Chapter 7
The house was silent, and then suddenly Kirsty started screaming. The police kicked the door down to find Scott and Kane lying on the floor. Kirsty was screaming for help. Rhys ran to his daughter relieved that she was safe and unharmed, but Kirsty moved from his grasp. She fell to the floor and grabbed Kane
"He's been shot help him please." Kirsty sobbed as she stared at Kane, who was lying unconscious on the floor.
There was blood everywhere; some Scott's and some Kane's. It looked like a scene from a horror film Rhys thought as paramedics scrambled around in an attempt to save the two brothers. The paramedics working on Scott were trying in vain to revive him. But it was no good. He was dead. They frantically began working on Kane.
"Kirsty, we need to know what happened"
"It all happened so quickly, Kane ran in Scott turned, they fought and then the gun went off. Please, is Kane going to be okay?"
"The paramedics are doing all they can, Come on Kirsty, let the doctors check you over. ", said Inspector Carter as they led Kirsty away. Kirsty stared as the doctors put Kane on a stretcher.
"I'm going with him" Kirsty declared as she followed Kane to the ambulance.
"Kirsty...." Rhys began.
"I said, I'm going with him" and before Rhys had a chance to argue, the ambulance was on its way to the hospital.
* * *
A few hours had passed; Kane was on monitor and was still unconscious. Kirsty had refused to leave his bedside for a minute. She held his hand. How could this have happened? This morning she was waiting to meet Kane, now here she was, praying for him to live. It just didn't seem real.
"Kirst..."
Kirsty turned to see her Dad in the doorway. She turned away again.
"Kirsty, I think you need to go home" "I'm not leaving him Dad" Rhys wasn't sure what to do. He knew better than to argue with her when she was in this mood, but if Dani knew about this... Rhys didn't dare think what the consequences would be.
Kirsty looked at Kane, He looked so pale.
"Kane? Can you hear me? If you can please wake up. It's me, Kirsty."
Kane lay motionless, Kirsty began to cry. She laid her head on the bed, and quietly cried herself to sleep.
* * *
Kirsty opened her eyes and sat up. She stretched and as she did so, she noticed Kane move. No, it couldn't be, she must have imagined it, her eyes were still blurry and she was still tired. She took Kane's hand in hers.
"Kane, its me, I'm still here. Please wake up."
Nothing.
"This reminds me of after the cruise ship went down. Remember that Kane, when we were in hospital. We survived that, and we'll survive this. I love you Kane. Nothings ever gonna split us up again. As soon as you're better we're gonna go back to mine and tell everyone the truth."
She felt Kane's fingers move, it was on a little movement but it was definitely there.
"Kane?"
Kirsty looked over as Kane's eyelids flickered.
"Someone help please. I think he's waking up. Kane, its me open your eyes," Kirsty said, as nurses started running into the room. Kirsty began crying with relief. And then she knew - things were going to be okay.
The house was silent, and then suddenly Kirsty started screaming. The police kicked the door down to find Scott and Kane lying on the floor. Kirsty was screaming for help. Rhys ran to his daughter relieved that she was safe and unharmed, but Kirsty moved from his grasp. She fell to the floor and grabbed Kane
"He's been shot help him please." Kirsty sobbed as she stared at Kane, who was lying unconscious on the floor.
There was blood everywhere; some Scott's and some Kane's. It looked like a scene from a horror film Rhys thought as paramedics scrambled around in an attempt to save the two brothers. The paramedics working on Scott were trying in vain to revive him. But it was no good. He was dead. They frantically began working on Kane.
"Kirsty, we need to know what happened"
"It all happened so quickly, Kane ran in Scott turned, they fought and then the gun went off. Please, is Kane going to be okay?"
"The paramedics are doing all they can, Come on Kirsty, let the doctors check you over. ", said Inspector Carter as they led Kirsty away. Kirsty stared as the doctors put Kane on a stretcher.
"I'm going with him" Kirsty declared as she followed Kane to the ambulance.
"Kirsty...." Rhys began.
"I said, I'm going with him" and before Rhys had a chance to argue, the ambulance was on its way to the hospital.
* * *
A few hours had passed; Kane was on monitor and was still unconscious. Kirsty had refused to leave his bedside for a minute. She held his hand. How could this have happened? This morning she was waiting to meet Kane, now here she was, praying for him to live. It just didn't seem real.
"Kirst..."
Kirsty turned to see her Dad in the doorway. She turned away again.
"Kirsty, I think you need to go home" "I'm not leaving him Dad" Rhys wasn't sure what to do. He knew better than to argue with her when she was in this mood, but if Dani knew about this... Rhys didn't dare think what the consequences would be.
Kirsty looked at Kane, He looked so pale.
"Kane? Can you hear me? If you can please wake up. It's me, Kirsty."
Kane lay motionless, Kirsty began to cry. She laid her head on the bed, and quietly cried herself to sleep.
* * *
Kirsty opened her eyes and sat up. She stretched and as she did so, she noticed Kane move. No, it couldn't be, she must have imagined it, her eyes were still blurry and she was still tired. She took Kane's hand in hers.
"Kane, its me, I'm still here. Please wake up."
Nothing.
"This reminds me of after the cruise ship went down. Remember that Kane, when we were in hospital. We survived that, and we'll survive this. I love you Kane. Nothings ever gonna split us up again. As soon as you're better we're gonna go back to mine and tell everyone the truth."
She felt Kane's fingers move, it was on a little movement but it was definitely there.
"Kane?"
Kirsty looked over as Kane's eyelids flickered.
"Someone help please. I think he's waking up. Kane, its me open your eyes," Kirsty said, as nurses started running into the room. Kirsty began crying with relief. And then she knew - things were going to be okay.
