Guys Our Age (Wattys2017) (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

Chapter 25: Empty Halls and White Walls (Hailey)

I hung up and turned my phone off before sliding down the wall.

"What are you doing here?" I turned my head to see Mrs. Banks walking towards me with Faith on her heels and Mr. Banks trailing behind them texting.

"Waiting for Mason to wake." I was too drained and worn out to deal with her.

"Why are you here?" She yanked me up. "You aren't family."

"It didn't take Faith or the hospital over eight hours to get a hold of me." I pulled my arm out of her grasp.

"What did you do that landed my son here?" She crossed her arms over her chest.

"He's here because he ate a muffin that contained bananas." Faith said from behind her.

"Jessica's baking is still shitty." Mr. Banks mumbled without looking up from his phone. "Those muffins tasted like shit."

"You didn't tell him you put bananas in the muffins?" I asked the woman standing in front of me.

"I didn't tell him because he refuses to eat anything that has bananas." She rolled her eyes, and in that moment Faith lost her shit.

"You motherfucking bitch." My eyes widen at Faith's statement; Faith never swears. "He's allergic to bananas. He's here because he nearly died from a few bites of one fucking muffin."

"He did die for two minutes." I said. "His doctor told us."

"And all you have to say is why we're here?" Faith shoved Mrs. Jacobs out of her way and stood between her and me. "I rode in the ambulance with him and told the responders about his allergy and other medical shit. Hailey ran here from school and filled out all of the forms. Your brother probably broke every speeding law to get here in one hour instead of two and was the one who signed the forms because Hailey and I aren't family members, and you fuckers were in the wind. I fucking swear to God if you try to take him home with you, I'll call CPS on your asses and go to court for custody."

The Banks just stared at their part-time housekeeper in shock.

"How dare you." Mrs. Banks sneered at Faith.

In that moment, I stepped past Faith and did something I've been wanting to do for years.

I slapped that fucking bitch.

"Hannah." Mr. Banks stared at me.

"It's Hailey, you son of a bitch." I grabbed Faith's wrist and dragged her into Mason's room then shut his door.

"Why are short people so fiesty?" Mason's groggy voice was music to my ears.

"Mason!" I rushed to him and threw my arms around him. "You're awake."

"You scared the shit out of us." Faith told him as she took my chair.

"What happened?" Mason tried pulling me down next to him but was too weak.

"The muffin you ate had bananas in it." I told him as I curled up against him.

"What?" Mason frowned. "My Mom didn't mention bananas in the note she left."

"Yeah, your mom is a dumb bitch." Faith mumbled.

Mason's eyes widen as he looked over at me. "Wha-"

"I'll tell you later." I laid my head on his shoulder.

"Where are my parents?" Mason asked.

"We left them out in the hall." Faith shrugged it off.

"Yeah, we heard you yelling." Walt laughed.

"Why were you yelling at them?" I looked over at Faith at Mason's question.

"Because you've been in the hospital for over eight hours, and they're just now showing up." Faith told him. "So I kinda snapped at them."

"Oh." Walt leaned over and rubbed Mason's arm in reassurance.

"I slapped your mom." I winced as I told him.

"Really?" Mason and Walt both looked at me in surprise.

"It was awesome." Faith laughed.

"Shouldn't you be in school?" Mason asked me while Faith and Walt talked.

"I skipped." I shrugged.

"You can cross that off the list." Mason smiled at me, and I knew he was gonna be okay.

*****

"Thanks for dropping me off." I thanked Faith as I got out of her car.

"It's no problem." She handed me my bag. "I'm one call away if you need me."

"I know." I closed the door and waved her goodbye before heading inside.

"What did you say to Dad?" Hannah whispered as I closed the front door. "He's been pissed all day then took off after you hung up."

"Fuck you." I sighed and leaned against the door.

"Why?" Her eyes roamed my face.

"Because he wouldn't let me explain." I slid down and pulled my knees up to my chest.

"What happened?" She sat next to me.

"Mason is in the hospital." I rubbed my eyes. "That bitch made muffins with bananas and didn't tell him, so he ate them. Faith found him lying on the kitchen floor and called the police then she called me when they got to the hospital, so I ran from school to Mercy Hospital on Franklin. He was in surgery for five hours, and his parents didn't show up until after I called Dad."

"That's why you were gone all day..." Hannah wrapped her arms around me and pulled me close.

"We called them for eight hours and they never picked up." I was on the verge of tears. "He was dead for two minutes, Han."

"Oh my God." I could hear the tears in her voice.

"They never came in even though I told them he was dead for two minutes." I told her. "His dad was too busy texting, and his mom was too busy yelling at Faith and me. They never came in."  

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