Reese slowly eased open the door to Kay's hospital room. He silently closed
it behind him and took a seat in the chair next to her bed. With a great
sigh, he removed his glasses and pinched the bridge of his nose. He had an
incredible headache from lack of sleep and food. It had been almost a week
since the accident. Everyday he came and sat by her bed. Sam, Jess, and
Simone had also come most days. Surprisingly, Ivy Winthrop came often. She
even came when Chief Bennett wasn't there. He had no idea why but had seen
her with Kay and he was greatly surprised by the caring she had exhibited.
Unfortunately, Grace, Charity, and Miguel also came often but he didn't
think any of them had actually gone to see Kay. Every time they would walk
into the hospital and Charity would break down. He would have to listen to
her blubber and listen to Miguel and Grace comfort her. The more he
listened to them the more he began to completely despise the three people,
especially Miguel. Kay was supposed to be his best friend but he hadn't
even taken a peak in the window at Kay.
In past week Reese had felt increasingly saddened at the realization of what Kay had gone through in the last two years. She had lost everything. Her mother cared about the cousin Kay hated more than she had ever cared about her. Her father had been to busy with the explosive situations of his life to be there for Kay and Jessica loved Kay but she had constantly fought with her. Jess really just tried to get Kay out of the slump loving Miguel had put her in. Yes, Reese knew that Kay was in love with Miguel.
He had known all along about Kay's feelings for Miguel but hadn't given up because he knew that Miguel was too dense to see what a magnificent woman Kay was. He figured that eventually Kay would realize what a jerk Miguel was and she would see that Reese was there through everything. So, he had pretended to believe that she actually thought they were a couple. He had been so humiliated many times but he didn't care. He was around his Khaila and that's all he had ever wanted. He loved her, not for the front she put on but for the vulnerable person that shone through.
He had realized that he seemed to be the only person that saw that side all the time. He saw the vulnerability when she was laughing, he saw it when she was being sarcastic, he saw it when she was plotting a new scheme to get Miguel, but he mostly saw it when she looked at Miguel and Charity together and for a brief second admitted it to herself that she would never be with him. Reese was so used to seeing the vulnerable Kay, the side that made him call her Khaila, and completely forgot that Khaila wasn't what everyone else saw. When people talked about how strong or tough she was he wondered what the heck they were thinking. Khaila was strong but not in a way that meant she couldn't be hurt but in a way that meant that she hurt deeply but overcame the pain with her good qualities intact. That was the Mikhaila Bennett that Reese saw. And he hoped to God that she would be able to overcome the anguish she was going through now and would continue to experience.
Keeping his glasses off, Reese held Khaila's hand gently and stroked the chestnut colored hair that spilled out over her pillow. He closed his eyes and remembered the way her face had looked eight days ago, the night before the accident, the last time he had seen her before she had been hurt so badly. Her beautiful aqua eyes, the smile that always displayed the vulnerable girl he knew, no matter what the rest of her was doing, and the rich color of her flawless skin. He pictured her face perfectly and smiled. But suddenly he saw the same face the way he had seen it when he found her the next morning. The blood that made her unrecognizable and the glass that had broken off into her once flawless skin. He snapped open his eyes in effort to forget the horrendous sight. But reality was almost as bad and it didn't have anything to do with the bandages covering her face. It had to do with the sight of her closed eyes. When he saw the lids that had been closed for so many days it made him want to scream. He would sit by her bed and wish with all his being that the lids would slide open. He wanted so badly for her to wake up. He didn't care if her face ever healed. He just wanted to see the aqua pools looked back at him. He wanted her to smile and tell him she would be all right. He just wanted her to be all right. Sometimes, it angered him that she hadn't. It infuriated him that this had happened to her. He wanted to yell at her for making him suffer like this. Reese glared at Kay's prone body.
"Dammit, Kay open your eyes. COME ON, KAY! OPEN YOUR EYES! DAMN YOU KHAILA FOR DOING THIS TO ME. DON'T YOU KNOW THAT I CAN'T LIVE LIKE THIS, I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU-"
Reese's rant came to an abrupt halt when one of the machines surrounding Kay began to beep wildly and soon gave out to one continuous wail. Before he could comprehend what had happened two nurses came rushing in shouting "Code Blue" and he was shoved aside. He watched as Dr. Russell ran into the room and prepared the crash cart to shock life back into Kay's body. As she repeatedly shocked Kay he felt himself die little by little. After the tenth time a tear rolled down Eve's cheek and she glanced at her watch.
"Time of death-"
"NOOOOO!! She's not dead!! Do it one more time! Please. Just once more." Reese heard somebody beg. It took him a minute to realize it came from his own mouth.
For a second, Eve just stared at him. Then she slowly nodded and instructed one of the nurses to prep for one last shock.
Taking the paddles in her hands, Eve pressed them against Kay's chest and send electricity soaring through her still body.
Everyone held their breath and waited.
In past week Reese had felt increasingly saddened at the realization of what Kay had gone through in the last two years. She had lost everything. Her mother cared about the cousin Kay hated more than she had ever cared about her. Her father had been to busy with the explosive situations of his life to be there for Kay and Jessica loved Kay but she had constantly fought with her. Jess really just tried to get Kay out of the slump loving Miguel had put her in. Yes, Reese knew that Kay was in love with Miguel.
He had known all along about Kay's feelings for Miguel but hadn't given up because he knew that Miguel was too dense to see what a magnificent woman Kay was. He figured that eventually Kay would realize what a jerk Miguel was and she would see that Reese was there through everything. So, he had pretended to believe that she actually thought they were a couple. He had been so humiliated many times but he didn't care. He was around his Khaila and that's all he had ever wanted. He loved her, not for the front she put on but for the vulnerable person that shone through.
He had realized that he seemed to be the only person that saw that side all the time. He saw the vulnerability when she was laughing, he saw it when she was being sarcastic, he saw it when she was plotting a new scheme to get Miguel, but he mostly saw it when she looked at Miguel and Charity together and for a brief second admitted it to herself that she would never be with him. Reese was so used to seeing the vulnerable Kay, the side that made him call her Khaila, and completely forgot that Khaila wasn't what everyone else saw. When people talked about how strong or tough she was he wondered what the heck they were thinking. Khaila was strong but not in a way that meant she couldn't be hurt but in a way that meant that she hurt deeply but overcame the pain with her good qualities intact. That was the Mikhaila Bennett that Reese saw. And he hoped to God that she would be able to overcome the anguish she was going through now and would continue to experience.
Keeping his glasses off, Reese held Khaila's hand gently and stroked the chestnut colored hair that spilled out over her pillow. He closed his eyes and remembered the way her face had looked eight days ago, the night before the accident, the last time he had seen her before she had been hurt so badly. Her beautiful aqua eyes, the smile that always displayed the vulnerable girl he knew, no matter what the rest of her was doing, and the rich color of her flawless skin. He pictured her face perfectly and smiled. But suddenly he saw the same face the way he had seen it when he found her the next morning. The blood that made her unrecognizable and the glass that had broken off into her once flawless skin. He snapped open his eyes in effort to forget the horrendous sight. But reality was almost as bad and it didn't have anything to do with the bandages covering her face. It had to do with the sight of her closed eyes. When he saw the lids that had been closed for so many days it made him want to scream. He would sit by her bed and wish with all his being that the lids would slide open. He wanted so badly for her to wake up. He didn't care if her face ever healed. He just wanted to see the aqua pools looked back at him. He wanted her to smile and tell him she would be all right. He just wanted her to be all right. Sometimes, it angered him that she hadn't. It infuriated him that this had happened to her. He wanted to yell at her for making him suffer like this. Reese glared at Kay's prone body.
"Dammit, Kay open your eyes. COME ON, KAY! OPEN YOUR EYES! DAMN YOU KHAILA FOR DOING THIS TO ME. DON'T YOU KNOW THAT I CAN'T LIVE LIKE THIS, I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU-"
Reese's rant came to an abrupt halt when one of the machines surrounding Kay began to beep wildly and soon gave out to one continuous wail. Before he could comprehend what had happened two nurses came rushing in shouting "Code Blue" and he was shoved aside. He watched as Dr. Russell ran into the room and prepared the crash cart to shock life back into Kay's body. As she repeatedly shocked Kay he felt himself die little by little. After the tenth time a tear rolled down Eve's cheek and she glanced at her watch.
"Time of death-"
"NOOOOO!! She's not dead!! Do it one more time! Please. Just once more." Reese heard somebody beg. It took him a minute to realize it came from his own mouth.
For a second, Eve just stared at him. Then she slowly nodded and instructed one of the nurses to prep for one last shock.
Taking the paddles in her hands, Eve pressed them against Kay's chest and send electricity soaring through her still body.
Everyone held their breath and waited.