Sing: The Era of Music

Chapter 11: Foot Injury

It was another day at the Moon Theater, where the gang was fixing things backstage. "Alright everyone, it's time to reorganize the backstage area. In case of any other upcoming shows and performances. Rosita, Gunter, you two work above the stage, Meena, Porsha, you two work below the stage. Finally, Chris and Ash, I'll need you two work backstage and make sure all boxes are in their proper areas." said Buster. "You got it, Buster!" said Chris. "Alright everyone, let's get to it!" said Buster as everyone broke off and went to their proper assignments. "Nothing like a good old fashioned clean up." said Chris as he was carrying boxes. Meanwhile, Ash was carrying heavy boxes as she stumbled. "Woah! Easy Ash. Nice and steady." said Ash. As soon as they came across paths, Ash tripped, lost her grip and dropped the boxes on Chris's foot as he screamed in pain and held his foot. "Ow, ow, ow, ow!" said Chris. "Chris, I am so sorry! I tripped, lost my grip on those boxes, there were sandbags in here!" said Ash. Then, everyone came to see what happened. "What happened here? Babe, are you okay?" asked Porsha as she came to his side. "My foot!" said Chris as he held his foot. "I accidentally dropped the boxes full of sandbags onto his foot, they were a bit heavy." said Ash. "Chris, I'm gonna need to look at your foot." said Rosita as she took off his shoe. "Oh come on, Rosita. I'm sure it's not that bad." said Chris. Suddenly, everyone screamed and saw how swollen his foot was. "Chris, we need to get you to the hospital now!" said Buster as Chris's ears perked up. "The hospital? No, I'd rather go to a normal doctor!" said Chris. "Chris, this is bad. You could actually lose your foot like that, mate." said Johnny. "Lose my foot?" said Chris as Johnny nodded. Chris looks at the ground as he suddenly fainted. "Come on, let's get him to the hospital." said Rosita as the group helped her. An hour later, Chris was in a wheelchair and the others were with him in the waiting room. "Chris, sweetie? Why didn't you want to come here?" asked Porsha. "I'm...I'm afraid of pins and needles okay!! I've hated them since I was kid and when I went to get my first check up. When I got my first needle, I was scared the moment I saw it. I fainted. It actually hurt for me. Luckily my mom was there to comfort me by holding my hand. But when I heard of surgeries, I was terrified and wanted to avoid it since. But here we are." said Chris. Then the nurse arrived. "So doc? What are his X-Rays?" asked Buster. "Unfortunately, it's really bad...that it requires surgery." said the nurse. "S-Surgery?" stammered Chris. The nurse nodded. "Oh no." said Chris as he covered his face but Porsha comforted him. "Chris, babe, I know you don't like the hospital but it's best that you take this surgery. Listen, if you like...I'll be by your side and never leave you for your surgery, ok? I promise." said Porsha as she held his face. Chris sighed and slowly nodded. "The surgery will be fine, sir. You won't feel a thing. We'll hopefully start in a few hours. In the meantime, I'll get your room ready so you can get some rest until we can start the surgery." said the nurse. "Don't worry Chris. The surgery won't be that bad. The doctor will give you medicine, where you don't feel pain." said Rosita as she held her hand, calming him down. "We might as well head back. Stay strong, Chris. You can do this." said Buster as Chris smiled. "Sorry about dropping the box on your foot, Chris." said Ash. "It's okay, Ash. It was an accident. Accidents happen." said Chris. "If you like, I can look after your house while you guys are here." offered Ash. "Really? That's nice of you, Ash!" said Porsha as she grabbed her house keys. "Here. If you like, I have some cake in the fridge stored for you." said Porsha. "Thanks, Porsha." said Ash as she left. "Well, babe, are you ready?" asked Porsha. "Let's do it." said Chris as the nurse comes in and leads the couple to Chris's room.