CHAPTER 23
".But she's in a coma."
Gasps were heard all-round. Their friend was in a coma. Sean couldn't believe it. He looked suspiciously at the doctor then asked, "There's more isn't there?"
The doctor looked up at the young man in front of him. "Are you family?" he asked
"Yes, I'm her cousin." Sean stated
"Were is her mother or father, they should really be here" the doctor said
"Her fathers dead and we can't get a hold of her mother so JUST BLOODY TELL US" Sean demanded raising him voice.
The doctor flinched but gave in. 'They should know' "Maria may not recover."
Sean abruptly fell to the ground in shock not believing what the doctor had just said.
The doctor continued. "And I'm sorry to say but if she doesn't wake up within the week, then I'm afraid she never will." The doctor left them to think in peace after pointing to which room she was being held in.
Michael was silent and it was starting to scare Isabel. "Michael, are you ok?"
"Yeah, sure. The woman I love is dying and I'm fucking fantastic" he yelled sarcastically.
Isabel flinched but held on to him tighter. "She's going to pull through this Michael, she's a fighter. She doesn't know the words give up" Isabel said trying to lighten the mood.
"She has to. I don't know what I'll do without her" Michael whispered. Isabel watched as a lone tear travelled down his face and fall on his shirt. She prayed that Maria was going to be ok. For her sake and Michael's.
Sean sat staring at the wall slowly dying inside. He needed his cousin. She was the only one who ever cared for him. The only one who forgave him and didn't judge him for his past mistakes. She had to pull through. He needed her to. 'If it wasn't for Michael being there." Sean broke off his train of thought and suddenly got angry. He leapt up off the ground and lunged for Michael who had raced out of his seat but was pinned to the ground with Sean holing him down.
"Oh my god Sean what are you doing?" Liz gaped. "Max do something"
"This is your fault" Sean roared. "If you hadn't of meddled in our business you wouldn't of been there and Maria wouldn't have pushed you out of the way. He only shot at you coz you were her new boyfriend." Sean went to punch him but was stopped by Michael who had grabbed his hand and flipped them over.
"You think I don't already blame myself. I know this is my fault and I will never forgive myself." Michael yelled.
Sean looked up at him then stopped struggling. Michael got off him and they both stood. Sean started to feel ashamed at his actions.
"No man, I'm sorry. I'm just angry and I took it out on you. It wasn't your fault." Sean said sitting back down on the plastic seats.
"No, you were right. If I hadn't of known----" Michael was cut of by Sean
"----Then Maria would still be running and unhappy. You helped her Michael. If anything I need to thank you for saving her life. Before you she had none and know she does. So, so help me god if you blame yourself one more time I will seriously punch you and tell Ria." Sean threatened
Michael smiled a little then sat next to Sean. "She's gonna make it Sean. Like Izzy said. She's a fighter"
"That she is my friend. Did you know she once started a bar fight?" Sean laughed at the memory. "We were in a bar in New York playing pool when this guy slapped her on the ass. She just turned around calmly said 'hi' then kicked him in the balls. Next thing I know the whole bar is fighting. She got us thrown in jail for that. But it was worth it. 'No one messes with Maria' she said." Sean said the last line quietly trying not to cry.
Michael patted his back in a manly comforting way. "She's lucky to have you."
"You too" Sean replied.
Tess watched the two in fascination. How they could go from killing each other to best buddies in a matter of seconds was baffling to say the least. She shook her head at the thought then inwardly giggled at what Maria would say at their display when she found out. Tess started to cry for her friend and Kyle walked up to her and pulled her into a hug.
The doctor came back ad told them that they could go in and visit, but one at a time. Sean told Michael to go first while he tried to contact Amy again. Michael slowly walked into the room and watched Maria as she lay in the bed. 'God she looks like she's just sleeping.' He laughed a little at his next thought. 'She even looks beautiful when she's like this.' His laughs turned to sobs as he sat on a chair next to the bed and held her hand tightly.
"Wake up Ria, please. I need you. You can't give up. You're not aloud to leave me. I love you." He continued to sob silently but stopped when there was a knock at the door.
"Hey, man. I got a hold of Amy and she's on her way. Can I have a bit with her?" Sean asked.
Michael nodded, kissed Maria affectionately on the forehead then left.
Sean then occupied the seat Michael was just in. Only he didn't talk he just sat there looking at her silently. He grasped her hand and prayed. He prayed that his cousin would make it because if she didn't he wasn't too sure he would either. He was brought out of his thought when he heard a frantic Amy Deluca yelling at a doctor. He rolled his eyes then said "Great your mothers here. I'll try to hold her off as long as possible but it's gonna be hard. You owe me Deluca" Sean said to her like she was awake and could here him. Like Michael he kissed her forehead then left the room to fight off his panicked Aunt.
********************************************* "What in god's name is going on. You tell me right now you incompetent moron. Where is my daughter?" Amy Deluca screamed at an orderly who looked like they just wanted to run off and cry.
Sean made his way over to his Aunt to let her know what had happened and partly to relive the poor orderly.
"Aunt Amy" Sean yelled.
Amy turned around to look at her nephew. "Sean, what are you doing hear" she asked shocked. 'the only reason he would be here is because.' recognition dawned on Amy as she sunk to the ground and wept. "Oh god my baby. He found my baby."
Sean looked surprised. "Aunt Amy, what are you talking about?"
Amy stopped crying long enough for Liz to help her to a chair. "I'm not stupid Sean. I've known what's been going on. Why did you think I was so quick to move away. I just thought that when Brian died it would all stop. That my baby would be ok." Amy started to cry again.
Sean went to his aunt and hugged her. "It's ok. Frankie's dead know. Shhhhhh. It's ok."
"No it's not. What's happening with Ria. Nobody's told me anything." Amy asked looking expectantly at Sean.
Sean tore his eyes away from Amy wondering how he was going to tell her that her only daughter was dying. Once he did finally tell her the only thing that could be heard where the ear piercing screams of a crying mother who was loosing her daughter.
In side Maria's room however, the machine that was hooked up to her suddenly flat lined. The next thing they saw were a rush of doctors in her room preparing to revive her convulsing body.
Michael watched in horror as the girl he loved was slipping away.
Sean cried along with Amy.
The others stood there in shock over what was happening.
".But she's in a coma."
Gasps were heard all-round. Their friend was in a coma. Sean couldn't believe it. He looked suspiciously at the doctor then asked, "There's more isn't there?"
The doctor looked up at the young man in front of him. "Are you family?" he asked
"Yes, I'm her cousin." Sean stated
"Were is her mother or father, they should really be here" the doctor said
"Her fathers dead and we can't get a hold of her mother so JUST BLOODY TELL US" Sean demanded raising him voice.
The doctor flinched but gave in. 'They should know' "Maria may not recover."
Sean abruptly fell to the ground in shock not believing what the doctor had just said.
The doctor continued. "And I'm sorry to say but if she doesn't wake up within the week, then I'm afraid she never will." The doctor left them to think in peace after pointing to which room she was being held in.
Michael was silent and it was starting to scare Isabel. "Michael, are you ok?"
"Yeah, sure. The woman I love is dying and I'm fucking fantastic" he yelled sarcastically.
Isabel flinched but held on to him tighter. "She's going to pull through this Michael, she's a fighter. She doesn't know the words give up" Isabel said trying to lighten the mood.
"She has to. I don't know what I'll do without her" Michael whispered. Isabel watched as a lone tear travelled down his face and fall on his shirt. She prayed that Maria was going to be ok. For her sake and Michael's.
Sean sat staring at the wall slowly dying inside. He needed his cousin. She was the only one who ever cared for him. The only one who forgave him and didn't judge him for his past mistakes. She had to pull through. He needed her to. 'If it wasn't for Michael being there." Sean broke off his train of thought and suddenly got angry. He leapt up off the ground and lunged for Michael who had raced out of his seat but was pinned to the ground with Sean holing him down.
"Oh my god Sean what are you doing?" Liz gaped. "Max do something"
"This is your fault" Sean roared. "If you hadn't of meddled in our business you wouldn't of been there and Maria wouldn't have pushed you out of the way. He only shot at you coz you were her new boyfriend." Sean went to punch him but was stopped by Michael who had grabbed his hand and flipped them over.
"You think I don't already blame myself. I know this is my fault and I will never forgive myself." Michael yelled.
Sean looked up at him then stopped struggling. Michael got off him and they both stood. Sean started to feel ashamed at his actions.
"No man, I'm sorry. I'm just angry and I took it out on you. It wasn't your fault." Sean said sitting back down on the plastic seats.
"No, you were right. If I hadn't of known----" Michael was cut of by Sean
"----Then Maria would still be running and unhappy. You helped her Michael. If anything I need to thank you for saving her life. Before you she had none and know she does. So, so help me god if you blame yourself one more time I will seriously punch you and tell Ria." Sean threatened
Michael smiled a little then sat next to Sean. "She's gonna make it Sean. Like Izzy said. She's a fighter"
"That she is my friend. Did you know she once started a bar fight?" Sean laughed at the memory. "We were in a bar in New York playing pool when this guy slapped her on the ass. She just turned around calmly said 'hi' then kicked him in the balls. Next thing I know the whole bar is fighting. She got us thrown in jail for that. But it was worth it. 'No one messes with Maria' she said." Sean said the last line quietly trying not to cry.
Michael patted his back in a manly comforting way. "She's lucky to have you."
"You too" Sean replied.
Tess watched the two in fascination. How they could go from killing each other to best buddies in a matter of seconds was baffling to say the least. She shook her head at the thought then inwardly giggled at what Maria would say at their display when she found out. Tess started to cry for her friend and Kyle walked up to her and pulled her into a hug.
The doctor came back ad told them that they could go in and visit, but one at a time. Sean told Michael to go first while he tried to contact Amy again. Michael slowly walked into the room and watched Maria as she lay in the bed. 'God she looks like she's just sleeping.' He laughed a little at his next thought. 'She even looks beautiful when she's like this.' His laughs turned to sobs as he sat on a chair next to the bed and held her hand tightly.
"Wake up Ria, please. I need you. You can't give up. You're not aloud to leave me. I love you." He continued to sob silently but stopped when there was a knock at the door.
"Hey, man. I got a hold of Amy and she's on her way. Can I have a bit with her?" Sean asked.
Michael nodded, kissed Maria affectionately on the forehead then left.
Sean then occupied the seat Michael was just in. Only he didn't talk he just sat there looking at her silently. He grasped her hand and prayed. He prayed that his cousin would make it because if she didn't he wasn't too sure he would either. He was brought out of his thought when he heard a frantic Amy Deluca yelling at a doctor. He rolled his eyes then said "Great your mothers here. I'll try to hold her off as long as possible but it's gonna be hard. You owe me Deluca" Sean said to her like she was awake and could here him. Like Michael he kissed her forehead then left the room to fight off his panicked Aunt.
********************************************* "What in god's name is going on. You tell me right now you incompetent moron. Where is my daughter?" Amy Deluca screamed at an orderly who looked like they just wanted to run off and cry.
Sean made his way over to his Aunt to let her know what had happened and partly to relive the poor orderly.
"Aunt Amy" Sean yelled.
Amy turned around to look at her nephew. "Sean, what are you doing hear" she asked shocked. 'the only reason he would be here is because.' recognition dawned on Amy as she sunk to the ground and wept. "Oh god my baby. He found my baby."
Sean looked surprised. "Aunt Amy, what are you talking about?"
Amy stopped crying long enough for Liz to help her to a chair. "I'm not stupid Sean. I've known what's been going on. Why did you think I was so quick to move away. I just thought that when Brian died it would all stop. That my baby would be ok." Amy started to cry again.
Sean went to his aunt and hugged her. "It's ok. Frankie's dead know. Shhhhhh. It's ok."
"No it's not. What's happening with Ria. Nobody's told me anything." Amy asked looking expectantly at Sean.
Sean tore his eyes away from Amy wondering how he was going to tell her that her only daughter was dying. Once he did finally tell her the only thing that could be heard where the ear piercing screams of a crying mother who was loosing her daughter.
In side Maria's room however, the machine that was hooked up to her suddenly flat lined. The next thing they saw were a rush of doctors in her room preparing to revive her convulsing body.
Michael watched in horror as the girl he loved was slipping away.
Sean cried along with Amy.
The others stood there in shock over what was happening.