Wish I Were Quackity - Skephalo

Startling News

Badboyhalo's Pov:

I'm currently scrolling through my phone in the living room on the couch, liking fanarts and other tweets on Twitter. Suddenly, I hear the front door open and close. I look up and see that Quackity came back home. I smile and say, "Hey, Quackity. How was it downtown? Did you get what you needed?"

Only now do I realize that Quackity looks startled, like if he's seen a ghost. He doesn't respond to me. I think he's fazed out. He starts walking back and forth in a hurry, lost in thought. This is starting to worry me now. I sit up properly and say a bit louder, "Quackity?"

Quackity snaps back into reality and looks at me with wide eyes. He says awkwardly, "Oh-! Um, hey Bad...! Sorry that you had to see that..."

"What's wrong? You look very startled. Did something happen downtown?"

Quackity looks hesitant for a moment but then lets his head droop a little as if he felt defeated. He then says, "I think... you should watch the news."

I raise an eyebrow in curiosity, but just do as he says. I grab the remote, turn on the TV, and put on the news channel. It quickly puts on the latest news. I try to stay calm as I listen and read to what has happened. Quackity just silently watches the TV. So far, it's saying that there has been an accident where someone has been run over by a car. Poor guy. But, is this really what has Quackity so worked up? It's saying that it happened downtown, but unfortunately, things like this happen almost, if not, every day. Did Quackity witness this? If he did, that would somewhat explain his behavior. I mean, it must be pretty traumatizing to see something like this happen before your very eyes-

Then the TV shows a picture of the person that was run over by the car, and it feels my heart stopped for a moment. My eyes widen as I realize... that's a picture of Skeppy. Skeppy was- hit and ran over by a car!? I put a hand over my mouth as tears threatened to spill out. No no no no... this can't be happening. I almost let out a desperate sigh of relief once I hear that Skeppy has been taken to a hospital and is currently being taken care of. That's... good, right? That must mean that he's still alive or has a chance of survival if he's in the hospital, right? He didn't immediately die, right? The TV shows the address of the hospital that Skeppy is in- wait... I recognize that address. I know where that hospital is! I abruptly get up and say, "I- I need to go to the hospital. I- need to make sure that Skeppy is okay- Quackity, are you coming?"

Quackity stares at me for a moment before embarrassedly looking away as he mutters out, "I... think it would be better if I didn't go... But you go ahead."

He must feel like it would be awkward after what happened between him and Skeppy. I just give him a nod of understanding. I grab my keys and open the front door. I quickly say to Quackity, "I'll be back soon!"

I then close the door behind me and head to my car. I need to know how Skeppy is doing right now.

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Once I arrive at the hospital, I quickly get out of my car and head inside the hospital. I go up to the front desk and ask the lady there, "Has there been a patient checked in here named Zak Ahmed?"

The lady looks up at me, and once the name registers in her head, she looks at me with a pitiful look. She says, "Are you talking about... the one who got ran over?"

"Yes."

"Oh, well... Mr. Ahmed is still being treated right now. So we aren't currently accepting visitors for him. The only people who are allowed close to his room are family members."

"How is Sk- Zak? Do you know his condition right now?"

"As far as we know, Mr. Ahmed is alive but is still on the brink of death. You would have to wait a while until we know for certain what his condition is."