Nick sat at Kaths bedside, holding her hand tightly in his, as the doctor
walked in carrying Kaths notes. Kath and Nick looked at each other, both
scared, terrified of what was about to be said.
DOCTOR: We've got the results of the MRI and CT scan.
Kath and Nick took a deep breath. It felt as though their lives were hanging in the air, balancing on a tightrope. They knew that what the doctor was about to say might just change their lives forever
DOCTOR: I'm afraid.
Tears began to well in Kaths eyes. Those two words, 'I'm afraid' were not what she wanted to hear. She knew what they meant. Nick squeezed her hand tighter. They were both in the medical profession, they both knew what was to come after those two little words. They had used them often enough themselves when dealing with patients, yet had never really thought about it from the patients point of view. Never actually realised what those two simple words meant to the patient until now. They were easy to say, but not quite so easy to listen to
DOCTOR: I'm afraid it looks as though there's some swelling and a build up of fluids surrounding the left side of the brain, probably caused by a blow to the head, which has caused pressure to build against the brain, accounting for the blurred vision and severe headaches that you've been experiencing, and which led to the blackout you had earlier today.
Those word rung in her head, 'earlier today'. Today was her wedding day. It was supposed to be the happiest day of her life. It had been the happiest day of her life, until now. 'Probably caused by a blow to the head.'. It was him. Ed. He had given her a blow to the head when he smashed it against the tree on the terrible night that he raped her. It had been ever since that night that she had been having headaches. Even now, now that he's in prison, he still manages to ruin her life. Her wedding day. He still managed to hurt her even though he's not there
NICK: but...there's something you can do, right?.to relieve the pressure.an operation.
DOCTOR: I'm afraid.
It was those two words again. Those two horrible words that they didn't want to hear.
DOCTOR: I'm afraid it would be far too risky to operate due to the position and severity of the swelling.
Tears welled in their eyes
NICK: S.so.w.what are you going to do?
DOCTOR: I'm very sorry.I'm afraid there's nothing we can do apart from make Kath as comfortable as possible by giving her painkillers.
Tears trickled down Kaths cheeks. She had said nothing until now. It had all felt like a bad dream, as though it was happening to someone else while she just watched from the side. But she glanced at Nick and saw the look on his face. The look that told it all. The look that she knew meant that she wasn't dreaming and the tears that told her that it was real. It was happening to her. She blinked, trying to take it all in and understand what was being said
KATH: S.so...w.what are you saying?
DOCTOR: I'm very sorry.
KATH: Am.am I going to die?
The doctor blinked and slowly nodded her head
DOCTOR: I'm very sorry.
The tears began to fall faster from her deep brown eyes. She didn't want to die. She had so much to live for. So much more love to give, if only she had the chance. She had finally found happiness. Found someone that she loved more than anything else in the world. She had never felt this way about anyone before, never knew it was possible to feel this way and to be loved in return. To feel loved and secure, but now it had all been taken away from her. There was nothing she or Nick could do about it, and she knew that it was all because of what he did to her. Not only had he taken away her spirit, but now he was taking away her life, and she felt sick with anger just thinking about him. What he did to her. It was him that deserved to die, not her.
DOCTOR: We've got the results of the MRI and CT scan.
Kath and Nick took a deep breath. It felt as though their lives were hanging in the air, balancing on a tightrope. They knew that what the doctor was about to say might just change their lives forever
DOCTOR: I'm afraid.
Tears began to well in Kaths eyes. Those two words, 'I'm afraid' were not what she wanted to hear. She knew what they meant. Nick squeezed her hand tighter. They were both in the medical profession, they both knew what was to come after those two little words. They had used them often enough themselves when dealing with patients, yet had never really thought about it from the patients point of view. Never actually realised what those two simple words meant to the patient until now. They were easy to say, but not quite so easy to listen to
DOCTOR: I'm afraid it looks as though there's some swelling and a build up of fluids surrounding the left side of the brain, probably caused by a blow to the head, which has caused pressure to build against the brain, accounting for the blurred vision and severe headaches that you've been experiencing, and which led to the blackout you had earlier today.
Those word rung in her head, 'earlier today'. Today was her wedding day. It was supposed to be the happiest day of her life. It had been the happiest day of her life, until now. 'Probably caused by a blow to the head.'. It was him. Ed. He had given her a blow to the head when he smashed it against the tree on the terrible night that he raped her. It had been ever since that night that she had been having headaches. Even now, now that he's in prison, he still manages to ruin her life. Her wedding day. He still managed to hurt her even though he's not there
NICK: but...there's something you can do, right?.to relieve the pressure.an operation.
DOCTOR: I'm afraid.
It was those two words again. Those two horrible words that they didn't want to hear.
DOCTOR: I'm afraid it would be far too risky to operate due to the position and severity of the swelling.
Tears welled in their eyes
NICK: S.so.w.what are you going to do?
DOCTOR: I'm very sorry.I'm afraid there's nothing we can do apart from make Kath as comfortable as possible by giving her painkillers.
Tears trickled down Kaths cheeks. She had said nothing until now. It had all felt like a bad dream, as though it was happening to someone else while she just watched from the side. But she glanced at Nick and saw the look on his face. The look that told it all. The look that she knew meant that she wasn't dreaming and the tears that told her that it was real. It was happening to her. She blinked, trying to take it all in and understand what was being said
KATH: S.so...w.what are you saying?
DOCTOR: I'm very sorry.
KATH: Am.am I going to die?
The doctor blinked and slowly nodded her head
DOCTOR: I'm very sorry.
The tears began to fall faster from her deep brown eyes. She didn't want to die. She had so much to live for. So much more love to give, if only she had the chance. She had finally found happiness. Found someone that she loved more than anything else in the world. She had never felt this way about anyone before, never knew it was possible to feel this way and to be loved in return. To feel loved and secure, but now it had all been taken away from her. There was nothing she or Nick could do about it, and she knew that it was all because of what he did to her. Not only had he taken away her spirit, but now he was taking away her life, and she felt sick with anger just thinking about him. What he did to her. It was him that deserved to die, not her.