By My Side
Summary: During the highest and lowest points of our lives, we could always count on our friends to be there. "Even if you and I lose each other in a sea of crowd, our friendship will find each other."
Characters: Amy, Randy, Dawn Marie, Jason, Candice Michelle, Chris, Trish /Adam, Allen, Torrie, John, Lisa Marie, Tyson, Stacy/Drew, Stephanie/Paul, Melina, Johnny, Jackie, Charlie, Lilian, Dave, Gail/Eric, Matt and Jeff.
Disclaimer: I do not own any character that you recognize. If I will use OCs in the future chapters, they are the only characters in this story that belong to me.
Author's notes: I am dedicating this story to all my friends, who were always there for me. There are times that we might not get along or whatever but I love them for who they are. Each of the female characters represents one of my friends.
Please read and review! Haha. I wanna thank those who read my other stories and I wanna say a bigger THANK YOU to those who left reviews! I appreciate all of them!
My friends had suggested that I should add another friend of ours. So, I'll be adding Gail Kim and Eric Young in the list of characters.
To my friends: I hope you'll like this story! P
Chapter Five: Good News
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"I thought you hate Tyson. Why did you care for him all of a sudden?" Stacy said jokingly as she playfully nudged Lisa's side with her elbow.
"Stace…" The raven haired woman didn't bother to continue when the door of the emergency room finally swung open. A bald doctor came out and approached them.
He raised an eyebrow. "Tyson Tomko?"
"How is he?" Lisa asked; her hands clasped together.
"Well…"
They waited in tense silence. The doctor had a blank expression on his face, which didn't give them any clue at all about what he was about to tell them. Lisa was getting impatient now. She wanted to know Tyson's condition and she wanted to know now.
"Well… Mr. Tomko's condition is stable. He has a mild concussion, a few broken ribs and he had an open wound on his forehead earlier but we were able to stitch it up. He is doing very well now."
A huge sigh of relief escaped Lisa's lips. Amy, Randy, Stacy, Drew, Stephanie and Paul were all happy for their friend and thankful that Tyson was already safe from any harm. They knew that the raven haired woman can feel more relieved and relaxed. Dawn and Candice just arrived from the cafeteria when the doctor excused himself to speak with the nurse for the moment.
"So, what did the doctor say?" Candice smiled gratefully at Randy when he took the plastic bags she was holding from her.
"Tyson's okay already." Stephanie replied before sending a sideways glance to Lisa. "You wanna go to his room?"
She nodded. "Yeah. I'm just waiting for the doctor to finish talking to the nurse so that I can ask for the number of the room."
They waited more patiently now while the doctor finished talking to the nurse. "I apologize for that but I have to go. I have to attend to another patient." He smiled apologetically at them. "Is there anything else that you need?"
"Yeah, we wanted to know what room Tyson is right now." Drew sipped from his soft drink. "Although I'm not sure if he's already awake."
"He's in room 129. Is there anything else I can do for you?" He asked. They shook their heads and thanked the bald doctor before he left with the nurse. When they were sure that they had all their food with them, they set off for Tyson's room. They assumed that he was asleep due to the surgery he just had but they were proven otherwise when they swung the door open, finding Tyson awake and watching TV.
He arched an eyebrow slightly. "I wasn't expecting this much visitors." His eyes settled on Lisa. "You're the biggest surprise of all."
"Eric called me and told me about the accident so here I am." She shrugged nonchalantly. "Anyways, I have to introduce my friends first."
Lisa introduced each of her friends one by one; Tyson greeting them all with a smile and a thank you for their concern. Unfortunately or fortunately for them, they all excused themselves to go elsewhere. Amy and Randy had to leave to wait for Lilian and Dave near the entrance. The bald man was particularly happy to hear that a friend of his was visiting. Candice, Dawn, Stephanie, Stacy, Drew and Paul decided they needed more food considering that more and more visitors were on their way to visit Tyson. Trish and Torrie were on their way and so was Jackie, who was tagging Charlie along with her. Added to them were two of Tyson's own friends, Eric Young and Gail Kim.
As everyone else except for Lisa piled out of the room, Tyson couldn't help but think that he never knew that she had friends as nice, friendly and thoughtful as they are. They didn't know him personally… Maybe they knew him as the bald guy who was always annoying the living hell out of their friend and yet, there they were, visiting him.
"Your friends are really cool." He said casually when the others were gone. "I wasn't expecting them to be here."
She nodded slightly as she sat on the sofa that faced the window. "I love them."
Tyson frowned, noting that her attention was focused on anything but him. "Why are you here?"
"Why am I here?" Lisa repeated incredulously. "What kind of question is that?"
"Aren't you supposed to hate me for pissing you off any chance I get? Aren't you supposed to be happy that I'm here right now?" He didn't mean to sound so ungrateful but he just wanted to know the answers
to those questions. The way Lisa was acting completely surprised him. He was surprised that she was there to begin with. Did that mean she didn't hate him anymore?
The raven haired woman glared at him. She looked angry and… sad? "I'm not heartless, Tomko. If you want me to be like that towards you, you just have to tell me and I'll be more than willing to be like that if it makes you happy."
He raised his hands in defense, wincing when he felt pain. "Look, I'm sorry I sounded like a jerk, okay? To be honest, I wasn't expecting you to be here. You're actually the last person I expected to see. Your being here is a surprise but I'm really happy." When she arched an eyebrow, a smirk made its way to his face. "It just proves that you don't want a life without me. You care for me. You know your life will be boring without me."
"Just shut your mouth and rest, Tyson." She rolled her eyes. She refused to make his words preoccupy her. She had to shove them out of her mind. As Lisa sat there in silence, Tyson decided not to say anything as well, not wanting piss her off anymore. He wasn't exactly in a good condition to receive an ass-kicking from her. He then turned the television on and continued to watch.
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"Do you think those two are pissing each other off again?" Paul asked as they made their way to the elevator.
Stephanie shook her head. "If they are, it'd be pointless for Tyson to survive the accident if Lisa will kill him herself."
"That's exaggerating it." Stacy pointed out. The brunette just made a face in reply. As they continued to walk, they happened to pass by the bald doctor that attended to Tyson earlier, standing outside the X-Ray room.
"Hey, Doctor…" Dawn smiled at him as she looked at the nameplate. "Doctor Hilton, Lisa's in Tyson's room but I'm sure she'd want to say thank you for helping Tyson out."
"That's my job. It's my pleasure to help your friend." He said with a soft laugh. "Is he awake?"
Drew nodded. "He looks like he's doing well."
"That's good to hear. Have a nice day to you all." Doctor Hilton bade him goodbye before he walked off. They continued to walk to the elevator as well when the door of the X-Ray room opened.
Jason sighed in relief as he stepped outside of the room. Jeff was fine although he had to wear a cast for a few weeks. The rainbow haired man was currently still in the room with his brother. He doesn't like wearing a cast. Jason thought to himself. It won't make him move freely. His head turned to the direction of the elevator and he did a double take; his eyes widening in shock. Standing inside the elevator was Dawn with people whom he assumed were her friends. Oh, shit. Is that Dawn? Am I seeing things? It took him another second before he believed it was the brunette he'd been wanting to see since the Fall Out Boy concert.
The door of the elevator was already closing and he wasn't sure if she could see him. "Dawn!" He yelled but the elevator closed. "Damn it." He needed to catch up with her… Fast.
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"Ames?"
"Hmm?" Hazel eyes turned towards Randy. He looked like he was in deep thought, making Amy wonder what he was thinking about. "Something wrong?"
He folded his arms over his chest. "No, nothing's wrong… I was just thinking about something."
"And…?" The redhead urged him to continue.
"I was wondering how you would react if it was me who got in an accident."
She pursed her lips. "That isn't a good thing to think about, you know. I don't want you to be in any accident and I'm sure you don't want to be in an accident."
"I know." His blue eyes focused on what was going outside, looking for any signs of Lilian and Dave's arrival. "It's just that when I saw Lisa react about Tyson, I couldn't help but wonder how you would react."
Amy paused thoughtfully. "I…" She paused again, trying to look for the right words. "I'd probably react a lot more than what Lisa did."
Randy smiled widely at her answer. Her answer gave him the clue he was looking after.
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Jason burst out of the emergency exit in the ground floor, surprising some of the people in the area in the process. He had to find Dawn and he was still unlucky so far. The cafeteria… She might be there. He ran towards the cafeteria, taking the fastest route. I have to see her. The blonde man ran as fast as he could. He was getting closer and closer. He came to a screeching halt in front of the cafeteria, his eyes searching for the certain brunette…
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