Chapter 18 - Feeling Guilty

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Harry hadn't even parked the car yet when I hopped out and ran inside the hospital.

"Someone please help me! My brother's hurt! I screamed. I got many strange looks from the people around me, but I honestly, could care less. My little brother was in pain and I wanted it to stop. Then a woman, probably in her late thirties, ran up to me; her name tag read: Ms. Winters.

"What seems to be the problem, darlin'?" Ms. Winters asked me.

"I'm not sure. My brother jumped off the top bunk bed in his room and now he says his arm hurts. I looked at it and it doesn't look broken, but I'm no doctor," I said.

She went to grab for my brother and Devin screamed, "NO!"

"Devy. We have to get your arm checked," I pleaded.

"NO!" he screamed again.

"Devy, it's going too be alright. You need to go with this nice lady to get your arm fixed." I felt like such a terrible sister as I handed Devin to Ms. Winters. He was screaming my name as Ms. Winters took him away. Then Harry appeared with my other brothers.

"Is Devy going to be alright?" Trevor asked.

"I don't know Trev. I don't know," I cried. I wrapped my arms around Harry and cried onto his shoulder.

"This is all my fault," I said.

"Katie, this wasn't your fault. You didn't know it was going to happen," Harry said.

"But I was supposed to be watching them. I'm so dead. They're going to kill me."

"No one is going to lay a finger on you Katie. I don't care if they are your parents, they should never do that to their own child." We were probably at the hospital for three hours before Ms. Winters had came to me with news.

"Well, it's not broken like you said," Ms. Winters said.

"Well, then what's wrong with my brother's arm?" I asked.

"How high is the top bunk?" She totally blew off my question. HOW RUDE!

"I dunno, probably the same height as me. How would I know?"

"Well, your brother's left shoulder is dislocated." His shoulder? Then why was Devy complaining about his arm.

"His shoulder? But he said his arm hurt," Harry said.

"It's probably because--"

"Probably? Probably?! What kind of nurse are you?" I snarled.

"I'm sorry Miss. He must have thought the pain was coming from his arm."

"I want to see my brother now!"

"Okay, but family only."

"There is no way I'm leaving him alone out here." I was gesturing to Harry when I said that.

"Okay, fine. He can come."

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-Ari Horan-

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