Chapter 2

The next morning Rachel woke up to the smell of bacon and the sound of laughter. She got out of bed still half asleep and shuffled her way to the kitchen.

“Well look who’s awake!”, joked James. Rachel gave him a grumpy look and went straight to Johnny.

“Hey sis, you hungry?” John asked as Rachel layed her forehead against his arm.

“I want that bacon” She said groggily. She grabbed a piece of bacon and retreated to the couch.

“Hey, don't you have school today?” John asked. Rachel looked at her brother.

“Do I have to go? You saw the condition I was in yesterday. Please don't make me go back.” She begged. John looked at his sister who still had bruises on her arms.

“Fine. You can stay home today, but you're going back tomorrow!” Rachel happily thanked her brother and turned on the TV. What came on the TV was shocking. There had been a car crash. One person was killed and the other was majorly injured. The person who was injured Rachel recognized as the boy she met, Sebastian Adler. She stood up and paid close attention to which hospital he was going to. A few minutes later Rachel was changed into a white t-shirt, a little black jacket and a pair of bootcut pants. The hospital was in walking distance but Rachel planned on running. She told her brother that she knew the boy and was going to see him. Even though it was a twenty minute walk to the hospital Rachel made it in ten minutes. When she got there she ran straight to the front desk and asked frantically “Sebastian Adler? The patient from the car crash today. Is he ok?” The nurse looked up at Rachel in surprise.

“Are you a family member?”, she asked with a raised brow. Rachel tried to swallow nonchalantly and nodded. The nurse continued to stare at her with that questioning raised brow.

“I-I’m his s-sister.”, Rachel stammered as a creeping heat rose up her neck.

“He's in surgery right now. He will be out in a couple hours. Until then you can wait in the waiting room. When he's out of surgery I'll send a nurse to you so you can see him. Ok Miss?” She said.

“Oh...Ok. Thank you nurse.” Rachel said in a hesitant way. She left the nurse to do her thing and sat down on a chair in the waiting room. Rachel ended up staying there for two to three hours. During that time she either sat there waiting or dozed off into sleep. Suddenly Rachel startled awake by a male nurse.

“Excuse me miss, but your brother is out of surgery.” He said.

“Thank you, by the way which room is he in?”

“He’s in room number 513. Down the hall to the right.” Rachel thanked the nurse again and went searching for room 513. Eventually she found the room but she didn’t enter the room right away. She stood in front of the door for awhile, then gently knocked on it and entered. She looked at the floor as she entered the room. Rachel could hear Sebastian breathing. Rachel slowly looked up at him and was shocked almost to tears, but she refused to cry in front of him.

“H-hey...I-Ian, how you feeling?” She asked hesitantly. He rolled his head in her direction and grunted at her. She walked over to the side of the bed and looked him over. Rachel gently took ahold of Sebastian’s hand, and covered her mouth with the other. She stayed at the hospital until visiting hours were over. During that time she was holding his hand and quietly crying and praying for him to be ok. After she was sent home, she walked home in the rain. By the time she got home she was dripping wet and her brother and his “friend” were asleep. She went to the bathroom and grabbed a towel to clean up the trail of water, that she left. After that she went to her room and changed into a large baggy sweatshirt and some sweatpants. Then she went to the kitchen and grabbed a tub of ice cream and sat on the couch and watched the Hallmark channel. In the morning James woke up first and went to go to the bathroom but heard the TV on and his curiosity got the best of him. He found Rachel Brown on the couch passed out with melted ice cream on the floor and a spoon still in her mouth. He picked her up and took her to her room and tucked her in, then he went back to the living room and cleaned up the melted ice cream that was spilt. After that he turned off the TV and went back to John’s room. Rachel was startled awake by the sounds of her brother and James making love down the hall. She could hear moans and names being called out. Rachel sat up quickly and her face turned beat red. She then grabbed a stuffed animal filled with with beads, then made her way down the hall, quickly opened her brother’s door, closed her eyes and threw the toy at the boys slammed the door shut, and yelled “be quiet I can hear you from my room!” She ran to her room and locked her door. After that she unlocked her door and slowly made her way back to Johnny's room. She went into his room looking down at her feet and mumbled “C-can I have my stuffed animal back..? I got it from my mom when I was little.” James put on his pants and brought her toy back to her. She didn't dare look up, Rachel thanked him and went back to her room. A few minutes later James knocked on her door. Rachel was startled by that. Then went to open the door, but the door opened and made a loud thud against Rachel's face. She fell to the ground and hit the back of her head on her dresser way down, which caused blood to start running out of her nose and down her cheek. James’s eyes went wide and he didn't know what to do. Johnny came running down the hall and slid into the wall. He saw his sister on the floor and told James to call 9-1-1. They waited about 10 minutes for the ambulance to arrive during that time Johnny held Rachel’s head up and softly cradled her until the ambulance got there. Rachel was rushed to the hospital. She was placed in a solitary room and was given medical attention. After awhile Johnny was let into her room, he looked over her carefully and held her hand. After about an hour she woke up but couldn’t remember anything from that day. She looked at Johnny and asked “Where am I and what happened? Why are you crying?” Johnny looked up and hugged his sister. She was surprised and confused. She tried to remember what happened but she couldn’t, all she could remember going to sleep the night before. James was asleep in a chair next to John, Johnny woke him up and asked him if he could tell Rachel what had happened. Even though he felt groggy and told the siblings what happened exactly and that he was sorry. Rachel forgave him. Then she tried sitting up but quickly went back down, regretting it instantly. She told her brother that the back of her eyes hurt and that it felt like someone was pushing a nail through the back of her head when she sat up. A few minutes later a doctor came in to see if Rachel was awake; which she was, and was going to do some tests. The doctor also wanted to Johnny after the tests were done.