A Way to Yesterday

Chapter 15- Emergency!

Liam's POV:

Present.

A knock sounds from the door and I look up expecting Arolyn. But instead see Cara. She's avoiding looking at me.

"How are you feeling today Liam?" She asks in a flat tone.

"Not too good. Someone is avoiding me and acting like I don't exist and I've had a nonstop headache for days but other then that I'm fucking brilliant," I snap. Her eyes fall on me and she glares.

"Don't be a smartass Liam. I need to know if you expect to get better," she scolds.

"Well you asked and I answered," I say. She rolls her eyes and places the stethoscope to my chest. I stay silent as she checks my vitals.

"Okay today is day three after your surgery so Niall will take you to the rehab center to make sure the rest of your motor skills are good," she tells me. She puts the small flashlight back in her pocket and turns to leave.

"Cara," I call. She stops. "When are we going to talk?"

"What is there to talk about Liam?"

"We have lots to talk about," I say.

"Like what?" she asks and turns to me. My mind goes blank. I can't think of the answers I'd had prepared.

"I.."

"No. You wanna talk. Why don't you explain to me why you gave up on us so easily? Why don't you tell me why you married a complete bitch? Why don't you tell me why you're back in Pennsylvania when you were so hell bent on leaving ten years ago?" She shouts. I'm at a loss for words.

"Cara..."I start but she cuts me off again.

"Save it. I don't have time for this right now," she says and storms out.

Arolyn's POV:

"I'm so sick of him. You should just let me kick his ass," Louis shouts.

"Why would you beat up someone who's in a hospital bed?" I ask.

"Not the point. He deserves it. After what he did," he says. I look away. I might have lied to Louis and told him that our argument had gotten out of hand. I was just so mad and I wanted at the time for Louis to kick his ass. But then the accident happened and I felt bad.

"I may have exagerrated that," I say quietly. His head snaps up and he glares at me.

"Exagerrated how?" he asks.I bite my lip and sigh.

"It wasn't as bad as I said. Yes we fought and he left. He never threw me out of the house," I blurt out. Louis starts pacing back and forth. He starts shaking his head.

"Why would you lie about something like that?" he shouts. I flinch back.

"I'm sorry. I was just mad," I say quietly.

"Next time you get mad don't come to me. You're a big girl take care of it yourself. I'm going home," he says and starts to walk away. "Oh and in case it wasn't obvious I don't want you staying with me." He stalks off and I shake my head. I get up and head back inside. I stop outside Liam's room when I hear yelling.

"No. You wanna talk. Why don't you explain to me why you gave up on us so easily? Why don't you tell me why you married a complete bitch? Why don't you tell me why you're back in Pennsylvania when you were so hell bent on leaving ten years ago?"

I step closer to the door and I hear Liam say a name. Cara. Who the hell is Cara? Then she shouts again.

"Save it. I don't have time for this right now," I step into the hallway and out storms the doctor. My mouth drops. What was she doing in there yelling at Liam? And did she call me a bitch? She didn't even know me. And what gave her the right to yell at Liam? I push open the door and Liam's head snaps up to look at me.

"Where have you been?" He asks. I ignore him and head straight for the kill.

"Why was the doctor yelling at you?" I ask. His face pales and he averts his eyes.

"What?"

"You heard me. Why was she yelling at you? And why did she call me a bitch?" I raise my voice. He doesn't answer. He squints his eyes and places a hand on his head. "Liam. Answer me. What is going on? What aren't you telling me?" I yell this time.

He doesn't let go of his head. The beeping on the machine starts to go faster and I rush to his side.

"Liam?" I shout. I reach for the nurses button and press it about ten times. A nurse rushes in and looks at us then runs out. She returns with a doctor. The nurse moves me out of the way as the doctor checks him.

"We need to get him into surgery his brain is swelling again," the doctor shouts. The nurse nods and they pull the rails on the side of the bed up and lock them into place.

"What's going on?" I ask. Nobody answers me. They wheel the bed out of the room and I start to follow but another nurse stops me.

"You can't go back there ma'am," he says. I look at him as if he's speaking a foreign language. His mouth is still moving but I hear nothing. Just then the reality that I could lose Liam sets in. I could lose everything if he dies. I would go back to nothing.

Then what?

Cara's POV:

I stand inside the supply closet and pace. I needed to calm down. I couldn't go back out there upset. But that's all I seem to be these last few days is upset. Once I'm sure I'm calm enough I open the door to find Niall standing on the other side.

"Dr. Kingston. There you are," he says in relief.

"What's wrong?" I ask.

"One of your patients was rushed into an emergency surgery," he says and my heart drops to my stomach.

"Who?"

"Liam Pay..." I don't even wait for him to finish before I push past him. I rush down the hall to the surgery center and grab a hair net and mask. I quickly throw them on and locate the room where Liam is.

I find Harry leaning over Liam. He's removing the bandages from his wound. I push open the door and everybody looks at me.

"What happened?" I ask.

"His brain started swelling again," Harry says. My heart beats faster and I fear the this may be it. He could die. He could die thinking that I didn't love him and that instead I hated him.

"I'll scrub in," I say.

"No. You don't have to. I got this," Harry says.

"But..." I start. He shakes his head. He hands the scalpel to one of the nurses and walks over to me.

"It's okay Cara. I can do this. Don't worry. I'll make sure he's fine," he assures me. I nod and turn to leave. I look back at Liam one last time before walking away. I had faith that Harry would help him. I had to believe that. I wouldn't let us die on bad terms. I couldn't. Because even though all that happened, I was still so very much in love with him.