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Post by Chris Taylor on Jul 11, 2009 20:32:31 GMT -6
He felt weak and in pain as he opened his eyes for the first time in a week. The light from a nearby window streamed into the room and touched the tips of his eyeballs. He could barely open his eyes, yet he was finally awake.
His mind was dizzy and filled with questions. Where was he? Why was he here? The events that had caused him to be placed in the hospital bed where he laid were no longer in his mind. He was far to weak to remember any such events at the moment.
Chris' appearance was even worst than his mood. His face was covered in healing bruises and wounds. He could barely open his eyes cause there was a large purple bruise below both of them. Cuts and wounds covered every part of his body as well. He had broken his leg and both of his arms, as well as a hip bone.
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Post by Riley Hart on Jul 11, 2009 21:20:47 GMT -6
"He's waking up!" Riley told Rori
Riley had been at the hospital almost every waking moment. Rori had been in and out every couple of days. If Chris died in place of Riley, she wouldn't be able to live.
Every moment of that terrible day became more clear with every passing second. She was so mad that Chris led her on that she tried to kill herself. She was going to move when she realized what she was doing, but she was paralyzed in fear. Chris saved her life, and risked his in the process.
Riley looked at his barely conscious body. Bruised, scarred and cut, it was still beautiful to her.
"Chris... you are ok!" she said. Tears of happiness were running down her face.
Rori sat with Nick on the other side of the room. Even though Nick didn't really like the guy, he came here for Rori. Rori didn't know what to say after his... episode at the bar, but he was still her friend.
Riley didn't know what Chris was to her.
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Post by Chris Taylor on Jul 11, 2009 21:32:55 GMT -6
Chris could barely open his eyes, so he could not see his surroundings clearly. Everything was a blur around him. However, the voice was one that he would recognize anywhere. After all, the voice belonged to the person who got him into that bed in that hospital, he remembered. It was her fault that he was all broken up. And yet he could never blame her for any wrongdoing, cause, well...he just couldn't. If he hadn't been such a jerk, if he had just resisted her love the instant she laid her lips on his, maybe she wouldn't have taken such drastic measures.
"Riley...." Chris mumbled weakly as he laid stiff in his bed, the bandages preventing him to move much.
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Post by Riley Hart on Jul 11, 2009 21:48:23 GMT -6
"I'm so sorry Chris... I'm never like that. That whole day was just one big... mess to me. And I feel responsible for this, so if you'll let me, I want to take care of you." she said
Riley looked into his eyes, and she had a different feeling than before. Before, there was a longing feeling that made her want to cry. Now there was a warm feeling that made her feel like nothing in the world meant anything other than him. It felt good. Was her love for him still growing?
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Post by James Taylor on Jul 12, 2009 16:26:26 GMT -6
James strolled into the hospital that day. It was a regular stop on his daily trips through the city, beginning on the night that his brother had been hit by a truck, and although his daily schedule was busy, with recordings and scouting for talent and promoting artists and all, James had found the time every single day since the accident. After all, family comes first no matter what.
He had been very worried on the day it had happened, but the panic and the fear for his brother's well-being had decreased drastically since. Now that he knew Chris was not mortally in danger, he was more relaxed. His brother would get better and soon, everything would be normal again. It would probably take months, because the doctors had said Chris would have the use a wheelchair for some time, but he was just glad that everything would be fine.
As he entered, he noticed that Chris already had some guests. He recognized Nick from ANTS and Rori, who won AAS and was on ANTS, as well as being signed to his recording studio, but he did not recognize the girl who seemed to be crying as she looked at Chris.
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Post by Riley Hart on Jul 12, 2009 16:34:46 GMT -6
Riley saw a face she would recognize anywhere. Anyone who was anyone in music knew who he was. James Taylor, Chris Taylor's older brother. He looked so calm. Was Riley the only one who was a nervous wreck?
"James, he is awake!" she told him. She didn't realize he probably had no clue who she was.
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Post by James Taylor on Jul 12, 2009 16:56:26 GMT -6
What the girl said made James' ears perk up. Every single visit session, Chris' eyes were closed. He looked like a corpse pretty much every single time James had visited him, with his stiff, frozen posture, the slight paleness in his face, his badly beaten body and his closed eyes. If it weren't for the breathing sound he made, James would've suspected that his baby brother was...dead.
It was great news to hear that Chris had finally woken up from the deep sleep he seemed to be in. "Really?" James said as he rushed over to Chris' side.
"Ehhh, Chris, my man! It's me, James!"
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Post by Riley Hart on Jul 12, 2009 19:30:54 GMT -6
"Um... James? I know you don't really know me... but can I talk to you... out in the hall?" she said
She hoped this wouldn't be too awkward. She just really needed someone's advice, and a brother seemed like a good way to go.
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Post by James Taylor on Jul 13, 2009 0:24:11 GMT -6
James continued to investigate Chris' face. He couldn't believe that the face he was looking into belonged to a grown man. It only felt like yesterday when he was a sixteen year old, looking into the crib of his baby brother. He could not believe how much Chris had grown since the last time James had really seen him, which was around a year ago.
"Um... James? I know you don't really know me... but can I talk to you... out in the hall?" she said
James looked at her. She was pretty young and had a very cute and innocent look to her face. The girl must still be in high school. Due to her resemblance in a way to Rori in appearance, he guessed that they were related to one another. "Sure thing," James said as he followed her out into the hallway.
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Post by Riley Hart on Jul 13, 2009 16:02:48 GMT -6
She took James out to the hall. She stopped herself from crying just long enough to talk to him.
"My name is Riley Hart. I am Rori Hart's cousin. And I am completely and totally in love with Chris." she said.
She hoped he wouldn't be too surprised or anything.
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