Half-Sister

Chapter 3, He likes Gianna

After doing the paper he still could not get it out of his head. He tried everything, but it was not working. I went to ask mom if I could go for a drive. I want to check out the place. “You may, but you have to be back for dinner”, mom said, cutting up some vegetables. “Yeah, I should be back then. Thanks”, Frank said, he grabbed the car keys and went out the door.

Maybe a nice drive will help clear my head. He got in the car and drove around town. When he came to the first red light. He looked at the car next to him. The two people were kissing, ugh. Then the light turned green. He went first and tried to get away from the car. When he got to the next light, he saw two people on the bus bench sitting and holding hands. “You have got to be kidding me”, Frank said, to himself starting to get annoyed. Once the light went green. He went again. But even at the next light, there were two more people. The girl was sitting on the man's lap. He could not take it anymore. He went as the light was still red. He almost hit a car as he went through the red light.

It was so hard to drive when he kept seeing people in love. Frank was thinking about Gianna. When he did not see that he was going out of the lane. The car honked his horn and Frank, came out of his thoughts. And served the car the other way. But he went too far and went off the side of the road hitting a tree. He was knocked out for a while. He was waking up when he was at the hospital. “Sir we need you to not move. You have been in a car crash. Looks like you will live. But you did hit your head well. You will need some stitches. Sir we would like to do some exes”, Dr said. “Where am I? What is going on?” Frank said, looking around him. “You are fine, just stop trying to move”, a nurse said this time. They had to give him a shot, to get him to calm down and not more.

Back at the house. Mom and dad were in the kitchen trying to get dinner ready when the phone rang. “Hello”, mom said, picking up the phone on the counter. “Hi, is this Frank’s mom”, the man said. “Yes, this is her. Who is this?” mom said, with a frown on her lips. “This is the hostel calling. We would like to inform you that your son has been in a car crash. We would like you to come down here. He should be ok. But you should get down here”, the man said. “Oh, my God. Ok, thank you for calling, bye”, mom said, hanging up with her hand over her mouth. “Guys we have to go somewhere. Get your coats, now”, mom said, getting her coat on and heading out the door right away.

“What is going on, where are we going?” Stella said, getting her coat just as fast and following her mom out the door. “Why do we have to get our coats?”, Gianna said, coupling everyone else and rushing out the door. “We have to go to the hospital Frank got in a car crash!”, mom said, already in the car with it turned on. Dad rushed to get his coat on too. And jumped in the car with a worried look on his face. Once we got to the hostel mom flew out of the car. “Hello, I need to see my son. What room is he in?” mom said, patiently waiting for the lady behind the desk to tell her the room number for her son.

“Ok, give me a minute to look it up”. The lady went to the computer. “What is his first name”, she asked. “Omg, Frank Thunder”, mom said, tapping her foot on the floor. “Ok, here he is. He is in room twenty. Would you like me to tell you how to get there?” She said, looking at the lady. “Yes, just hurry up, I would like to see my son”, mom said. “Ok, just go down the hall, and to your left will be your son”, she told her. “Thank you, come on guys”, mom said, as she was running to get to her son.

Soon as she got to the room she walked right in, not waiting to even knock on the door. “Omg, how are you? Does it hurt? How can I help you? Wait, what were you thinking? How could you let this happen”, mom said, hitting him on his shoulder. “Hey, I am sorry. I am ok though. But can you not hit me, that hurts”, Frank said, while rubbing his shoulder where his mom hit him. “Can one of you get me some real food or something to drink?” Frank said. “Sure I will get you something to drink”, Gianna said, going out of the room to find a vending machine. “Well, I am going to talk to the Dr to see what we have to do. I will be right back”, mom said, leaning down to kiss him on his forehead. “Ok, sure. Have fun. And don't make the Drs crazy”, Frank said. But mom was already halfway out the door.

“Ok, what happened to you? How did you hit a tree?”, Stella said, crossing her arms over her chest. “I don't want to talk about it. You wouldn’t understand”, Frank said, trying to look everywhere else but her. “Oh, why do you say that? I am your sister. Yes we may fight sometimes but I don't want you dead”, Stella said, with a chuckle.

“You asked me a question and now I couldn’t get it out of my head. That question almost killed me today. But at least it did not”, Frank said. “And what question was that, what did I ask you?”, Stella said, with her arms crossed over her chest. “Really, while we were swimming you asked me if I liked your best friend. And I told you no. But after that, I could not stop thinking about it. So I did a pro and con list. I got more good things than bad things. So now I am questioning, the answer that I said to you”, Frank said, looking at his hands in his lap. “Oh, so now you are saying that you like her now”, Stella said, a bit surprised. “No, I did not say that. I said that I am thinking about it, I’m not sure”, Frank said, with a sigh.

What Stella and Frank did not know was that Gianna was on the other side of the door hearing what they were saying. But now it all makes sense, why Frank did all of those things to her. Keep all the boys away from her, and get into fights for her. And also told her what not to wear. But could she really date him? Does she like him like that also? She does not know what to do now. But she could not go back in there. She went and sat in a chair outside the room.

“Then what are you trying to say? You can tell me anything. We are siblings and siblings help each other. We have to stick together. I know you would do the same for me if this was me. So what are you thinking right now”, Stella said, while pulling a chair close to the side of his bed. “I am not sure now. I need more time to think about it. But thanks for helping me when I needed it”, Frank said, giving her a smile.

Then their mom came back into the room. “Ok, I am back now. How are you doing? How do you feel? Did Spring come back yet with the drink”, mom said, looking to see if she did. “Actually no she has not. I wonder where she is”, Frank said. “I will go look for her,'' Stella said while getting up from the chair she was in. She found her sitting in a chair just down the hall from the room.

“Hey what are you doing here? I thought you were getting Frank a drink”, Stella said, sitting down next to her. “Oh yeah sorry, I just got thinking of something. Can you do it for me? I just need some time to myself”, Gianna said, giving her a small smile. “Are you ok, is something wrong”, Stella said, looking at her friend worried. “Oh I am ok, I just needed a break for a minute”, Gianna said. “Ok, then”. Stella went to get something to drink for Frank.

Mom found out that he got stitches on his head. He fractured something in his leg. And almost broke his shoulder. They had to put him in a boot for his foot. “So someone is going to have to help him with his showers. And she said that baths would be better till he can do it himself. They don't want him standing up.