Chapter 7: The Return of Elsa
Elsa felt a little panicky. The last thing she could remember was being shot by Hans and then being caught in an explosion and now she guessed she is in some kind of hospital. How did she get here? She wondered.
"How long have I been here?" Elsa asked. Her voice came out harsh and croaky.
"Seven months," the doctor said. "You've been in a coma."
"Where am I?"
"You're at Arendelle Hospital, you've been quite a critical condition but it looks like you are stabilising. You were actually transferred to us from the field hospital you had been at."
"What happened?"
"You were shot," the doctor said. More details of it came back more vividly. "You were also caught in a drone strike that caused quite a lot of damaged that required a lot of surgeries."
The doctor then suddenly realised something.
"Oh my name is Doctor Quintin, I've been the one treating you," he said. "Sorry should have mentioned it earlier."
Elsa nodded. Then she looked around. Why wasn't there anyone grouped around her bed? Surely they would have been. Maybe they didn't know. Surely they must.
"Is there a family member we can call to let them know that you're awake?" Doctor Quintin must have been reading her mind.
"Yeah, my sister Anna Bjorgman," Elsa said. She then gave the doctor Anna's contact details.
Doctor Chris Quintin took down Elsa's sister's contact details. Suddenly Elsa's machine's started beeping. Elsa then started to phase out of consciousness.
"Blue alert," Chris said, lowing Elsa's bed.
Nurses rushed in and Chris grabbed the paddles.
"Clear!" he said using them on Elsa. "Stay with us Elsa."
There was no response.
"Clear," Chris said again using them again.
The machines started beeping again.
"She's back," Chris said putting the paddles again. "We should rush her up to surgery. Get her ready while I contact her family."
Anna was in her kitchen table drinking tea. She was due in just a few months and she was excited. She couldn't wait to meet her new son. Kristoff was getting nervous too. Suddenly there was a ringing from the telephone. Anna put down her tea and rushed over to answer the telephone.
"Hello?" she said.
"Hello, is this Anna Bjorgman?"
"Yes, who's this?" Anna said.
"Hi Anna, my name's Chris Quintin and I'm the doctor that is tending to your sister."
Anna almost dropped the phone. "My sister is dead, doctor."
"Your sister is Elsa Winters right?"
Anna did drop the phone that time. She quickly picked it up.
"Yes, and if this is some kind of sick joke-"
"This is not a joke, she is currently in critical condition at Arendelle Hospital."
"She's alive?" Anna said barely able to speak.
"Yes she is."
Anna couldn't believe it. It couldn't be true, could it? The solider told them that she had been killed. Elsa's body had never been found but the solider had said that she was caught in a drone strike. Could Elsa have survived it? It seemed impossible.
"If you have any more doubt, we've run her DNA," Chris said. "We had to wait a while for the results but it was matched to her army records. It's your sister alright."
Anna collapsed still holding the phone. Her sister was alive. For the past several months she had been in absolute pain thinking that she had lost her sister and now she was alive.
"I'll be over shortly," Anna said.
"Okay," Chris said.
Anna hung up the phone. She felt numb. Kristoff came into the room.
"What's the matter?" he asked.
Anna looked him right in the eye. "It seems as if Elsa isn't dead."
Kristoff looked shocked and confused.
"What?" he said.
"Apparently they made a mistake," Anna said her strength returning. "My sister is alive!" Anna felt like singing.
"You sure?" Kristoff said weakly.
"They seem to be," Anna said. "Well help me up, we gotta go!"
Kristoff helped her to her feet and they rushed out the door. It didn't take them long to get Arendelle Hospital. A part of Anna still felt as if this was some sick joke but the other part longed for it to be true. They arrived there in no time at all. They walked up the receptionist and asked for an Elsa Winters. The receptionist told them to wait and so they did. An hour past and nothing. Thoughts kept chasing themselves around Anna's head. What if it was a mistake? She couldn't bear to have lost her sister a second time. Not when there is some kind of hope that she could actually be alive. Anna had wished for so long that Elsa would actually be alive and if that was taken away from her, she didn't know what she would do. It would just be too much. She hoped with every fibre of her being that it wasn't a mistake. She wanted it to be so desperately true. Just as Anna was thinking this, a man came up to them wearing a white lab coat. Anna and Kristoff stood up.
"Anna Bjorgman?" he asked.
"Yes, and this is my husband Kristoff," Anna said.
"Nice to finally meet you," the main said shaking their hands. "My name is Chris Quintin, we spoke on the phone."
"Yes Doctor Quintin," Anna said. "What news is there on my sister?"
"Well she has had quite a few cardiac attacks and a lot of surgeries," Chris said.
Anna felt her body tightened.
"She was in quite a critical condition when she got here. She has currently been in a coma for the last several months. Only mere hours ago, she woke up but she had another cardiac attack and had to be rushed into surgery," he continued.
Anna felt her body tighten even more. She really hoped he wasn't going to say what she thought he was going to say.
"But," Chris said with a smile. "We have gotten her stabilise and her labs look good. She may be in hospital for a while but it looks like she will make a full recovery."
Anna felt as if an enormous pressure had been taken off her.
"Thank God," she said.
"Shall I take you to her?"
Anna nodded, feeling nervous but relieved. They followed the doctor into the elevator and up a few floors. He walked them along a corridor of rooms and then paused outside on. Inside the room was a blonde girl heavily bandaged and attached to a number of machines. Anna could immediately tell it was her sister.
"I'll leave you to it," Chris said.
Anna and Kristoff entered the room. It broke Anna's heart to see her sister like this but she couldn't believe her eyes. She was alive and was right in front of her. Anna and Kristoff took up seats and sat by Elsa's bedside. Elsa's eyes flickered open and Anna saw the familiar blue staring at her.
"Anna," Elsa said weakly.
Anna felt tears come to her eyes. "Elsa, I can't believe you're here. They told us that you were dead."
"Dead?" Elsa looked confused. "I feel pretty alive."
Anna laughed and for the first in what felt like forever, a comforting feeling. Elsa gazed over at Anna and gave a small laugh. Elsa had just noticed Anna's baby bump.
"Looks like a lot has changed since I have been asleep."
Anna laughed. "Yeah, I guess it has."
"So am I going to get a little niece or nephew?"
"Nephew."
Elsa grinned and looked around her room. "Where's Jack? I don't see him."
Anna's grin faded. She had completely forgotten about him. She looked at her husband who quickly took out his phone. Kristoff started dialling and he left the room.
"He doesn't know does he?" Elsa said her grin also fading.
"To be fair Elsa, we only found out like two hours ago!"
Elsa grinned and closed her eyes. "I'm sleepy."
Anna's grinned again. "Elsa you have been asleep for the past several months."
But Elsa didn't hear her. She was too busy in Dreamland to hear her. Anna continued to look at her. She still couldn't believe it. For months she had been depressed about her sister's untimely death and here she was mere moments away from her own house. It seemed as if it was some kind of fate. Some higher purpose perhaps. Kristoff soon came back in pocketing his cellphone.
"Well, I've told Pippa and she's going to pass it along," he said.
"Thank you Kristoff," Anna said.
"I still cannot believe this," Kristoff said. "It seems like yesterday we were at her funeral and now here she is, alive."
"It feels like it can't be real."
Kristoff gripped her shoulder. "But it is."
Anna squeezed his hand. "And I'm glad it is."
Jack put his keys in his door and opened the door. He found his family plus Jamie and Sophie having dinner.
"How was your date?" Pippa asked.
Jack went red. "It was not a date."
Jack had been out with Jane again but this time they had a friendly lunch together.
"Sure Jack," Sophie rolled her eyes.
"Look I don't even like her that way, so could you please get off my back?"
The phone went off and thus interrupted their conversation. Pippa went to get it while Jack took a seat at the table. He didn't pay much attention until he heard Pippa shout.
"She's what?" she said.
They all looked over at her. Pippa continued to talk to whoever was on the other end before she hung up. She looked totally lost and was in total shock.
"Are you okay?" Mum said to Pippa.
Pippa just stood there with a look of disbelief on her face. She looked up at them.
"She's alive," she said weakly.
They all knew who she was talking about.
"Elsa?" Jack said feeling numb.
"Apparently she survived and the army got it wrong," Pippa said.
They all acted at once. They all grabbed coats and keys and sprinted to their car. Pippa said that Elsa was at Arendelle Hospital and so his mother droved their as fast as she could. They arrived there in no time at all. They found Kristoff waiting for them in the waiting room. They rushed up to him.
"This way," he said.
They followed him into the elevator and along a corridor. They stopped outside a room and Jack felt his insides drop into his stomach. Anna was there and she was sitting next to a blonde hair girl who looked like she was sleeping. As if Jack was in a trance, he moved towards her. He could tell who it was at once. The bruises, gashes and bandages didn't hide who it was. It was his Elsa.
He moved closer to her and stroked her face with his hand. She felt so soft. He felt as if he was in a dream. He didn't seem real. Everyone was standing with looks of shock on their faces.
"I can't believe this," Jamie said.
"Me either," Jack whispered.
For what seemed ages, they stood there looking at Elsa. They all still couldn't believe it. After what they had all gone through, the thought of losing one of their closest friends, it was no wonder and now they found out she was alive. It seemed as if it was some kind of fantasy that couldn't be true but thankfully it was.
Elsa's eyes flickered open and blue met blue. Jack felt his insides go all squirmy. He just gazed down at her.
"Hey," she said, her voice sounded croaky but Jack didn't care. It still contained Elsa's sweetness in it.
"Hey," Jack whispered. "I can't believe you're here."
"Anna told me that you guys thought I was gone."
"It was months of hell Elsa, I thought I had lost you forever."
"I'm not going anywhere Jack."
Jack then bent down and kissed her. He had waited so long to do so and he was finally able to. Her lips felt so warm. Jack felt the familiar feeling of love seeping through him once again, filling him with happiness and warmth. Everyone gazed at the couple with smiles on their faces. Everything was finally right now. It was all coming back together. Jack had finally gotten his Elsa back and this time she wasn't going anywhere.
A/N: Yay! They're all back together! This is not the end! Hehehe =) I hope that you guys enjoyed this chapter. Please review =)
