The Group Project [gxg]

Chapter 15 - You don't have to ask

Lucys Pov:

Skylar, Noelle and I are now waiting for Cory to come out of surgery.

I haven't stopped crying since the incident and so many thoughts are going around in my head.

What if she doesn't make it?

What if she won't be the same if she makes it?

"Hey..relax. She'll make it." Skylar said softly while placing her hand on my back.

"Don't tell me to relax when I messed up so bad!" I snapped and she flinched.

"Sorry.." I whispered and put my face in my hands.

"It's just..I don't want to lose her." I said with a sigh.

"I know. We don't want to lose her too. But Cory is a fighter. She'll survive this." Skylar told me and I smiled a bit.

"I never said it back.." I mumbled and Skylar and Noelle looked at me with an raised eyebrow.

"Before she fell asleep she said.." I started and looked down. "she said that she loves me.." I continued and shook my head with a smile.

"Cory knows that you love her. We all do. And you'll get the chance to tell her that." Noelle said and I looked up to them.

I'll hope so..

The doctor then came and Skylar and Noelle quickly stood up.

"So..good news. She survived the operation well and is stable. She'll wake up in maximum half an hour."the doctor said and we all smiled.

"She's in room 202." the doctor added and we nodded and then walked to the room.

"You'll go alone first." Skylar said and I shook my head.

"What? No. You two should go first. She's your daughter." I told them but they shook their heads.

"Excuse me? Are you the family of Cory Millers?" a police man suddenly asked and they nodded.

"I'm police officer Gordon." he said and they shook hands.

"Um..what's the problem?" Skylar asked.

"As you know Cory wasn't shot because of an accident.." He started.

"He- He tried to kill her." I blurted out and he turned to me.

"You know something about this?" the police officer asked and I nodded.

"I..I was right next to her when everything happened." I answered.

"I would like to take your statement at the police department, if you're okay with that." he said and I looked to Skylar and Noelle.

"Um..maybe not today? Cory's about to wake up and-"

"Oh yeah. I understand that. How about next week?" he asked and I nodded.

"Are you over 18 or not?" he asked.

"I'm 17."I replied.

"We then need you to come with your parents." he said and I pressed my lips together.

"I- I don't have my parents anymore." I told him.

"Oh..I'm sorry about that. But you need an authorized relative with you." he said.

"Um..they all live in Germany.." I told him and he nodded.

"We'll contact one of them until next week." he said and I nodded.

"It was nice meeting you but I have to go now." He continued and we three nodded.

"I'll see you next week." he said to me and then walked away.

"Come..go to your girl." Skyler then said and opened the door for me.

I slowly walked in and sat down on a chair,next to the bed. When I looked at her my eyes started to tear up again.

I grabbed her hand and was about to intertwined our fingers when she did it.

"Cory?" I called her and she slowly opened her eyes.

"Hey, baby." she said weakly and I smiled widly.

"Can I kiss you?" I asked and she chuckled.

"You don't have to ask." she said and I leaned down and kissed her.

It was just a short kiss but enough to make me smile widly when I pulled away.

"I love you too." I told her and she smiled.

I then couldn't help but cry again. "No. Why're you crying?" she asked with a pout and wiped my tears away.

"I'm just so happy that you're okay." I told her with a smile.

"Does it hurt?" I asked while sitting back on the chair.

"Not in the moment. But probably when the painkillers won't work anymore." she said and I nodded.

"C- Can I see?" I asked shyly and she nodded with a smile.

I then carefully lifted her shirt and placed my hand on top of her exposed stomach.

I can feel her shiver, which made me smile and I then started leaving soft kissed around her wound.

I lifted my head again and kissed her lips. I then rubbed our noses together and she smiled. When someone knocked on the door, I pulled away and Cory pulls her shirt back down.

Skylar and Noelle stepped in and walked to Cory. "Hey, Honey. How do you feel?" Skylar asked while walking next to her.

"Like I just go shot." she replied jokingly and I glared at her.

"Sorry, babe.." she mumbled and I took her hand again.

"What happened to this Chad?" she then asked.

"Um..he's at the police station. Because Lucy was right next to you when everything happened, they're going to record her statement." Noelle responded and she nodded.

"And what will happen to him?" Cory asked.

"If they say he's guilty, he's going to jail for tried murder. But if they say it's because he's sick, then he won't get in jail but in a psychiatry." Noelle told her and she nodded.

"Do you know this guy?" she asked while turning to me.

"I mean..I saw him in school a couple of times. When I saw him he always stared at me with this smirk. But I never thought of anything." I replied and looked down.

"This- This is all my fault." I said and started crying again.

"Hey hey, this is not your fault." Cory said softly and carefully sat up.

"You didn't knew that." She continued and gently cupped my cheeks and wiped my tears away.

The doctor then came in and made a few checks. "Everything is okay." he said and we smiled.

"But she has to stay here for a few days."