Lab Rats: The New Addition 2: Lost

The Plan Part 1: Waiting

I sit on my hospital bed, resting my head on Oliver's shoulder, trying to ignore Skylar's constant glaring. We're gonna find him. We're gonna find Chase and everything is gonna be okay. All we have to do is wait. Suddenly, I get the urge to ask Oliver a question that will most likely put us in an awkward situation. "Oliver," I ask. "Have you ever been in love?" He tenses at my question, and Skylar seems to perk up a little bit, giving Oliver googly eyes. Oliver blushes and begins to stutter, "Uh...well...I-I...umm...y-yes. I actually have been in love." He glances at Skylar before dropping his gaze to the floor. I decide not to ask him who he has been in love with not only because it will make this situation more awkward than it already is, but also because I'm pretty sure that the person he's in love with is Skylar. Once again, I get that burning feeling in my chest. I lift my head up and look at Skylar, who suddenly stops glaring. "Skylar," I ask. "May I talk to you in private for a moment?" She shrugs, "Sure." I pat Oliver's shoulder and get up with Skylar, following her to an empty hospital room. "What's up," she asks me. That is when I suddenly realize that I don't know what's up. "I don't know," I reply, honestly. "When I moved in with the Davenport family, my life felt complete. But then...we started arguing, and...Chase left and...and...everything is all screwed up now. I don't know what to do." "I'll tell you what you do," Skylar says. She puts her hand on my shoulder, "You fight. You fight because you're a fighter. If anybody can get through anything, that person is you. You're a hero. And heroes never ever give up. No matter what."

I wipe my eyes and that is when I realize that I have been crying. Skylar wraps her arms around me and I hug her back. "Thanks, Skylar," I say, through tears. "I needed that." She hugs me tighter, "No problem." She stands up and offers me her hand. I gladly take it, and the two of us walk back to my hospital room. Skylar and I get back to my hospital room just as Douglas, Ash, Leo, Bree, Adam, Uncle Donny, Auntie Tasha, Horace, and Kaz get back. Oliver is sitting right where we left him. "Any sign of Chase yet," I ask. "Not yet," Uncle Donny replies. "Still waiting." I purse my lips nervously and nod. "Well, I guess we can go home and wait," says Bree. She looks at Skylar, Oliver, and Kaz, "There's honestly no point in staying here bothering you guys if all we have to do is wait." "You're not bothering us," says Kaz. "You can stay here and visit if you'd like." I smile at him. Bree smiles, too. "We really don't wanna be a bother," I say. "It's totally fine," Oliver says, putting his hand on my shoulder. "You're really fun to be around. If you wanna stay here until we find out where Chase is, we would be happy to have you as our guests." "I actually wouldn't mind that at all," Adam says. "This place is awesome. Home is getting kind of boring."