When I wake up the next day, I wake up to silence. Weird, I think as I slowly climb out of my bed and slowly walk out of the room. I make my way down the stairs, into the kitchen, only to find a plate full of warm breakfast in the microwave and a note on the counter:
Went to the hospital to visit Uncle Joe.
Come as soon as you can.
Love always,
Camille<3
I sigh and eat my breakfast quickly. My body still aches a little from the incident at school yesterday with Jake. I'm still thankful for Anastasia being able to make him back off. No one's ever been able to make Jake back off, even for a day. He's ALWAYS continues to bully me.
The thing about it is, I don't even know why he hates me. I mean, what did I ever do to him? Nothing. I don't see what he holds against me, or why he feels the need to make my life a living hell. I've always just talked to only Zachary, and now, I don't even have Zachary left to talk to and help me through life.
I sigh once again and wash my plate off in the sink, before going back upstairs to take a warm shower and change into decent looking clothes. I decide on just plain blue jeans, a Superman t-shirt, and my favorite pair of red TOMS. Once I'm dressed, I straighten my hair as best as I can. I don't even bother putting makeup on, seeing as it's Saturday and I don't have to look nice to try to impress anyone at school.
I grab my house keys and leave the house, making sure I remember to lock the door behind me. I don't have my license yet, so I have to walk across town to the hospital. I don't mind the long walk, usually, because it gives me time to think, but today, I am in a hurry, so it's going to be annoying to have to walk all the way across town.
After almost a half hour of walking, I finally reach the hospital. I walk up to the front desk and the receptionist immediately tells me where my family are at.
My family are regulars here at Winfield Lincoln County Hospital, considering Camille's chemo and Uncle Joe's slow death. The doctors and nurses know us all very well personally, and to be honest, I'm close with a few of them. They're like my extended family, though I barely talk to most of them.
I walk down the long hallway and finally reach the room that Uncle Joe and my parents and Camille are in. I knock on the door, and everyone immediately looks at me.
The sight of Uncle Joe brings tears to my eyes. I can easily tell that the life is slowly draining out of him, day by day. It kills me to have to watch him fade away, as well as watch my sister fight against the cancer that was brought on because of that jackass that did what he did to her.
I'm slowly losing the two people that I have left that have always been there for me. I've lost Zachary; I can't lose Camille or Uncle Joe. If I lose them, I have nothing left. Absolutely nothing.
"Calla, deary, come here," the raspy voice of Uncle Joe says, pulling me back into reality. I slowly make my way over to his hospital bed, tears still streaming down my face. Uncle Joe takes my hand in his and squeezes it gently. "Don't cry, Dreamer." He wipes the tears that flow like a river from my eyes away, and smiles a weak smile up at me. I try my best to return the smile, but however, I just can't make myself smile.
"I can't help it, Uncle Joe," I respond. "I have to watch the life slowly drain out of you, and it's killing me. I can't lose you, I can't. I can't lose you or Camille; I don't know what I'd do if I lost you two. You're the only things left in my life that matter to me."
Uncle Joe looks at Camille and my parents for a second. "Could you please give us a moment?" he asks them, his raspy voice just above a whisper. They all nod, and leave. Camille gives me a slight smile before she follows our parents out of the room.
"Come here, Angel," he whispered. I climb into the hospital next to him, and cuddle into his side.
"I can't lose you, Uncle Joe," I sob. "I can't."
He says nothing, but just rubs my back soothingly, as he always does when I'm almost hysterically sad. As I continue to sob, Uncle Joe continues to rub my back, trying to calm me down. Unfortunately, it doesn't work this time.
Soon, I start to realize that Uncle Joe's breathing is slowing. That's when I start to panic. I yell for Camille and my parents, shouting at them to go get a nurse or doctor. As my mom runs out of the room to get help, I shake Uncle Joe, shouting at him to stay alive.
"UNCLE JOE! DON'T DO THIS! BREATHE, UNCLE JOE! PLEASE! DON'T DO THIS TO ME! UNCLE JOE!" I continue to scream, as my mom returns with a few nurses. My dad pulls me away from Uncle Joe and a nurse escorts us out of the room so that they can do whatever they can to keep him alive, just a little bit longer.
Camille holds me tightly as we stand outside of the hospital room, violent sobs racking my body. I can hear the nurses and doctors doing everything they can to save him, but I know it's no use. My uncle is dying, and there is no saving him.
"WE NEED HIGH VOLTAGE, NOW!" I heard a doctor shout frantically.
No. No. NO! This can't be happening! It can't! NO! I can't be losing my uncle! I can't! I'd only have Camille left, and I'm slowly losing her as well!
"One.. Two.. Three.. CLEAR!" I hear the thud of my uncle's dying body as it hits the hospital bed after arching at the intensity of the voltage.
"W-What's going on?!" I scream. I know what's happening, though. I'm losing one of the last people who are close to me. I'm losing one of the two people I have left who are always there for me.
"His- His heart stopped!" Camille sobs out, clinging onto me for dear life.
The flatline is like a siren to me. I drop to my knees in the chaos of all the doctor's shocking Uncle Joe on the hospital bed, and my family's pained sobs.
And that's when reality hits me.
Joe Michael Kallagan died on the fourteenth of August, 2012, at 8:00 am, Missouri time.
Uncle Joe is dead.
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A/N: THERE'S CHAPTER THREE!!! Im REALLY sorry if it was really sad, but I just had to do it. I had to kill him off.... Or did I kill him off? Haha, I just feel like being confusing right now, so sorry!!
Once again, I know its sad, but it just had to happen. SUPERMAN IS BEING INTRODUCED SOON!!!
Also, sorry if its a little short!
Thank you to all who read I Need A Hero; it means alot to us!! We love you all!! <3
PS: The photo on the side is of Alexandra Daddario, who plays Camille Smith!! :)
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