Turning Point (A Reaching Out Novel)

Chapter Fifty

Brad, Sam and James came together and when I saw them, we all bursted in to tears, Brad cried to Sam, James cried in solitude, and at first I cried on my hands, but then William and Kate came and that's where I cried, on William.

" It'll all be okay. " he said as he pats my back.

" She's in there, getting her herself literally opened, and it's all because of her sister. " I said.

" Everything's gonna be okay. " Kate said as she rubs my back.

It has been 6 hours of sitting and waiting and crying. We are not expecting people to come any more, I heard that Allana doesn't have a big family, and there are not that many people who know what happened to us.

And the most unexpected persons came.

Father came.

" Dad? " I said.

He approached me and hugged me.

" How are you? " he said.

" Waiting for her to come out. "

" Why? What happened? "

" Carmela. Her sister, she got Allana shot. "

" Why? "

" Sibling rivalry. "

" Is she getting out? "

" Who? Allana? Any minute now. It has been 6 hours. "

He nodded.

My hand was uncontrollably shaking when a doctor in scrubs came in.

" Rela-" he began

" Yes. " I said.

We were just the people here in the waiting room and visiting hours is over and I think we got an exemption.

The doctor stood in the middle of the room.

" I'm Dr. Sparling and I have just performed a surgery to Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Sussex. " he said as he bowed to us.

" How is she? " James said.

" She was lucky. The bullet did not damage-"

" Why did she need a surgery? " Brad asked

" The bullet was very deep and very near to her heart, and since she has a heart condition-"

James sat up.

" Seriously? She has a heart condition? " Brad asked.

" Her arrythmia. " I suddenly realised.

" She has arrythmia? " Brad asked.

" Yes. " I said

" But it's not that severe. She didn't need to have a pacemaker. She just needs to drink her medicines."

There was silence.

Then the doctor excused himself.

" Arrythmia? " Brad said.

" I saw her prescription bottles months ago, after her miscarriage. " I said.

" Was she drinking it before?"

" No. After. "

" She was drinking it before. But she stopped 4 years ago. " James said

" Why was she drinking it before? " I asked.

" You know, that she suffered from depression when she was a teenager? " James asked

" I did. " I said.

" Her depression prescription caused that arrythmia. She was taking medicines, but she stopped when she went to America, when she ran away when she heard about, the uh, announcement, she left all of her prescriptions here. And she never drank them again. " James said.

" Then she started taking it again after her miscarriage. " I said.

" No. Those pills, the bottle was never opened. " James said.

" What? " I said

" She has 5 bottles back at my house, never opened, 5 bottles at her house, never opened, and I'm guessing 5 bottles back in your apartment, never opened. "

" Well, since now, we all know about her condition, she'll have to take all of her medications. "

Before anyone could reply, we all saw Allana being pushed on a bed, still unconcious, and laying still.

At least, I know that she's alive.

Alive but barely breathing.