The Grass Is Always Greener

Chapter 6- I Lost A Friend

Dans Point of view

I sighed as i got to my house, i'd given up looking for Emma, I'd completely ruined everything. As usual. Im a mess. A complete and total wreck of a human being.

I opened the door and was immediately pulled forward by my collar.

"WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT GETTING THIS CLEANED UP YOU LITTLE SHIT!" My Dad yelled.

"I.. "

"WELL? WHY DID YOU..." He stopped as he noticed my tear stained face, "aww, did your little girlfriend dump you? Boo hoo"

"She.. Shes not my girlfriend.."

"So not only were you friend zoned, you were then cut out of her life completely. Yes?" He sneered.

I saw no point in disagreeing so i just nodded. He laughed and flung me to the ground, stamping on my stomach, creating even more bruises.

"Serves you right for being a little fag!" He jeered, kicking me, and kicking me.

In the stomach, In the crotch, in the head. Over and over again.

He'd never done it for this long before. The pain ripped freshly through me after every kick. My vision clouded. He bent down and whispered in my ear

"You're a pathetic, good for nothing, waste of space just like your mum, and soon you'll be with her again, just you wait, it'll be sooner than you think."

I let out a tiny moan of pain and just before i blacked out i heard a new voice, two new voices.

"Sir, step away from him"

"Dan.."

Emma...

Rhona's Point of View

My phone rang... Emma.

"Hey Emma whats up?"

"No time for that. Im at the hospital."

"What! Why? Are you ok?"

"I'm fine.. Its Dan."

"Oh god! What happened?"

"I'll explain later, just gather everyone up and come to the hospital!"

"Ok. We're on our way"

I hung up the phone, a feeling of fear settling in my gut.

I called PJ and got him to phone Alex and Gillian, then come pick me up, before deciding to phone Amy as well.

I ran out the front door, locking my house, and waiting at the bottom of the drive impatiently for PJ.

Eventually he came and we drove in silence to the hospital. Whats happened to Dan? Emma sounded so upset... What if... What if he's dead.

Emma's Point of View

I sat outside the hospital room, wringing my shaking hands as the doctors continued to check Dan over, running different tests on him. He was still unconscious and they were worried about possible brain damage.

Like they knew what worry was. How was i supposed to feel? They didn't know Dan. And if i hadn't been too cowardly to go and face him i could maybe of got him to go to social services before all this happened. And now... What if thats it. If he's gone.

I looked up as i heard footsteps. Looking up i saw Hayley and Dougie. Trust them to arrive together, they cant keep their bloody hands off each other.

They sat down next to me, giving me a quick hug before Heather and Phil appeared as well.

Phil was Dans Friend.. Except it was more than that, they were like brothers. Phil is the older, mature but yet slightly innocent big brother. As where Dan is.. Was.. The younger more hyperactive, perverted one.

And Heather was another of our group, i'd known her since i was 4 and she was the only one who knew exactly how i felt about Dan. She was quick too come over and give me a hug, closely followed by Phil.

I just opened my mouth to recount what happened when, Alex, Gillian, Rhona, PJ, Amy and Christian ran in.

Alex and Pj sped off past us, obviously too worried to notice us, but Rhona and Gillian called them back. We all hugged and for once neither me, nor Gillian complained about the social contact. For once i felt like i truly needed hugs.

Finally, the waiting room now full, i sat down and told them that Dan was b.adly beaten up, he was in critical condition and still unconscious.

I didn't say who did it. I didn't think Dan would want me too. He would tell them in his own time, and just me knowing about it clearly embarrassed him enough.

"He better be ok, or i'll kill him" Alex muttered.

And then we sat. The 11 of us, in silence, waiting for news, good or bad.

But i've never in my life, wished for good news as much as did sat in that waiting room.