Death House - A Nathan Sykes story

Chapter 17 - Why am I even alive?

It hurts to know, that your own sister wants to see you die! That little sister, who you took care of as a child. The only sister I had! She was the one who hardheartedly shot me and Nathan. She didn't even for a second, stop and think about what she was really doing. I don't even think she cared.

My eyes slowly started opening. I scanned the room and realized I was in a hospital again. I had been quite used to coming here now. There were various wires connected to me and I just stared at them blankly. I also noticed Nathan's mum sat there with Evie in her hands. She came over and looked at me with teary eyes.

"Are you alright dear?" She asked as she placed one hand over my forehead.

I just gave her a weak smile and looked at Evie, who was smiling at me sweetly.

"Where's Nathan?" I asked concerned. Karen looked at me with disappointment written all over her face.

"Where's Nathan?" I repeated myself.

"He's not good Elyssa!" She shook her head and started crying very badly. I watched her and my eyes filled too. I turned to the other side and pulled my hands to my face.

"No..no..no!" Was all I could whisper. This was all my fault. Nathan is here because of me.

"My fault..!!" I cursed myself and pulled a couple of wires out of me.

"Elyssa calm down!" She said as she tried pulling me back to my old position.

"He's a fighter dear, he will make it! I know, he will!" She consoled me. But I had to go see him. I had to tell him that he couldn't leave me! Not like this! Soon, all the wires were out of my body, and I felt a huge pain in my stomach area.

"Elyssa, I really think you should stay here!"

"No! I have to see Nathan!" I cried and made my way out. I peeped through all the rooms to see which one Nathan was in. I finally found him, somewhere down the hall.

I opened the door and walked inside. I stopped a little to look at him. He was pale all over. I cried silently and sat down next to him. I slowly took his hand and kissed the back of his palm.

"Nathan! Please wake up!" I sobbed

"Please don't leave me like this! I love you sooo much! I'm sorry I brought you into all of this pain! I'm so sorry Nath!" I cried and wished there would me slight movement. But he just laid there.. lifeless!

I started crying even more, and a nurse rushed in.

"Ms Taylor, you should be in your room!" She exclaimed.

"Please save him! He is the only person I have left!" I cried, totally ignoring what she had just said.

She came over and made me get up! She then dragged me out of the room to take me to my own room. I didn't want to leave Nathan, but I was too weak to fight the nurse. She laid me back on my bed and did everything that was necessary.

"What happened to Nathan?" I asked her.

"2 Bullet wounds! Too much of blood loss! He is in a critical state and is being monitored very frequently."

"There was also another patient admitted at the same time." She said. I gave her a shocking expression.

"Emily Taylor. Your sister! She also had a couple of bullet shots in her. She is under police supervision. She shot you both!" 

"I think I know who shot me and Nathan!" I said rudely.

"I was just saying!" She shrugged her shoulders.

"I want to leave the hospital right now!"

"I'm sorry we cannot let that happen! Your condition is extremely severe! And we wouldn't risk it."

"WHATS MY CONDITION?? HUH? THAT I HAVE A LITTLE BABY WHO IS HARDLY 8 MONTHS OLD AND HER FATHER IS ALMOST DYING?" I screamed at her. She widened her eyes at me.

"I'll go call the doctor and see what I can do!" She said and walked out.

I sighed to myself and looked at the ceiling to stop my tears. I thought about why I was alive, and not the one dying. I deserved to be in pain, not Nathan! He did nothing to be there on that hospital bed with wires going into his body and pipes into his nose!

Soon the doctor came in.

"Please let me go!" I begged.

"Elyssa... I know what you're going through! But think about it again! You're not in the best state!" He explained.

"My state doesn't even matter to me anymore! What matters to me is that my boyfriend is in an emergency ward all because of me. My child may have to grow up without a father, just because me of! Please let me go!" I cried.

He stared at me with sympathetic eyes! "Please!" I begged.

"Ok." He sighed.

"Get her papers!" He told the nurse.

"Thank you so much!"

"Just take care of yourself!" He smiled.

As soon as the papers were ready, and after I had signed them, I started getting ready to leave the hospital.

I walked to Karen, who was waiting outside with Evie.

"Thank you!" I smiled.

"Are you feeling alright?" She asked with concern.

"Not very! But I have to do this!" I told her.

"Here!" She said, as she handed me Evie. I gently kissed her forehead and cradled her in my arm.

"Thank you again!" I told Karen. "I'll be back here soon!"

"Ok dear! Take care of yourself!" She said as she waved and walked towards Nathan's room.

I decided to get a cab to drive us home. But I was stopped in the way by the police.

"Elyssa, we need to ask you a few questions!" Mac said.

"Yeah, Its not a good time!" I said bluntly as I made my way past them.

"No Elyssa! We really need to talk!"

"Oh really? You know, it's partially your fault too! You are kind of like the reason why my boyfriend is lying here!" I spat at his face.

"You accused me of murdering someone I never had. You took away all my safety options. You didn't let me leave London, when you knew that my life was in danger!!! If there's anyone to blame, it's you! Now you can have fun solving this case all by yourself"

"And you can keep my badge for the rest of your life! I'm leaving the police department" I hissed as I pushed and walked past him.

I got a cab and drove back to our house. I went inside to grab a few keys and then went outside again. I unlocked my car and put Evie in the front seat and adjusted her seat belt for her.

And then I drove off to that one place..... the only place I wanted to be at this moment!

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Chapter 17! I wrote this chapter even though I have a really big test tomorrow! But I really wanted to write this for you guys. I think this will be the second last chapter! I really hope you guys enjoyed it! I have a lot of people to thank :)

I love you all

-Ella x