I miss you, I'm sorry

Part 27

The boys paced around the waiting room anxiously awaiting to be called in to see Aj. Chunkz had climbed in the ambulance with Aj, with Kenny and Sharky following behind in the car. Kenny had brought Chunkz a change of shirt, his own being covered in Aj's blood. And Niko? Niko was no where to be seen.

Niko knew he had to head over to the hospital at some point, it was all his fault this happened, but a small part of him had wanted to bash Aj's head in for so long he didn't care. But if he hated Aj so much why did he feel guilty? Just because he had wanted to hurt the boy, doesn't mean he actually would do it. Niko was not in the right mindset at the moment to even think about that right now. He would go after AJ woke up, he was not ready to face Aj or the others yet, knowing Chunkz would definitely almost kill him. Niko knew Chunkz cared for AJ and Niko the same, he was never on anyone's side, but he couldn't deny the mans soft spot for the boy. As Niko skims through his memories he could definitely understand why. Aj wasn't that bad. He had loved him at some point, a fact he knew he couldn't deny. 

Back at the hospital, Chunkz paced around, biting at his fingers, whilst Kenny held a distraught Sharky. "ken, what if he doesn't.."

"He will Sharks, don't think like that. It was a little bump to the head, it will take a little more than that to get rid of our Aj." Kenny replies, but he knew he was only trying to convince himself more than Sharky. 

"I swear to fuck if anything happens to Aj I will go murder him with my bare hands." Chunkz spits. He had refused to say Niko's name ever since it had happened. 

"Amin, come sit down. You're going to make yourself sick pacing around like that," Kenny says, patting the seat on the other side of him.

Chunkz nods, sitting beside Kenny as the nurse walks out of AJ's room, making her way over to the trio. 

"Ayaanle Shabeel?" She asks. 

"Yes, we-we're here for him."

"Okay," She nods, looking down at her clipboard, taking a breath before continuing, "Just a few questions if that's okay, we just want to understand his situation a little better, and the I'll update you on his situation."

At the boys nod she proceeds, "When was the last time Ayaanle ate a balanced meal?" 

"Uh, he's been eating instant noodles for months now. He claims he can't stomach anything else," Sharky replies. 

The nurse jots down Sharky's answer before asking the next, "Have you seen a change in attitude? Like a persistent low mood or anxiety? Or a of loss of interest or pleasure in activities/having no motivation?"

"I think so. He's been in his room a lot, but he does sit with us a lot"

 "Difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions?" 

"yeah but he has ADHD, so it may be because of that"

"Okay, and finally has he mentioned any thoughts of dying, suicide, or thoughts of harming himself?"

Chunkz and Sharky look at each other sadly before turning back to the nurse, "He used to. Not sure if he still does." Chunkz says.

"Recently, I felt like he's gone back to his old ways a little, I don't know, maybe I'm over thinking." Sharky mumbles.

The nurse, Luciana, finishes noting down the information given by the boys as they wait anxiously for the update. 

"Thank you for your help." Luciana smiles, "Ayaanle is currently in a medically induced coma. He should be fine but he is severely under-weight, and has lost a lot of blood. May I ask did he pass out any time before the incident?"