Anatome (Jaime Preciado/Pierce The Veil)

Chapter 21

~Alexis's POV

The tour bus pulls up outside the local hospital. The tyres screech on the tarmac, the engine is shut off and the door flies open. The five of us run inside and end up in the reception.

"Where's Tony Perry?" Erin speed talks to the receptionist.

"He's currently in ICU." The receptionist says and points down a corridor.

"Oh god, oh god." Erin says and starts panicking. I grab her by the shoulders and shake her.

"You need to calm down. This stress is not helpful for the baby. I know a lot has happened lately but try and stay calm. We'll go and see Tony then we'll get you a DNA test to fix one problem." I say and Erin nods glumly. We all trail down the corridors and arrive outside ICU. Erin stops at the entrance and stays still.

"Are you scared to go in?" I ask her softly.

"Yeah. Is he going to be okay, is he awake, all these questions are running through my head." She mutters and puts her hands over her face and inhales sharply. She takes a deep breath and walks into ICU.

"Is Tony Perry here?" Erin asks one of the nurses.

"In Room 7." The nurse said and points to a door that said Room 7. The nurse wanders off to continue with her shift and we stand outside the door.

"Who's going in first?" Mike asks us.

"I'll go. Lex, can you come in with me? I can't do this by myself." Erin asks me. I nod at her and she looks back at the three guys.

"We'll be here if you need us." Jaime says and Erin smiles at him. I brace myself and open the door. The scene inside startles me. Tony is hooked to many machines, dozens of wires are coming out of his skin, his face is bloody and bashed in. He looked horrendous. Erin starts crying again and I hug her.

"This isn't doing you any good. Let Vic, Mike and Jaime visit him and we'll get the DNA test done." Erin nods and we leave the room. Jaime looks at me, his facial expression asking if Tony's okay and I shake my head. Jaime looks sad and he slumps his shoulders. Erin and I leave and start heading to the reception again. We talk to the receptionist and were currently waiting for a doctor to come and get us. After ten minutes, we were sitting in the maternity unit. The door opens and a middle-aged male doctor enters.

"Hello, I'm Doctor Watson (Did anyone get my Sherlock reference? Huh? No?...), nice to meet you two." He shakes both of our hands and sits at his desk.

"How can I help you?"

"I need a DNA test to determine who's the father of my baby." Erin gets tested and we were told that it would take fifteen minutes for the results to come through (I know it's a lot longer in reality but this is for the sake of the story).

"What if it is Tony's and he gets worse?" Erin asks.

"I have no idea but if that did happen, I'll help you. So will Jolie, Katelynne, your family, other friends, PTV... You have many people that are willing to help you."

"I didn't think that many people cared for me."

"They do and we'll help you as much as we can." The door opens and Dr Watson enters the room again.

"I have the results here."

"Who's the father of my baby?"

"I can confirm that the father is... A Mr Tony Perry." I let out a huge sigh and Erin looks as if a huge weight has been lifted off her shoulders. We both laugh and hug.

"Oh thank god! I feel a bit better now." Erin says and thanks Dr Watson. We leave the room and start heading back to ICU.

"At least something good's happening now." I said. I may have said that too soon. Doctors and nurses shout for everyone to move out the way and start running down the corridor. We look at each other confused and stare after them. Then the speakers say the inevitable.

"Cardiac arrest in ICU Room 7!" No, no, no, no, no.

~I'm being so evil with cliff hangers :3