Dark Times In Still Waters by tiggerc128
Story Notes:
Two things inspired this story. First, Kevin came back and blew me away. Second, there was a picture on Twitter and Facebook of AJ on the cruise dancing with an overweight woman. Both AJ and the lady were having the time of their lives, yet I saw SO many negative and mean comments, I was saddened. BSB didn't see a heavyset woman...they saw a woman having fun and they loved it. Thus, my story was born.

A BIG thank you to Rachel for letting me use her pictures...encouraging me to keep writing (even non-BSB stories) and always being there! Love ya Red!
Prologue by tiggerc128
Dark Times in Still Waters
Prologue
By Dottie
Copyright 2013

She slowly opens her eyes. The bright lights of the hospital emergency treatment room send stabbing pain through her temples. She groans, shutting her eyes quickly. From her side, she hears. “Just lie still. Try not to open your eyes right now.”

She opens her mouth to ask what happened but she finds she can’t speak. She starts to thrash around, scared and confused. Strong hands grip her shoulders. A soft voice says, “It’s ok, just lie still. You’ve been injured. You’re at the St. Joseph Medical Center. My name is Amy Hurley, I’m your nurse. Now lie still.” She slowly lifts her hand to her face. Nurse Hurley grabs it. “No, Teagan, you can’t touch your face now. Just lie still.”

She starts to cry. From the doorway, Teagan hears a familiar voice. “Teagan? Teagan, are you ok?” It’s her best friend Natalie. She reaches out, comforted when her friend takes her hand. “Teagan, you have to lie still and let them help you.” It’s deathly quiet for a minute.

Yet another voice, a man, says, “Miss Michaels, I’m Dr. Shaw. I know things are confusing right now, we’re going to try to answer all your questions, but we need to get you up to surgery soon. Your friend, Miss Byron, will be here when you come out and we’ll tell you more then. Right now, all you need to know is you’re an innocent victim of a shooting.”

Teagan starts to shake her head, not believing what she’s hearing. Strong hands hold her head still. “No, Miss Michaels, you can’t move. The bullet…is…well, it’s in your head. You’re not in any danger at this point, but we need to take it out.”

Again Teagan lifts her hand; this time she makes it to touch her throat. He gently takes her hand and says, “The bullet entered your throat and traveled upward. Miss Michaels and you’re going to be fine. Once we get the bullet out and assess the damage to your vocal chords, we’ll tell you more. For now, you need to lie as still as possible.”

She feels Natalie rubbing her arm. “Teagan, you’ll be ok. I’ll be here when you come out, I promise. Just stay calm.”

Teagan feels her consciousness drifting away. From a distance she hears Dr. Shaw. “She’s going under. Let’s get her up to surgery and get that bullet out.”







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