Okay guys, here's the last chapter. And can I say I loved writing this story. I hope you all love this last chapter as much as I do and it will give everyon closure. I'm still so bummed out that Red bamd Society isn't fominr back. But I have an idea for another story and have already started it. But I need ideas please. I hope you enjoy and comment what you think.
Bella Kingston moved back to England and stayed with her dad there. After about a week, she relapsed and was readmitted to a hospital there. She decided that being with her father would help her recover so she never can back to the US.
After Sean Weston left, Juliette Wilson started to deteriorate. But nothing major happened until her father was released from prison. She was scared out of her mind and didn't know what to do. She did the only thing she thought she could do. And that was, to jump.
Sean and Scarlet watched as Juliette's casket was lowered into the ground. You could see a red band on each of their wrists as they reached to hold each other's hand.
But, things looked brighter for some of us.
Nick was at a physical therapist's office. He was in the gym, working out.
Nicholas Grumans turned his relationship with his family around. He started to play sports with his dad and was no longer pressured by him. Nick wears his red band everywhere, on and off the field, and won't ever take it off.
And as for me, well, I made it out alive.
Ian Archer was standing in his bedroom. He walked over to his mirror.
Mary Cross's sacrifice meant that I could live. I could never repay her for what she gave me. I will always hold a special part in my heart for my lover.
There was a picture of Mary taped on his mirror. He smiled at it.
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Ian Archer walked out of an elevator in Ocean Park Hospital. He went over to the nurse's station where Dr. McAndrew was standing.
"Ian," he said giving him a manly hug.
"Hey doc," Ian replied with a smile.
"What are you doing here?" the doctor replied.
"I thought I could come back and torture you guys for a bit," he laughed. "No, actually I'm just here for a scan. They told me to come up here and wait until they're ready."
"I'm glad you're doing alright. Here," he said motioning to follow him. "You can wait in here with another patient."
Dr. McAndrew led Ian to a hospital room. They walked inside to see another boy around Ian's age sitting in there.
"Ian Archer, this is Hunter Cole," he said introducing them.
"Hey," Ian replied.
Hunter stood up. "Hi?" he replied confused.
"Ian will be staying here for today while he's waiting for a scan," Dr. McAndrew replied. "Don't get into too much trouble," he said walking out.
"So, what are you here for?" Ian asked trying to make conversation.
"Bunk liver. Docs gave me a few weeks tops until it craps out.
"Sucks," Ian replied.
"What about you?" Hunter replied.
"Cancer, well lung cancer but then I got a transplant. I'm just here for my monthly scans."
"I didn't think they gave transplants for cancer patients."
"They don't but there was an exception," Ian replied with a small smile.
"And what was that?" He asked.
"I fell in love," he said biting his lip. He looked down, not wanting to make eye contact.
Hunter didn't know how to respond.
"It's like what you see in the movies," Ian said looking up. "You know, you fall in love only to have your heart broken. Even though you know it will end badly. I knew it, she knew it, everyone knew it. Yet it happened," Ian fell silent.
"What did happen?" Hunter asked curiously.
"I'll show you."
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Hunter and Ian were in an elevator.
"Mary Cross. She needed the one thing she never had. A heart," Ian explained.
The elevator door opened and they walked out. Ian on accidentally knocked into a doctor. He turned around and looked at Ian, holding up that doctor's key card.
The two kept walking.
"She was here a little over a month before I got here. It was an enlarged heart, ironically, that got her. But first of all? Mary was a total bitch. Everything she said or did proved it."
Ian opened a door with the key card. They snuck into a supply closet to hide.
"I used to have leukemia and I met her here for one of my regular scans. Let's just say that we didn't hit it off. We didn't really connect until I found out my cancer was back. But then I fell for her. And her for me.
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Ian and Hunter were outside of an operating room.
"Surgery?" Hunter asked confused. "Why are we watching surgery?"
"Because this is where it ended," Ian said staring at the operation. He looked mesmerized by it.
"The two of us learned the hard way that we're not here to fall in love or make friends. We're here for one reason and one reason only, to end up on that table. And it doesn't matter how many people you've got waiting for you in the recovery room because when you're on that table you're alone. And if you don't get off that table, you're alone for that too."
Ian paused.
"Mary Cross was alone, but not anymore," he said looking down at his chest. "There was one last thing that could give her life some meaning."
Hunter walked over to Ian who was standing by the door. Ian looked up at Hunter.
"She donated her lungs to me. I didn't deserve them. Yet, I have them. She saved me and in saving me, I was able to save her."
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Ian Archer was standing outside of Mary's old room. Nurse Jackson was checking the vitals of a little sleeping boy. There was a blonde haired girl in there arguing with Nurse Jackson.
Nurse Jackson rolled her eyes and walked out of the room. She saw Ian and smiled.
"Ian Archer," she said surprised. The two hugged.
"Hey Nurse Jackson," he said letting go. "Who's that in there?" Ian asked pointing in Mary's old room.
"I assume you're talking about the devil," the nurse replied. "She's giving Ms. Cross a run for her money."
"She's worse than Mary?" Ian asked surprised.
"I don't know yet," she said. "Well it was good seeing you."
"You too," he said as Nurse Jackson walked away.
Ian stood there looking into the room. He decided to walk in.
The girl looked over at him surprised.
"What are you doing in here? I just saw you hugging Nurse Ratchet," the girl said.
Yep, she might beat Mary.
"Nurse Ratchet?" Ian asked. "Okay, I can see that."
"Who the hell are you?" The girl asked.
"Oh, I'm Ian," he replied.
"Well Ian, don't just stand there. Come over here." She moved on her bed so there was room for Ian.
"I'm Kara, by the way," Kara said thinking he was hot.
"So Kara, what are you here for?" he asked standing in front of her.
"Freaking enlarged heart, you?"
"Lung transplant," he replied.
"Now tell me Ian, how did you get on that list and don't tell me good behavior."
"I was never on the list and I never would've been anyways. I had lung cancer. And my girlfriend she donated her lungs to me after she died during a transplant," he responded.
"Woah," Kara said not wanting to make eye contact. "I've never had a connection like that. At least not one that lasted," she finally responded.
"Because you hide it," Ian responded.
"Hide what?" She asked.
"You don't want anyone to know how important they are to you so you act like a jack ass," Ian said.
"How would you know that?" Kara asked.
"Because my love was the same way. One day is going to come and you're going to drop all of your crap and let someone in," Ian said stepping closer.
Kara didn't know what to say.
"And when that day comes, you'll be okay. But until then, you'll be stuck like this, alone." He said turning around. Ian started to walk out of her room.
But Ian stopped and turned around.
"Oh, and by the way, nice red band."