"Truth Hurts"
Chapter 1
Tuesday February 21
It had been one week since Marshall and Lucas first kissed. They had been making out in secret every chance they got, but they hadn't really talked about the status of their relationship. They hadn't discussed how they felt about it each other or whre hte realtionship was going. They did discuss whether or not to tell anyone about their secret and the answer to that question was a big fat NO.
Marshall woke up to find Lucas already dressed sitting at his desk. He sat straight up in his bed.
"What are you doing up so early," Marshall asked, wiping the sleep from his eyes.
"I'm working on my new experiment. I couldn't sleep again," replied Lucas.
"That's the third time in five days you haven't been able to sleep. Maybe you should see a doctor," said Marshall worried.
"I'll be fine," Lucas said. "Hey come here!"
"What is it," Marshall said as he got up from his bed. He walked over to Lucas' desk and leaned over him.
"It works," said Lucas.
"Really? That's so cool, I know how hard you've been working on it," Marshall said.
Marshall walked over to his closet and pulled out a clean pair of pants and a shirt. "I gotta get dressed," he said. He walked into the bathroom.
He came out ten minutes later. "Hey Lucas, maybe we can go to the movies this Friday," he said. He noticed Lucas was gone. Where did he rush off to, he thought.
Cafeteria
"Hey Marshall over here," Corrine yelled as Marshall walked into the crowded cafeteria. He sat across from her and Josie.
"Where's Lucas," asked Josie.
"I don't know. This morning he left our room in a hurry. It probably has to do with his experiment," said Marshall as his eyes darted all around the cafeteria hoping to see Lucas.
"How can Vaughn hang out with those mindless jocks," asked Josie while rolling her eyes.
They all looked over at the table full of football players and cheerleaders.
"I bet his IQ goes down every time he talks to them," quipped Corrine.
"And those are points he can't afford to lose," cracked Marshall.
At the end of the lunch period, Corrine, Marshall, and Josie walked out of the cafeteria together leaving Vaughn to cavort with the football players.
"Hey guys, wait up," Vaughn yelled as he ran past students in the hall.
"Hey Vaughn, are you done talking to those idiots," Josie said to him as the four of them walked to science class.
"They're not idiots," Vaughn snapped.
"They're not exactly Mensa members," Corrine joked.
"Neither are you, the last time I checked," retorted Vaughn. "Well I could be if I wanted," said Corrine with a smirk.
"Hey guys, cut it out, said Marshall.
Science Room
They all walked into the science room. Corrine and Josie sat at the second closest table to the door. Marshall and Vaughn sat behind them. Marshall was staring at the opened door waiting to see Lucas. The students came filing in.
"What are you looking at?" Vaughn asked Marshall. "Nothing," Marshall answered.
"Where's Lucas," asked Corrine.
"The more important question is where is Professor Z. He's always here before anybody else," said Josie.
Principal Durst walked into the room and closed the door.
"Okay everyone settle down, take your seats," she said.
"I have an important announcement to make," she continued after everyone sat down.
"It saddens me to say that Professor Z has been let go."
"Fired, Why," yelled Josie.
"That is personal Ms. Trent. Now let's begin."
Class was almost over and Lucas still hadn't showed. During the entire class Marshall kept looking at the door hoping Lucas would walk through. Lucas would never would miss science class unless he was deathly ill, thought Marshall.
Out of nowhere, the door swung open and a student came in yelling, "Principal Durst come quick!"
He ran out the door and Principal Durst followed him. The entire class ran out after them, Marshall being in front.
He heard the student tell Principal Durst he found a student in the woods badly beaten and he already called 911 on his cell.
The student led them outside not too far into the woods. They all crowded around to see who it was. Marshall recognized the black and gray hat the student was wearing.
"Oh my God! Vaughn help me pick him up," Marshall yelled.
Marshall picked Lucas up by the arms and Vaughn picked up his feet. They quickly ran to the front of the school with Lucas in their arms. They could hear the ambulence coming.
"Everyone go to your rooms, classes are cancelled for the rest of the day," Principal Durst yelled.
The ambulance pulled up. Two paramedics jumped out with a stretcher. They put Lucas on it and put him into the ambulance.
"I'm coming!" Marshall yelled. He jumped into the back of the ambulance and they drove off.
Josie, Corrine and Vaughn were the only ones left outside. They all just stood there shocked, staring at the ambulance as it drove out of sight. Corrine was crying and her head was on Josies shoulder. Josie couldn't cry, she just felt numb.
"Come on inside," Principal Durst said. They slowly walked inside as she walked behind them.
"I better call his parents. What am I going to tell them," she said to herself.
The Hospital
When they pulled up to the hospital, the paramedic opened the door and Marshall jumped out and to the side, so as not to get in the way. The paramedics took him out of the ambulance and wheeled him into the emergency room.
Marshall followed. "You have to stay in the waiting room," the paramedic yelled. They wheeled Lucas through two swinging doors.
Marshall found a seat and sat down. He sat there for what seemed like an eternity, but was really ten minutes. He was thinking about their ride in the ambulance. He couldn't get the image of Lucas out of his head. He was bloody, his face hardly recognizable under the blood. His clothes were torn and dirty. Marshall was holding his hand and just repeating, "You're gonna be okay buddy, you're gonna be ok." He didn't know what else to say.
As he was sitting there with his head in his hands looking down at the floor, he felt his cell vibrating in his pocket. He pulled it out and flipped it open.
"Hello," said Marshall.
"Hey Marshall it's Vaughn, how is he?"
"I don't know, they just took him into the emergency room, no one's come out to talk to me."
"Well, I'm here with Josie and Corrine, so call my cell when you get some news."
"Sure thing," he hung up the phone and put it in his pocket.
I hope he doesn't die, I hope he doesn't die. I never got to tell him everything I needed to tell him, he thought. He picked up every magazine, flipping through the pages, but was too nervous to actually read any of them. He just sat there staring at the doors, biting his nails and waiting for a doctor to come out.
"Marshall," someone was calling his name.
"Hi Mr. and Mrs. Randall," Marshall said.
"How is he?" Lucas's mom said while wiping her nose with a tissue.
"I dont know," he wished he could tell them he was okay.
"I'm gonna find a doctor," said Mr. Randall.
Lucas's mom sat next to Marshall, still crying.
"How could this have happened? Who would want to hurt him," she said dumbfounded.
"I don't know," Marshall just shook his head.
Lucas's father came back. "They said he's awake, let's go." He took his wife's hand and they walked away.
Marshall followed them. A nurse stopped him, Are you related to the patient? "Of course. He's my nephew." said Lucas's mom before Marshall could answer.
Lucas' parents went into the room. "I'll wait in the hall, you go ahead," said Marshall.
"Five minutes later, they came out of the room. Marshall? Lucas wants to see you," Mrs. Randall said.
Marshall walked in and braced himself for what he was about to see.
"Hey buddy," said Marshall.
"Hey Marsh," Luca said softly.
"How you doin," asked Marshall, feeling stupid for asking such as obvious question.
"Never been better," he managed to crack a smileand then winced in pain.
He looked a little better than he had in the ambulance. He had a fat lip, his left eye was bruised witha cut above it. His left arm was in a cast. He looked different without his glasses. His glasses were lying broken a foot away from him when he was found.
"Who did this to you," asked Marshall.
"I don't know, they were dressed in black with black ski caps over their faces."
"They? How many were there?"
"It felt like ten guys, but there were only two of them, both very big."
His parents came in. "You should go back to school," said Lucas's mom.
"I can't, I rode here in the ambulance."
"I'll give you a ride back," said Mr. Randall.
Josie and Corrine's Room
"This waiting is killing me," Josie said as she paced across the room.
"Marshall hasn't called, we should call him back." said Corrine.
"It's weird, but how did Z getting fired become the least of our worries," said Josie.
"I know what you mean," Corrine said as she reached for her cell phone.
Marshall walked into the room. Josie sat on her bed next to Corrine. Vaughn was sitting on Corrine's bed.
"Hey guys."
"How is he," asked Josie.
He's in pretty bad shape, but he should be ok."
"Oh Thank God," said Josie.
"We should visit him tomorrow," said Corrine. They all nodded.
"I'm gonna go back to my room then," said Vaughn. He got up from Corrine's bed.
"Yeah I think I should go back to my room too," said Marshall.
They both walked out into the hallway. "Vaughn, I need you to do some spying for me. Lucas said two big guys beat him up."
"You think somebody on the football team beat him up?"
"Yeah, so if you could keep your eyes and ears open for me, that would be great,"'
"Sure thing, it's the least I could do," said Vaughn.
Marshall went back to his room. He layed down on his bed and stared at a picture of him and Lucas. "I'm gonna find out who did this to you and I'm gonna make them pay," he said.
A/N: I know the first chapter wasn't in the school much, but the next chapter will be. This chapter was really hard to write. Lucas is my favorite character, and I hate to think of him being hurt. Hope you liked. Please review!