The One. (The Girl #2)

by Laura Lee Fall

  “Had a few seizures last night’, rose her hand by her mouth and Ella had tears. “Will you go see him with me today?”

  “I don’t think I can”. Shaking her head.

  “Why not sugar?”

  “I’m scared to see him like this”. Twisting the dish towel.

  “Oh honey please, you might not get another chance to”, wiping tears and Ella leans against the kitchen counter saying, “He’s that bad?”

  “Yes dear”.

  Tears rolling asked, “Is he going to die Brenda?”

  Shaking her head replied, “I’m so scared that I might lose my son”, now cried heavily and going up to her, Ella placed her arms around Brenda both crying.

  Sniffling, Brenda said, “Sebastian woke for just a few minutes the other day”. Teary eyes big, Ella replied, “He did?”

  “Yes dear asking for you”. Ella’s heart raced and Brenda added, “Please go today Ella, please, he wanted you, maybe it will help?”

  “Okay I will go Brenda”, cracked a slight smile through tears.

  Twenty minutes at the hospital, standing nervously by the closed door to Sebastian’s room, twisting the strap on her purse Ella saying, “I’m scared Brenda”. Took hold of her hand and said, “It will be fine, you are like a sister to my son, he loves you”.

  “Oh I love him to, very much, that’s why I don’t want to see him like this”. “You can Ella, remember he was right at your side during Ashley’s birth”. “Oh wish you hadn’t said that Brenda”, looks at her, she added, “My hearts breaking”. “I know sugar”, noticing Ella shaking like a leaf when Maryann walked by saying, “Hello Brenda”, that said,” Oh Maryann”.

  Pausing, “Yes”.

  “This is Ella”. Twisted the strap on the purse.

  Smiling Maryann replied, “The one he wanted to see”.

  “Yes she’s here”. Patting Ella’s back.

  “Good, but I got rounds”. Pointing down the hallway.

  “Okay see you later”.

  “All right and nice to meet you Ella”, waves, and Maryann walked away.

  Opened the door, snatched Ella’s trembling hand both entering the room walking over to the bed, Ella took one look, crumbles, quickly Brenda grabs onto her. Staring expressionless in complete shock said, “That’s not Sebastian”.

  Tears rolling, holding onto Ella crying out, “Oh god look what they’ve done to him, he was beautiful, oh my god, no Sebastian, no, it’s not him”, become hysterical. “Please Ella calm down, it is him and yes it’s awful what those wicked people done to my son”.

  Nodding in flowing tears said, “Look what they done to Ashley’s best uncle”, crying heavier, “Butchered him”. Rubbing Ella’s back, and pointing asks, “Why the bandage over his right eye, what’s wrong with his eye?” Felt dizzy.

  Noticing Ella ready to pass out and shaking Brenda said, “Maybe you should sit down”. “I think so”, Brenda helped her onto the chair right next to the bed, cries staring at Sebastian.

  Tears rolling down her face wipes them and Ella said, “He must be suffering in such pain”. Looking at her son wiping tears, replied, “I’m suffering right with him, this is killing me Ella”.

  Looks at her knowing as a mother to see her child like this must be the hardest thing to ever face in life. “Why did this happen Brenda?” Hung her head replying, “Terrible things in life happen, it’s a shame, but now we need a miracle sugar”.

  Mumbling, “I need Sebastian”, crying, put her hands over her face and knelt down brushed her bangs aside Brenda said, “Do not give up hope Ella”, shook her head and added, “I know the strength in my sons, mainly this one and he will come back to us”. “I hope Brenda”. Hugging her crying out, “He must come back to us”.

  Rubbing her hand said, “Keep on believing my dear”.

  Now eyes large Brenda asked, “Honey you hungry?”

  “Why?”

  “I heard your stomach rumbling”.

  “I am a little, but it’s probably because of my nerves”.

  Patting her leg asking, “Want a ginger ale sweetie”.

  “Yes”, standing up Brenda said, ‘Come on sugar I need one to”.

  Ella went closer over to the bed, leans down and said, “I cannot live without you”, kissed the top of his head, whispers, “I love you”, rose up heading toward the door in tears with Brenda right behind that said, “Be back soon Sebastian”.

  Slowly lifts his hand up groaning out, “Ella!” Door closes he is groaning out. “Trying hard not to leave my girl”. Groaning turned into whimpering out, “Those bastards!”

  In the cafeteria. sat Brenda with Ella drinking their ginger ale, even grabbed potato chips and talking, Ella said, “I’m so scared Brenda, what if he never wakes up”. Waving her finger said, “No negativity sugar, he will pull through”.

  Sipping through the straw Ella thought, Brenda’s in denial as she feared losing Sebastian because of those cruel people.

  Fifteen minutes later, heading back up by Sebastian’s room, reaching the door was approached by a nurse telling them more terrible news and Ella rushed off crying leaving Brenda behind devastated.

  Leaning against the wall, Brenda felt faint mumbling, “Mini-stroke”, the nurse replied, “Doctors are concerned that a blood clot might be blocking flow to the brain which usually causes this”.

  “How much more can my poor child take”, hands pressed against her chest added, “Because I cannot” breaks down crying heavily.

  Standing in the waiting room staring out the window Ella cries saying, “Please god do not take him from me”.

  “Please” and Brenda walking over in tears when Ella turns around hugging onto her saying, “I’m scared”.

  “I am too sugar, but I still believe my son will pull through”.

  Holding tightly to Ella in tears flowing Brenda said, “Those men hurt my son severely pure evil they are”.

  Sitting in the basement going over their next move and laughing.

  Suddenly, a youngster’s voice yelled, “Dad I am home”, and Max said, “Hush, juniors home cut the talk”.

  Running down the steps comes a young boy who appeared to be ten or eleven-years-old and he had long blonde hair past his shoulders with the bluest eyes. Went up to Max and smiling brightly said, “Guess what dad”, and snarling Max asked, “What got suspended I hope, learning to fight being a man”, the crew laughed.

  Holding a paper out in front of Max’s face said, “No got another A-plus on a report”, swiftly Max took the paper, crumbling it and tossing it on the floor. The young boy hung his head saying, “It was a hard report, I passed again”, and waving his hand Max said, “Aw kid, I do not care about that junk keep grades to yourself”.

  The young boy’s happy smiles turned to tears filling his eyes as Max waving his hand up said, “A good grade won’t make you stronger or toughest”.

  Another man said, “Hey, but Lucas there can flash his big A-plus blinding him”, as they all laughed. Hung his head and noticed points Max said, “Do you see what a sissy I got for a son”, sniffling, “Aw get upstairs, because you’re girly personality makes me ill”. Ran to the steps and up fast, the crew heard the door slam, irritated Max raising his hand again said, “Now that attitudes going to get him beat”.

  The young boy Lucas, went into a room with just a cot and old mattress there was a rundown dresser with only one drawer, he stood picking up a picture in a frame off the dresser.

  It was a beautiful young blonde haired female, he said, “Oh why mom did you go to heaven leaving me alone”.

  “Why mommy did you have to go!” Crying.

  The door flew open and in walked another tall slender young boy, shoulder length black hair.

  Gives Lucas a mean look and said, “Aw your crying again sissy”.

  Lucas just remained silent, the boy added, “You are a joke in this family you know it?”

  Setting the picture back onto the dresser, Lucas said, “Shut up already Ryder”, an
d the dark haired boy kicked Lucas into his back real hard as he crumbled.

  Jumped down fast, pounding the heck out of Lucas as he screamed.

  Down in the basement the crew all pointed up at the ceiling, “Aw Max your squabbling sons are at it again”.

  Getting up from his chair, Max said, “Yeah I better hurry before he really kills his sister!” Therefore, Max hurried up the steps and rushed through such a rundown house and going into the room.

  Max fast as lightning grabbed a hold of the dark haired boy that was swinging away on his brother.

  Swung him onto the cot then reached his hand out saying, “Come on my little princess get up”.

  Lucas just sat on the hardwood floor hanging his head and Max saw drops of blood hitting the floor.

  Pointed at the other boy and said, “Aw how many times do I have to tell you, you’re going to kill your little brother, huh”.

  Lying across the bed Ryder mumbled, “Yeah if I’m lucky”.

  Pointing at the boy Max said, “Zip it Ryder” and he smirked saying, “Dad you should have gave him up for adoption he is a disgrace the sissy”.

  “Well yes this I know, but too much work involved finding him a lousy home”.

  Looking down at his son, Max shook his head and said, “Aw this boy sure is different and should have been a girl”.

  Smirking Ryder mumbles, “He is a girl”.

  “I am a boy!” Max bent down saying, “Start acting like it”, as Lucas turned looking at Max with a black eye and bloody nose.

  “What do you want me to do to prove I am a boy”, Ryder lay in the bed said, “Rob, fight, get laid”.

  Max asked, “Ah rob, banks perhaps?”

  Laughs out, “Right on dad”.

  Standing up putting his one hand to his chin said, “Aw good one Ryder, yep, best two people ever in history Bonnie and Clyde”.

  Sitting on the floor wiping blood that drips, Lucas mumbled, “Their crazed”, Max said, “Get up boy”.

  “I’m fine, just leave me alone”. Hanging his head.

  Annoyed putting his hands up saying, “Whatever”, Max pointed at his other boy and added, “Enough let weakling here alone or I’ll fight his battle for him”, as Ryder snarls. Walking out of the room Max yelled, “I mean it Ryder or it might be you getting buried next to Chris”.

  Excited Ryder saying, “Man dad capped Chris; pretty cool, right Lucas”, still sitting on the floor quietly replied, “In hell you all will be begging for cool”.

  Snarled, rose up on the bed, Ryder shouted, “DAD COME SAVE HIM NOW!” Jumping off the bed down onto his brother again, swinging repeated punches as Lucas ducks rolling on the floor yelling, “Stop, you’re going to kill me”.

  “Yeah I hope!”

  At the hospital, in the waiting room, sat Brenda with her five sons and Danny Ray was pacing, as Ella had gone home by her children, but very worried about Sebastian that was in surgery, a vessel in the brain is blocked by a blood clot. The trained doctors try removing the blood clot by sending a catheter to the site of the blocked blood vessel in the brain.

  A few hours later, doctors walk into the waiting room telling the Wiley family the procedure went well that Sebastian is in recovery and Danny Ray shook their hand, “Thank you”, the doctors walked away.

  Turning around looking at Brenda that was in tears said, “I cannot go home”, shaking her head and her sons understood, Danny Ray nodded saying, “I did not expect you to leave”.

  “Can you handle things?”

  “Of course Brenda”, that added, “Thank you Danny Ray”.

  Said, “Try to get some rest eat something”.

  Hand by her stomach replied, “I feel queasy, this has been a lot” and her sons give such angry looks, as each one wants to find these men and know they eventually will and win this fight.

  Hugging their mother and Stanley told her, “Do not worry, Charlene will help out”. “I know boy, I’m so glad your home, you to Shawn” that winks and the Wiley men walk away as Brenda sat down on the chair looking out the window waiting for word when she can go in by Sebastian.

  The next morning, Brenda had slept on the chair right next to Sebastian that lay silently still, she rubs her watery eyes, looks at her son and said, “Keep hanging on boy, you are the air I breathe”.

  Meanwhile.

  At school, eleven-year-old Lucas made up another famous lie as usual to the teacher where he gets bruises often.

  The teacher though insisted he go down to the nurse as his right eye was swollen shut. Got up from his desk and hurrying out with all the kids in shock.

  Running down the hallway saying, “I am out of here”, runs faster when a young girl with long dark curls coming out of the bathroom, he crashed into hard, as she fell to the floor. Instantly, Lucas stopped looked down saying, “I am sorry, oh my god girl you okay?” Stood up brushing her legs off, wearing a little blue jean skirt and white sweater as her head was down making sure she had no scrapes.

  Jittering nervously, Lucas said, “Gosh I feel bad”, and she lifted her head and it was Samantha Wiley, Seth’s daughter.

  Rose her hand to her mouth and said, “Wow boy, maybe I should ask you if you’re okay”, noticing his badly bruised face as he hung his head.

  Pointing to his shiner, Samantha said, “Someone had a good right hook”. “Fighting isn’t good it’s rotten and evil”. Young nine-year-old Samantha just gave him a serious look and his face turned blood red.

  “Hey I am sorry girl”.

  “It’s Sammy”, giving a slight smile.

  Looking at each other, he said, “Sorry there Sammy for knocking you down”. “No harm done, because seems you’re the one hurt”. Holding her books. Shrugged, “My life story”, said Lucas hanging his head.

  Pitying expression Samantha felt bad for him and noticing his sadness asked, “Hey boy are you okay?”

  “It’s Lucas”. Leaning forward very long blonde hair hung down.

  “Well nice meeting you Lucas, hey maybe we can sit at lunch together sometime”. “Nah I cannot girl”.

  Giggled saying, “What eat your lunch”, and frowning replied, “Have friends, I’d only cause them sorrow and grief in the long run”, as he had tears.

  Staring at each other with his hands tucked into his baggy blue jean pockets says, “Well I have to go Sammy”, smiled saying, “Okay, see you around maybe”.

  A few of her older male cousins walked out from class and paused, it was Shawn’s only boy and oldest of the grandkids eleven-year-old Elijah along with ten-year-old Jared, Stanley’s son.

  Blurts out, “What the heck”, glancing down the hallway and Jared looked noticing their young cousin with a boy close to her.

  Immediately, both Wiley boys went closer and gave Lucas such a mean look and Elijah asked, “What’s up Sammy shouldn’t you be at class?”

  “Yes I was just talking”.

  “Nine-year-olds do not talk to boys”, said, Jared, gave Lucas a meaner look and cracked his knuckles.

  Ignoring the Wiley boys, Lucas said, “Bye Sammy nice meeting you”, walked away, and Jared yelled, “Stay away from her she is too young”.

  Embarrassed, Samantha saw Lucas was out of site now when she threw a tantrum and yelling at both her cousins saying, “Thanks a lot”, and both said, “You’re welcome”, she gasped saying, “No fools, why did you do that scaring him off”.

  “News flash little cuz, your only nine”.

  “Girls tend to mature faster than boys Elijah”, rolling his eyes Jared remarked, “Yeah from punks like that”.

  Shaking his dark curls Elijah added, “True, you are too young to have a boy for a friend”, as she stomped her foot saying “Whatever!”

  Walked away angry swinging her arms up, Elijah and Jared both rolled their dark eyes then went to class. The next day at school, Seth’s young daughter keeping an eye out all day for Lucas, not in class or to be found.

  Samantha actually inquired in a roundabout way to a teacher tellin
g her that he was supposed to help her with a project.

  The older gray haired teacher told Samantha, “I am sorry, Lucas will be out a while”, and eyes large asked, “Why suspended?”

  Shaking her head said, “Oh far from, that young boy is a straight A and honor roll student and never in trouble”. Frantic, Samantha asked, “What happen to him?” Jittering her books almost fell. “Lucas had a bad accident falling out the upstairs window of his home”. “Oh no!” Worried.

  Sadly the teacher said, “Poor Lucas is in the hospital with many broken bones”, and upset Samantha rushed out of the classroom in tears.

  Spotted Elijah and Jared standing by two young cheerleaders and mumbled, “Yuck”, walking up to them she thought, yeah not much older, but it is okay for them to flirt around, bull!

  Both boys noticed her and she said, “Hey can I talk to you two”, the girls folded their arms and Samantha giggled saying, “I am their cousin and only nine”. The two girls walked off and Jared said, “Hey thanks a lot”, she smirked saying, “Paybacks”.

  Leaning against the locker, Elijah asked, “What’s wrong is that boy bothering you?” Her eyes large and told her two cousins about Lucas’s black eye, that she feared he is an abused child and her cousins told her she watched too much television. While Samantha stood shaken up telling her cousins how scared she was. Lucas’s brother Ryder walking down the hallway and Jared said, “Hey Sammy that’s his brother” and Elijah sneer saying, “Yes a known bully of the school too, he’s bad news”.

  Samantha in tears said, “He must know what happen, it’s his brother can you go find out for me”.

  Opening the locker door, Elijah replied, “Nah Sammy, Ryder is a rotten punk, I can’t stand that kid”, and Samantha asked, “How old is he?”

  “Fourteen and pen bound”.

  Holding her folder, said, “I will go ask him”, went to walk away when Elijah literally grabbed hold of her long hair pulling her back, she yelled, “Owe!”

  Pointing right at her, “No don’t Sammy that boy is trouble if you look at him it’s an instant fight”, glancing at Ryder.

  Tapping her foot on the floor, she said, “Hey, never knew a Wiley who was scared”. Smirking, Elijah said, “I am far from, but I’m not about to get suspended over loser or something your too young to be worrying about”.