The ambulance arrived and took Eddie to the hospital.
"What's wrong? What happened to my Eddie?". Eddie's mum rushed into the hospital
"He was stabbed and lost a lot of blood". Julian said solemnly
"Oh my God" Her hands flew to her mouth as she quietly sobbed."Is he going to be okay?"
"We don't know, He's still in the emergency room" Joey said."But we have faith that he's going to pull through"
"Yeah, Eddie's a big,strong guy.He isn't going anywhere".Bruce grinned or at least tried to.
"Thank you". Eddie's mum looked at them."Eddie's really grateful to have friends like you"
"Aww".Julian commented.
They sat for a long while in silence but it wasn't awkward.It was just peaceful silence.They needed time to process all that happened
"Doctor!".They all stood up as the doctor approached them
"How is my son?"
"Ma'am,your son lost a lot of blood but he's okay".The doctor said
"Thank goodness".Eddie's mum sat down in relief
"Don't you mean,Thank you Doctor".Bruce teased
"You!!" Eddie's mum glared at him."Thank you Doctor"
"You're welcome ma'am".The doctor turned around to leave
"Doctor," Chris started."Is there any chance we might be able to see him?"
"Yes,but he's asleep now so when he wakes up".The doctor said before leaving
"Phew".They all sat down in relief
"Excuse me,Are you Mrs Johnson?".A female cop asked
"Yes,how may I help you?".
"Ma'am,I'm with the investigation unit on the case".The cop announced
The guys stared at each other puzzled.They didn't think the cops would have anything to do with Eddie
"What case?".Eddie's mum asked.She didn't remember reporting any crime and the puzzled look on the guys faces told her they didn't
"Attempted murder of Edward Johnson" The cop brought out a notepad and pen."Were you present when the crime occured?"
"No,but they were". Eddie's mum waved her hand to the boys sitting opposite.
"You were all present at the crime scene?". The cop moved over to them
"Well..,".Bruce started
"The crime occured outside the room we stayed".Julian interrupted
"I see,".The cop wrote something on the notepad."Why were you in that building?"
"Uhm.."They all took a moment to think
"Officer,I imagine they are all still in shock.Is it okay if you do this tomorrow?".Eddie's mum asked
"Of course".The officer said softly and smiled as she walked away
"Thank you".Bruce said when she was gone
"Y'all need to get your story straight or your asses are going to be behind bars".Eddie's mum warned
"Yes,thank you ma.We didn't think about that".Chris said
"What should we tell the cop?".Joey asked
"I think we should leave out the initial basketball game and just tell her about the kidnapping and everything else that happened from there" Julian stood up to get the blood flowing to his lower limbs."Man,this hospital chairs are really uncomfortable"
"I think Julian's right" Chris said."Do we all agree?"
They nodded their head in unison
"It's getting late, shouldn't you guys go home".Eddie's mum glanced at the window
"Nah,I told my parents I'll be home late".Joey said
"Chris,you told them?". Eddie's mum looked at Chris
"Yeah,he did.Same thing goes for me".Julian sat down