A Forgotten Dream [1x1]

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Victoria gasped in shock as his friend pulled her into a hug. A light blush over-came her cheeks, but immediately went away as his parents entered the room. She smiled and slowly released their hug and watched as his mother cried. Looking away, Tori headed out of the room. She didn't want to interfere with their family's matter, but she over-heard the doctor. The way he talked about his leg was unbearable. She couldn't imagine Lucas not being able to play soccer again; it was practically his life.

Tori walked slowly into the bathroom and she began to cry. She didn't want Lucas or his parent's to see her crying. He was going into surgery soon and all she could do then was to wait, hope, and pray for his recovery. A couple minutes later, she wiped her tears and washed her face. Hoping that it would remove the tear marks that's left on her face. She pulled out her foundation and patted her face with a light covered of the powder, hoping to conceal her teary eyes. She then left the restroom and sat back in the waiting room. The doors in the ER was already closed which meant that Lucas was about to go into his surgery.

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The doctor finished his speech and ushered the parent's out. "I'll see you when you get out, be strong, Lucas," his mother said, and his father still remained silenced. As they made their way out, his mother wiped tears from her eyes and found a seat beside Tori. She placed her hand on Tori's knee and said, "Be strong, he'll be fine." Lucas' father leaned against a wall, looking out the window. His arms were crossed and you could see one tear roll down his face, and he wiped his face vigorously to hide any trace of sadness on his face.

Lucas took a deep breath and prayed before the anesthesiologist came in placed a mask over his face. The same nurse he had before wheeled him into the operating room. A bright light surrounded him, and many people with blue clothes surrounded him.
He slipped in and out of consciousness for a bit before actually going to sleep.

"Scalpel."
"Pins."
"Drill."
"Suction."


What seemed like an eternity to Lucas finally went by and he awoke in post-op. The surgury had lasted about and a half hours, but Lucas couldn't remember much. His mind was foggy and his vision blurry, but he could make out the shape of the doctor he had spoken to earlier. "Lucas," he said with a big smile and a bright tone. "The operation was a success. You'll be able to start physical therapy in 10 weeks."

"Ten weeks?!" Lucas said, not knowing what he was going to do without any physical activity for ten weeks. "When can I see Tori and my parents?" he asked rubbing his eye. "You'll be able to move to an actual room momentarily." the doctor said. "Oh, by the way, I'm Dr. Morrison."

Lucas smiled as two other younger nurses wheeled him to his own room. 'This is boring,' he thought to himself. "Make yourself at home!" one of the nurses called back. "You'll be here for a while."

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Victoria sat beside his mother and waited. It's been hours that passed and Tori had fallen asleep on the bench. A few moments later, a nurse comes in and nudges her. "Ma'am, please wake up. You may visit Lucas now." she said as she held onto the clip board and went into the nurse office. As Victoria rubbed her eyes open, she noticed that Lucas' parents have gone, they must have had something to do, but she thought to herself; What could be more important than their son?.....but then again her parent's didn't care much about her.

Tori stood from her bench and walked over to the door. She took a deep breath and calmed herself, she then pulled the door open and knocked on it. "May I come in?" she said with a smile on her face as she tries to keep it together. Her brown curls were messy, but beautiful. They framed her beautiful pale face as her green eyes looked at Lucas. He looked do weak....it broke her heart to see him like that, but she needed to smile. For him. She walked inside and pulled a chair beside his bed as she sits down and looked at him.

"How are you?" she said sweetly, with a hint of her British accent.

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Lucas smiled a little bit when Tori walked in, his eyes still puffy from the anaesthesia. "Hey, kiddo," he mumbled when she came and sat down next to him. He hated how he looked, so helpless and dead. At least in his head, playing soccer was his life. His body was dead to him now. "I'm good enough, I mean I just had surgery." he said smiling. His hand still contained an IV which was causing him more pain then his leg was. He figured some strong pain medication was being pumped through his veins through the needle, so he didn't dare take it out. "How long w-was I in there?" he asked, knowing that she knew what time it was.

A young, blonde nurse walked in with a cup of ice and set it on his bedside table. "You can't drink to much just yet." she said giving him a smile. "I'm Joy and I'll be taking care of you at night."

Lucas turned his attention back to Tori, coming back to reality slowly. "I have to stay in here for like, 10 weeks." he said, chuckling a bit. He didn't think it was funny at all, but he mind as well lighten up the mood a little.

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As much as Lucas tries to rise up the mood, she knew that he was hurting inside. She smiled anyways, just to help him. "It's been 6 hours. I just wished you're parents stayed and see you doing well......" her voice trailed off as her eyes met his. Even though he thinks he looks lifeless and weak, she still found him handsome. She quickly pushed the thought away since right now wasn't the right time to think about such a thing. Her head turned as the nurse comes in and introduces herself. She reminds him that he couldn't drink much and Tori remembered that she has eaten or drank anything.

"Ten weeks?" Tori looked down. She knew that he wasn't really happy even though he chuckled. "Lucas, you don't need to hide your true feelings from me. If you're sad or angry, you can tell me that." she looked at his green eyes with her sad ones.

The nurse then interrupts, "Visiting hours will end soon." she reminded her as she leaves.

"Well, I guess I should get going then." Tori stood up from the chair and picked up her bag and placed it over her shoulder. "You can call me or text me if you ever get lonely. Oh, and if you want me to buy you anything, don't hesitate to ask." she smiled and leaned down as she hugged him lightly, not wanting to hurt him in the process. She slowly released and turned away, not wanting to remember his sad eyes as she slowly walked away.

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Lucas' eyes fell when Tori said she was leaving. He loosely wrapped a hand around her back when she hugged him, not wanting her to leave. "Come visit me tomorrow?" he said, sadness returning to his voice. He pulled the covers up farther on his body and he then realized he was wearing a hospital gown. He rolled his eyes and wanted to turn over to face away from the door, but his leg was locked in place. He sighed and reached for the cup of ice popping a few cubes in his mouth.

Joy returned into the room once more to make sure Lucas was okay in his bed. "Girlfriend?" she asked, a smile on her face.

"What?" Lucas responded before realizing she was talking about Tori. "Oh, no. Best friend."

"Ah." she said, sitting in the chair. "How'd you do this?"

"Soccer. I am-- I mean was, the team captain. I think some kid slide tackled me? I'm not sure." he responded.

"Ouch, sounds painful," Joy said as she stood up again. "Get some rest, it's been a long day for you."

"Okay, thank you," Lucas said as Joy left the room. He closed his eyes lightly, knowing he probably wouldn't be comfortable with the brace on the shattered leg. Finally, after a long while, Lucas finally drifted off into a light sleep.

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The final bell rang as everyone gets up and is anxious to leave. Victoria gathers her papers and quickly shoves them in her bag. She swung the bag over her shoulder and stood up from her chair. Then she goes outside the room and noticed there were three girls standing there and spotted Tori.

"If it isn't the pretty little rich girl." one of them smirked, her name was Sandra. She's always bullied Tori ever since elementary, but she stopped since Tori was best friends with Lucas and Sandra had a huge crush on him. But now's her perfect opportunity, there was no one there to protect her since Lucas is gone. Tori frozed with a blank expression on her face as Sandra approached. She quickly pushed Tori to the lockers; hitting her back very hard on the locks. It probably left a bruise. Sandra smiled and the other two girls laughed on the side. One of the girls handed Sandra a packet of ketchup and opened it as she squirts it all over Tori's shirt. "That shirt doesn't suit you at all. The ketchup makes you look better now." she laughed and opened up a bag of crushed chips as she throws it over Tori, then threw the bag at her as they left laughing.

Tori slowly stood up, feeling a slight pain on her back, but she ignored it. She picked up her bag and headed for the restrooms. She went in front of the mirror and began to pick off the piece of chips that fell on her hair. It took a while, but she managed to brush them off. The ketchup stained her shirt pretty badly as the cloth absorbed it, leaving a big red stain on her white shirt. She managed to wipe some off, but the stain was still there.

She ran to her car and immediately drove towards the hospital. It's been an hour since school ended and she was late to meet Lucas. Moments later, she reached the hospital. She grabbed her jacket and put it on as she zipped it up, hiding the stain. Knocking on Luca's door she goes in with a smile on her face.

"Hey, how are you?" she asked as she walked over to him and gave him a hug. She hopped that he couldn't smell the ketchup or he would get so worried.

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Lucas flipped on the TV as he woke up, the nurse shoving a light meal in his face. She was a different nurse, middle aged, short with brown hair put up in a bun. "Morning sweetheart," she said, sitting his bed up. He rubbed his eyes a bit and adjusted to the sunlight that poured into the open window. "I'm Karen, the day time nurse. Eat something," she added pushing a hospital tray with pancakes and fruit in front of him. He took a sip of the orange juice but really didn't want to eat. The morphine probably made him loose his appetite. He picked at the grapes and apples for a bit before it was taken away by a nursing assistant. he didn't care that much, he was feeling nauseous anyway. Lucas' attention turned back to the TV, his only entertainment source in this horrible room.

His mother came to visit once today, but only stayed for about a half an hour. Lucas didn't really have a strong relationship with either of his parents, so expected to see more of Tori then the both of them. No big deal to him, though.

After lunch, he heard a knock at the door and smiled wide. He figured it was Tori and when it was, his eyes lit up. "I'm as good as it get, I suppose," he said, just glad she was here with him. He wrapped both arms around her, much stronger today then he was yesterday. He thought he smelled something off but didn't question it just yet. "How was school?" he asked, smiling.

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Tori smiled, "School was great. I'm glad to see you're regaining your strength. It's a little bit toasty here." she released their hug and sat on the chair. "So I see you didn't eat you're food." Tori raised her eye brow and smiled.

She took a glance at the television but looked back at Lucas. She didn't know what to do nor did she know what to say. Tori took off her jacket for it's too hot in there. She pulled out a hair tie and put her hair in a loose bun. She remembered that her shirt was stained but it was too late now.

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"Morphine makes you cold, and nauseous." Lucas responded before taking a good look at Tori. "What happened?" he asked, a worried look on his face. "Don't lie, either." The poor girl got picked on all of the time but Lucas was able to stop some of the violence. Now without him there, the clique was probably taking it to their advantage.

Lucas took a deep breath and awaited her reply. He missed school, and it was only day one of ten weeks. 70 days he would have to be cooped u in this boring hospital, Lucas dreaded it already. The doctor would be coming in soon to check on his leg, and dinner would be in a few hours. For now, he was content with the company of Tori.