The Ripple Effect

The Ripple Effect 12

I woke up. I looked around me and saw Valerie, Sam and Chanel sitting on chairs near the bed, paging through magazines. Sam noticed me staring at them and got up and and walked towards me.
"You're finally awake." She said.
"Oh, good. I want her opinion on my homecoming dress." Chanel said.
"Really! She just woke up."Valerie told her.
"I'm just saying." Chanel said.
Valerie rolled her eyes and Chanel continued reading about the latest celebrity gossip.
"Can someone tell me what happened?" I asked.
"We don't really know what happened." Sam answered.

The nurse came in  and told them that visiting hours was over. They left and she told me that I needed some rest. Like I haven't had enough.

I heard the doorbell ring, it must have been Josh. I asked him to come over after Danny told me.
I opened the door and it was Rob. He stormed passed me and ran into the kitchen. I noticed the gun sticking out of the back of his jeans.
I followed him into the kitchen. He grabbed my mom and started shaking her around.
"You can't keep lying to me!" He yelled.
She didn't say anything and he hit her.
"Stop!" I yelled.
He flung around, pulled the gun out and pointed it at me. Mom let out a scream. I didn't move. He started yelling, but I didn't hear him. I heard the front door open and Josh came in. He came to a halt when he saw the guy.
"Hey, you can put the gun down." Josh said and took a step in front of me. The gun was now pointed at him. He was quite a big guy so I couldn't see over him.
"Take on step closer and I'll blow you're head off!" Rob yelled.
Josh suddenly launched at him. He caught him by surprise, but during the struggle, a shot was fired.
I saw my mom, we made eye contact. I looked down at my white shirt and it was red. My head was getting heavier and I fell down, but someone caught me.
I opened my eyes for a second and saw Chris. Then all I saw was darkness.

My mom came to visit and so did Chris. Emma came, but Josh never did. I kept asking them where he was, but they kept dodging the question.
They realesed me and when we got home there was still no Josh. There was a welcome back party and everyone was there.
Justin and Hunter came up to me.
"How are you feeling?" Justin asked.
"Can I get you something?" Hunter asked.
"I'm fine. Have you seen Josh?" I asked.
The both shook their heads and walked away.

Was he dead? He can't be dead. I walked up to my room and when I opened the door he was sitting on my bed, reading a book.
"You're alive." I said. I ran to him and gave him a hug.
"Yeah, I always liked playing games with you." He said.