Please can you all make sure to read Chapter 30 – Watching Over You. Otherwise you won't understand what this chapter is going on about as it's going to be a follow up. Also read chapter 33 and 34 as they are the first and second part to this chapter.
This is also the final part.
Idea by Joycechanxo (Fanfiction): You could try and do a spin-off of this and how Kyle discharged himself early, like he does in the soap, but in the story, his condition could get worse and maybe collapses like Phoebe and Nate predicted
Chapter 35 – Against Advice Can End Badly - Part 3
(3:17pm) 1 hour and 19 minutes later…
Summer Bay – Braxton House – Outside/Living Room
Brax and Ricky approach the front door to the main house. As Brax goes to open it, he notices that it was locked.
"Hmm." Brax says out loud.
"What?" Ricky asks from behind him.
"I never locked the door."
"Maybe Kyle did."
"Yeah maybe." Brax says as he unlocks the door and enters the house "Kyle?"
There was no sound from the house to indicate there was anyone else there.
"He might have gone for a walk to get some fresh air." Ricky suggests as she goes to put the kettle on.
"I'm just going to check his bedroom to make sure he isn't in there." Brax says as he wanders out the room.
(3:24pm) 7 minutes later…
Summer Bay – Braxton House – Kyle's bedroom
Opening the door, Brax looks around the room.
His eyes go to the bedside cabinet but doesn't see Kyle's phone.
Turning back round he leaves the room, not realising Kyle was actually on the floor on the other side of the bed.
(3:28pm) 4 minutes later…
Summer Bay – Braxton House – Living room
"Was he in there?" Ricky asks as she places the cup of coffee on the table.
Sitting down beside his girlfriend, Brax tells her: "No he wasn't in there. Neither was his phone, so I guess he has gone for a walk."
"Well then, he'll come back soon."
"We promised Pheebs we would keep an eye on him."
"You can't help the fact you had to go for a bail check-in." Ricky reminds him "Phoebe, will be fine as long as Kyle comes back."
"Ok." Brax replies then picks up his cup and has a drink.
(5:34pm) 2 hours and 6 minutes later…
"So, Phoebe called." Ricky says walking back into the main house from the flat.
"And?" Brax quizzes her.
"Her and Denny have decided to go into Yabbie Creek for dinner and movie. Apparently, Denny thinks Phoebe needs a girly day and night."
"I suppose that's good then."
"Yeah considering Kyle still hasn't come back yet."
Looking round, Brax notices a set of keys on the kitchen table.
"What is it?"
"If Kyle went out and he locked the door, why are his keys on the table?"
"That's impossible he can't have. Which means…"
Before Ricky has a chance to finish what she was saying Brax pulled out his phone.
"Can you hear that?" Brax says as he listen to the sound of a phone ringing from somewhere within the house.
"It sounds like it's coming from one of the bedrooms." Ricky tells him.
Hanging up the phone, Brax runs out the room.
(5:47pm) 13 minutes later…
Summer Bay – Braxton House – Kyle's Bedroom
Brax flings his brother's bedroom door open and as he scans the room that's when he notices a foot sticking out from the other side of the bed.
"RICKY!" Brax yells as he runs over to his brother and bends down.
Running into the room, Ricky asks: "What do you need?"
"Call an ambulance now!" Brax tells her without looking up "Kyle, can you hear me?"
Tapping his brother's face makes no difference when he notices that his brother's chest isn't moving.
"NO no no! Kyle, don't do this not again."
Checking his brother for a pulse he panics when he can't find one. Grabbing his phone, Brax rings Nate.
RING RING
RING RING
Nate: Brax?
Brax: Kyle isn't breathing.
N: What?
B: We got worried when we couldn't find him. Found him passed out in his room not breathing.
N: Have you called an ambulance? Are you doing CPR?
B: Yes, and Yes. It's not working though.
N: Right keep doing what you're doing help will be there soon.
B: Not soon enough Nate.
Suddenly, two people appear on either side of Brax and push him out the way and start to work on Kyle.
N: Brax? You still there?
B: Yes, the paramedics are here now.
N: Good, I'll make sure everything is ready at my end.
With that the phone call ends and Brax quickly follows the paramedics and his brother out the room.
(6:07pm) 20 minutes later…
Summer Bay – Yabbie Creek – Hospital – Resus
"Kyle Braxton, aged 23 found by his older brother unconscious and not breathing. CPR was performed before arrival." The paramedic tells Nate as they transfer Kyle on to a hospital bed.
Waving them off, Nate turns to the nurse and says: "This may have something to do with the accident so let's keep that in mind whil…"
BEEEEEEP
BEEEEEEP
"HE'S CRASHING!" Nate yells as soon as he hears the flat line tone coming from monitor.
(6:22pm) 15 minutes later…
Summer Bay – Yabbie Creek – Hospital – Outside Resus
Brax and Ricky were currently stood outside Resus when the door opened, and Nate came rushing out.
"Nate!" Brax says causing the doctor to turn round "What's going on?"
Looking at the oldest Braxton and his ex-girlfriend stood in front of him, Nate knew he had to tell them: "His heart stopped."
"But they had got it started again while in the ambulance."
"Yeah I know but just as the paramedics left the room he stopped breathing and his stopped again."
"He was fine though." Brax tells Nate.
"Are you sure? Because I told both Kyle and Phoebe that he needed to be back here, but he didn't listen." Nate informs them "So if he was showing any symptoms, one of you needs to tell me now."
"Wheezing." Ricky says to no one in particular.
"What?"
"Kyle was wheezing this morning. He was asleep on the sofa and I went to check on him and you could hear it."
"Anything else?"
"A persistent cough and he has been tired. He slept the whole of yesterday pretty much away." Brax remembers "He got back from the restaurant with Phoebe after she left went to his room only came out for lunch didn't seem him again till dinner."
"Tell me about the cough?" Nate asks them.
"Not much we can tell you about it except it seemed to be getting worse."
Ricky jumps in with: "He was slurring his words this morning when we woke him."
"Slurring?" Nate says but before he gets a chance the sound of alarms ring out again.
BEEEEEEP
BEEEEEEP
Nate quickly runs back into the room leaving Brax and Ricky just standing there both seriously worried for Kyle.
(6:39pm) 17 minutes later…
Summer Bay – Yabbie Creek – Hospital – Resus
"This is no good." Nate says to the nurse as he tries to get the tube down Kyle's throat "Get me the next size up now!"
With the bigger tube in hand, Nate manages to it down Kyle's throat to help him breathe.
"Hook him up to the vent. Also get him up to CT, so we can find out what the hell is going on!" Nate demands then turns to another nurse "Get a rush on his blood work, I want to make sure there was no toxins in his blood stream."
With that, Kyle is wheeled out the room and straight past both Brax and Ricky.
(7:45pm) 1 hour and 6 minutes later…
Summer Bay – Yabbie Creek – Hospital – ICU – Kyle's Room
Ricky was sat stroking Kyle's hair and Brax was pacing the room, when suddenly the door was flung open.
"OH MY GOD!" Phoebe exclaimed as she saw her boyfriend.
"Pheebs." Brax says to her.
"What happened?" Phoebe demands to know "You said, you would look after him while I was out!"
"I had to go for my bail check-in."
"So, you didn't think to take him with you!"
"He was in a mood Pheebs. We weren't going to be long, so I thought he'd be ok."
"So, when you got back you didn't think to check on him?"
"The door was locked so I want to check his room and his phone wasn't where he puts it. Me and Ricky assumed he had gone for a walk."
"Well obviously he didn't!"
"We know that now. Don't you think I feel guilty enough Phoebe?" Brax tells the girls with a look of guilt all over his face.
"Well you should feel guilty!" Phoebe shouts at the man "He's in here because of you!"
Thinking now was a good idea to say something, Ricky shouts: "STOP! JUST STOP!"
Both Brax and Phoebe stop and look at Ricky who was still stroking Kyle's hair.
"It's no one's fault. All we need to focus on right now is getting him better and that can't happen if we are all arguing, so just shut up or get out!" Ricky tells them both.
Phoebe goes to say something but thinks better of it and instead walks over to the other side of the bed and takes a hold of Kyle's hand.
"Nate said they are just waiting on the results of his blood tests to determine what is wrong so until then, let's just be thankful he's still lying here in front of us." Ricky informs Phoebe.
(7:56pm) 11 minutes later…
Eventually Nate enters the ICU room to inform them all about Kyle.
"So, what did the blood test reveal?" Phoebe asks him before he has a chance to say anything.
"The toxins that hadn't completely left Kyle's system before he discharged himself, were still there."
"How?"
"Well because he discharged himself it meant he wasn't getting the drugs to help counteract them. Which meant they were just attacking his body from the inside." Nate informs them "So the wheezing which was probably caused by the persistent cough. Also, the tiredness were all side effects of the issue."
"When he was trapped under the bus he wasn't wheezing or coughing?" Brax says remembering how Kyle was that night just under two weeks ago.
"That's got something to do with that fact that help got that sooner and the toxins hadn't had the chance to travel through the blood stream. However, he has had two days where he hasn't been monitored."
"So that's why he wasn't breathing?" Phoebe asks curiously.
"Exactly."
"So now what?"
"Well, I've decided that the best course of action is too keep Kyle in an induced coma."
"So, we're back at square one?" Brax huffs.
"Unfortunately, yes we are. But this is a good thing."
Ricky not understanding how this could be a good thing, asks: "How?"
"Because it gives us a chance to make sure that there are no toxins left in Kyle's blood when we wake him up."
That's when it clicks in Phoebe's mind: "Is this so we don't have a repeat of this situation?"
"Bingo!" Nate says causing them to laugh "Look, if Kyle had done what he was meant to in the first place this wouldn't have happened, but it has so all we can do now is make sure it doesn't happen again. Anyway, I have to go inform the nurses of this decision."
They all say bye to Nate and go back to sitting and waiting.
(11:37am) 4 days later…
Darkness. This is all that greeted Kyle and a weird feeling like he was being chocked but he couldn't figure out why.
Suddenly there was a voice from somewhere: "…open your eyes?"
It sounded like Phoebe, but he wasn't sure. Another voice came from the somewhere else.
"Kyle, can you open your eyes?"
Whoever they were seemed to want him to open his eyes. So, he did what he was told.
Opening his eyes, he could see who the voices belonged to, there in the room was both Brax and Phoebe smiling at him.
Suddenly become more aware of the fact he was still being chocked; his head went towards his mouth.
Quickly grabbing the arm, Brax shouts: "NATE!"
Rushing into the room, the first thing Nate notices is Brax holding his patient's arms down.
Walking over to the bed, Nate says: "Someone decided to rejoin us in the land of the living eventually."
A nurse appears beside Nate with everything ready to take the tube out.
"Kyle, on the count of three I want you to take a big cough." Nate instructs Kyle.
On the count of three, Kyle coughs and the tube slides out of Kyle's throat.
"How you feeling Kyle?"
"Thirsty." Kyle tells him just as a straw is put to his mouth.
"Better?" Phoebe asks him as she holds up a cup of water.
Kyle just nods his head.
"Kyle, do you remember what happened?" Nate asks him.
"I couldn't stop coughing." Kyle remembers.
"Yes, that was one of the symptoms from the toxins that were still in your system."
Kyle just stares at Nate before his eyes slip shut again.
Phoebe and Brax look back at Nate, who tells them that its just from the sedative that was still wearing off and that he would be a wake properly in a couple of hours.
(2:50pm) 3 hours and 13 minutes later…
Kyle was wide awake when Nate came back to check on him.
"So, how are we feeling now?" Nate asks him.
"I'm feeling a lot better, thanks Nate." Kyle replies.
"Good." Nate says as he picks up Kyle's chart.
"I'm sorry for not listening to you Nate." Kyle apologised "If I had done what you said and not discharged myself this wouldn't have happened."
"Did you learn from it?"
Kyle nods his head in response.
"Well then let's leave it at that." Nate says putting the chart back and goes to leave the room.
"So, when can I get out of here?" Kyle asks which causes everyone to laugh.
"Not until I say so." Nate throws over his shoulder as he walks away to check on another patient.