Simon and Rose were doing school work in their apartment when they got a phone call. Simon picked up.
"Hello?" he said. He stood there silently and then dropped the phone as he sunk down in his seat.
"Simon? Simon what's wrong?" Rose said and saw tears fill into her fiance's eyes. She picked up the phone.
"Hello?" she said.
"Rose? It's Kevin."
"What's wrong?"
"I'm at the hospital. Ruthie was in a car accident and is in a coma."
"Oh my God." Rose said. Normally she wouldn't care this much. But she saw the terrified look on Simon's face. "Is she going to be alright?"
"We don't know. I told the family I"d make the phone calls. They're too upset."
"I can guess by the look on Simon's face. We'll be there tonight. We can stay in the garage apartment right?"
"Yeah. But, mostly everyone has been staying at the hospital."
"Alright. We'll be there soon," Rose said and hung up. "Simon. Pack some changes of clothes a toothbrush and a hair brush. I'll call Sandy and tell her where we'll be in case someone needs us."
"How? How can someone as smart and safe as Ruthie end up in a coma?"
"Simon. We should leave in the next 20 minutes so start getting ready now." Rose said and picked up the phone. Simon was finally seeing that the woman he loved was starting to love his family.
"Hello?" Sandy picked up on the second ring. Martin was in the other room watching Aaron.
"Sandy, it's Rose. Simon and I have to leave for a bit so I just wanted to tell someone in case there's an emergancy."
"What? Are you guys eloping?" Sandy joked.
"Ruthie's in a coma. We have to leave really soon. We'll have our cells so you can call us. Bye," Rose said and hung up.
Sandy turned and saw Martin. She knew he was once Ruthie's best friend. She had to break the news.
"Who was that?" Martin asked putting Aaron in his crib. He could tell something was up.
"That was Rose. She and Simon have to leve on emergency."
"Eloping?" He chuckled out.
"A family member has gone into a coma," she said. That grabbed Martin's attention. Sandy bit her lip.
"No, no," Martin kept saying.
"Martin. It's Ruthie." Sandy let out. Within 15 minutes Martin had made his decision.
"I need to go," Martin said.
"I know. And I can handle Aaron for a little bit."
"Thanks." Martin said and ran to his car. He picked up some clothes at his apartment and drove to Glenoak.
1 1/2 hours later Simon and Rose are in the hospital they immediatly see Kevin and Lucy.
"How is she?" Simon said.
"The doctors don't think she'll wake up anytime soon," Lucy said.
"Where's everyone else?" Rose said.
"Mom and Dad are in the room with Ruthie and the twins and Savannah are with a Ant Julie." Kevin said.
"Matt is catching the red eye tonight, and once Sarah clears everything with their teachers she'll be coming." Lucy added.
"Mary?" Simon asked.
"We've been trying her cell phone. I'm trying to get in touch with the air line company but it's not working." Lucy said.
"How? How did it happen?" Simon said.
"She got her license last week. She went out driving around 6:00. A drunk driver hit her at about 6:30. Detective Michaels immediatley recognized her and called us." Kevin said. They sat and waited. Simon finally got the nerve to get up and walkover to a glass wall. On the other side he saw a Ruthie he had never seen before. A Ruthie who wasn't really there. Annie was holding onto Ruthie's hand and Eric just stared at her, full of sorrow. Simon cried. At that moment Martin rushed into the waiting room.
"Is she okay?" He said.
"What are you doing here?" Lucy was the first to say.
"I called Sandy to let her know where we were in case someone looked for us. She must have told him," Rose said.
"Ruthie. Is she okay?" Martin said again.
"She's in a coma," Kevin said. "Driving and hit by a drunk driver."
Martin sighed.
"Just to let you know, Ruthie might not want to see you when she wakes up," Simon said.
Martin ignored this and looked through the same wall as Simon. He saw Ruthie. Eric noticed him and walked out.
"Martin, I didn't know Kevin called you," Eric shot a confused look a Kevin.
"I didn't," Kevin answered.
"I guess I'm to blame. I told Sandy where we were going incase something happened. She must have told Martin," Rose said.
"It's fine Rose. Thanks for comnig," Eric answered.
"If there is anything I can do..." Rose said.
"Just being here. Ruthie needs as much love as possible." Eric said.
"I'll try Mary again," Kevin said.
In New York, Ben walked into his apartment he pressed a button on his answering machine. He then heard the voice of his brother.
"Hey, Ben. It's Kevin. Ruthie got in a car accident and is in a coma. We got almost everyone here, except Mary. Just thought you might be of some help with her since you're there and we're here. I have to go. I'll try and update you soon. Bye." With hearing that Ben grabbed his keys and went back out.
On the plane, Matt is lying back in his chair. His little sister. His youngest baby sister. The only one in the family who knew his secret. Ruthie. The one who was never afraid of anything, was in a coma. He couldn't believe it. The second he and Sarah got that phone call he knew he was going back to Glenoak.He had to go. He just had to. He never really got a chance to be her big brother. He left the house when she was only 9. This was his chance.
