True anchors

8|| Harper

Liam was walking down the high street. It was still raining so fortunately you couldn't see his tears. It was also dark. It was almost 9 o'clock. He felt bad about leaving but he couldn't forgive Scott easily for what he had done. He wasn't paying much attention to the road. Not many cars were on it anyway. Until one came skidding towards him. He looked up like a dead caught in headlights before black.

Usually he would be fine and just get up again but the car was going at at-least 70 mph. He heard sirens before nothing.

He woke up in the hospital wires connected to him. There was distant arguing from behind the door. Mellissa walked through the door to check on the young boy. Then seeing he was awake quickly walking over to him to tell him what's going on.

"Hey. Your okay. Everyone is out side."
"They are arguing aren't they. About me."
"No. They are just upset. Scott thinks it's his fault. Stiles won't let him think that."
"What about Theo?"
"He hasn't said anything to anyone. I'm going to run some tests then I'll let people in."
Liam just nodded before she drew some blood and walked out the room to inform the others liam was awake.

Scott came in first. He looked upset and smelt of guilt stiles followed behind slowly.

"I'm sorry liam it's my fault I shouldn't have."
"You didn't know."
"But I knew you had a secret and I didn't think."
They sat in silence for a while before there was a knock on the door. Stiles went over to Melissa who whispered something to him and he came back over to get Scott.

30 seconds after Scott and stiles left someone else entered. Liam looked over to only be met with a red eyes tear stained Theo. It was clear he hadn't stopped crying since Liam left.

*

Liam had just walked out and Theo had shut himself in Liams room upstairs. He crumpled onto the floor in tears. He sat there for 20 minutes before someone came banging on the door.

"Go away please."
"Theo let me in!" It was Lydia he voice was urgent.
"Go away."
"It's Liam. He's hurt."

Theo got up instantly answering the door to a panic struck Lydia. He ran downstairs to see everyone gathering their things and keys. He didn't care about anything right now. How didn't he feel it? Or maybe he did. He recalled the feeling of being struck down like he had been hit by a car but he only thought that's how emotions were meant to make you feel. He wasn't used to them anymore.

Now he knew what it was. He ran out to his truck and immediately set of for the hospital. After arriving he went up to the from desk.

"Is Liam Dunbar here?"
"Theo." He looked over to see Melissa calling his name.
"Follow me." He did as told. He walked into a room where Liam was laying on a bed wires attached to him a monitor beeping. His step dad sat at his side holding Liams hand. He smiled a heartbroken smile at Theo. The boy began to cry more.
"I'm sorry I can't right now." He walked out of the room. He blamed himself. He should have gone after him. He should have paid attention to his feelings.

He sat in silence until liam woke up.
Melissa walked out into the waiting room after checking on him.
"He's awake."
Theo looked up happiness expressing its self in his eyes as relief washing over his face. He couldn't go in now though. Not with how he was. So he told Scott and stiles to go first. Mason and Corey had just arrived when the two left for Liams room.

Mason saw Theo's face and immediately knew it was bad. He turned and hugged his boyfriend. The rest of the puppy pack came in seeing the scene. Nolan immediately made his way over to Theo.
"If I had seen something to help I would have said immediately I'm sorry."
"It's not your fault it's mine. I made him keep that stupid secret in the first place and then when he left I didn't go after him. I should have- I should have made sure he was okay."