"Emily, stay with me. Please, whatever you do don't fall asleep." Will begged while carrying Emily into the emergency room and setting her down on a bed.

"Can't. It hurts too bad. Make the pain stop, please." Emily begged while clinging to Will's shoulders.

"Dr. Owens, we're going to take good care of you. Just stay awake as long as you can." A nurse promised as she attached an IV to Emily's arm.

"Shit! She's going into cardiac arrest. Someone get Dr. Collins out of here. Charge to 280; clear!" A female's voice directed as she moved quickly around the patient.

As Emily was rushed to surgery, Will stood still in the emergency room, wondering what to do next. He wandered down the numerous halls of the hospital until he found the room he was looking for: the chapel.

The moment he passed through that holy threshold, sobs wracked his entire body. As he made his way to the front pupil, he sat down with his face in his hands and began to pray out loud.

"God, it's me. Will Collins. I'm sorry we haven't talked in while, but I could really use your help right now. My friend, Emily, was attacked tonight. The guy that attacked her got away and she's in bad shape." Will said as more tears fell. "I need her. Please don't let her die. I'll start going to church more and talking to my parents more, but don't let her die. I can't live without her."

Dr. Bendari found Will in the waiting room, staring listlessly in a cup of coffee and eyes red from the constant crying.

"Will," Dr. Bendari said softly, "Emily is going to be fine." She said softly while comforting the young doctor.

Dr. Bendari continued, "Emily has five broken ribs and her heart stopped twice while we were trying to fix her collapsed lung and her torn diaphragm. If you hadn't been there when you were, she would've been raped. Her nose, arm, and ankle were broken and she's going to need your help, but within a couple of months, she should be back on her feet. She's asleep now, but you can go see her."

As Dr. Bendari directed Will to Emily's room, he took in the sight of his best friend lying in a hospital bed in such a fragile state.

Will quickly sat down and held on to Emily's non-broken hand and stared blankly into space.

As the next twelve hours passed, Will only left Emily's side to use the bathroom and even then, he rushed back to make sure that no one was coming to get her.

Finally, after fifty-two hours of no sleep, Will's mental and physically state gave way to exhaustion and he collapsed into a fitful sleep.

This chapter was a bit scary and it most likely going to get a lot worse. Over the next couple of weeks, I will be writing a lot more because I'm on winter break. Thanks for reading and reviewing, and please contribute any ideas you have.