Torn-6

George/Brenna:

George tries calling Sarah's cell phone and she isn't answering. He assumes that she is avoiding him after everything that's happened between the two of them. This was his niece though and he had to push that aside and focus on the April. He decided to call Brenna instead and hoped that she wouldn't turn him away as easily.

"Brenna, this is your Uncle George. Don't hang up."

"Uncle George, what do you want?"

"Are you with your mom by any chance?"

"Yes. She's driving the car. Were headed to the mall."

"I need you to listen to me for a minute. April collapsed at the hospital."

"What do you mean April collapsed? Is she alright?"

"Just come over here and I'll explain everything."

"We are on our way."

George feels better knowing that the hardest part was done. Now he had to focus on finding out what in the world caused April to collapse like she did. This called for some favors.

….

April/Dr. White/Nurse Brown:

She heard the voices in her room and tried to look at the people who were talking. All she knew was that commotion was giving her a headache. There was nothing more than wanting to curl up and fall asleep in the bed. Then she remembered…Leo. She had to check on Leo to make sure he was okay.

"Leo"

"April"

"Leo"

"April, this is Dr. White. I'm here with Nurse Brown."

"Leo. I need to see Leo."

"Mr. Hendrie is busy right now."

"He promised me"

"Who promise you April?"

"Leo. He said he would be waiting for me."

"When did you talk to Leo?"

"Earlier. He and I walked in the hallway."

"April, that's impossible."

"Why?"

"Get some rest April. Well talk when you get better."

April fell asleep and that's when Nurse Brown spoke "It's going to be rough on her."

"I know Nurse Brown. It's not our place. She'll know soon enough by walking down the hallway."

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George/Sarah/Brenna/Beth:

Brenna came blazing into the hospital looking for her Uncle George. Sarah wasn't far behind. George and Beth looked at the both of them and knew this was the moment of truth.

"What happened George?" Sarah asked

"Is April going to be okay?" Brenna asked

"I don't know all the facts. April's best friend Beth tried to get a hold of you guys but no one answered. She called me and then I came rushing down here. We just found out that she just woke up."

"Wow…no one has said anything else?"

"Nurse Brown and Dr. White have April sleeping at the moment. We'll find out more when she wakes up. It's a waiting game."

"George, there has to be something you can do. You're a doctor for goodness sake."

"Sarah, I can't work miracles."

"Mom, let's go talk to Beth. I'm sure she can tell us what happened."

Sarah and Brenna go over where Beth is sitting and notice how quiet she has been. Beth looks up and notices the two of them.

"I tried to stop her from worrying so much, but she couldn't. April was worried about him."

"Who was she worried about Beth?"

"Leo, Leo Hendrie."

"The politician's son?"

"Yes. They went to the cancer support group and from there the friendship grew."

"I believe it."

"She feels guilty right now. If anything happened to Leo, I'm not sure how she'd take it."

"They were that close?" Brenna asked

"I think she was in love with him and vice versa"

"Wait, what? This is the first time I heard of this." Sarah stated

"April convinced Leo to get the surgery for his tumor and this caused the chain reaction. She's scared he isn't going to make it out alive and it'll all be her fault."

"Oh, that's ridiculous Beth. My daughter knows better than that."

"Mrs. Carver, you didn't see her today. It was awful."

"Beth, thank you for calling my Uncle George. If it wasn't for him, we wouldn't have gotten the message."

"You're welcome Brenna. I'm going to go home and get some sleep. Call me when you get news."

"Of course." Brenna gives her a hug and Beth says goodbye to Mrs. Carver.

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Dr. White/Nurse Brown:

"Dr. White, I'm not sure how much longer we can avoid the news. The parents will be here soon."

"Yes I'm aware Nurse Brown."

"This is going to be a media circus."

"It's a tragedy in itself I tell you."

"I couldn't even begin to imagine what they will be feeling."

"We need to focus on helping them as much as possible."

"Yes Dr. White."

"Nurse Brown, make sure April doesn't find out quite yet. I'm not sure she is ready to hear the news."

"Yes Doctor."

"Thank you Nurse Brown."