Friendship on the line

Chapter 58

Chapter 58

*Tia’s POV*

Kerry was still in seeing Nathan when my phone started to ring. I looked to see that it was Conor. “What’s up Tia?” Ashley asked me “it’s mum. Probs wanting to know how Nathan is. Be right back” I lied to them and made my way outside. I answered the phone “Hello?” “Tia. I am in the alley about 2 blocks from the hospital come see me. I want to see you” he told me and then he hung up. I sighed and looked back at the hospital before running in the dark to go and see Conor. I got to the alley and waited. I waited for about 10 minutes until I saw a dark shadow appear “hello” the shadow said but I recognised the voice to be Conor’s. he stepped out into the light “Conor!” I said and ran to him kissing him extremely passionately as he embraced me with hugs. When we pulled away the first thing he asked me was “how is Nathan?” I sighed. “He is in a coma. He isn’t going to wake up for a while. He has had brain scans and tests on his brain and the doctor has told Kerry that if she doesn’t keep talking to him. He could display signs of memory loss.” As I explained to him what is going on his facial expressions dropped. “Conor… I am scared” I tell him. He looks at me with worry in his eyes. He then placed his hands on my cheeks “me too baby girl me too. I am scared that if the cops find me but you have got to promise me something?” he asked me. I nodded “anything” I tell him “look after Amelie with all your heart” I started to cry “Amelie is going to miss you so much!” I tell him. He hugged me tightly. “I know she is but it is for the best.” He tells me. I nod “look, I have to go” I tell him “no! Wait please. A few more minutes.” He begs me “okay. A few more minutes……. Look Conor. About me and Nathan. I am really sorry!” I tell him. He kisses me “that is in the past now baby girl. I forgive you. I love you so much” he told me. I started to cry and Conor did too. It was unlike him to cry and it did take a lot for him to cry so he was extremely upset. “I…I have ruined your life Tia.” He told me. I shook my head “no, no you haven’t. You haven’t ruined my life Conor but you have ruined Kerry’s. But I am going to be there for you as much as I am going to be there for Kerry. I am not picking sides” I admitted to him “that’s fair enough” Conor told me. “Look baby. I really have to go now.” I tell him. He nods and we passionately kiss again “when am I going to see you again?” I asked him “soon. I hope. I will try and see you soon.” He then looked to the sky “you see the moon?” I nodded “Everytime you go to bed at night look for the moon and know I will be looking at the moon to thinking of you and Amelie” I smiled and nodded “I love you Tia” he told me before he smiled and walked back into the shadows. As for me I walked back to the hospital crying my eyes out. This is how it is going to be now. Until he finally gives in to the cops going after him. I am going to be seeing Conor on street corners as he runs and runs then after that in a room with a load of prisoners only being allowed to talk to him for 15 minutes or so. I continued to think about where Conor would be heading now as I entered the hospital and walk back to the waiting room. Kerry was fast asleep and so was Becca and Ashley. “You were gone a long while?” Tom questioned me in a whisper. I nodded “yeah sorry I had to go and get some fresh air after mum phoned” I lied to them. I hate lying to them but I can’t tell them I had seen Conor. If I did. God knows what they would think of me…

*Kerry’s POV*

A few weeks have now passed. I have managed to go home and get some sleep during those weeks but mum has told me that she is happy to take me up to see Nathan every day. He is still in a coma although the doctor said Nathan’s vitals such as reaction to the light and stuff is developing well. Nathan’s mum and sister have also been up to see him. We are all just hoping the police will find Conor and prosecute him for this. I have spoken to the police and given a full statement of what happened that night. Surprisingly Tia cooperated slightly but she doesn’t know where he has got to. It is down to the police now. It was Saturday afternoon 3 weeks after the incident and mum dropped me off about 2pm at the hospital. “Thanks mum. I will phone you if anything new happens” I told her as I shut the door and walked into the hospital. I then saw the lads walking out. “Hey boys, you just been to see Nath?” I ask and they nod. They all had smiles on “yep, he is doing well. Still not out of the coma yet though but doctors are just doing some blood tests on him at the moment” Tom told me “okay thanks boys. Do you have to be somewhere or did you wanna stay for a bit?” I asked them “well we were just going to get some lunch then will be back. Talk in a bit Kerry” Jay said as we said our goodbyes. I walked to the ward which Nathan was on and the receptionist directed me to his room. A female nurse was just finishing up a blood test before smiling at me “he is doing well, won’t be long now hopefully” she told me before leaving the room. He was still in the position he was 3 weeks ago although this time he had been propped up a bit. I still talked to him. Let him know when I was there “heya baby. I am here again… Bet you are getting sick of me keep coming to see you…” I said. Still silence but I was used to that. I knew I was helping him. Hopefully. “I see the boys have been to visit you. Did they tell you about the Man U game? They thrashed Man City! Max was really not happy” I tell him. I smiled at him and moved the hair out of his face. I could tell the nurses or doctors has been moving his hair about to check for skull injuries “you always tell me off for moving your hair about! You better tell these nurses off too when you wake up” I joked with him knowing he still couldn’t answer but then I remembered what the nurse said before she left the room…… He is doing well….. It won’t be long now…… Maybe, maybe I could try and talk to him. Encourage him to try and wake up. It most definitely won’t work but it was worth a try. I took hold of his hand and looked at his closed eyes “Nathan, baby, if you can hear me I want you to try and wake up….. I know it is hard but you have got to fight the urge of keeping your eyes closed….. You are doing well really well baby and you should be able to wake up soon. Take your time but just try. Please baby try…..” I trailed off waiting…. Waiting…. But nothing. I then kissed him on the lips before saying “I am just getting a coffee will be back soon” as I turned to walk away I heard a groan. I looked around to see Nathan twitching his arm. My eyes widened “NURSE, I think he is waking up!!!” I shouted. The nurses and doctors moved around him and started looking in his pupils and checking him over. One nurse then removed the tube which was connected around his nose before all the nurses left the room. I then saw Nathan’s eyes open before he started to breathe heavily. “Where am I?” he asked. I ran straight up to him “it’s ok Nathan I am here. I am here” I tell him “who.. Who are you?” Nathan said. I knew it was going to happen so it wasn’t a shock to me. “He is confused and agitated. I just need to give him an injection” The doctor said as he filled up a syringe and injected the liquid into Nathan’s are making him calm down. “Was that a sedative?” I asked. The doctor nodded. The boys came rushing in. “Kerry! What has happened?” Siva asked. I smiled at him “he is awake” I simply said.