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Chapter 9
I rolled my head over and
woke up. I realized where I was and groaned. I opened my eyes and rubbed them. I
glanced over to see Darren looking up at me from his magazine.
"Hey sleepy
head," he said.
"Morning," I
said, while yawning.
"I can't believe
you slept through the night. I kept waking up when they came and checked on
you," Darren said.
"You stayed all
night?" I asked.
"Yep," he
said, coming over and kissing my forehead. I smiled.
"Well, with all
those drugs they gave me, I could have slept till my next birthday," I
said.
"Are you feeling
ok? You groaned when you woke up," he said.
"Yeah, I groaned
cause I thought maybe I'd wake up in my own bed," I said, "but I'm
fine. The wonder of pain killers." Darren laughed.
"Here, I went
downstairs to the gift shop and bought you this," he said, as he handed me
the latest issue of Soccer Life and Sports Illustrated.
"Thanks," I
said, "is my dad around?"
"He went to the
house to get your stuff then to his office to get some take home work. He should
be back soon," Darren said. He scooted his chair up by my bed. He brushed
the hair out of my eyes. "You're so beautiful," he whispered.
"Thanks," I
smiled, " I guess this hospital gown brings out my eyes, 'eh?" I
asked. He cracked up.
"I'm sorry about
last night when I was sorta outta it. I was still in shock," he said.
"I forgive
you," I said. He kissed my hand. I heard a knock on the door. It was the
nurse.
"Morning
Delia," she said.
"Yo."
"I came to give
you your morning dose of medicine," she said, holding up the shot.
"No thanks,"
I said, simply.
"I don't think you
have a choice. Sorry, you gotta leave," the nurse said to Darren. He
shrugged and got up. He smiled at me as he slid out of the door. He stood in the
hall and saw the guys walking toward him.
~~~~~~
"Hey," Daniel
said, followed by Karl, Ben, and Lee.
"Hey," Darren
said.
"How is she
doing?" Karl asked.
"Well, she made it
through the night and she feels fine. The doctors say they need her here a
little more. And since she had to have surgery again, she has to go to therapy
to make 'em work again," Darren informed. The nurse came out and said they
could go back in. They walked in the room.
~~~~
"Hey guys," I
said.
"Hey Dee,"
they said.
"Feeling any
better?" Karl asked.
"Well, I WAS,
until that witch came in and gave me a shot," I said.
"That witch was
pretty hot," Lee said, looking out the door.
"Lee, dear, she's
44!!!" I screamed.
"Ewww...."
Lee said. The guys started to laugh.
"Oh and by the
way, you guys might wanna watch out. There is a little girl here across the
hall, and she saw Darren today and went nuts," I said.
"We'll watch for
her," Karl said, laughing.
"So, I guess my
dad told you guys," I said.
"Yeah, it's ok
Delia. We won't announce it," Ben said. I smiled.
"I'm gonna go
downstairs to the McDonald's and get some breakfast," Karl said,
"We'll be back, Delia."
"Kay," I
said. Lee and Ben followed him and I looked at Daniel.
"Did you just turn
down Mickey D's?!" I asked him. He shook his head and blinked.
"Omigod....I did,
didn't I?! Hey guys!! Wait up!!!!" Daniel screamed as he jetted out the
door. Darren laughed and shook his head.
"Sometimes I
wonder what he does in his free time," Darren said.
"Sometimes?!?! I
worry 24/7," I said. Darren laughed and sat by me. He kissed me, but this
time on the lips. It was so sweet and soft.
"Darren?" I
whispered.
"Yeah?"
"I'm scared."
"Why Dee?"
"Well, the doctors
aren't telling me anything. Last time they did. I have this feeling....," I
said, on the verge of tears.
"Delia, nothing is
gonna happen. You made it through the first time this happened and now you have
me. I promise, on my life, that I won't let anything happen to you.
Understand?" he asked, looking in my eyes. I nodded. He kissed my cheek.
"I love you," he said.
"I love you
too," I said, smiling. He smiled back at me.
"I've been thinkin'.
There are some things I don't know about you," he said.
"Oh really? Like
what?" I asked. He smiled.
"What's your
middle name?" he asked.
"Why do you wanna
know THAT?!" I asked.
"Cause its the
only thing I don't know about you," he said.
"Umm....I DON'T
HAVE ONE!" I said.
"Ha ha, I know you
do. C'mon......," he said. He made a puppy face. I couldn't refuse.
"Its...Daisy,"
I said.
"Delia Daisy
DeKator. I love it!" he said, smiling. I laughed.
"My friends
sometimes called me 3D," I said, "in fact, I have an old soccer jersey
with 3D on it."
"Cool," he
said. We sat there and talked for a while. Then we heard a knock on the door.
Daniel popped his head in.
"Hey D and
Dee," he said.
"Yo," I said.
"Here, brought ya
some coffee," he said, handing me a cup of coffee.
"Thanks," I
said.
"Hey!" Darren
complained. Daniel sighed. He took the other cup out of the holder.
"Here D," he
said, handing him his coffee.
"Thanks Jonsey,"
Darren replied.
"Where are the
other guys?" I asked Daniel.
"Downstairs. They
don't wanna crowd your room," Daniel answered. I nodded and yawned.
"Looks like that
medicine is kicking in. You better get some rest," Darren said. He got up,
tucked me in, and kissed my cheek. I closed my eyes, and dosed off. Daniel and
Darren left the room.
~~~
"Let's go down to
where the guys are," Daniel said. Darren agreed. They got in the elevator.
"Hey Jonsey, sorry
about what I said yesterday," Darren said.
"It's cool D. I'm
sorry too," Daniel said, "Are you ok?" Darren was quiet for a
minute.
"Yeah. I'm
cool," Darren said, "You're right. She's a survivor." Daniel
smiled and they got off at the main floor. They walked down to the lobby where
Lee, Ben, and Karl were.
"Hey guys,"
Karl said, putting down his magazine.
"Yo," Darren
and Daniel said.
"Hey,
um...Darren....we need to talk," Ben said.
"Umm...ok...,"
Darren said, unsure of what was
going on.
"Well, as you
know, we leave for Sweden the day after next," Karl said.
"Oh....well.....I was
thinking about that," Darren started, "I'm staying here."
"WHAT?!"
Karl, Lee, and Ben screamed.
"I'm NOT quitting.
I'm gonna stay here until she gets better. She needs me," Darren said.
"Until she gets
better?!?! Darren! How do you know when she will get better?!" Lee
screamed.
"She will,"
Darren said, calmly.
"Darren, what do
you want us to do? Put the new album on hold until you come?" Karl asked.
"Noo...,
just...I.....augh. I'm staying here and that finishes it," Darren said.
"Yeah! It finishes
our career!" Lee said, "We can't do an album without you Darren!"
Lee screamed.
"Why not?!"
Darren screamed.
"Look Darren, we
aren't asking you to quit, and we understand you need to stay here, but we gotta
record this album," Karl said.
"So, you need to
decide," Lee said.
"LOOK! FOR THE
FIRST TIME, I'M IN LOVE! AND I LIKE IT! IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN KARL OR LEE IN LOVE,
BUT NOW ITS ME! AND I BET IF IT WAS LEE'S GIRLFRIEND, YOU ALL WOULD AGREE TO
STAY AND NOT GIVE HIM ANY BULLSHIT, LIKE YOUR GIVING ME!" Darren screamed.
The guys were shocked. Darren has never yelled at them, let alone, swore. The
room was silent.
"Well, I guess we
could back up the album until you're ready," Karl said.
"But we already
backed it up when Colby left....." Lee blabbed out. Darren's eyes shot up
at Lee.
"How the hell can
you say that?! Ben and Karl, do you guys agree with him?!" Darren screamed.
They were silent. Darren knew they did. "I can't believe this. You guys are
so SELFISH! Colby and I DIVORCED! And now the girl I love has cancer!!"
Darren screamed. Daniel, who was quiet the whole time, spoke up.
"You guys are the most selfish human beings on this earth and I'm embarrassed to know you. Look, I agree with Darren 100 percent. We aren't gonna record until she gets better and Darren is gonna stay here. And if you’re mad about that, Lee, then you can go solo. I don't care. That's one less person to handle. But I don't understand how you guys can be so selfish. Darren's right. YOU NEED TO GET YOUR DAMN HEADS ON STRAIGHT AND PUT YOURSELF IN HIS SHOES!" Daniel screamed. He stormed out of the room and slammed the door. Darren was close behind and slammed it harder.
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