Shorties Like Mine

Chapter 6- The Aftermath


Scene Ellie, Marco, and Spinner comes in

Nurse: Yes ma'am

Ellie: We are here for Jimmy Brooks and Hazel Aden

Nurse: Are you family?

Ellie: We're friends

Nurse: Then I can't tell you their conditions right now until a family member comes.

Spinner: Yes you can he's my brother and I'm not joking and you need to tell me RIGHT NOW!

Nurse: Okay sir calm down Hazel just came out of surgery and the doctors are working on Jimmy you can go to the waiting room

*They walk there*

30 minutes Later

Ashley is in the corner crying, Spinner is pacing back and forth trying not to break down crying, Ellie is on Marco shoulder crying and Marco is trying to hold back tears.

Ashley: Why do I feel so bad after …

Ellie cuts her off: DON'T YOU DARE!

Ashley Shuts up

Then rushes in the rest of the Degrassi gang.

Paige: Are they okay?

Spinner: Hazel had surgery and they working on Jimmy.

Paige: OMG

1 hr pass and the doctor comes out.

Doctor: WOW yall all here for Hazel and Jimmy

Spinner: Yeah we a big family.

Doctor: I have good and bad news on Hazel. She came through surgery well but she lost the baby!

Paige whisper to Marco: Wait she was pregnant and didn't tell me

Marco: Join the Club!

Doctor: But she is fine she should be awake by tomorrow.

Spinner: What about Jimmy.

Doctor: We don't know right now we are going to work on him around the clock.

Spinner: Yall have to safe him.

Doctor: We will do are best, we have your number if anything goes wrong with either of them I think it be wise yall leave for the night and come back tomorrow

Spinner: No I'm staying here

Doctor: Okay *He exits*

Marco: Spin he's right we need to go home they are in the best care possible

Spinner: I'm not leaving! I did that once and I'm not doing that again

Marco: This is different

Marco tries to guide Spinner outside but Spinner moves Marco off him

Paige: Spinner baby stop you need to go home we don't want you in here either it already hard having Jimmy and Hazel here. Baby please comes home for me

Spinner: FINE BUT WE COMING BACK AS SOON AS THEY OPEN!

Paige: Okay *he wraps his arm around Paige and looks back at Jimmy in the room and begins to cry as they left*


Like Spinner said they all were back early the next morning to find out any info on Jimmy.

Spinner runs in: We here for Jimmy Brooks and Hazel Aden

Nurse: You can head to the waiting room and doctor will be out within 20 minutes.

*They all go to the waiting room*

15 minutes past

Spinner is pacing around

Paige: Baby sit

Spinner: I can't I need to know what going on with Jimmy

Finally the Doctor comes out and has an very worry look on his face

Doctor: Glad you all are back. Hazel is going fine and she is starting to wake up and you all can see her soon.

Spinner: What about Jimmy

Doctor: Well we did a million and one test last night and it's not looking so good. Only like 40% of his brain is working he's not breathing on his own but if he does survive there a possibility he may be able to walk again.

*Just as he says that the beep sound comes from Jimmy room and doctors are rushing to Jimmy room*

Spinner: JIMMMYYYYY! *Spinner tries to run for the door but Marco stops him and Spinners goes to run outside and Marco catches up with him*

Scene outside the Hospital

Mario: Spin?

*He finds Marco outside on a bench crying uncontrollable.*

Marco: O Spinner. *As he runs up to him and start hug him as tight as he could.*

Spinner: Marco I can't do thru this again. All I keep remember is what happened last time. And it's my fault he's in that chair.

Marco: Don't start blaming yourself Spin. You didn't cause any of this. And you and I know Jimmy is a fighter look at how far he came before from the shooting he is going to make it thru this. But Spin let's go back in because you know everyone especially Paige is worrying about you.

*As Marco leads Spinner back to the waiting

1 hr Later

Paige is crying into Spinner chest, Marco, Ellie, Sean, Emma, Liberty, Ashley are all crying

Paige: OMG what's going on!

Ellie: Jimmy is okay he has to be we can't lose him

Sean: Jimmy is strong he will make it through this

Ashley: He better *she start to feel sorry for her secret relationship with Jesse*

Finally the Doctor comes but comes out with his head down

Doctor: We got him stable but we don't know how long that is going to last. Right now it look like he has a 10% chance of living

Spinner: No you guys are going to save him!

Doctor: We try to do are best and Hazel been awake for 2 or 3 hours but we haven't told her yet abou…

Spinner: I'll tell her where is her room

Doctor Points to it and Spinner goes to talk to Hazel


Spinner walks into Hazel Room

Hazel: Hey Spin

Spinner not wanting to look at Hazel: Hey Hazel how are you feeling.

Hazel: I'm doing well just got some sharp pain in my stomach. I hope everything is well with the Baby.

Spinner looks at Hazel with tears in his eyes and then looks back down at his feet

Hazel: Spin there something that you not telling me

Spinner: No their nothing wrong Hazel

Hazel: GAVIN SPINNER MASON! What is wrong

Spinner trying to hold back his tears: Hazel there is a reason that your stomach is hurting when you got hit by the car

Hazel: NO

Spinner edges closer to her: You lost the baby because of the impact

Hazel: OMG NOOOO *Start sobbing really hard and Spinner runs over to her and sit on the bed and let her cry on his chest*

Spinner: It be okay Hazel

Hazel: (between sobs) Maybe but I think Jimmy was looking forward to have a kid

When Hazel said Jimmy Spinner try not to show emotion but he couldn't it just came flowing out.

Hazel: There something else isn't it

Spinner nods

Spinner: Jimmy is not doing too well Hazel the impact he had was horrible and they only giving him 10% chance of living.

Hazel WHAT? (Crying)

Spinner: But we know Jimmy he is strong and he will pull through this he will just not exit like that on us.

Hazel: You right Jimmy a fighter and he will fight

Spinner: Yeah but I think the guys are really going crazy if they don't see you so I tell them to come in

Hazel: Okay Spin *She grabs a tissue and wipes her eyes*

Spinner exits


Later that Day everyone has been in to see Hazel and some left to get some of their class work so that they can catch up. The only ones there are Marco, Paige and Spinner

Spinner: How are you feeling Hazel

Hazel: I'm feeling pretty good but I really want to see Jimmy

Spinner: The Doctor said you doing 75% better so I go ask if it's okay.

*Spinner leaves*

Hazel: So how is Spinner holding up?

Paige: He finally broke down again and I think it help him

Marco: Yeah and I think a weight was lifted off his shoulder when they said you was okay and they said it be time but Jimmy would probably be okay.

Spinner enters with a wheelchair

Spinner: The Doctor said it okay but he wants you in the wheelchair

Hazel: Okay

Marco and Spinner helps Hazel in the wheelchair and Marco wheels her to Jimmy Room

Scene Jimmy room

Hazel: OMG he.. (she start crying) looks like that day of the shooting

*She gets up and walk over to Jimmy and sit on the bed*

Hazel: Come on Jimmy you can wake up your strong enough to beat this I know you can beat this and I know you will not let this beat you or keep you down. *She grabs his hand and kisses his forehead*

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