After what seemed like a lifetime, the ambulance arrived to take Kirsty to
the hospital. Everyone in the Sutherland house was in tears, even Rhys couldn't
hold it in. His daughter had caused him trouble in the past but he couldn't
bear the thought of losing her.
Shelly and Rhys went into the ambulance with their daughter, desperately
holding her hand, willing her to stay with it, not to give up. The way she just
lay their was frightening, there was no movement and for such an active girl
like Kirsty, this was horrifying.
For a few minutes, the remaining Sutherland girls sat down at the dining
table, that was normally filled with laughter and chatter, with tears running down
their faces. Then Dani kicked into action. She couldn't just sit around and
do nothing. She was meant to be a big sister, she had to be there for her
little sister, no matter what.
"I'm going to find Josh, he'll drive us to the hospital, can you get some of
Kirsty's stuff to take up with us?"
"Emm...sure, ok." replied Jade. She was still slightly dazed by the whole
thing, it hadn't quite sunk in, what had happened to the Kirsty that she always
knew?
"We'll come and get you's."
Dani rushed out the house trying not to think of Kirsty's state. She
couldn't let her mind play on it otherwise she would just breakdown. She had to find
Josh. Where would he be? Still at the school? She didn't have to think for
long.
"Hey, Dan, you met my mum last night."
Dani was greeted by Josh standing beside his mother. His mum was smiling and
seemed intrigued by Dani but she had no time to stop and chat, her sister's
life was on the line.
"I'm sorry, Josh, but I really have to go. Please, can you drive me and
Brodie and Jade to the hospital?"
"Who's in the hospital?"
"Kirsty...she stopped breathing, Josh, she just stopped..."
"What happened?"
"She took an Ectsacy tablet, please, we have to go now, mum and dad will need
me to be there."
"Sure. Mum, I'll catch up with you later."
"Goodbye, son, and good luck with the girl."
Josh and Dani quickly ran for the car. Josh opened the doors and sped away to
the caravan park. He tooted the horn, signalling for Brodie and Jade to come
out. Only Jade did.
"Where's Brodie?" asked Dani.
"She didn't want to come, she doesn't think she'll be wanted."
"Right, whatever, I'll see her later."
Dani was surprised by Brodie's attitude but she didn't have time to reason
with her, she had to get to her sister. Kirsty had done a stupid thing but she
was confused, she didn't know what she was doing. They arrived at the hospital
in ten minutes and were told that only one of them could go and see Kirsty,
the room was crowded enough as it was with Shelly and Rhys there.
"You go, Jade."
"What if she doesn't want to see me?"
"She doesn't know what she wants just now, Jade. We'll be waiting here for
you."
Dani and Josh sat in the waiting area in silence. No one spoke. No one knew
what to say. Josh didn't know how to go about comforting Dani, he couldn't
reassure her that everything was going to be ok because he didn't know if it
would be. Dani was lost in her thoughts. She kept thinking of how she had failed
her sister, how she could have done so much better, how she'd let her down.
Josh could sense this, even though the couple had only been going out for two or
so months, they were close.
"Don't beat yourself up, Dani."
"I just feel like I could have done so much more for her."
"She just got caught up in the wrong gang, Dan."
"I know, but I should have been there for her. I'm her big sister, she's
meant to be able to look up to me as a role model. I've not been much good to her
so far. I've been so involved in myself and my own problems lately that I've
not had time for anyone else."
"Hey, that's not your fault. You've dealt with a lot, Dani, you should just
be proud that you're still in one piece. From what you told me last night,
you've had a rough ride."
"I meant to thank you for taking that so well, Josh, you've been great."
"It's only because I love you."
"I love you to, Josh, I really do."
Jade once again ruined the tender moment.
"Dani, she's awake, she's ok, she's going to be alright!"
"Can we go see her?"
"Yeah, but don't over-exhaust her."
"Do you want me to leave you's, Dan? This is really a family thing, eh?"
"Ok, but thank you, not just for driving us here, for everything."
"No worries...I'll call you."
"Great."
Still with wet cheeks, Jade and Dani walked down the corridor to Kirsty's
room.
"Hey, sis, how you feeling?"
"I'm ok." said Kirsty, weakly.
"You scared us all! I'm so glad you're ok, we all are."
"Yeah."
The conversation continued like this for over half an hour until Kirsty
declared that she was tired and wanted to be left in peace to rest. Feeling
slightly worried for Kirsty, the rest of the Sutherland family returned to the
caravan park to get some well deserved sleep. No one managed to get to sleep that
night, though. Kirsty was on all their minds. Little did they know that they
were all on Kirsty's aswell.
the hospital. Everyone in the Sutherland house was in tears, even Rhys couldn't
hold it in. His daughter had caused him trouble in the past but he couldn't
bear the thought of losing her.
Shelly and Rhys went into the ambulance with their daughter, desperately
holding her hand, willing her to stay with it, not to give up. The way she just
lay their was frightening, there was no movement and for such an active girl
like Kirsty, this was horrifying.
For a few minutes, the remaining Sutherland girls sat down at the dining
table, that was normally filled with laughter and chatter, with tears running down
their faces. Then Dani kicked into action. She couldn't just sit around and
do nothing. She was meant to be a big sister, she had to be there for her
little sister, no matter what.
"I'm going to find Josh, he'll drive us to the hospital, can you get some of
Kirsty's stuff to take up with us?"
"Emm...sure, ok." replied Jade. She was still slightly dazed by the whole
thing, it hadn't quite sunk in, what had happened to the Kirsty that she always
knew?
"We'll come and get you's."
Dani rushed out the house trying not to think of Kirsty's state. She
couldn't let her mind play on it otherwise she would just breakdown. She had to find
Josh. Where would he be? Still at the school? She didn't have to think for
long.
"Hey, Dan, you met my mum last night."
Dani was greeted by Josh standing beside his mother. His mum was smiling and
seemed intrigued by Dani but she had no time to stop and chat, her sister's
life was on the line.
"I'm sorry, Josh, but I really have to go. Please, can you drive me and
Brodie and Jade to the hospital?"
"Who's in the hospital?"
"Kirsty...she stopped breathing, Josh, she just stopped..."
"What happened?"
"She took an Ectsacy tablet, please, we have to go now, mum and dad will need
me to be there."
"Sure. Mum, I'll catch up with you later."
"Goodbye, son, and good luck with the girl."
Josh and Dani quickly ran for the car. Josh opened the doors and sped away to
the caravan park. He tooted the horn, signalling for Brodie and Jade to come
out. Only Jade did.
"Where's Brodie?" asked Dani.
"She didn't want to come, she doesn't think she'll be wanted."
"Right, whatever, I'll see her later."
Dani was surprised by Brodie's attitude but she didn't have time to reason
with her, she had to get to her sister. Kirsty had done a stupid thing but she
was confused, she didn't know what she was doing. They arrived at the hospital
in ten minutes and were told that only one of them could go and see Kirsty,
the room was crowded enough as it was with Shelly and Rhys there.
"You go, Jade."
"What if she doesn't want to see me?"
"She doesn't know what she wants just now, Jade. We'll be waiting here for
you."
Dani and Josh sat in the waiting area in silence. No one spoke. No one knew
what to say. Josh didn't know how to go about comforting Dani, he couldn't
reassure her that everything was going to be ok because he didn't know if it
would be. Dani was lost in her thoughts. She kept thinking of how she had failed
her sister, how she could have done so much better, how she'd let her down.
Josh could sense this, even though the couple had only been going out for two or
so months, they were close.
"Don't beat yourself up, Dani."
"I just feel like I could have done so much more for her."
"She just got caught up in the wrong gang, Dan."
"I know, but I should have been there for her. I'm her big sister, she's
meant to be able to look up to me as a role model. I've not been much good to her
so far. I've been so involved in myself and my own problems lately that I've
not had time for anyone else."
"Hey, that's not your fault. You've dealt with a lot, Dani, you should just
be proud that you're still in one piece. From what you told me last night,
you've had a rough ride."
"I meant to thank you for taking that so well, Josh, you've been great."
"It's only because I love you."
"I love you to, Josh, I really do."
Jade once again ruined the tender moment.
"Dani, she's awake, she's ok, she's going to be alright!"
"Can we go see her?"
"Yeah, but don't over-exhaust her."
"Do you want me to leave you's, Dan? This is really a family thing, eh?"
"Ok, but thank you, not just for driving us here, for everything."
"No worries...I'll call you."
"Great."
Still with wet cheeks, Jade and Dani walked down the corridor to Kirsty's
room.
"Hey, sis, how you feeling?"
"I'm ok." said Kirsty, weakly.
"You scared us all! I'm so glad you're ok, we all are."
"Yeah."
The conversation continued like this for over half an hour until Kirsty
declared that she was tired and wanted to be left in peace to rest. Feeling
slightly worried for Kirsty, the rest of the Sutherland family returned to the
caravan park to get some well deserved sleep. No one managed to get to sleep that
night, though. Kirsty was on all their minds. Little did they know that they
were all on Kirsty's aswell.