OUTSIDE
Ok focus on anything but the pain. Ok kinda hard. Oh shit here comes everyone brave face Jude. Yeah how are you gonna do that still laying on the ground?
Liz: Jude sweetie are you ok?
Me: Yeah just peachy ow.
I try to move considering I am full of embarrassment
Si: Jude don't move. Des call the ambulance and call the hospital and tell them we are on our way and to open a room
D: ok
He runs off.
Me: guys I'm fine it was just another fall out of the tree.
Liz: Jude remember when you were ten and climbed out of it? You had a broken leg, arm, and ribs.
Me: can we not pick on me anymore? Kinda in pain.
I see Tommy standing behind Si
Me: Oh fritter infinity
Si: What?
Me: nothing. Uncle Si I'm fine
I try to move again
Si: Jude do not move got it?
Me: but I'm fi-
T: listen to your uncle, Jude
Me: Fuck off!
Liz: LANGUAGE!
Me: I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you
Mason: Jude be nice.
I roll my eyes and Des runs out with some paramedics that had a stretcher. They come over and I notice one of the paramedics.
Me: Joey?
J: Well, well, well look at this little miss Jude Harrison falls out of the tree again.
Me: haha funny now can we just go?
They load me up on the stretcher and wheel me into the ambulance. There was a fight about who was gonna ride with me and they decided uncle Si since he is a doctor and they let Liz come too. Everyone else would follow. We get in the ambulance and Liz and Joey sit in the back with me. Uncle Si sits up front.
Me: so Joey you're a paramedic?
J: It's Joe and I'm in training. So you're a rock superstar?
Me: I'm in training too.
I try to laugh but it hurts. We have a little conversation on our way to the hospital which takes about ten minutes. Tommy, Mason and Molly rode together while Sadie, Kwest and Des rode together.
HOSPITAL
I get wheeled in on the stretcher and immediately taken back in to get x-rays since they are afraid that I could have broken my back oh and my uncle is the chief of staff.
I try to get Joes attention.
Me: Psst Joe
J: Yea?
Me: Can you stay with me?
J: God you are such a baby
I give him puppy dog eyes
J: Alright.
They do the x-ray thing which takes about 10 minutes then take me to my own room.
WAITING ROOM
T: so who's this Joey guy?
D: He used to live in the house on the other side of us they were always good friends and…
S: Joey was Jude's first crush even though he is a year older than me they have this crazy connection.
Molly: They were quite a pair
Tommy starts to get jealous
K: Hey yo T you okay? You look like some one just stole your car
Mason: or girl
T: Mason shut up
Mason: so what's with Jude falling out of that tree?
D: The room Jude is in has been designated as her room since we were 5. She chose the room because of the tree outside the bathroom.
Molly: and she has this crazy fascination with climbing trees and so did Joey.
D: well the first time Jude fell out of the tree was when we were 8 and she only broke her wrist she was lucky that time.
S: when she was 10 her and I got into a fight and she locked herself in the bathroom and told me to go away I said no and she muttered something to herself and next thing I know she's on the ground. We came to this hospital and found out that she broke her left leg and arm and some ribs on her left side puncturing her lung. That's my talented little sister for you.
Molly: Then the summer before she won the Instant Star contest her and Joey were sneaking out and she snuck out the window and luckily he was waiting for her outside because he broke her fall.
Simon comes into the waiting room and everyone stands up.
Si: You guys can
S: Is she ok?
Si: Luckily she only broke her left leg again so we may need to put some rods in it and she broke her left wrist and bruised her left lung
Sadie rolls her eyes.
Liz: I called your dad and he can't make it out here he said that he has some work to do but he will be there when she gets back.
T: so she's ok?
Si: other than that yeah she just needs to learn to be less clumsy.
HOSPITAL ROOM
Joe and I were catching up I was telling him about everything. Uncle Si told me I broke my left leg again and left wrist and bruised my lung. This is great I cant play my guitar! I just love getting hurt when I'm supposed to be relaxing. Ah here comes everyone going to tell me how stupid I am… yet again.
Me: GO ahead say I'm a klutz and need to stop climbing out of my window.
Liz: I'm not going through with the lecture again since it obviously didn't work
Me: well I needed to get away.
Tommy steps up: can we talk now?
Me: I'm kinda tired
T: Jude…?
Me: Fine
Everyone says that they are glad I'm ok and tell me good night and feel better, they all leave. Oh yeah I'll feel better with the guy who broke my heart numerous times in the room with me alone.
J: I'll come by tomorrow after my shift ok?
Me: yeah
He kisses me on the top of my head and leaves. Tommy gives him the look. The same look he would give Shay, Jamie, and Speed. Tommy grabs a chair and pulls it by my bed as I look out the window on my left.
T: Jude?
Me: Yeah?
T: I didn't know about your mom
Me: not like you cared
T: not this again, Jude you know how I feel
Me: its bullshit you just feel sorry for me.
T: That is not true
Me: No you know what it is true because if you really did love me you would have trusted me and believed in me enough to tell me. Oh but you didn't. Isnt it kind of hypocritical to ask me to trust you and believe in you yet you don't trust me or believe in me?
T: I couldn't tell anyone
Me: I'm not anyone Tom and you know that
T: I know ok I made a mistake its just I didn't want you to feel sorry for me. I didn't want you to follow me or anything like that
Me: yeah well I guess you didn't ca…
Before I could finish his lips came crashing down onto mine. I felt completely lost in passion. He started to pull away but I pulled him back in after about 5 minutes there is a knock at the door. We break apart.
Me: come in
As a brunette nurse walks in Tom turns his head to keep her from seeing his face
Nurse: Hi I'm Lindsey I will be your nurse for the night if you need anything just press that button right there ok?
Me: ok
Nurse: usually I would say that visiting hours are over but I see that you are the chiefs niece so I'm just gonna let it slide. Wait…
Oh boy here it comes.
Nurse: aren't you Jude Harrison?
Me: guilty
Nurse: Wow you have an amazing voice if you need anything just yell
Me: Thanx
She walks out and Tommy and I start laughing except I stop as soon as the pain gets worse from laughing.
T: so you wanted to get away from me that bad huh?
Me: don't feel special Quincy it is my escape route when I cant go out the front door.
There is some silence for a while. When Tommy opens his mouth uh-oh but I stop him.
Me: Please. It happened ok?
T: I know that's not what I was gonna say.
Me: Oh. Woops. Then what were you going to say.
T: I'm sorry
Me: me too about the whole beating you up and yelling at you.
He covers my right hand with his own as we watch tv.
Me: This sux
T: What?
Me: I cant play my guitar and I have a song I want to finish.
T: well I can have someone bring it tomorrow and I could play for you.
Me: sounds good. Man I'm such a klutz
T: yeah you really are Harrison
I glare at him: Not helping Quincy.
T: oh crap
Me: what?
T: everyone left
Me: yeah?
T: I don't have anyway to get home
Me: oh… you can stay here
T: what about Zoë, mike may corrupt her
Me: yeah
He must have sensed the disappointment in my voice because he got up and started climbing into bed with me.
Me: what are you doing?
T: I'm staying here
Me: I meant in the chairs
T: too late you wanted me to stay so I'm staying with you in your bed
Me: fine
Almost as soon as he got in the bed I drifted off into a peaceful sleep. You'd think I'd be uncomfortable trying to fit 2 people in a hospital bed but I get the best sleep when I'm around him. I woke up at around 11 in the morning unfortunately to a person clearing their throat.
: Ahem