You Just Gotta Keep on Keepin' on

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I run up the the hospital, worried sick about my brother. JJ said he was unconscious, I need to see him, and make sure he's okay.

"Hey, slow down, i'm not running with you." JJ says, trying to walk fast behind me.

"I don't care, my brother's in there." I say, reaching the glass sliding doors.

"Are you okay miss?" The lady at the front desk asks.

"Yes, i'm okay, but my brother isn't, I need to see him." I say, "His name is John Routledge, John B Routledge."

"Let me look, okay dear, it'll only be a second." She says, clicking on her computer, "He's in room 335."

"Is he in ICU or anything?" I ask concerned.

"No, they moved him from there, he's not in as bad of shape as they thought he was." She says.

JJ finally comes in the doors, as I wave for him to follow me to the elevators.

"He's in room 335." I say, pressing the button hard on the wall.

"Hey, calm down, you're just going to make yourself feel more and more anxious." He says.

"I'm fine JJ." I say, walking in the elevator, pressing the '3 rd floor' button.

The elevator finally stops on the third floor, and I speed walk to the sign on the wall, pointing, showing us where room numbers are.

"This way." I say, turning left down the hallway, finding his door.

"Oh my god." I say walking in, seeing John B passed out on the hospital bed, with Sarah sitting in the chair across the room.

I walk up to him, sitting next to him, putting my hand on his arm.

"He had a good fall, but we'll be able to discharge him tomorrow. He just has a mild concussion and a broken wrist." The doctor says, entering the room, "I'm just here to check his vitals."

"Of course," I say getting off the bed.

"Hey girly, i'm so sorry about John B." Sarah says, giving me a big hug, "I'm sorry about my asshole brother too."

"It's okay," I say as she starts hugging me tighter, "What are you doing here though?"

"I was with John B at the Hawks Nest, giving him a plot map. He was trying to protect me from Topper, and then he just pushed John B out of the tower." She says, "I'm so sorry."

"There's no need for you to apologize, you did everything right by him. Thank you for getting him here." I say smiling, "So, are y'all a thing?"

"Don't say it too loudly, but I really like him." She whispers in my ear.

I smile back at her, patting her shoulder.

"Alright, you can have him back now dear." The doctor says to me.

"Thank you sir." I say, sitting back next to John B.

JJ comes over next to me and looks at John B, shaking his head.

"JJ, if you wanna leave you can go, I'm staying here tonight." I say.

"I'm just worried about DCS coming for him tomorrow." JJ says, "I'll come pick you up tomorrow though, just text me."

"Do you think there's any way I could like 'adopt' him?" I ask.

"Don't even worry about it, I got him covered." Sarah says smiling, "Dad said he'd take him in."

"Oh my god, really?" I say smiling.

"Yeah, he's been so good to me, and dad likes him a lot." She says, "I'll leave you with your brother, i'm going to head home and get some rest."

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