How My Heart Burns (Sketch x Reader)

Chapter 14 - I Saw Him

⚠ Just to let ya peeps know, this chapter swears! ⚠

Y/N P.O.V.

When the nurse frowned at us I could only hope she wasn't going to tell us he was dead.  I didn't know at this point.

 "He has severe lung damage and is having trouble breathing on his own.  He is awake now but is still hooked up to a machine to help his breathing steady on its own.  You may see him now if you'd like, but only one at a time.  And watch the cords." He was alive!  Ethan stands up to go in first and me next.  I don't know what to feel, if seeing Elijah means seeing him hooked up to a machine, not breathing on his own, it makes things different.  I don't know how but it makes me feel like he is already dying.  Everyone else goes into Alex's room, who is now awake and casted.  When Ethan walks out of Elijah's room I quickly hug him then close the door to Elijah's room.

He is lying on the hospital bed with a tube around his mouth, obviously helping him breathe.  When I walk in he tries to sit up on his pillow and smiles through the mask.  He's obviously in pain.  I ran to him and hugged him and cried.  It was horrible seeing him like that.

 "Oh Elijah, I know it's not my fault but I feel like it is!  I don't like seeing you like this!  Are you okay?" He nods at me and I kiss his forehead.  All I want to do is kiss him, hold him and watch him get off the bed to go anywhere But here.  But that won't happen  with all the machines blocking him.  If I had the chance to stay there until he was better I would.  I stared into his hazel eyes and cried some more.  I felt his warm hand wipe away my tear and I did the same to the one rolling down his cheek.

 "Y/N, I'm so happy you are alright.  And it's not your fault but I just want to tell you something." I looked at Elijah and he softly said through the mask,                                                                                        "I saw him." I stood there, over his bed in shock.  It really was Jack.  Flip that man.   Alex probably had his own story about how arm and we'd need to contact the police soon.  But he tries to kill Elijah. .. Over me.

 "Is... Is everyone okay?  Is the house alright?  Where will they go?" He asked me breaking the silence.  Shoot. A place to go.

 " Everyone is alright apart from Alex.  Jack got a hold of him.  They can all stay at my house.  I'll make it work, don't worry Lijh. " I smile at him trying to sound as confident as I can.  A nurse opened up the door and smiled.

 "Hon, you can talk to him again later but the others would like to see him too." She said to me.  I leaned over and hugged Elijah.

 " Y/N... "

 "Yeah?"

 " I... I love you.  Stay safe. " He said smiling through the mask.  I didn't expect it.  I lost words and then realized I hadn't answered him.

 "I love you too, Lijh.  Get better." He weakly waved as I left the room.  He would be okay.  Everything will be fine.  

Alex's P.O.V.

I woke up in a room with whites and blues everywhere.  I was wearing a wristband on my left wrist, and a large cast on my right arm.  I noticed machinery around me and heard beeping.  There was a tv turned on low and a lady by a sink in the corner.

"Oh!  Hon you're awake!  That's great!  I'll go get a nurse." She walked out of the room and I tried to sit up.  I managed but my arm hurt.  My arm.  I remembered everything.

I was downstairs in the kitchen because I couldn't sleep.  Denis and Sub were on the couch and everyone was sleeping upstairs.  I was just scrolling through Twitter when I heard a window open.  Odd.  I walked into the main hallway and the window was open, but nobody was around.  Suddenly I felt something sharp slice my arm and I fell to the ground.  It hurt like hell.  I couldn't really do much, so when the figure pulled me back into the kitchen and played me up against the cabinets, I just looked at him, holding my arm.

"That's one taken care of.  Stay there, pest.  I gotta job to do." I recognized him from the tv.  It was Jack, only in all black.  He had no mask, just a hat.  I saw him stand on the table and take the batteries out of the fire alarm.  

"Help!  Denis!  Sub!  Get the hell in here!" I yelled and he looked at me.  Grabbing a hand full of napkins he shoved them into my mouth, then added more.

" I said stay out of my way bitch! " He walked out of the room quietly, I could only guess he went to take all the batteries out of all of them.  I struggled to get up, and failed.  My arm was looking blood fast.  It hurt and I felt light headed.  I fell back against the cabinet.  Jack came back a while later holding a match.  He made a face at me, and lit it as if to mock me.  He walked over to the stove on the other side of the room.  He then, left again with the match and by the time he got back, flames had spread.  I hoped the others would she'll the smoke.  He waved his fingers at me and hopped out the window in the front hall.  All I could to was work on getting the napkins out of my mouth.  I can only member Y/N and Ethan carrying me out before everything went black.  But I knew it was Jack, because I saw him.