complications - Maria Hill

chapter 38

we were all standing in the living room when I heard Alfies cry over the baby monitor. I turned to the monitor and Wanda stood up.

"We have them, ok you go," she said.

"you sure," I asked.

"yes now go" she demanded and I walked back into the elevator with Fury.

"how much can you tell me," I asked.

"I don't know much but she was unconscious when they found her and covered in blood," he said and sucked in a breath.

"shit" I whispered.

we got to the hospital and I walked to see the receptionist.

"hi I'm here for an update with Maria Hill," I asked.

"she is in surgery at the moment but once her doctor is out they will be right with you," she said and I nodded.

"thank you," I said and walked off and sat down in the chair next to Fury.

"she tells you anything," he asked and I shook my head.

"she is in surgery Doctor is gonna come when she is out," I said and he nodded.

"I can't lose her nick," I said.

"your not okay she is gonna come round and be back home with you can the boys as soon as possible" Nick said.

"What happens if that doesn't happen I'm not gonna be able to say here," I said.

"we will think about that if that is what happens but don't overthink the inevitable," he said.

we sat in complete silence for the next three hours in the hospital waiting room in the uncomfortable chairs until her Doctor came out.

"family of Maria Hill," he said and we both stood up.

"she ok," I asked.

"I want to take you to her room and then we can talk about her condition," he said and we nodded and followed him to the room. not a good sign

room 356.

when we walked in Maria was asleep on the hospital bed surrounded by wires and tubes machines next to her and chemicals going into her body. I sat next to her and grabbed her hand and then looked at the doctor and said.

"so what's going on doc," I asked and he sighed. not a good sign.

"so when miss Hill came in earlier in the night she had been shot three times two in the stomach and one in the leg she had lost a lot of blood and wasn't responsive at all she was intubated and on the way here they had to give her CPR and shock her to get her heartbeat back we rushed her into surgery to get the bullets out and stop the bleeds but before that, we noticed she had received a nasty head injury so we gave her a heart scan and there was a bleed," he said. not a good sign

"so we decided to get the brain bleed under control and make sure she had enough blood going in her body for us then to get her bullet wounds all sorted during the surgery we lost her twice and as you can tell we were able to bring her back after surgery we brought her back here and then gave her another brain scan and things weren't good there has been a lot of damage to the brain and we don't know how long or if she had oxygen going to her brain before surgery," he said. not a good sign

"is she brain dead," I asked choking on my words.

"We don't know that is why there are all their wires on her head it is to see if there is any brain activity but for the last ten minutes it hasn't been good but we are going to wait at least an hour to see if there are any changes and if not we are going to declare her brain dead," he said. that's really not a good sign.

"I'm really sorry," he said.

"that's for giving it straight doctor," I said.

"no problem you need anything just get a nurse to page me and ill be there as quick as possible," he said and left.

"oh my fucking god," I said looking at Fury.

"This can't be happening please," I said putting my head on her hand.

"I'm gonna leave you with her and ill tell the team," he said and I nodded letting him and he left.

then I broke down sobbing.

"no no no come on baby you gotta wake up please I need you please the kids need you" I begged.

"I can't do this without you I can't please I love you so much come back to me please," I said.

after about ten minutes Fury came back in and saw me sitting tears rolling down my eyes as I looked at Maria.

"I told the team and they are sending their love and asked if you want them to bring the kids," he said.

"maybe later," I said and he nodded and we sat in silence until the doctor came in to check on Maria to see if there has been any change in her brain activity.

during that silence, the team brought the kids in and we all sat down as both the boys were snuggling up against their mother.

"is mummy gonna be ok daddy," Bass asked me sitting up.

"We don't know buddy we will find out soon," I said heartbroken at his question.

"give kiss help," he asked.

"maybe bud you can always try," I said and Bas laid back down kissing Maria's arm causing me to let out a small smile.

they left just for the boy's naps and the doctor was gonna be here soon and then both Fury and I sat in silence. the doctor walked in and went straight to Maria's other charts and then turned to us.

"she ok," I asked.

"I'm gonna call neurology for a consult sit tight ill be back in a little while," he said and walked out. this doesn't look like a good sign.

I sighed and sat back down and put my head in my hands until the neurologist came in and looked at her charts with the Doctor and then wrote stuff in her chart. 

they both looked at me with sad looks. that is 100% a bad sign.

"she's gone isn't she," I said.

"I'm so sorry," the neurologist said. definitely not a good sign.

"Miss Hill has no brain activity," the neurologist said again.

"she's brain dead," I said and both doctors nodded.

yep, that's the last sign it was bad. really bad.