A Love To Remember
Chapter 1 -Broken
"What happened?" asked Julian desperately as he reached for Peyton in the waiting room of the hospital
"An uncontrolled truck crossed the road and hit Brooke's car. It is ugly Julian, they don't know if she will make it" said Peyton crying and turning to lean on Lucas's chest
Julian couldn't move. He was rooted on his spot. A truck has hit Brooke's car. The doctors can't say if she will make it. Suddenly he couldn't breathe anymore. He started hyperventilating and Lucas had to call one of the nurses to help him.
Julian didn't pay attention on what was happening around him. Somehow he was now in one of the hospital rooms, with an oxygen ventilator attached to his nose. Peyton, Lucas, Sam, Haley, Nathan and Millie were in the room with him. They have let the nurses know that once the doctor asked who was there for Brooke Davis to go find them on Julian's room.
"Julian" said Sam crying
"Tell me this was a bad dream and I was hit by a truck and Brooke is somewhere else worrying sick about me" he said, his eyes never reaching anyone. They were dull and looking to the ceiling
"It is a nightmare, Julian, but is happening. We still have no news about Brooke, they are operating on her" the teenager completed
"This is just the drama every movie needs, isn't? At any minute the doctor will enter that door and say that they don't know how she made it but that somehow she did and that she is calling for me. This is what going to happen, right Sam?" he asked with the same look in his eyes
"I hope so, Julian"
"Who found her?"
"The driver called 911. He just had some bruises and a broken leg. Brooke's emergency number is mine and Haley's. We were the first to find out" said Peyton
"Okay" was all he said
"She will be fine" said Haley
"She has to" said Sam sobbing
"Come here, kiddo" Julian said opening his arms to the girl he cared almost as much as her foster mother
Sam sat in the chair by his side and bending her body over his bed he cupped her head with his arms and hands
"I can't lose her, Julian. She is the only chance I ever got. She is the only one who truly loved me and she is the only I ever loved. She is my mother. She can't die"
"She is my only chance too" he said gripping her tighter
They were all silent for the next minutes. It has been more than three hours since Brooke's surgery started and only once a doctor come to update them, saying that it would take them a few more hours, that her injuries were extent and that as soon as they were out they would come to give them more news.
The clock seemed to trick them. The hands were so slow and sometimes it felt like they didn't move at all.
Some left, some arrived and by the beginning of the night Julian's room was crowded. Jamie was with Deb and everybody else who was close to Brooke was in the hospital. Including Owen.
He didn't approach any of her friends because he knew he wasn't very welcome after what happened between him and Millie. There was also the comments he made the day Sam was took away by Jack's brother and all the stupid things he did from time to time. Nobody really cared he was there. He could be a jerk but there was no doubt he cared about Brooke, even if he had the worst way to show. They didn't stop him to join them because the last thing on their heads was Owen and his presence.
Julian was feeling better and he didn't need the ventilator anymore but still the doctor that treated him before decided to keep him in the room until they had news about Brooke.
There wasn't any conversation. It has been more than eight hours since Brooke was admitted and the only updated they had was more than five hours ago. Peyton said was a good thing they didn't say anything. Bad news flies fast and the lack of news was good news because it meant they were still trying to fix the damage on Brooke's body. The doctors weren't hopeful and if they were taking this long it meant Brooke was fighting. Exactly like everyone in the room expected her to fight.
"Good night" said the doctor in the doorway
He wasn't the same doctor that came before, Dr Johnson, but the young doctor could be seen behind the redheaded doctor that greeted them
"I am doctor Silver and I operated on Brooke Davis. Who is family?" she asked
"Brooke has no family" Peyton answered quickly "Not that live on Tree Hill anyway. We are all she has, we are her friends and everyone in this room can know the news"
"I am sorry, but according to the hospital polices I am only authorized to give information to her family" she said apologetically
"I am her boyfriend and she is her foster child" said Julian from this bed pointing to Sam
"In this case I'd like to ask anyone else to wait outside" said Dr Silver and they complied with her request
"How is she?" asked Sam
"She is stable and this is already good news. She had serious injuries, a lot of fractured bones and a serious concussion. We were able to control the internal bleeding and thankfully she didn't crash in the table during the procedures we had to do. Ms. Davis definitely has a strong heart"
"She has the biggest heart" said Julian and for the first time since he arrived in the hospital the tears started to fall and the doctor nodded with a sad smile
"It was very important for her recovery that her heart didn't stop because it could have caused damages that couldn't be reverted and could aggravate her coma state" she said
"Is she in coma?" asked Sam terrified
"For now she is. But I think it is only a consequence of the hard concussion. Our neurosurgeon is on another surgery now and can't come to talk to you but he is hopeful it will take her a couple of days to wake up. Surely we can't ever promise that she will wake up indeed but there isn't any brain damage or something that couldn't be fixed and chances are she will wake up soon"
"Will she have any after-effect?" Julian asked
"We will have to wait and see. I think she will be able to walk normally though her legs were the most damaged in the accident. We are fortunate she had no spinal cord injury thanks to her car security items. It is only about time for her bones to heal"
"When we can see her?" Sam asked
"I can authorize you two to check on her today because our ICU visitation time is over and from tomorrow on she is released to visitors from 9am to 6pm"
"Thank you, I'd like that" said Julian
"Okay. I will ask a nurse to take care of your visit" she said "Any more questions?"
"No, thank you Dr Silver" Julian said and the moment the doctor stepped out of his room, the crowd waiting for news entered
"She is coma" Sam blurted
"Oh my God" said Haley covering her mouth with her hand as the tears started to fall
"Julian and I are authorized to visit her today because she is still in the ICU. From tomorrow on anyone can see her from 9am to 6pm" Sam continued
"She had some serious injuries and they think there will be no permanent damage" she completed while Julian was again a dull figured. He kept his eyes in the ceiling, his breathing heavy and hard
Noticing that Julian was about to have a new breathing crisis Peyton asked someone to get a nurse to check on him
"I think you should come back tomorrow. There is nothing there for Mr. Baker and Mrs. Walker to tell you. Her state is what I told them and I am sure they already shared with you. She is sleeping and she has casts on her both legs and one of her arms so trust me when I say there is nothing there for them to report. Mr. Baker is clearly having a stress crisis and I think it would be better if he was left alone to rest" said Dr Silver after she was informed by Julian's condition
"She is right" said Lucas "We should give Julian and Sam some space"
"Who is this guy and why he is having these privileges?" asked Owen
"He is her boyfriend" said Peyton annoyed by how shallow Owen was. Brooke was in coma and all he cared was why Julian could see her today and they couldn't
"Since when?" he asked
"This is none of your business you shouldn't be here in the first place" said Mouth
"And why is that?" he asked
"Because the only thing you are good at is failing on Brooke and just this morning she said me she never wanted to see you again" said Peyton and with that she motioned for Lucas for them to leave
"We will be back tomorrow" said Hailey to Sam who just nodded
They said their byes to Julian and Sam and the two brunettes were left alone on his room
"The doctor said we can't go together. It can only have one person at time with her, you can go first" Sam said
"No, you go"
"Julian, is okay, you should go"
"Sam, just go. You know Brooke for longer than I do and you two are closer than we are, you should go first" he said as his tears continue falling
"Okay" she said
"Where are you sleeping tonight?" he asked
"I don't know" she said
"I don't want you to sleep alone in the house. I'll call Haley, she is probably still in the hospital or close. I'll ask her for you to sleep there tonight. If I am released tomorrow we sleep in the house, okay?"
"Okay" she said
"Could you take my phone, please?" he asked and she took it from his bag giving it to her
Haley hasn't reached the parking lot yet and Nathan and she would wait for Samantha in the waiting room. Sam left to see Brooke and she was shocked with what she saw
Brooke was even more bruised than when she was attacked. She had blue, purple almost black bruises all over her right arm – the one that wasn't in the cast. Her face wasn't much bruised, just a few cuts that didn't seem deep but her legs were fully covered with the casts and she could see the surgical nails on both of her calves
"Oh, mom, please, wake up" said Sam holding Brooke's hand
AN: I've changed some little details on prologue. Though I decided to start the fic with the events of 6x16 I am making Brooke and Julian relationship longer than in the show. They've met three months ago and they've been dating for a little longer than a month and they just slept together for the first time.
I'd like to have some feedback now that you have more details about it. What do you like or dislike, what do you want to see, etc... I have some ideas on my mind but it is also good to have suggestions.