14 - Hockey Accident
You're sitting in the stands with Rydel, watching her brothers play ice hockey. They were all on the same team, and they were competing pretty hard.
It was a charity game, and if their team wins, they'd get money for their charity.
And right now, the game was pretty close. It was obvious that both teams wanted to win really badly.
Riker seemed to keep getting into slight conflicts with this one guy on the other team. Riker had fallen a few times, but he hadn't gotten hurt. It was just because the other guy was aggressive, and by now, he'd learned that he could almost take advantage of Riker because Riker doesn't want to hurt anyone or make anyone fall. He just wants to have fun playing hockey.
You watch closely as Riker got the puck. He took off, and the guy that kept knocking him over followed him closely.
They both ended up over in the corner, fighting over the puck with their sticks. Riker got it somehow, and took off again. The other guy, whose number was 14, was quickly gaining on Riker.
He got his stick under Riker's skate, and Riker went flying forward, and hit the wall pretty hard.
The audience gasped, and stood up to see a little bit better.
You hear faint noises coming from Riker. He was pressing his hands to his chin, and you see blood on the ice.
You get up, and make your way down to the rink. They let you walk out onto the ice. You kneel down next to Riker, who is crying now.
You can see he cut his chin pretty bad, and there's blood in his mouth too.
"We're sending him to the hospital. Can you help him?" Someone asks you.
You nod, and begin to help Riker stand up. You get him off the ice, and take off his skates for him. You help him put his shoes on, and then walk him outside, where an ambulance is waiting.
The paramedics help him in, and they let you in too. You stand next to Riker, who is laying down on a stretcher in the middle of the ambulance.
The paramedics move his hands away from his mouth, and wipe them off because they're covered in blood. You take his hand, and he squeezes yours really tightly.
They make him sit up and spit out the blood in his mouth.
He lays back down, whimpering a little.
The blood is dripping from his chin, down his neck. The paramedics start cleaning him up.
Riker tenses as they clean it. It probably stings, and he's probably in a lot of pain.
You get to the hospital, and they take him in immediately. You get to go with him, and they give him stitches in his chin.
The bleeding in his mouth was from him biting his tongue and his lip when he crashed. But now that some time has gone by, he's ok again.
"He's free to go," the doctor tells you.
You nod, and help Riker up. You call his mom, asking for a ride. She says she can come after the game ends, which is in about 20 minutes. You and Riker go sit on a bench outside the hospital.
"How do you feel?" You ask him.
"Hurts..."
"I know, Rik... That one guy, number 14 kept going after you and being really aggressive."
"I know. He got his stick under my skate, and then... I crashed..."
"Aw... Yeah, we all saw..."
"I don't want to wait for my mom. Can we just call an uber, go home, and cuddle?"
You smile, and nod, taking out your phone.
Once you both get home, he pulls you up to his bedroom. He gives you clothes to borrow, and you both change.
You get into bed beside Riker, and you both cuddle under the blankets.
"Still hurt?" You ask.
"A little... But the cuddles help."
"Aw, you're too adorable, Riker."
"It's true... Thanks for taking care of me."
"You're welcome."
You kiss him, and feel him relax beside you.
"I'm tired," Riker mumbles.
"Go to sleep."
"Stay with me?"
"Of course."
