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Chapter 27
"Friday I have to be at school for a winter concert. Why don't you come over Saturday night and we could just hang out?" I asked Will. Will had called me a few minutes ago to discuss a time to get to know each other. We agreed to hang out Saturday night at my house. Now, I know what you're thinking. Get your mind outta the gutter! We barely know each other. Anyway, I'm about to head out to the school. I'm on the decorating committee and the auditorium must be decorated for the concert.
I got to school early and parked my car near the auditorium. I walked into school and met with Mrs. Martin, the faculty member in charge of the committee. She sent me to go to the storage room and retrieve the boxes of snowflakes, garland, and some other winter-themed stuff. I walked into the auditorium and quickly got to work. I talked to Tony for a little while who was also on the committee. It was funny watching a star football player decorate. I climbed onto the ladder and began to string one end of the garland. All of a sudden, I felt someone bump into the ladder and I stumbled off the ladder. I landed on my back with a thud. I closed my eyes and tried to hold back tears. Tony ran over to me and tried to get me up. My leg was twisted into a weird position and it was extremely hard for me to stand up. Tony wrapped his arms under mine and mad me stand up. I looked over to my right side and saw Dallas. She just smiled and walked away. What was that about? Tony led me to a seat and sat next to me.
~1 Hour Later~
I opened my eyes to see Nick and Tony standing on either side of me. They
were both holding onto one of my hands. I looked around the room. I was in
a hospital bed. I looked down at my leg and saw nothing but white plaster.
"Nick? Tony?" I asked. They both looked at me. "What happened?" I asked.
All eyes turned to Tony. He was there with me the longest.
"Well, after the accident, Mrs. Martin said I should take you to the hospital
just in case you really hurt yourself. Then you kinda blacked out. You couldn't
walk so we helped you into my car. Mrs. Martin had to stay at the school.
As soon as we got here, I tried to call your house, but no one was home.
Then I called Nick. He came. A doctor has already looked at you and you were
in the x-ray room a little while ago. You fractured your femur and your back
will be sore for a while." Tony said squeezing my hand.
"So, now I'm gonna be in pain and I have a cast on my leg, huh?" I asked.
They both nodded. "Do I have to stay here? I've never been in a hospital
before." I looked at Nick.
"If your back wasn't hurt, you could leave, but you must have hit the floor
hard. Now the doctor said you have to stay here till at least Friday." Nick
said a little sad.
"But what about the concert? I have to sing with you." I said getting a little
angry. "I wanna go home!" I said trying to get up. Tony and Nick tried to
push me back onto the bed. Then the doctor walked in.
"Miss. Keifer, where do you think you are going?" a middle-aged male doctor
said walking towards me. "I'm Dr. Erikson." the man said extending his hand.
"Nice to meet you. Call me Lindsay, Linds, Gimpy, whatever makes you happy."
I said sarcastically.
"Well, it'll be fun having you around for a few days." The man said laughing.
"So when can I bust outta this pop stand?" I asked propping myself up. The
doctor looked at me.
"Lindsay, how did this happen?" Dr. Erikson asked.
"I'm not really sure. I know I was decorating the walls above the stage and
then I fell off the ladder-" I began as I heard Tony gasp.
"Wait, why was Dallas there? She's not on the committee." He said as we stared
at him.
"Oh yeah, I saw her standing there smiling at me after I fell." I said. The
doctor asked me a few more questions and then left me with the two guys.
"Linds, I gotta go. I'll come see ya tomorrow after school, though." Tony
said leaning down to kiss my forehead. "See ya Nick." Tony said nodding in
his direction.
"Yeah, see ya, man." I laid my head back and turned my head towards Nick.
He just gave me a half-smile. "Are you comfortable?" Nick asked knowing it
was a stupid question.
"Well, Nick I fell on my back which is EXTREMELY sore and most likely bruised
and I'm being made to lie down on my back. What do you think?" I said
sarcastically. He just laughed a little. "Nick, don't you have to go?" I
asked.
"Yeah, but I was gonna stay here until I got in touch with your mom. She
still doesn't know." Nick explained as the door opened. In walked someone
holding three balloons and my a big fluffy star shaped pillow in front of
their face. The person walked up next to Nick and pulled the pillow away.
It was Brian.
"Hey B!" I said excited. He reached over, hugged me, and kissed me on the
cheek.
"Hey Linds! These are for you." Brian said placing the balloons on the night
table. "And I saw this in a store on my way here and decided to get it for
you. I know how uncomfortable hospital pillows are." I smiled and hugged
him again. "Hey man." Brian said shaking hands and hugging brotherly with
Nick. "So, how's Gimpy?" Brian asked. Nick and I both laughed at the name
I actually told the doctor to call me.
"Well, she's got a cast on and her back is EXTREMELY sore." Nick said mocking
me. I narrowed my eyes and looked at him. I smiled almost a second later.
I couldn't pretend to be angry with Nick's adorable face looking at me sadly.
"Nick, I can stay here with Linds until her mom comes. You hafta go to school
tomorrow. You need to sleep." Brian said.
"Yeah, that's a good idea. You should go home. I'll be fine as long as someone's
here." I urged.
"Are you sure?" He asked. Brian and I both nodded. "All right. I'll be sure
to tell your mom everything and I'll stop by right after school, OK?" Nick
asked. I don't think he wanted to leave.
"Sounds good." I said. Nick walked over to my bed.
"Feel better. I'll bring some stuff from your house here too. To keep you
busy, of course. See ya tomorrow. Sleep tight." Nick said as he hugged me
tightly. He kissed me lightly on the cheek and walked towards the door. He
turned around. "Take care of her, Bri." Nick said sternly. Brian saluted
as Nick left the room.
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