The Interview

Chapter 20

Kodie walked through the hospital with her grandmother and Bruce after just stepping off their flight.

Yazz called Kodie to inform her of accident involving Yvette. A car accident to be exact.

They finally made their way to the waiting room and Yazz stood up when he saw them. Chance, Seven, and Winter were sleeping as best as they could. It had been a long twenty-four hours. Yazz had only been there half the time. He had to fly from Chicago to be there for his siblings.

He hugged Kodie and Ms. Tina.

"What's going on?" Kodie asked. "Is she okay?"

"She's stable now. It's was touch and go in the beginning. The doctor has her in ICU right now. He said she broke her legs, a couple ribs, and a concussion." He said. "She's gonna need a lot of therapy. She's gonna have to learn to walk all over again."

Kodie sighed and looked down. She clenched her jaw to compose her self.

"They seen her?" She asked referring to her younger siblings.

"No yet. It's too much." Yazz said knowing what he's seen.

"Take me to her." Kodie said.

Yazz nodded then looked at Ms. Tina.

"I'll stay with them. Y'all go ahead." She said.

Kodie walked with Yazz down the hall.

"Is it really that bad?" She asked trying to prepare herself.

"Yeah." He said nodding.

Kodie walked behind her older brother as they entered the ICU unit.

He walked and then stopped. He looked at her before he pulled back the curtain revealing Yvette hooked up to a bunch of wires.

Kodie walked further in as she examined her. Yvette had some cuts on her face and it was swollen a bit.

"They took the breathing tube out." Yazz said. "She's breathing on her own."

"Has she spoke?" She asked.

"Nah, she's opened her eyes for me though. She knows I'm here." He said. "She doesn't want the kids to see her."

Kodie nodded and looked down at her hand and saw the IV. She grabbed her hand. Kodie wanted her to know somebody was there.

Kodie felt Yvette squeeze her hand. She looked at her and Yvette's eyes opened. You could see the tears well up in Yvette's eyes. The heart monitor started to go off. Kodie stepped back in fear.

Soon nurses came in and Kodie got out the way. Yazz moved her out of the room.

"Did I do something?" Kodie asked panicked. "Is she okay?"

"Calm down." Yazz told her. "She did the same thing when she saw me. It's okay."

Kodie started to calm down. A nurse walked over to them.

"Ms. Yvette is gonna need some rest and it's late. I recommend you guys go home and get some rest and come back in the morning." She said.

Yazz nodded. Kodie grabbed a pen and paper she saw. She wrote her number and brothers number down.

"If anything happens call us please." Kodie said.

The nurse smiled. "I will. Don't worry. She's stable. We're just monitoring her. Tomorrow we'll move her into a room."

"Can you make sure it's private?" Yazz asked. "Money is no object either."

"Okay." The nurse said nodding.