It is what it is

6

LOUIS POV.

When the cab pulls up to the hospital we make a run for the front doors, I know I'm going to be in absolute deep shit for running off but I don't care at the moment, I just need to see Lottie. We make it unnoticed to the private floor and of course her room is guarded by our security, I would think we have about 10 minutes before they get word that I'm 'missing' so I need to be quick and act like we haven't just run off. I look towards Stan as we stand behind the wall at the end of the hallway out of sight.

"We will only have about 10 mins Lou, before they get word we are missing, we have to be quick" he tells me as though he is reading my mind.

"I know, I just want to see her we will be quick I promise" I tell him.

"Okay, let's go" he tells me.

We then walk down the hallway as though we are meant to be there. The guards look towards us and don't say anything, I assume they don't know about us yet.

"Afternoon sir" Timothy, lottie's guard says to me.

"Afternoon Tim, can we see Lottie?" I ask him.

"Sure, Sir. I'm only allowed to let you in for a few mins though, doctors orders" he tells me.

"Yeah, okay...I just......I won't be long" I say quietly.

He nods and opens the hospital door for me, as Stan and I step inside I gasp. Timothy shuts the door behind us and I take in the sight before me, Charlotte is asleep and attached to every type of machine possible. I look towards Stan who is looking at me sympathetically, he looks towards Charlotte and a tear escapes his eye.

"I'm so sorry Lou" he whispers.

"She isn't going to make it is she?" I ask quietly.

"I....yes she is Lou, yes she is" he tells me sternly.

I walk over to her side and take her hand, I only have a few minutes.

"Lottie, please....if you can hear me, please don't die. Please....I need you, James needs you and mum and dad need you.....please don't leave me Lotts" I say, my voice breaking. I reach over her lifeless body and hug her tightly.

"I love you Lottie, I'm so so so sorry...this is all my fault. I'm so sorry" I tell her sniffling.

I lay there for a few more minutes, while Stan stands on her other side holding her hand.

Then we hear the commotion outside the hospital doors, it's obvious we have been caught out. The guards would have been notified by radio that we are missing. I stand up straight and Say a quick goodbye to Lottie and kiss her on the cheek. Stan and I then make our way to the door.

"Okay when we open the doors, just make a run for it okay....down the hall is the stairs and we need to make it there" Stan says.

I nod just as Timothy and the other guard walk into the room, Stan grabs my hand and we quickly, as fast as possible dodge them and make a run for the stairwell. Neither guard was expecting us to make a run for it so it was easy to dodge them. I can hear them talking on their radios and we know they will have guards waiting for us at the bottom of the stairs out the front. We decide to be smart and we exit the stairwell on level three, we then walk calmly and inconspicuously to the other side of the hospital. There is a cab rank out the front and there is a cab sitting waiting for someone. We run for it and make it to the cab, he starts driving and we duck down behind the seats as we leave the hospital.

"Shit that was close" Stan whispers out.

"Yeah,thanks Stan.....for being a great friend. You're going to get into a shitload of trouble just for me" I say.