***Hello, everyone! So two things: one, I believe my laptop is on its death bed, and two, this story is coming to an end soon. Not in this chapter, but soon. Anyways, Sans, Papyrus, and Grillby belong to Toby Fox, Kabel belongs to me, and let's get on in!
Chapter Eighteen: At The Hospital
When the ambulance came, Grillby asked in a panic if he could ride along to the hospital. He was denied... and also told that he needed to put on some clothes. He did just that after the paramedics took Kabel and drove to the hospital.
When he went up to the front desk and asked about his girlfriend, he was told that he couldn't quite see her yet. So, he went to the waiting room and claimed a chair.
Some time to kill was okay; he had a call to make anyways. So, that's what he did.
"What's up?"
"Sans, you and Papyrus need to come to the hospital."
"What happened?"
"Kabel tried to commit suicide. I'm waiting on some news back n—"
"Then let her."
"...I'm sorry?"
"Then let her! She kept on saying that she couldn't be fixed. She lied about everything and hid away. Tibia honest, let this put her out of her misery."
"You know, she is your sister. And you just flat-out told me that you wanted her to die."
"Pretty much."
Grillby couldn't even bother to finish the phone call. He hung up on Sans. Best friend or not, he wasn't going to sit there and listen to someone who wanted his only sister to die.
Rather, he called someone that he knew would come, and right away.
"Hello, Grillby! What can I, the Great Papyrus, do for you?"
"You need to come to the hospital."
"Why? What happened?"
"Kabel tried to commit suicide."
"Oh my God! I shall be there soon with Sans!"
Grillby recoiled at the mention of the shorter of the skeleton brothers.
"Don't bother bringing Sans."
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Sure enough, Papyrus came pretty quickly—but he still brought Sans.
"I don't care how long you two stay. I'll give her a few minutes, then I'm out," was what Sans had stated right away.
Although Papyrus had whapped him on the back of the skull, Grillby had said nothing. Rather, he gave an understanding nod.
A short time later, they were all approached by a nurse. "Are you the one who came with a miss Serifa Gaster?" she asked.
"Yes. These are her brothers," Grillby said.
Although Papyrus waved, Sans only glanced at the nurse.
"Alright... well, you can go see her. She's up in room 804. She'll probably still be knocked out because we had to do all of the work on her throat, and I highly doubt that the fillings in her bones will be feeling very good either," the nurse said.
"Wait, fillings in her bones?" Grillby asked.
"She had several burn marks on her arms and legs that appeared to be self-harm. We couldn't do anything about the gaps in her ribs, but we could do something about the burns," the nurse elaborated.
That's when Grillby realized that Kabel's "nightly walks" were down to his kitchen, the only place where someone could be burned because of a lighter.
Well, he could also burn people if he got angry enough, but that was an entirely different matter.
He got up from his chair and starting walking towards the elevator. Papyrus was right on his heels, while Sans was a few feet behind.
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Going to room 804 was quiet. Papyrus went in first, but only because Grillby pulled Sans to the side.
"What's up, Grillbz?" Sans asked. He wasn't quite as relaxed when he was picked up off of the ground by his shirt collar. "Hey, what gives?" he protested.
"You'd better act like you care in front of her. Am I clear?" Grillby asked, his tone so cold that it possibly could've frozen him.
Sans shortcutted out of his hold. "I make no promises," was all he said before walking inside.
Grillby cursed under his breath, but followed along inside.
Papyrus had already taken a chair by the bed.
Kabel was indeed still passed out, yes. She had her arms mostly covered in bandages over what were presumably her burn fillings. She was covered up to her ribs in a lame excuse for a blanket, but her legs probably looked the same. There was a different-looking bandage on her neck, and poked into her hand was an IV of saline.
Grillby pulled up a second chair to the other side of the bed and gently took Kabel's hand in both of his.
"When do you think she'll wake up?" Papyrus asked.
Sans looked as if he wanted to make a smart-mouthed comment, but he kept it to a smirk.
"It's just anesthesia wearing off. She'll get up soon," Grillby said.
And that statement wound up being true, as it wasn't much longer until Kabel started showing signs of life. She shifted a little before her eye sockets slowly opened. She looked at the company of three around her.
"...I guess I failed, didn't I?" she asked. Her voice was hardly audible.
"Yep. But I'm happy for that," Grillby said.
"Before I talk to you guys, I wanna talk to Sans. Alone," Kabel said.
"We will be right outside!" Papyrus said brightly before retreating.
Grillby leaned over the bed railing just enough to give Kabel a kiss on the mouth before he left.
Sans sat down in a chair by the bed.
"So what do you want with me?"
***So I'm gonna leave you guys there (sorry, not sorry). I'm sorry if there were more typos because this is from my cell phone instead of my computer. Be sure to leave a review on the way out and I'll see you all in the next one! Bye!