Silence (5sos ot4)

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A/N- HULLOOOO GUYS!!!! HOW HAVE YOU ALL BEEN???

So, you all might hate me at the end of this chapter... hehe... but I have everything planned out already so don't kill me. I'M NOT EVIL I SWEAR!!!

Also, of course JeMeHais helped me again and her ideas were great.... as always hehe. OH AND I ADDED THE SUMMARY BACK FROM WHEN IT DISAPPEARED HOORAY!!!

I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY THIS LONG AND HOPEFULLY WELL EDITED CHAPTER!!!!

Michael, Luke, and Ashton waited and waited for at least half an hour before a doctor finally came in and gave them information on Calum's condition.

"Hello boys. I am Dr. Stevens and you're all here for Calum Hood. Am I correct?" he asked as he walked in and shut the door.

The three boys nodded eagerly, ready to hear how Calum was doing.

Dr. Stevens nodded. "Well, I'm guessing the receptionist already told you boys what happened to the patient as that's what she was informed to do. I would like to let you know he is still in a coma, but if we're lucky, he'll wake up within the next three to four weeks," he said calmly.

The three boys gaped at him.

"Four weeks, that's an entire month," Michael said, his hope deflating a bit.

"I know boys, and I am so sorry. There's just nothing else we can do for him. We have noticed a few things about his injuries though. Would you be willing to answer a few questions about Calum and his personal life later?" the doctor asked.

Luke sighed. "We can try, but we really only just met him maybe two weeks ago. He wasn't that open with us," he explained.

Dr. Stevens nodded. "That's fine, but we need information. The condition he was in when he got here was horrible and it looked like some form of intentional damage. The injuries he had were some that I've only seen on abused patients. If Calum is being abused, we need to know by whom and because he's a minor we might even need get protective services to check his house and living conditions," he explained.

Luke's heart broke just thinking about Calum being treated the same way he is at home. Of all the people in the world, Calum, who was so small and sweet and innocent, deserved it least.

Ashton nodded his head and asked, "When do you think we'll be able to see him?"

Doctor Stevens looked at his chart again. "He seems stable enough to see him now. It should be okay for you all to go in at once, but you can't stay long. I'll send a nurse in about fifteem minutes," he told them.

The three nodded thankfully and walked across the hall to Calum's room, taking a deep breath before walking in.

Luke was the first one to fully step into the room and slowly walk over to Calum's bed. He nearly broke down at the sight of him.

Dark circles were under Calum's eyes. He had bandages covering both arms from his wrists to his elbows. There was a scratch on one cheek and a bruise on the other. A bruise the shape of a hand could even be seen all the way around his neck.

Luke couldn't look any longer. He ran back to Michael and Ashton and hid his face in Ashton's neck.

Ashton rubbed Luke's back and pulled him closer. "He'll be okay, Lukey. I know he'll be fine. He's a fighter, yeah? He's made it this long. He'll get through this," he said, trying to convince Luke and himself.

Michael wrapped an arm around himself and walked over to Calum's bed, doing the same as Luke but reaching out and touching Calum's hand. He breathed in a shaky breath and felt a tear slip from his eye, but he quickly stopped himself from crying. He was nearly positive Calum would be fine in the end, so he had no reason to cry... or so he hoped.