Another one where the boys are children, hurt Ethan, I'm not sure why I hurt him, I just think he's the easiest to hurt, haha. Plus some caring Cal.
Is-there-somewhere-x:: Thank you for the review. Sometimes, I think it's nice to include a mix of characters. "Black Magic" is one of my favourite Little Mix songs, so I had to include it.
Sweet -as - honey: Thank you for the review. I love the boys as children too, hence why there is another chapter where they are young.
Jynx999: Thank you for the review. I do proofread my work, but I agree, it did look a bit rushed when I looked back at it.
Ethan: 8
Cal: 10.
My medical side isn't good.
Did anyone see the preview? It looks good.
The Secret Life Of Casualty
Chapter 128.
The boys were excited, it was half term and Matilda was taking them to the beach. She was in the kitchen, making them up a picnic, while Ethan was getting out his bucket and spade, while Cal just lay back on his bed and listened to a song on his ipod when Ethan jumped on him excitedly, accidentally getting him where it hurt.
Cal groaned. "Ethan, get off "
Ethan climbed off his brother as Cal sat up and left the bedroom.
Matilda parked the car, as the boys in the back took off their seatbelts and raced out of the car, Matilda laughed, there were obviously excited. She got the picnic basket from the boot and then followed her boys to the beach.
Matilda found a quiet spot for them to settle down on for the next few hours and lay down the blanket, down as Ethan started building sandcastles,
"Keep an eye on Ethan, Caleb " Matilda told him.
Cal nodded absentmindedly. "Yes, mum "
Matilda sat down, in one of the deck chairs she had brought down with her and got a book she had brought with her; she was currently reading Danielle Steele: Rushing Waters.
Ethan wandered off, down to the sea, but only being small and the large waves, looming, he got in to trouble, he began choking as the waves engulfed him and he struggled as the waves allowed his body to go weak.
Cal opened his eyes. "Ethan?" He asked, getting to his feet. "Ethan?"
The young boy was nowhere to be found and a panic raised up inside of him. He jumped to his feet and noticed there was a small crowd of people near the sea.
"Ethan!" Cal screamed, he ran up to the sea and dived in, swimming the length it took to reach his brother. He wrapped his arms around him and dragged him to the shore. He lay him on the sand and started CPR. "Come on, Ethan " He muttered, as he continued to pound up and down on his chest.
Matilda called an ambulance as Cal continued to work on his brother, it was a tense wait for the ambulance. Cal kept going. Finally, the paramedics arrived, they put an oxygen mask on Ethan, a head collar on and wheeled him in to the ambulance as the other paramedic continued CPR.
The ambulance ride seemed really long to Cal, Matilda was following them in her car.
"This is Ethan Hardy, 8, he inhaled water at the beach, his BP 60/ 90, GSC is 2, and he has possibly inhaled water " said the paramedics.
Doctors and nurses wheeled him to RESUS and they warmed him up and monitored him, before sending him up for a CT. The CT was clear and Matilda was anxious to see her boy.
A nurse, called Robyn, took Cal and Matilda to his room. A machine was beeping when Cal walked in to the room, he was shocked to see Ethan laying so still, a BP cuff was wrapped around his arm. Cal walked up to the bed and squeezed his hand, as Ethan's eyes flicked open, in response to Cal's touch.
"Visting hours are over I'm afraid and Ethan needs his rest " Said the doctor, walking in to Ethan's room.
"I want Cal to stay " The young boy cried, he'd never spent a night apart from him and he wasn't going to start now.
Ethan's doctor, looked at Matilda, usually, he didn't let brothers or sisters stay with an ill relative, but he saw how close the two were. Matilda kissed Ethan's forehead and then left the room.
Ethan sat up in the bed, he was sweating and shaking.
Cal opened his eyes and said quietly "What's wrong?"
Through his tears, he tearfully explained that although, Cal had reached him, he had died shortly afterwards.
"It was just a bad dream, mate " Cal soothed, stroking his hair.
Ethan nodded as he leant in to his safety net; the one who he went to when he was in pain, the one who he went to when he was frightened. Cal watched as his brothers eyes closed and they both got some sleep.
"Morning Ethan, how are you feeling?" Asked the doctor when he walked in to the side room.
"I feel fine" Smiled Ethan, he didn't want to be here now he felt better.
The doctor nodded as he checked the boy over one more time, he then signed the discharge papers, Cal helped Ethan to get dressed and tied his shoelaces as they waited for Matilda.
Cal walked in to the kitchen to make his brother a drink, as Matilda had warned Cal that Ethan needed to rest.
"There you go, buddy " Said Cal as he placed his drink on the coffee table.
"Thanks, " Ethan said, as he took a sip.
Cal sat next to him and grinned as he watched Ethan watch the TV, one of his favourite movies were on: Harry Potter And The Philosopher Stone.
Next chapter: Lofty's POV on how he felt during tonight's episode. Possibly it'll be up tonight or tomorrow, will possibly include spoilers for anyone who hasn't seen it.
