Chapter 2: The Hours Spent Awaiting Test Results
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Summary: How will Ponyboy's life change when he is found with a rare, genetic deficiency in his immune system? Will it becomes even worse when it is discovered that he also has asthma? How will the rest of the gang change to fit his new circumstance? How will Pony survive with two overprotective brothers? Young/baby Pony for some chapters.
Third person P.O.V (May 2nd, 4:42 p.m.)
Linda almost didn't want to give Ponyboy over to the nurses. Hearing him wail like he was, it made her heart hurt. She bounced him around and whispered, "Pony, baby, it's okay. I know there are a lot of scary new people and big scary things but I promise you, it's going to be okay. I love you."
Ponyboy looked up at her with his big adoring eyes and gave her a small, sweet toothless smile. A teardrop fell from Linda's eye as the brown haired nurse took Pony and said the doctor would be right with them shortly.
She stumbled back a bit and fell into her husband's arms. "Darrel what if it's serious?" She asked frantically.
"One step at a time Linda, one step at a time," Darrell soothed. He tried to stay calm though worry burned a pit in his stomach. A few minutes a man in a white lab coat came swaggering down the hall carrying a clip board.
"Mr and Mrs. Curtis?" He asked scanning the room. Linda and Darrel looked at each other nervously before taking a deep breath and walking towards the doctor.
"Yes? How is he? How is our baby What's going on back there?" Darrel was taking at a million miles an hour. He tried, but failed miserably, to not sound frantic and desperate.
"His fever has gone down a little, but we're still running tests. It may take a few more hours but don't worry, he's in good hands," The doctor gave a fake comforting smile before turning on his heel and walking back down to the end of the hallway and turning left. Neither Linda or Darrel had bothered to look at his name tag.
Hours? No he can't be away from me for hours! Linda thought. Pull yourself together Linda it's going to be alright. She took a soothing deep breath and smiled at her husband. "He's small but mighty," she said, "He'll be okay."
"Yeah darlin'," Darell said. "I hope so." He grinned nervously.
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The next three or four hours felt like an eternity. The couple sat together in silence except for the occasion one of them commented on how long the darn tests were taking or if one had to use the restroom. Other than that nothin'.
Coming close to hour number five in the waiting room, a sweet looking blonde nurse came in and informed them that Ponyboy was having some trouble breathing and they were now testing him for asthma along with everything else under the sun.
"Asthma, the poor thing." Another parent had overheard the conversation. She was sitting with her son, who couldn't have been over 2 years old, who had red dots covering his small body, obviously the chicken pox. Linda Curtis just gave her a nervous smile and slumped back into her chair.
By hour number seven Linda had fallen asleep on Darrel's shoulder, while Darrel was nervously trying to read a Reader's Diagest: Special Addition which was difficult without his reading glasses. Just then the same Doctor from hours earlier came striding in.
"Mr. and Mrs. Curtis?" He called. Darrel gently shook Linda awake. She looked around the room before her eyes fell upon the doctor.
"Unfortunately I have some bad news, please, come step into my office."
A/N: Hope you're enjoying the story so far!
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