*Zaniel*
"Page the operation unit. There's something we missed in his lungs," the doctor said. "Someone get more oxygen."
"Clear," the nurse said. "One...two...three. Clear!"
The nurse did this several times. The heart monitor began beeping again. Everyone gave a sigh of relief. Zach stopped crying and approached the bed. "Oh Dan. It's okay."
The doctors moved Daniel down to the operation room and grabbed the anesthesia. "Alright, here we go again," he said as Daniel coughed.
Daniel finally went under and the doctors nodded. "Let's see what we missed."
When they had opened him up the doctor looked around. "I don't see anything."
"Neither do I," the nurse replied. "Are we sure it's his lungs? Maybe his heart?"
"Wait, look where all that blood is going," the doctor said.
The surgeon followed the blood and pointed with his scalpel. "Look, there's a punture."
"Good eye. If we had missed it, even the smallest punture could be fatal," the doctor sighed. "Well, let's get him out of here as quick as possible."
Several police officers walked into the waiting room. "We're looking for Jonah Marais."
Jonah looked up from his phone. "I'm Jonah."
The police headed over to him. "We caught the guy," he said.
"The guy who beat up Dani?" Corbyn asked.
The taller police officer nodded. "We brought him in for questioning. We would like to ask Daniel some questions if he's up to it."
Corbyn sighed. "He's in surgery. I don't know when he'll be out."
"Okay. I'll stick around. The rest of these officers can go," the blond officer replied. "I'm officer Andrews by the way."
"Nice to meet you. I'm Corbyn. You already know Jonah. Jack and Zach are those two and their asleep."
Andrews looked at the boys. "Aren't you in a band?"
Jonah nodded. "We're Why Don't We."
"Yes, I've heard of you. My daughter is a huge fan," Andrews replied.
"Would she like our autographs?" Jonah asked.
Andrews nodded. "That would be great," he said pulling out his notepad. Put it back here so the sheriff doesn't question me."
The boys laughed. "Guess that would be a problem," Corbyn laughed.
"Just slightly," Andrews replied.
Jonah laughed. "We'll let the rest of them sign it later when they're awake."
Andrews nodded. "I really appreciate it and I know she will too."
"The kid said he's been arrested and that it was Daniel's fault. What did he mean?" Jonah asked as he wrote his signature.
Andrews sighed. "We had trouble with Daniel and Eric in middle school. They were in eighth grade when they were caught shoplifting. This was back when they used to be best friends. I guess that friendship ended when Eric attacked someone and then stole a car. The person he attacked ended up dying and Daniel called us saying that this person wasn't coming home. When we looked into it, we found Eric. The only reason he was out was because of good behaviour and he was on parole."
"Oh wow. Daniel never told us any of this," Corbyn sighed.
Andrews shrugged. "It was very traumatizing for him. I would suggest you don't bring it up. If he wants to then he'll tell you himself."
"So Dani was a little troublemaker?" Jonah asked.
Andrews laughed. "You wouldn't believe it. When I saw him on my daughter's phone and she told me he was a singer, I was shocked. It's not what I expected."
A few hours later the surgeon walked into the waiting room. "He's doing well. We had found a puncture in his lung but it was very small. Anyway, now all he will need is rest and he has a stutter which should go away with time."
Jonah smiled. "So he'll be okay?"
"Absolutely," the surgeon replied.
Zach and Jack woke up to Corbyn shaking them. "Is he okay?" Zach mumbled.
"Yeah. He'll be fine," Corbyn said gently.
The group headed down the hall to where Daniel was. Zach hugged him. "It's so good to see you."
Daniel smiled weakly. "It's good to be back," he mumbled.
Jonah smiled. "Oh man. You scared us Dani."
Daniel sighed. "I-I h-had to k-keep you o-on your t-toes."
Jack laughed. "You certainly managed that."
Corbyn hugged Daniel. "It's so good to have you back Daniel."
Daniel was about to reply when he noticed Andrews standing in the doorway. "A-am I-I in t-trouble?"
Andrews shook his head. "No. First of all Daniel I'm glad you're okay and I'm proud of how far you've come."
"O-officer A-Andrews," Daniel moaned. "Y-You t-told them d-didn't y-you."
Andrews shook his head. "That's entirely up to you. I just explained how he got arrested. No names or relations were given."
Daniel nodded. G-good. I-I prefer to k-keep it p-private. M-maybe o-one d-day."
Zach and Jack frowned. "What?"
Corbyn shook his head. "You were asleep when the conversation happened. I'll fill you in later."
Zach shrugged. "I don't care as long as Dani is alright."
After the questioning the boys took a selfie and signed their autograph for the officer's daughter everyone took a short nap. A few days later Daniel was able to go home. He was able to sing clearly, but he was still stuttering. "So Dani, how about some ice cream?"
Dani noddedd. "I-I would l-like t-that."
"Alright. Ice cream and the movie About Time." Jack said as he headed to the kitchen.
Zach held Daniel close as they watched the movie. The two dozed off almost halfway into the movie. Jonah grinned. "Look at them. They were made for each other."
Daniel was soon able to speak with no problems and tours were able to resume.
Alright I have a lot to talk about now. Firstly, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. I was going to post it tomorrow but after watching the Fallin' preparty and then the music video like as it premiered I knew I had to post today. Comment if you were in a Zoom call or insta and snap gc like I was. What was the name of the gc cause I was in a lot. It would've been so cool if I had met you without knowing it. Second of all poor Zach, I hope he feels better soon. Guys they were #1 on Apple Music after about 3 hours, that's insane. THIS NEW ERA IS SO GREAT. THEY'RE WRITING THEIR OWN MUSIC NOW!!!!! OMG NEW ALBUM COMES OUT IN DECEMBER!! Alright I think that's all. Stay safe and I'll be updating on my new book Reality with Why Don't We in a few hours 💕
