Everything Changes Now

XIX

Nate's P.O.V
It's been a hour and a half since Hanna went into surgery. Jake, Taylor, her family other than Blake, and I are sitting in the waiting room. Jake has just sat down from pacing back and forth around the room. Taylor isn't back yet. She wanted to go for a walk, alone. I just want to comfort her. I know this is hard for her.

"Taylor, where have you been? It's been forty-five minutes!" I say walking up to her.

"I'm sorry. I just, I needed some time to think over everything. It all happened so fast." I see her tearing up and pull her into a hug. She starts to say something but I see the doctor walking towards us. Everyone is up and huddled up to hear what he says.

"Hello, my name is Doctor Martin Crawford. I performed surgery on Hanna. She lost a lot of blood. Losing the amount of blood that she lost, she could fall into a coma if she doesn't wake up within the next 24 hours," He stops to let all the information sink in. I realize that I'm holding dead weight. I look down at Taylor and she's staring into nothingness. I tighten my grip and Doctor Crawford starts to say,

"You are able to visit her. Since there aren't a lot of you, you all can visit her." He says.

"If you would follow me, I'll lead you to her room." And with that, her mom, dad and Jake start to follow him. I start to walk but then stopped. I realize Taylor isn't by me, she's in her original position when the doctor told us the news.

"Tay? Are you coming?" I say and walk over to her, taking her hand into mine.

"How am I supposed to? My sister is in there, probably in a coma for god knows when." She says and I quickly pull her into a hug.

"She's alive, Tay. That's really all that matters," I say and look into her eyes. We lock eyes and I know if I don't look away, I could fall into them. I am lucky she wasn't the one who got shot, but Hanna is like a sister to me. If she died, it would kill me.

After a few minutes of standing there I say,

"Look, I'll go in with you. I'll be by your side the entire time. Whatever you need, I'll get. I'll always be there for you. Forever." I see that her eyes are watery. A tear falls down her cheek, and I take my thumb and whip it away. I keep my hand on her face, caressing her cheek. 

"We should go," she says and pulls away from me and starts to walk away, toward Hanna's room at the end of the hall. I stand there for a few seconds wondering what just happened. She doesn't just walk away like that. This whole thing has been hard. Especially on her and Jake. 

I catch up to her and walk in behind her. I hear Jake talking.  

"Han, I love you. I just want you to know I'll be right here. All I ask is that you wake up. Please. Don't take too long though," I see Jake sitting next to Hanna, holding her hand, trying not to cry. Taylor quickly walks over to him, says something I can't hear, and they walk to the other side of the room near the door. They both hug and I hear him start crying. I've only ever seen him cry twice. 'This is a mess. We all messes. How do I fix this?' I think and go over and sit where Jake was. 

Jake's P.O.V

The doctor lead us to her room. I'm dreading to see her, laying there on the bed. I praying to god that she wakes up. I follow Christi and Luke into the room. I see her. Two-thirds of the way in the room was a bed, with a girl laying there, asleep. I hate seeing her like this. After realizing I've been standing there for a few minutes, I pull up a chair and next to Hanna. I take her hand into mine, hoping she'll squeeze it tight but her hand feels heavy in my hand. 

"Han, I love you. I just want you to know I'll be right here. All I ask is that you wake up. Please. Don't take too long though," My eyes are already starting to tear up. I feel a hand on my shoulder and turn to look at who it is and I see Taylor. She leans in and whispers,

"Jake, come on. We'll get through this together." I get up and we walk over near Nate. Taylor pulls me into a hug and I just let go of everything. I know I'm taller than Tay, and heavier but she holds me up, letting me cry. I can't believe I might lose the love of my life. 

"This is my fault. I am supposed to protect her," I say. 

"None of this is your fault, Jake. You didn't know that this was going to happen. Don't blame yourself. The best you can do for her is stay by her side. I'll be here with you to let her know we are here for her." Taylor say and she looks at me with that sister look she always gives me when we talk about Han. 

"Now, go over there and sit next to her." She says and I slowly nod and I pull up another chair since Nate took mine.