'Zack?'
'Huh?'
'They found the guy. The man who shot your brother.' Maddie placed a comforting hand on his shoulder. Zack pulled away and went over to the door of Cody's room. He'd been stabilised and was now sleeping peacefully. Zack looked through the window on the door. Cody was just lying there still and unblemished. He didn't deserve any of this.
'He doesn't deserve this, Maddie. If anything, I should be the one there. I should have been the one who was shot. I should have, not him. Anyone but him. Anyone…'
Maddie smiled sympathetically and walked away. Zack opened the door and reluctantly walked towards the bed.
'Hey Buddy. I just…wanted to say…I'm sorry and that I do love you and I didn't mean it when I said that I hated you. I'll be here when you wake up, I promise. Please forgive me.'
Zack reached out and stroked Cody's long blonde hair. He twiddled it for a bit. He knew it probably looked stupid but he felt closer if he was touching him. He laid down next to Cody and fell asleep almost instantly.
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Cody stirred and opened his eyes. Zack woke up and jumped off the bed.
'C-Co-Cody?'
'Who else would it be?' Cody whispered.
'The doctor said t-that you probably wo-wouldn't make it, though.' Zack stuttered.
'Well, I guess I had different plans.'
Zack backed away and slid down the wall crying. Cody gave him a confused look and tried to get out of bed, but the IV kept him back.
'What's the matter?' Cody asked his brother.
'This is all my fault.' Zack said through his tears.
'What, me waking up?' Cody said.
'No. You getting shot. It was my fault. You were the one that was going to hand over your money to that guy. And then you got shot. It's all my fault.'
'No it isn't, Zack. You were mad. I don't mind. I'm alive, aren't I?'
Zack didn't do anything. Cody sighed and leaned back in bed.
'I love you.' He whispered so quietly that Zack almost didn't hear him. He looked up. Cody had his eyes closed and Zack almost panicked but then he saw his chest rising and falling ever so slightly. Zack smiled. He got up and walked out the door, looking at Cody on the way.
'I love you too, Cody.'
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1 hour later…
Zack sat next to his mother in the waiting room. Doctors buzzed in and out as Zack stared into the wall, wondering why he didn't get shot, why his brother?
'Code Blue, Code Blue!' Zack's head shot up at the sound of this.
'What? What's a Code Blue? Tell me what the hell a Code Blue is!' Zack yelled at the doctors.
'Sorry, son. We can't tell you!' The doctor said, running off to Cody's room.
'You can tell me! Hello! Why can't you tell his fricking mother?!' Carey screamed.
In Cody's room…
'Charge to 250, and clear!' The defibrillator lifted the lifeless boy off the bed.
'Charge to 360, clear!'
'No pulse.' A doctor said.
'Time of death, 18:23.' Said another, looking at his watch.
Zack burst into the room. 'What's happening?!'
'Sorry, son. Your brother's dead.'
Zack broke down in tears on the floor. 'No, no, no.'
The doctors left the crying boy on the floor, as they knew he needed time alone. Zack crawled over to Cody's bedside.
'Wake up, Cody. Please wake up. Show them you aren't dead. Cody!' Zack screamed at his brother.
'Cody…'
I am soooooooo sorry this took so long, but here it is, and if you don't wanna know what happens, don't look below.
Preview for next chapter
'Zack…he's not dead. Cody, he was a little fighter, and he pulled through. He's not dead, but…' Carey trailed off.
'But what?' Zack said fearfully.
'Zack, Cody's in a…coma.'