Omega19x: A pot of koshari fresh off the stove, and a batch of warm cream puffs coolling on the counter. All that was missing from this picture was Malik, Ryou thought, as he answered the phone. "Hello?"
ph33r my rod: "...Ryou? It's Isis." Her voice sounded somewhat panicked.
Omega19x: "Isis? w...what's wrong?"
Omega19x: He could hear it in her voice.
ph33r my rod: "I'm up at the hospital. I think... you need to come up here. Malik's been hurt."
Omega19x: "What?!" Ryou shouted. "Malik's hurt? What happend? What's wrong? is he okay?"
ph33r my rod: "He had an accident up at work. I don't know all of the details yet, as they've still got him in the ER, but... all I know is that he's hit his head on something."
Omega19x: Ryou gulped, almost dropping the phone. "I... I... I'm on my way."
ph33r my rod: "...alright. See you in a bit."
Omega19x: Ryou wasted absolutely no time in getting up to the hospital, and he ran into the ER waiting room, looking for Isis.
ph33r my rod: As soon as she saw Ryou, Isis stood and walked over to him. She was trying to stay calm, but she still looked rather worried.
Omega19x: "isis!" Ryou shouted. "What's going on?"
ph33r my rod: Isis sighed. "I don't know the extent of the injury yet, but... they said he took a blow to his head and passed out shortly after, so..." She looked down at the floor.
Omega19x: "Oh gosh... Oh Malik... Oh Malik..." Ryou shivered, just thinking about him. "Oh... Dr. Malouf is great. He can fix anyone... He'll make sure Malik's okay..."
Omega19x: "I just want him to be okay..." sniffled. "We were going to have a wonderful night at home... with koshari... and cream puffs... and cuddling..."
ph33r my rod: (( brb ))
ph33r my rod: "...he'll be alright, I'm sure of it." Isis laid her hand on his shoulder. "All we can do right now is wait for news..."
Omega19x: "... I... I'm scared..."
ph33r my rod: "...I know. I am too."
Omega19x: "... Bad things shouldn't happen to Malik... they... they just shouldn't..."
ph33r my rod: "They shouldn't happen to anyone... but it's an unfortunate fact of life." Isis sighed. "Malik's strong. If he managed to get through everything that he has, then..."
Omega19x: "... then he'll be... be strong... He's... got a hard head sometimes... right?"
ph33r my rod: "Right. He won't go down without a fight."
Omega19x: "... do you know what happened up at his work?"
ph33r my rod: "Well... his boss was up here earlier, he left just before you got here, and he said that Malik was trying to close their big garage door - you know, like all of the auto shops have - and it wouldn't close. And then it just suddenly came down on his head..."
Omega19x: Ryou quivered at the thought of that. He'd picked Malik up at work before, and seen that door. It was big and heavy... and falling on his head... "oh my..."
ph33r my rod: "He said that if the door hadn't stopped right after it hit Malik's head, then it would've crushed him, given how fast it fell... so I'm glad that it was still being stubborn."
Omega19x: That made Ryou tremble even more. "... c...crushed him? No... No..."
ph33r my rod: "It didn't get that far, though... so the only thing that's hurt is his head. We'll know just how badly he's hurt when Dr. Malouf comes back."
Omega19x: "Head injuries can be really bad, though... I... I don't want it to be bad..."
ph33r my rod: "...I don't either."
ph33r my rod: (( Aaaand I think that's Dr. Malouf's cue. XD ))
Omega19x: (and what is Dr. Malouf supposed to say?)
ph33r my rod: (( The extent of the injury, whether it's a concussion/skull fracture/etc, breaking the news of anything that results from head injuries? *doesn't know a lot about this kinda stuff* D: ))
Omega19x: Dr. Malouf came out of the double doors, looking for the Ishtar clan.
Omega19x: "Dr. Malouf!!"
ph33r my rod: Isis walked over to him. "Is Malik... okay?"
Omega19x: "It is too soon to know for certain, Ms. Ishtar."
Omega19x: "He is still unconscious." the doctor continued. "He suffered quite a serious concussion. Thankfully, the CT scan showed no signs of serious intracranial hemmomrage."
Omega19x: "Given his condition, I would expect him to awaken within the next few hours, though."
Omega19x: "oh... thank goodness..."
ph33r my rod: "...that's good."
Omega19x: "Most of the injury was to the scalp, though the skull was slightly fractured. The wound took thirteen staples to close."
ph33r my rod: "...when's the soonest we'll be able to see him?"
Omega19x: "He's in the ICU for right now. I want him under close observation until he shows more signs of consciousness." Dr. Malouf answered. "You can go in there if you wish, but remember, visiting hours are technically over. So keep your voices very quiet."
ph33r my rod: Isis looked over at Ryou, as if she were silently asking if he wanted to go see him.
Omega19x: Ryou didn't even need to answer. It was evident.
ph33r my rod: "...let's go."
Omega19x: Ryou was the first through the doors. He found Malik's room instantly, and walked in.
ph33r my rod: Malik lay in bed, unconscious.
Omega19x: "... Malik?" Ryou whispered, and shakily walked over to him. "... Malik?"
ph33r my rod: He didn't respond.
Omega19x: (well, duh)
Omega19x: Ryou sat down next to the bed, and put his hand over Malik's. He looked at his head, all bandaged, and just wanted to cry. "Oh, Malik... I... I love you... I... I want you to wake up, and be better..."
ph33r my rod: Isis walked up on the other side of the bed, reaching over to brush some hair out of Malik's face. "...we're here now, Malik."
Omega19x: "And we're not going anywhere... okay? I'm not going to leave you... not... not even for a minute..." (My mun, though, will. She's ready to pull a Ryou, or in this case, a Malik.)
ph33r my rod: (( XD Okay. I wasn't planning on having him wake up until tomorrow anyway~ ))