Start of a New School Year
Ch. 5
"Recovery"
Alvin was asleep on the couch when he heard Miss Miller and her friends come in the room while Brittany sat up in her hospital bed watching TV. Sofia ran over by the bed.
"Oh my goodness Britt, are you okay? Did you really get hurt by that no good two timing wannabe toughie?"
Brittany sighed as she looked at Sofia.
"She made me break my wrist and knocked the wind out of me. So tomorrow I am going home with a cast. At least our coach won't be back until the cast comes off, which is a good thing. We can still tryout for the squad. Alvin did try to stop me, but I ignored him like I usually do."
Alvin woke up and shook his head.
"You never listen to me; I am used to it by now. At least you're okay babe. You want me to stay here overnight with you or would you rather me go home?"
Brittany looked at him.
"Can you stay the night? Please Alvin I hate hospitals. At least tomorrow morning I am getting discharged but I have to wear the cast for almost three weeks."
Alvin nodded at her.
"Sure babe, let me just call Dave and let him know. I'll be right back I promise."
Sofia watched as he exited the room and shook her head.
"Brittany what are we going to do with you? You tell me you aren't going to waste your time on her and look what happened? You have to learn to ignore her Britt, she is a wimp that can't fight her own battles."
Brittany sighed.
"Yes I know, and I promise this will be the last time I fight with her. I am just going to walk away from her when she tries to start with me. This time she just pushed my buttons and got me so mad."
Sofia shook her head.
"We'll just see when you go back to school Britt. You are not one to walk away from a fight. I just hope you learn your lesson this time. Anyway it's getting late, I'll stop by your house tomorrow to see how you are doing after school. I'll get your classwork and homework for you. Feel better soon Britt, goodnight. Does that mean Alvin isn't going to school tomorrow either?"
Alvin came back into the room with a sandwich and responded.
"No I won't be in school tomorrow either. Dave is already calling them to let them know I won't be in tomorrow. I'll probably be at Brittany's watching over her when she gets home in the morning. Thank you for coming Sofia, Monica, and Alicia we'll see you after school tomorrow."
He walked them out to Miss Miller's car and thanked them all for coming. Then he told Miss Miller her sisters were staying at his house tonight because they fell asleep earlier after they ate dinner. She smiled at him.
"No problem Alvin dear, thank you for staying here with Brittany tonight. I will see you both at eleven in the morning. Goodnight dear, make sure you get some rest Alvin. Also make sure Brittany listens to the nurse tonight she isn't too fond of taking any kind of medicine. "
Alvin smiled as he closed Miss Miller's driver's side door and waited until she pulled out. Then he entered the hospital again and made his way back up to Brittany's room where he heard her arguing with the nurse.
"I don't need that for the pain, I am feeling fine. I will not take it."
The nurse argued back.
"Miss Miller you need to take your pain killer or you will not sleep tonight. Also keep your arm up on this pillow, until the doctor puts your cast on. If you don't cooperate I will make you stay one more night, now take the pill and stop arguing with me missy."
Alvin glared at Brittany with his arms crossed.
"Britt will you please take the pain killer and go to sleep? Brittanyyyyy!"
Brittany gulped and took the pill from the nurse. Then she fell asleep thirty minutes after she took it. Alvin sighed with relief and then he fell asleep on the couch soundly after he turned off the light.
Back at the Seville house Jeanette sat up in Simon's bed thinking about the night before and sighed as she watched Simon sleep. He opened his eyes and looked up at her.
"Jean sweetie what's wrong, why aren't you asleep yet?"
She sighed.
"I was just thinking about that night and wondering what got into us. We are only twelve Simon that should be the last thing on our mind. I was just doing my math homework and you walked in while I was laying on my stomach. What did I say that set you off like that?"
He sat up and looked at her.
"You didn't say anything, you just set me off because your underwear were showing when I walked in. Jean sweetie we didn't do anything but make out, there is nothing you should be ashamed of. Now please get some sleep, we have school in the morning and I am grounded this weekend for getting smart with Dave. Jeanette please don't make this turn into an argument; Jeanette?"
He looked down to see that she was fast asleep with her back turned toward him and kissed her on the forehead. Then he covered them both and fell back to sleep.
The next morning Dave took Alvin's brothers and Brittany's sisters to the hospital before school. When they came in the room Alvin was eating a McDonald's breakfast sandwich and looked at them.
"Oh Britt will be back in her room in ten minutes. They took the x-rays to make sure that Vanessa didn't really hurt her when she punched her in the stomach. I really hope this is the last fight she gets into with that wannabe. They put the cast on her wrist about six this morning. According to what the doctor said she will have the cast on for a whole month. Of course she is screaming and yelling arguing with the doctor because she is just so stubborn."
Theodore chuckled.
"That's Brittany alright, but she's your girl bro. Same exact personality as you Alvin. Like the time you had to go to the hospital and argued with Dave for the entire drive. Then when the doctor saw you it was your tonsils, lucky for you that didn't damage your vocal chords. At least after your operation you were able to eat all the ice cream you wanted to."
Simon put his two cents in.
"Yes that whole week I was in my glory not hearing your big mouth. I didn't have to hear you arguing with Brittany either. The most peace I had in the ten years I know you."
Dave sighed.
"Oh yea it was peaceful, but we had to postpone that tour so it wasn't all good Simon. Be glad your brother didn't lose his vocal chords or there would be no Chipmunks. So I advise you to stop talking you're in enough trouble for getting smart with me last night young man when I caught you closing your door while Jeanette was in your room."
Alvin chuckled a little.
"Wow goody two shoes Simon in trouble this is something new. Alright guys here she comes. Jeanette get off the hospital bed so Brittany can lay down. "
Jeanette got off the bed and joined Simon, Theodore, and Eleanor on the couch as Brittany got back in her bed and had the nurse fluff her pillow behind her head. She smiled at everyone.
"Hello everyone thank you for coming to see me. At least Vanessa didn't hurt me too much when she punched me in my stomach. I just hate the fact that I have to wear this stupid cast for a month. How am I supposed to try out for the final cut? She made me break my wrist slightly when I fell to the ground using my hand to catch my fall. I can't wait to get out of this place and go back home today."
Eleanor sighed.
"Instead of complaining about the cast be glad that you didn't really get hurt Britt. You really need to learn to walk away when people start with you over stupid things. Maybe next time you might be in worse shape than you are now."
Jeanette added.
"Yes Ellie is right Britt, when you return to school ignore that wannabe Vanessa if she starts with you again. I mean is it really worth you being hurt because some stupid fangirl is jealous because you won Alvin over? Think about it Britt, glad to see you feeling better sis. See you after school today. Bye."
Her sisters, Alvin's brothers and Dave hugged Brittany as they exited her hospital room causing her to think about what Jeanette said. Then she looked at Alvin a little angry.
"Nice boyfriend you are, eat food in front of your girlfriend. Can you please get me something to eat Alvin I am so hungry?"
Alvin shook his head and handed Brittany her sandwich and orange juice.
"Still think I am a bad boyfriend? Of course I got you something to eat Britt. Please promise me you will avoid her if she starts with you again. Britt she is not worth wasting your strength. She will start with you again I guarantee that, but it's up to you to just ignore her. Can you do that for me please that is all I am asking you."
She nodded as she bit into her sandwich and answered after she swallowed.
"Yes Alvin I can do that for you. No you are not a bad boyfriend either. I am glad that you are mine now."
He looked at his watch.
"Alright babe, finish eating and then get some rest. Miss Miller will be here at eleven am this morning to get us. Also make sure you use the water I got you and take your pain killers the doctor prescribed to you. Don't argue with me either Britt, they will make you stay another night if you don't cooperate. You heard your nurse last night, she is not kidding. Here she comes to check on you."
Brittany finished her breakfast and took her pain killers with the water and drifted off to sleep. After the nurse checked up on Brittany she exited the room and went to check on her other patients. Around ten fifteen Brittany woke up and got dressed. Then they both waited for Miss Miller to come and get them. Eleven o'clock came and Miss Miller picked Alvin and Brittany up from the hospital. When they got to the house Brittany made her way up to her room carefully and lay in her bed. Alvin followed her upstairs and she looked at him.
"Alvin get some rest, you look exhausted. I am fine now, you took good care of me when I was in the hospital. Alvinnnn don't you ignore me. Alvinn."
She looked and saw Alvin asleep next to her soundly and covered him as she sat up in her bed and read a romance novel. Miss Miller went up the stairs and looked.
"Brittany dear, I am going to get your prescription. Behave yourselves while I am gone and keep this door open."
Brittany sighed.
"Yes Miss Miller, I know. See you in a bit."
She watched as Miss Miller exited her room and heard her car leave. Then she sighed and went back to her novel while Alvin stayed asleep next to her.
Back at school Their siblings were getting their homework for them and were talking about what happened to Brittany. Vanessa came and laughed.
"Oh I hurt that little pop tart pretty bad. Maybe she'll think twice about stealing my man from me."
Sofia looked at her and glared poking her chest.
"You know what, you think you're so damn big and bad don't you? Let me clear something up with you missy. Brittany didn't steal Alvin from you, you were the one who cheated on him with Brittany's ex. So it isn't no one else's fault but your own. But I do know one thing, you might have put Brittany in the hospital with a broken wrist, but it looks like you are the one that got your butt kicked by a chipmunk a few feet shorter than you. That make up doesn't cover that shiner too well. So if you don't mind be gone we don't want you here get the gist."
Vanessa glared at Sofia and poked her in the chest.
"If I was you Miss Australia, I'd back off me before you get yourself hurt. You get my gist?"
Alicia gulped as her sister lunged at Vanessa knocking her into a table covering her with spaghetti sauce. Then the whole cafeteria laughed at Vanessa as she tried to get up sliding on the sauce. She screamed.
"You are gonna get it Sofia mark my words, you best not be alone and let me catch you. Because I will put you in worse condition than that little pop tart Brittany. For that now you're on the Bad Angels list!"
Sofia laughed.
"Oh help me I am shaking in my boots; you Bad Angels aren't nothing but a bunch of sooks."
Jeanette, Eleanor, Alicia, and Monica cracked up laughing. Simon, Theodore, and Michael just stared because they had no idea what Sofia just said. Steve laughed and turned to them translating what was said. After they heard they too cracked up. Vanessa grabbed Sofia's shirt and picked her up.
"You really think it's funny calling me names I don't understand, you will be sorry Sofia and so will your sisters. You three just better stay out of my path or you will get hurt."
Sofia grabbed Vanessa's hand as her eyes slanted in anger and crushed her hand.
"Oops sorry lass did I just break your little hand! We'll just see who gets hurt, so if I was you I'd stay out of our paths get the picture Vanessa?"