Our Song

Our Song (32)

I hadn't ever run this fast in my entire life. I was getting a B minus in gym for a reason, but my teacher would have been proud of how fast I was running right then. I'd get an A for sure.

I nearly tripped over the mat in front of the door at the front of the hospital, but I didn't let that stop me from continuing to bolt right through the front and toward the waiting room. No one even tried to stop me, which surprised me, but I wasn't going to think about anyone else right then.

The second I ran into the hospital waiting room, Thomas jumped up from where he was sitting and rushed right toward me. Leslie, Derrick, Sean, and Cassie were all right behind me, all of them wanting to know what had happened just as badly as I did.

"What's wrong?" I demanded the second Thomas got close enough to hear me. "What's wrong with him, Thomas? Is he okay? He's going to be okay, right?"

Thomas gave me a look I hadn't ever seen on his face before. He looked so scared, and helpless, and it was the kind of look I never thought I would ever see on Thomas Solo's face. This only made me so much more terrified.

"I don't know," he answered before I could ask him all my questions again. "They haven't told me anything yet, and they won't let me see him. Even though I'm his brother, they won't let me go see him. They haven't even told me what's wrong with him or what happened!"

This was the first time I had ever seen Thomas act this way, and I was surprised that it was toward his brother who he always acted so cruelly towards. He and Blake had never had the best relationship, but I knew Thomas really did care about him underneath all their fighting.

"What about your dad?" I had to ask now, wanting to know where their father was when his son was in the hospital. "Where's your father, Thomas?"

He looked away from me for a moment before saying, "He's on a business trip. He's not supposed to come back until next week."

I felt like I had been stabbed fifty times, but I held onto the couch to stop myself from falling over. Blake's father was on a business trip while his son was in the hospital. I knew that it was out of his control, but... I still felt horrible for Blake.

My four friends that had come with me all took seats on the same couch, Cassie being the only one not looking worried. Sean didn't look exactly worried, really, but at least he didn't look completely careless like Cassie, whose arms were crossed over her chest while he legs were crossed as well, her foot rocking back and forth as she slouched in her seat.

She didn't have to be there with us. I didn't k now why she insisted on coming along, but there was nothing I could do about it now. It wasn't like I could just kick her out of the hospital, even though I really wanted to. I was just going to have to deal with her like I had dealt with her for nearly thirteen years.

"Excuse me," a new voice now said before I could take a seat, and we all whipped around to see that it was a doctor that was speaking to us. "Do one of you happen to be Leah Burkley?"

I gulped, taking a step toward this doctor. "Yeah, that's me."

The doctor now nodded, taking a step back away from me as she said, "Blake has asked to see you."

I thought I felt my heart jump right out of my chest. "He's awake?"

The look on this doctor's face did not change. She didn't smile, but she wasn't exactly frowning either. I didn't know if I was supposed to feel excited or scared. Blake was awake, but the doctor didn't seem so happy about it.

She quickly led me out of the waiting room and through hallways, and I was growing more and more anxious by the second. I didn't know what was wrong with Blake, and I didn't know if he was okay or not. I could only hope until I saw him.