It Begins In A Hospital

Chapter 26

A/N- Hey guys, I am so so terribly sorry that I put off writing this for over a year. I am a terrible person and I accept that to the fullest. I hope you enjoy if you've made it this far and if you stuck with me. Thank you for reading, always. I appreciate you all giving me the time to grow as a person and as a writer over the last year while I took a hiatus from this story. Now that I'm back on track, keep an eye out for my new story coming in a couple week! Thanks again!!- Sheniahallover

Chapter 26

Avery POV

I sit sobbing in the bed. What have I fucking done? I start screaming his name, sobbing, my pulse rising. I thrash about the bed, so angry, trying to rip the wires off my body, trying to chase after him. Doctors and nurses rush my bed, restraining me, but I keep fighting, pushing my heart to a breaking point because not after long, everything goes black.

Ethan POV

I had just stepped out of the sliding doors of the hospital when I saw Susanna and Carter look towards Avery's room, panicked. They both stood up and rushed back to the room, Susanna dropping her coat in the waiting room. I ran over and picked it up, and saw the riot that almost had manifested outside of Avery's room. I, too dropped Susanna's coat in the waiting room and tried to push through crowd of people to try and see what was going on. I couldn't make sense of anything that was happening, it was all too quick. The words heart failure, surgery, and right away were thrown around and I watched as someone climbed on the bed and started to perform CPR while they rushed Avery and the bed out of the room. A security guard was holding me back as I watched the love of my life be carted away.

"Sir, you have to sit in the waiting room and do just that. Wait," The guard said to me.

Knowing that there was no point in trying to do anything until Avery was out of surgery, I reluctantly slumped away from the guard and sat on a couch in the waiting room. Before long, I was falling asleep.

"Ethan, stop!" She giggled while I rolled her around the massive bed, tickling her. She hated being tickled but I loved the way it made her smile. "Ethan!" She was screeching now, full on laughing and almost peeing her pants. I stopped tickling her and laid her down on the bed, kissing her gently. "How was the first day home?" I asked, kissing her cheek. "It was wonderful. Everything was wonderful," She smiled. Avery had been discharged early this morning and I wanted to make our first day out of the hospital together as memorable as possible. "I can't believe our story began in a hospital, and it didn't have to end there," I smile again. Having Avery in my arms makes me so happy........

I'm being shaken awake by Susanna. I jump up, Carter and Dr. Altman behind them, all waiting for me to be awake to hear the news.

Dr. Altman steps forward to the three of us, now sitting on the couch.

"Mr. Kahn, Mr and Mrs. Smith, we did everything that we possibly could. Avery's heart couldn't handle the stress of the surgery and she succumbed to her injuries. I'm so sorry for your loss," Dr. Altman said, eyes not meeting mine.

And suddenly, my world stopped.