Chapter 12 - Surgery gone bad By Cc.
"No, Stacey, it's not your fault girl. But when you didn't come home after that row with your brother, we kinda got worried 'bout you. You can't keep pullin' shit like that," Dom explained, still stroking her hair and using his most comforting tone, the one he'd had lots of practice with when trying to console Mia.
"In all fairness Dom, it was me who kept her out all night," Jesse piped in, feeling partly guilty for the recent events. He was leaning on the table beside Leon and he looked almost childlike with his shy posture.
"Jess, we didn't know she was even with you man. How could we when you didn't even call?" Dom reasoned, as Stacey pulled away and looked at Jesse.
"I know. I'm sorry. But after all the times when somethin' happened between me 'n Le, I figured you'd just think the same had happened," he uttered, avoiding the stare he could sense Dom was giving him. He looked at Stacey and shrugged.
"Well at least now we know you're both safe," he said, sighing. "We should get to the hospital before anyone else goes missing. Letty! Vince! Get your asses in gear and let's go!" he yelled into the living room.
"It's not like five more minutes is gonna make a difference after we stayed here all night waiting for miss 'tude to show up," Letty muttered to Vince as the both walked into the kitchen. He shrugged off her comment and followed the kitchen dwellers outside to the cars.
Stacey had been the first into the hospital but not knowing where Brian or Mia could possibly be, she was forced to wait for Dom. She was eager to find her brother, she wanted to tell him how sorry she was and try to make it up with him. She did appreciate what Brian had done for her but it frustrated her that he tried to control every aspect of her life. At least, that's what it felt like he was doing. She realized they would both have to come to a compromise, even if that did mean sacrificing some things.
Brian and Mia were found in a small room, in some part of the hospital where they all would have most likely got lost in, was it not for a helpful nurse. Brian's wrist had been bandaged and he had a small cut on his forehead. Compared to Brian, Mia was much better off. She had whiplash on her neck and some minor bruising but she still managed to keep her deadly stare on Stacey as she walked into the room.
"Brian!" she cried, as she burst into the room. She practically ignored Mia and went straight into her brothers arms. "I'm so glad you're both okay," she continued, only glancing at Mia for a second before continuing to fuss over her brother.
The team had followed her in and Letty had gone straight to Mia to make a big deal at getting her own back on Stacey for being so insolent towards her. Brian smiled over Stacey's shoulder at the rest of the guys in his boyish way.
"So, what actually happened?" asked Stacey, who hadn't been told the full story due to her telling off from Dom.
"Well, we were coming back from races after-well you know what. Anyway, some guy was speeding and decided to do U-turn right in front of us, I swerved to avoid him and ended up hitting some other car," Brian explained, looking around at the whole team as he spoke.
"So your car's wrecked?" asked Jesse.
"Not wrecked but it's gonna need quite a bit of work"
"Damn, that sucks like a ho givin' head," Stacey said, seriously. She shook her head in a sombre manner, presently causing the team to crack up with laughter. "What? Why are you all laughing?"
"Mia, are you sure you're okay?" Letty asked her best friend, quietly.
"Yeah. Why?"
"Well, it just pissed me off that she didn't even ask you," she replied, stealing a pissed off look in Stacey's direction.
"Just let it go, she was concerned about her brother. Probably feeling guilty because they had that argument…" Mia said, calmly.
"Whatever," Letty shrugged.
They didn't have to stay long at the hospital, Brian and Mia had spent most of the night there and therefore, were free to leave. The rest of their Sunday was spent chilling, ordering Chinese food and flaking in front of a movie. Both Brian and Stacey had stayed clear of talking about their differences yet they both knew that a chat was inevitable. Brian didn't have the strength for something of that magnitude that day and luckily Stacey had understood this without even being told.
While Stacey was getting ready for bed, Brian knocked at her door. He came in and stood in the doorway. He didn't say anything for a while and Stacey had no plans to break the silence between them. They looked at each other for some time and eventually Brian sighed.
"I love you Stace," he said, earnestly.
"I love you too Bri," she answered. He walked over to her and pulled her into and embrace.
"Everything's gonna be okay. I promise". He kissed her head and leaving a smiling Stacey behind.
Monday morning and Stacey was sat in Mrs. Franklins class, alongside Tess and Jade.
"Oh my God! Brian was in a crash! Is he okay?" exclaimed Tess, as soon as the words had left Stacey's mouth.
"Yeah, he's okay. They both are. You have no idea how guilty I was though, after the argument we had at races". Tess shook her head. "But it's all good, I'm dreading the chat we're gonna have but I know things will be okay. Besides, living here can't be too bad"
"Damn straight girl. We're gonna have the best time together, all of us," said Jade, getting a dirty look from Franklin. "We've angered it again," she added, all three of them snickering at the prudish teacher.
"She's got a serious stick up her ass," Stacey stated, causing another small wave of laughter.
"Ladies, do you need to go outside to calm yourselves?" asked Mrs. Franklin, peering at them over her glasses.
"No Mrs. Franklin," all three of them recited in a monotone voice.
"I hear she tried to have the stick surgically removed but came back with one leg shorter than the other," Tess whispered to her friends. They all looked over at the teacher and noticed the very slight limp she had. Stacey snorted into fits of painful laughter, almost falling off her chair. Tess and Jade soon joined her in the manic laughter and soon had Mrs. Franklin back on their cases.
"Right! You three get outside now! Calm yourselves down before you even consider coming back into this class room!" Mrs. Franklins voice boomed. They all looked at her with straight faces before cackling again. "OUT!" she yelled, pointing to the door and going red in the face.
They all fell about each other and made their way to the front of the classroom. The other students were trying hard not to laugh at the three girls, some of them failing and getting the death stare from Franklin.
Stacey, Tess and Jade all stood hunched over outside in the hall, trying to regain their breaths from laughing so much. Mr. Gardener was soon heading towards them, annoyed look on his face.
"You three again. Go to my office, I'll deal with you in a minute," he said.
They all trudged down the hall and waited outside his office. As they waited, a tall girl of the same age walked in and sat opposite them. Tess and Jade soon showed concern and this confused Stacey. That was soon blocked out when the principal came back. He turned to all four girls.
"Miss. Andrews, if you will," he said.
Tess got up after rolling her eyes at Stacey and followed Mr. Gardener into the office. The three remaining girls sat in silence. The tall girl was sat in an intimidating way and Stacey avoided looking at her. Tess soon came out, her head hanging, pretending to be ashamed for Mr. Gardeners sake.
"Miss. Erickson, you're next"
Once the door was closed, Tess breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at Stacey.
"What a crock, some bullshit speech about respecting your elders. Didn't even call my parents. Nothing to worry about," she said, sitting back next to Tess.
"Miss. O'Connor," Mr. Gardener called, after Jade had come out. Her and Stacey shared a quick smile as she went into the office. The dark haired girls head shot up at the name O'Connor, causing Tess and Jade to cringe and look at each other as if to say 'oh shit!'
By break, the girls were telling the rest of the guys what had happened to them that morning. They were all standing by the lockers, as the same girl from earlier headed a group walking their way. She pushed her way through them and got in Stacey's face.
"You O'Connor?" she asked, menacingly.
"Yeah," she answered, a disgusted look on her face. "What's it to you?"
"I'm Sukura Tran'
AN: Yeah. There it is. Glad you guys are enjoying the story so far. Hope you liked this chapter and I really hope all my ladies are having fun. Bookworm, it's all on you now girl. Can't wait to see where you take it. Thanks guys, don't forget to review Cc.
"No, Stacey, it's not your fault girl. But when you didn't come home after that row with your brother, we kinda got worried 'bout you. You can't keep pullin' shit like that," Dom explained, still stroking her hair and using his most comforting tone, the one he'd had lots of practice with when trying to console Mia.
"In all fairness Dom, it was me who kept her out all night," Jesse piped in, feeling partly guilty for the recent events. He was leaning on the table beside Leon and he looked almost childlike with his shy posture.
"Jess, we didn't know she was even with you man. How could we when you didn't even call?" Dom reasoned, as Stacey pulled away and looked at Jesse.
"I know. I'm sorry. But after all the times when somethin' happened between me 'n Le, I figured you'd just think the same had happened," he uttered, avoiding the stare he could sense Dom was giving him. He looked at Stacey and shrugged.
"Well at least now we know you're both safe," he said, sighing. "We should get to the hospital before anyone else goes missing. Letty! Vince! Get your asses in gear and let's go!" he yelled into the living room.
"It's not like five more minutes is gonna make a difference after we stayed here all night waiting for miss 'tude to show up," Letty muttered to Vince as the both walked into the kitchen. He shrugged off her comment and followed the kitchen dwellers outside to the cars.
Stacey had been the first into the hospital but not knowing where Brian or Mia could possibly be, she was forced to wait for Dom. She was eager to find her brother, she wanted to tell him how sorry she was and try to make it up with him. She did appreciate what Brian had done for her but it frustrated her that he tried to control every aspect of her life. At least, that's what it felt like he was doing. She realized they would both have to come to a compromise, even if that did mean sacrificing some things.
Brian and Mia were found in a small room, in some part of the hospital where they all would have most likely got lost in, was it not for a helpful nurse. Brian's wrist had been bandaged and he had a small cut on his forehead. Compared to Brian, Mia was much better off. She had whiplash on her neck and some minor bruising but she still managed to keep her deadly stare on Stacey as she walked into the room.
"Brian!" she cried, as she burst into the room. She practically ignored Mia and went straight into her brothers arms. "I'm so glad you're both okay," she continued, only glancing at Mia for a second before continuing to fuss over her brother.
The team had followed her in and Letty had gone straight to Mia to make a big deal at getting her own back on Stacey for being so insolent towards her. Brian smiled over Stacey's shoulder at the rest of the guys in his boyish way.
"So, what actually happened?" asked Stacey, who hadn't been told the full story due to her telling off from Dom.
"Well, we were coming back from races after-well you know what. Anyway, some guy was speeding and decided to do U-turn right in front of us, I swerved to avoid him and ended up hitting some other car," Brian explained, looking around at the whole team as he spoke.
"So your car's wrecked?" asked Jesse.
"Not wrecked but it's gonna need quite a bit of work"
"Damn, that sucks like a ho givin' head," Stacey said, seriously. She shook her head in a sombre manner, presently causing the team to crack up with laughter. "What? Why are you all laughing?"
"Mia, are you sure you're okay?" Letty asked her best friend, quietly.
"Yeah. Why?"
"Well, it just pissed me off that she didn't even ask you," she replied, stealing a pissed off look in Stacey's direction.
"Just let it go, she was concerned about her brother. Probably feeling guilty because they had that argument…" Mia said, calmly.
"Whatever," Letty shrugged.
They didn't have to stay long at the hospital, Brian and Mia had spent most of the night there and therefore, were free to leave. The rest of their Sunday was spent chilling, ordering Chinese food and flaking in front of a movie. Both Brian and Stacey had stayed clear of talking about their differences yet they both knew that a chat was inevitable. Brian didn't have the strength for something of that magnitude that day and luckily Stacey had understood this without even being told.
While Stacey was getting ready for bed, Brian knocked at her door. He came in and stood in the doorway. He didn't say anything for a while and Stacey had no plans to break the silence between them. They looked at each other for some time and eventually Brian sighed.
"I love you Stace," he said, earnestly.
"I love you too Bri," she answered. He walked over to her and pulled her into and embrace.
"Everything's gonna be okay. I promise". He kissed her head and leaving a smiling Stacey behind.
Monday morning and Stacey was sat in Mrs. Franklins class, alongside Tess and Jade.
"Oh my God! Brian was in a crash! Is he okay?" exclaimed Tess, as soon as the words had left Stacey's mouth.
"Yeah, he's okay. They both are. You have no idea how guilty I was though, after the argument we had at races". Tess shook her head. "But it's all good, I'm dreading the chat we're gonna have but I know things will be okay. Besides, living here can't be too bad"
"Damn straight girl. We're gonna have the best time together, all of us," said Jade, getting a dirty look from Franklin. "We've angered it again," she added, all three of them snickering at the prudish teacher.
"She's got a serious stick up her ass," Stacey stated, causing another small wave of laughter.
"Ladies, do you need to go outside to calm yourselves?" asked Mrs. Franklin, peering at them over her glasses.
"No Mrs. Franklin," all three of them recited in a monotone voice.
"I hear she tried to have the stick surgically removed but came back with one leg shorter than the other," Tess whispered to her friends. They all looked over at the teacher and noticed the very slight limp she had. Stacey snorted into fits of painful laughter, almost falling off her chair. Tess and Jade soon joined her in the manic laughter and soon had Mrs. Franklin back on their cases.
"Right! You three get outside now! Calm yourselves down before you even consider coming back into this class room!" Mrs. Franklins voice boomed. They all looked at her with straight faces before cackling again. "OUT!" she yelled, pointing to the door and going red in the face.
They all fell about each other and made their way to the front of the classroom. The other students were trying hard not to laugh at the three girls, some of them failing and getting the death stare from Franklin.
Stacey, Tess and Jade all stood hunched over outside in the hall, trying to regain their breaths from laughing so much. Mr. Gardener was soon heading towards them, annoyed look on his face.
"You three again. Go to my office, I'll deal with you in a minute," he said.
They all trudged down the hall and waited outside his office. As they waited, a tall girl of the same age walked in and sat opposite them. Tess and Jade soon showed concern and this confused Stacey. That was soon blocked out when the principal came back. He turned to all four girls.
"Miss. Andrews, if you will," he said.
Tess got up after rolling her eyes at Stacey and followed Mr. Gardener into the office. The three remaining girls sat in silence. The tall girl was sat in an intimidating way and Stacey avoided looking at her. Tess soon came out, her head hanging, pretending to be ashamed for Mr. Gardeners sake.
"Miss. Erickson, you're next"
Once the door was closed, Tess breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at Stacey.
"What a crock, some bullshit speech about respecting your elders. Didn't even call my parents. Nothing to worry about," she said, sitting back next to Tess.
"Miss. O'Connor," Mr. Gardener called, after Jade had come out. Her and Stacey shared a quick smile as she went into the office. The dark haired girls head shot up at the name O'Connor, causing Tess and Jade to cringe and look at each other as if to say 'oh shit!'
By break, the girls were telling the rest of the guys what had happened to them that morning. They were all standing by the lockers, as the same girl from earlier headed a group walking their way. She pushed her way through them and got in Stacey's face.
"You O'Connor?" she asked, menacingly.
"Yeah," she answered, a disgusted look on her face. "What's it to you?"
"I'm Sukura Tran'
AN: Yeah. There it is. Glad you guys are enjoying the story so far. Hope you liked this chapter and I really hope all my ladies are having fun. Bookworm, it's all on you now girl. Can't wait to see where you take it. Thanks guys, don't forget to review Cc.