I was going to be 16 the next day, and I was so excited, Jack and Ianto had promised me a really special party, to celebrate the fact that I was officially a teenager, it was going to be brilliant, I could hardly get to sleep. But when I did, I was suddenly woken up by a sharp pain in my back. A really sharp pain, that wouldn't go away, and the more I moved, the more it hurt.
"Dad, Dad, DAD!!" I screamed. It hurt so much. I heard my door bag open and Jack came running in to see what the matter was. I couldn't stop crying, I was in so much pain.
"Storm, Storm, what's wrong, what's happened?" he asked with concern in his voice. He could see the pain in my face, and the fact that I couldn't move.
"Dad..." I croaked, and almost started crying again, from the pain of speaking, "...it hurts," was all I managed to say before I passed out from the pain.
"Yan... Ianto... Ianto, come and help me, please Yan, come and help. Call an ambulance, Storm's hurt." I felt the covers being pulled back as Jack attempted to hold me, to make then pain go away. I wished he could, how much I wished he could.
Ianto put the phone down and walked over to Jack, trying, in vain, to convince himself, and Jack, that it would all be okay, everything would be fine. I could hear in Ianto's voice that he didn't believe what he was saying, he was just saying nothings, trying to believe that it was all okay, completely fine. I heard Ianto choke on his words as Jack moved over to allow Ianto to give him a hug. They just sat there, waiting for the ambulance to come, and comforting me when I woke up, crying from the pain.
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After what seemed like hours, the ambulance arrived, and Ianto got up to let them in, as Jack pulled me closer, trying to reduce the pain that was shooting through my body. I could feel his tears falling onto my face, sliding, ever so gently, down my face to my chin. I felt Ianto wipe away the tears on my face, so gently, it took me a while to even realise he was there, and then he wiped the tears off Jacks face, sat next to him, and gave him a really light kiss, a sort of comfort kiss.
I didn't really know what was happening, I kept drifting in and out of consciousness, and hearing whispered conversations, but I couldn't say anything, and it all just went black.
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Suddenly I woke up in a startling white room, with bright lights surrounding me, and a whispered conversation happening next to me, like they were scared to talk too loud in case they woke me up.
"Dad," I croaked, my throat felt so dry, I couldn't speak properly. I tried to move my arm, but it felt as though lead weights had been attached to them, I couldn't move at all. I desperately needed a drink of water, and I could see the glass, but I couldn't get to it. "Dad!" I tried again, my voice was slightly clearer, but still no one seemed to hear me, I was shaking, why could no one hear me, why couldn't I move. "DAD!" I tried to shout; it felt as though my throat was being ripped to shreds. I tried to speak again, but someone took my hand, and started to speak to me, calming me right down.
"Shhh, don't try to move or speak sweetheart," he said through choked back tears, "Ianto, "he said to someone behind him, without turning his head, "get a doctor," his eyes never left mine, he smiled, trying to comfort me, his thumb wiping away the tears that had started to fall, more from fear than anything else.
"Mr Harkness," I heard a formal voice call to Jack across the room. "I believe that she has woken up?" He asked.
"Yes, Storm has woken up, and I think that she is feeling scared and confused so we should explain to her what has happened and why she can't more or speak!" Jack exclaimed, getting gradually louder and ruder towards the end of his speech putting more emphasis than entirely necessary on my name.
"Very well then, you can tell her, I'm far to busy to talk to anyone like her" the Dr said before stalking out of the room, leaving me feeling very angry, and Ianto having to hold Jack back to keep him from hitting the Dr. Why wouldn't my own Dr talk to me, what had I done wrong.
"Storm, baby, you can't move your legs because you're p…para…"Jack broke down so Ianto carried on, as much as he could.
"Sweetie, you're paralysed from the waist down, they don't think you'll ever be able to walk again, but you might be able to, with some hard work." That was all he was able to say before he had to sit down, and stop himself from crying, after a short while, and some very deep breaths, he continued. "The doctor put restraints on you because you hit him, more than once, when he was examining you, that's why you can't move your arms, although, we will get them taken off you soon, okay. I would of hit the doctor, and very nearly did, with the way he was touching you, I felt sick, I had to leave, Jack had to stay and make sure he didn't do anything to bad to you. We couldn't do anything to stop him, I'm so sorry sweetheart." Ianto was about to collapse, crying again, so when Jack walked past him without so much as a hug, I was shocked to say the least. That was until he shut the door and came back to him, and wrapped his arms around Yan's waist, placing his had on his shoulder, in comfort, it seemed to work, it meant he could carry on explaining. "Storm, you've been in a coma for four months, you've got a tube down your throat, that's been feeding you, otherwise you'd of wasted away, and another one helping you breath, through your nose. (A/N Sorry if any of these details are wrong, I haven't really been in any hospital, except to visit my sister) And that is why, my darling," he said pulling away from Jack, who was nibbling his ear, "you can't move or speak," he sat down and tried to take my hand, before pressing the call button on the wall next to my bed, and asking the nurse who came to get my restraints off, I just lay there, in thought. I'd lost four months of my life, four months when some sick doctor touched me; I felt like crying, and felt really ill.
A nurse walked into the room, closely followed by Rhys, Owen, Gwen, Tosh, Rach, Ev, Kelli and of course Zac. I tried to speak but the nurse just said, "surgery now," before wheeling me out of the room, followed by the gazes of my family and friends. I tried to wave, but realised that they hadn't taken my restraints of yet, I felt upset, but then they told me why I was going to surgery, I was getting my feeding tube out, and I'd get my restraints off too. I felt elated.
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I got back from surgery and was just coming round from the anaesthetic; everyone was still there. Zac was holding my hand, and smiling at me, I felt so lucky to have such good friends, parents, uncles, aunts and such a great boyfriend. I smiled, I was so happy.
"Hey baby," Zac whispered in my ear, while giving a big hug, I missed these. He then pulled away and gave me alight kiss, I was thrilled, he hadn't left me, before feeling grossed out, my parents were watching.
"Hey Zachie," I laughed and hugged him, tight, I'd missed him so much. He gently squeezed my thin, fragile body, being very careful not to hurt me, he cared way too much.
"Storm!!" I heard three high-pitched squeals as warning before my three best friends launched themselves on me. Gwen dragged Zac out of the way to stop him getting crushed by us, as we hugged each other to oblivion. Gwen is my aunt, as she is married to Rhys, and Kat is also my aunt, as she is Jack's sister. They are both amazing, as is Tosh, my loyal Godmother, and her fiancé Owen, who is my beloved Godfather. I feel overwhelmed by the amount of love seeping out of everyone, and the fact that they all came to see me. I burst into tears, and Jack and Ianto tried to get there to comfort me, but Zac was there quicker, wrapping his arms around me, pulling me into a hug, but I needed my parents, so I pushed him away, waiting for Jack and Ianto to give me a hug, instead, I felt Tosh, Gwen and Kat wrap their arms around me, holding me close to stop the tears. I smiled into there embrace, while trying to tell them that they were happy tears, but every time I tried to speak, a sob escaped from my mouth, I was overwhelmed, I never knew that so many people cared about me.
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When everyone had gone, Jack and Ianto pulled their chairs closer to my bed, and held me close in a hug, I just fell asleep in their arms, completely worn out from the whole experience and scared about what was going to happen, I mean, what was going to happen?