Everything happened so quickly; she was at her car when the three man group known as The Shield attacked her. Mike had been walking to his rental car when something caught his eye, as he got closer his eyes widened when he realized it was a beaten and bloody Haley.
"Oh, God…hold on Haley, I'm gonna take you to the hospital" he said as he gently placed her in the passenger seat and hurried over to the driver's side.
"I'm sorry Mike…" she whispered.
"Shh, save your energy. We're almost there" he told her, pulling out his cell phone and called Taylor to tell her what happened.
"I-I love you Mike, and I'm so sorry" she spoke through shallow breaths before slipping into unconsciousness.
Mike arrived at the hospital a few minutes later and rushed her inside, telling them she had passed out just a few minutes ago.
"Are you family, sir?" a young nurse asked after a few minutes passed.
"No…but she means everything to me. Her brother should be here shortly." Mike answered the nurse.
"I've been informed that their prepping her for surgery" she replied.
"How bad is it? Her brother should be here any minute and I need something to tell him." Mike said.
"She suffered a lot of trauma to her head, whoever did this was intent on hurting her. However all of her vitals are good which is why they are prepping her for surgery." the nurse explained.
"Can I see her, please…" Mike asked, holding back tears.
The nurse nodded and led him through the doors and to the room she was in. Two nurses were in there with Haley as he approached her.
"Haley I'm here, and I'm not going anywhere until I know your going to be okay. We're going to get who did this, I promise. Your brother and Taylor are on there way so you gotta fight hard. I love you Haley Michaels, come back to me" Mike told her, he kissed her forehead then left the room.
He forced himself to hold it together until he reached the waiting area; and that's when he allowed himself to break down. He heard footsteps and Punk's voice so he quickly wiped his tears and collected himself.
"Hey! Someone get out here and talk to me now." Punk demanded pounding on the countertop while Taylor implored him to calm down.
"They just took her in for surgery" Mike spoke up from where he still sat.
Punk walked over and yanked Mike out of the chair and shoved him against the wall. "What did you do to my sister!" Punk demanded angrily, Taylor stepped in and told him to let Mike go. "I want answers T. Someone hurt my sister and I wanna know who!" Punk fumed but released his hold on Mike.
"I don't know who hurt her but it wasn't me. I love her." Mike said, straightening out his shirt.
"Mike, what happened exactly…" Taylor asked gently.
"I found her half unconscious by her car, she did say something on the way to the hospital though; I love you and I'm sorry" Mike ran a hand through his hair and sat down, all he could think about was how small and frail she looked in that hospital bed. "If only I had gotten to her sooner…"
"Mike this isn't your fault. Thank God you did find her when you did." Taylor interrupted him, placing a hand on his shoulder. He turned his head and looked at her and offered a half hearted smile.
"Are you the family of Haley Michaels?" a doctor asked, approaching the three of them.
Mike stood up and Punk nodded, he felt Taylor reach out and take his hand and give it a reassuring squeeze. The doctor then explained that although they had relieved the pressure on her brain and there was no bleeding in the brain she had slipped into a coma and they weren't exactly sure how long she would be in it and even if she'd wake up.
"She's being held in ICU and will stay there until we see any progress with her current state. I am so sorry to have to deliver this kind of news to you, but I would also like to add that its very important to keep a positive mindset and talking to her will always help. I can't say it will bring her out of the coma exactly but I've seen stranger things happen. You may see her one at a time." the doctor explained. "who would like to see her first?"
"I do" Punk spoke up quickly, he turned to Taylor and gave her a kiss before following the doctor.
Mike clenched his fist and punched one of the wooden poles, the situation wasn't good and he was having a hard time not blaming himself for not getting to Haley sooner.
"That's not gonna do Haley any good ya know…" Taylor spoke up again.
Mike looked at the blue eyed brunette as he shook his now throbbing hand. "Save the pep talk Taylor, I know you don't like me with Haley so lets not act like we're friends"
"It doesn't matter what I think about you Mike, what matters is what Haley feels about you and I can tell you without certainty that she's absolutely in love with you. She's always defended you when it comes to her brother. I can tell you one thing for sure, Punk and Haley are close and they don't always see eye to eye especially with the guys she chose to date in the past. And while Punk acts like he can't stand you I can promise you one thing…he's grateful you saved his sister tonight, even if he won't say the words himself" Taylor then walked off to search for a coffee machine or drinks since she knew they'd be in for a late night.