trust doesn't always come back

Did anyone survive?

Charlie's P.O.V

Every part of my body hurts, I can't breathe without wincing in pain, I don't even know how Scarlett is, no one will tell me anything. Tears swim into my eyes and I blink them away, trying not to break down until I knew. In walks a doctor with a clipboard and glasses perching on the edge of his nose.

'Hi,Ryder, I am Doctor Bennison, how are you feeling?'
'Okay, I just want to know how Scar.. Aaliyah is' I say.
'I'm sorry it's bad news' he says as he looks down at the floor, the tears come and I scream out. He's won, she's gone.

It's been two days since I received the news, I am still in hospital, safest place for me probably as it will be me next. I am still in quite a lot of pain and I have been offered stronger pain relief but I refuse. I want to be alert for when the bastard comes for me, I'm going to fight for my life and Scarlett's.

'Ryder? Hello?' Nurse Demitri waves in my face to catch my attention.
'Sorry, I'm daydreaming' she smiles.
'Are you ready?' She asks and I notice the wheelchair.
'Can't I walk?' She shakes her head.
'Nope hospital rules, I'm afraid, come on enjoy the ride' she walks closer and pats the seat of the wheelchair. I roll my eyes and sit down. She wheels me down the corridor and I read the posters as I roll by. Stop smoking, surprised I don't smoke, prevent unexpected pregnancies, that hurts. I stop looking at the posters and stare ahead of me.

'We are here' she says, letting me out of the wheelchair. Ah, I can finally stretch my legs. I turn around and that's when I see her. She looks as beautiful as ever. Although she is hooked up to multiple machines, she still looks beautiful. I walk in the room where she is laid, all I can hear is the beeping of her monitor and the pump of the breathing machine. She's alive but in a coma. And not sure if you have guessed but we have lost the baby. She is going to be devastated. We still don't know how her dad managed to send a fake copper to our house. The other coppers were found dead, unfortunately. So they will be moving us again and upping the security. Not like it will probably make a difference. I get a chair and sit next to the bed, grabbing Scarlett's hand. A doctor walks in, looks at me and smiles. He picks up the clipboard at the end of the bed and reads what it says.
'How is she?' I ask.
'She's no better but no worse. We don't know when she will be coming out of the coma or if she will. Only time will tell. I'm sorry for your loss also'
'With the miscarriage, will she have to erm, give birth to the baby?'
'No, we will be giving her surgery to remove the baby' I nod and kiss her hand, he's not going to give up until we are dead. I don't see how a parent could even want their child dead, loosing our little baby has broken my heart. No parent should ever have to bury their child, so why would one want to kill their child? Makes no sense to me, especially Scarlett. She's beautiful, smart, she lights up a dark room, yet he wants her dead. I shake my head and the doctor looks at me like I'm a weirdo. I smirk and turn  around as someone knocks on the door. It's Detective Sharp, he looks at me and smiles lightly, his eyes move to Scarlett and they change. He's become like a dad to us recently but we try keep it professional.

'Can I come in?' I nod.
'How is she?' The doctor tells him all he's told me and the detective nods along. He thanks the doctor and the doctor leaves.
'So any idea where the dick is?' I blurt out.
'Afraid not, it's like he wasn't even there. Didn't leave any prints or nothing for us. The man posing as officer birdy is called Nathan Simons, he's being held in custody, he has court on Monday, he will be getting a lot of time for attempted murder, two counts of murder and arson. We have questioned him. He didn't say too much, wouldn't reveal the location of his whereabouts or nothing. And as you know we cannot make him. We can still put him behind bars though' I nod and breathe out. At least he's getting put away.

'We just don't know who to trust anymore' I sigh.
'Which is more certainly understandable. We have this place on lockdown; well this area anyway. No one can get to you' he said, but I've heard that before. Scarlett's dad seems to be highly trained in getting to her regardless of what is thrown at him. I just hope she pulls through.

Scarlett's P.O.V

What's happening? I can't move or open my eyes. I hear the mention of a coma and I swear in my head. The door closes and it's quiet. All I can hear is the machines beeping telling me I'm alive. Just. I try force my eyes open but it's exhausting. My body will not cooperate. I hope I've not broke my back and cannot walk ever again. I would hate that. I feel sad but cannot display any emotion which is very annoying. I probably just look like I'm sleeping. I hope Charlie is okay. I hear the door open and footsteps come towards me. Someone strokes my face and it sends shivers down my spine.

'I know you can hear me and trust me when I say this, the end is near'