Steady Hands | E.D.

Chapter 26

My eyes fluttered open and I tried to adjust to the bright lights. I examined the patient room I was in.
  Both of my arms were wrapped up, probably with stitches under the bandages. There was a tube in my chest and a big bandage near my rib cage. They probably cut me open to get the pipe out. I touched my head to feel it was surrounded by bandages. I guess I had brain surgery, too.
  I glanced over at the doorway to see Derek talking lowly to Christina. They were whispering, but I could still hear them.
  "I honestly don't know when she's going to wake up. She might not even wake up. This is bad. It's been 4 days." Derek muttered to her.
  Christina stressfully ran her hands through her hair as she spoke. "She needs to wake up." She gave me a double take as she realized I was up. She started to harshly tap Derek's shoulder.
  He turned around and stared at me in awe.
  "Scarlet!" He hastily made his way over to me and started examining me.
  "Do you remember what happened?" He asked softly as he shined a flashlight at my eyes. I gulped.
  "Yea, there was a car crash. I was with Ethan and we crashed and.. He-" I stopped talking when I realized I didn't have the ring in my hand. Derek swiftly pulled it out of his jacket and smiled.
  "Is this what you're looking for?" He asked. I sighed in relief and snatched it from his hand. I placed the ring on my finger and smiled at it.
  "Speaking of Ethan, how is h-" my voice trailed off when I looked up into Derek and Christina's eyes. Their eyes were soft and they looked as if I was a fragile little girl that they were trying so hard to not break. How familiar that look is.. I felt the pit in my stomach and the tears being ready to spill, but they didn't.
   "I know that look. Everyone thinks that I am going to lose my shit when they give me that look. He's dead, isn't he? Is that why you're looking at me like that?" My voice cracked, but there were no tears. I've been through this too many times to cry.
   "Scarlet.. He's- Ethan is-" Christina was clearly racking her brain for the right words.
   "Just say it!" I snapped at her, making her flinch.
   "He's brain dead. We didn't pull the plug yet because we knew you would want to be there when we did. And now that you're awake- well, whenever you're ready, we're going to take you to his room." She answered sadly. I didn't say anything, I didn't freak out, I didn't cry, I didn't even shake. He's brain dead. He's going to die.
  "Okay. I'm ready." I whispered. Derek looked at me disapprovingly.
"I said I'm ready." I raised my voice because they weren't moving. Finally he proceeded to help me get to the wheel chair.
  It was very painful, as I struggled to stand, but eventually I got there.
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As they rolled me through the hallways, I played with my fingers. I was trying to picture what he was going to look like, but I couldn't. All I could see were his gorgeous hazel eyes looking at me, telling me he was giving up.

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