A cop car had also come to the scene and the cop went over to talk with Austin. "Hello, I'm officer Bob Reynolds. Do you mind if I ask you a few questions about what happened here?" Officer Reynolds said as he looked at Austin. "I don't mind, but I didn't see what happened. I just kinda found him there on my way home." Austin replied. "Alright well do you know the victims name and who may have shot him?" Officer Reynolds asked while getting out a notebook and a pencil to jot down what Austin said. "His name is Ryan Atwood. The only person I can really think of would be his mom's boyfriend. Ryan doesn't say much about him, but from the few times I've seen them together Ryan kept his distance and AJ would snap at him. I dunno, but there's just something that's telling me he probably was involved." Austin answered. "Alright, well thank you for your cooperation. Would you like a ride down to the hospital so you can see your friend?" Officer Reynolds kindly asked. "Oh, that'd be great Officer Reynolds." Austin said grateful that he didn't have to ride his bike.
Ryan was confused at first as to why these people were surrounding him and why was his leg throbbing? Then it all came back to him, running away, being shot, and Austin coming to his aid. Ryan looked at one of the nurses and asked, "Am I going to be alright?" The nurse smiled and replied kindly "You'll do just find, we had to give you a blood transfusion, but your surgery went wonderfully. You should be back to normal in no time." "So then my leg is fine?" "Mr. Atwood you were quite lucky. You only have some fairly minor muscle damage, but at the most you'll need a cane to assist you until you are fully healed." the nurse answered. Looks like the Atwood luck didn't catch up to me just yet Ryan thought to himself. Ryan was torn from his thoughts when Austin walked in.
"Hey man, how are ya feeling?" Austin asked as he sat in the chair by Ryan's bed and the nurse walked out. Austin and Ryan weren't very close, but they knew each other from school and soccer. "Not too bad actually, given the circumstances." Ryan replied.
"Oh and I called Theresa, Jake, and Tim to tell them what happened. They said they're going to come and visit you soon." Austin said. Ryan was happy that he was going to get to see his friends soon and that they cared enough to come and visit. "Oh and the hospital called your mom and your brother, they're coming too." Austin added as he looked at Ryan's face for a reaction. "Oh, ok." Ryan said as he thought about what could happen when his family came to see him.
Just then there was a knock at the door. "Come in." Ryan said, curious as to who had come first, he was secretly hoping it was his friends. Tim, Jake, and Theresa walked through the door.
"Hey man." Jake said as he walked through the door. Jake had spiky brown hair and blue eyes. He had met Ryan after he moved to Chino at the age of ten when his family had encountered some financial troubles.
"Dude, we leave you alone for 3 seconds and you get shot." Tim said with a smile on his face. Tim was the more laid back one of the group and he had known Ryan for almost as long as Theresa.
"Hey Ryan." Theresa said. She probably knew the most about what happened, after Ryan of course.
Ryan smiled from his bed, "Hey guys, nice to see you too." "Well, I guess I'll go now that you guys are here. Hope you feel better Ryan." Austin said as he left the room.Theresa spoke up, "So, Ryan, how are you feeling?" "I'm not feeling too much, way too many meds for that." Ryan responded.
Knock Knock
"Come in." Ryan said cautiously knowing it was either a nurse or his family, neither of which he wanted to see.
His mother, and Trey walked through the door. "Well, I'm just gonna go so you guys can um, talk." Theresa said as she hinted for the others to follow her. Theresa walked towards the door with the others behind her. "Bye guys." Ryan said. "Take care man." Jake said with a wave as he walked out the door. "Ya man, get better we need you on the soccer team." Tim said as he too left.
Great, it's just me and my family now. Ryan thought to himself.
AN: Thanks to everyone that has reviewed and even to the silent readers. Sorry that the chapters are so short, hopefully they'll get longer. A bit of this story is already written, but any ideas could always be added in and changes can be made. Hope you enjoyed and review if you like