3 days later
Tommy was at his open locker, starring at the picture of Kimberly, that she had given him. The tears fell from his eyes as he looked at her picture. Josie and Jack came down the hall; Josie wanted to go check on her brother.
"That is a great picture of Kimberly!" Josie said putting her hand on her brother's shoulder.
Tommy pulled away from her and slammed his locker shut. The noise made Josie and Jack jump. They could see that Kimberly being unconscious lying in a hospital room has really gotten to him.
"Kimberly will be fine." Jack said.
"It is my fault that she got hurt." Tommy said.
"No, you can't believe that. We were there, we saw everything. You did all you could. There was just too many of them." Jack said.
"We weren't much help, we couldn't find the putties. All we could do was watch as she struggled to fight the putties that surrounded her. We watch you try to pull the putties off of her and more just showed up." Josie tried to comfort him.
"Do you have a point?" Tommy asked annoyed.
"My point baby brother is stop blaming yourself for her injuries." Josie told him.
Tommy said nothing and started to walk away.
"Hey, I will baby-sit tonight for Max and Starr, so you can go to the hospital and sit with Kimberly." Josie offered.
"Fine, I will see you later." Tommy said as he walked down the steps of the school.
"Please Beautiful wake up!" Tommy begged starring at his unconscious girlfriend.
Kimberly's arms were covered with bandages, to cover the cuts she received from Scorpina's stinger. She was hooked up to machines and an IV for nutrition. Tommy held her hand. John and Michelle came in to check on Kimberly and saw their son with her. He spends every spare minute with her since she was injured. Michelle went to the reception's desk to make a quick phone call. She then went back into Kimberly's room.
"You are expected at the Scott's house for dinner, and you will be spending the night there as well." Michelle ordered.
"Mom, I am not leaving her." Tommy said not even looking up.
"We will call you over there, if she wakes up." John said
"I would rather just stay here with her." Tommy told them.
"I know what you want, but I know what is best for you. And that is not staying here. If she wakes we will call you, otherwise go to Jason's." Michelle ordered her son.
Tommy gave Kimberly a kiss on her forehead and left the room without even saying one word to his parents. He was angry at them for making him leave her side.
Tommy and Jason are up in Jason's room trying to do homework, but neither one was really concentrating on it. They were talking about Kimberly and hoping she wakes up soon.
"Boys, dinner!" Anita called up the stairs.
Jason opened his door and started to head down to dinner. Tommy didn't move.
"Are you coming?" Jason asked.
"I'm not hungry." Tommy said.
Jason went downstairs alone to dinner.
"Where is Tommy?" Anita asked when she saw that Tommy didn't come down.
"Mom, he claims that he is not hungry." Jason said.
Anita shook her head, she promised Michelle that she will look after her son, and that is what she intends to do. Anita went up to get him and a few minutes later Tommy was sitting at the dinner table. Anita put a plate of spaghetti in front of the teens first and then handed a plate to her husband. Tommy took a couple of bites, but mostly he pushed the pasta around the plate. Anita was about to say something to him, when the doorbell rang.
"Jason, if that is Zack, tell him not during dinner!" Peter ordered.
"Okay dad." Jason said rolling his eyes as he got up from the table to get the door.
Jason went to open the door, expecting to see Zack standing there with a basketball. But it wasn't Zack standing there, it was Kevin and Tracey was standing there with 3 adults with who had their hands on the kids shoulder. Jason was going to say something to Kevin and Tracey, but decided not to. The adults didn't look to be the friendliest people and Tracey's eyes were all red.
"Jason, who is at the door?" Peter asked wondering why he hasn't come back to dinner yet.
Jason said nothing. Peter came to see for himself who was at the door.
"Well, let them in." Peter said.
Jason stepped aside and the 3 adults with Kevin and Tracey came inside.
"Couch, NOW!" One of the adults said to the kids.
Kevin took Tracey's hand and led her to the couch. Anita and Tommy came to see what is going on. She saw the kids and the adults.
"Jason, why don't you and Tommy take Kevin and Tracey into the dining room and get them some dinner." Anita offered.
Kevin looked to the adult that brought them there. One of them motioned her head for them to go. The kids went into the kitchen. Jason got them some dinner and they all sat at the table.
"Alright, ask?" Kevin said.
"Who are they? What is happening?" Jason asked.
"They are Social Services; we have been officially taken away from mom and dad." Kevin explained rolling his eyes.
"What? Why!" Tommy asked.
"We don't know; we came home from school. They were there and cops too. They would not let us anywhere near mom. They told us to get some clothes and that we will be going with them." Tracey explained in tears.
"What about Kimberly?" Tommy asked.
"Kimberly too, when she gets out of the hospital. I talked the Social Workers to bring us here, when they started talking about foster homes. I am hoping that your parents agree to take us. At least we know them." Kevin said.
Jason got up from the table and went to the wall to see if he can hear any of the conversation going on.
"Jason, if your father catches you eavesdropping, he will kill you." Kevin said.
"I know, but I am curious." Jason said smiling.
"Well, move over, I want to hear." Kevin said coming up to the wall next to Jason.
