Did I fall in love?|Tom Holland (ENGLISH VERSION)

Chapter eighteen

My head is like a storm accompanied by a tornado, a tiny confusion of images of the accident, the honking of horns and the sirens of the ambulance that had arrived at the scene. The images of that lifeless body, stretched out in the middle of the street, repeat and repeat themselves infinitely. I feel haunted and above all anxious.Me, Nikki, and the twins are in the waiting room at London Central Hospital, waiting for news about Tom's medical condition.

It's been five hours, five long hours, since I saw the boy being driven, on a stretcher, by the rescued, towards the operating room.

I finally see the doctor heading towards us, so I deduce that he will have news, but I feel a tightness in my chest, for I fear they might not be pleasant.

—Family members of patient Thomas Stanley Holland.

—It's us, it's your mother.— Nikki answers the medium, glancing up from her chair.

—Could you accompany me to my office, I'd like to update you on the patient's status.

We agreed and followed the doctor to his office.

—Sit down, please. the doctor said, motioning to the chairs in front of his desk. - Well for starters, I have to tell you that Tom is in a stabilized state, he lost some blood and had some problems during the surgery, but he is fine now, he will need to stay here a few more days in the hospital, but soon he can go home and with proper rest he will recover quickly, but..

He always has a but.

—He suffered a big fracture in the bone of his leg, in addition to some broken ribs, I fear that the recovery can be a little difficult for the patient, he will not be able to walk for some days and so he will have to do recovery sessions.—Absolutely doctor, thank you so much for doing your best to save my son,"—Nikki thanked the doctor, already teary-eyed.She knows it won't be easy, it's going to be unbearable for Tom, I can't even imagine her reaction when she describes that he can't walk, that he won't be able to play football during the times, after everything that has happened to him, he will be devastated.—You don't have to thank me, it's my job and duty to help the citizens and always try to save them until the last minute of their lives.—Would it be possible to see my son?—Of course, he has already been transferred to one of the rooms around this time, just confirm at reception.—Thank you so much again.We leave the doctor's office and head to reception to confirm Tom's room.—Julie, you want to be the first to go, I still have some papers to sign for recovery sessions.—He is sure? I don't take your turn.. - Nikki puts her hands over mine.—Yes, you can go, I know it's also hard for you, I realized that you guys became good friends and you saw everything happen, so I think you should go, I'll go later.

I nod my head and start walking down the hall of hospital rooms, looking at the numbers on the doors, looking for room 324.I quickly find myself in front of the bedroom door, I give a small knock on the door, as a warning of my entry, in case he has already woken up. Go in right away and I close the door behind me.I walk over to the bed, where Tom is lying. He has his eyes closed. He has some small cuts on his face. I sit in the chair next to the bed. I run my hand over her wavy hair."Julie..." I hear Tom's small whisper. He slowly opens his eyes.-I am here.He smiles as a small tear runs down his face."I thought I would never see you again.""It's okay, I'm here.—When I hit the truck and fell to the ground, the last person that came to my mind was you, I tried so hard not to close my eyes, I didn't want to close them because I might never open them again.When I realize I already have tears running down my face."You can't imagine the scare you gave me, when you left school I went after you, I tried to catch up with you but..." my voice trails off for a moment, I lower my head looking at my hands "if I had hurried maybe 

—Julie, don't even think about it, it wasn't your fault, I should have paid attention when crossing the street, but I didn't and that's why this accident happened.Tom reached over and placed his hand on my chin to make me lift my head and wiped my tears with his hand.Someone knocks on the door and a moment later I see Nikki walk in with the doctor. I get up from my chair to make room for them.Nikki hugs her son.—I won't be long, I just came here, since Tom's awake, so I can find out about his condition.—Like this? I'm feeling well.—I'm glad to hear that, on the one hand it's normal that you still don't feel pain due to the effects of the medication, but... well... you suffered a fracture in the bone of your right leg, you won't be able to walk, nor should you stand. standing so as not to put too much weight on the leg.—No, it can't be..— Tom looks out the window so he doesn't show how teary his eyes are already.—I'm terribly sorry, but the condition of your leg will not be perpetual, with a few recovery sessions it will go back to the way it was before, but recovery will take time.Tom clenches his fists and bites his lip in order to try to hold back his tears.—I don't want to hear any more, please leave.— Mr. Tom.

—LEAVE, I told you, I need to be alone.We head towards the exit of the room, I look one last time at Tom but he turns his face away.—It's going to be hard for him to accept your situation, I wish I could do something. - Nikki says desperately.—I'm sure it's just now, he's still in shock it's an acceptance phase, but over time it will get better,— argues Harry.

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It's been 4 days, today Tom comes home. It's already 3:00 pm, as my classes are only in the morning, I'm accompanying Nikki to pick up Tom from the hospital.When we get there Nikki packs Tom's clothes, the aides help Tom into a wheelchair and we head out of the room and towards the hospital exit.

Hospital aides help Tom into the car. Nikki and I then go inside and make our way home.

After we arrive and Nikki parks the car in front of the house, Nikki goes into the trunk to get her suitcase and open the door to the house.

I see Tom open the car door and try to get out, but he can't make an effort or put his weight on his leg, so I appreciate myself and tuck myself under his arm so he can lean on me.

—Julie, you better not do this, you won't be able to handle my weight.

—I will, at least I'll try, you can't make efforts, so don't have a problem leaning on me.

He eventually gives in and so we head inside.—Well, I guess it's going to be hard to go upstairs to my room.

—Don't worry Tom, Julie and I will help you if you lean on us.

Nikki gets under her son's arm, and with a little effort we start up the stairs.

We arrived at the top of the stairs, and of course I need to catch my breath, because carrying someone and still climbing stairs is very tiring.

Just a little more, I tell myself.So Nikki and I carried Tom a few more feet to his room and laid him on his bed to rest.—Well now, get some rest, I'm going down to prepare dinner, but if you need me, just call.

—Don't worry, I have Julie, he can stay here and keep me company.

—Of course you do, well if you need me, you already know where to find me. - Nikki says, then leaving her son's room.

—So, do you want me to tell you a bedtime story?"

—No, I don't think I'm going to sleep, I don't feel tired, I think I've had enough sleep for 4 days in that hell of a hospital room.

—Well then, what do you want to do?"

—Maybe read a little?! Can you get me that book over there on my desk?

—Yes. I take the book and hand it to him. Hmm, a novel.

—Thanks.

—So, as you're going to read, I'm going to leave you so you can concentrate more.

—Oh no, you don't have to, sit here beside me. He says, slapping his hand on the other side of the bed.I sit next to him, he snuggles into my shoulder and puts his full attention on the book while I put my full attention on admiring him.