Invisible String (Ransom Drysdale)

Come back

"Go and take a shower get some sleep and some proper food in you" Donna says as she hands Ransom a coffee.
"I don't want to leave her" he says staring at her as if she's gonna disappear if he looks away.

"I'm gonna be blunt you're smell won't be helping her want to wake, you've been in those clothes for three days now" she smiles at him trying to make light of the situation.
"I don't want to leave her incase she's not here when I come back, or she wakes and I'm not here holding her hand" Ransom now admits.

"She's not going anywhere and if she does wake I will be first to tell her you've been camped by her bedside and I forced you out" she sad smiles at him.
"What about him?" Ransom points to Harvey asleep in the chair.

"Oh don't worry, he's getting kicked out as well" Michael says coming into the room. Him and Donna have just come back after going to freshen up and sleep.

The first night noone wanted to leave the room in fear that something may happen if they did.

"Harvey wake up" Donna shakes him lightly.
"What is it what's happened?" he asks panicked jumping up from the seat and looking straight at Evie.
"Nothing has happened but you and Ransom are leaving" she announces plainly.

"I'm not going anywhere" Harvey shakes his head sitting back down.
"Both of you are leaving and you are going to freshen up and come back after a little shut eye in an actual bed and some hot food in you, because she doesn't need to wake up and see you to looking like the walking dead" Donna politely smiles at them both.

"But..." Ransom goes to say but is interrupted.

"But nothing. We will call if anything changes but it's not likely to happen in the few hours you are gone" Donna and Michael are now pretty much pulling them from their chairs and pushing the pair out the room.

"Bye" Donna smiles before shutting the door in their faces.

Knowing they are defeated they head back to hotel.
Once back at the hotel and in his room Ransom looks at himself in the mirror.

Dark circles under his eyes and his complexion pale if Evelyn saw him now she probably wouldn't recognise him.

It wasn't till Ransom stepped into the shower that he realised how much he needed this, three days of being camped on a little chair not changing clothes. Enjoying the hot water running over his skin he empties his mind for moment of all thoughts and just enjoys the running water.

After drying himself off he lays down on the bed trying to push the dark thoughts aside again.

She's going to be okay  he repeats over and over.

It wasn't till he moved into a comfortable position that he realised how exhausted he was, and it didn't take long for him to succumb to sleep.

Waking from a nightmare Ransom shoots awake, quickly scrambling for his phone.

3 hours he slept for and is relived when he doesn't see any calls or messages from either Donna or Michael.
It was just a nightmare he tells himself having dreamt he got the call to say her body gave up the fight.

There was a message from Marta asking how Evie was doing so he quickly responds to that knowing it would be Harlan who was asking.

Time for him to head back to where he belongs, by her side, stopping to grab some food and coffee for the others.

"Well you look better" Donna smiles at him as he walks through the door.

"You were right" he hates to admit as he hands over the food he brought.
Harvey was already back as well, Ransom he knew he wouldn't have slept, he was slightly shocked that he slept even if it was a little.

The next day the doctors advise them that she is responding well, the swelling on her brain has decreased and that they think it would be best to take her off the ventilator. They were then hopeful she would wake not long after this.

So lunchtime that day they took her off the ventilator and she was breathing on her own.
Joy filled Ransom's chest, she was fighting. Fighting to survive, sure she had a long road to recovery ahead but he would be with her every step of the way.

A few hours pass the nurses come in to do their regular checks.

"When is it likely she will I'll wake?" Ransom asks as the nurse comes back in.

"Every patient is different, this can take anywhere between 12-72hrs but all her vitals are looking good" the nurse responds to Ransom.

"Thank you" Donna smiles at the nurse.

"She's a fighter, she's gonna wake up soon" Micheal tries to ease the tension that's building in the room.

Come back to me Evie, Ransom repeats in his head as he sits and holding her hand.

Sitting there waiting for her to open her eyes felt like an eternity for all those in the room, all sitting and staring so scared they would miss it.

The others are sleeping on the chairs in the room but Ransom fears if he sleeps that something would happen to her.

Holding her hand and talking to her quietly about no
sense, Ransom suddenly feels a twitch in her hand, or so he thought maybe he was going crazy at this point from no sleep.

"Evie?" He sits up a bit to get a better look at her.
Her fingers suddenly close round his hand.

"Guys" Ransom whisper shouts trying to wake the others.
Picking up a empty plastic cup he throws it at Harvey.

"What" Harvey jumps startled.
"She grabbed my hand" excitement filling his voice.

Harvey shakes the others awake.

"Evie?" Harvey stands by her side and takes her other hand, suddenly feeling movement.

Slowly her eyes being to open before closing again, most likely due to the awful hospital lights.

"We're all here Evie" Harvey says.

"I will get the doctor" Donna hurries out the room.

Slowly her eyes begin to open, blinking to adjust to the light.

"Hi" Harvey smiles as her head turns to face him.

"The baby?" Her voice barely audible as she not fully with it yet and her throat is dry.

"Here" Michael hands Harvey as cup of water with a straw in which he helps Evie drink.

Tears and fear now filling her eyes.

Feeling someone holding her other hand she turns to see Ransom sitting there.

"The baby is the baby okay?" She turns to Harvey panicking.

"Baby?" Harvey asks confused.

"Please tell me my baby girl is okay" her voice breaking as tears stream down her face and she panics causing her to flinch in pain due to the injures.