JACK
I watched, helplessly as the two paramedics lifted the stretcher and Kay into the back of the red ambulance. Alex and Flyzik stood by my sides, arms around me. Rian, Vinny, and Zack were being questioned by the police. The bastard that hurt Kay was sitting in the back of the cop car, staring at the floor. I'm not really sure why they were questioning those three first, probably because they were the ones that beat the shit out of him and kept him from getting away. A third paramedic approached us.
"We're taking her to the hospital on the corner of 7th and Warrington Avenue. It's a large hospital in town. You can't miss it." She smiled at me.
"Y-you mean I c-can't ride with her?" I choked back tears.
"I'm really sorry, but there isn't enough room in the ambulance and the police still need to question you." She said, sympathetically.
"No. I need to ride with you. She needs me. I need to be sure she's okay."
"I'm really sorry, but you cannot ride with us." She turned and walked away.
Tears streamed down my face. I turned to Alex.
"I need to go with her." I sobbed. He pulled me into a tight hug.
"It'll be okay, man. She'll be fine for the next hour. As soon as the cops finish questioning us, I'll help you find the hospital. The tour's over, so you can stay at the hospital, if you want. I'll even stay with you, if you need me to." He whispered to me.
"I can't lose her. I just can't. I love her, Alex." I whispered back.
"You won't lose her. Everything is going to be okay."
"Could you two come over here, please?" A police officer yelled over to us. We walked over.
"Could you please tell me what happened? The three over there said you were the first to arrive." He said to me.
"Well, she was on stage, singing. I noticed that something she saw in the crowd scared her. When she finished the song, she sprinted out to over here, I guess. By the time I caught up to her, I saw that guy kiss her and throw her on the ground. Then Rian, Vinny, and Zack caught up and stopped him, and Alex and Matt followed." I said.
"Okay. Did Kay ever mention who he was?"
"Well, I'm assuming that is her ex-boyfriend, Sean-Something-or-Other. That's the only person I can think of who might want to hurt her."
"What is your relation to Kay?"
"Boyfriend."
"Did Kay ever mention him hurting her when they were together? I'm sorry for all of these questions, we're just trying to figure out of we have probably cause to arrest him or not."
I looked him dead in the eye. "Yes. He hurt her. Not only did he carve words into her body, but he messed her up enough mentally to cut herself to ribbons." I said, unfeeling. I just wanted to make Sean pay for hurting Kay.
"Okay. Thank you for your time. You guys can go, now." The police officer said, walking away.
I turned to Alex. "Can we please go try to find Kay now?" I asked.
"Sure, man.." He said. "Ri, Zack, Vin, you guys wanna come with us to find Kay?" He called. They all nodded.
"I'll go tell the driver." Flyzik said, walking to our own bus. The guys all surrounded me as we followed, each one wearing the same look of sorrow as I was. Right then it occued to me. We all loved Kay. She became a friend to Rian, Zack, and Alex. She's like a little sister to Vinny. Hell, I'm in love with her. We all got on the bus and rode to the hospital in silence.

The guys and I went inside the large building and approached the desk.
"Um, excuse me?" I said. The young nurse, who couldn't have been any older than us, looked up. "We're looking for a girl named Kay Meyers. She should have been admitted recently. Head injury."
"Um, yeah. She was admitted an hour ago. May I ask all of your relationships to her?" She said, seemingly confused.
"I'm her boyfriend." I said. "Those four are her friends." I said, pointing to Alex, Vinny, Rian, and Zack. "And that is her boss." I said, gesturing to Flyzik.
"Um, I guess you guys can go see her. Just don't attract to much attention. She's in room 37a. There's an elevator at the end of that hallway." She pointed.
"Okay. Thank you so much." I said, the rest making sounds of agreement. I quickly walked to the elevator, jammed the button, and stepped inside. My foot tapped urgently as the slow elevator made the climb to the third floor.
"Dude, breathe. Everything is going to be fine." Alex said. I didn't reply. The doors opened and we flooded out. I approached the nurse's center.
"I'm looking for 37a?" I asked an older African American lady, whose name tag read "Laverne".
"Oh yes! The desk called and said I bunch of young men were coming to see her. She's right over there, I'll take you in." She smiled, which put me slightly at ease. She led us down a hallway and into a room where a blonde woman in a lab coat was reading a chart. At first, I didn't notice the bed and the smell of blood in the air because a curtain was drawn around the bed and beeping machines.
"Doctor?" The nurse said. "The young lady's friends and boyfriend are here."
"Oh. Okay. Thank you, Laverne." The nurse exited. "I'm Doctor Madeleine Dreccert. I'm the one responsible for Kay. But you probably gathered that." She shook our hands.
"Pleased to meet you." I said, "but could I please see her?"
"You must be the boyfriend." She said.
"Yeah." I blushed slightly. She pulled back the curtain. The sight of Kay made me tear up. Her tall and skinny body looked even smaller in the hospital bed. A bandage was wrapped around her head, covering most of her long hair. Her eyes were closed and her skin was even more paler than usual. Her lip ring was removed, as were her tunnels. He chest rose and fell slowly and softly, as if each breath drained her energy. Several machines were hooked up to her. The only one I could identify was the heart monitor. There was also an oxygen mask strapped to her face. I slowly walked over, as if any sudden movements would scare the life right out of her. I reached down and touched the top of her cool hand, sliding my fingers into the spaces between her own.
"What happened?" I asked softly.
"Currently she is in a medically induced coma. She has a severe concussion, and passing out right after the trauma didn't do her any favors. We induced the coma to prevent her from waking up while the concussion is still as bad as it is. It's saving her pain. We also patched up her head and gave her a blood transfusion. We should be able to take her out of the comatose state in about a week. But, until then, she is stable, so that's good." Madeleine said softly. The guys slowly approached her bed. They were as equally misty eyed as I was. A few tears managed to fall from my eyes and landed on Kay's hand. I wiped them away.
"I hate to do this, but only one of you can spend the night here. And visiting hours are almost over, so..." Madeleine said.
"It's okay. Jack, you can stay here." Alex said. "I'll go get your suitcase off the bus and bring it up to you."
"Okay." I said softly. Alex walked out of the room. Vinny, Flyzik, Rian, and Zack pulled me into a hug, then they left, too. I pulled the chair from by the window to Kay's bedside and sat down, taking her hand again.
"She is really lucky you guys showed up when you did. She would be a lot worse off if you hadn't have found her as quickly."
"I ran after her as soon as she took off. I just needed to know what scared her, and then...this happened." I said.
"Well, she's lucky to have a dedicated boyfriend such as yourself." Doctor Madeleine said. "I'll leave you to be with her now." She walked out.
I sat with Kay in silence until Alex walked in with my suitcase.
"I'll just put it over here." He said, putting it in the windowsill. He turned to me. "I'm really sorry, Jack. You two don't deserve this." He said weakly. I nodded. "I'm going to go, now. Text me if anything changes. Or if you just need me. See you, man." He squeezed my shoulder and walked out, leaving Kay and I alone.
"Kay, I really need you to pull through this. For me. For us. I can't do this without you. I need you here with me," Tears streamed down my face. "Because I love you." I leaned over and kissed her forehead. I sat back down and fell asleep holding her hand.