Alright, to the rude person commenting on the story: No, I'm not a doctor and what I study has nothing to do with medicine, what I write might not be accurate but it works for the purpose of the plot on my story, which is fiction by the way. If you don't like it, STOP READING instead of being rude about it. The rest of you, enjoy! :)
"Chances are 75 to 25% that she's already dead" The doctor informed and Beck felt his heart crashing. "I'll keep you informed…" He walked away and the gang stared at each other completely heartbroken. They couldn't believe what was happening.
"This is a nightmare" Tori said sincerely and looked down with tears in her eyes. "She's gone, she was fine two days ago…she thought we'd be celebrating today and now she's dead" she commented and started crying.
"I should've been there, I knew something like this would happen" Beck said full of regret. "I should've saved her"
"I don't want Jade to die" Cat exclaimed as she cried her eyes out and Robbie hugged her.
"I told you, Tori, remember? I was afraid the next time I saw Jade she would be dead and now…it all happened, I can't do this" Beck said sincerely as he cried nonstop as well.
"Guys, we don't know if she is dead yet so let's calm down and pray, that's the only thing we can do" Andre suggested and they nodded but deep inside they all had assumed Jade was dead.
A week went by and Jade was still in coma so her chances of waking up were getting smaller but her friends refused to leave her side; they all stayed in the hospital with her the whole time. One afternoon they were in Jade's room just talking and staring at her as they usually did when all the sudden a woman stepped inside. At first they got confused but they immediately realized she was Jade's mother because they looked a lot alike.
"Oh god, my baby" Jade's mother, Karina, said mortified.
"Hey, we are Jade's friends" Tori informed and Karina looked at her.
"You called me, right?" She questioned and Tori nodded. "As soon as I heard the message, I bought the plane tickets"
"We are glad you made it in time, someone needs to make the decision" Andre said sadly and she stared at them confused.
"What happened to her? What decision?" Karina questioned worriedly.
"Jade's father attacked her a week ago while he was drunk, he assaulted her, tried to rape her and then slammed her head against a table, she passed out and fell into a coma because she didn't get the attention she needed in time" Beck explained and Karina's mouth dropped, she couldn't believe what he had said.
"No, no he couldn't have done that…he tried to rape her? She is his daughter for god's sake!" She said upset and confused.
"Apparently he didn't care about that" Beck responded angrily.
"Maybe he thought she was you, he always yelled at her that you two look alike…I don't know, he was drunk" Tori commented.
"I can't believe this, oh god" Karina said appalled and looked at Jade. "My poor baby, I'm so sorry…I shouldn't have left you here" she said as she cried her eyes out and held her daughter's hand. "What did the doctors say? Will she be okay?"
"They say her possibilities of waking up now are 10 to 90%" Tori said sadly. "They fear her brain is already dead, her life is artificial but they need one of her parents to pull the plug"
"Pull the plug? Do you mean kill her?" Karina asked and she shook her head so they looked down sadly. "No, no…I won't do that"
"If she doesn't wake up in three days, they'll give us no choice" Beck informed and Jade's mother broke out crying. There was nothing they could do about it, Jade was already dead and they had three more days before it became official.
Two more days went by and Karina was starting to take care of the funeral for Jade with the help of her friends. They wanted her to have a nice goodbye even though it broke their hearts. "So this is it, she'll be gone tomorrow morning" Beck said sadly as he stroked her hand and they looked down.
"Her mom said she'd be back in the afternoon, she's arranging the funeral" Andre commented.
"At least she's resting now, she doesn't have to feel sad or lonely anymore" Tori said trying to be positive but the truth was that nothing could make them feel better. "We'll always remember you, Jade"
"Of course we will" Beck said and kissed her hand as the tears streamed down his face. "Oh god…I can't do this" He walked away from the bed and they all went after him to comfort him.
"It'll be okay, Beck, we need to move on" Andre said and nodded but Beck was just crying, unable to accept the truth.
"Jadey is with angels now" Cat affirmed and smiled.
"Cat is right, she's okay…and we have to be strong" Tori said trying not to cry but that's all she wanted. "And now we just need to remember the good times, I'm really happy I got to know Jade more in her last few weeks…You all should think of something nice about her as well" she suggested.
"The only thing I can think of is her body on the floor after that bastard assaulted and murdered her" Beck said angrily with tears running down his cheeks. "I can't deal with this, I can't…" He affirmed and covered his face as he broke out crying even more.
"What happened?" Jade suddenly asked.
"AH!" They all screamed scared and turned around to see Jade sitting on the bed staring at them confused. At first they didn't know what to say, they were shocked to see her awake but then they just smiled feeling an infinite happiness.
"Oh my god, you woke up!" Tori exclaimed happily and Jade stared at them confused.
"Jade!" Cat said gladly as well.
"Why are you all looking at me like I'm a ghost or something?" Jade questioned. "And why am I in a hospital? What happened?" They looked at each other not knowing exactly what to respond and then turned back to her.
"You don't remember?" Andre asked.
"No, everything's confusing" She said and they simply stared at her as she tried to remember "But…hey, how is the play doing?" Jade suddenly asked and they got even more confused.
"Which play?" Robbie asked.
"We are working on a play for Sikowitz, remember? The one about the love story, it's half of our grade, please tell me you have done your parts" She commented and they looked at each other disconcertedly.
"Jade, that was months ago…" Tori informed.
"What are you talking about? We are not even finished" Jade said. "Beck, will you just stand there and continue staring at me like I'm not here? Come!" she demanded and he walked towards her still not believing his eyes.
"Jade…" He started.
"Can you explain to me what happened and why you all look thrilled to see me? And why are you crying?" She asked him when she saw him more closely.
"Umm…we look thrilled to see you because we thought you were dead, that's why I'm crying" Beck informed and she chuckled but then realized he wasn't kidding.
"Are you serious?" She asked.
"Yes, they were going to pull the plug tomorrow…It's a miracle that you woke up" He commented and her eyes wide opened, she thought about it for a few seconds and then turned to him again.
"Pull the plug...wait, how long have I been sleeping?" she questioned nervously.
"Almost two weeks" Cat informed.
"Then why did Tori say the play was months ago?" Jade questioned.
"Jade, what month is it?" Beck questioned.
"Umm…August" She responded and he sighed because it was in fact November. "Will you tell me why I'm here?"
"That will have to wait" Beck said and she raised an eyebrow at him.
"Why? I'm your girlfriend, you shouldn't keep secrets from me" Jade said upset. It was as if she didn't remember the last three months.
"Listen Jade, this is gonna be hard for you to understand but it looks like you've forgotten things…it's not August, it's November and our play went very well" Tori informed and Jade stared at her confused. "It must have been because of the concussion"
"What concussion? Did my car crash or something?" Jade asked and they looked at each other uncomfortably.
"No, Jade…Your father, he…" Beck started but he couldn't finish.
"He what? He crashed while he was drunk and I was there?" Jade asked and he shook his head. "It must have been Crystal then, that bitch hates me"
"No, Jade, he attacked you" Beck said and she stared at him confused. "He…he tried to rape you and he tried to kill you while he was drunk" he informed and her eyes wide opened.
"You're lying" Jade said coldly.
"I wish I were…we found you unconscious next to him, you were beaten and your clothes were ragged…" Beck commented mortified and she shook her head.
"No, no…that can't be right, he wouldn't do that, I know he hates me but he wouldn't do that" Jade repeated as she shook her head.
"He is in prison now, he will face charges for attempted rape and murder" Andre informed and Jade looked down completely shocked.
"Oh god…" She said and Beck hugged her. "No!" she started crying and hugged him back.
"It'll be okay, the important thing is that you're alive and you're fine…You don't need to remember what happened, it might be a good thing that you forgot it" Beck said but she continued crying so he kissed the top of her head. After a few minutes she finally calmed down and took a breath as she looked down.
"So now what? Where am I going to live?" Jade questioned.
"You don't have to worry about that" Beck affirmed and smiled. "I'll take care of it…"
A few seconds later the door opened and Karina walked inside the room looking down and holding a black folder. "It's done, we'll have her funeral the day after tomorrow just to have a ceremony and then I'll have her body cremated" She informed as the tears streamed down her face. "I guess I could leave part of the ashes with you and take the other part with me, I know how much you care about her..." She said still looking down and started crying into her hand. "I'm sorry, I'm...I'll buy two nice containers for us" She said and turned around again to leave without even looking at them.
"That won't be necessary" Jade said and her mother turned to her with her eyes wide opened.
"Oh my god! Jade!" Her mother exclaimed happily and immediately ran to the bed to embrace her in her arms. "Thank you, god, thank you!" She repeated as she cried her eyes out and hugged her daughter.
"I missed you" Jade said sincerely with tears in her eyes as well.
"I'm not leaving you again" Karina informed.
"You live in Switzerland…" Jade commented. "I can't do this to you, mom, your life is there now"
"You are part of my life and I can't leave you again, if Richard loves me as much as he says he does then he'll understand and he'll try to come and start over here" Karina affirmed.
"No, mom, you go back…I can take care of myself" Jade said. "Besides, now that I think of it…I could actually ask for a retribution from that bastard, right?" she asked and they thought about it. "He is filthy rich and I can make him give me the money I need to live on my own, you don't have to be here"
"We'll see about that, as for now we are together and that's all that matters" Karina affirmed and then the doctor walked into the room smiling gladly.
"Look who's awake just in time" He said and Jade sighed.
"But I don't remember the last few months, why?" She questioned.
"Side effect, maybe you'll recover those memories or you might as well just live without them but considering the magnitude of the concussion, this is the best possible outcome…You're very lucky" He said and Beck smiled happily. He couldn't believe it was over, Jade was alive and well and her father in prison.
Jade had to stay in the hospital for another week and then she was finally released, she went back home to get her belongings and found Crystal there. She'd been trying to get Mr. West out of prison but she had not succeeded. Jade was accompanied by her mother and Beck so Crystal didn't really say anything, she simply ignored them. Jade stared at the living room and she could feel the emotions she'd experienced that day but she couldn't remember what had exactly happened so she'd just imagined it.
"Are you okay?" Beck asked as she stared at the living room and the spot they'd found her on.
"Yeah…let's go" They left the house and Beck drove them to Karina's hotel, where Jade'd be staying until they figured something else. "I wanna see him" she suddenly said and they turned to her surprised.
"I don't think that's a good idea" Beck responded sincerely.
"I do, I'm gonna go see him tomorrow"
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