll be here." Justin just rocked him like a child and repeated that sentence over and over until Will's sobs faded into soft whimpers.
"Mr. Truman?" Will lifted his head up to see the doctor standing over him. Will stood and shook his hand. "I'm sorry, it's still a little unbelievable right now." The doctor smiled and took the empty seat next to Will. "Well, we finished operating on him, unfortunately we had to induce a coma due to the significant trauma to his colon, liver and some of his intestines. We aren't sure when he will wake up or if," He hesitated.
"What?" Will asked in desperation.
The doctor smiled sadly. "Of if he wakes up. I'm sorry Will but comas are like that. We just have to wait and see what happens and how Jack does." The doctor shook his hand once more and left Will and Justin in complete awe.
