Chapter 12:
Note: sorry it's been a while since update but been busy with exams and assessments at school. Anyway, hope you enjoy....xx
Charlie was sitting down staring at her cup of coffee when Ruby came through the hospital doors, looking for her mother.
"Charlie!" she exclaimed throwing her arms around her mother. "What's happened?"
Charlie sat back down and explained everything to Ruby, including Clara's history in Italy. Ruby was genuinely surprised to hear everything that Charlie told her.
"So how is Angelo?" she asked changing the subject.
"I don't know" Charlie said her eyes welling up again, "no-one will tell me anything. Last time I saw him, Rachel and some other doctors were taking him somewhere".
Charlie leaned forward and put her face in her hands and sighed deeply. If Angelo didn't make it, she didn't know what she was going to do. Suddenly, Rachel came out wearing surgical scrubs and looking grim. As soon as Charlie saw her, she raced up to Rachel, who saw the expression on her face and straight away started to explain.
"Charlie, Angelo had internal bleeding from the abdomen and we need to rush him straight to surgery".
"Oh god!" cried Charlie, collapsing into the seat behind her. "Is he ok?" she asked.
"There were a few minor complications but he pulled through" Rachel explained smiling slightly.
"Thank god! Thank you Rachel, so so much" Charlie said relieved. "Can we see him now?" she asked anxiously.
"Yeah he is just in ICU, through there" she said pointing at door. "He is still asleep, and might be for a few hours yet, and only one at a time ok?" Rachel added.
Charlie quickly nodded and briskly walked through the doors and into Angelo's room. He was lying on the bed, with an oxygen mask covering his mouth and drips running from his arm. He was covered by a blanket but Charlie could see a small bump on his stomach which was the heavy and thick bandage covering his wound.
She grasped his hand and rubbed it "c'mon babe, you have to pull through, I need you. I love you" she pleaded.
Charlie sat for a while just looking at Angelo and repeatedly asking him to wake up. She realised that Clara was standing outside pacing with an anxious look pasted on her face. Charlie sighed and kissed Angelo's hand before standing up and walking outside.
"You can go in Clara, you should sit with him" she told her. "I need to talk to Rachel anyway". Clara gave Charlie a look of appreciation and walked into the hospital room. Charlie glanced at her and turned around to go find Rachel.
She found her looking through some paperwork, when Rachel saw Charlie coming up to her, she put the papers down and smiled.
"Charlie, what's up?"
"Err Rachel, I just wanted to know, how Angelo is going to be affected when he wakes up. What will happen? What will he have to do? Can he still be a police officer?"
"Charlie, when Angelo wakes up, he will be a little sore, he will need to have bed rest for a few weeks. He will still be able to be a police officer, but I'm afraid it will be paper work down at the station for a while. Look Charlie, being stabbed might seems huge, but Angelo will pull through ok?" Rachel put her hand on Charlies arm and squeezed it, smiled and excused herself.
