aerie (bakugo katsuki x oc)

chapter 34: if you die, i'll kill you

I pace back and forth.

She lost so much blood... She was covered in it... It's still all over me... I can smell it... Blood was pouring from her mouth, and that means internal injuries, right?... Her limbs were so mangled... I've never seen an arm bent like that... It's making me feel sick just thinking about it...

I can't even describe the feeling of the gaping pit in my stomach. Oh, god. The last thing I said to her was 'never talk to me again.' How could I ever live with myself if she doesn't turn out okay? The guilt is already eating me alive. I feel like screaming and crying and curling up into a ball, but all I can do is pace back and forth, and wait.

Kirishima is completely silent as well. He just sits there with his head in his hands, saying nothing.

It seems like hours until the red light turns off, and the doctor finally comes out.

Kirishima lifts up his head, revealing his face, wet with tears.

I stop pacing, grab a chunk of my hair, and wait to hear those words.

All of me and Kai's memories start to play in my head. The way she looked singing at the karaoke bar, how warm she felt sleeping next to me on the camping trip, her face when Best Jeanist's sidekick brushed her hair, our first kiss at the amusement park, even how beautiful she looked when she rejected me in Croatia is a fond memory to me now. I yearn for very moment I've ever spent with her. Every time she's taunted me or said she's better than me, every time she's kicked my ass in a fight. Hell, even hearing her call me that stupid nickname would sound like music to my ears if I ever got to hear it again.

The doctor sighs.

My heart drops. My stomach hurts. My whole body feels weak and shaky. I want to grab the man by the shoulders and shake him and scream "Just tell me already!"

"It's a miracle, but she's alive."

   "Oh, god." I say, knees buckling. I fall to the ground, bury my face in my hands, and begin to sob, right there in the middle of the waiting room. I've never felt so relieved in my life.

   Kirishima jumps up and gives the doctor a bear hug saying "Thank you, thank you, thank you!"

    The doctor clears his throat, and Kirishima steps back.

After the rush of relief is not as strong, I sniffle, and stand back up. I'm just gonna pretend like I didn't just break down crying in front of these people just now.

"Now," the doctor says, "We were able to completely heal her internal injuries, including punctured lungs and liver lacerations. And as for her flesh wounds and fractures, and we should be able to heal them within the next couple days. However, her hand is a different story. You said she was thrown out of a moving vehicle?"

   "I mean, we think that's what happened," Kirishima says with a shrug.

   "Well, the injuries of her hand was definitely not from that. Her bones are crushed in a way that looks like her hand was squeezed by something with incredible force. Most likely from the grasp of another, very strong person."

   My blood begins to boil. Someone crushed Kai's hand so she was defenseless, then threw her out of a speeding car to kill her?! What the fuck?! As soon as I find out who did this to her, I'll kill them myself!

   The doctor sighs. "We probably wont get her hand fixed up for about 2 more weeks, so she'll be without a quirk. We do think that she will make a full recovery, though. Now, we're gonna move her into room 214, so you two can wait for her there."