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Howie closed his cell and sighed, softly shaking his head. ”Who did you call?” AJ asked, while having his attention on the road before them as he drove the three of them to the hospital as fast as possible. “Phoebe, but she didn’t answer.” Howie replied, but he lied. He had tried to call Kevin to let him know that something was wrong. Even though Brian would probably kill him for calling his cousin, Howie felt he had to. Even though he had no clue yet of what exactly was wrong, he knew it was bad when Ally called them instead of Brian himself. Brian never let anyone else but Leighanne and the guys use his cellphone, for he was scared that someone might steal all of their numbers and put them on the net or something. So if Brian gave his cell to a nurse they hardly knew, it had to be bad news waiting for them at the hospital. He stared out of the window, his mind on Kevin. He knew Kevin hadn’t been answering his phone in the last few days, but he had hoped that he would’ve now. Howie decided not to leave a message on his voicemail, he would try to call him again later today, when there was more news on Wendy’s condition. Ever since Kevin ran off on her, he had tried to figure out what happened in that room. Wendy told them that he just ran off, but something about the way she had told them was telling Howie that there was more to it.

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As he kept his eyes on the road, he tried to keep focused on making it to the hospital in one piece. He didn’t quite drive carefully this time, he knew he just had to get there as fast as possible. ”He found her unconsciousness, he’s in shock.”. Brian was a sensitive person, but in shock? He had only seen Brian in a state of shock a few times. The first time he had seen it, was when Brian was told that he needed to undergo open heart surgery and it wasn’t guaranteed that he would make it. The second time was when they found Wendy in the park a few months ago. He hated to see Brian like this, it made him fragile. Not that he thought there was anything wrong with showing your emotions, but he himself was always more comfortable to show anger than sadness. For some reason, anger made him feel powerfull, where sadness would make him feel weak and small. And seeing Brian cry or in shock, caused him to feel incapable of being there for him. He just did not know what to do, like Kevin.

Kevin.. he hadn’t thought about him in a couple of days, and he regretted thinking of him now. He just didn’t understand why he had acted like such an asshole. Kevin, his big brother, the one he always looked up to, fucked up big time, and now it was up to the rest of them to pick up the pieces. Nick sighed as he parked his car into the parking lot. He knew he should get out of his car and run in like crazy to find out what was wrong with Wendy and how Brian was doing, but he just couldn’t. He sighed and rested his head on his arms who were themselves resting on the steering wheel. As he closed his eyes, he saw her lying there in the park like they found here. There was blood everywhere and her face was almost unrecognizable, bruized and swollen. For a minute he was sure she was gone, but then Kevin had told them that he felt a pulse, that she was still alive. When she was in the hospital and Dr. Greene had told them that it wasn’t sure she would ever wake up, it felt like someone punched him in the stomach, and he couldn’t breathe for a moment, feeling like they were going to lose her this time. And when he just thought things couldn’t get worse, Kevin had told him that she was raped. At that moment, he felt like he could kill the one who had done this do her. But unfortunately, detective McGraw had recently told them that they had not been able to find out who had done this to her. Yes, they found DNA-samples, but they didn’t match to any of the samples in the police-database. They would not close the case just yet, but it was unlikely they would ever find the person who had caused all this heartache.
At first he was certain she would wake up soon, but months and months passed without a sign of her returning to the land of the awake. But she woke up eventually, thank God, and then there was another blow, the memory loss. They had finally overcome all of this, and now another tragedy. All of a sudden, Nick broke down in tears. He wasn’t sure they were able to handle a new one. The whole situation had been so tough on all of them, Nick was scared this would cause them to fall apart. Not them being friends, just as individuals. A few minutes later, Nick wiped the tears away and slowly got out of his car. He had to go in and be strong for his best friend, but how was he supposed to do that when he wasn’t feeling that strong himself right now?

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She knew they would’ve noticed by now that little Miss Hamilton wasn’t going to be transfered anytime soon. She was proud that she had been able to pull this off, but then again, she knew she could do it before she did it. No one would suspect her to have anything to do with this. Nobody had seen her leave room 358.
“You’re going to visit, Kevin sweetheart, I know you will. You have to, because we are meant to be together for the rest of our lives. We will be so happy together. I could take care of you when you’re on the road. And you would eventually quit the group, and then we will live happily ever after in our house by the beach. If you don’t want to quit, I can make sure you’ll have to, because then all of a sudden Brian will get very, very sick to the point he will never be able to perform again. I already proved I can pull this off once, why not make it twice when necessary? I’ll see you soon honey, and if you decide to be stubborn and mess with destiny, I’ll have to make sure Wendy will never ever recover again, just to make her pay for ruining my future."
And with that thought, she smiled as if she was on top of the world.

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He just sat there staring at his hands, not even sure how he got there in the first place. At least it was quiet, and quiet was what he needed right now. He could no longer handle the yelling and running around in the hallway outside the family room, so he just started walking and somehow ended up in the hospital chapel, sitting on the first row. He prayed everything would be alright, that she was going to be okay, just like last time. The two of them had finally re-connected when she regained most of her memory, retrieved the things that made them so close. Today was supposed to be a day of celebration, now it had turned into a day of devastation. He was mad at himself for not noticing sooner that she wasn’t just asleep, not seeing that she was unconsciousness. If it was too late to save her, it would be his fault. He was in there with her for a while and he never noticed anything was wrong til he tried to wake her up for the third time or so. Brian felt so guilty for not paying enough attention.
He looked up to the ceiling and softly said. “Haven’t we been through enough? I know You have ways of challenging us, testing us, but I don’t know if I can take it anymore. I’m exhausted, we all are. Please, I beg You, let her be alright. I don’t think we can face another challenge.”
By now the chapel seemed to spin to Brian, so he closed his eyes, but that only made things worse and he felt sick. He decided to just lie down for a moment, even if it meant he would be lying on a wooden bench, in a chapel. For a moment he closed his eyes, and that was all it took for the sudden exhaustion to take over and cause him to slowly fall asleep.

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She couldn’t believe he had left the family room. When she left him there to call his friends, he was in no state to stand, let alone walk. She had searched every room on the third floor, as well as the storerooms where they kept all the vases, brooms and such, but he wasn’t in any of them. She was worried, and had no idea where to look for him now. St. Joseph’s is a big hospital, so she could look for him on the third floor, then go to the fourth, and he could get out of the elevator and be on the third one again. This was pointless. And now his friends would be here soon, and when they would ask her where he was, she had to tell them that she had no clue. Ally sighed. Great nurse she was.. Losing a person who definitely shouldn’t be alone right now. Then she panicked and ran for the elevator. When the doors opened, she jumped in and pressed on the button that would take her all the way up to the roof. God, let me be wrong for thinking this. He wouldn’t, would he??