Chapter 10

" Emily are you alright ? get a hold of yourself ." Henry tried to calm her down.

Emily was confused as to what to do she started trembling. Henry held her hand tightly.

"Calm down Emily. You need to take care of your friend so you need to be strong for her."

Emily understood that he was right. She has no time to be scared now she had to go to Lucy and take care of her.

"You are right. Do you know the way to the hospital ?"

" Yes I do. Don't worry I will take you there,  now let's go  ."

Emily hastily went along with Henry in his car to the hospital. Emily knew Lucy doesn't know how to swim . She wondered why she would've gone to the pool.

They reached the hospital and Emily ran into the ward where Lucy was kept. There she saw Lucy laying still on the bed and had a head injury.

Emily  found a nurse and asked her about Lucy's condition.

"She hit her head badly and was in the pool for a long time. If she would've been bought a few minutes later it would have been really dangerous and difficult for us to save her ."

Emily was startled when she heard that.

"Will she be alright now?"

"Yeah she will be alright but she hit her head very badly she would need proper care and will be hospitalized for a couple of weeks."

"When will she wake up ? "

" We gave her anesthesia so she might wake up in a few hours. I will inform you guys when she wakes up."

"Thank you "

Emily couldn't control her tears anymore . She ran outside the room and started crying . She was bawling her eyes out and henry did not know how to calm her down.

"You heard the nurse right ? Your friend will be alright don't worry . I know it's hard but don't be afraid everything will be alright."

Henry suddenly took Emily into his arms and comforted her. She cries for a long time .

"If you guys are done let me know"  Henry lets Emily go and she turns around to see who it was. She sees Shawn standing right in front of her. She wonders what he was doing here .

"What are you doing here ? Did you come to laugh at our plight ?" Emily feels Shawn came to the hospital just to mock her and Lucy just like Anna.

"I can't stoop to you level sorry to disappoint you. I would enjoy your pain only when i am the one causing it . Take this ."

Shawn hands over Lucy's dress and her belongings and walks away.

"wait why do you have them  ?" Emily questions him

"Shawn were you the one who brought her here ?" Henry stops Shawn and asks him .Shawn pushes him off and walks away from there.

Henry finds the nurse treating Lucy and asks her about Shawn.

"Is he the one who brought her here ?"

"Yes. He brought her here. Looks like he was the one who rescued her as well cause his clothes were wet when he brought her here."

"See Emily though he might seem immature and arrogant , deep down I know he is a nice person."

Emily was touched by Shawn's actions for a moment and then realizes everything else he had done.

"What's the use of it when he believes people like Anna blindly ." Emily brushed Henry off with these words. " Thank you Henry , for driving me here "

"Hey you don't need to thank me for that it's what I did for my friend. Wait we are friends right ?" Henry asked worriedly.

"Yes we are " she chuckled softly .

Emily takes care of the payments and medicines . She calls up Lucy's aprents and informs them of the situation.

" What did they say ?"

"They said they will be coming here and will take her to a hospital near in our town. They want to be able to take care of her ."

They finally sit down near a corner and wait for Lucy's parents.

" Was Lucy bad at swimming ? Or do you suspect anything suspicious happened ?" Henry asked her.

"Lucy was always scared of water she wouldn't even dare to go to the pool. "

"I suspect Anna ." Henry said hesitantly,  " but then again I don't think she would go this far for revenge atleast I hope so."

"I hope so too. If she didn't,  it's fine but if she did, I swear to god I will …"

" Excuse Miss Emily…" it was the nurse. Emily stood up in an instant.

"What happened ?" She asked anxiously.

"Everything is fine ma'am  .I just came to inform you that your friend is awake and you can meet her now ."

Emily ran towards Lucy's room and saw Lucy awake. She breathed a sigh of relief after watching Lucy .

"Lucy how are you feeling right now? Are you in pain ? What happened ? Why did you go to the pool ?" She bombarded Lucy with all these questions.

"Em , don't worry I am fine .It isn't that painful ."

"Lucy why were you in the pool did someone push you ? was it Anna ? "

"No Em how did you even come to that conclusion ? " Lucy was quick to deny her.

"You don't need to be afraid of her Lucy . I am there for you don't hesitate to tell the truth . Who was it ?"

"Emily you are overthinking it. I tried searching for you at lunch and slipped near the pool since the floor was wet. That's all what happened."

"Are you sure Lucy ?"

"Of course Em!  Now don't make me talk too much my head hurts ."

" I'm sorry Lucy! I was being inconsiderate. I'll let you rest for a while we'll talk later. "

"Yeah I would like that ."Lucy said and closed her eyes to sleep .