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Arizona's POV

Pain. That's all I'm feeling right now. Nothing more, nothing less. Two days ago, I almost lost my life. My daughter's too. Just the thought of something happening to Sofia kills me inside. But we didn't…and that's all because of her. Because of Eliza.

The pain I'm feeling is far from physical. I only have a couple of small bruises and scratches from the fall I had, but my heart is squeezing in my chest. My heart is bleeding. Letting tears fall freely from my puffy eyes, I grab Eliza's hand and kiss her knuckles.

She's lying in a hospital bed at Grey Sloan, and I hate how my life has gone down a spiral again. I caress her face, running a finger over her soft eyebrows, her cheekbones, her jawline. "Why did you do that…" I whisper although I know Eliza is in a coma and cannot hear me. I close my eyes and remember the incident from two days ago at the park.

"ELIZA, OH MY GOD…ELIZA NO!" I scream getting up to my feet as quickly as possible. Sofia has fallen next to me too but thank God nothing has happened to her. Eliza on the other hand, is laying still on the ground, blood running from her ear.

When I caught sight of a car coming towards Sofia and I it was too late to react. I froze and couldn't do anything to save myself and my daughter. Instead, all I could see was Eliza running towards us, screaming for us to move out of the way.

Just as the car was a foot away from us, I suddenly felt Eliza's body being thrown over Sofia and me. She threw herself in front of the driver to save us… Falling to the ground I barely caught a glimpse of Eliza falling over us too. Luckily, the car didn't hit her either. I thought we were lucky at first. Instead, I rushed towards her to find her looking lifeless, blood forming a pool below her head. Eliza had hit her head on the edge of a steel bench and lost consciousness immediately.

"HELP, HELP! Someone call 911 please!" I scream as Sofia hides behind my back scared to look at Eliza's still body. "Eliza, no no God, please talk to me, I can't lose you, please wake up" I cry hysterically.

I open my eyes to look at her pale face. Eliza saved my daughter. She saved me too. The thought of losing her scares me to death. How can someone risk their life to save others? I can't believe how happy we were that day before everything happened and how quickly things have changed.

Sniffling as I stand next to her bed, I try to control my breathing. A hand on my shoulder making me turn around, I'm surprised to find Webber in Eliza's room. I had to admit her to Grey Sloan because I need her to be under the watch of the best doctors in town. They can stop their childish behavior for now and treat her like any other patient they admit.

"You should go home Arizona, Sofia needs you and you look exhausted. Don't worry, she'll wake up soon, she's strong" he states looking softly at me.

"Oh, now you care?!" I snap at him not able to control myself any longer. "She had to fall into a coma for you to look at her like any other human being" I yell at him furious of how he talked to Eliza when she was fired and pushed her to leave me.

"I-I'm sorry Arizona" he tries to calm me down.

"Cut the bullshit Richard, and don't act like you care, just leave me alone!"

I turn back towards Eliza as a sign for him to leave not even regretting what I said. Maybe if he hadn't talked to her like that she wouldn't have left and then came back to ask for my forgiveness. Maybe we wouldn't have been at the park and nothing would have happened to her.

Bending over her, I cup her face with both hands and press a soft kiss to her lips, my tears hitting her face. "Wake up, Eliza, please…I need you. I just got you back, I can't lose you again…"

Eliza suffered from internal brain bleeding that Amelia was able to control on time. Now all we have to do is wait. Amelia has told me to prepare myself for any scenario. Her brain injury was dangerous, and Eliza might never wake up the same…
I shake my head refusing to accept that idea and pray to God that she wakes up soon. Everything that has happened these past two days has made me realize that I cannot live without Eliza Minnick. I love her. And I need her to wake up, so I can tell her that…

Eliza's POV

3 days later…

"A-Arizona…" the pounding in my head is killing me, and for a second, I don't remember where I am.

Coughing due to the dryness in my throat, I still can't manage to open my eyes from the excruciating pain in my head.

"Eliza, oh my God, you're awake, you're awake baby…" I hear her crying and feel a hand squeezing mine tightly. "You scared me, I can't believe you're back thank God!" she presses kisses all over my face and I can't help but smile a little even through the pain I'm feeling.

"Arizona are you okay? Is Sofia okay?" I rush out immediately as I place a hand on my eyes trying to rub them open.

"Are we okay? You just woke up from a coma and you're worried about us?" her hands het lost in my hair as I hear her voice breaking again. "We are Eliza, and it's all because of you. You saved us…you saved Sofia, I cannot thank you enough…" she leans in pressing her lips to my forehead and I grab her arms to hug her to my body.

After a few minutes enjoying the feeling of Arizona in my arms, she pulls back to find me with my eyes still closed. "How are you feeling?" she asks worriedly.

"My head is killing me, I feel like I'm going to die if I open my eyes".

Silence. Arizona doesn't say anything, and it scares me a bit.

"Arizona?"

"Y-yeah, I'm here" she states but I can feel something is playing on her mind.

"Is something wrong with me?" I start patting my legs, my arms, my stomach making sure that I haven't damaged any of my organs.

"No honey no" I can't help but smile at the name she used. "You had a pretty bad brain concussion, but you'll be fine don't worry…" although with the way she's saying it, I feel like I should.

I decide it's time to open my eyes and look at her, I want to see her face and forget all the pain I'm feeling right now.

Slowly opening them, I feel confused.

"A-Arizona" I start to panic, raising my shaking hands to touch my eyes. "OH MY GOD, NO, NO THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING" I feel my limbs moving in all direction, a panic attack taking over my body. "NO PLEASE NO!" I cry and scream before I feel Arizona's hands gripping my arms to stop my frantic movements.

"Eliza, please, please calm down, I'm here, I'm right here, I need you to breathe, please!"

Arizona tries to soothe me.

Silence. Darkness. Nothing can be heard around me anymore except for our heavy breathing and sound of crying.

Arizona rests her forehead against mine, as I feel her tears hitting my nose.

"I'm so sorry…" she whispers her face inches away from me.

I blink away the tears trying so bad to look at her, except that I can't. I can't because apparently…I'm blind.

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