Skeleton Kids

CHAPTER TEN

Alex wraps his arm around Mathias's shoulders as they both turn around to leave the hospital room, Mathias looks over his shoulder with teary eyes at his oldest brother and then leaves the room. Hayden listens to the door to shut before closing his eyes and drifting off to his safe place. He dreamed of Casey Guilbert's soft voice coaxing him to follow her, before being violently awoken by the booming voice of Wes and then the soft soothing voice of Casey. "Wes, oh my god you don't need to shout you heard the nurse he's in and out of consciousness he probably can't hear you" Casey says while lightly slapping Wes on the arm
"Whatever he's still gonna have me to deal with when he wakes up" Wes replies shrugging Casey off
Hayden begs his eyes not to open, but alas his prayer is not answered and his eyes slowly open gradually bringing the two into focus
"What are you two doing here?" He asks but gets no response from either of the two.  

"Well??" Hayden asks the two, staring at them as if to bore holes into their mid sections. Casey stares at Wes and then back at Hayden unsure of what to say, shocked that Hayden heard them both talking despite being under the impression that Hayden wasn't conscious at the time they arrived.  "Umm... Uh.. I just wanted to see how you were" Casey says, feeling her cheeks flush red with embarrassment 

"Jesus Christ, Casey you know damn well that's a load of shit." Hayden spits harshly, glaring at the pair of them "and you, Wes, why are you here? Huh? you don't know shit about me or why I'm even fucking here." he shouts

"Well it's kind of obvious why you're in here, man." Wes says nodding his head to Hayden's arms all bandaged up "Plus your mom called Casey and told her what happened to you and said that it would be beneficial for you if she visited, I'm just an added bonus" 

"She has no right to be spreading my personal business around town. Especially to you" Hayden spits, glaring at Casey, "I don't want either of you here, I never asked for you two to visit me so fuck off" 

The room falls silent after Hayden finishes talking, he can see what he's said has clearly hit Casey deeply as tears start to well in her eyes. Wes puts his arm around her and begins to turn to leave the room. "You know, all she wanted was to be a friend to you. Jackass" Wes says with a disgruntled look on his face, shaking his head at Hayden. After the door gently clicks shut after Casey and Wes leave, Hayden's room starts to get quieter and quieter until the silence starts to get deafening. As Hayden closes his eyes to force out the sound of silence, all he can envision is his brothers being savagely beaten by their birth mother; all he seems to be able to do is watch in horror at the torment, hearing the screams and distorted breathing of his brothers. He can feel the tears start to roll down his cheeks- both in the memory and in real life.