Chapter 10: For Better or For Worst

A week later Reggie and Lars were in the living room with the Twister, Sam, and Otto. They were all talking about school and the graduation that was coming up. Lars still had a feeling that something was going to happen and that he could not walk with his classmates. Lars was deep in thought when he heard is name being called.

"Lars you okay?" Reggie asked him.

"Yea I'm fine." Lars said getting up and walking over to the kitchen.

"Honey can you get me an apple?" Reggie yelled out to her husband.

"There are none left, you ate them all." Lars said walking back into the living room.

"I did, oh sorry." Reggie said looking up at him as he walked over to her.

"Don't worry about it Sweetheart I'll go and get some more." Lars leaned down and kissed Reggie on the lips. Otto made a face and Twister giggled. Lars walked over and got his keys and wallet and walked out the door. Reggie watched her husband leave and got a bad feeling. Reggie narrowed her eyes and looked down at the ground. Sam noticed her and said.

"What's wrong Reg?" He asked her.

"I don't know. It's like I have a bad feeling about Lars going out."

"He'll be fine Reg." Otto said.

"Yea your right Rocket Boy." Reggie said but still felt like something bad was going to happen.

They were all watching a movie when Twister looked up at the clock and saw what time it was. He looked at the door and then at the ground.

"Man Lars has been gone awhile now hasn't he." Twister said making everyone aware that Lars should have been back by now. Reggie picked up her phone and called his cell. She listened to it ring and ring. She looked at the boys with wide eyes.

"He's not picking up." She said.

"Maybe he ran into one of his friends." Said Otto.

"Yea maybe, but he would pick up when he heard that it was me calling." Reggie said and tried again to get a hold of Lars. This time there was an answer.

"Hello Lars, Oh who is this?"She asked which made Twister stand up now he was getting a bad feeling.

"It is his wife. What happened, where is he?" Reggie said with a worried voice.

"Okay I'm on my way." Reggie ended the call. She looked up at the boys with tears in her eyes.

"What happen!" Twister yelled out.

"That was the Officer Briggs. Lars flipped his truck." Reggie started to cry hard. She put her head in her hands and cried even harder. Twister moved over to Reggie.

"We need to get to the hospital." Twister said while rubbing her back.

"Yea let's go and see if Raymundo will give us a ride." Otto said standing up. Reggie took her head out of her hands and stood up. She wiped the tears away and all of them ran out the door. They told Ray what had happened and he told them to get in the car. On the way Otto told Reggie that he would tell Lars's parents and tell them what happened and that they would meet them at the hospital.

Once at the hospital they all met up at the information desk. Reggie told the woman behind the desk who she was and that she was there to see her husband. The woman told her that the doctor would be out in a few minutes. Reggie stood there at the door waiting on the doctor to come out. Twister and everyone else were setting in the chairs in the waiting room. The door opened and the doctor walked out.

"Mrs. Rodriguez." The doctor said Reggie's new last name.

"Yes." She walked over to him.

"Mrs. Rodriguez I'm Dr. Woods I have been attending your husband ever since he got here." Reggie nodded her head.

"Your husband had a seizure and flipped his truck. He is doing okay for now. I must tell you that he is lucky to be alive." Reggie could feel tears run down her face.

"Your husband has many bruises, bruised ribs a broken collarbone and he has many cuts on his body. He also has gashes on his chest, back and left side." The doctor told Reggie this and she could not take it. She fell to her knees. Twister got up and walked over to her. Everyone got up and walked over to Reggie. The doctor knelt down and placed a hand on her shoulder and said.

"He will be fine, the only major injuries was his side and his collarbone." Reggie looked up at the doctor.

"Can I see him?" She asked.

"Not yet, we will get him in a room and then you can come and see him." He said standing up and walking through the doors. Reggie looked down at the ground.

"This all my fault." She said. Ray got down beside his daughter and said.

"No it isn't."

"Yes it is I told him to go and get me some apples." She started to cry.

"Reg he went because he wanted to go and get them for you." Otto said kneeing down in front of his sister.

"He is right Reg. Lars went on his own free will, you did not make him go." Sam said. They all looked up when the doctor came back out a few minutes later.

"You can see him now but only a few at a time." Reggie stood up and started to walk but almost fell to the floor. If it had not been for Twister she would hit the floor.

Reggie, Twister, and Otto walked back to Lars's room. They walked in and saw him lying in the bed asleep. Reggie looked at him and started to cry some more. He looked pale and in really bad shape. Reggie walked over to him and sat beside him. Lars opened his eyes and said in a low voice.

"Hey…for the record I did get your apple." He smiled at her. Reggie smiled and leaned down and hugged him and then kissed him. Twister walked over to his brother. Lars looked at him and smiled. Twister could feel tears forming in his eyes. He leaned down and also hugged him.

"Did they tell you when you were able to come home?" Twister asked as he stood up. Reggie also sat up and looked at Lars.

"Yea, he said I can go home in about a week." Lars smiled a big smile. Otto walked over and stood by Twister. Otto looked at Lars and narrowed his eyes.

"How many meds do they have you on?" He asked him. Lars looked at him and smiled again.

"A lot and I feel nothing." Reggie smiled at him and shook her head. Twister smiled and looked at Reggie. Reggie looked at Twister and smiled.