Chapter 18 - Death's Door

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The sound of the emergency unit is loud, coming at me like a wall of sound. I go towards the desk where a woman is on the phone. I come to a stop in front of it and wait impatiently for her to get off. She hangs up and looks to me, "Can I help you Mam?"

"I'm looking for my uncle, Robert Singer. He was brought here by my husband and brother in law with a gunshot wound." I explain, my hands gripping tightly at the edge of the counter.

She nods her head, "Yes, we took him up to ICU for immediate attention. He's in a critical condition at the moment."

"Can you give directions as to where to go?" I ask and she nods and leans over the bench, pointing the way, "Go down this hallway, take a right and follow the signs that lead you there."

"Thank you." I say, before quickly following after her instructions.

Soon enough I reach the area and I see Sam and Dean standing there with taught bodies, their eyes locked on a curtained off room up ahead.

"Dean." I call out, causing them both to turn.

"Addy." He breaths as we walk towards each other.

He pulls me tightly against him and I hold onto him for dear life, grateful that he is okay. We stay like that for a moment and I pull back to see Sam standing there. I step over to him and give him a hug before pulling back and looking between the two of them, "How is he?"

"He's uh, stable for the moment. But the doctor says we have to wait and see." Sam says, his voice choked up.

I look over and see Bobby laying in the bed, tubes coming out from him. I lift my hands to my lips and let out a choked sob. I feel a strong arm wrap around my waist and Dean pulls me to his side. I grip onto his jacket and hold onto him tightly, my eyes locked on Bobby's frame.

"How?" I whisper.

"Leviathan." Dean says and I pull back, my eyes widening, "What?"

"We found out that the Levithan's are behind it all. Bobby got caught, but we all got out. Their head one, Dick Roman, he shot him as we were driving away." Sam explains.

I try and process it all but it's so overwhelming and I really lean into Dean for support. Sam reaches to help steady me as Dean speaks, "Woah, take it easy baby."

They lead me over to a chair in the corner of the room and I take a seat, feeling like my head is spinning. Dean kneels down in front of me and takes my face in his hands, "Hey, he's gonna get through this okay? He's gonna make it."

I look to his eyes, seeing the pain in them but also the determination, "Bobby's gonna live."

I watch him for a moment, feeling hopeless but I know he needs my support right now. I nod my head weakly, a tear falling down my cheek, "Yeah."

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"So there's nothing else we can do?" Dean asks, his hand holding onto to mine tightly.

The doctor looks at us sadly and shakes his head, "I'm sorry. We have to wait and see if the swelling goes down."

"How long?" Sam questions and the doctor shakes his head, "It's hard to say in cases like this."

"Well he's lasted this long. That's something, right?" I ask, sounding hopeful.

The doctor turns to me and nods, "Well, yes. Listen, the bullet didn't shatter. Only one hemisphere of his brain was injured, these are all positive things. But, I don't wanna give you false hope here. He's far from out of the woods. Most of the time, cases like this..."

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