Chapter 7
I woke up with a headache, my back hurting, and a cast on my leg. I turned over, realizing I was alone in a small hospital room.
Suddenly, the door opened and I saw Jackie, looking down, reading a magazine, totally oblivious to me.
"Jackie?" She looked up, her eyes getting wider.
"Donna! She's awake! DONNA!" She ran out, screaming.
Donna, Fez, Eric, Kelso, and Jackie ran in and started hugging me.
"Sammie! Thank god you're awake." Donna said hugging me tighter.
"We thought you died." Kelso said bluntly.
Jackie hit him. "Michael! SHUT UP!"
Donna sat down on the bed with me and smiled. "Are you feeling ok, Sammie?"
I nodded. "I feel really tired."
She shook her head. "The doctor said that when you wake up, we can't let you fall back to sleep. You have a concussion!"
I frowned, then looked around. "Where's Hyde?"
Eric laughed. "He was by your side for three days straight! He didn't sleep or eat. We finally had to send him home to get some rest and coffee."
I smiled to myself and looked back up. "Ok."
Jackie, Kelso, and Fez went to go get some lunch for everyone. Eric and Donna sat down next to me and smiled.
"He was really worried about you, you know."
I closed my eyes, only to have Donna smack my face a little.
"No sleeping!"
I bolted up, only to see Eric and Donna staring at the door. I looked over.
"Hey." Hyde stood in the doorway, mouth hanging open, and eyes hidden behind his glasses.
Eric and Donna walked out. "We'll give you guys some time."
Hyde's walk over turned into a fast walk. He hugged me tightly and I smiled.
"Are you ok?" He looked at me.
I nodded. "Yeah. I mean, a concussion, broken leg, and stitches in my forehead make me dandy as a cloud." I laughed, then stopped when I felt dizzy.
Hyde took my hand and laughed a little. "I waited three days for you to wake up, and I leave for an hour and you do." He huffed playfully. "Typical."
I smiled. "Sorry. I was only unconscious for three days!"
He stopped and took off his glasses, looking up at me. "I was really worried. Do you remember anything?"
I shook my head. "The only thing I remember was falling, and waking up for a few seconds to see…" I looked up at him. "You."
He smiled just a bit. "Yeah, well…"
He shook his head. "But you don't remember getting here? Or when Kelso spilled hot coffee on you? Or when Jackie painted your toenails? Or Eric reading you comic books?"
I smiled and looked down at the toes that were visible. "I do… I think I heard a voice saying my name. That's all, though."
He peak over at me.
The next few days were spent in the hospital, trying to stay awake, eating the hospital food, and Hyde and I playing Jimi Hendricks and Led Zeppelin.
One day, Eric brought me a black electric guitar.
"How'd you know I could play?" I smiled.
He shrugged. "Donna told me."
Hyde smiled. "What can you play?"
I looked down and started to play the intro to Purple Haze.
Kelso laughed. "Funny! That sounds like Purple Haze."
We all glared up at him.
"It is Purple Haze, Kelso." Fez corrected him.
Kelso rubbed his neck. "Nah! She's a chick! Everyone knows chicks can't really play guitar."
Hyde punched him and I rolled my eyes.
"Shut up, Kelso!" We all said in-sync.
Around nine, everyone left, except Hyde.
He pulled out an ACDC record and smiled.
Putting it on the record player, he sighed. "You need to ask Donna for some new records for Christmas or something. The Pink Floyd one in your room is seriously scratched."
I rolled my eyes. "Tell me something I don't know! The Who collection I have needs some repair, and Kelso dropped my one Grateful Dead album out the window!"
He looked back. "Why… never mind. I don't want to know."
I smiled and he sat down next to me on the bed. "Wanna play Candy Land?"
I looked at him. "Candy Land? Isn't that a little… babyish?"
He shook his head. "You do not know how we play."
A few minutes later, we were laughing hysterically and inhaling buckets of smoke.
"You know what, what Hyde?"
"What, Zammie?"
"You have pretty eyes."
He smiled. "So do you Sammie!"
We were rolling on the floor laughing. I was finally feeling better.