Okay, so I took forever again...
I'm sorry.
But here's chapter 26:
Enjoy.
The hospital was filled with activity. Nurses and Doctors supervising the re-admition of patients. The dramatic, terrifying ordeal that had occurred in the building a couple of hours had finally ended. Nobody knew the details surrounding the situation except for the family that was currently going through the hardest time of their lives.
Rumors had been passed around. Some said that the son of the main threat had run away because the police were coming. Some said that he was still hiding in the hospital. Others just didn't care.
They had been told that the man who had caused the hospital to be evacuated had been arrested.
The main focus of the hospital staff at the moment was to make sure that the people who had been forced to leave were settled in comfortably.
However, there were two seprate teams of doctors that were currently busy.
Two surgery's were taking place.
The rooms were side by side.
The patients were brothers.
A room down the hall was occupied by the four remaining Jonas', one of which was unconscious on the bed. Mrs. Jonas sat stroking her sons hand as Mr. Jonas paced quietly back and forth. He would glance from the door to the floor, then to Kevin. Frankie was sleeping soundly, curled up by his big brother, one arm draped over Kevin's chest.
When Kevin finally woke, his dark brown eyes met his mothers tear filled gaze.
"Oh Kevin," she said. She stood up and ran a hand through his curly hair. She closed her eyes and kissed the top of his head, thankful that he was finally back with them.
"What happened?" Kevin looked at his dad for an answer.
Mr. Jonas came and sat down next to his wife. He sighed as he looked at Kevin. "Don't you remember?"
Kevin thought for a moment and his eyes widened as it all suddenly came back to him. Images of Nick on the gurney, pale and still, and Joe in his arms, his eyes closing, flooded his mind. His parents solemn faces told him that if their had been any news it hadn't been satisfying.
"Dad? Are they okay?"
"They're both in surgery right now. Both are expected to be done anytime now. The doctors are gonna let us know once they're done."
Kevin nodded.
"Why is Joe in surgery again?" Kevin was confused. Joe had had surgery earlier that day and now he back in it?
"He got pretty banged up again. The doctor said healing wounds were damaged."
Kevin closed his eyes. He couldn't believe how fast things had gotten out of hand earlier. The plan had been shot to hell from the beginning. Nick and Joe were hurt. Nothing had gone right.
He remembered the fear he had felt when Joe had collapsed in his arms. He had thought the worst. His little brother had been through too much and he was afraid that he would never be the same again. After everything their family had been put through Kevin couldn't see how it would ever be the same.
The only positive thing that had come from today was the fact that the man that had put them all through hell was finally where he belonged. Behind bars.
6 feet under would be a more suitable place for him, Kevin thought bitterly.
A thought quickly came to mind. "Where's Blake?"
Mr. Jonas got an angry look on his face. "He got away. When the police arrived he was nowhere in sight."
Kevin felt relieved. "Good."
"What?" His dad looked at him with a shocked expression.
"Dad Blake helped us," Kevin said. "He lied to his Dad to get him to go upstairs, and I'm pretty sure he helped Nick."
Mr. Jonas looked surprised. He was about to question his son further when the door opened slowly, revealing Doctor Wheeler.
Kevin sat up, in the process waking a sleeping Frankie. Kevin put his arm around his youngest brothers as he waited for news on Nick and Joe.
"Doctor?" Mrs. Jonas looked expectantly at him.
Doctor Wheeler smiled slightly. "Nick and Joe both made it safely through the surgery's."
Kevin let out a breath he didn't know he had been holding.
"Nick lost a large amount of blood, but luckily a transfusion was avoided. We had to remove the bullet from the bone. He's going to need to go through months of physical therapy. It'll be a long process, but we expect him to make a full recovery."
Kevin felt relieved that Nick wasn't too badly hurt. When he had seen him before, Kevin had prayed that it wasn't bad. He promised himself right then that he would be with Nick every step of the way during his recovery.
"And Joseph?" Mr. Jonas asked.
"Joseph's surgery was almost a repeat of the one we performed prior to the latest confrontation with Cane. More strain had been put on his ribs, which caused his breathing to become harsh. The internal bleeding we had repaired began to cause more problems. I still don't see how he made it out of bed, let alone upstairs and back down."
Kevin knew that Joe was strong. Now he had no doubt about it.
"We did everything we could. He's going to be in a lot of pain and it's going to take a lot to keep him going. The trauma his body has been put through is going to make it hard to recover. We have high hopes for him, but it's all up to Joe now."
Frankie hugged Kevin.
Mr. Jonas hugged Mrs. Jonas.
"Can I see them?" Kevin asked, breaking the silence.
The doctor smiled warmly. "Of course. I've placed them both in the same room."
Kevin lifted Frankie into his arms as slid off the bed. He handed Frankie to his dad.
"Can I go alone first?" Kevin asked his parents.
"Of course," his mom replied.
"Follow me," Dr. Wheeler said to Kevin.
Once they got to the room, Kevin thanked the doctor and opened the door. He looked from Nick to Joe. Both looked pale and uncharacteristically like themselves. He slowly walked between their beds and sat down in the chair that was placed there.
"Hey guys."
He know what to say. He felt as though it should be him in the beds and not his younger brothers.
"I'm so sorry. Every things gonna be okay now. I promise. Canes gone and he's never coming back."
He sat in the silent room for what seemed like hours before he heard a soft noise. He looked at Nick and was shocked to see him staring back at him.
"Hey," Nick said softly.
Kevin stood and hugged his brother tightly. He ruffled his hair playfully and smiled.
"I'm so glad your okay."
Nick looked past him and stared at the figure in the bed next to his.
"What happened?"
Kevin looked at Joe as well. "Cane happened. Again."
"Is he-is he okay?"
Kevin nodded slightly. "He's hurt pretty bad. But he'll be okay. It's Joe."
Nick smiled. If anyone could make it through a situation like this, it was Joe.
"What happened to Cane?"
"He's in jail now. Blake got away though." Kevin told him.
Nick's face was expressionless for a moment, then, "Good."
Kevin smiled. "That's what I said."
Okay so I'm REALLY bad at ending stories.
haha.
There's obviously gonna be more than just one chapter left. I think I'll update tomorrow and maybe even post the first chapter of my new story. The poll closes tomorrow, so vote if you haven't.
Tell me what you think please.