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Chapter 4 : Sleeping in the hospital

Chapter 4

Later...

Riker POV

I didn't open my eyes, but I woke up, hearing voices.

"... yeah, the medicine in his IV has that effect."

"Well I'm glad he could finally get some sleep. He seemed exhausted."

I recognized Skylar's voice. But I couldn't recognize the other voice. I assumed it was my nurse.

I shifted slightly, still holding onto Skylar's hand. And I fell back asleep.

Later...

Riker POV

I woke up, but still had my eyes shut again. I shifted, and realized I didn't have Skylar's hand anymore. I shot up in bed, and winced from the pain in my body. I looked next to me, and Skylar was gone. But in front of me, my mom was sitting in a chair, looking at me.

"Riker, are you ok?" My mom asked.

"W-where's Skylar?"

"She's with Ross. They went to go try to find a vending machine because they were hungry."

"What time is it?"

"Almost 2:30 in the morning."

I laid down again, still looking at my mom.

"I want to go home."

"I know you do. But you need to get a little better first."

"Do you know what happened?"

"Yes, Skylar told me."

"Do you know what's wrong with me?"

"Your X rays were looked at. You have 2 broken ribs. Nothing else was broken or anything. You just have a lot of bruising, scrapes, and scratches."

"What's going to happen to my ribs!?"

"Nothing. They'll get better."

"Where's dad? And everyone?"

"Ross and Skylar were here before they went to go get a snack. Everyone else was in the waiting room. But your siblings might come sit in here in a little while."

"What about dad?"

"He's actually going to go down to the police station in a little bit."

"But it's the middle of the night. Why?"

"Because he's going to talk to the cops about what happened to you. He gave them the names of the kids who did this to you. They wanted to talk to you, but you were sleeping, so they said they'd come back later."

The door opened, and Ross and Skylar came in, each holding a Gatorade and a candy.

"Will you please sit with me?" I asked quietly, scooching over on my bed.

Skylar nodded, getting in beside me. I adjusted my pillows so I could lay down, but was sitting up slightly.

Skylar opened her candy, which was peanut butter M&Ms.

"Mom? Am I allowed to eat stuff?" I asked.

"The nurses didn't say you couldn't."

I looked up at Skylar, giving her my best puppy dog eyes. She sighed.

"Fine..."

She grabbed my hand, and poured some M&Ms into it. Once I ate them, I realized I was starving. I hadn't had dinner!