Moving On

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They were so perfect, they almost glistened.

Lilly and Jacob Lorring were the most popular kids at Reagan High. He was the best runner of the school's famous Cross Country team. She was captain of the Dance team. They got perfect grades, looked good, and got along with almost anyone.

Beth was a part of the group, too. She was Jake's girlfriend, and Lilly's best friend. The two even kept clothes at each other's houses. She smiled often, was down to Earth, and always offered a helping hand.

Then there was John, captain of the Cross Country team, and Jake's long time best friend. He was a bit of a jokester, always getting himself into trouble. Yet, he was smart, and well spoken. All the girls liked him. And why not? He was handsome too.

The four were inseparable. They traveled to classes together, hung out together, walked home together, studied together. Nothing could bring them down, or tear them apart. Right?

Wrong.

It was homecoming day. Beth, John and Lilly were walking to class together, all wearing their team uniforms with faces painted in the school's colors (blue, white, and grey). They came upon a huge mass of people gathered in the hall, and figured it was just a fight. Still, they fought their way through the crowd, attempting to get to class. They got to the center of the mass, only to discover that it was not a fight at all.

Jacob was on the floor, having a seizure.

Many hours later, the three found themselves together in the waiting room of the hospital. Finally, a surgeon came to speak with them. Jacob had a tumor in his brain. They removed what they could of the tumor, and he was now in his room, still asleep.

After 24 hours, Jacob didn't wake up from the sedatives. The doctors said that his body was recovering from the surgery, that this was normal, that he would wake up soon.

After a week, Jacob still didn't wake up. The doctors ran tests, declared that he was in a coma, and put him on life support.

He's been like that ever since.

It's been three months since Jake collapsed. He has a nice sunny room in the hospital and a roommate who they get along with well. They visit often, and the hospital room has become almost like a second home to them. They keep clothes in the closet, and often stay overnight. They constantly talk to him, or read him books, without response.

Still, they stay together, keeping each other happy, optimistic, sane. But, three months is a lot of time, and time is famous for taking its tolls upon people. Grades begin to slip, physical performances diminish, and life seems a bit less bright.

How to cope, when a part of yourself is so suddenly gone? How to pick yourself up again, and find the courage to keep moving on?
 

[Ramalama63]

Lilly

SN: dragonhealer

Age: 16

Personality: Before Jake died, she was always upbeat and happy. She was a bit bubbly, always had a smile on her face, and her grades were perfect. Now, she tries to keep up the appearance that she's just as happy, but has lost most of her luster, and sometimes her hurt and sadness shows through. She is just getting worse and worse at keeping her grip on reality.

Other: She's Jacob's younger sister by a year. Now that she's spending so much time in the hospital with both her brother and his roommate, her grades are begining to slip. She reads Harry Potter and Shakespear to Jake almost every day so that he might hear her and pull out of his coma. She's the captain of her school's Dance team, and before Jake got sick, she was the best dancer on the team. Now, though, her performance has been slipping. She had agreed to go to the homecoming dance with John.

Beth

SN: TeHsChNoZbErRy

Age: 16

Personality: Beth has always been very down-to-Earth. She's a bit less prestine than Lilly, and a bit more wild (although not out of control). She is always willing to offer a helping hand.

Other: Beth is Jake's girlfriend. Her grades weren't perfect before (mostly Bs) but now they're begining to slip. She also spends a lot of time in the hospital. She is also on the Dance team.

Jacob

Age: 17

Personality: Jake was a very social guy. He got along with almost everybody. He was a bit goofy/playful sometimes. He could also be very serious. Nobody picked on his little sister. Ever. Usually, however, he was lighthearted, and everyone liked him.

Other: Jake was the star runner of his school's famous Cross Country team. He collapsed on homecoming day from a brain tumor, and never woke up after the surgery. He is now in a coma. When they were younger, Jake used to read the Harry Potter books to Lilly (which is why she reads them to him now).

John

SN: tested_and_true

Age: 17

Personality: John is pretty smart, but he's also a major goofball/prankster, who often got himself into trouble when he was younger. He's well spoken, and enjoys reading, although is not a bookworm. He could almost be considered the male version of Beth. Maybe.

Other: He and Jacob have been best friends since childhood. He's captain of the Cross Country team, and on the team is second fastest only to Jake. He asked Lilly to the Homecoming dance.

Liam

SN: xDemon Of Starlightx

Age: 16

Personality: Liam is pretty upbeat, especially considering that he lives in a hospital and has cancer. He often makes jokes, and gets along extremely well with Lilly, Beth, and John.

Other: Liam is Jake's roommate. He has cancer, and stays as in the hospital (versus going home) because he lives so far away and nobody is really home to take care of him but is always working. Sometimes it feels like Lilly is visiting him instead of Jacob.

OTHERS

Like all stories, not every player is major. Mizz_ramalama will control some teachers and nurses (although feel free to use them yourself as well).

Nurse Lauri

SN: NPC

Age: 38

Personality: Nurse Lauri is pretty upbeat, and is almost always smiling. She tries really hard to make other people smile, partly because she knows how awful hospitals can be emotionally. For this reason, she is often assigned to the pediatric floors. She has a real soft spot for Jake and Liam, and will sometimes check on them even if they aren't on her list.

Other: Even though she's upbeat, Lauri is still serious about being a nurse. She's only been at the hospital for about 5 years, but she's one of the best nurses there. She feels she has gotten to know John, Lilly, and Beth pretty well because they are at the hospital so often. Sometimes she bends the rules for them about staying the night.

Mandi the Nutritionist

SN: NPC

Age: 32

Personality: Mandi is always cheery, but she can be serious, too.

Other: She's the hospital's nutritionist. She sees a lot of sick people come and go, and gives them all ways to stay healthy. What she sees the most are people needing renal (kidney) diets, and people needing ways to gain or loose weight (mostly teen girls). She's good at what she does.

Bill and Janet Lorring

SN: NPCs

Age: Mr. Lorring is 44 and Jan is 42

Personality: Mr. Lorring didn't pay too much attention to his kids before "Liam's accident". That isn't to say he wasn't a loving father, because he was, but they never really needed attention because they always stayed out of trouble. He was always there for them, although he's never quite been "in the loop". Mrs. Lorring is usually a very cheerful woman. She loves her children dearly, and Liam's coma has, naturally, seriously upset her.

Other: Mrs. Lorring has been doing a lot of binge eating since "Liam got sick". She mostly stays at home, cries, and eats. She hasn't dealt much with Lilly becasue of this. Mr. Lorring doesn't show much emotion about his son's illness. He's been trying hard to help his wife, although he lets her cook (it seems to at least passify [sp?] her). Between this and his job, he's been paying less attention to Lilly thn he would like.

Marci

SN: mizz_ramalama

Age: 17

Personality: Marci is a bit of a b***h. She picks on easy targets to make herself feel better. Pretty much, she's the school bully, and has been known to stir up a bit of trouble. Even her teachers don't like her, and she is often getting into trouble. She's also a bit of a slut, although not totally so.

Other: Marci is definately NOT a part of the clique. In fact, she could even be called the villan or the antagonist to the clique. Now that Jake's in a coma, Rose is an easy target. Marci is on the Dance team as well.