They are in the hospital's waiting room with Elliot's parents. Elliot's parents go outside because of a call. "…You didn't have to be here," Alec muttered.
"I'm here for you though!" Elliot said encouragingly.
"Why the fuck do you care?" Alec snapped.
"You are my friend...? Plus If my dad was in this situation I would be pacing around and wishing I had someone there!" Elliot explained.
"Fuck your dad, I saw what he made you do…" Alec said then got quiet 'because of me,' he thought. "You must think you are perfect because you don't go through anything tough, you have the perfect family, you never had to work for anything, you grew up rich. You make me sick." Alec snapped as his tears started drying.
Elliot was pissed, he doesn't know why or what came over him. "At least my dad isn't a murde-!" Elliot was practically yelling. Alec covered Elliot's mouth in the middle of Elliot saying murderer to make it sound muffled. "What the hell man!? He saved me!" Alec stated confused and angry. Shocked with what he said, Elliot started to cry, "I'm so sorry Alec! I didn't mean to…say that!" Elliot exclaimed.
"Ugh…" Alec starts to tear up. "Whatever..." Alec mumbled as he glanced away.
"How did he save you?…" Elliot asked, feeling horrible about what he said. "…my aunt..she….." He couldn't get his words out, all that was going in his head was, "If you tell anyone I'll kill you!" Alec's mind filled with memories and her voice, 'Your body's so young and precious' filled his mind.
'Alec!' Elliot screamed in his mind. Elliot gave Alec a hug "No one is going to get hurt, it's not real, you're safe," Elliot kept repeating in Alec's ear. Alec started crying uncontrollably. Alec couldn't stop crying; it was as if his emotions were all coming out at once.
Minutes later he finally calmed down, Elliot's parents came back in.
The nurse taking care of Alec's dad comes out a few moments later, "How is he!?" Alec asked.
"I want to be transparent with you. Your father has suffered from a broken spine as a result of the accident…It's a serious injury, and they'll need surgery to address it. However, we have a skilled medical team who will do everything they can to ensure the best possible outcome. I'm here to answer any questions you have and provide support throughout this process." The nurse explained.
"No...No…!"Alec starts freaking out.
"He is going to live, Alec!...and your insurance will cover most of it since this is a necessary surgery!" Elliot told Alec to reassure him.
"We don't have insurance…..we can't afford it! And this is more expensive than other types of surgeries!" Alec said, his voice is shaking.
"My family has to pay for it…we caused the crash!" Elliot bit his lip as he explains.
"Elliot Richardson!!" Elliot's mom yelled at Elliot, he looked terrified. "Haha, I'm kidding, of course we will pay for it! What kind of people do you take us to be, sweethearts? Don't even worry about it," Elliot's mom stated proudly.
Even though Alec hates the way she acts, he is extremely happy to hear that, so he went up to the nurse. "How long will he be in the hospital?" Alec asked curiously.
"He'll probably be here for a few days to a week, the surgery will only take a few hours but I'm afraid he'll need other procedures and physical therapy rehabilitation, so it might be a few days to a week depending how bad he is after the surgery," The nurse stated.
Alec's heart dropped. "Where will I go!? I'm only 13!" He asked. He doesn't have any other family members other than his aunt which is dead and his siblings which are they are far in whole different country.
"We have a spare bedroom, I'd be happy to allow you to stay!" Elliot's mom said.
Alec didn't have a choice. "….Thank you Sadie you …have been so nice..." Alec replied to Elliot's mom.
"Anything for my best friend's kid! Of course…kid." Elliot's mom replied to Alec.
Elliot gave Alec a big hug and whispered, "I'm sorry…" to Alec's ear. Alec was confused about what Elliot said. Alec has no idea what is in store for him.
"Can I see my dad?" Alec asked the nurse.
"Of course but he is very weak right now so be careful," The nurse told Alec. Alec went into the room followed by Elliot. As soon as Alec saw his dad he started balling his eyes. His dad looks as if he is a dead man, he looks extremely sickly, seeing his dad, the one he's been terrified of for years, the one that he thought was so strong, seeing his dad that weak, that sick looking and it was all his fault. It broke him.
'"Hey...can I see the cut on your shoulder, my child..." His dad asked him. He shows his dad the cut without hesitation.
The cut is still extremely deep. "...I'm so sorry...I'm so sorry...please forgive me….I'm so sorry…." He's dad pleading while sobbing. "I love you so much, I love you so much. You are my child,'' Alec's dad said.
Elliot felt like he was not supposed to be there but he couldn't bring himself to leave. Alec started to sob uncontrollably. "I…I love you too…. " Alec said. They cried and Elliot tried to calm them down until Alec was kicked out. Alec was not excited at all to be living with Elliot but he had no choice.