From Privilege To Purpose -- An OBX Fanfic

Chapter 18 -- No Pogue on Pogue

Stella's P.O.V.

"Come on Stella." a stranger's voice said. "Don't do this."

"Come on sweet girl." another voice said. "Wake up."

"Your friends need you." a third voice said.

"Where am I?" I asked. I looked around and everything was so peaceful and serene.

"You're safe." a familiar voice said. I instantly turned around and saw my sister's beautiful face.

"Taylor?" I asked. I quickly ran to her and wrapped my arms around her. "What's going on?"

"You shouldn't be here piccolina." Taylor said. "It's not your time."

"Sis, I'm confused." I said. "What is going on?"

"You need to choose." she said and cupped my cheek.

"Choose what?" I asked.

At the hospital

John B's P.O.V

It was the middle of the night and we were all at the hospital currently waiting in Stella's room. EMT's, ambulances, and other medical staff rushed to the Hawk's Nest to take Stella to the hospital. It's been about almost six hours and still nothing.

"When are we going to hear anything?" JJ whined.

"They're being thorough, JJ." Kie said. "We need to make sure nothing is wrong with our girl."

"What was all the back at the Hawk's nest?" I asked. "You're asking Stella to be your girlfriend?"

"What? Since when?" Kie asked.

"Look, we all know you two like each other. It's about time." Pope said.

"Ya, if I ever get to ask her." JJ sighed.

"I think it's your turn to spill, dude." Pope said.

"Spill what?" I asked.

"You and Sarah?" JJ said. "You said it wasn't like that between you two." As I went to answer, the doctors suddenly came, pushing Stella in on a hospital bed.

"Doc, how is she?" JJ asked.

"Lucky." he said. "Very lucky."

"Well, what took so long?" Pope asked. "We've been waiting over six hours."

"We wanted to be thorough, son." the doctor said. "We did a head CT first and then wanted to wait a few hours to see if anything changed and then we did an MRI. Both came back clear. We also did some xrays to see if anything was broken. Final diagnosis is she has a mild concussion and a fractured arm.

"Wow." Kie said. "I can't believe it."

"Why does she have that huge bruise on her face?" I asked.

"It's just from the fall and where the blood vessels broke. It will look worse as it heals." the doctor explained.

"Thank goodness she is okay." JJ said and grabbed her hand.

"When will she wake up?" Kie asked.

"Well we put her under general anesthesia while we ran all the tests, it was just easier on her. So, she should be up within the next hour." the doctor explained.

"Thanks so much doc." JJ said.

"It's my pleasure." he said. "She'll need to come back in a week for a follow up head CT and xray of her wrist. Can I trust you guys to bring her back?"

"We sure will doc." JJ said.

"Wait, how come her parents aren't here? She's a minor?" Kie asked.

"Her parents were here." the doctor said.