Destined

Chapter 29 * Kai

The last few hours have been excruciating, I felt so many emotions in a span of a few hours, happiness, fear, rage.

Giovanna has been rushed to surgery as soon as we got to the hospital, John, Rachel, and Zain, are sitting in the waiting room waiting with me for an update. One minute I am the luckiest man alive, I won the mayoral race and was about to propose to the love of my life and then the following I'm holding Giovanna in my arms, while she fades right through my fingers, I may lose the only woman I ever truly loved forever, and I feel helpless.

"She's strong Kai. Don't worry she won't leave like this" John says patting my back. My mind is running a million miles per hour, I won't rest until I hear her voice again.

A few hours later a doctor came looking for us, "the bullet broke her ribs, and as a result bone pieces pierced her liver, we had to cut part of her liver, and she lost a lot of blood as well" the doctor tells us.

"Is she awake?" I ask, "No, she's currently in a coma. You have to understand your—" he looks at me "Girlfriend," I say, "your girlfriend's body suffered a traumatic event and is in shock, undergoing massive surgery, plus blood transfusion. She's in the ICU, currently hooked to lung ventilation, tracheotomy tube as well a lot more" he tells us "We'll keep monitoring her, she'll probably have to undergo surgery again, but we are taking care of her".

Seeing her in my arms lifeless, I saw my entire life flash before my eyes, I couldn't survive without her when she left me and I knew she was alive and well, but I sure as hell will not survive if she dies. 

"When can we see her?" Rachel asks the doctor, "The next twenty-four hours are crucial, as for right now you can't see her, as soon as she's more stable will let you know", John walks towards the doctor and extends his hand "thank you doctor" they shake hands and the doctor leaves us.

I sit down on the floor, arms on my legs, and I bring my face to the palms of my hands, I can't take this anymore, and I start crying.

Rachel and Zain come to my side, "she'll wake up Kai" Rachel tells me patting my back, I look up to my best friend and Rachel, "I— I—" I can't talk, I have a huge lump in my throat blocking my airways.

"We know, but she won't leave us, you know Giovanna. She will fight to wake up" Zain says, our moment is interrupted when Mason's phone goes off, and he excuses himself. Maybe they caught the guy that tried to kill me when people started running and screaming he got away, Mason and the team tried to go after him but they couldn't catch him. Mason returns, "We got them," he says.

John gets up "Them?" he asks Mason, "Nate has been helping me trying to find who hired the mercenaries, that's why he didn't come here. We thought it would be easier to find who hired them, than to find the mercenaries and jackpot" he walks towards me, crouching down, resting one hand on my shoulder "take care of my sister and I'll go handle who did this to you guys" he gets up and John steps towards me "he won't be alone, they messed with my family, they'll finally understand what a big mistake that is" he says.

I just nod, I can't talk, can't thank them until this is all over, Rachel turns to me, "Why don't you go home, shower eat something, I'll stay here until you come back", I shake my head, "Kai you're covered in blood, I'll drive you home you'll take a shower and will come back" Zain says.

I look down at my clothes, and all of a sudden I can't breathe, the room is too hot, what if I lose her, if she dies it's all my fault.

I feel like my heart has been ripped from my chest, I can't deal with this excruciating pain, I start shaking uncontrollably, and I hear in the distance "Kai breath," "Babe put his head in between his legs, his having a panic attack" I think it's Rachel, I feel my head being pushed between my legs, I sit like that for what it feels like hours.

After, I don't know how long, I start to breathe properly, tears running down my face, there's only one thing on my mind Giovanna.