Chapter 27: Life, death and things in between
"Where's Mr. And Mrs. Abrams? And also Mrs. Schuester?" The doctor said as he came out of Arnie's room in the hospital.
Beth stood up and came up with them. Zach was trailing behind her, holding her by the arms. Emma and Will's dad (his mom died five years ago). Some of the Glee club members were there, too, and so were Puck, Quinn and Artie.
"So...uhm...Arnie's fine," The doctor said, "Just some wounds, and he may be wearing an arm cast for a while...He was also drunk driving,"
"Oh my God," Mrs. Abrams said.
The doctor went on, "Has he been drinking a lot lately?"
"No," Mrs. Abrams said.
"He doesn't drink," Beth said, "We just...had a little fight the other night, maybe that's why..." She cried, "I'm so so sorry..."
"It's not your fault, Beth," Artie said, "I'll talk to him when I can."
"How's Will?" Emma asked, "And Emily?"
"Mrs. Schuester, Emily's alright, she got some stitches, but she'll be fine, may be even able to go out by tomorrow or the day after. Will, however...He's...in a coma."
"What?" Almost everyone said at the same time.
"His head got hit really hard, and he's not waking up. We think it may have something to do with him protecting Emily, he covered her body with himself so..."
"But he'll wake up, right?" Emma asked, crying, "Please, please tell me he will—"
"He will," The doctor said, "I believe he has a high chance of recovery, however, we're not really sure when he'll wake up. His vital signs aren't very good right now. So, all we can do is surround him with familiar sounds and smells, and hope he gets better soon."
"Oh my God," Emma cried, and Will's dad wrapped his arms around her.
Beth was crying, "I'm so sorry," She told Emma. Quinn and Puck went up to her and held her.
"I'm sorry," Beth said and ran away.
"Beth!" Zach called out and chased after her.