Begin Again in a New Pack

Chapter 18 TW

*TRIGGER WARNING*

                        Gabrielle's POV

I threw my heels off and ran as fast as I could downstairs.

"ALPHA! CELESTIA! SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH CAROLYN!"

"What do you mean?"

"I'm not sure. Jacob just told me to get you."

We hear frantic footsteps running down the stairs

"MAKE WAY! MAKE WAY SOMEONE CALL HART! DOM GET MY CAR KEYS!"

We all looked in shock as we saw Jacob carrying his lifeless sister out of the building. I looked over at Karla and Christina  to see their mouths covered while tears filled their eyes. I picked up Cody. Without hesitation we all got in a car then drove behind Jacob and Dominic. Once we caught up to them the first thing we saw was the boys sitting in chairs.

"What happened?!" Cel asked.

"It's my fault. I shouldn't have lost my temper. I should've ran right after her."

"Boys what happened?"

J put his head in his hands and bawled. He sat up and I handed him Cody.

"Dominic." Zander started. "What happened to our daughter?"

He couldn't bring himself to meet any of our eyes.

"After we went upstairs I was trying to calm her down" He gulped. "I was trying to calm her down but she pushed me out of the way then locked herself in her bathroom." He took a deep breath.

"She took pills." Jacob finished. "I don't get it. She was doing well and had been happier lately."

"She overdosed?" A unfamiliar voice asked.

We turned to see it was one of the girls who bullied her.

"Why are you here? Haven't you hurt our sister enough?" Karla said.

"I never meant for any of this to happen. I promise. I never wanted to drop her. My parents made me be friends with them since they worked with their parents."

"Why should we believe you Veronica?" Christina questioned.

"Because I'm sorry. If I could take it back I could. I wish I could tell her sorry."

Jacob stood up from the chair the walked over to her.

"Let me get this straight. It took my sister trying to end her life for you to feel sorry? Are you kidding me?! Are you FUCKING kidding me?!"

"Jacob sit down. Now's not the time." Colson said.

I handed Cody to Jacob.

"Okay I admit it seems bad but I promise it's the truth. You don't have to believe me all I wanted was to tell you that."

Dr. Hart came over to us shortly after to update us.

"She's stable for now but she's not out of the woods yet. Thankfully she got here quick enough-"

He handed Cody to Cel.

"Where is she?" Jacob cut her off.

"In ICU room 17."

He ran to the elevators without hearing the rest of the update.

"She should be okay but anything's possible at this point. We lost her a few times."

They told me to go be with Jacob since he's a wreck. Once upstairs I managed to find the room easily.

"J? It's me."

"I'm so sorry Carol. I'm so fucking sorry."

He's laying in the hospital bed and he's just holding her. I rubbed his head.

"I wish we knew how to help.."

"Same here Di.."

He keeps repeating how it's his fault but in reality it's not. It's not Carolyn's fault. Those girls pushed her to her breaking point.

Her monitors starting going crazy they were beeping out of control then some nurses and doctors came in.

"Honey, you gotta get up so they can help her."

As much as he didn't want to he got out of the bed and we left the room.

"Come here." I say as I pull him close.

"I can't lose her. If I do I'll never forgive myself."

"Stop blaming yourself. You didn't do anything wrong. This isn't your fault."

"But it is though. If I didn't yell at them I would've been able to stop her."

"You don't know that."

We sat down in the chairs outside her room while we waited for everyone else to come up and for everyone to leave her room. They all asked what happened as soon as they got out of the elevator.

"She crashed. They've been working on her for about 3 minutes now." I explained.

A doctor came out of her room to tell us she was stable again but she's intubated. They suggested Jacob goes home to sleep but he refused.

"I need to stay here incase something happens."

"I know you want to stay but you need to sleep."

"I can sleep in the chair or on the couch in her room."

"Fine. But I'm staying here with you. This is just a suggestion but everyone should take shifts. Every few days we swap out."

Everyone including Jacob agreed. J and I are taking the first shift since he won't leave yet.

"You should go rest. You shouldn't be stressed out. It's not good for you or the baby."

"Jacob. If I'm telling you I'm fine then I am fine. If I was stressed trust me. You'd know. If it'll make you feel better I'll get checked tomorrow. "

"If you say you're alright then I trust you."

He lays his head on my shoulder then started crying again.

"I'm so fucking scared I'm gonna lose her. I don't know what'd I do."

"What do you mean?"

"How would I be strong for everyone? I hate everyone seeing me vulnerable it makes me feel so weak. I'd have to hold my emotions in, I don't think I could do that..

"Alright first off she's fine right now so you need to stop thinking the worse. Secondly you don't hold everything in. So you cry in front of people it's no big problem. It just makes you human."

A while later Dr.Hart said we could go back into her room so we got ready to sleep on the couch. We were given a couple blankets to keep us warm. We lay head to head. I bring my hand to Jacob's face then I caress his cheek.

"Try to sleep or I'll skin ya."

"Keyword there is try."

"Dawn..."

"Okay okay I'll go to sleep. But if I hear one wrong beep I'm waking the hell up."

"Alright. Goodnight I love you."

"I love you too."