Hey, Sorry this is taking forever. I should be getting a holiday soon, then I'll quickly finish it. Oh, and sorry that the first chapter disappeared, had to make a few changes. Don't fear, this story shall be finished, just like my others. Oh, and any one that has read Visions- sorry guys, but don't worry as soon as I finish this one, I'll finish that one. Oh and thanks for the review on Death of an Innocent, -I know it's not the best, and I know the one section didn't really seem real- It's just that it's NOT Real!, so please don't write and tell me that it's not possible.
Oh- and for this story- it too is going to have some part's that are not real- but it's based on some reality- just a bit changed to suit my story. So please don't write and say, "But that can't happen," or something like that.
Sorry for the long wait, but here it is...
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"Well...." Before Jacques could speak the intercom went off.
"Dr Nel, Dr Nel, code blue,"
The other's watched as Jacques just ran out the room, leaving with their answer.
"NO!" Chris screamed as he got up to leave.
"Chris, don't you dare leave this room!" Grace warned.
Chris turn to face Grace.
"I want answers!" Chris demanded.
Grace put her hands on her hips, looking very unimpressed.
"And what do you think we want!" She snapped back.
Chris lost his temper as he looked around to see the pain in everyone's faces. He took a deep breath as he sat down again.
"Sorry, I'm just so worried," Chris said quietly.
"We understand Chris, but Jacques had to go, I know him, he wouldn't leave if it wasn't important, and I know that he will be back," Grace said in a soft tone.
Everyone fell into a silence, not knowing what to say. Fear gripped their hearts, as they waited.
The only noises was the continuously ticking of the clock, which seemed to slow down. Seconds felt like hours, as they waited.
They all looked up when they heard the door opening, but to their dismay it was just another nurse.
"Sorry," she said as she went out.
"What's taking so long!" Chris said in anger.
"Chris you better control your anger. And I already told you, he will come when he can!" Grace said in a mother's tone.
"I know, but Dam it, this is killing me!" Chris said in frustration.
"We know Chris, we know," Buck answered.
Chris looked at the watch. It was nearly eight am. He wished he could turn back the time, and prevent this accident. He closed his eyes, and signed.
Nearly two hours later the door opened again to see Jacques and Rain. Rain went to Nathan's side, giving him a big hug.
The other's felt their heart's drop as they saw the tears running down her face.
They turned their attention back to Jacques who was looking very tired.
"Well?" Buck asked.
Jacques signed and wiped his face with his hand, before looking at them.
"Let's start, on what I was going to say before I was called away. Right, because Mr Tanner's side had the full impact of the crash, the damage is bad. He came in with internal bleeding, broken leg, damage to his hip bone, damage to his one lung, damage to the spine,...." Jacques stopped when he saw the look's in their eyes.
"So he's still alive?" Jean asked.
"Yes, but it's still very touch and go," Jacques answered.
"What about his spine?" Nathan asked.
"While, we managed to stop the internal bleeding, fixed his leg, the hip is going to take a long time, we had to remove his one kidney, and he lost the use of his one lung, which is not helping his condition at this moment. He was to week after that for us to do anything to his spine," Jacques explained.
"He lost a lung!" Buck gasped.
"Yes, but many people still live healthy lives with just one lung. It just means that he won't be running any marathons from now on," Jacques explained.
"What damage is there to the spine?" Grace asked.
"We don't know at this moment, there's to much swelling. We have to wait for him to wake up before we do anything," Jacques explained.
"Can't you use some medicine to wake him up, so you could ask him?" Nathan asked.
"That's the bad news. When I was called away it was Mr Tanner who coded. We managed to stabilize him, he is now on full life support, and he's fallen into a coma," Jacques said sadly.
"Coma, that's bad, isn't it?" JD asked.
"Under normal conditions, no, but for his, it's very dangerous. If he doesn't come out in the next few days, he might never wake up again," Jacques said.
Everyone felt their blood drain from their faces. They just couldn't believe how badly everything went.
It was supposed to be time for fun. This weekend they were supposed to be going to a park to do some fishing. They weren't supposed to be in the hospital, and Vin wasn't supposed to be dying. JD just couldn't hold it in, tears began to fall down his face.
Jean saw this, and put her arms around him, gently hugging him, trying to give comfort.
JD wiped his tear's away but he never left Jean's arms. He needed her, as a friend, just to hold him and tell him that it's just a bad dream.
Rain was still crying in Nathan's arms. Nathan could do nothing but hold her tight.
Josiah closed his eyes, and sent a silent pray to the heavens above.
Buck just sat there in totally shock. He felt like he couldn't breath.
Ezra just sat there, he too couldn't move. He didn't trust his voice at the moment, and he was fighting to keep the tears from falling.
Chris just sat, in total despair. His mind was suddenly filled with images of his wife and child, then their deaths, he felt the numbness and the feeling of helplessness. Then he saw Vin, his smile, his wicked sense of humour, but they seemed to fade, leaving Chris empty inside.
Grace had to sit down. She had lost a child a few years ago, then Vin came into her life, filling in that empty space. Now it felt like she was losing another child. NO!
She quickly wiped away the un fallen tears, then looked at Jacques.
"Jacques, thank you, I know you did your best. Why don't you go home. You look like you could fall a sleep on your feet!" Grace ordered.
Jacques smiled,
"Thanks Grace," he said as he walked out.
Grace nodded and then turned her attention back to the broken souls next to her. She got up and put her hands on her hips.
"Now, don't tell me I have to kick all your butts?" Grace asked.
Everyone looked at her, and all she could see was the pain.
"I hope I am never in a plane crash with you guys. You would burry me alive, just because I hurt," Grace joked.
"Grace..." Buck stopped when Grace raised her hand.
"No, don't give me that Grace stuff. Now I want you to listen, All of you!, I told you this before, and I'll keep on telling you till it gets inside your hard heads. Jacques said that our boy is alive, now stop planning his funeral!" Grace demanded.
"That's not fair, he's only a man!" Chris snapped.
"No, he's not. He's special, if he was just a man, he would be four feet under the day his momma died!" Grace snapped back.
The other's looked at Grace with total amazement.
"Your right, Vin can do this, he's been through worse," Josiah said.
Rain wiped her tears away, the smiled.
"Your right, Vin can make it. He won't go down without a fight," she said.
"And he was survived before," Nathan said,
"Yeah, and he promised me that he'll teach me how to hunt, and you know Vin, he never brakes a promise," JD said as he wiped the tears away.
"Vin's not a super hero! didn't you hear what the doctor said!" Chris snapped.
"Yes, we did. He told us, that Vin's fighting," Grace said.
Chris lowered his head, when he looked up again, everyone saw a smile.
"Lets go, we need to tell Vin that he better wake up Now!" Chris ordered.
Everyone got up and started to walk out the room. Buck quickly held Grace back.
"Thank you," he said.
"I was just pointing out the truth," Grace said.
Buck laughed as he left the room, with Grace following him.
They all went to the room where Vin was being help. When they opened the door they were greeted with the sounds of the machines. The steady beeping, and the machine that whooshed as it breathed for Vin, keeping him alive.
They went in, and stopped dead in their tracks.
There in a bed, lay their friend. Covered in bruises, cuts, bandages. A tube in his mouth, wire's around his body.
"Dam," Buck swore.
Everyone couldn't move, they knew it was going to be bad. But they still couldn't believe that it was this bad.
Suddenly the room was filled with a loud beeping, then Vin suddenly began to shake.
"He's seizing," Grace said as she ran to his bed.
Suddenly the room was filled with doctors and nurses.
"What's happening?" Chris demanded.
They watched as they went to Vin.
They listened as the machine that monitories Vin's heart suddenly changed from the normal beeping to one continuous beep.
"No," Chris cried.
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You going to kill me. But don't worry Monday's a public holiday for me. So I'll write more.
Sorry guys.
Kas.