The Drummer's Daughter (PIERCE THE VEIL)

Chapter 22

"Ceneedra is in a critical condition," the doctor said. "She is on life support which you can ask us to turn off at anytime if you want that."
"Thank you," Vic said for me. I was frozen. I couldn't think, move, talk of breathe. My little girl is on life support because of me. If I hadn't of gone with Austin's stupid plan to break up her and Justin then she wouldn't be dying.
"You can go see her if you want," the doctor said. Vic ushered me into Cen's room. It broke my heart to see her connected to all those tubes and wires. It should've been me lying there not her. She just turned 17 for fuck sakes!
"I can't do this," I mumbled to Vic.
"She needs you, Mike," Vic comforted me.
"No she doesn't," I hissed. "I'm the reason she's in here in the first place!" I started crying uncontrollably. I was silently glad it was only Vic and me in here.
Vic silently wrapped his arms around me in comfort. I always felt safe in my big brother's arms.
"What if the last time I talk to her was that stupid fight?" I sobbed. "That's the thing she'll remember about me up there."
"Don't talk like that," Vic said. I could see tears in his eyes threatening to spill over. "She's going to be fine and we're going to go back to San Diego and you'll be a family again."
I nodded. "Can you call Aly for me please?"
Vic nodded and left the room leaving me with my daughter. I sat down on the chair next to her bed and held her hand. It seemed like we had been here far to often in the last few months but this time was the worst. This time I could lose her. I couldn't process that thought. I just wanted her to be ok.

~1 month later~
"We haven't seen any improvement in her condition," the doctor told us. "With your permission, we'd like to turn off the life support."
"Fuck off!" I yelled. "You are not turning that shit off until she's ok!"
Aly's grip on my hand tightened to calm me down. She had flown to Sydney when Vic told her what happened and I was thankful for that. All the guys had stayed too. Including SWS and OM&M. I had talked to everyone except Austin and Justin, mainly because I blame them as much as I blame myself.
"Mr Fuentes, there is a possibility that she won't get better." The doctor told me softly.
"She will get better," I said quietly. "I know she will." I sat down on my usual chair and grabbed Cen's hand. "I miss you sweetie," I whispered. I waited for her to squeeze my hand to show me that she was listening and that she was still there, but nothing. I felt like I was going to cry, but no tears came. All I wanted was for my baby girl back. I would wait as long as I had to.

AUSTIN'S POV
I couldn't face going into Cen's hospital room. It reminded me too much of Mum. All those wires and machines and doctors. It was all my fault she was in there. I just had to come up with that stupid plan. I should've just left her be. She was happy. Now look where she is. Mike and Justin wouldn't talk to me. I'm not surprised, I wouldn't talk to me either. It was times like this that I really needed my Mum to hold me and tell me everything would be ok, even if it wasn't.

JUSTIN'S POV
I stared down at my beautiful girlfriend. She shouldn't be here. She should be at home having fun, or with me. The last conversation we had was an argument. I didn't want that to be the last conversation we ever had. I knew Mike and Austin felt guilty, and so they should. It was them that made her run away because of what they did to us.
"I miss you sweetie," I heard Mike whisper to Cen. I missed her too.
I love her and she may never know.

A/N: please don't kill me :o