Nothing Can Stop Love

Chapter 10

Maggie

I wake up the next day all sweaty. They're gonna disconnect Tom from the cables today since they can't save him. The media is already aware of Tom liking the same gender. I dress all black because I don't feel really happy today. I grab my car keys and and walk to my car. I can't believe that Tom is gonna be gone. I walk though the hospital on my way to Tom's hospital room when I hear Harry screaming. I wasn't sure if it was a good scream or a bad scream, but I run to Tom's hospital room. I see Harry fighting with a nurse. Ugh, fucking nurse Carrien. I walk into the room when she lays eyes on me. When Harry sees me, he blows a sigh of relief.

"Maggie! I saw Tom breathing!" He eyes Eliza. "But this bitch won't admit it and still want to disconnect him." I roll my eyes. Typical her. She hates us since we got on her nerves yesterday. I go stand in front of Eliza.

"Eliza-" She put her index finger on my mouth. It smells like strawberries and blood. "It's nurse Carrien for you." I roll my eyes.

"Who cares. You are a nurse and you have to do what's good. You ain't just gonna unplug a breathing patient in coma, right? You're gonna lose your job." She hesitates and looks at me. She sighs and puts the plug back in.

"I'm gonna go and search for dr. Gherkin." She sees our confused faces. "The doctor who was there when Jake died." My eyes start to get watery and I nod. I see Zendaya coming in.

"Is he really getting disconnected?" I hear sadness and anger in her voice. Harry turns to her. Hope and joy in his eyes.

"Actually Z, Tom started breathing today." he starts to jump. "They won't unplug him!" Zendaya's eyes light up. Right that moment, nruse Carrien comes in with doctor Gherkin.

"Hello. Nice to see you again. And I heard Tom started breating?" we all nod. "Well, that's good news. Eliza, thanks for letting me know." He gives her a smile and she leaves. He turns back to us. "Tell me I'm not the only one hating Eliza." He snickers. He walks over to Tom and turns to us. "I will be asking you 3 to wait outside the hospital room." We nod and leave closing the door behind us.

Dr. Gherkin:

I walk next to his bed to look at his medicines, to know what he injested when someone grabs my arms. I meet Tom's soft and warm eyes.

"Ah, you're aliv-" He interupts me. "You have to make me die. Like seriously, kill me like you did with Jake." Shit. "I- I don't know wh-" He shushes me. "Stop it. He left me a letter with what he was gonna do. Just, I don't have anything to live for anymore." I look outside at Maggie, Zendaya and Harry who are standing there worried. I sigh. I can make you dissappear if you want...?" The look on his face-
Idk if this was a good idea tho. He smirks. I never saw this side of him. The determination on his face is unbelievable. How badly he wants to leave this planet. How badly he wants to be forgotten by everyone.

"Yes, do that. They don't need me here anyways." I sigh. "Whatever u want." I put something in the machine to make it bleep like I did to Jake. It's weird how many people make me do this. I feel bad for the remaining people left behind.

"Ok. You're all set. The machine will beep in exactly 20 mins." he nods and I sign the others to come back in.
He's gonna break them. I sigh and leave tue room.

Tom

"I'm so happy you're not dead!" I watch Harry's face lighten up every time he talks about it. I'm still not sorry. I look at the clock in the room. 10 minutes left before I dissapear forever. Zendaya takes a seat next to my bed. She looks worried. Very worried.

"Why are you so worried?" Shit, that just slipt out. She raises her eyebrows.

"I'm sorry? You were about to fucking die and you ask me why I'm worried?" I sigh. "sorry, it just slipped out." she sighs and I look at the clock. 5 minutes more till I am gonna fake my death.
Harry walks over to my hospital bed.

"Tom, how are you feeling?" he's very calm for a person who has no idea that I'm about to fake my death. The machine starts beeping like crazy so I play with it. Dr. Gherkin comes running in pale. That's some good make up. The 3 look very scared and had to go outside. He looks at me.

"Don't ask why I'm pale. I just had to deal with 3 other fake deaths." Ok. I peep through my eyelashes and see Harry on the phone..

"Ok, I'll put something on your wrist that isn't gonna show your heartbeat." I nod. The thing is cold and warm at the same time.

"Alright, don't show you're breathing. If they see you're breathing it's game over. Can you hold your breath in?"
I nod.

"I hold my breath in many movies." Dr. Gherkin nods and pushes my head back on the pillow. I peak through my eyelashes again and see Dr. Gherkin telling them. I hear Zendaya screaming. Harry is crying. Maggie just casually comes in. She looks around, says goodbye and leaves in tears.

"The funeral won't be hold with an open casket. I'm-" Harry shushes him out.

"We don't need a funeral. Tom never likes those." Dr. Gherkin nods and they leave. Dr. Gherkin comes in and closes the door.

"Well, I hope you liked that." He rolls his eyes. "And what are you gonna do know since you're dEaD?" I chuckle.

"Idk. I've always wanted to visit the world but couldn't cuz of my lack of free time." I pause. Dr. Gherkin looks at me worried.

"You're also worried for me?" he nods. "I don't get why people have the need to fake their death." I shrug.

"Cuz you wanna leave the world your in and start over." he nods. "Ok. Anyways, I'll have to keep you here for another few days. The doctors and nurses are aware of the situation. You can ask them anything you want. Just don't be visible." I nod and he leaves. New life, here I come.