Jesse's secret

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Jesses pov:
After I finally felt strong enough to open the door to my sweethearts room, I sigh in relief as I see Marco sitting calmly right by her side. Softly holding her small hand in his as he tells her about some of his recent surf stories.
His head quickly whips around as he hears us enter the room. The second his eyes fall hoppo and I though, his shoulders relax right away. His eyes shine happily as he greets the both of us.
„We brought you some breakfast. Figured you might be hungry." hoppo states, while already handing over the bag filled with breakfast burritos and some more coffee. The utter delight makes me smile widely at him in reply. Knowing after all he absolutely loves those burritos, yet he surely would of simply grabbed something quick from the hospital mess if we wouldn't of brought him something along.
He right away started to eat his food, as I walk towards my baby sis other side. Slowly I lean forward to kiss her forehead lovingly.
„Good morning sweetheart." I quietly whisper before taking yet again a seat beside her bedside.
„How was she tonight? Everything still the same?" hoppo questions after he as well greeted my baby sis lovingly.
„She did quit alright. Dr King kept on reducing her medication every three hours during the night. That's why we are rather hopeful that she will wake up during the day." Marco answers with a big grin after swallowing a huge bite of his food.
„He and I will pop on in here every hour to keep a close eye on her. Which also reminds me, to once again tell ya to ring the bell the second anything should change." he adds rather sternly before he once again takes a huge bite.
Hearing that my little angel might wake up today absolutely blows my mind. My belly also makes a flip. Honestly I don't even know if I am more excited or worried how she might feel when she indeed wakes up.
„Hows the swelling in her throat? Not to sound ungrateful, but isn't it a bit early to wake her up so quickly after what had happened?" hoppo asks in worry. Seemingly just as unsure as I myself am. I mean, obviously I am over the moon happy that my sweetheart is going to wake back up again. But has the swelling in her throat really gone back that quickly?
„Don't worry, we monitored her every step of the way. Some of the swelling is still there, yet it's in a range we think she will benefit from waking up sooner rather then later." he slowly starts, making me feel slightly antsy since I know that tone too well to know I wont like what he will say next.
„Her illness is the point we are however concerned about. She, as well as her blood tests are still pretty stable, but the longer we keep her on the breathing tube, the higher the chances get that she gets an infection. It could also weaken her breathing muscles and her lungs more than they already are." he slowly and carefully explains. Hoppo instinctively takes my hand in his and squeezes it tightly. Surely as worried as me.
„So to be fully honest with ya, yes, it might be a bit risky to wake her up already, but the risk of letting her stay under for too long is far greater." he ends with a heavy sigh. His whole demeanor shows just how anxious he himself is, yet he knows even more than us how important this step really is.
„So this means, that neither of us have any idea if she will be able to breath on her own once she gets extubation?" hoppo hesitantly questions. Seemingly needing to make sure he actually understood fully what Marco is trying to tell us.
At first he seems to hesitate, but then he simply nods his head with a pained face.
„This is why we will pop in here rather regularly and ya guys need to make sure to call for us the second ya recognize any change." Marco stresses out. Even further drilling into our heads how important it truly is for us to pay attention to the smallest change in my baby sis condition.
„Ok, we will do that for sure then." hoppo states after clearing his throat. It's easy to detect his nerves in every word he says, but he still try's his best to stay strong. Surely knowing that I already am a complete mess as it is.
„Thank you for looking out so much for my sweet girl, as well as for explaining all of this to us. Obviously it isn't easy to hear or comprehend any of this, but it is important that we know what really is going on." hoppo says as his hand nearly crushes mine with how tightly he by now squeezes it. Yet I don't care even the slightest. I honestly don't think I can fully think or function right about now with how panicked I feel for my sweetheart.
„Of course. I, just like the two of ya hope, that Alex is going to wake up without any trouble. But we better be prepared for the worse than get blind sided by any other problems." Marco simply reply's. His eyes still focused fully on my little sis, that looks to be simply sleeping. Well, if you ignore all the tubes and cables along with infusions running into her body.
„ya started with the immunglobuline?" I say, yet ask as I look at the different infusions my baby sis currently is getting.
„We did. Our hope is that those will help with the swelling also, which till now seems to be the case."
Instead of a vocal reply I simply nod my head. Happy to hear that even with all the worries that lie in the air, dr. King and Marco seem to have everything under control. At least as far as that's a possibility.
A knock on the door gets all our attention immediately.
„Oh, I see the two of you are already here. I assume Marco already filled you guys in?" dr king asks while entering the room. Right away going to check my baby sis vitals, before he carefully touches her throat. The small shake of his head makes me sit up straighter instantly.
„The swelling hasn't changed in the last two hours. With how traumatic the situation has been for her breathing cord and her body all together, it isn't that surprising though. It will take some time, but it's good enough that she should be able to breath freely once she wakes up." he says after seeing all our attention laying solely on him. The news isn't the best, but I guess for the moment, it's good enough. As long as my baby sis is going to be able to breath on her own, it's the best outcome for right about now, I think.
„We have to go on Visite now, but we are going to check in quit a bit throughout the day. Also don't hesitate to call for us or a nurse whenever something changes." dr king states matter of factly. Marco also nodding along to further get the point across how important it is for us to call for them.
„Don't worry, we won't hesitate to call either one of you." hoppo reply's without any hint of uncertainty to hear.
„That's good to know. We will be off then, but like I already said, we will see one another quit frequently." he once more says, And after he turned down the medication from my baby sister yet again, the two of them are off.