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Abi x
Charlie POV
I don't care anymore, my vision is blurred and my world shattered, Claire was gone, gone.
I could hear tearful laughter and my body being lifted up. I struggled to breath, everywhere hurt. My neck was on fire but somehow these voices around me seemed happy, how?
"Just breath Charlie" I heard a familiar voice but couldn't place my muddled mind on it. I gasped and choked wildly, trying to fill my exhausted lungs. Why was I alive, I failed, they took Claire and left me, I deserved to die, why was I alive. What was going on. I collapsed back and strong arms held me up, my body shivered and twitched as a gust of wind blew. My eyes drifted open and closed, I wanted to give up, but somehow these people where trying to keep me awake.
"Stay with us Charlie" the voice came again, and then it clicked. Jack. I opened my mouth to speak but nothing came. I gasped again for breath but violent coughs overtook my body. This time I gave in and darkness overtook me once again. Why didn't he just let me die.
"Charlie" Jack cried. "Charlie, stay with me?" Kate's laugher stopped and she stared at Charlie. His eyes where closed and he face still pale. Jack looked anxiously up at her.
"We need to get him back to camp?" he said with fear creping into his voice. "he's in shock and if we stay out here to long he's going to get hypothermia" Jack placed his cheek over Charlie's mouth. He shook his head. "he's breathing is weak" Jack stood slowly up and placed his arms under Charlie's limp body and lifted him up. Kate placed Charlie's pale hand in her own and they began to walk slowly back the way they had come only a few minutes earlier. It wasn't long before Jack tired and he came to an abrupt stop almost dropping his patient. Kate steadied him as they eased Charlie to the ground. The pair sat silently for a minute or so.
"You can't carry him all the way back to camp Jack" Kate cried " we need to find... " she was cut short as Charlie moaned and twitched. His eyes opened wide, he turned to his side and was violently sick. Kate rubbed his back soothingly, only to be unnerved by how cold Charlie was. His body jittered and shivered and he seemed to groan in pain, he be neither conscious nor unconscious.
"We could try and walk him" Jack sighed. " it might wake him better" Kate sat Charlie up and his swayed. " I dunno," she cried, " he can barely breath Jack"
"We won't know until we try"
Kate nodded slightly. They both stood and each took one of Charlie's arms around their shoulders and lifted him up. Charlie's feet didn't seem to register that he was standing and he swayed madly. Jack and Kate moved forward and Charlie's feet stepped slightly. He coughed and shivered but his eyes didn't seem to open.
Charlie's POV
My body lurching forward and I was sick. It hurt so much, my chest stung, it was almost unbearable. I was battered and beaten. Ethan had cursed and hit me several times for trying to free Claire. My mind wondered over many things, Liam, Driveshaft but mostly Claire, the one person I thought I could look after. It was never meant to turn out this way. I was freezing, I've never been so freezing in my life. My body was overtaken again by shivers and spasms. My ribs hurt, my lungs hurt, my legs, and everything above all my neck. I couldn't breath. I felt myself being lifted up, stood up. What the hell is going on. My feet faltered and I nearly fell. I tried to cry out but nothing but a weak cough came out.
"That's it Charlie just one step at a time" I put one foot in front of the other, but neither of my legs seemed to take my weight. It was helpless, I was too weak, why should I bother. My eyes watered and my legs buckled at the knees. Arms caught me though I seemed oblivious to them and voices where around me. I stepped weakly forward again and let my weight go. The arms missed me this time and my body hit the muddy cold floor and my head cracked on a nearby rock. My eyes shot open in pain and a cried out though it was barely auditable.
"Charlie?" a face suddenly came close to mine, " Charlie, can you hear me, it's Kate, Charlie speak to me?" My eyes focused a little. Kate's black hair was soaked her eyes where red with tears. Her hand came to my face and she stroked my forehead softly. I opened my mouth to talk but only managed to form one word.
"Help" My body was overtaken by shudders and sobs. Jack was now by my side laying my head on his knees, he was checking my pulse and his voice sounded shaken with worry. I continued to shake wildly and uncontrollably, I never thought could hurt so bad. Darkness crept into my eyes and I felt no more