The Key To Lau's Heart

The Slip

So this idea was inspired by their workshop a few days ago (picture above) and it's going to be about how a little bit of water on the floor and Larry losing his balance during one of his signature moves can lead to disaster, Enjoy!
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Laurent POV
So here we are again, back in LA doing another workshop because the first one was just too amazing to not come back again. Larry and I just finished performing our choreos and it was time for the cypher. Energy was high and I could feel that my brother wanted to give it everything like he usually does, which in turn makes me want to give it my everything. Larry decided to turn on M Lyve lll Omen. "Calm down my brother" I told him. I didn't want him to push himself too far and I could feel all his energy that he wanted to get out. But it was too late, Larry was getting lost in the music and he was killing it. I couldn't help but scream for him, which only encouraged him to go harder. Out of nowhere I had this sudden feeling that something bad was going to happen but before I could do anything about it, I saw from the corner of my eye that Larry was about to his signature move of going down on one leg while holding the other in the air but nobody had noticed there was some water on the floor right where Larry was doing his move. And just like that, I see my twin slip , his leg twisting back in an unnatural way and him falling backwards. I instantly shook myself out of the shock I was in and ran forward to try and catch him. "Larry!" Luckily I caught him before he could hit his head or cause any further injury and I carefully lowered him to the ground so I could look at him. "Larry! Larry! Look at me my brother, are you okay? Let me see your leg" There were tears already starting to roll down his cheeks and that's when I knew he was in an immense amount of pain because Larry never cries. He started shaking his head and grabbing onto his leg but when I tried to lift up his jeans to get a better look at his actual leg he let out a pain filled scream which immediately made me stop. " Larry listen I need to look at your injury okay? I promise I will be as careful as possible but I need to see what's causing you pain." He silently nodded and let me try to lift his jeans again while he held onto my shoulder. Once I finally got them rolled up enough to where I can see his entire calf I almost couldn't handle the sight of his injury. I could the injury under his skin and his entire bone looked like it snapped . "Oh my god" I whispered and behind me I could hear other people gasping and shouting and then I remembered we were in a room full of people that were surrounding us. "Please give us some space and can someone please call an ambulance!" I yelled. "Don't worry they are already on their way!" Someone yelled back to me and soon everyone was being escorted out of the room. I turned my full attention back to my twin who was now breathing hard and trying to control his tears. "Larry just look at me okay? Everything is going to be okay and help will be here soon. Just breathe and focus on me." He slowly nodded as I wiped tears from his face."Lau?"
"Yes Larry?"
"It hurts" My heart shattered into a million pieces. I know my twin and I know he wouldn't admit to his pain unless it was really bad and all I wished to do was take all the pain away from him. "I know bro but it will go away soon I promise" I gave him a small smile and kissed his forehead. I didn't even notice that the paramedics had rushed into the room because I was too busy focusing on Larry but soon they had asked me to step back and let them do their work. As I went to move back a bit Larry's grip tightened on my hand and as soon as I looked into his eyes I knew he didn't want me to move." I'm right here Larry don't worry I won't leave you" I said and stayed out of the way of the paramedics but I never let go of his hand. Every couple minutes while the paramedics were trying to prop Larry's leg up to get it stable enough so they could move him to the ambulance they would accidentally make him wince and a couple more tears made their way down his face and my automatic response was to yell at them for causing more pain to my brother but I had to remind myself they were just doing their job and instead I would just tighten my grip on Larry's hand. After what seemed like hours but in reality had probably only been 5-10 minutes the paramedics put Larry on a stretcher while propping up his leg and were rushing out to the ambulance. This whole time I held onto Larry's hand and whispered words of encouragement to him. They loaded him into the back of the ambulance and I hopped in right next to him, never letting go of his hand. The whole ride to the hospital I never lost eye contact with him and I tried to get his mind off of his leg as much as possible while they continued to work on it. Once we got to the hospital I wasn't allowed to go with him while they took him to the back and I was forced to wait in the waiting room no matter how much it pained me to be away from my brother. Once Larry heard that I had to wait in the waiting room he started panicking and gripping onto my wrist. " Larry I'll just be in the waiting room okay? They are gonna patch you up and I'll be right next to you again before you know it" I tried my best to remain calm even though I wanted to burst into tears and hold Larry close. Larry just smiled a little bit and nodded his head , we both said "I love you" and I rubbed my finger across his knuckles before they wheeled him back. Once I got to the waiting room and sat down, that's when it hit me. I couldn't help but start crying because seeing him in that much pain hurt me greatly and the fact that something much worse could have happened to him caused more tears to stream down my face. I felt my phone going off in my pocket and I know it has been going off for a while but I can't even think about talking or texting anyone until I am back with Larry and know that he is gonna be okay. I'm not sure how many hours went by but finally a doctor came into the waiting room and I immediately shot up from my seat," Is he okay? Where is he? Can I see him?" He chuckled a little and said," Well Mr.Bourgeois your brother is very lucky because it was a clean break and we were able to fix him right up. He will be in a cast for about 3-4 weeks and be using crutches. He shouldn't dance or do anything too straining on his leg for about 6 weeks but after that he should be back to normal and his leg should have healed nicely." After hearing those words I almost cried of joy but now I just wanted to see my twin for myself to see if he is really okay. "That's great, thank you so much doctor . Can I see him now?"
"Of course, follow me"
We walked down the hallway and I was getting more and more anxious. I just wanted to have my brother in my arms. Finally we reached room 218 but before I could go in the doctor said," He might still be a little tired from the anesthesia and pain pills that we have him on and his leg is still very fragile so please keep that in mind." I just nodded and said," Of course". I opened the door and there he was, lying there watching some cartoon on the tv with his leg propped up. He looked up and his eyes widened and he flashed his bunny smile that I love so much,"Lau!"
"Hey bro,how are you feeling?" I walked over to him and grabbed his hand. " I'm really tired but besides that I'm good." "Good" I smiled back. "Lau, what's wrong?" He knows me too well."I was scared Larry. What if something worse happened to you? It killed me to see you in that much pain and I should've seen the water on the ground before we started free-" "Stop" Larry cut me off," This is not your fault at all so don't blame yourself and don't think about what could've happened. The point is I'm fine now and my leg is gonna be back to normal in no time." I took a deep breath," You're right. Im just so glad you're okay." He smiles and squeezed my hand. I could tell he was trying really hard to stay awake." Go to sleep bro, I'll be right here when you wake up." He yawned and nodded his head and said,"I love you" and just like that, he was out like a light. I smiled and couldn't help when a tear fell down my face,"I love you too my Larry."