The Outsiders fan fiction Sodapop

Chapter 16

Ashley's pov

I sat in the hospital waiting room holding on tightly to Sodas hand waiting for the doctor to come back. I sat there for what felt like hours until the doctor finally came back with a clipboard and a sympathetic face.

"Umm, family may come with me," he said looking at our faces. I squeezed Sodas hand and he stood up along with me.

"Uhh, are you family sir?" he said pointing to Soda.

"Were engaged," Soda replied holding up my hand to show my ring.

"Well, I'm not suppose....yea just come its fine," he said shrugging it off.

Soda and I walked close together down the white hallway, he comforted me in this sadness.

We arrived to the room and I walked and a tear fell down my cheek at the sight of my motionless brother on the pillow hooked up to an Iv and a big black machine that made a small beep every few minutes.

I let go of Sodas hand and walked over to the side of Austin's hospital bed and grabbed his hand. His eyes fluttered open and he smiled when he saw me.

The doctor spoke and broke our heart-to-heart

"Austin's blood flow to his heart is slowly decreasing, umm, I don't know how to say this, he doesn't have much longer," my face went cold.

I looked at Austin and turned into a complete ball baby, I hugged him grasping his frail body and he didn't say a word. Usually he wouldn't hug me cause that shows that he's not tuff but he didn't care, if he was gonna die being tuff probably wasn't on the to do list at the moment.

His arms weakened around me and I let go of him and looked down at my brother as his eyes slowly closed. There was a long Beeeeeeeep and he was gone, in a better place I guess. I couldn't take it I pounded on the bed screaming,

"Noo, Noo, why him he's just a kid, why God you can't take him from me. What did I do to deserve this. No, Austin please, please don't go, don't leave me. Big bro I can't do this without you, come on I love you." I looked at him sobbing, he was dead, his body not moving, his chest didn't go up and down to breath. He wasn't gonna come back, there was no changing this he was gone. Forever.

I laid my head down on the bed and sobbed trying to hold on to everything that was left off Austin.

Sodas pov

Seeing Ashley so sad was heart breaking I wanted to do something but there was no fixing this. Death is a terrible thing and it tore me apart inside seeing her go threw that. I went up to Ashley and set my hand on her back and scooped her into a hug. She hugged back and locked her arms around my neck and quietly sobbed as I sat on the floor stroking her hair.

I sat there for hours, with her tear stained face rested on my chest and her arms locked around my neck. I'm gonna sit here on this hospital floor for as long as she needs I will not leave for anything. I'm not gonna let her go threw this alone.

Ashley looked up at me and kissed me lightly on the cheek and mouthed "thank you" and laid her head back on my chest and just stayed there for comfort, just comfort in this time of grieving that was irreversible, unchangeable, permanent, forever.

Ashley's moms pov

Why, why us God, why Austin. He's one of my kids God, you can't take him away, you can't do this come on don't let him die, this can't be happening. My sons body went white and lost its life and the machine made a long Beeeeeeepppp, the worst sound I've ever heard was that beep. The beep of when your child, your own flesh and blood dies. It's horrid, I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy, never. It's a sinking feeling like your falling into a black hole you can't come out of. Your brain stops working, just stops thinking just gets enveloped in sadness.

I looked over at my husband who was sitting on the ground with his head in his hands and his knees up, quietly crying. I sat down next to him and grabbed his hand and he grabbed my hand and we just sat there quietly crying and embracing each other not able to stand or go on.