Healing Broken Hearts

Call an ambulance!

Tw: SH aftermath

~Nick~

"Where's Charlie?" I ask as I approach Tao, Isaac and Elle, staggering slightly.
"I don't know, he went to the loo. That was about ten minutes ago, I assumed he'd found you." Elle says and even in my drunken state I can see the slight worry in her eyes.
"I'll go find him." I say, turning and heading into the hallway.

I go upstairs and try to open the bathroom door but it's locked.
"Charlie?" I call, knocking but there's no response. "Charlie?!" I call louder, still no response and panic starts setting in.
"Everything okay?" Darcy asks.
"Have you seen Charlie?"
"No." She says.
"I think he's in there but he won't answer."
"Maybe he's passed out?" She says, sounding worried.
"Charlie?!" I shout, pulling down the handle and pushing the door with my shoulder.
"It's a pretty flimsy lock, if you shove it hard enough it should break."

I stand back and push all my weight into the door, I hear the lock give way so I try again and the door flies open.
"Oh my god!" Darcy gasps. Charlie's laying on the floor unconscious. His arm is bleeding heavily and there's glass all over the floor.
"Charlie!" I shout, throwing myself down the floor beside him. I take off my belt and fasten it tightly around his arm above his elbow and then take off my shirt and tie that tightly around where he's bleeding from.

"Call an ambulance!" I shout at Darcy as I pull his limp body into my lap, cradling him. Darcy runs downstairs and I check his pulse.

"Charlie! Charlie please wake up!" I start to sob, holding him close.

"Charlie please!" I plead desperately, I hear him groan quietly and I move my head back to look at his face.

"Charlie! I'm here, you're going to be okay!" His eyes flicker open slightly and he slowly raises his hand to my face.
"Why did you..." He whispers before passing out again, his arm flopping back down.
"Why did I what?" I ask and then I'm hit with the realisation of what I did earlier. I was so drunk I barely remember it.

Did he see? Is that why he did this? This is my fault...

Darcy reappears in the doorway with Tara, Elle, Tao and Isaac. They all stare at Charlie in shock.
"Where's the fucking ambulance?!" I shout, tears streaming down my face.
"It's on its way." Darcy says, her voice shaking.

"Oh Charlie, please be okay, just hang on please." I beg, holding him close to me and burying my face into him.

"I'm so sorry Charlie, I can't lose you. Please be okay." I sob, shaking violently.

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"Charlie?" I say softly as his eyelids start to flicker. He's in a hospital and I'm sat beside him, holding his hand. He's hooked up to different machines and an IV drip that's replacing the blood he lost.
"Nick..." He whispers, so quietly it's barely audible.
"Oh, Charlie! Thank god you're okay!" I say, leaning over and hugging him.
"What... What happened?" He whispers.
"You hit a vein... You lost a lot of blood... But you're going to be okay." I say gently, sitting back down.

He opens his eyes and turns his head slightly to look at me.
"You... Why did you...?" He whispers.
"Charlie I'm so sorry, I was drunk..." I say quietly, tears filling my eyes again.
"I thought you..." He whispers.
"I know Charlie, I'm so sorry." I say, bringing his hand to my mouth and kissing it softly.
"Get out..." He whispers, slightly louder.
"I'm not going anywhere Charlie. I know I hurt you and I'll never forgive myself. Please Charlie, I'm so sorry." I say, tears rolling down my cheeks.
"You were... Just messing with me..." He says quietly, looking away from me.
"No, Charlie. I wasn't. I would never do that. I care about you so much." I say quickly, my heart breaking.