One Moment

~ Chapter 11 ~

A/N - A  H U G E  mention goes to @LiveForever13 for helping me with this chapter!!! xxx Please all enjoy!

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Walking through the hospital I shuddered. It was filled with so many bad memories. So many what ifs ran through my head. Why didn’t I insist on driving Jamie to school? I don’t care if I upset her, she would have gotten over it. But now she is in a coma in hospital on the verge of death. I walked past Room 135 and images flashed through my mind. This was a nightmare walking through here.

*Flashback*

“He’s going to have to fight hard to survive,” the doctor told me, solemnly. “He’ll make it through,” I told the doctor. I mean, he had to, didn’t he? “Hopefully,” the doctor said, patting me on the shoulder. I sat by Jake’s bed. Pete was next to me. Jamie was in the room next to us. I hadn’t seen her since the accident. I felt horrible, but I knew Jake needed me more right now. It was verging on darkness now and I lent my head on Pete’s sturdy shoulder. He took my hand and squeezed it tight. I feel asleep, letting go of all of my worries. I awoke to sobbing. I looked around and saw it was Pete. That was unusual. Pete didn’t normally cry. Then I realised what had happened. I turned to Jake’s bed and a small, limp body was lying there. I looked to the doctor, the question I couldn’t bring myself to ask obvious. He nodded and I collapsed. I cried for days and nights. Jake had died because of me.

*End of flashback*

Sniffing back tears I continued down the white hallway. Jamie couldn’t leave us. I had been a mess when Jake died and now Jamie could die. I walked into her room and to her bed. I gave her a huge hug. When I pulled away from her limp body I looked around the room. There was no one there except for Keith. Poor boy. He really does love her. I slowly walked over to him and gave him a hug.

My tears stained his top but I didn’t care. This was as hard for him as it was for me. I held his cold hand and sat down next to him. Keith and I sat there for days. Not moving once. Always waiting for a sign of life from Jamie. But none. Slowly we were losing hope. We never said it, but we knew that the chances of her survival were getting slimmer and slimmer.

I went to the bathroom and settled down in my chair again. Like always I fell asleep there, not leaving Jamie’s side. I woke with a tapping on my shoulder. The doctor looked down at me sadly. “I think it’s time for you to say your goodbyes Lucy.” Sensing my distress, Keith woke up. Taking one look at me, he knew what had happened. “NO!” he screamed. “She’s not leaving us!” he sobbed. I have never seen him look so vulnerable. I gave him a hug, but he shrugged me off.

“What can I do?” he asked, suddenly looking determined. “Nothing,” the doctor said. “She only has a few hours left.” “What do you mean NOTHING?” Keith screamed. “You’re a freaking doctor. You should know how to save her. So save her now!” The doctor looked taken aback. “I’m sorry,” he said, and walked away.

|| Keith’s POV ||

“I’m sorry,” he said, and walked away. I wanted to scream right now. How dare he?! I can’t believe he was going to just let this amazing girl die. He obviously didn’t get it. I clenched my fists and threw the lamp against the wall. I knew I was getting attention, but I didn’t care. I had to save Jamie. I could see nurses trying to come in, but Lucy was stopping them. I had to pay her back when this was all over.

All of a sudden an idea crossed my mind. In Year 9 I had taken a First Aid class. Surely I had learnt something at least remotely useful. CPR! That was it. I had to perform CPR. Without wasting a second, I sat down on the bed next to Jamie and racked my brain. I started pushing down her chest and breathing into her open mouth. I must admit didn’t think our second kiss would go quite like this!

I stopped for a moment, there is nothing I can do. She’s gone. The best thing that has happened to me in the last couple of years has gone. Just like that. As tears started streaming down my face the unthinkable happened. Jamie’s chest lifted! I screamed and felt for her pulse. She was alive! I did it! Lucy broke down and started sobbing. Nurses and doctors came filing into the room and looked at me incredibly. I can’t believe she’s alive. I thought I had lost her forever.