A sudden illness and other stories

Surprise

This story is of new characters and of course FK&C and Moriah and Courtney are in it..
(Part of the Ayanna series)

Hospital
I sat there in silence watching my sisters chest rise and fall. She had bruising everywhere and a arm in a cast. I cried asking why this had to happen to adel. I'm Ayanna and my older sister is Adel. Adel was involved in a crash by a drunk driver. Our mom died instantly and our father walked out on us at a young age taking my really young sister Natalie with him. Have not heard of her since. She turned 11 two weeks ago. Anyway,
I was at a church function when I heard about the accident. Now me and my sister were being put through foster care and I was scared. I'm only 15 and my sister is 17. She's all I got. I put my headphones on and I pushed play on my phone to hear music. My favorite band For King and Country came on starting the song 'Shoulders'.  I started to cry when the part of 'he carries my sickness, my brokenness all on his Shoulders' I wept till I fell asleep. Nurses and doctors came and went and did not bother me.
At Luke and Courtney's place
"Luke are you sure you don't want to go to the doctors?" Courtney asked.
"It's a cut I got when I sliced an apple. I'm fine." Luke insisted as he tried to wrap a bandage on his scrape.
"I think you need stitches." She insisted, "do I need to call Joel?" She asked as she grabbed her phone.
"I'm not going." Luke flatly stated.
"Hey Joel? Ya it's Courtney, Luke cut himself and I want him to get looked at but he's refusing. Okay see you in a bit." Courtney needed.
"He's on his way." She then told him.
Luke smiled but said nothing and soon was on the way to the hospital.
Joel was driving while Luke and Courtney were in the back.
"How's Natalie doing?" Joel asked.
"I sent her to my grandparents in Tennessee for a few days. She comes back Saturday." Luke told him.
Joel nodded.
They arrived at the hospital and Joel signed them in. While Luke was being examined Joel went to get food when he saw a girl in a room crying and he heard her sing a bit of 'without you' she was playing Courtney's part. Joel watched and saw that their was a girl who appeared to be unconscious and injured. Joel went to the nurses office and asked to see what was wrong with the little girl.
"The girl in the bed was involved in a fatal collision. Mom died instantly. I guess the father had left cause the sister who was not in the crash said they did not have a father."
"What's wrong with the girl?" Joel asked.
"Broken ribs, severe head trauma, broken arm, She is in a coma and not sure if she will make it." The nurse told him then excused her self for she had a patient light come on.
Joel thought about her and then went to Luke who was just getting a medical wrap on his hand.
"Joel your brother needed 6 stitches for his hand!" Courtney exclaimed slightly in anger and then some with amusement.
"What's wrong Joel?" Luke asked.
"There is a girl here who's sister is in a coma and her mom is dead and her father left. She was singing some of our songs. She looks like she is in mental pain. I want to talk to her." Joel told them.
"lets go meet her." Luke told them as he hopped if the examination table. Once the Doc told Luke how to care for the stitches they all left to find the girl who was crying but had her headphones off. Joel decided to sit down by the girl and Luke went to the other and Joel started to sing quietly,
"I see you dressed in white, every wrong made right,
(Luke joined in)
I see a rose in bloom, at the sight of you,
Oh so ohh Priceless." They stoped singing.
Ayanna's  point of view
As I sat there crying my phone had little power so I had stoped the music and I cried. When I heard some people enter the room I never looked up my eyes were closed and two men sat in each side of me. I looked down and saw their shoes and then they started singing one of my favorite songs 'Priceless' by For King and Country. Then I heard a voice ask,
"What's your name?" Someone in a Australian accents asked.
I looked up and I saw Joel on my right and Luke on my left. My favorite band member were here? I thought.
"A.. Ayanna."
"Hello Ayanna, I'm Joel and this is my brother Luke. Were apart of the band For King and Country. Luke's wife over there is Courtney. I heard you singing one of our songs, are you a fan?" Joel asked.
"Me and my sister, Adel are. I'm truly excited to see you all here but right now I just am too worried to be." Ayn told Joel.
"I heard of what happened and I am truly sorry this had to happen. If you want to talk or need a place to stay you can contact any of us. And Have Faith, love." Joe told her as he got up with Luke and gave her a card that had their numbers on it.
"Thank you." Ayn told them.
The smallbones left and Ayanna started to pray and cry.
Joel could not stop thinking about Ayanna.
Joel and Luke would head over to the hospital when they could and they would offer mental support.
(3 weeks later)(sorry for the long time change)

Luke's house: Natalie has been reunited with Ayanna and Adel, Adel was released three days ago. Read the chapter before this one)
"Hey Luke?" Called Ayn.
"Ya?" He called back to the dining room where he was and the girls were watching TV.
"Can we have Pizza for dinner?" She asked.
"Joel is coming over for dinner so Chicken is in the menu." Luke replied.
"Oh okay." She replied. Luke laughed and went back to his iPad.
Joel and Moriah arrived later that evening for dinner. Luke and Joel talked about the upcoming tour and they decided to take the girls. The girls told them about school. One thing never changed. They all hated Math. Natalie talked about being at Bible camp and staying with Luke's grandparents parents.
After Joel and Moriah left Ayanna left to her room and the other girls were reading a Bible story with Luke. In the middle of reading Jonah, Luke hears the sound of heavy Coughing and the sounds of someone getting sick. Luke told the girls to hold on and Luke ran up the stairs to see that Ayanna had just gotten sick to her stomach.
"Are you okay? What happened? Are you sick?" Luke asked as he helped clean her up.
"Nothing, something just did not sit well. It happens sometimes." Ayanna told him but she did not tell him that she struggles with anoxia. She has just stared so it's hard to see.
"Lets lay you down and I will get some water and some meds for your stomach." Luke told her as he helped her to bed.
Luke came down to find Courtney talking to the girls.
"What's wrong Luke?" Courtney asked.
"I just found Ayanna. She just finished throwing up dinner." Luke replied.
"Is she sick?" Courtney asked.
"No fever but I am getting water and meds now." Luke replied.
"Oh no.." a quiet reply came from Adel but luke heard it.
"What? You okay? You don't feel sick do you?" Luke asked.
"What oh, no I mean yes I feel sick but not that way. There is something I need to tell you." Adel told them. Luke and Courtney both sat and listened.
"Ayanna has something called Anorexia. It is where you think your to fat so you make your self vomit. She has not been doing it in a while. She may just have started." Adel told them.
"How long ago has this happened?" Luke asked.
"About two months ago she stopped but has been doing for a while." She told them.
"Let's keep an eye on her and see if she wants to tell but if we see notice in weight then we will confront." Courtney told them.
Luke graves some water and then a stomach relaxer and headed back to Ayn.
Two weeks had passed, Luke had heard vomiting coming from upstairs the past few days but Any would where baggy clothes to hide her true weight.
Finally Luke decided to confront her in the mind of her health and safety.
"Are you okay?" Luke asked when he saw her washing her face.
"Ya why?" She asked defensively.
"You have been sick for a while." Luke confronted.
"I...I cant stop." She broke down.
"Hey.. it's okay we want to help but we need to know what's wrong." Luke asked as he wrapped his arm around her.
"I've been making myself throw up after eating. I am an anorexic." She confessed.
"We can help but you need to help us. Come when you feel like doing it. It don't matter if your fat or skinny. Your Priceless! You should know that! God, me, Courtney, Joel and Moriah all believe that you are Priceless!" Luke told her.
She sniffed and nodded. Luke smiled and he got up and told her to come down when she wanted.
TBC
Ugh writers block! Cant figure how to start new part.. HELP!