Jesse and Becky were still sitting at the kitchen table as Danny began to cook dinner in the kitchen. DJ, Michelle and Joey sat at the table with Jesse and Becky and everybody had questions.
"So when did she get here?" DJ asked.
"Is she nice?" Michelle asked.
"How is she doing?" Joey asked.
"Where is she right now? We want to meet her." Danny said. Jesse and Becky had to laugh, and Jesse tried to answer all of the family's questions.
"Whoa, slow down guys. She got here around 3:00p.m. Yes Michelle, she's nice. She's a little shy, but hopefully that will change. She seems to be doing okay, a little quiet, but she's upstairs right now with Stephanie." Jesse explained.
"I really hope Sara and Stephanie will get along. It might be good for Sara to have somebody her own age around." Becky added. Everybody continued asking questions, until Stephanie jumped down the stairs and joined her dad in the kitchen. Becky puckered her brow, looking at the stairs, hoping Sara was close behind, but she didn't come.
"Steph, where's Sara?" Becky asked curiously.
"Oh she's still in her room. I had to come help dad with dinner. I asked her if she wanted to come down, but she said she wanted some time to herself before dinner, so I left her there." Stephanie replied, as she preheated the oven.
"Well, was she okay?" Jesse asked. Stephanie shrugged.
"I guess so. She looked a little weird, like she was sick or something, but she's probably just nervous." She smiled. "I really like her though. I think we're gonna be great friends."
"That's great Steph, I'm sure she really appreciates having you around." Jesse said. Becky stood up, and Jesse looked at her.
"Honey, what's the matter?" He asked.
"Nothing, I think I'm just going to go check on Sara. She looked a little pale; I just want to make sure she's okay. I should let her know dinner's almost ready anyway. I'll be right back." With that, Becky left the kitchen and headed up to the attic apartment.
When she arrived, it was silent. She puckered her brow; she half expected to hear Sara's CDs still playing, but she heard nothing. Becky knocked quietly on Sara's door, feeling nervous, hoping everything was okay, but felt quite uneasy when there was no answer. She's probably just shy; maybe she doesn't want to answer. Becky knocked again, louder, hoping Sara would say something, but still, she heard nothing. She didn't want to invade on the girl's privacy, especially on her first day, but she had a bad feeling. She knocked once more, calling Sara's name and when she didn't receive an answer, she opened the door. Her stomach sank when she surveyed the scene.
"Jesse!" She screamed out loudly as she sank next to Sara, who was lying on the floor, out cold.
"Sara? Sara! Wake up honey." Becky called, slapping Sara's cheeks lightly, but Sara didn't move. Becky checked to see if she was breathing, and was relieved when she was, but she didn't know what to do. She felt so frightened, as she heard Jesse racing up the stairs and into Sara's bedroom.
"Becky what's wr- What happened?" Jesse asked with wide eyes as he knelt down next to Becky, staring at Sara's unconscious body.
"I don't know Jess, I came in to see if she was okay because she wasn't answering the door, and this is what I found. Jess, what's wrong with her?" Becky asked, as Jesse checked her pulse.
"I don't know, but at least she's breathing. I'm going to call 911; stay here." Jesse bolted out of the room to the nearest telephone as Becky began to cry a little. What happened to you Sara? A horrible thought came into her head as she called out the young girl's name a few more times. She still received no answer, or movement.
Seconds later, Jesse ran back into the room.
"Okay, ambulance is on its way. I sent DJ down to meet the paramedics." He explained as he knelt back down with Becky and the very still Sara.
"Jesse, I was just thinking, what if she tried to kill herself? What if she tried to overdose or something?" Becky asked as a tear rolled down her face. Jesse looked frightened for a moment, but then his common sense kicked in.
"Beck, I don't think so. She wouldn't have had enough time after Stephanie left to swallow a bunch of pills and pass out. Besides, I don't see any empty pill bottles around." Jesse concluded logically. Becky sighed and stared at Sara.
"Well then what happened?" She asked, knowing very well that Jesse didn't know the answer. They didn't have to wait very long though, as they heard DJ leading a pair of paramedics through the attic and into Sara's room. Jesse and Becky backed away to let the paramedics at Sara, and DJ stared down at Sara.
"Uncle Jesse, what happened?" She asked, looking down at the newest addition to their family for the first time.
"We don't know yet DJ. Listen, we're probably going to have to go to the hospital. Will you watch Nikki and Alex for us?" Jesse asked. DJ nodded, and left the room, as one of the paramedics approached the couple.
"We're going to have to take her to the hospital for some tests. She's just passed out, but we need to figure out why. We're going to take her right now; you can meet us there if you want." The paramedic explained. Jesse and Becky nodded.
"Of course, where can we find her?" Becky asked, as Jesse held her shaking hand.
"We'll bring her to the emergency room. Go there, and they'll direct you to where you need to go." The paramedic replied. Jesse and Becky watched as the two paramedics carried Sara out on a stretcher, and they followed closely behind until the last second, when they loaded her into the ambulance. Jesse and Becky got into their convertible and sped off, hoping that everything was okay with their new teenage daughter.
