Ch. 4
It was now 3 weeks later. Things had been going fairly smoothly with the guards. Blake and Emme started seeing each other, but of course kept it from her family. Adella was still trying to convince Logan it wasn't a good idea to see Ethan Alcazar, but of course Lo wasn't listening. They had been out a few times, and Jason still hadn't caught on, but even Logan would admit that he was getting closer to figuring it all out. Matthew and Caroline each made Varsity Soccer. Logan and Adella made Junior Varsity, which was great since most freshman only made the freshman team. Matthew was also enjoying his senior year. All was going well in the Morgan household. Until one fateful day that no one expected…
It was the beginning of a Tuesday morning. 7:00 to be exact. Lo and Caroline were fighting for the bathroom, while Matthew was already downstairs
Courtney: Matt, what time does your soccer practice go until today?
Matthew: 6:30, but then the team is going out for a pizza. I'll probably be home around 9
Courtney: And I'm just curious, when are you planning on doing your homework?
Matthew: When I get home
Courtney: Alright, but you better do it
Matthew: I will mom, don't worry
Courtney: Sorry, but like you said before I'm a mom. Worrying is part of my job, kid.
Matthew: Well I'm going to school. Caroline can give Adella and Logan a ride.
Courtney: Fine. See you tonight. Try not to be home much later than 9 please.
Matthew: No later than 9. See you tonight
And with that, Matthew walked out the door and off to school. Caroline came down soon after with Logan and the two of them picked up Adella and went to school. School ended, and all the kids went to their practices. The girls returned home at around 6:30. Dinner was eaten, and homework was now being down by Caroline and Logan. But it was now 9:15 and Courtney was getting worried that Matthew wasn't home yet.
Courtney: Jase, he's not answering his cell phone
Jason: Courtney, calm down. He's only a little late. Dinner just must have run late or something
Courtney: I hope you're right
Now it was 9:45, Matthew still wasn't home, still wasn't picking up his phone, and Courtney was scared as ever. She just had a feeling something was wrong. The girls were still in their room's finishing homework and on the computer while Jason sat at the kitchen table doing some work, while Courtney tried to work on her laptop.
Finally, the phone rang. Courtney picked it up
Courtney: Hello?
Woman: Hello, is this Mrs. Morgan?
Courtney: Yes it is, but may I ask who's speaking?
Woman: Ma'am, I'm Jessica, a nurse at General Hospital. Your son, Matthew is about to be brought in to the E.R.
Courtney: What? Why? What happened?
Woman: Ma'am, just please come as soon as possible.
Courtney: Ok, my husband and I will be right there. Thank you for calling.
Courtney hung up the phone and turned around to Jason, who had gotten up to stand next to her
Jason: Courtney, what's going on?
Courtney: It's Matthew. He's about to be brought into the E.R. at General Hospital. We have to go there now
Jason: Ok, let's go
Courtney: First tell the girls we're going, I'll call Sonny and Carly and one of them can stay with them.
Jason nodded and headed upstairs
RING RING
Courtney: Hi, Sonny, I'm sorry to call so late
Sonny: Its ok, what's going on?
Courtney: Well umm, I just got a call saying Matthew is about to be brought into the E.R., so obviously Jason and I have to go see him and find out everything. She began to sob a little So Jason just went to go tell Caroline and Logan that we're going, but do you think you or Carly could come over and stay with them. I don't want them being home alone right now.
Sonny: Of course Court
Courtney: Thanks. Umm, Jason just came down, so we'll talk to you later. I'll call you when I found something out.
Sonny: Don't worry, everything will work out.
Courtney: I'm counting on that
Courtney hung up the phone, held on to Jason's hand, and the two walked out of their house not sure what the future was going to hold.
They walked into the E.R. together. They were seeing their child, their 3rd born, not sure how bad he was hurt. Not even sure how he ended up in the E.R. at all. This was too surreal for Courtney or Jason. The two walked up to the nurses' station and Courtney somehow found words to speak
Courtney: Hi, I got a call saying my son was brought into the E.R. not too long ago
Nurse: What is your son's name?
Courtney: Matthew Morgan
Nurse: A doctor will be right out to see you
Courtney: Why can't I just go see him?
Nurse: Let me go get the doctor for you
Courtney: Can you please just direct me to my son's room and the doctor can talk to me and my husband there.
Lucky for the nurse, Dr. Patrick Drake walked out
"Thank you nurse, but I'll take it from here" Dr. Drake said with a little shakiness in his voice, which didn't go unnoticed by the Morgan's or Dr. Drake himself.
"Where's our son?" Courtney asked somewhat rudely, not that she cared. She wanted her son and wanted him now.
"Mr. and Mrs. Morgan I'm so sorry, but your son didn't make it"