-Chapter 6- Day 3-

-Shelby pov-

Santana and Quinn didn't go home when they got here. Brittany, Judy, and Emma stayed too. We all slept in the waiting room. I feel my phone go off and move out of my chair. I pull the phone out and go to the hallway.

"Hello?" Wipe my eyes and yawn "How can I help you?"

"Hey Shelby" Oh shit the babysitter "I have school to go to and as much as I love your house I have to go! Can I drop Beth off wherever you are?"

"Uh yeah" I look at the elevators and see Judy walking toward me with coffee cups "I'm at Lima Major Hospital"

"Oh if something important is going on then I'll stay and watch her!" This girl is amazing "Miss C?"

"No it's fine! Just bring Beth here" I take the cup Judy hands to me "I'll see you in a bit"

The call ends and I take a drink of coffee. I feel like such a bad mother. I left one kid to almost die and forgot about the other. 'What is wrong with me?'

"Nothing is wrong with you" I look at Judy confused and she chuckles "You said it out loud"

"Oh" I sigh and look at my coffee cup "What happened to us? We were on top of the world and now...now your daughter is blackmailed and bullying people then mine...I almost lost mine because I wouldn't stay in her life"

"We both have made mistakes Shelby" Judy raises me head up and looks me in the eyes "We can't fix the past but, we can fix what happens next"

"Miss Corcoran?" I look to my right and see Rachel's doctor standing there "Could I talk with you in private?"

"I'll watch out for Beth" Judy nudges me toward the doc "Go talk"

I nod and walk with the doctor some bit away. I see he's nervously tapping the clipboard. I send a quick prayer that my daughter is ok.

"I don't like sugar coating things" we stop and he looks at me "Your daughter died three times on us yesterday...once you knew, second was before stomach pumping, and the the third was after being pumped"

"Oh god" I shake the tears away and look at him again "Is she ok?"

"She's alive if that's what you are asking" I look at him confused and he continues "She tried killing herself..I don't have to be a doctor to know she's not ok"

"How did it take that long?" I try racking my brain around when she could've taken the pills before leaving for school "How does it take that long?!"

"I've had a few cases where the pills just didn't work and others where it took some time" He shows me the board in his hands "Her brain levels are great, her heart rate is improving, and she's going to wake up soon! I just want you to be ready though...she doesn't look like how you probably saw her last! She's going to be pale and look very sick"

"Can I just see her please?" The doctor nods "Thank you"

I follow him down the hall. We walk about before stopping at a door. He opens it and I take a deep breath before walking in. I immediately break down once I step inside.

"Oh god" I slowly walk to beside her bed where all the machines are also "Baby girl I'm so sorry! I-I-I will never leave you again! A-a-and when you wake up I'm going to take you and Beth and myself to get ice cream! Then we will go to the movies and have a girls day! But you gotta wake up and stay with us ok? You can't die on me again"

The doctors asks a question but I don't hear him. I numbly nod and he walks away. I pull up a chair and sit down beside her. I grab her left hand and hold it in mine. I don't try to stop the tears that flow down my face.

"Oh god" I look at the door and see Santana beside Quinn "We did this...we pushed her this far"

"This is your real punishment Quinn" Judy nudges them in more and soon everyone is in the room including Beth "You have to live with this consequence now...you both do"

"I-I'm so sorry" Quinn slowly approaches Rachel with tears falling down "I'm so sorry Rachel..you just wanted to be my friend and...and I almost killed you"

"We almost killed her Quinn" Santana looks at me "I know you don't wanna hear this from me but Rachel can't hear me right now..I'm sorry about everything I said and did to your daughter..she didn't deserve this"

"No she didn't!" The girls flinch at my yelling but I don't care "You almost killed my baby girl! You two monsters almost ripped a star out of the universe and destroyed it! I hope you can live with yourselves!"

"Shelby that's enough" I look at Judy who points at the trembling crying girls "Don't you think that is going to far?"

"No...too far was expecting your daughter to have a nice bone in her" Judy looks at me confused "We were on top of the world and do you remember why? Because I stood back while you ripped everyone in front of us to shreds! You bullies anyone who thought they were better! We stopped being friends because you chose Russel over me! Because you chose money over love!"

Silence falls upon the room. My eyes widen at what I said but it's too late. Judy chuckles and wipes the tears away.

"You really haven't changed" She hands Beth to Brittany and looks at Quinn and Santana "Lets go"

"Judy wait plea~"

"So you can tear me down more?" Judy shakes her head "I didn't chose Russel because of money! I chose Russel because once you realize you messed up or you almost lost something you go nuts! You pushed me away and that's why I left! The money was nice but I left because of you! If Rachel's smart she'll leave too and Beth as well"

I watch the three girls leave and I collapse back into my chair. I look at the coffee cup that's in my hand. I notice a scrawling on the back and look at it. There's a heart with a S and J on it.

"Y-you can...can sti-still get her m-mo-mom" I look at the bed and see Rachel awake "I-I-I'm n-not going anywh-wh-where"

"I won't leave your side again" I look at Brittany and Beth "Can you take her back to your place?"

"I don't really wanna leave Rachel either" Brittany sits in the other free chair "I wanna be here"

"Go mom" I look back at Rachel who gives me a smile "At l-le-least get her to forgive y-y-you!"

"You're too pure for this world Rachel" I give her a kiss on the forehead and look at Emma "Can you watch them?"

She nods and I give her a small smile. I run out of the room and instead of taking the elevator I take the stairs. I reach the bottom floor and run out to the parking lot. I spot them getting in their car.

"WAIT!" I run toward the car "WAIT! JUDY!"

I get closer and see her stepping out of the car. She looks at me angrily then fear spreads across her face. I slow down as she runs toward me. Is she saying some-...

-Brittany pov- as Shelby was running-

"Hey Rach" I hold up Beth and move her tiny arms "Theres a baby here to see you!"

"Funny" Rachel smiles and looks at Emma "Can I g-g-get water?"

"I'll go find a doctor" Emma looks at me "Behave"

I roll my eyes as she leaves. I look back at Rachel who's smiling at me. How does she look so beautiful even without trying?

"Why don't you, while waiting for Emma to get back, talk with this?" I pull out my phone and hand it to her "You can type what you wanna say!"

She starts typing and shows me "good idea!" She pulls it back and types again before showing me "You really are super smart!"

"Not as smart as you beautiful" Rachel blushes and I smile "Now back to the baby in my arms! She's so adorable!"

"I can see that" Rachel smiles and types "You know I could also text you my responses right?"

"Like I said not as smart as you" I take my phone back and hand her hers "Alright you have my number right?"

"Yes" I look up from my phone and smile "Did you have mine?"

"Of course! Why wouldn't I?" Rachel frowns "Oh yeah"

"I'm sorry I caused so much trouble" Rachel's wipes her eyes "You didn't deserve any of that"

"You haven't deserved anything that's happened to you" She looks at me confused "I mean all of the bad stuff"

"Sometimes it feels like I do" She sighs "I don't like feeling this way but...it's all that happens when I think about everything"

"Like Finn?" She looks up at me "I know what he said to you and how he's been manipulating everyone against you"

"I broke up with him because he had sex with another girl" I feel my anger boil as Rachel's frown deepens "He said it was my fault"

"Cheating is ne~" there's yelling in the hall that cuts my attention off "I'll be right back ok?"

She nods and I stand up with Beth. She holds her arms out and I slowly hand her Beth. She smiles and starts playing with the little girl. I smile and then walk out of the room.

"I need everyone ready!" I see doctors running around "She's bleeding out! What the hell are you being slow for?!"

I see Emma talking to a distraught Judy "Hey!" I jog over to them "What's going on? Where's the girls and Shelby?"

"The girls are giving statements" Emma rubs Judys back as Judys sobs into her shoulder "Shelby...Shelby is currently being rushed into surgery..she was hit by a car"

"Oh god" I look back at Rachel's room "Who's going to tell her?"

"We can't yet" Judy wipes her eyes and sniffles "We tell her when Shelby pulls through the surgery"

"Here's Rachel's water" I take the cup from Emma "Go back and don't tell her please!"

"Ok" I walk back to the room slowly. I stop in the doorway "Hey Rach!"

"T-that mine?" I nod and walk over to her. I hand her the cup and take Beth "Thanks"

"No problem" I sit down with Beth and she drink the water "So is she as adorable as I said?"

"You aren't telling me something are you?" I look at her confused and she shakes her head "Brittany I know you! If you went out and something happened that took you that long you'd say!"

"I-I said I wouldn't say...not yet" I see the worry flash across Rachel's face "Don't worry I know everything is going to be ok"

"Hey girls" Santana walks in with Quinn "Looks like we are back!"

"Yes you are" Rachel looks at me confused "Why are they here?"

"What do you remember?" Rachel looks like she's thinking then gets a pained expression "Don't strain yourself!"

"I remember the road fight" Rachel closes her eyes "I remember the pills kicking in and the darkness! I woke up partially during Shelby and Judy fighting"

"Well now that you're awake I wanna say this to you" Santana takes a deep breath and looks at me "I am truly sorry for everything I've ever said and done! You've never deserved any of that and I'm so ashamed it's taken this happening to realize that!...you are worth everything Rachel..don't forget that"

"Thank you Santana" She gives a nod and a small smile "Like I told Quinn though, I may not be able to forgive you now but maybe in the future"

"That's all I can ask" Theres a knock on the door and Emma and Judy walk in "Everything ok?"

"They got the bleeding to stop" who was bleeding? Where mom? "Rachel...your mom was hit by a car and almost died"

"No" I look at everyone and see sadness on their face "No it can't be true! She's fine! She has to be fine! She said she wouldn't leave again! She can't leave us! She...she can't leave me"