The Razgriz Legacies [Book 6]

Composition Four

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Chapter Quote:
"My family is my strength and my weakness."
~Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
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Chapter 8: Composition Four

Lux

Shiloh didn't wake up until about five in the evening. I'd been starting to wonder if she was in a coma and the doctors didn't know. The first thing out of my sister's mouth was a question about whether Percy was okay. When we told her he would be fine, the second thing she said was that she needed the bathroom. I helped her there and back. Afterwards she fell back asleep for the rest of the night. The second time she woke up, which was about noon, she announced her hunger. Dad went and got her something to eat.

"What exactly happened? I don't remember much of the accident," Shiloh admitted.

Mom spoke up. "According to Percy, someone rear-ended your car and sent you skidding on a patch of ice. You rolled down a hill and got some nasty gashes from glass and whatnot. You also broke your leg. The doctors think it slammed too hard into the dashboard."

"How's Percy? What's the extent of his injuries? Can I see him?"

"He's fine. He has a broken arm, and he had surgery to get glass shrapnel out of his arm, but otherwise he's fine. You can see him later. Right now he's sleeping. Something you should be doing too."

"Mom, I was asleep for almost an entire day. That last thing I need to do is sleep," Shiloh pointed out. However, after a little bit more conversation, my sister followed mom's advice.

"Why don't you three go grab some food? Y'all haven't eaten since this morning," mom suggested.

Will and Jem nodded. "Do you want us to bring you anything?"

"Bring me some tea with cream and sugar when you come back up. Get your dad a hot chocolate. I think he'll need it when he wakes up." Mom glanced over at dad who was sacked out on her shoulder.

The three of us went into the waiting room to grab the others. Alec and Henry had been stretched out across the chairs asleep. Charlotte, Tessa, and Isabelle were chattering away. I could tell they were trying anything to keep themselves awake.

"Hey, you guys want to go to the food court and get a bite to eat?" Will inquired. At the mention of 'food', Alec and Henry both woke up. The former fell out of his chair. The latter hit his head on the arm of the chair.

"How are they doing? Did Shi ever wake up?" Alec asked, rubbing his eyes.

"Yeah, she woke up for a bit but fell back asleep a couple minutes ago," I answered. Satisfied with my answer, the others got up and we headed down to the food court. I ordered a sandwich and a coke. I'd barely opened my mouth to take a bite of my meal when someone said, "There they are!"

We all turned around to see a swarm of paparazzi coming straight for us. Thankfully security guards blocked the reporters before they reached us, but that didn't stop them from shouting questions at us.

"What the hell?" Will demanded, standing up.

"Is it true that two of your family members were involved in a deadly car crash?!" A reporter shouted. "Were they the cause of it?"

"Reports say it was Shiloh and Percy. Why were they in the same car? Are they dating?" another one asked.

Will and Jem both snarled. While my I was seething with rage myself, I wasn't going to let my brothers assault the paparazzi, no matter how much I thought they deserved it. Tessa and I took Jem and Will by the arms, leading them back over to where our food was. We grabbed our food and headed back upstairs. Mom and dad were talking but when mom saw us, her face scrunched up in confusion.