Authors Note: I am trying to approach these next few chapters carefully, with realism. I have done research and I am trying to get across how serious this disease is, by using appropriate terminology. Any questions about what I have written or any facts I have got wrong; please feel free to review!
Monica's POV:
I arrive at the Coffee house with Phoebe just to see Chandler being put on a stretcher. I run over and explain to the paramedic that I am his partner. " Miss, he's unresponsive at the minute because his vitals are low. His blood pressure is dangerously low along with his breathing and heart rate." I am in shock, I mean I knew he was ill just by looking at him, but to have a paramedic tell me has just made this nightmare all the more real. " You can ride in the ambulance with him miss". I walk up the ramp into the back of the ambulance and sit beside my boyfriend, who seems to be hooked up to millions of wires. I call to Phoebe, " Ring Joey and Rachel and let them know what has happened. I'll see you at the hospital". The back of the ambulance shuts. I look at Chandler and burst into tears. He looks so frail and small on the stretcher. Why did this have to happen to him? I love him so much, he is my everything, why can't he see how special he really is?
10 minutes later:
The ambulance has finally arrived at the hospital. I jump out whilst they get Chandler into the hospital. They transfer him into a hospital bed and wheel him through the corridor. I hear one of the paramedics yell " 29 year old male with severe dehydration. He needs Intravenous Rehydration immediately". " What's that?" I ask him, but I get no answer, and Chandler is wheeled away from me. A nurse grabs hold of me and tells me to "Go into the waiting room, a Doctor will be with you shortly". I walk into the waiting room and sit down in one of the dingy blue chairs. All I can do is wring my hands and wait. I hope to god Chandler will be okay, I don't know what I would do without him.
Rachel's POV:
Trying to teach Joey how to sail is just useless. All he cares about is looking good for the so called ' Hot chica's' on the other boats. Man I want to kill him. I'm just about to yell at him when I get a call from Phoebe on my cell. I answer and begin talking to her "Hey Pheebs what's..." When she interrupts me and begins rambling. " Chandler's in hospital... Five days.. Collapse.. Hurry!" She's crying and gasping for air. " Oh god, calm down we're coming". I grab Joey " Right we've got to get back to shore quick, Chandler's collapsed as is in hospital". He begins wailing " No, no, not Chandler, what we gonna do Rach? What we gonna do". I run over to the main sail, " We're going to go to the hospital, that's what we are going to do." Oh god I hope he don't die. I hope to god he doesn't die.
Monica's POV:
I'm sat crying in the waiting room. Everyone is staring at me but I just don't care, my Chan could die; Why didn't I notice this? Why is he doing this to himself? Ross and Phoebe come running through the door, " What's going on? Where is he?" Ross gasps. " They wheeled him away, and Doctor is going to come and speak to me soon. Phoebe what are you doing?" She's waving her arms about and chanting something, it doesn't even sound like words". She's crying, " I'm trying to undo a curse I put on him a few months ago, when he insulted my clothes. Oh god this is my fault". I grab hold of her and sit her down. " Phoebe, oh Phoebe this isn't your fault. Curses don't give people eating disorders. If it is anyone's fault it's mine for not realising sooner." Ross now grabs hold of me " This is nobody's fault, not yours, not phoebe's curses and not Chandler's, it's the diseases fault. We are going to get through this. Chandler is going to get through..."Ross breaks down tears falling down his face, and so we sit; all three of us crying our eyes out waiting for the doctor's verdict.