Chapter 6:
As the days went by Zack got better, but Cody, unfortunately, got worse. About a week after his incident, Zack was taken off the oxygen. To everyone's relief, he was fine. Still quite weak though he couldn't get up and walk around.
Cody's depression started scaring Raine and Rebecca. They tried talking to him individually but he didn't listen. So one day they decided to speak with him together.
After class was over, Cody left immediately. Raine and Rebecca hurried after him.
"Cody!" Raine called to him. Cody quickened his pace.
"Cody…c'mon talk to us!" Rebecca said and the girls quickened their pace as well.
"Coooodddyyy!" Rebecca strained. Thud! Cody collapsed, right there in the middle of the hallway. The girls ran over.
"CODY!" Raine schreeched as she knelt down beside him, "Cody?" She patted his face, attempting to wake him up.
"Help! Somebody help him!" Rebecca called out to the now empty hallway.
Mr. Wilson, their history teacher, heard the commotion right outside his classroom and went to find out what it was.
"What's going on out here?" He asked, emerging from the room.
Rebecca gestured to Cody lying on the floor, still unconscious, "He collapsed." She says in a worried tone. Mr. Wilson quickly knelt down on Cody's other side and checked if he was breathing, he was. Standing, he turned to Rebecca.
"Go get the school nurse." He told her and Rebecca ran off. Raine continued to try to wake Cody up, now aided by Mr. Wilson.
"Cody?" She said softly, nearly crying. "Cody?"
A few minutes later, Cody slowly wakes up. He sits up and rubs his head. Raine throws her arms around him, relieved.
"Cody!" She breathes. Cody doesn't say anything as the nurse checks him out. She says he seems fine and she and Mr. Wilson leave. Cody stands up, only to get lightheaded and fall back into Raine's arms. She helps him up.
"We'll walk you home." She says as she and Rebecca support him and walk down the hall.
Upon entering the suite, Carey runs over and helps the girls help Cody to the couch. Carey makes him lie down and gets some ice for the bump she noticed on his head. Cody winces as she makes him hold it there. Only then does she turn to the girls.
"What happened?" She asks.
"He collapsed." Raine answers her.
"In the hallway, at school." Rebecca adds. Carey turns to Cody who nods slowly.
"What am I gunna do with you?" She mumbles under her breath.
Later, as Raine is coming from Rebecca's suite she hears crying coming from Cody's suite. She opens the door to find Cody crying in his sleep. Noticing Carey's not there, Raine lets herself in and sits on the edge of the couch and strokes his head comfortingly. Unexpectedly Cody shoots up, breathing hard. Raine jerks her hand away, but notices Cody's expression and softens.
"Cody…what's wrong?" She asks him. Cody, suddenly noticing Raine, shakes his head and wipes his eyes with the back of his hand.
"You can tell me.." She says gently. Cody simply ignores her.
"C'mon tell me!" She pleads. Cody ignores her again. Raine gets up and leaves, looking back only once, sadly.