The Hospital Girl

The Hospital Girl ~ 3

Chapter 3 ~Steven

“What the hell is going on here?” I shouted over the scuffling of feet and the cries of the reporters.

“Reporters want the scoop on Amy and Alec Cruz.”

“I know I heard on the radio.”

“They want to harass the poor kid into telling them everything about the crash. But if he can’t talk to Grace, Josh and myself how the hell is he supposed to talk to the reporters?”

“You have a point there,” I muttered.

Reporters kept lusting for our comments but we said nothing. One reporter closer to the front attempted to duck under my arm but I grasped the scruff of his neck and hurled him at the wall on the opposite side of the door.

“Everyone back away!” I shouted over the commotion.

Silence stunned the throng of reporters but more camera lights and questions where soon heard and seen.

“Why would they want to see them? Don’t they know she is in a critical condition?” I murmured to myself more than anyone.

Seth turned his head to reply but he raised his head slightly higher and called out. “JOSH! JOSH! Josh over here!”

“Who is Josh?” I asked.

“Josh is the paramedic who found Alec and Amy. He is also the paramedic who took Grace and I to this room,” Seth explained. I nodded briefly and in my peripheral vision I saw a young man, who I assumed was Josh, plus three security guards.

“Back down guys. I’ve brought in the big guns,” Josh instructed cheerfully.

Once the three body guards obstructed us from the reporters Seth and I followed Josh inside.

When I entered the rooms my eyes instantly found the young boy, I’m presuming is Alec, sitting on a chair next to a bed where a curtain cut off my view.

“Hello Steven,” Grace drawled from beside me. Alec snapped his head in my direction and his illuminating yellow eyes and his transparent white hair enchanted me greatly. I looked at Grace and greeted her quickly but as soon as I greeted her I turned my head towards Alec and noticed he was holding a book.

“He hasn’t spoken to anyone. He refuses to speak,” Josh informed me.

“Never hurts to try,” I muttered. I walked towards Alec and saw that he instantly backed up in his seat. “I won’t hurt you kid,” I said. Alec seemed slightly hesitant and he tightened his grip on the book, which I didn’t notice until then.

When I got to his height I squatted down. “Can I see that book?”

Alec’s eyes widened then he cocked his head to the side. “It’s Amy’s’ diary,” he whispered.

I turned my head to face the astonished looks I got from Seth, Grace and Josh and sent them a smug look. “Can I take a look Alec?”

He shook his head vigorously and his grip on the diary constricted as I reached out to take it from him. “Have you taken a look at it?”

“No. That would be rude.”

I smirked at him. “Well I took a look at Seth’s diary. And it was quite interesting.”

“It wasn’t a diary it was a journal,” Seth corrected from Grace’s bed.

“Believe what you want. So Alec, want to take a peek?”