Chapter 35
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Polly stuck to her promise that she won't leave the area unless Alex and Piper are literally together. Because of that, she was watching the two the whole time. From when Alex is at the other side of the street crossing towards Piper until the unfortunate second of Alex being shot by one of the Spanish guys who were loudly arguing with each other at the other side of the street parallel to where Piper is. Right after Alex got shot, Polly froze.
"Oh my god. No! Alex!" was all Polly could say. Her eyes were wide in what transpired before her eyes. She didn't know what to do and didn't know if what happened is really happening. She shook her head frantically and squinted her glassy eyes to look if Alex and Piper are still there. Polly saw Piper holding on to Alex and crying and screaming frantically as if telling Alex something. Polly shook her head once again and finally got to her senses. She was shaking gravely whilst grabbing her phone from her purse. Immediately, Polly dialed 911.
"911. What's your emergency?" A guy from the other line answered.
"My… my ffrieenddd just ggot shshot." Polly says with her voice shaking. This didn't come unnoticed by the operator.
"Ma'am, I need you to calm down. Take deep breaths. And I need to know the location of the emergency." The operator said calmly.
Polly seemed to have listened to the officer in line and took a deep breath before responding. Polly's tears are now streaming down her face.
"Uhm… Here at the corner of 5th and 20th. I'm currently inside my car and I see what's happening. Please come faster" Polly informs the operator whilst sobbing.
"Okay. Ma'am I have already sent someone. I sent some ambulance and police as well. Did you happen to see what exactly happened?" The operator asked.
"Yes. I saw everything." Polly says still shaken by what happened.
"Okay. What is your name ma'am?" The operator asked.
"Poly Harper." Polly answers.
"Okay, Polly. They are two minutes away. Is there anything you want to tell us?" The operator asked.
Polly shook her head with tears falling down her eyes but, remembered that she can't be seen by the guy on the other line. "No. I'm okay. Thank you so much."
"Calm down, ma'am. They'll be there any time now. Thank you for calling us." The operator said.
Polly hung up afterwards. It seems like hours for Polly when she heard the siren from a distance as she steps out of the car. She ran towards Piper. It was just a total of five minutes after the ambulance and the police arrived on the scene.
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"Alex!" Piper screamed whilst crying. She is currently trying to stop the bleeding from her wife's side. Alex's eyes are now closed. Piper didn't know what to do. All she knows is that she cannot live without her wife. She cannot live without Alex. Everything slowed down for Piper. Everything she could see at the moment is Alex. She caressed her wife's face with her free hand as if trying to wake her up in the morning. It's as if everything is in slow motion and the only thing that's on play is her and Alex. Piper snapped back to reality when she heard sirens from the distance.
"Al, wake up please. You need to wake up. They're here. They're coming." Piper says crying. Her tears are currently unstoppable. The ambulance arrived at the scene and checked to see Alex's side. There are two attendants who immediately assisted Alex. Another pulled Piper away from Alex.
"You need to stop the blood coming out! I've been holding on to it." Piper says panicking. She didn't want to be taken away from Alex's side.
The lady who pulled Piper away let her sit down on the back of the ambulance. The attendant is holding a clipboard and started asking questions.
"Hi. I'm Meg and I need to ask you a few questions okay?" Meg says calmly. Piper nodded.
"What's your name?" Meg asked.
"Piper Vause." Piper answered with tears still streaming down her eyes.
Piper found comfort on how Meg talked to her and she was thankful that she was the one who was asking her these questions.
"Okay, Piper, I assume you know the victim. What's her name and how is she related to you?" Meg asked calmly whilst being comforting.
"Her name is Alex Vause. She's my wife." Piper answers. She is still worried about Alex.
"I figured." Meg said smiling.
"I found a pulse!" One of the attendants said. The two guys who attended to Alex's needs put the raven-haired woman on a stretcher. And in the ambulance. Meg and Piper stepped to the side to give way to Alex's stretcher.
"I need to come with her." Piper says afraid that she won't be allowed to go with her wife in the ambulance.
"You are definitely coming ma'am." The guy whose name is Ron told Piper. Everyone went inside the ambulance as it speeds up to the nearest hospital. They put an oxygen mask on Alex to help her breathe.
"What's happening? Can anyone tell me? Is she going to be okay?" Piper asked needing to hear answers.
"As of now, we are working on making her stable. She passed out because of the amount of blood that she lost. Getting shot at the side is one of the most dangerous parts to get a gun shot at for obvious reasons, internal organs. I cannot confirm anything yet." Ron informs Piper.
Piper is just expecting the worst-case scenario. Her mind came from zero to overdrive. She was thinking of the worst things she could think of. "What if she's dead? What if she won't wake up like I did before?" She thought. And because of those thoughts, Piper felt like shit for making Alex feel the way she is feeling now when she was in a coma. She shook her head to get away from those thoughts.
All throughout the ride, Piper was holding Alex's motionless hand. It was warm which assures the blonde that Alex is alive, but it is unable to hold Piper's hand back.
"Al, baby, please wake up. Robin and Summer are waiting for us at home." Piper says in a whisper, still crying. They finally arrived in the hospital just after five minutes.
Alex is brought to the emergency room and Piper was instructed to sit down by the waiting area inside the ER. She was informed that she will be approached by the doctor who will assess Alex's condition. As if on cue, Polly and Nicky arrived.
"Piper!" Polly called out. Piper was sitting on one of the chairs with her hands clutching her hair. She looked at her hands remembering it being blood-stained just moments ago. Skye, the other attendant in the ambulance, cleaned Piper up during the ride. Her tears were flowing freely from her eyes down to her cheeks. Piper looked at Polly as her best friend hugged her for support. Piper started crying frantically again.
"This is all my fault, Pol. This is all my fault!" Piper says angry at herself then continued. "If I just let her explain earlier, this wouldn't have happened." Piper says in tears.
"Pipe, it is nobody's fault. We will hope for the best and she's going to be okay. Alex have been through a lot." Polly smiles sadly at Piper trying to comfort her best friend.
"What the hell happened? Can somebody explain to me? Half an hour ago she's just at the bar drinking with me!" Nicky was furious and shocked at how fast everything happened.
"This is your fucking fault Chapman!" Nicky shouted at Piper. Polly's eyes widened at what Nicky said. Piper's eyes widened too but immediately thought that Nicky is probably right.
"Excuse me?!" Polly snapped at Nicky. "What the fuck is wrong with you?" Polly told Nicky off. She stood up to face the wild-haired woman.
"Let it go, Pol." Piper says staring blankly into nothing while still sitting. "Nicky's right. This is all my fault anyway." Piper says defeated. Nicky looked angry at whatever or whoever she sees.
"Piper Vause?" A familiar voice called out. The three women looked at the voice.
"Officer Brandon." Piper speaks up. She saw the man smiling sadly. How can Piper ever forget Brandon? Alex introduced them and told Piper that Brandon Rogers is the one who helped them with the case against Larry.
"I need to talk to you in private about the incident." Brandon says smiling sadly.
"Okay." Piper said standing up. Looking at Polly and Nicky. They went to another side of the waiting room.
"I am sorry for what happened to Alex. I just need to know what happened." Brandon said.
"Alex and I had a little fight. She came from Big Bar Bugle and I came from Popi. We are supposed to talk things out at the café across the street where the incident happened but before she even completely crossed the street, someone shot her. Or maybe accidentally shot her. I don't really know. I was focused on her. I was focused on just wrapping her in my arms because I just didn't want to argue anymore." Piper says rambling, her eyes swollen due to all the crying.
"Do you know anyone who would want to do this to Alex?" Brandon asks. Piper shook her head.
"No. None that I know of. And if there's anyone, that would be her old boss, but he is in Riker's island imprisoned for 70 years." Piper informed the officer. "But, before this happened, if I remember clearly, there are three men who were arguing across the street about money and debt. It might have been them chasing each other with guns, I don't know. All I know is that they need to be liable for this. My wife's life is on the line, Brandon!" Piper says tears falling from her eyes once again.
"Calm down, Piper." Brandon assures Piper. "Actually, I have spoken to Polly. She's the one who called 911 and told them that she saw everything. You have such a supportive friend right there. She told me she refused to leave until you and Alex are literally together. She was observing the two of you which is why she saw everything and confirmed what happened. We also tried to talk to other eyewitness accounts and agreed to what Polly said." Officer Rogers told Piper clearly.
"It turns out that the three men were arguing about, you were right, money. One guy has this unpaid debt to the other which started the heat of the argument. So, to make it clearer, Guy A has this unpaid debt to Guy B but, Guy A refuses to pay for whatever reason so, Guy B called Guy C to help him force Guy A to pay but, Guy A still wouldn't budge. Guy C bound Guy A's hands with his own so that Guy A won't escape. They argued and shouted at each other in Spanish which caught people's attention and then Guy A suddenly forced his head behind crashing the back of his head on Guy C's nose. Guy C was hurt and his hold on Guy A was lost who ran as fast as he could in that busy street. Guy B decided to shoot him with a lot of people in front of him and so when he did, he didn't hit Guy A." Brandon told Piper.
"Yes. Of course, he hit my wife for fucks sake." Piper says angrily. Brandon shook his head.
"No." Brandon said looking at Piper. The blonde has her confused look as if saying she doesn't understand. So, Brandon continued. "It turns out he doesn't have a license for the gun. He has illegal possession of it and doesn't know how to actually fire one. He didn't hit Alex. He hit a metal post and the bullet bounced towards your wife." Brandon informs Piper.
Piper couldn't believe it. She can't believe that of all the people, Alex was the one who got hit with a bullet that bounced off a metal post. Piper shook her head with tears falling from her eyes.
"This is my fault. If it weren't for me, we wouldn't have been there." Piper says sadly. Brandon squeezed Piper's shoulder.
"Piper, it is nobody's fault except that guy who shot the gun. Don't ever blame yourself." Brandon says assuring the blonde.
"I know that whatever good news I give wouldn't take back what happened to Alex but, we caught them right away thanks to John. He chased Guy B and caught him. Guy A wanted to bring their issue to the police, so he went to us and Guy C surrendered himself afraid of going to jail for illegal detention of another person." The officer said. Piper let out a sigh and was relieved to say the least. Now, her anxiety was building up towards Alex waking up. She even thought of just going beside Alex and shaking her, so she would wake up.
Piper and Brandon exchanged some more words with each other. Piper just vented out towards Brandon about their argument. Brandon was like a guide to Alex and Piper ever since Alex met him when Piper got hit by a car. Eventually, they found out that his sister is Berdie who was Alex's counsellor in Litchfield. The rest was history after that. Brandon and Berdie were invited to the Vauses parties ever since as they considered them as their friends.
After an hour or so, Brandon excused himself. Piper just sat down still anxiously waiting for her wife. She would look at every nurse and doctor who would go out of the emergency ward but thought against it after she remembered that Alex might have been brought to the operating room. Piper just sat there thinking and crying to herself. She just wants to talk to Alex and tell her how much she loves her.
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When Polly and Nicky were left, Polly tried talking to Nicky. The two women grew closer together throughout the time they've known each other. Polly and Pete would even sometimes invite Lorna and Nicky to have dinner at their house. Having said those, they know pretty well each other's personalities and a very tiny part of their personal lives. When they have fun, they hit it off, but this is the first time that they will talk seriously.
"What the hell was that about, Nicky?" Polly asked Nicky a little pissed.
"Huh? What? About what?" Nicky asks Polly confused.
"Your 'This is your fucking fault, Chapman!' spiel. Do you think Piper wanted Alex to be hit by that bullet?" Polly says annoyed at Nicky.
"Well, if they didn't fight, none of these would have ever happened. Right?" Nicky tells Polly. Polly immediately hits Nicky with her palm at the back of her head. "Ow!" Nicky budged.
"Are you insane? Why are you blaming Piper about Alex being shot? The only person we can blame for this is that angry Spanish guy!" Polly says annoyed and then continues. Nicky is just looking at Polly with her eyebrows furrowed and looking at her angrily. "Would you want to hear the same things you just said to Piper if you are in her situation? I don't think so, Nicky." Polly says trying to keep it together.
"Do you think Alex will blame Piper for all of it? More so, do you think if this happened to you, will Alex blame Lorna?" Polly almost whisper shouts trying to make a point. Nicky shook her head. Her face is now an expression of regret.
"Okay fine. I should've not said that." Nicky admits. "It just hurts seeing Alex like that." Nicky says worried.
"Well, imagine being her wife. Piper is feeling hurt probably a hundred times more than how hurt you are, how hurt we are. Don't be fucking selfish." Polly tells Nicky off. They sat there waiting for Piper to finish talking to the officer. Nicky seemed to have absorbed what Polly is trying to say and made a mental note to apologize to Piper later on.
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"Hi. I believe you are Piper Vause?" The doctor said. Piper nodded and stood up.
"My name is Dr. Smith. I will be your wife's doctor." The doctor informed the blonde whilst extending his hand to shake Piper's hand.
"How is she? Is she going to be okay?" Piper asked.
"I wouldn't beat around the bush anymore. I have bad news and good news." Dr. Smith said.
"Bad news first." Piper says nervously. She just wanted everything bad to be over.
"Bad news is I'm actually here to inform you that Alex is being taken into surgery. We will be there for a couple of hours to remove the bullet. This is bad news because she will lose more blood but, we assure you that we are going to have a blood transfusion to make sure she doesn't run out of supply. Different patients just react to this differently and we hope that Alex won't react to it badly." Dr. Smith says.
"The good news is that since Alex was hit by the bullet that bounced from as metal post, the impact isn't very hard. Though it is still a gunshot, the post must have slowed down that bullet. The bullet did not penetrate any organ. It just went through Alex's skin which is why we need to go into surgery. Since the wound is a little shallow, it is the reason why more blood came out. The deeper the wound, the slower the blood flow from the inside. The shallower, the faster." The doctor explained. Piper tried to digest everything the doctor is saying.
"It means she is going to be okay, right?" Piper asks hopefully. Dr. Smith nodded.
"We hope she is. She might still react to the blood transfusion but, we are keeping our hopes up." Dr. Smith assured Piper.
"Thank you, doctor. I'll be here waiting for Alex to be transferred to the regular room. Thanks a lot." Piper says sadly. The doctor walked towards the operating room.
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Nicky and Polly figured that it will be best if they keep Piper's mind occupied. Piper filled them in with what the doctor said and they all assured Piper that everything will be okay. Nicky decided to make Lorna come by the hospital with the kids so that Piper can brighten up even just a little bit. The effect of Robin and Summer to the blonde just works every time. It will surely make Piper happy, Nicky thought.
The three women were sitting on the waiting area when Lorna arrived with Summer and Robin. Sage is currently with Pete and Finn. Lorna let Summer and Robin walk towards Piper. The blonde hears tiny steps towards her and her face immediately lit up even just a little bit.
"Hi, honey." Summer is now holding onto Piper's knee for balance. While Robin is holding onto Nicky's knee for the same reason. "Mommi" Summer says. Piper lifts the little blonde and brings her in for a kiss on the cheek. Summer immediately melted on Piper's grip and rested her tiny head on her mommy's shoulder. Robin walked the short distance from Nicky to Piper and was looking at the blonde. Robin elicited a chuckle when he and Piper made eye contact.
"Momi!" Robin says chuckling and smiling big oblivious to what happened to her mama.
"Hi, love." Piper fondled with Robin's hair.
"Wobin want mama." Robin said smiling widely, excited to see Alex. Piper smiled sadly at her son.
"We're going to see her later, okay?" Piper assures her son. Polly and Nicky watched how Piper interacted with her kids and it broke their heart thinking of Alex's current situation.
"We're going to see mama later but, she'll be sleeping because she is sick." Piper tried explaining to her kids.
"Mama sweepin'" Summer copies her mom's words.
"Sweeepin'" Robin copies as well. Piper didn't know how to explain to her children, so she just told them that Alex is sick. She thought that they would surely be happy to see Alex even if Alex will be on a hospital bed.
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Robin fell asleep while Nicky is carrying him while Summer fell asleep on Piper's shoulder. Piper fondled with the tiny blonde's hair and whispered sweet nothings to Summer.
"Mama will be okay. She will wake up in a while." Piper said without any assurance. A total of four hours later, Dr. Smith came back looking for Piper. It's already about 7 pm.
"Piper." Dr. Smith called out. Piper is currently alone sitting down. She didn't have any appetite to eat. She is carrying her sleeping Summer. She stood up to talk to the doctor.
"How was it?" Piper asked.
"She's okay now. She's stable. She should be awake in about an hour. She might feel things afterwards, which is natural, but, she'll be okay. Her body took the transfusion well." Dr. Smith said assuring the blonde.
"Thank you, doctor. What room is she in?" The blonde asked. She did not notice the tear that escaped her eyes. She was glad Alex is going to be okay.
"You requested for the executive suite at Room 374 East Wing. I will see you tomorrow. If you need anything you can ask Jane. She's Alex's nurse for tonight." The doctor said waving goodbye to Piper.
"Thanks again, doctor. I appreciate it!" Piper says now smiling a little.
"Just doing my job." Dr. Smith smiled and walked away.
"You hear that, honey? Mama's going to be okay." Piper says kissing Summer's head. She pulled out her phone and texted Nicky and Polly the room number.
To Nicky and Polly:
Alex is going to be okay! I'm on the way to her room now. Is Robin okay? Room 374 EW.
From Polly:
Okay. We'll be there in a sec. Robin woke up when he smelled the food. He ate potatoes.
From Nicky:
You won't believe who we saw from afar!
To Polly:
Can you bring some potatoes for Summer too? Thanks Pol.
To: Nicky:
You guys saw who?
From Polly:
Yes. I am bringing food for Summer and food for you as well. You cannot not eat Pipe. I'm bringing you a sandwich.
Piper is near Alex's room when someone bumped her because she was carrying a sleeping Summer in one hand and texting with her other hand looking at her phone. She is wondering who Nicky saw from afar.
"I'm sorry" Piper says looking up at the person who she accidentally bumped. Her eyes widened in surprise at who it was.
"I'm sorr - … Piper." Larry whispered. Piper saw Larry walking in a hospital gown. Larry was the last person Piper wants to see right now. She still can't believe that Larry tried killing her with his car. Piper immediately tried to walk past Larry, but Larry called out. "Piper. Please." Larry said. "Is that your baby? What are you doing here in the hospital? Is everything okay? Are you still with Alex? We can get back together, Pipes." Larry asks concerned but, really just wanted to get on Piper's good side. Piper was annoyed to say the least, she didn't want to interact with Larry especially not if she is with Summer or even Robin.
"Alex got shot. I have to go sorry." Piper says walking away. Larry huffed loudly.
"Another drug fiasco, I guess." Larry said rolling his eyes.
"Excuse me?" Piper says her voice a little loud and furious.
"Nothing." Larry says nonchalantly.
"You know what? No. It's not another drug fiasco. She's been shot by a stray bullet while crossing a busy street. We are living our lives and yes this is my daughter. Mine and Alex's. And she has a twin. We have wonderful kids." Piper says and then covers Summer's ears and continued. "She carried it because you tried running over me with your fucking Fiat. Alex gave me everything I needed and wanted and is still doing so. You couldn't do that so don't ever think that I will get back with you. For fuck's sake, it's been years. Move the fuck on Larry!" Piper says with gritted teeth. "And don't ever talk about my wife that way." Piper says annoyed. She started walking away until she heard Nicky and Polly.
She looked behind. Larry thought Piper was looking at him but then he realized she was looking way behind so he looked behind as well. Robin was walking with baby steps towards Piper
"Mommi! Wobin want mama!" Robin chuckles loudly. Piper didn't take her eyes off her son afraid that he might bump onto Larry. Larry saw Robin and felt a jealousy course within him.
"Is there any problem here?" Nicky asks seeing Larry. The curly haired man shook his head. "Why are you even walking the halls with a hospital gown Jew boy?" Nicky says chuckling.
"Larry, what are you doing here?" Polly asked seriously.
"I'll have my appendix removed. It is about to burst due to unhealthy stuff so yeah." Larry says a little embarrassed. Nicky burst out laughing sarcastically.
"Ever thought about running yourself over with a car so that your appendix could just burst out without the surgery?" Nicky retorts. He is mad at this person for trying to destroy Piper and Alex's relationship.
"Nick leave it. Let's go. Alex is about to wake up." Piper says. She is now carrying Robin and Summer with both her arms. They've been experts in carrying their twins at the same time. Piper felt sorry that Larry needed to remove his appendix, but she is still mad for what he did. The three women walked past Larry and walked towards Alex's room.
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As soon as they entered Alex's room, Piper's eyes teared up again. She is glad to see her wife, but she is also anxious for her wake up already. Piper walked to Alex's side immediately. She saw Alex attached to an IV cord Alex's face is peacefully sleeping. She went to Alex's right side which is the side where she didn't get shot and where her right hand is free of the IV cord so that she can put Robin to sit down beside her mama.
"Mama sweepin. Sum sweepin" Robin says with her tiny index finger hovering over her mouth as if saying to stay quiet.
"Yeah we better be quiet Robbie." Polly whispered to the little boy. Nicky tried reaching out to grab Robin but, Robin budged.
"No!" Robin shouted and is about to cry. Piper saw that he wanted to be just beside Alex.
"Okay. Okay. You got your mommy's temper over here, huh?" Nicky chuckled. Piper rolled her eyes chuckling and then turned into serious mom mode.
"Robin, that's not how you talk to your Aunt Nicky or to anyone. That's rude." Piper tells the boy softly. "What are you going to say?" Piper asked.
"Mmm sowee Icky" Robin says looking at Nicky.
"Aww champ. It's okay. Next time you could just say 'no please', okay?" Robin nodded. He could fully understand what is being told to him but sometimes he still has difficulty in translating what he understands and thinks into words.
Polly grabbed a chair for Piper, so she could sit beside Alex. Polly and Nicky sat at the couch. Summer started whimpering.
"Honey, mama's here you want to see?" Piper asked Summer even though the little girl just woke up from her nap. Summer just went back to sleep and put his face on the crook of Piper's neck.
"She is just so like you, Pipe." Polly says chuckling. "Alex says the same thing." Piper chuckled at her best friend's remark.
The executive suite room in the hospital is the largest room in the hospital it is called an executive suite because it has a couch and a small bed for guests and has a small dining area, flat screen tv and a large bathroom. The main hospital bed which Alex was in was also a little bigger than just a twin bed. Two people can fit in it but it is not as big as a queen-sized bed.
Nicky Polly and Piper were talking about seeing Larry. Nicky said that he was what she was talking about that they saw from afar. She cannot believe that Piper even bumped into him.
"Hi mama." Robin says chuckling. He is playing with his toys while sitting down beside Alex's good side of the bed. He momentarily puts his stuffed giraffe on Alex's face making the giraffe 'kiss' Alex. The little boy is saying 'Hi mama' repeatedly. He loves Alex and wanted to kiss her so he leaned in and got off balance, so he is now on his tummy. He tried crawling to reach Alex's face and opened his mouth to give his mama a kiss on the chin.
Summer and Robin loved giving their mommies kisses and by kisses it means that they get to drool on them because they do not know how to smack their lips together yet. Robin leaned in to kiss Alex on the chin. The three women are oblivious to what Robin is doing but Piper is sure that she kept Robin at her peripheral vision. They are just waiting for Alex to wake up.
Suddenly, Alex's eyes started to flutter as she wakes up. Piper, Polly and Nicky still didn't notice but, Robin did.
"Hi mama!" Robin chuckled. Alex's chin is full of robin's saliva.
"Mama! mama!"
"Hi baby." Alex said in her raspy voice. Piper's head turned instantly.
"Alex!" Piper exclaimed standing abruptly.
"Hey babe." Alex answered.
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