Chapter twelve

One day, Eddy, Double Dee, Dea, Marty, Amy, and Ed were watching TV at Eddy's house.

"Hey, Ed, get me another can of soda, will ya?" Eddy said.

"Your wish is my lunch!" Ed said, going into the kitchen to get Eddy a soda.

Eddy was laughing at a TV show he was watching.

Suddenly, Eddy stopped laughing.

His eyes grew big.

"Um…guys?" He said.

He was pounding his chest.

"What is it, Eddy?" Dea asked.

Dea was smiling, but her smile turned into a frown.

"Guys…" Dea said.

Double Dee, Marty, Amy, and Ed, who just came out of the kitchen, turned to look at Eddy.

Eddy was sweating, about to throw up, and holding his chest.

"Eddy, are you having a heart attack?" Dea asked.

Eddy collapsed on the floor.

He was sweating, and crying.

"Y-Yes." He said.

Dea looked at Marty, Ed, Amy, and Double Dee, with tears in her eyes.

"Double Dee…call 911." Dea said slowly.

"Dea, I don't have a…"

"Here, use my cell phone." Dea said impatiently, giving Double Dee her cell phone.

"Just shut the hell up, and call 911!"

Double Dee dialed 911.

Eddy looked at Dea and said, "Dea, I love you."

"I love you, too." Dea said.

Dea and Eddy hugged.

All Eddy saw was the paramedics barging in, carrying him to the ambulance, and his friends piling in the ambulance.

Then, he drew his last breath, and closed his eyes, and…that was it.

Eddy woke up in a hospital bed, in the hospital, and his friends surrounding him.

"Guys, give him some air." The doctor said.

Marty, Double Dee, Ed, and Amy stepped back.

"W-Where am I?" Eddy asked.

"You're in the hospital, Eddy." Dea said.

"Yes, you had a cardiac arrest." Double Dee said.

Eddy gave Double Dee a blank stare.

"You had a heart attack, Eddy." Double Dee said.

"A heart attack? But how?"

"Well, let see…" The doctor said.

"You eat a lot of candy, potato chips, cake, cookies, lots of soda, popsicles, and lack of exercise…also, your blood pressure was too high."

Everyone gasped.

"Doctor, are you saying that Eddy has diabetes?" Double Dee asked.

"I'm afraid so." The doctor said.

"His blood pressure was 670."

Dea hugged Eddy.

"So from now on, Eddy has to watch what he eats."

Eddy sighed.

"Eddy, you have a surprise visitor."

"I do?" Eddy asked.

"Yes. Nicholas, you can come in now."

Nick came in the room.

He wore blue pants, a yellow shirt, a black leather jacket, and he was six feet tall, 6'1" tops.

"Nick?" Eddy said slowly.

Nick nodded.

Nick gave Eddy a big hug.

They hugged for a long time.

It was like a dream where a person hugs another person, and never let go.

Finally, the hugging stopped.

They looked at each other.

"Man, you're tall." Eddy said.

Nick laughed.

"Thanks." He said.

"I guess you're not short anymore."

"Nope. I had a growth spurt last summer." Eddy said.

"Yeah, a HUGE growth spurt." Nick said.

They both laughed.

Then, they stopped laughing, and Eddy said, "What happened to you Nick? Didn't you get hurt by those bullies?"

"Bullies? Oh!" Nick looked at his watch.

"Oh, they're going to kill me! I have to go, see ya, bye!" Nick said quickly.

He left the room without saying another word.

Everyone was in shock and confusion, including Eddy.

Eddy started to cry uncontrollably.

Dea hugged Eddy.

"Now Eddy, I assure you that there must be a simple explanation for Nick's behavior." Double Dee said.

"Eddy, you stay here, we'll be right back."

Amy, Marty, Ed, Dea, and Double Dee left the room.

I wonder where Nick is going. Please R&R to find out!