Chapter Fourteen: Hospital P3-Lucas and Melody
Lucas and Melody were awake once they were transferred to stretchers to get into the hospital. Doctors were trying to stop their bleeding by pressing towels to their sides.
"Ow, that hurts" Melody moaned as a doctor tightly wrapped a towel around her arm.
"Stay strong, Mel" Lucas muttered as he stared down at his blood streaked chest.
"What happened to your shirt?" Melody asked, looking over at him.
"I let, ow, Lilly, ow, use it, ow" Lucas replied as doctors prodded the area around the bullet in his stomach.
"Idiot! That bullet must have hurt you more" Melody cried.
"Trust me, it did" Lucas muttered.
"OK, we need to get you two in surgery" one of the doctors said.
"No, I can't leave my brother" Melody cried, throwing out her arm. Lucas threw out his and took his sisters' hand. "I can't leave him. We just got reunited."
"I'm sorry Miss" one of the doctors said shaking his head.
"Melody" Lucas cried as they were pushed into two different directions. He desperately tried to keep hold of her hand, but his fingers slipped from her tight grasp first. "We'll be united soon. I promise. Keep repeating this: 'I can do anything. I can do anything.' "
Lucas sighed and fell back onto his stretcher. He listened for as long as he could, hearing Melody repeating his phrase. He was pushed into a dark room. He squinted his eyes as a bright white light suddenly shone down on him.
"This will put you right to sleep. You won't feel any pain as we do the surgery. If you wake up in the middle of the surgery, we'll put you right back on this" a man said as he leaned over me.
"Wait a minute" Lucas cried as he put a mask on over his nose and mouth. "My sister-"
"Count backwards from ten" the man advised.
"10. . .9. . .8. . .7. . .6. . . 5. . . 4. . .3. . .2. . . 1. . .-"
And Lucas was fast asleep as the operation started.
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"Melody" Lucas cried as they were pushed into two different directions. He desperately tried to keep hold of her hand, but his fingers slipped from her tight grasp first. "We'll be united soon. I promise. Keep repeating this: 'I can do anything. I can do anything.' "
"I can do anything. I can do anything" Melody replied, fearfully looking around. "Come back to me soon. I can do anything. I can do anything."
Tears fell down her cheeks as people stared at her. They had worried looks on their faces. Melody was starting to feel as if she wasn't going to make it through the surgery.
'Everything would be better if Lucas was with me' she thought fearfully as she was rushed into a dark room.
"I can do anything. I can do anything."
A mask was placed over her nose and mouth. She looked around at everyone that was standing over her. She saw the tray of utensils sitting next to her and screeched at the sharp instruments.
"It'll be ok, sweetie. Just count backwards from ten and you'll be fine" came a soft woman's voice.
"I can do anything. I can do anything."
Melody's vision started to blur at the edges. She let out a yawn and looked around, her heart beating wildly.
"I can do anything. I can do anything."
Her last sentence was a whisper as she went to sleep. "I. Can. Do. Any. Thing."
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-LUCAS' P.O.V-
I opened my eyes to see Lilly sitting beside me, a worried look on her face. I blinked open my eyes to clear my foggy vision and then reality hit me.
"Melody! Where's Melody! Ow" I muttered as pain erupted all over my body.
"Calm down, Lucas. Melody is out of surgery" Lilly replied staring at him. I looked into her eyes and saw that she was holding something back.
"But-"
"But. . .there were some complications with your guys' surgery" Lilly replied quietly.
"What do you mean?" I asked, suddenly getting a really bad head ache. I put a hand to my head. "Lilly, what's happening to me?"
"I don't know" Lilly replied shaking her head, tears coming to her eyes. "The doctors wouldn't tell me."
"Lilly, my head" I groaned. I went to swing my legs out of the bed, but, they wouldn't move. "Lilly, I can't feel my legs. I can't feel my legs!"
Lilly pushed my legs back into the bed and took my hand, tears falling down her cheeks.
"My legs" I whispered.
"I know. I know. The only thing the doctors could tell me is that something went wrong during your guys' surgery. I'm so sorry" Lilly whispered.
"Lilly?" I asked quietly. She turned to look at me. "Does this mean I can die?"
"Honestly?" Lilly asked. I nodded. "I don't know. I'm not good with doctor talk."
"Stay with me?" I asked quietly.
"Of course" Lilly replied with a small smile.
Something made me want to stay with her. I had a bad feeling but I couldn't put my finger on it.
So for the next thirty minutes Lilly and I spent some times together. We were in the middle of playing cards when there was a knocking sound on the door.
"Come in" I called. The door was pushed open and a bed was pushed into the room by a nurse.
"Hi. I'm Nurse Robin. You have a new room mate" the nurse said with a big smile. I looked over at the bed and smiled.
"Melody" I cried.
"She was begging me to take her here" Oliver said with a little laugh as he came in. I didn't know Oliver that well but I still knew him.
"Melody how are you?" I asked, shifting in my bed. I blinked in surprise. I could actually feel my legs. I didn't care. I got out of bed and rushed to her side, giving her a kiss on the head and a big hug. I pulled back and stared at her. She looked pale.
"You were right. I can do anything" she replied. She tilted her head to the side. "You look pale."
"So do you" I replied. "But, it doesn't matter. I'm glad you're ok."
I gave her another hug and another kiss. I suddenly got this feeling. Like when I asked Lilly to stay with me. I got this feeling that I should be with them for as long as I could. I don't understand it.
"Is something wrong?" Melody asked, tilting her head to the side.
"No" I replied shaking my head. "Everything's fine." But, I knew something was wrong.
"I think we should leave you guys alone. Come on, Lills" Oliver said nodding towards Lilly.
"We'll be back soon" Lilly said. Melody and I nodded and waited until the door was shut.
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Melody was close to the end of her story and I suddenly felt light headed. I looked at her and saw that she had a pained look on her face. I looked closer and saw that she had beads of sweat along her forehead.
"Mel?" I asked standing up. I put my hand to my head as a wave of dizziness washed over me.
"Luke. Something's wrong" she muttered, slowly getting out of her hospital bed and grabbing my elbows. "I don't feel good."
"Me neither" I replied.
My head was pounding, I was burning up, every step I took I made me real dizzy, and I felt sick to my stomach. My knees buckled and I collapsed onto the floor. I heard Melody fall to the ground right beside me. As my vision darkened, I could see her face.
I heard footsteps and the door open. I heard screams right before I blacked out. . .
And I still had that weird feeling. . .