New chapter! Oh, and I changed my penname to Munchkins Rule, because they do!
Nina
I ran. I just ran blindly, following the gurney. Double doors opened, and masked men with white coats held me back. Hands embraced me, but I was in shock. Jerome was my non-biological brother. I loved him like my brother. Why must he be hurt?!
After five hours, Amber looked around the dull waiting room. "Where's Alfie?" she asked quietly. "He must've left," Fabian said. Mara just stared at the wall. "I'll go get him," I offered, wanting something to occupy my mind. Everyone just nodded dully, except for Mara. She just concentrated on that wall like it held the answer to Jerome's problems. I hoped it did, too.
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The first thing I heard when I got near the hotel room where Alfie and Jerome stayed was video game music. Then, Alfie's angry voice shouting, "WE DON'T EAT VEGETABLES, WE HURL THEM! WE FLIPPING HURL THEM!" I quietly opened the door, and saw Alfie screaming at a Nintendo 3DS.
"HOLY PICKLES POTIONS THAT CREATE DOORS TO THE EXTRA DEMENSION! AAH! AND THEN THERE'S CHERRIES, BUT I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THEY DO RIGHT NOW! POW BOX GO BOOM!" "Alfie, are you okay?" "NO! I'M NOT!" He threw the DS on the bed and buried his head in the pillows. "Why aren't you at the hospital?" I asked, sitting down next to him. "Wmmph fmmh," he mumbled into the bed. "What?" "We fought, okay?! I was angry at him for spending so much time with Mara, and…" he started tearing up. "He-he apologized, a-and asked if there was anything he could do. And, being the idiot I am, I told him he should get me that new video game, Farm Galaxy Ninja Warrior 2. He went across the street, and got h-hit b-by a truck!" When he finished, he collapsed into hysterical sobbing.
"Alfie, it's not your fault. You had a reason to be angry, and he caused that anger. And you couldn't have ever expected that truck to come swinging in out of nowhere. It's not your fault." "Y-yes it is!" "No it isn't, but even if it was, you should be at the hospital right now, supporting him." "Y-you're r-right. Let's go." he sniffled, and sat up. "But first, I need to get something."
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"How is he?" I heard Mara ask. They had asked if anyone was related to him in the room, and Mara had promptly lied and said that she was his step-cousin.
"Well…" we heard the nurse say. Her lips moved, but we couldn't hear anything else. Mara started crying, and Alfie clutched the package in his hands a little more tightly. Fabian was looking at me, and I was pretending not to notice. Patricia gripped the armrest of her chair, and Eddie tried to move his arm around her shoulders, but she shrugged away, and went on gnawing at her lip. Joy just hugged Mick as hard as she could, even though they weren't dating. Amber just sobbed into Alfie's shirt, but Alfie was too nervous himself to comfort her.
After a few more words to Mara, the nurse let her out. Mara sucked in a deep breath, and we collectively prepared ourselves for the bad news.
"He's okay," she whispered. We stared at her in shock. "He's fine! He'll be alright!" she started smiling and her face lit up, as did everyone else's. Patricia sighed, and poked Eddie's arm until he finally put it around her, Amber stopped crying, stared at Mara in shock, then skipped away happily to reapply her makeup, Joy let go of Mick and smiled while looking embarrassed at the same time, and Alfie just laced his fingers around the bag and made a poker face, but in cracks of his mask he was beaming. Fabian grinned, and tried to hug me, but I moved and went over to Mara to congratulate her.
"He's fine," she whispered to herself, happy tears leaking from her eyes. "Mara, do you think we could visit him?" "Only relatives can. You could pass off as his sister, if you want to." I nodded, and we went off together.
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As we headed down the hallway to Jerome's room, I passed a boy in the hall. He had chestnut hair like Fabian, but shockingly blue eyes. He had a cast on his arm, and he was being led out by his parents, very reluctantly. He stared at me as I passed by. "Hi," he said softly in a slight French accent. "Hi," I said, smiling flirtatiously. What was I doing?! I just broke up with Fabian!
"Um, I'm Will. Will Dubois," Will said, sticking out his hand. "Nina Martin," I said, shaking it. Before we could talk any further, Mara pulled me aside. "What about Fabian?!" she hissed. "We broke up," I whispered. The tears that had tried to make an appearance for the last hour pushed into my eyes, and I started bawling out the story to her.
Mara pursed her lips, and hugged me tightly. "I'm so sorry, Nina. Fabian is an ass, that's all there is to it." "Wow, you cussed? And I was an ass, too," I said, pulling away from her embrace and wiping away the tears forcefully. "I only cuss when people deserve it and you were raped and as soon as you woke up, he broke up with you. Now that's what I call an ass," she said, smiling and touching my shoulder. "Now, let's go see Jerome."
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When we reached his door, 325, a doctor was standing outside with a clipboard. "How is he?" Mara asked nervously. "Good. He just woke up-" that was all he could get out before we pushed him out of the way and burst into his room.
He stared at the ceiling, obviously bored. "Jerome?" Mara's voice trembled as she crouched down next to him. "Mara, tell me something," he said quietly. "Yes, anything in the world," she said nervously. "What happened?"
Not the best cliffhanger. But, I have terrible news for all of those who like my story. I am starting school tomorrow and I won't be able to update as often. Sorry, and I'll try my best to update on Friday and Saturday.
