Riker's POV
I really wish I hadn't stopped Ryleigh in the middle of the road. I didn't even get to say what I wanted to. Twice that happened. The first time being when that Jake kid decided to show up (I still wasn't very found of). I only got a minor injury on my leg because it had been run over well it wasn't really minor unless you count a torn knee being minor but compared to Ryleigh's it was. I had overheard one of the nurses saying that Ryleigh might not make it. She had been unconscious for two days and then her heart just stopped. Obviously she was on life support and obviously I knew that she might not make it but hearing it from someone else just confirmed my problems. I had been sitting in the waiting room for 6 hours after I had been released. They weren't really accepting visitors at the moment and I was really worried. My mom had asked me to come home several times but she could wake up any minute and there was no way I was missing that. Finally a nurse tapped me on the shoulder "are you here to see Ryleigh Gomez?" She asked
"I am" I said Getting a little excited
"she's in room 364"
"thank you" I said. I grabbed my crutches and hobbled towards her room. When I got there she was unconscious (obviously) but that was ok it was nice just to see her face again. I grabbed her hand smiling. Then A wave of sadness came over me what if this really was the end and that she was going to die and there was nothing I could possibly do. I squeezed tightly then let go thinking of what life would be like without her. I wouldn't have a best friend I would probably be as if not more depressed than I was when Ross died…left . I would lose my music partner and one of the best song writers I've ever worked with. I was deep unthought when a nurse walked in.
"Hello I bet you are wondering what happened to here" she said I nodded Even though if didn't matter what happened all I cared about was if she was going to live or not. I already knew what happened. She got hit by a car. "apparently she had suffered a concussion a few days ago which was not reported to any doctors. But when she got hit she had hit her head on the ground which made the situation ten times worse now if this head injury had been reported your friend here might have had a chance"
"what your saying is" I said "that she's going to die all because we didn't report her stupid head?!" I was yelling know. I knew it wasn't the nurses fault but... how could I have been so stupid?!
"it would take a miracle for her to still be alive in a couple of days. It's not only the concussion that's killing her. It's the whole accident all together. She has three fractured ribs and a broken neck and her lung was punctured. We're trying all the surgery we can do " she looked at me with fake sympathy. these nurses they didn't care how bad it would hurt to know the truth. They saw so many patients die every day it probably didn't even phase them anymore. I started crying and this time I didn't care who saw me I cried and cried until the nurse told me it was time for me to leave. My best friend in the whole world, the only one besides my family who I truly cared about, was most likely going to die
The next couple of days were agonizing. They said we couldn't see her for reasons I didn't understand. Which probably meant they were trying to prepare us for her death. I was so upset all I wanted was for her to be alive and well again. I wished I was in her place so bad. But then she would have to go through what I'm going through right now and I would never wish that on anyone.
The phone started ringing at 6:00 am and everyone was still asleep. The ringing woke me up so I answered it. "Hello" I said
"Hello" said the voice on the other end "we're just calling to say that Ms. Ryleigh Gomez is going to be taken off life support today. So to cone in later at any time you would like." my eyes widened
"What? Are you serious" i said. There was no way this was happening.
"I would never joke about something like this" the person said "now have a good day" the person hung up and I was left there with the phone on my ear gawking. Have a good day? What was that? He told me that someone was about to die and he told me to have a good day!
"Whats wrong?" My mom asked when she walked downstairs. I shook my head and started crying. This was not happening! There was no way. She gave me a hug
"Whatever it is it will be alright" she said reassuringly
"It's Ryleigh she…" she nodded understanding
"I'll go wake everyone up"
My mom decided that we were all going to go since we were so close with her. Also we needed to be there for her mom. We were the closest to family she has other than Ryleigh and well you know.
Rydel's POV
The drive to the hospital was silent. Nobody wanted to speak about what was a bout to happen. Who would? When we arrived at the hospital I could tell that Riker was trying really hard not to cry. I felt the same pain he did even though I hadn't spoken to Ryleigh in years she was sill like a sister to me. This was going to be really hard on all of us. "It's alright" I told him "it's ok to cry" he gave me the 'thanks so much' look and looked away tears forming in his eyes. I could tell he was trying to stay strong for us but he didn't have to. We were all upset and we all knew that this would be the worst on him. "Your here for Ryleigh?" One of the nurses asked us when we arrived in the waiting room. I nodded even though I did not want to go in there. When we got to the room Ryleigh's mom was already there sitting in one of those cheap hospital chairs. Way to make us feel comfortable for the death of your best friend. I never really understood why anyone would want to watch them pretty much kill someone but now I understood. She looked sad but she wasn't crying she was probably all out of tears. I know I was. They gave us a few minutes alone with her, like that would make a difference, and nobody spoke. It was pretty awkward actually everyone was just staring at her and all of us, even my dad, were crying slightly. The nurse pulled back the curtain and walked in startling us
"are you ready?" She asked Jocelyn she nodded even though I knew she wasn't. Neither was I this was something you could never be "ready" for. The nurse was smiling. Probably trying to reassure us or something. It wasn't working. It only made me angry. About how's he could be smiling when we were all sitting here in pain. She walked over to the machine and was attempting to do what she had to to shut it down. It wasn't working. Honestly I just wanted to get it over with. All this mystery was agonizing.
Riker's POV
That moment was when the miracle happened the miracle that made me the happiest boy in the world. As soon as the nurse was about to unhook her Ryleigh's eyes fluttered open I nearly screamed Or passed out or hugged her all at once. All I got was stretching my arms out slightly and making a strange screeching noise. "Oh my" the nurse said "how is this even possible she was dead and now…this is miracle!" She was right this was a miracle but not the kind she thought. Many people have woken up while on life support that was the reason they were on it in the first place anyways. The miracle was just that she was alive period and well…heathy or at least she looked it. Ryleigh looked up confused
"what's going on?" She asked
"we'll fill you in later" I said smiling I was so relieved she was alive after all. And I did not want to relive what happened ever. Then I felt guilty. It was all my fault that she was like this. I'm the one that stopped her. This terrible thing happened because of my ignorance and being so anxious to tell her a stupid thing.
"Why don't we give the two of you some time alone" Jocelyn said
"are you sure?" I said "she's your daughter and you know maybe you should stay" she nodded
"Yes I know but I think she would rather see you" and walked out of the room with the others. I was really glad to be with her alone but I would never say that to anyone especially her mom. "Ryleigh" I said grabbing her hand "I thought I lost you"
Ryleigh's POV
I had no idea what had happened he thought he lost me…what was that supposed to mean? Waking up was hard though. I felt everything slipping away but I knew that I couldn't stop trying. My heart beat felt awkward but when I woke up it felt fine. Then it dawned on me. Maybe I was dead. I looked over and noticed there were some crutches off to the side.
"Who's are those?" I asked worried
"mine" Riker answered. He filled me in on what has happened. I stared mindlessly at his leg which was totally bandaged
"but is your leg okay?" I asked. It didn't really seem like it was, or would ever be, okay again
"Well I'm more worried about you right now what if this is just a random jump start of the machine and you will just drop dead in a couple minutes" he said
"thanks for worrying me" I said Rolling my eyes "I don't think that's going to happen plus there's no machine attached to me anymore"
"but seriously when I walked in here this morning and they were about to take you off the only thing that was keeping you alive…everything inside me shattered your my only friend besides my family. Well my only real friend in fact…your more then that". We sat there for a while until finally he kissed me. I kissed back until he pulled away embarrassed and blushing slightly I was probably blushing too. "Um that was just…" he said
"it doesn't matter" I said. I don't know why I kissed back but it just felt right…I guess "if you want me to forget about it I will". He nodded giving me the 'your the best' look. His phone went off and he grabbed it. "It says there's a video posted that tags us" he said he clicked on the notification the video started playing "Ryleigh I…" and I witnessed something I never wanted to see again. The car hitting us. I saw it hit and…well I don't really want to gross you out but it was bad. The license plate was blurred and shortly after it replayed in slow motion. "The videos already got over 100 thousand hits" Riker said
"who's account is it?" I asked knowing who ever posted it was the same person who did it if they took the time to blur the plate.
"It just says a bunch of letters and numbers" he said
"I've heard of those people" I said "they make a separate account for every video in hopes they don't get caught"
"so they're criminals?" He asked
"pretty much" I said.
"Looks like someone wants to ruin our life" he said "the comments are bad too even old R5 family laughing and stuff…I can't believe they think this is funny!" He slammed his fist on the desk. I just stared down at the screen. They probably though it was a joke or special effects. Boy did I wish that it was. Shortly after the nurse told him he had to leave and I was to stay at the hospital one more night…just in case. I'll admit I was scared nobody thought I would survive the night…not even Riker
A/N
So I updated pretty quick! And it was my longest chapter yet! Oh and to make things better Ross, Rocky and Riker left for a bit so I don't have to put up with them. So ya I'm having a pretty good Lynch free day. Thoughts?