Cold Hearts - Mark Tuan fanfic

18 - Sorry

You can listen to the song above. It might give you the feeling....LOL.

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Peniel, Sasha, Phoebe, Darcey and the whole basketball team are with you in the waiting room of the hospital. JB has called Mark's parents and are on their way. Peniel is sitting on the floor at the corner, his head in his hands, mumbling something inaudible. 

"Where is Mark? What happened to my son?" Mark's mom is panicking as she enters the room. Her husband is behind her, trying to console her. "Elysa," she comes up to you and holds your hand. "What happened? Is he ok?" 

Just in time, a doctor comes in. "Are you Mark Tuan's parents?" He looks at the only adults in the room.

"Yes." Mr. Tuan immediately goes to the doctor. "How is he?"

"He's fine now. We only did a minor surgery. He's broken his left arm and has a cut on his head. Don't worry. It's nothing serious. He'll be alright."

Mark's parents cry in relief. 

"We'll be taking him to his room in an hour." The doctor then takes his leave. 

Mr. and Mrs. Tuan hug each other after hearing the news. Peniel steps in front of them with his head bowed. 

"I'm sorry! This is all my fault," he says, tears now flowing down his eyes. 

"Why? What happened?"

Peniel told them about the race and how it started. 

"It's not your fault, boy," Mr. Tuan hugs Peniel. "It's an accident."

"Don't blame yourself." Mrs. Tuan interjects. She also puts her hand on Peniel's shoulder and pats him. 

"I'm really sorry," Peniel is still saying. 

The others start going home, leaving you, Peniel and Mark's parents. 

"It's getting dark, Elysa. You should be getting home, too." Mrs. Tuan says. 

You don't want to leave unless you see Mark is alright. He's still in the recovery room and hasn't been brought to his room yet. 

"I'll wait until they take them to his room." You answer. 

Peniel sits beside you as you wait. He's still feeling guilty and isn't talking. He's just looking down at his hands. 

Finally, after more than an hour, the nurse comes in and tells you that Mark is already brought to his room. 

You follow his parents into the fourth floor. 

Mark is still unconscious on his bed. He has a bandage around his head and a cast on his left arm. Your tears fall without warning as you see his helpless state. He's never been this helpless before. He was always the strong one. He is very active and loves doing different things. With his broken arm, he won't be able to play basketball for a while. 

"Elysa, honey. You should be going home." Mrs. Tuan looks at both you and Peniel. "You still have school tomorrow."

"No. I'll stay." You don't want to leave him like this. 

You don't notice Peniel get out the room. 

You rest your head on the couch by the window, Mrs. Tuan has her head on the bed and her husband is sprawled on the sofa. 

Morning comes and Mark is still sleeping. Mr. Tuan has to go home to get changed for work. 

"I'll go get us some food, Elysa." Mrs. Tuan stands up from the chair and heads out the door.