As the phone dropped from Cody's hand Dustin looked over at him.
"What's wrong" he asked.
"It's Zack...last night he overdosed on pills and now he's...Dustin he was...hospital...and he" Cody couldn't speak. Dustin heard his mother calling out to Cody through the speaker, he picked up the phone
" I'm not sure what's happening but tell us where to go and we will be there" he said. He listened carefully trying to make out her sons and as soon as he was done he called his driver. He grabbed Cody's hand
"Common Cody" he said leading him along.
"Thank you Dustin. You don't have to come if you don't want to" Cody said meekly as he was pulled into the elevator.
"What are you talking about. Of course I do, I may not like him but he is your family and he is important to you no matter what he's done" Dustin said pulling him into the car. Cody couldn't help but smile through the tears as they sped off to the hospital.
-in the hospital-
Cody ran to the front desk Dustin close behind. As soon as he reached the desk he all but shouted
"Zack Martin, what room can I find Zack Martin" the receptionist looked at him then typed into her computer.
"He's in the ICU room 116." She responded. Cody sped off as Dustin was stopped by the clerk.
"I'm sorry young man. Family visitors only" she told him firmly.
"But ma'am I have to go" he stuttered. Before the clerk could respond Cody grabbed Dustin's hand and stared daggers at the clerk
"He IS family" he snarled before storming off.
As the two boys frantically entered the room Carey sprung up from the chair beside Zack's bed. She ran and hugged Cody
"Cody...he won't wake up. He's been like this for hours" she sobbed. Cody pulled away and looked at his mother. Her eyes were red and puffy and she looked like she hadn't slept at all.
"Dustin, can you take my mom to your car. Have him take her home. She needs sleep" he said.
"Yea sure thing" Dustin replied grabbing her hand.
"Cody no. I'm not going to leave not now. I can't." She sobbed.
"MOM go home" he demanded "it's hard enough having Zack in here I won't have you collapse to. Go home and rest you can come back later. I promise I won't leave his side and if he wakes up I'll call you right away" Cody said sternly. Carey was to weak to fight back and complied for the time being. When Dustin got back Cody took his phone and dialed a number into it.
"Hello this is the Tipton Hotel Marian Mosby speaking how may I help you" Cody heard on the receiving end.
" ...its Cody" he spoke slowly.
"Oh yes Cody. How Zack doing is he okay" Mosby said with concern.
"He's...he's not waking up and he's... I need a favor" Cody said trying to hold back tears.
"Yes yes of course anything" Mosby replied.
"I sent my mother home. She was about to pass out from exhaustion. I need you to make sure she doesn't leave and gets some sleep. Please " he said.
"Yes yes of course Cody. I'll take care of it personally. Just make sure you look after Zack" he said before hanging up the phone. As Cody handed the phone to Dustin he sat in the chair taking his mothers place. As soon as he sat down he got his first real look at Zack. He was pale, he had tubes running this way and that way connecting to different parts of his body. When Cody touched him he felt colder than usual. All at once he felt alone, like he was in a sea drowning and he could not escape. He started to cry. He sobbed and muttered
"Stupid Zack. Stupid stupid Zack." He felt lost, cold and alone. Dustin walked up to him and wrapped his arms around him tightly reassuring Cody and pulling him from the depths of his own sadness. Although he continued to sob he knew he wasn't alone.
"If you...if you want...Dus...Dustin you can go...go home...I know...you...you don't like him much" Cody sobbed. Dustin hugged Cody tighter
"I may not like him but I love you and your crazy if you think I'm leaving you alone for one second. I'll be here all night if I have to. After all I am family" Dustin said. Cody smiled
"Dustin, it may not be now, it may not be until we are older but one day...will you marry me" Cody said.
"I'd love to" Dustin replied. Cody pulled Dustin onto his lap and wrapped his arms around the young boy.
"Well the how about we watch over this idiot brother of ours and smack him good when he wakes up" Cody said through dry heaves.
Hey guys another chapter has come and gone. It was depressing yet heart warming and we had a nice little moment between Dustin and Cody. I hope you guys liked the chapter. I will be putting out more soon on all my stories. Until next time thanks for reading.