VegasPete (The Flower That Blooms Alone)

C3: Sentiment

Pete's Pov:

Vegas has been in the emergency department for an hour and no one knows how he is doing. Before the doctor approached, Boss Kinn and Porsche had arrived, and I could see their faces lit up with questions, but they lacked the guts to speak because they could see how frustrated I was.

"Are you related to the patient who was shot in various parts of his body, including one bullet in his head?" " the surgeon asks, and I respond as quickly as possible.

*Yes... could you please save him? Is he all right? Is he accessible at any time? * My whole body is trembling as I replay to him.

" I'm afraid you can't see him now. Gunshot wounds to the head have become a leading cause of traumatic brain injury; we've already performed surgery on him, but he still need examination."

*How long will I be unable to visit him? * I wonder, oblivious to the fact that both Porsche and Khun Kinn are staring at me.

"It depends on the patient; if he becomes conscious, you can see him; but, if the bleeding and damage from his wound pressure wave causes brain enlargement, which might lead to death, we'll need to perform some tests."

When I hear the word death, I lose all the strength Porsche will use to keep me from falling. I felt like I was lost in a dark forest with no way out.

"Is it safe to move him to our hospital or is it preferable for him to remain here till he becomes conscious?" Khun Kinn consulted the Doctor.

"As you can see, we're doing our best, but I recommend he stay here until we run certain tests, and if the results are negative, you can transfer him to your preferred hospital," the surgeon says to Kinn.

The doctor left us, and Porsche was still holding me because he was scared I wouldn't be able to stand on my own.

"Pete, you can now go home. Clean yourself first, then rest," Khun Kinn murmured, a pitying look on his face.

*No!! I mean, Vegas needs me; I'll be with him till he opens his eyes; I want to be the first person he sees when he wakes up; I want to be by his side no matter what. I let go of his hand once, and I'm not going to let go of his hand again.

"What exactly do you mean?" Porsche seemed baffled.

*I love him Porsche! I love him!*

When they hear what I say, they are both shocked. I don't care about anything right now; all I care about is Vegas. Even if the entire world is against us, I don't care as long as he wakes up and I can show him how much I cherish him.

When Macau wondered about what had happened to his older brother, he was on the verge of crying but held back his tears while staring at Kinn. Macau can't believe what happened to his brother and tries to calm down but can't control his emotions. Porsche is the one who explains what happened to Vegas.

Every aspect of my body is still stained with blood. I decide to clean and change my clothing first, which forces me to return home. I don't want to leave Vegas, so I ask Arm to bring me some clean clothes to change over.

"What if my brother is permanently disabled? So, what's going to happen to me? He is the only one I have," Macau sobbed.

"You still have us and your father," says Khun Kinn.

"My dad? He doesn't even give a damn about us. He only cares about his dreadful wife. If he cares about us, he'll be here when my brother regains consciousness."

That's true, their father is uninterested in them. When it comes to business, they appear to be a family. Vegas and Macau have been together since their mother died. His father and Vegas are constantly squabbling, and he despises him so much that the only thing that matters to him is Macau.