I cried all the car journey and when I got there, I thanked my uncle and my dad for driving me. They said they would pick me up later as I went up to the desk really nervously. I asked 'do you have a 12 yr old boy named Rafael Santiago here?' The nurse looked over from the computer, looked at me, looked at the computer then suddenly looked at me again. 'Lola? Is that you? It's me, your Aunt Sophie!' The woman cried. 'Hi Aunt Soph! Have you seen Rafael?' I asked, smiling at her. 'He is just down the hall darlin!' She replied, pointing toward a door. 'Thank you Soph!' I cried, rushing down the hall.
I tried to open the door but it wouldn't open. I knocked 3 times and waited. A doctor came out, closed the door and said 'who are you?' I replied with 'I'm Rafael's girlfriend and I'm here to see if he's okay' quite confidently. 'You can go in and see him if you like but don't disturb any of the machines!' The doctor said, as he kept looking back at me.
I reopened the door to find my cute boy lying there with a tube going from his hand to the machine, his leg in a cast and in a sling and all his forehead cut. His chest was bruised to hell and he has a bleeding in his head. I ran over and lightly hugged him, putting my fingers through his hair. 'Its alright I got you babe!' I tried to say, crying with every word. 'I wish I was the one lying there and not you! You don't deserve to suffer like this!' I croaked, trying to breath. I sat there with him for hours on end waiting for him to wake up. 'Please come on I know you're strong my brave boy!' I said, stroking his hair. I kept repeating myself over and over again in my head. A doctor finally walked into the room and I quickly jumped up away from Rafael. 'what's the news doc?' I asked, nervously. 'I'm sorry to say that there is only a 30% chance that Mr Santiago will live' he replied, as he washed the tears roll down my cheeks.
I sat at Rafael's bedside all night and didn't sleep incase he woke up. At 11 I got a phone call from my dad. 'Lo, where are you?' His soft voice speaking down the phone. 'at the hospital. Can I stay with Rafael please dad? He needs someone to be there for him!' I tried to convince him to let me stay with him for about 5 minutes until he finally went 'okay then Lola but I won't be able to pick you up until 12 tomor....' I was interrupted by a woman's voice saying 'Lola I'm sorry it wasn't me who reported him it wa...' It was my mum.I cut her off as I knew she was lying to me. I nearly smashed my phone but I didn't have the strength to do that. All my energy had gone and I fell asleep on Rafael for about half an hour. I woke up in an instant and grabbed hold of the hand with no tube in it. 'I love you!' I cried, putting his hand against my face. 'I want you to always know that okay darlin? You have been there when I needed you, you've stuck up for me and most of all you've been my boyfriend!'
I sat there with his hand in mine for about 15 minutes when suddenly I felt a movement in his wrist. I jolted myself up and called in the nurse. I explained what had happened and they took him to the emergency room. I tried to go with him but a doctor grabbed my waist to pull me back. I wriggled and tried to get out of her grasp but nothing would work. 'Go sit in the waiting room and we will let you know what's going on okayy sweetie?' She said to me, trying her best to get me to calm down. 'Okay, thank you' I said, walking towards the waiting room.
