I know it's been a really long time since I've updated this story. I apologize and hope you guys can stick around. I'm feeling kind of disappointed of how this chapter turned out; it's definitely not my best work. Okay, here's a new chapter! Please dont' forget to review!

Previously:

All of sudden, Kevin felt Kelly go limp. He had to hold her up to prevent her from falling down. He quickly looked up to the heart monitor and saw a small but perfectly straight line and a big flashing zero right next to it, and he heard the beeping noise that rang out loudly.

TBC...

Chapter Four

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Kevin stared at the monitor; he had no idea what to do. A million thoughts rushed through his mind. Should I call for a doctor? Should I try to save her? Should I just hold her and hope she will come back? He gently laid Kelly down on her bed. Then he backed away as if Kelly was a contagious disease. The wall stopped his path; he leaned back against it. All he could do was just stare at Kelly as she slipped away...possibly for good.

All of sudden, something just clicked in Kevin's mind. Kevin hurled to Kelly and began to shake her. He would do anything to bring her back. He knew they couldn't leave it like the way they were at that moment. They had to solve everything and move one with their lives, because, Kevin knew, there was no way they could still be together.

"Kelly! Come back!" Kevin said as he continued to shake her.

An orderly, holding his lunch, was walking by the ER when he heard the machine flatline continuely. He immediately dropped his food, which was a really bad tuna sandwich, to the floor; and he barged into the ER. He saw Kevin shaking Kelly and assumed the worst: he had thought Kevin triggered Kelly's heart into malfunction and was strangling her to death. He forcibly ripped Kevin off Kelly and harshly pushed him to the wall, causing Kevin to hit his head and quickly fall to the floor, losing consicious as the back of his head started to bleed profusely. The orderly then pressed the call button and went outside, screaming like a maniac for help and a doctor.

A bunch of nurses, along with Spencer, ran down the hall, almost tripping over supplies and gurneys that were in their way. A couple of nurses crashed into an incoming emergency gurney that had a person in a life-threatening injury on it. The rest of the running crowd finally made to Kelly's room. Spencer ordered half of the nurses to take care of Kevin and stitch him up while he and the other half worked together to revive Kelly. Spencer shouted out instructions as he was handed the defibrilliator. People gathered outside the room, curiously trying to get a glimpse of what was going on.

Viki, Clint, Dorian, Blair, and Adriana noticed how the crowd outside Kelly's room; they thought it was odd, so they broke through and ended up witnessing the scene. The nurses dragged Kevin out, and Viki gasped. People broke apart to give them access to another room, and Clint and Viki followed them.

"Clear!" Spencer shouted, and Kelly's body jumped as the defibrilliator jolted through her heart. The monotone beeping sound still rang out.

Dorian couldn't bear to watch, so she turned away. Sure, she was a doctor but she couldn't just watch her niece, who practically was like her daughter, suffer or...die. She could still hear everything Spencer was shouting out. Everytime Spencer had to shock Kelly, Blair cringed and looked away. Adriana could do nothing but look at what was unraveling with her mouth hanging down slightly. Worry crossed Spencer's face as he looked at the heartbeat machine.

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Kevin woke up while a nurse was stiching him up. He tried to get away from her, but the orderly held him down.

"Look, I have to go back to Kelly!" Kevin fought back.

"No," the orderly replied, "you're not. You tried to kill her..."

"What are you talking about? I was trying to bring her back!"

"By shaking her?" the orderly scoffed.

"Okay, I know that wasn't the smartest thing to do; but she was slipping away! I was just trying to get her to wake up!"

The orderly looked at Kevin in disbelief.

"You're good to go," the nurse said as she cleaned up the mess she made.

Kevin shrugged off the orderly's claws and saw Viki and Clint outside.

"Dad, Mom, how's Kelly?"

"We have no idea," Clint replied.

"But she'll be fine. She is in good hands," Viki reassured.

Another nurse walked up to Clint and whispered something in his ears. Clint's eyes perked up.

"He is?"

The nurse nodded, gave a small smile, and left.

"What was that?" Viki asked.

"Well, we better go to Duke's room."

"Why? Is he okay?"

"He..." Clint smiled for the very first time, "he just woke up."

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They were all in Duke's room and was about to go inside when a girl ran through the hallway, nearly bumping into Kevin, and ran out of sight. Then, a man appeared, out of breath. He asked where the girl went and Kevin absently pointed to the direction where she ran off. The man thanked him and left.

"Okay...that was weird."

But they all went into Duke's room, Viki and Clint wearing a huge smile. Kevin was skeptical at first, but it was Duke, his only child. Viki kissed Duke's forehead and had a brief conversation with him and also with Clint. Kevin couldn't say anything; he didn't want to be reminded of the betrayal.

"Dad...I'm so sorry," Duke coughed.

"We'll leave you two alone," Viki said as she tugged on Clint's arm.

They were about to leave when Spencer came in.

Kevin jumped all over him asking, "how's Kelly? Is she okay?"

Spencer took a while to gather up his voice.

"Kelly suffered pretty serious injuries, and she needed the surgery that I performed on Duke. I was planning on taking her to the OR. I tried all my best, but I'm saddened to say that it couldn't work. Kelly didn't make it."

Kevin felt all light-headed. First nearly Duke, now Kelly?

"She's..." Duke choked back his sobs, "she's dead?"

"Yes."

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