"Waking Slowly"
Even though Junior couldn't remember it, he had migrated into the waiting room of the hospital. All the color in his face was gone and he could hardly hold his head up. Suddenly he saw Jean, Pablo, Matt and Dani race into the waiting room and approach him.
They stood in front of Junior and all at once began asking a hundred different questions. Some asked how it happened, some asked who Mack was, and some asked if Kris would be okay. All Junior could do was give in to his heavy head and drop his head slowly and stare at his feet.
Everything in his life was falling apart. In an instant, his best friend, fiancé, and love of his life was gone with no answer to when she would fully be back. He knew that if she died, he wouldn't be able to survive on his own.
Matt and Dani sat on either side of Junior while Jean and Pablo decided to pace uneasily in front of them. Dani held onto her brother's hand for comfort and Matt's mind raced at a thousand miles per hour. He wanted to help Junior, but he wasn't even sure how he could ease his own mind.
After what seemed like a lifetime, a doctor came out and approached Junior instead of Jean this time. "Mr. Davis?" the doctor said. Junior recognized the doctor to be Dr. Howard, the same doctor that had been with Kris right after she woke up from her coma.
Junior stood up quickly, along with the other four people who gathered around. "Yes?" Junior finally uttered. Junior automatically assumed the worst and was prepared to hear that the love of his life was dead. But then again, Junior always seemed to overreact.
"We were in surgery with Kris for a long while. Because of what Mack did, her body shut down entirely since her body was still very weak. We finally were able to stabilize her and now she is doing fine. We'll have to monitor her for a period of time, but she is quite healthy thankfully. She was really lucky. She must have someone to stay alive for." Dr. Howard finally ended his speech and made everyone feel a whole lot better.
"Thank you so much Doctor. You have no idea how thankful I am!" Junior spat out excitedly as he emphatically shook his hand.
As Dr. Howard turned to walk away, he stopped and said, "By the way, she's been asking for someone named Wildfire. Do you know who that is?"
Everyone laughed as they explained who the famous horse was. "Can we see her please?" Jean asked.
"Of course. Right this way." Dr. Howard led them to a recovery room where Kris was lying in her bed.
When they all walked in, Kris was asleep in her bed. As Junior looked upon her, he thought she looked so peaceful, given what she just went through. Even though she had an IV stuck in her hand and was wearing a hospital gown and her hair was messed up, Junior thought she never looked more beautiful. All he could think of was the day she finally gets released from the hospital. Junior had practically been living there and wanted him and Kris to leave and finally start their lives together.
Everyone was very happy to see that Kris was doing well after such a horrible day. Lately, Kris had been through so much and everyone just wanted for her to be out of the hospital and riding horses as a jockey once again. They wanted to see her riding Wildfire and Flame, where she belonged.
After about ten minutes, Kris' eyes finally fluttered open, revealing her large brown eyes and everyone smiled. Jean had been sitting on the side of her bed and instantly hugged Kris gently. "I did it again, didn't I?" Kris asked slowly.
"Don't worry Kris. You're going to get out of here soon. And then you'll be Mrs. Davis," Jean comforted her as she held Kris' hand.
"I hope so," Kris murmured.
A/N: I know it's pretty short but I feel it gets the job done. So, I haven't been getting many reviews so I would really like to have some more. I like getting your feedback, so review please!!
