Media Demons

Confusion

Kassie was about to start broadcasting when an ambulance truck sped past her to the gym. She raised an eyebrow. It was the second day. How could have someone injured themselves already? But out of curiousity, she had to find out. She began jogging towards the gym.

Kassie saw the police had already came. Some places were blocked off with caution tape. She quickly and quietly slipped into the gym. She looked around, looking for what happened. Her eyes landed on a colorless and bleeding Arcus. He was being pulled onto a stretcher. She felt her heart drop, and she got dizzy. She leaned against a wall, muttering. "S-so much blood. I-im sorry..." Before she finally fainted, sliding down the wall.

Inside the ambulance...

Shaking and crying, Crystal watched as the EMTs rushed to save Arcus. He flatlined. They sped down the highway as they arrived at the hospital.

At the hospital in the ICU:

"Charging. Clear."

"Still v-fib."

"Give me another hundred amps...

Charging... clear."

"We got a pulse!"

From behind a curtain Crystal rushed in once they stabilized Arcus. He hadn't regained consciousness, but he had a pulse. "Oh god." was all Crystal could say. "Oh god, oh god, oh god." Her fingers almost unable to send the message to Arcus' other sisters to warn them of what had happened before anyone from the media managed to find out who he was and what has just happened. Crying, Crystal stayed at Arcus' bedside as they attempted to give him a blood transfusion. It was successful. But for some reason he wasn't regaining consciousness. Arcus had slipped into a coma.

At the gym...

A few minutes later, Kassie wakes up to find someone shaking her awake. Her head pounding, she feels sick. "A-arcus.." She got up and grabbed anything that fell, rushing to her car. She got in and started driving to the hospital. Tears were streaming down her face. How could she have been so awful to him last night? He was being genuine, and it was her fault for not believing him. These thoughts rang out in Kassies head as she arrived at the hospital. She went to the counter and asked for his room, receiving the number. She shook softly, running a hand through her hair. Her makeup was messed up, but she didn't care. The only things on her mind was how awful she was to Arcus, and how she messed up. She got on the elevator and knocked on the door, practically banging on it.

Crystal looked simply terrible, she had been crying the whole time, tears were still streaming down her face as heard the banging, enraged by the thought that those paparazzi vultures had already gotten wind of her brother's condition and were here to take him apart. She closed her eyes and looked down, yelling, "MY BROTHER AND I DO NOT HAVE A SINGLE COMMENT TO GIVE YOU. HE IS NO LONGER A UFC FIGHTER! HE'S JUST FIGHTING FOR HIS LI-"

Kassie stepped back a bit, surprised at the yelling. Also surprised to find a young woman who looked as awful as herself. 'Has she been crying too?'

She stopped dead in her tracks when she opens her eyes and sees a young woman standing there. "Oh my god... I'm so sorry. I just I-I... Are you here to see Arcus?" Crystal asked, not making eye contact. She just looked back at her brother and all the machines hooked up to him, one machine beeping every other second in keep with his heartbeat.

Kassie sniffles and nodded, trying her best to wipe her face. "Of course." She pushed past Crystal, looking at Arcus. Her heart broke all over again, as she slowly walked over to him. She had so many questions. Who was the girl that answered the door? Why was she yelling about a comment and a UFC fighter? Would Arcus live? She shakily reached a hand out, tears dropping onto his bed sheets. She softly sang "I would give anything in this world... to have you again..." She sang. She wanted to sing until he woke up. She wouldn't leave. She couldn't leave someone who'd treated her as if she was the world.