The Beginning to an end

Chapter Thirteen:

Phoebe POV

I watched in horror as Rose fell to the floor as I fought to get to her. As soon as I was free, I ran to her and screamed her name. All at once, it seemed like time stopped as everyone moved in slow motion. I got to Rose first and shook her, telling her to open her eyes. The next second, I was surrounded by all the guys as they all tried to make sure she was ok. I sat next to her crying, calling her name as Drake picked her up and was about to run out the door before he was pulled back by the two brothers who started all this in the first place.

“What are you doing!? Let go of me now!”

“Where are you going with her?”

“I’m going to the f*****g hospital now let go of me!” he shoved them both off and I got up and ran after him and to my car. I ran past him as I opened the back door to my car, watching as he handed her to Justin before climbing in first. Justin handed her back to him before getting in himself. I ran around the car and got in the drivers seat with Alex getting in the passenger. I started the car before speeding out of the driveway and to the hospital. I looked in the rear view mirror and saw the three black SUV’s following us but that didn’t matter right now; all that matters is Rose.

I sped up to the entrance to the ER and skidded to a halt. Drake and Justin got out and run into the building as I sat there. I couldn’t stop shaking and the tears wouldn’t stop. I felt a hand on mine and looked over Alex as he looked at me. I drove out to find a parking spot, looking in the rear view mirror to see Remus and Nicoló run through the same doors Drake and Justin went. The SUV’s followed me out and parked on either side of us in the parking lot. I turned off the car, almost face planting on the ground as I slammed the door shut the same time Alex did. I locked the car before running back to the hospital with Alex and the goon squad right behind me. We got through the doors and I ran to receptionist’s desk, out of breath.

“My friend was just brought in. Her name is Rose. Rose Meyers.”

“Yes. she was just brought back and is being looked at as we speak. If you take a seat over there, the doctor will be out shortly with more information.” I turned around to go take a seat and saw Drake, Justin, and those asshole brothers sitting in the waiting area. As soon as I saw the brothers, my emotions went from being sad and worried to angry as I marched my way over to them. Everyone’s heads snapped up at the sound of my footsteps as I stood in front of them.

“This is all your guys fault!” 

“Phoebe…”

“No! This is their fault! If they hadn’t have showed up, Rose would’ve stayed clam and wouldn’t have had another panic attack! We could’ve gone to lunch and not have to worry about anything but whether she would be ok at work but you people had to come and ruin even that!”

“Phoebe, take a breath. It’s not their fault. Yes, they chose a bad day to show up but that’s it.”

“They basically told Rose that she is adopted! How can that not add to anything that she is already going through!? That fish face troll had to go and start a fight with her today, giving her a concussion and bruised ribs and when we think it will get better, these assholes had to show up and make things worse! The way I see it, they are half the reason she’s here in the first place!”

“Concussion? Bruised ribs? What are you talking about?”

“Earlier today at school, my ex picked a fight with Rose because I was sitting with her and Phoebe instead of her. She got mad, came over and picked a fight with her. She didn’t respond to the taunts or rude things being said to her but when Phoebe here was about to go after Kelsey, that’s her name, Rose stopped her and told Kelsey that she was tired of her making fun and treating everyone horribly. Rose walked away without even doing anything to her but maybe she should’ve. Once her back was turned, Kelsey attacked her. She pushed her to the ground where she hit her head.”

“Is that what the bandage on her head is for?”

“Yeah”

“Go on”

“After that, she tried to hit her but when Rose dodged her attacks she started to get more and more angry but still managed to land a few hits. During this, Rose got tired of it and threw Kelsey off of her, making her slide across the floor as she got up and dusted herself off like it was nothing. By then, the injury to her head was starting to get to her so when Kelsey went to attack, Rose was faster and ended the fight by knocking Kelsey out with one punch.”

“Holy s**t…”

“Damn…” I looked at Remus and Nicoló and saw looks of pride in their eyes.

“Yep. She’s their daughter and she’ll fit in perfectly with everyone and everything. You called it Nico.”

“Told you.”

“What are you guys talking about? What do you mean she’ll fit in? Fit in where? What do you mean she’s definitely their daughter? Whose?” 

“Sorry but we won’t say anything to you guys until we talk to Rose first. She deserves that much.” before I could ask anymore questions, Remus’ phone started ringing. He pulled it out of his pocket, his face morphing into a scowl as he showed the screen to Nico who just nodded.

“I need to take this.” we watched him walk out the front door and didn’t say anything until the doors slid shut.

“Just who are you guys?” I heard Alex ask as he moved next to me and took my hand, give it a light squeeze. Nico didn’t answer us as we stood in silence. Alex pulled me to a chair and made me sit while he took the one next to me and never once let go of my hand. Remus came back in a few minutes later and motioned for Nico to come over. We could hear them whispering back and forth but I managed to hear bits and pieces ‘On their way’ and ‘will be here soon’. I spaced out thinking about Rose and if she will actually be ok and not the fake ok she says that she is. I was brought back into reality with my phone buzzing in my pocket. I took it out and almost broke down looking at the caller ID.

“Erik?” my voice was barely audible as I felt Alex’s hand twitch

“Phoeb’s? What’s wrong? Are you ok?” hearing my brothers voice made the tears that I’ve been trying to hold back come forward and my voice cracked as I drew in a shaky breath. “What’s wrong, lil sis? Are you at school? Jackson and I will be there in a matter of minutes.”

“I’m not at school.. I’m at the hospital…”

“HOSPITAL!? WHY ARE YOU AT THE HOSPITAL?! I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG! WE’RE ON OUR WAY! JACKSON! PHOEBE IS AT THE HOSPITAL LET’S GO! NO I DON’T KNOW WHY! WE CAN CALL MOM AND DAD ON THE WAY!”

“Erik…”

“We’re on the way, Phoeb’s. Mom and dad will meet us there. They’ll be there in a about five or so minutes, we’ll be there in about ten but we won’t be doing the speed limit so we will get there at the same time.”

“Erik… It’s…”

“We’ll see you soon” he hung up before I could tell him that it’s Rose in the hospital and not me. 

“Who was that?” I looked at Alex, a look of distaste and anger on his face as he glared at my phone. I hesitated, wondering if I should tell him and the others that my over protective older brothers and parents are going to be here soon.

“Well, that was…” I started trying to explain who it was and everything before I looked behind him and saw my brothers ran through the door and look around frantically for me. When they saw me and ran over, Erik was the first to pick me up out of my seat and engulf me in a bear bug before Jackson yanked me away and into his same embrace. When they finally let me breathe, they looked over my entire being, trying to see if I was injured or not. When they didn’t find anything, they relaxed bit before our parents came running through the door and it all started again.

When my parents let me go and finished checking me all over, they all looked at my face and looked worried.

“Phoebe, sweetheart what’s wrong? Why are you here? Who are these boys? Why aren’t you in school? Wait… where’s Rose? You two are inseparable and never go anywhere without each other.” I took a deep breath before moving away from them and towards Alex and the guys. 

“Let me introduce everyone first before I tell you what happened.” I cleared my throat before introducing everyone. “This is Alex, his twin brother Justin, and this Drake. All three of them go to school with Rose and I.” my family looked at the guys as they said hello and shook their hands before turning to look at Remus and Nico. “And this is Remus and Nicoló. They were talking to Rose’s parents when we got to her house half an hour ago.”

“Ok we’ve met everyone now tell us why you’re all here instead of at school.” always straight to the point, my mother. I nervously looked between my parents and brothers, fidgeting with my fingers.”

“Well… you see… It’s Rose.”

“What’s Rose?”

“Well… Rose is here.. In the hospital. She collapsed at her house…” a few seconds passed before all hell broke loose.

“ROSE COLLAPSED!?” 

“WHY!?”

“IS SHE OK!?”

“WHAT HAPPENED!” I cringed as everyone started shouting. Apparently, Alex thought I was in trouble because he pulled me behind him and rested a hand on my hip. My dad and brothers didn’t like a random guy they don’t know touching their little girl and sister so they tried to grab me and bring me to them but was stopped by Alex moving backwards with his grip on my waist tightening.

“You’re all scaring her. She’s already had a shitty day and nothing needs to be added to it so calm down.”

“Watch your tone, Alex. You may be the girls friend but I will not have you disrespecting us.” uh oh… my dad’s pissed and that’s the last thing I want and or need right.

“Daddy… Calm down please. Like he said, I’ve been through a lot of things today, we all have but not as much as Rose. She’s what matters right now. Now if you want to hear what happened, stop interrupting and being your protective and possessive selves!”

“We will still interrupt when and if necessary so continue.” I told them about everything that happened today; the ‘fight’ in the parking lot, the fight in the cafeteria, and everything that happened at Rose’s house. When I was telling them everything, I watched as many emotions went over their faces; sad, anger, worried but as they all looked at Remus and Nico, I was scared that they would attack them here and now. I mean if they did, we are already in a hospital so we wouldn’t have to drive far; that’s a plus right? I saw my dad and brothers take a step towards Remus and Nico before my mom stepped forward and moved them back.

“Honey? What are you doing? Those boys are the reason Rose is here. Why are you pushing back?”

“I know but I need to know a few things and they won’t be able answer me if they are beaten up by you boys.” my mom looked at Remus and Nico before asking a question that shocked myself and the boys. “How did you know that Rose is adopted?”

“Mom… How? Y-You knew? For how long?”

“Phoebe, I…” she was cut off by the sound of the ER doors opening and a man in scrubs. He looked around and when he saw us, he walked over.

“Excuse me. Are you the parents of Rosalind Meyers?”

“Her parents are out of town at the moment but we are looking after her until they get back. Is she alright?”

“She has a concussion and a few bruised ribs with some light bruising on the body. We want to keep her for a few days but we’ll let her choose which one she wants to do. Do any of you know who stitched up the gash on her forehead?”

“The nurse at our school. She’s a friend.”

“Well, it was really good work. She made sure to double disinfect and everything. Normally you wouldn’t double disinfect unless you happen to get an injury when in something beyond being cleaned but she was smart and did it anyway which saved Ms. Meyers from an infection. She’s going to be ok in time. She needs lots of rest and needs to stay hydrated.”

“Can we see her?”

“Of course. She’s on the eighth floor, in room 805. I’ll be by in a bit to check on her and see how she is.”

“Thank you, doctor.” he nodded and we all made our way to Rose’s room