The bad boys good girl

Chapter five-"Something good"

Chapter five

Word count: 1418

~Dakota

Monitors surrounded our presence and sirens blazed outside as red and blue lights flashed through the hospital room window. My hand held Kaydens limp one while the other held Charlie, who had fallen asleep. Kayden had gone into surgery a couple hours before, they had got the bullet out but he had lost a lot of blood, as a result he was in a coma, It wasn't expected to last long, but the doctor couldn't be sure. Annabeth (Anna) came an hour or so ago and was now outside the bland room speaking to the doctor. You could see her eyes -the usual bright eyes- now brimmed with tears each time she spoke.

The constant ticking of the clock and the loud beat of the monitor reminded me way too much of when my dad had been in hospital, the in and out trips from home and back were always overwhelming and I could still remember each detail of the room and the marks left on his body. Eventually, after a few months of course, he healed. He then threw himself into his work, he barely ate dinner with mom and I and now he's never home. I haven't seen much of him since, that was a year ago.

The doctor walked back in with Anna, her eyes were filled with tears and her eyes were swollen from crying. "Kaydens lost a lot of blood. He's fought through the majority of challenges he's already come to face but he may not make it," the doctor said looking down. My jaw hit the floor and my grasp tightened around Kaydens now pale hand. Anna came and grabbed Char and I just stared at Kayden and I's intertwined fingers. All I could think was how this was my fault. I didn't know the man but he was going to shoot me, not Kayden. Why did this happen, what did he do so bad to deserve this?

Anna tapped my shoulder lightly. I turned my head abruptly to look at her. "I'm sorry." I said frowning and looking down. "It's not-" she paused to stop a sob. "Your fault." She said sniffling. By this point the doctor had bid us goodbye and left. I nodded not believing a word. "I'll be back, I'm going to go walk, try and clear my head." Anna said moving Charlie on her hip and left. Once again I nodded.

I grabbed Kaydens hand and brought it to my cheek. "Wake up Kayden." I whispered. Nothing. "Wake up please." I whispered again, holding his hand tighter. Nothing. "Wake up dammit!" I shouted a hot tear leaving my eye and sliding down my cheek. "Just wake up," I whispered again. "Please."

Anna came back ten minutes later and told me to go home, she said she needed sleep and I did too. "Okay, I'll go in a bit." I said. "You won't have a ride, and I don't think is safe for me to drive. Drive us home, come back tomorrow." What happened on that walk? I grabbed the keys from her outstretched hand and we left. She went into the hallway and I grabbed Kaydens hand one more time and kissed it lightly. "Wake up now because I just kissed your hand." I said laughing lightly and left.

Once we got home I asked If i could grab my sweatshirt from Kayds room and just go home after, of course she said yes. I didn't leave a sweater I just knew the front door would be locked and I would have to get to my window. I reached across Kaydens window and opened mine. I reached my window sill and stuck one foot on it, I stepped the rest of the way across and got in somehow. I knew my mom would think I was at home because she's on a business trip. I closed both windows and changed into pajamas. My clothes that I had been wearing smelt like hospital and I couldn't stand that smell. I crawled into bed a moment later and made sure my ringer was on, so Anna could keep me updated and fell asleep.

I woke up with the sun shining through my window, I opened my eyes and looked at my alarm, Five minutes earlier than I regularly wake up. I got up and got dressed. I was waiting for Kayden to throw something at my window as he has before, but he wasn't there...I had forgot that he was in the hospital. I sighed closing my eyes, forbidding a tear to fall. I have almost cried too many times to count over a boy I've just met. He's definitely made an impression on me in a weird way. I know there's so much I don't know about him but I wanna know, but he's a boy I just met who might not even live to see tomorrow.

By the time I got to school everyone knew about Kayden. Everyone had found out I was his neighbour and would not leave me alone, they asked questions but I just kept my head down. I wasn't good in situations with this many people and Brooke was worried I was going to have a panic attack -but I haven't had one since I was young- so i just made sure to ignore most people. Some of the girls pretended to care -they just liked him because they thought he was hot, not because they wanted him to be okay, nor did they care about his personality or well being- only because he was attractive. Some of the guys were happy so they could be the new "hot" guy, it was really shallow, I couldn't stand to hear it but I couldn't do much about it.

School felt longer than it had before, usually Kayden was behind me making jokes, but that wasn't the case now. I was not overly religious but I had prayed for Kayden and I don't usually pray unless I'm really desperate. I don't want him to die, he can't die, not yet.

~A couple weeks later~

Many sleepless nights arouse from Kayden being in hospital. His condition hasn't changed and the doctors are sure he's gonna die. I got a call from Anna once I had woken up telling me to meet her at the hospital, today they were going to unplug Kayden from life support. My breath had caught in my throat when she told me and I was still feeling the effects of it.

I arrived at the hospital in dark blue skinny jeans and a light peach coloured sweater and walked out of my white car into the tall hospital building. Anna was holding Charlie and many other people I didn't know filled the room. Anna called me over and I noticed her eyes were more swollen than before. "I'm so sorry Anna." She weakly smiled. "Me too."

"The monitor will make noise for a minute once it's unplugged but it will stop after that." The doctor said. "Only direct family is allowed, I'm sorry." Half the room left and I slowly followed behind. "Dakota?" Anna asked. "Hmm?" I hummed looking back at her. "Would you like to stay and say goodbye?" I nodded, "Only if you don't mind." I said. "Not at all." She smiled.

I took one of Kaydens hands and grasped it tightly, it was still cold and limp. Anna had left for a moment to give me a moment and the doctor had too. "I'm sorry Kayden. You didn't deserve any of this crap, I don't know you well but I really wish I had got the opportunity too, and not the guy you are at school cause you can be a grasshole." I ended the sentence laughing at my word. "You were so different when you didn't worry what anyone thought, that's the Kayden I wish I got to know." I paused. "Because I think something good would have came out of it. And no, I don't mean dating-I know what you're thinking," I laughed. "I hope there's a heaven for you to go too, because you've gone through enough hell from what i've gathered. Goodbye Kayden." I said as a tear fell down my cheek. Anna came back as well as the doctor and the doctor got ready to unplug the machine. I held his hand tight as the doctor was about to pull the plug.

"Something good can come out of it." "And I liked that little kiss Koda."

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