Protection (Siva Kaneswaran Story)

Chapter 17

We had waited in the lobby for three hours before we got any news. I didn't go to hear what was going on, but I saw that Carson looked really worried. He looked back at us and he walked to me.

"She is in critical care. They are still preforming surgery on her. The bullet is in her heart." He told me. I shook my head. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I stood up and started pacing.

"She can't leave us here." I told him. He sighed and looked around the room.

"If she does, I will let you decide where you want her buried." Carson said quietly. I looked at him and tears came to my eyes.

"No, that won't happen. She is going to make it." I told him. He sighed and looked around the room.

"She will have your name, because she really doesn't have one." Carson continued. I shook my head.

"Carson, please. Don't think like that. She will make it. She will wake up. She will come and kick your ass for even saying this." I said. He sat down and took a swig from his flask.

"We have to prepare for the worse case." He told me. I looked around the room and put my hands in my hair.

After that, I sat down when Kelsey told me to. I sat with her and Tom and she held my hand. It helped a little. I was still under a lot of stress.

Once we were there for 5 hours, a doctor came out. He looked at us and Carson was the one to go and meet with him. I watched them. I saw that he was talking to Carson. He then put his hand on Carson's shoulder and Carson started to break down. Carson then crumpled on the floor. I got up and went over there.

"What happened?" I asked. The doctor looked at me.

"I am afraid that she didn't make it. I would call who you need to, to make preparations." He told me. He then walked away. I couldn't believe it. I looked at Carson and he was still on the floor. I took his hand and I pulled him up. He looked at me and gave me a hug. I then started to cry. I couldn't do anything else.

"I didn't even get to tell her that I loved her." I sobbed out. I then felt that there were arms around me and Carson. I opened my eyes and I saw that the others were hugging us too.

"We should go to the hotel." Andy said. I looked down the hall and back at him.

"I want to go say goodbye." I said.

"Let's go." Carson told me. He and I then walked down the hall, to the morgue.

When we got there, there was a man. He was standing there, ready to see us. He looked unamused.

"Who are you two?" He asked us.

"That is my sister and her husband." Carson told the man. He let us through and we went to her body, that was on the table in a hospital gown. I saw that she was laying still. She was so pale. I felt my heart break. I moved some of her hair away from her face.

"Fiona, I will see you later. I promise that I will try to see that girl again. Thanks for being the best sister, I could have." Carson told her body. I looked at him to see that he was holding her hand. He then kissed it and looked at me with tears in his eyes. 

"I was really hoping that we could get that dog that we were talking about. I love you so much. I really wish that it wasn't like this. I wish that I oculd have told you how much I loved you, when I could. I think that you knew already, but I still wanted you to hear it." I told her. I then looked at Carson. He was already leaving the room. I stayed there and looked at her face. I couldn't believe that she was gone. 

"I will always love you." I told her. I then kissed her lips. they were so still and lifeless. I then left the room. 

Carson and I walked back to the others. Jay pulled me into a big hug. I hugged him back. We all then walked out of the building. It was the end. Everything was over. There was no reason to do anymore.