LANDON

TWENTY-TWO

Jaxon

We finally landed and they quickly told me to get off so they can get Landon out of here. I watched how they were hurry to get him off of the helicopter. They rushed past me and I was behind just watching.

I didn't know if I should follow them or just wait here till someone says that's it's okay to follow. They were running towards the emergency door and I jumped when the blades from the helicopter started to wind up faster. "Move out of the way kid!" I looked behind me and saw the pilot telling me to move.

So I started to run towards the door and decided that I'll follow them. I don't even know where we are might as well follow them before I get myself lost again.

The smell of the hospital was nothing new to me. The cries from the corners of the room was the same sound I would hear every time I'll walk in. Yeah some people hate the hospital but at the same time these doctors can save a life. Sure they say bull shit most of the time, but sometimes they can really do things that most would say impossible. And I believe that these doctors can save Landon.

We ran down the halls telling nurses and patients to move out of the way as we pushed past doors and rounded corners. We finally made it to an emergency operation room. And of corse they shut the door in my face. I kicked at the door but they didn't even bother to look back. I sighed and I watched through the little window through the door and saw them move Landon onto the operation table. The pushed the stretcher away and they quickly started to get everything ready.

I looked at the heart monitor and it was slow and low beats. My heart started to drop and I was standing on my toes just waiting anxiously. One of a doctors in there covered the window with their back and I was moving side to side to see Landon but he was in the way. I slapped the door and yelled, "Move!" But of course he didn't. I kicked the door again in frustration and turned my back and slid down the door till I was sitting on the floor.

I rubbed my face and brought my knees in while resting my head on them. I closed my eyes and hugged my knees closer to myself and stayed in that position. My breathing was slow and steady, even though I wanted to freak out.

Landon saved my life. He literally just took a bullet for me. And I never felt this kind of feeling before. Yeah I felt many feelings before, but this feeling of someone taking away a pain from me? How the hell do I react to that?!

And he might die because of what he did! We barely knew each other for maybe a month already? Maybe two? And he already wants to spare his life to save mine. My life is already fûcked up, I can't have his like mine.

I opened my eyes and then rested my head on the door behind me as my arms weakly gripped my legs. I licked my lips, but they had a salty taste to them. My hands went to them and felt my cheeks wet. I finally realized that I was crying. I was crying. I bit my lip to stop the sob but I couldn't. It came out as so with more tears. My shoulders shook with each sob and I had to hug myself tighter.

I cried for a good ten minutes and then slowly started to put myself back together. I shouldn't be crying right now. Now is not a time. I taught myself to cry in the shadows so you won't show your weakness to anyone. Anyone.

Hours past and I would walk around the hall way to stretch out my legs since they would always fall asleep. I would look in and they covered the window awhile ago because I would always ask 'Landon?' To see if he was awake, so I guess they didn't want me to see anymore. And if I needed to use the bathroom I would sprint down the hall and use it real quick and sprint and place my ear on the door and listen to hear if they were still there, and they were.

I laid on the floor this time and looked up the light in the middle of the ceiling. It wasn't bright for me to look away but it wasn't dim either. I draped an arm over my eyes and sighed. I decided that I can't sleep. Not even take a quick nap. I need to be up when they open that door. I just have to be there.

Hours past and I was fighting sleep. I would run up and down the hall to keep myself awake, but every time I would stop and catch my breath I would lean against the wall and slowly start to close my eyes.

The white walls in here man...man, they can do things to you. I rubbed my eyes again and I'm sure I'm rubbed them a minute ago, but no matter how many times I rubbed them, I can't rub the tiredness away.

The door open and my head snapped quickly to the direction. I was at the end of the hall just finishing a little jog but I sprinted down to the door. Two doctors came out and I quickly grabbed his sleeve which was covered with red. "Sir, is he...is he?" I said looking around his face for answers and he gave me a sly smile. "He made it kid."

I closed my eyes and relief washed over me. I exhaled and I open my eyes again, "thank you."

He nodded and looked to the other doctor who was staring at me, "tell Jarred to put him in a room to recover and lead this boy towards his new room-you know what, never mind. Just get his room ready and put him there." The doctor nodded and walked back into the room and closed the door after him.

"Follow me kid. They have to get his room ready either way, might take awhile again." He said as he started to walk away from the room.

"But I can't just leave him. He just got done-"

"Yeah but listen kid, how long have you been out here? Hours?" He looked over his shoulder as he continued walking.

I was still standing next to the closed door and said, "yeah? I think it's been hours? It seemed like it."

"It has, that operation was over twenty three hours."

My eyebrows shot up and I blinked, twenty three hours??

"Come on. Let me get you something to eat."

*****

I'm sorry.

I'm horrible.

I had another major seizer when playing basketball and I thought I could update so books today but clear I can barely update one. I'm sorry. I understand you guys are kinda frustrated with all this, i am.

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