This is set 1 year on from the final episode...eveything is great untill a familiar face shows up and leaves everyone wanting answers. (read to find out more)
Previously... "His bleeding has got worse, we have to take him into surgery now, if he has any chance of pulling through" and with that he leaves the room, leaving us standing in the near empty room. My knees give out, and I collapse onto the ground. Tears pour down my face and I cry for Stephen. Becker pulls me into his embrace as the others arrive. Will I see him again? Will I ever tell him I love him? Is he going to die like the others?
Please. Its such an unusual word. It has more than one meaning. It can be used in different ways. Begging, praying, asking, pleading, politness. Each day, it's used multiple times, in hundreds of different way/forms.
Its been hours...hours since I last saw him. I dont know if hes even alive. We've heard nothing. I mean they say no news is good news right? I'm not religious but in a situation like this, I pray. I dont know who too or why. But I pray. Pray that everything will be okay. Pray that everyone will survive. Pray that this never happened, that it's a dream, but in my head I know it's real.
"Kat" I hear someone say. I wasnt really paying attention, I've been zoned out since they took Stephen away. But that voice, brings me back to reality. The voice I heard was Newt's. I look up pleading with my eyes. He looks at the others, before looking back to me. "How is he?" I say, fear and worry evident in my voice. "He critical, but stable. We fixed the internal bleeding in his abdomen and that will heal. We had to operate on his head to reduce the pressure, but thats stable now." "Okay, what does that mean? Is he okay?" I ask. "It means...he stable but we have to keep a close eye on him. Hes still sedated and ventillated, but hopefully if everything normalises, we can ween him off sedation starting tomorrow. We need to give his body time to recover" He says, placing his hand on my shoulder. I smile and nod, understanding what he saying.
Im happy hes alive but he's still got one hell of a fight to come. But I know Stephen, he's strong. He can, and will get through this. "You can come see him now" He says, helping me up. He leads my to Stephens room and sits me down in the chair next to his bed. I take his hand. "I know I said this before...but please, you have to wake up. I need you. I cant loose you. Please...please...please. You have to wake up" The end of my sentence was barley a whisper. Tears poor from from eyes, onto Stephen's arm as I place my head on his arm. Never letting go of his hand, fearing if I did, I'd loose him.
A few hours later... "Kat, why dont you go home. Have something to eat, have a shower and gets some sleep. He'll be sedated all night and Ill call you if anything changes" Newt says. At first I think about refusing, but then I think about what Stephen would want and how Becker will react. I nod. I kiss Stephen's forehead before standing up. I walk over to Newt and hug him. "Thank you..." "Im just doing my job...but he will pull through this okay?" Newt says, rubbing my arm. I nod before glancing over at Stephen. I sigh before leaving the room. I find Becker sat outside on his phone. Without saying anything, he stands up and we walk outisde to my car. Becker has the key and unlocks the car. He opens the door for me and shuts it behind me. He then walks around the car and gets in the driving seat. He starts the car and drives to my house.
I unlock the front door and walk inside. Becker offers to make some food whilst I go shower. I wash my hair with my strawberry shampoo and conditioner bedfore just letting the water run over me. After about ten minutes, I turn off the water and get out of the shower. I dry off and get changed.
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I put on my black nike leggings and a black vest top. I also put on my black nike hoodie and my grey trainers and cap. I decide to put on my favourite braclet that Stephen got for me. I grabbed a bag and put in my laptop, all my chargers, headphones, some clean clothes and a washkit. I also put in my fluffy blanket.
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(Change of clothes ⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️)
I walk out if my room and sit down at the kitchen counter. Becker hands my some coffee and a bacon sandwich. I smile and thank him as he sits down next to me. "Do you want to change? I still have some of your clothes in the garage." I say, taking a sip of coffee. See both me and Becker keep clothes for eachother at our places in case of emergencies. After finishing his food hes goes to grab his clothes before changing. I clean the plates and cups just as he returns. I grab the bag before we go back out to my car.
We stop off at the shops to grab some nibbles and some drinks before heading back to the ARC. When we arive, we swipe through security before going Straight to the infirmary. I walk into Stephen's room, Becker said he wanted to give us some privacy. I put my bag down in the corner and sit down next to Stephen. I retake the same position as before. Me holding Stephen's hand with my head either on his chest or his arm. The only thing I can think about is, will he be okay?
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