"Can we get another doctor over here please!" Dr S'avage yelled loudly through the hospital, Lindsey flinching as the piercing noise went through her head.
"What is this? What's going on?" A concerned Kim asked, running into the emergency room where Dr S'avage, Lindsey and other doctors were crowded around Freddie.
"Both internal and external bleeding from blunt trauma, he's lost a lot of blood" Lindsey replied as her voice cracked, rushing around from side to side to get the needed things. "We're gonna need to remove his oxygen and give him morphine and more fluids." She removed his oxygen mask and set up a drip.
Kim stood in shock for a moment or two before joining in in an attempt to stabilise Freddie's condition, administrating a dose of morphine. Just as she did so, the heart monitor began beeping frantically, his heart rate dropping. Everyone began working faster.
"We need to stabilise him before his heart rate drops any further." Lindsey shouted in a panic.
As the doctors and medics began getting everything ready, the monitor began to flat line as Lindsey stared on in a state of shock.
"What's happened? Is he alright?" Ziggy, Joe, Jason and Robbie shouted running into the room.
"You can't be in here, get out." Kim yelled, pushing the brothers out and slamming the door.
"We need to start CPR otherwise he's going to go into cardiac arrest." Lindsey shouted, another amount of doctors charging into the room.
"Come on Freddie. Don't give up on me now." She whispered to herself as she began CPR in an attempted to bring him back round.
Kim rushed around her sister, connecting up blood bags and fluid bags. Just as they began to loose hope, the heart monitor began beeping normally, indicating that CPR had worked. Everyone let out a sigh of relief, the panic not over.
"Thankyou." She whispered, wiping away a stray tear that rolled down her cheek as she took his hand in hers after placing the oxygen mask back on him.
"We need to get him down to surgery right now." And before Lindsey knew it, Freddie was whisked away as the doctors
All four brothers were sat in a family waiting room as they waited for the news on their brother. Anxiously waiting, Ziggy jumped up as he saw Lindsey walk in.
"Linds! How is he, what happened?" Ziggy asked.
"He um. He's just come out of surgery, he's unconscious. Internal and external bleeding from what looks like a stabbing. Minor head injury but from what we can see it's nothing other than a cut and that's all we know." Lindsey replied, her voice cracking as tears blurred her vision.
"Is he gonna be alright?" Joe and Robbie said at the same time.
"He's stable but we won't know until he fully wakes up."
"Oh babe. Come 'ere." Ziggy said, pulling Lindsey into the tightest of hugs.
All she could do was sob. One thing after another, her world just came crashing down. What if he didn't make it?
"Hey, come on you! He'll be alright." Ziggy pulled out of the hug and sat back down on his seat, pulling Lindsey onto the seat beside him. "Our Fred is a trooper. If he can survive a bullet being shot through his stomach and a stabbing, he can get through this one." He reassured her, wrapping his arm around her shoulder.
"But what if he doesn't? What if he doesn't pull through? This was what I was scared of, him being hurt again. We've got a baby on the way and I don't want to be left to bring her up alone, I just want him to be safe." She replied sadly, resting her head on his shoulder.
"To be honest Linds, most people in this village hate him. I mean, he's still under inspection for Fraser's murder." Joe tutted, shoving his hands into his pockets as he stood up and looked out of the window.
"How insensitive are you being? Your brother is lying unconscious just down this hallway and you're not even worried?" Lindsey yelled.
" He is not my brother. He's brought nothing but drama to this family and now you're going through it all. Do you think it's easy watching you two all loved up, bringing up my son?" He yelled back.
"Oh be quiet, don't bring JJ into this. You know what, why don't you just go? We don't need your negativity here." Lindsey jumped up quickly, a pain shooting through her side as she did, causing her to double over.
"Linds, are you alright?" Ziggy questioned, standing up quickly and wrapping his arm around her back.
"I'm fine, it's just stress getting to me." She replied angrily.
"Joe bruv, just go yeah?" Ziggy said, ushering Joe out of the room.
"He's my brother, I need to be here when he wakes up."
"Make your mind up. You said he wasn't your brother, not anymore. Now go." Lindsey yelled.
Lindsey stepped into Freddie's hospital room, walking over and taking a seat beside his bed.
"Hey you." She whispered, taking his hand gently. "I know you probably can't hear me right now but I just want to see you, talk to you." She said quietly. "I don't know what has happened and who's done this, but I need you to pull through and be strong. We're all waiting for you to wake up and start some argument with one of your brothers." She chuckled before wiping a lone tear from her cheek. "Please, I need you. Your daughter is going to need you, don't give up on me now." She said through the crack in her voice, standing up as she let go of his hand. "I love you." She whispered, placing a kiss on his forehead before heading to leave.
"Linds.." Freddie said weakly, turning to look at her.
