Fool's Gold

Chapter 29

Nick's POV
I looked up at Grace. Her desperation was evident. I didn't know if she could handle this if it was bad news,
"Ok, so as both of you are aware of we have done some testing to see what damage has been done in a result of the accident. Grace, you have broken your elbow, ankle and six ribs. This was only some of the damage that was done though. When we were doing the X-Rays on your body we realised that you had a lot of bruising. You would probably consider this to be normal but it was caused by internal bleeding within your body. Unfortunately it reached a certain extent where you got compartment syndrome which is bleeding within your muscles. It caused nerve damage as well in your arm and foot. Your internal bleeding nearly got out of control but we were able to get it back to normal. The bad part is that it could turn for the worse at any minute. If it does it could be fatal. It's great to see that you are awake and doing well though. We will try our very best to keep everything good," Grace had tears leaking out of her eyes. She was just looking down at her hands while she was twiddling her thumbs. I didn't want to know what was going through her mind,
"Thank you sir," I spoke as the doctor left the room. It must be difficult to give information like that to people. It would be heartbreaking. I think that it is just as hard to be on the receiving side of it though. I moved closer to Grace and lifted her chin with my finger,
"Everything is going to be alright, as long as we are together," I said quietly. Grace said nothing. She just hugged me, squeezing tighter than she ever had before.

I had never seen Grace so upset in my life. Seeing her broken spirit made me even more miserable. I knew what it was like to be in the position that she was in, except I was able to get better. To my disappointment I don't think Grace will. All the doctors have been saying is how there is a possibility that things could go wrong. The more they said it, the more I believed that it would. Unfortunately, I think that Grace picked up on my mindset and I could see that it made her feel worse. All we did these days was sit in a hospital room talking or sitting in silence, waiting for that person in s white coat to walk into the room and tell us some news of some sort. Every second that passed by made it more unbearable.

When Grace's parent came by again I told them what the doctor had said. As soon as the words left my mouth I could see their hearts snap into two. It wasn't fair that this would happen to such a lovely person. Neither Grace, nor her family deserve to put up with this. I felt a sudden anger towards the person who was driving the car that hit her. Different emotions had been bubbling up inside of me until this moment. My body was overtaken with anger. How dare he hit my fiancé with his worthless car. How dare he ruin Grace's life. How dare he bring this sadness upon all of the people who love Grace. How dare he possibly take away the opportunity for Grace and I to get married. How dare he possible kill the love of my life. The word possibly keeps on coming to mind. I'm in denial. I am expecting the worse for Grace's health but I know that she can get better. I hope that I never have to take the word possibly out of those thoughts.