Why was Carla hearing these voices, it just didn't make sense and is Peter okay?
Running into Peter's room, again every worst possible thought running through Carla's mind
Was he gonna be okay?
What happened?
What if I lose him?
What if he wakes up and asks for Si?
EVERY possible thought
The voice whispering again "This Is All Your Fault."
Taking a deep breath, the voice was getting on her last nerve, she needed to know where it was coming from in order to get rid of it, the nurses start to attempt to resuscitate Peter
"5, 4, 3, 2, 1..." the nurses voices echoed
After several attempts
"We've got a heartbeat" still the nurses voices echoed
THUD*
...
waking up slightly dazed*
"W... what happened?" Carla begins to panic as she sees her partner lying next to her, tubes down his throat and a life support machine
A nurse walks over with a soft, gentle approach and quiet voice
"You fainted, you're okay now, your partner's gone into a deep sleep, just take deep breaths"
"I'm not 12!" Carla snaps back
"I-" the nurse is a little apprehensive
"You could've just me he's in a coma, I lost my first husband whilst he was in a coma so I'm not thick" Carla responds as she takes shallow breaths
"First husband...?" The nurse asks, attempting to distract her
"Yes, first husband of the many others there were"
"Oh how many?"
Carla glared at the nurse, did she really expect to go through all of her husbands
"It's complicated and I'm not explaining them, Paul Connor, Tony Gordon, Peter Barlow and Nick Tilsley"
Okay it's not that many but to Carla it sure felt like it was!
"You've slept with every man in Weatherfield" the voice whispers to her
Carla was started to get annoyed with this voice, all she wanted to know is where it came from and why it was there
"Oh right" the nurse replies a little concerned as Carla looks around her
A perplexed Carla gives the nurse a reassuring smile
The nurse smiles back before leaving
A small tear sheds from Carla's innocent eye, what had happened?
She went from the happiest woman on earth with a baby growing inside her to well, this, her husband in a coma and her stepson dead, within hours her whole life has flipped upside down
She couldn't take this anymore, she wanted to know why this was happening
Michelle walks in
"OMG" seeing Peter automatically she remembers seeing Paul in the same position, putting her hands to her mouth as Carla gets up to pull her in for a hug
As Carla pulls Chelle in for a hug, Carla is the one to break into tears, for so many years she's had to be that strong woman everyone goes to for support, deep down she's fragile and struggling to hold everything together, this got revealed when the factory roof collapsed, she thought she was getting better and back to normal but it seems she might never be the same ever again
"what if he doesn't wake up Chelle?" Carla say, gripping tightly onto her best friend's shoulders and trying to stop the tears from flooding
"he will" Michelle replies trying to give Carla that little sense of faith, belief and comfort
"why does this have to happen, how am I meant to tell him about Si?" the tears drip, one by one onto Michelle's top
"I don't know sweetheart" she replies as she strokes Carla's hair
"it's always happening to me, why can't I catch a break" Carla asks
"you make it seem like you're the only one who deals with this kind of stuff, stop feeling so sorry for yourself, we'll have to take it as it comes, it sucks, I know" Michelle snaps back a little trying to knock some sense into Carla
Raising an eyebrow Carla pulls from the hug and turns her back, crossing her arms and clearly sensitive due to hormones and just all round mentally
"Carla..." Michelle didn't think about Carla's mental state of mind, instantly feeling guilty
"Just go" Carla softly replies
"im sorry" She replies quietly as she puts her hand on Carla's arm comfortingly
"Just Go!" Carla snaps back as she turns to look at Chelle, practically ordering her
Taking a deep sigh, she grabs her bag and leaves and Carla instantly looks down, she needed Michelle there she didn't want to admit, very hesitantly she responds "Wai..." what was the point? Michelle had already left and she was only going to push her away again
As Carla glances over to her partner, lying there peacefully except all the wires and tubes, could he hear her, or was he pretty much brain dead?
Slowly unfolding her arms she reaches out for his hand, gripping it tightly
"I need you..." she says softly, knowing he probably can't hear her but anything's has worth a try
Holding back those tears, if she cries she know's she won't stop
Leanne runs in, Carla's hand immediately letting go of Peter's the minute Leanne lets out "OMG!", turning to her, puppy dog eyes, did she know about Simon?
"What's happened!?" Leanne asks, glaring at Carla, expecting it to be her fault, as always
"Tell her..." that faint soft voice whispers again
"He was in an accident, believe me I'm as terrified as you are" Carla replies, oh she hated talking to Leanne
"Where's Simon?" Leanne doesn't take long to ask
"You don't know?" Carla dreaded the words to be said next, she didn't want to say it to Peter let alone Leanne
"Know what?" Leanne raises an eyebrow
"Simon was in the accident... he didn't make it, I'm sorry" looking down, stopping those tears from filling her eyelids
"Omg..." standing in shock, tears stream down Leanne's face, Carla pulls a chair over for Leanne to sit down, she does, staring into space
Will Leanne blame Carla and will that voice ever leave her alone?