Jatp One Shots

Broken arm

Reggie's POV

It all happened so fast. I was trying to leave, to escape the house for the night because I just didn't want to be here. I wanted to be anywhere but my own house because it didn't feel like much of a home.

But I didn't realize my dad would be sleeping in the couch and he was still awake when I tried to leave out the front door. He of course caught me, grabbing my arm and pulling me towards him. Then all I remember is pain and seeing my arm handing by my side not looking how it should. I'm not anatomy expert but I'm pretty sure it's not supposed to look like that.

My mom came rushing out yelled something at my dad and took me to the hospital.

"What color wrap do you want for your cast Reggie?" Doctor Ryan asks. I just shrug my shoulders, not really sure what to say. "We got red, your favorite color."

I nod my head. I really like Doctor Ryan. He's always so nice and he knows me really well and he takes good care of me. He always gives me Star Wars stickers and candy, even though those are technically for younger kids. You're never too old for stickers.

"Okay and can you please tell me again what happened?" He asked my mom.

"Oh you know, he's a teenage boy. He's always doing dangerous things." My mom says, covering for my dad. She made it very clear in the car we weren't to tell the doctor what really happened. "It was an accident."

"Reggie can you please tell me what you were doing when this happened?" Doctor Ryan says while putting my cast on.

Uh oh. We haven't thought this far. Mom just said to say it was an accident, the less details the better and she told me to let her answer all of the doctors questions. So I look over to her, not sure what to say.

"Like I said just boys being boys." My mom shrugs. "He-"

"I'm asking Reggie." Doctor Ryan says. "Reggie, tell me what happened."

"Well I um..." I look over to my mom to make sure it's okay I answer him.

"Go on tell him what you were doing." She says. What would I be doing to cause this fracture? What if I can't think of something fast enough? "Tell him about how you and your friend were rough housing."

I don't want to put the blame on anyone but myself but I have to go with whatever she says

"I um, me and my friend were messing around and things got rough and he didn't mean to but my arm just kinda bent back and snapped." I say. "It was an accident."

"And are you sure this is what happened?"

"He's sure." My mom says. "Can you hurry up we have to get home. He has to be up early for school in the morning."

"Yea sure. You're all set." The doctor says. "You're still not too old for stickers now are you Reggie?" He says handing me a Han Solo sticker he pulled out of his pocket. "I saved this one just for you since I know he's your favorite."

"Thanks." I say.

"Alright come on Reginald let's get going." My mom says.

"Uh wait, here is his pain medication." The doctor says handing my mom a bottle of pills. "He gets two in the morning and two at night. It'll help with the pain and if he is in more pain we'll give him a higher dose."

"Great thanks, come on let's go." My mom says pulling me out of the room.

"Hope your arm heals nicely!" Doctor Ryan calls after me.

We get home and my dad is passed out on the couch with an empty beer in his hands as well as a few more empty bottles around him.

"What a drunk." My mom sighs. She looks over at me. "You're not to tell your friends at school what happened you understand me?" I nod. "Come up with some lie, I'm too tired right now."