Consoling

I was walking home with Sonali
and we were listening to Ingrid Michaelson's 'Everybody.'

Out of no where my phone buzzed.
"Hey" I smiled.
"C-C-Chrissa?" A Trembling voice asked.
"Yeah, Marisol?" I asked.
"Y-Y-Y-Y-" Marisol couldn't stop stuttering,
so I heard someone take the phone from her.

"Chris?" Molly asked.
"What's wrong?" I asked. Molly and Marisol BOTH sounded like they had been crying.
"Prudence......got....hit.....by.....a..........car........and.......is.......in.....a...........coma....." Molly informed me in between shaky breathes.

My eyes widened.
Coma's and I don't have a good track record together.
My dad got hypothermia and fell into a coma, but never came out when I was seven.

"Oh.....My.......Gosh........" Is all I said.
"Chrissa, get to the hospital NOW!" Molly yelled, then hung up.

I wiped my eyes, and Sonali looked me in the eyes.
"What's wrong?" She asked.
"Prudence.......Coma...........Hospital....Now....." I was too busy processing the information in my head to create real sentences.
"OH MY GOODNESS! LET'S GO!" Sonali yelled, grabbing my hand and we ran to the hospital.

When we got to the hospital, I experienced first hand, what a coma does to a family.

Marisol, Becca, Charity, and Molly were all in a corner crying.
Felicity had knocked over a chair and Callie kicked the wall.
Julia was hitting her head against a wall in frustration, and Jess had her head in her hands.
Cindie ran to the nearest doctor and begged him to make Prudence better, and Rita did the same with two other doctors.

To top it all off, as soon as Sonali walked in the room and saw Prudence's body laying on the bed, she went into denial.
"THAT IS NOT PRUDENCE!" She yelled.
"SONALI! CALM DOWN!" I yelled back.
"HOW CAN I?! THAT ISN'T OUR SISTER!" She retorted.
"Yes, yes it is, Ms. Matthews." A brown haired doctor informed.
"NO!!!!!!!!" Sonali cried out then started crying on my shoulder.

You see, Sonali is 5 inches taller than me, so this was a sight to see.
"There, There, Nali. Everything's going to be alright." I patted her back, and motioned for Cindie, the ray of sunshine, to make her feel better.
"Oh come on sis! Pru's going to get better. The doctor's won't let her die" Cindie smiled and hugged Sonali.
Sonali sniffled.
"Thanks Chrissa and Cindie, I feel a bit better." She gave a weak smile.
"Good, then you can write on Pru's blog, as Prudence, saying that you can't blog for a while." Jess smiled, pushing her laptop towards Sonali.
"How long should I say?" Nali asked.
"Make up a date, but make sure it's late in February." Jess offered a smile.
"Okay, thanks." Sonali smiled, then sat down and began to type.

The world wouldn't stop spinning for me. The walls were closing in, and all I could stare at was Prudence.

Or should I say, the shell of Prudence,
because Prudence would be consoling everyone.
Not just lying there.

I felt like I had lied to Sonali, because then, I wasn't sure if everything would be alright.


<3 Chrissa