Hey, everyone! I'm really sorry you've had to wait so long for chapter 3, but I've been busy with school, work, and team practices. Also, I've been working on writing a book so it's had me occupied. Yes, I am fifteen and I am writing a book. My friends say it's actually pretty good so far. Well, anyway…hope you like this chapter!

Disclaimer: If I owned Gilmore Girls, Logan would have gotten his ass kicked by Jess.

Worse Than We Thought

Chapter 3

In School Breakdown

Gilmore House

"I'm going, Mom," Rory insisted.

It had been going on for the last hour. Lorelai asking her if she really wanted to go and if she wanted to just wanted to skip. Rory understood that Lorelai was worried, but it was really starting to get annoying.

"I'm going to be late." Placing a kiss on her mother's cheek, Rory rushed out the door. Getting to the bus stop right as it pulled up she glanced at the diner quickly before getting on. Sitting in the back, Rory pulled out her copy of Howl which had been in her bag from earlier that week. Opening it she saw the small writing that she recognized as Jess' and felt tears come to her eyes. Closing the book she hid it in a small pocket in her backpack.

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"Gilmore!"

Turning, Rory saw Paris walking up to her with Louise and Madeline behind her. And did she look livid. "Paris, I thought we were past the whole last name thing."

"Where were you yesterday!"

"Yesterday? What do you…oh, crap," Rory said, remembering the Franklin meeting that she had skipped. "Paris, I am so sorry."

"Well?"

"Well, what?" Rory asked.

"Where were you!" Paris snapped. "You were supposed to pass in your article on how movies aren't being rated properly anymore. Remember?"

"I know, Paris," Rory said. "There was an emergency and I couldn't come."

"And what was it?" Paris asked.

"Je-"

"Hey, Mary."

Rory turned around at the sound of the nickname she hated to see a blonde head and a smirk. It was Tristan.

"What are you doing back here? I thought you got kicked out."

Tristan pretended to be stabbed in the chest. "Harsh, Paris," he said.

Turning back to Rory, Paris repeated her previous question. "So? Where were you?"

"The hospital," Rory said, softly. "The doctors had missed something when they brought Jess in after the accident."

"Is he okay?" Paris asked. She had only seen the two together once, but she wasn't stupid. She knew that Rory had feelings for Jess. Friendly or not, she had feelings for him.

Rory shook her head. "He…he…" Tears slipped past her eyes and she fell to her knees. "He's in a coma," she whispered.

"What?" Louise asked. She hadn't heard.

"She said, he's in a coma," Paris said.

Rory mumbled something.

"What?" Madeline asked.

"It's my fault," Rory said, louder.

"No it isn't," Paris said.

"Yes it is!" Rory exclaimed. "I told him to drive! I told him to turn right! If I hadn't told him to right then the accident wouldn't have happened, because we would have been back in the diner!" With that, Rory fell back into tears.

Tristan didn't say a thing. Some guy had caused Rory to fall into tears and he didn't like it. He was about to say something before another voice reached his ears.

"Is there a problem?"

It was Mr. Medina.

Seeing Rory on the ground, he said, "Call her mother and tell her to pick her up."

Paris nodded, taking Rory's cell phone out of the front pocket of Rory's yellow bag. After a quick conversation with Lorelai, Paris replaced the phone. "She'll be here in five minutes. She was at you grandmother's."

"Would you mind staying here until her mother comes?" Mr. Medina asked.

Paris nodded. Hell, Paris doubted Rory even knew that Mr. Medina was there. She had been crying for the last five minutes, never taking her eyes off the ground.

"After her mother gets here, I want you all back in class. The bell rang twenty minutes ago," Mr. Medina said, before leaving.

Not too long after Lorelai came hurrying down the hall. Gently hugging her daughter, Lorelai said, "Ready to head home and wait for the call from Grandma screaming at your wonderful mommy for letting you come home early?"

Rory gave a laugh that was barely audible.

Mouthing a quick 'Thank you' to the others, Lorelai put Rory's bag on her back and helped her daughter up and out of the school.

"No one saw what happened," Paris said.

Everyone nodded.

TBC

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