Friendship on the line

Chapter 39

Chapter 39

*Nathan’s POV*

Kerry is rushed to hospital. As she is wheeled in I am by her side as well as Ashley and Tom. “I am sorry but you can’t come any further. The Doctor needs to check Kerry over. You will just have to wait here” a young female nurse said as they took Kerry off. I tried to follow “mate you will have to wait here. She will be fine” Tom said “NO TOM I NEED TO BE WITH HER!” I shouted but both Ashley and Tom restrained me from going after her. I hug Tom. I was so upset. “It’s ok Nathan. Kerry is a fighter. She will get through this!” Ashley said as she hobbled towards me on her crutches and gave me a supporting hug. I look at the door again where they whipped Kerry away. I could kind of make out a female doctor using a stethoscope I then see a male doctor or nurse coming over with a tube. He opens Kerry’s mouth and passes it down her throat with the help of the female doctor who was with him. I could see Kerry trying to gag it up. It was a scary thing to witness. Tears started to fall from my eyes “WHAT ARE THEY DOING TO HER!” I shout. “Hey come on come sit down Nathan. You are worrying yourself. Someone will come out and tell us what is happening in a minute. Come on.” Ashley said as they both drag me away to the seating area. I was in a traumatized state. Why did Kerry have to have so much alcohol! I should have stopped her. It’s been half an hour and someone finally came out to greet us. The female doctor appeared. “Hello I am Doctor Schmidt and I am going to be Kerry’s consultant” she explains to us as she shook our hands. I didn’t care about that. I wanted to know what was happening to Kerry “WHAT IS WRONG WITH HER! WHY HAVE YOU PUT SOME KIND OF TUBE DOWN HER THROAT?!” I shouted “Nathan calm down!” Tom shouted at me. “I. I am sorry Doctor. I am just so worried. I am Nathan her boyfriend” I told her. “Well, Nathan it is nice to meet you. Let me tell you what has happened. Kerry has consumed a serious amount of alcohol and does have alcohol poisoning. Although not in a critical state she is a concern for us and we will need to keep her in for a few weeks to monitor her. The tube we have placed down her throat will allow her to breathe regularly whilst her body defuses the alcohol. We have also attached a saline drip to her to keep her hydrated” The doctor explains to us. “Is she going to be ok doctor? Is there anything else you can tell us?” Tom asked. I was speechless. “Well at the moment we are aware that she may have broken her wrist from the fall, however she will need to have an x ray so we can clarify that” she tells us. “C-can I go s-see her?” I say stumbling over my words “of course you can. I know the wires and tubes she is attached to look scary but I assure you it is all for her safety. You may all go in if you would like” she tells us as she led us into the room. The male I saw putting the tube down the throat of Kerry was there. I realised he was a nurse and not a doctor “hello, I am Nurse Scott Robson. Try and keep quiet as Kerry is sleeping” he told us. I sat down on a chair next to Kerry’s bed Ashley at the foot of her and Tom on the chair opposite. Everyone was silent as all we could hear was the beep, beep of the monitors which were wired to Kerry. I kissed her forehead slightly and took her hand. “I love you Kerry, please make it through this. I am not mad at you. I just want you to be ok” I whisper to her as I watched her chest move slowly up and down.

Siva’s POV*

Nathan Tom and Ashley went to the hospital whist me, Becca, Andrea, Monita, Tia, Conor, Max and Jay all just sat on the floor taking in what has just happened. Becca had fallen asleep on my shoulder. I looked at everyone else. Max and Monita fell asleep against each other and Andrea and Jay were the same except that Jay was the one that was asleep. Tia was sat in between Conor’s legs and he had his arms gently wrapped around her waist. His head was on her shoulder with his eyes shut whist Tia was playing with his fingers. Me Tia and Andrea were the only ones awake. Anna and George both went home because they were too shook up about Kerry getting drunk and falling. “Gosh this house is a state” I said trying to start conversation. “It sure is” Andrea said “Just be glad we have a whole day tomorrow to clean it up before Kerry’s parents get back”. “I hope Kerry is ok” Tia said with a sad expression on her face. “She will be Tia” I said giving her a comforting smile. She smiled back. Suddenly the house phone started ringing. “Who on earth could that be” I said. “Ill check” Tia gently removed Conor’s arms from her waist and placed him against the wall. He stirred and groaned a little bit but then got settled. Tia grabbed the phone and placed it against her ear “Hello?” she said

Tia’s POV

I placed the house phone against my ear “Hello?” I said “Hello Tia is that you?” it was Kerry’s mum. Probably checking up on us “Oh hello Mrs Thorpe you having a nice weekend?” I politely asked “Yes thank you… is everything ok Tia, its just everything’s silent?” “Yes everything’s fine the party has just finished actually” I said “Oh right, well I just rang to let you know that we are on our way back home” Shit. No they can’t be “What right now” I said nervously “Yes right now we will be home in about 4 hours” I looked at Siva and he had a confused look on his face. “Could you just excuse me for a moment Mrs Thope” I said putting her on hold. “Siva get everyone up we need to get this place cleaned up, Kerry’s Parents are on their way home right now they’ll be back in a few hours”. Siva then started to wake everyone up. I went over to Conor and gently shook him “Baby wake up” I said. I shook him again "Conor, cmon you need to get up” There was only thing that would wake Conor up. I planted a long kiss on his lips and his eyes fluttered open “Aw why did you pull away I was enjoying that” he winked “No time Conor we need to get this place cleaned up Kerry’s parents are on their way back, if Kerry’s dad sees you hell flip. Conor then started to help everybody else with cleaning. I grabbed the phone again and took Mrs Thorpe off hold “Sorry about that” I said “ No its ok Tia  so how’s Kerry is she ok?” I thought to myself that I might as well tell her that she is in hospital. She has a right to know. But I didn’t wanna tell her it’s because of alcohol. “Well… the thing is Mrs Thorpe um Kerry is in hospital” “WHAT! My baby is in hospital why what has she done” Mrs Thorpe said his hysterically “Oh don’t worry Mrs Thorpe she just had a fall and she’s getting checked over, Nathan Tom and Ashley are with her” I heard footsteps down the phone and some movement “This is Kerry’s father, why is she in hospital, it’s because of you isn’t it missy” he snarled. That’s his nickname for me. Missy. Just because he thinks im a rude spoilt brat which im not by the way! Kerry’s dad doesn’t really like me to be honest. As soon as Kerry told him I was pregnant the first thing he said was that I was a slag. Then when he found out Conor was the dad he was even more annoyed. Kerry’s Dad’s friend’s son got into a fight with Conor last year because he was flirting about with his ex-girlfriend so he thinks that Conor is a nasty piece of work. “No sir, she’s just fallen, Nathan is with her though” “Nathan!! I told her to stay away from him” he shouted. “I know but I promise you she is ok sir” “Tia where do these go” Conor said quite loudly holding up a few things  I placed a finger to my lips trying to shush Conor but it was too late “Is that Conor Maynard I just heard!! Why is that total waste of space doing in my home!! “How dare you say that” I shouted “Its true though, anyways enough about that piece of scum do you know if my daughter is okay” “She is sir” “ Well she better be or you’ll have me to answer to how did she fall anyway” he demanded. “Umm she slipped on some something” I said. He just grumbled and hung up.