big mistake (matt)

It had been the most painful set of stitches Matt had ever gotten. He had been brave when he was shot, but those stitches made him cry. He was lucky that he had been stabbed in the surgical wound he had from the shooting. But for some reason, the stitches did not want to stay. Just an hour before Megan had come in, the stitches had to be redone for the fourth time. His stomach was far to deliquit to eat anything. So he was on an IV diet and was only allowed to take in the fluids from his IV. He was getting some blood drawn when Megan walked in. As the nurse and technician left, he looked at his sister. "You know, being in the hospital kinda sucks, the beds barely big enough, and they keep waking me up to draw blood, but at least I get to play video games." He grinned as he held up the control to the Game Cube. He noticed what she was wearing, and the ski mask in her hand. "I hope you saved me some of the money you got from the bank." he teased her. "I hope you didn't leave any witnesses."

Matt looked at her. "You did what for me?" he asked, suspiciously. "Who are you talking about?" He was confused, and while his subconscience knew exactly what she was talking about, his conscience didn't.

Matt started looking through the pictures. His jaw dropped. "I-you-you actually did it? I thought I told you not to? Do you realize how long you could go to jail if he catches you? Or worse, he could end up beating you up. How could you do something like that?" In the back of his mind, Matt was applauding her. Afterall, he was the one that put the idea into her head.

Matt shrugged. "Unless he knows you." he told her, before shrugging again. "But JJ's not smart enough to figure it out. It makes me wish I was there." he said, as he continued looking at the pictures. He realized what he said, and quickly added, "To stop you, of course."

"Megan, what would have happened if you'd gotten caught? Mrs. DiMarco is like the ultimate mother. She'd make you like scrub the entire house with a toothbrush before calling the cops. Am I suppose to be proud of my sister if you'd ended up in jail?"

Matt nodded. "And I deserved what I got. Everything we do has consequences, Megan."

"If you get arrested, I'd be out a sister. And not just any sister, the best one I could ever have. You're to important to me to just give you up to jail. So, let's save the prison time for Hannah, okay?"