Charm: heh... I left everyone with one of the biggest cliffy's I have ever
came up with! Hehehehe.
Squid: BRIANNA! SHE CAN'T DIE! CHARM! YOU BIT-!
Charm: NO SWEARING! *thwaks Squid*
Squid: OW!!!!
Charm: Anyway... Onto the chapter...
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Chapter Twenty-Seven: My Last Breath
Squid sat in the waiting room of the hospital ER awaiting the news of his wife's condition. He rubbed his eyes with his fingers as tears stung them. Richard and Kaylie sat across from him equally worried. Mitchell and Raja remained at Shaily and Zigzag's house but Rosie and Mitchell were left in charge so Shaily and Zigzag could be at the hospital. Squid had never felt pain like this before; he might loose her for real this time.
"Squid?" asked Zigzag, quietly. Squid brought his attention to Zigzag.
"What?" Squid said, his heart aching deep inside. Zigzag sat beside Squid and sighed.
"Everything'll be alright..." Zigzag assured.
Squid wasn't so sure about Zigzag's assumption. Squid rose from his chair and headed to another room. He needed to clear his mind so he would be able to think. Squid leaned against the wall of the empty room and slide down to the carpeted floor in tears. "Brianna... Don't die... Dammit... Don't die on me yet..." Squid whispered, crying.
*Flashback *
"It can't be that bad!" Squid protested. Brianna gave him a look that said shut up please. "Ok ok! Jeez, I'm just trying to make you feel a little better. You seemed real scared by that dream you had."
"I know. My father's a bastard."
"What?"
"He ran off with some other woman when I was younger. He divorced my mother and never calls or anything. He hates my family. He hates his own family," she whispered fighting back her tears. "And I hate him for leaving my mother and leaving me in to support my little brother... My mother has to work two jobs and she still can't support us."
"At least you have a mother who cares," whispered Squid.
"What?" asked Brianna, looking stunned.
"Never mind, it doesn't matter. Go back to sleep," Squid said quickly. Brianna blinked and sighed. She bit her lip and pushed her hair behind her ear. Squid got up off her bed and started walking away from her. He stopped suddenly. He turned back around and came back to her. He slowly walked back. She blushed again.
He leaned into her and got inches from her face. He slowly pressed his lips to hers. She blinked and couldn't believe this! She blushed darker and finally fell into his kiss. It was so warm and sweet. Squid then pulled away and smiled. He kissed her cheek again and she sat there. He went back to his bed and went back to sleep.
*End of Flashback *
Squid remembered that moment as if it were yesterday. So many memories shared between the two of them. Brianna couldn't die, not now. They have a family together, and they've been to hell and back together. She couldn't give in now. He knew she was stronger than that and she would make it through this.
"Squid?" said a voice off to side, in the shadows of the room. Squid turned his attention to the voice. He stared.
"Mad Dog?" asked Squid, astounded.
Mad Dog walked out from the darkness and sat down next to Squid. He brought one knee up into a bent position to lean his arm against it. "Is she ok?" he asked, concerned. Squid shrugged. Mad dog sighed as he looked at the wall on the other side of the room. "Brianna's a strong girl, trust me, I know... She WILL make it through this. I swear on my gang's code that she'll be all right." Mad Dog promised. Squid shook his head.
"If I loose her I think I'll go insa—"
"Go insane... I know that feeling. Once you love her, it's hard to let her go. It's almost like your addicted to her. You never want to let her go. Once you've kissed her it's over. I still haven't gotten over her..." Mad Dog explained. Squid stared at Mad Dog, amazed the man who raped his wife understood his feelings at this very moment.
Squid opened his mouth to speak and not a single word came from his mouth. Mad Dog laughed as raked his fingers through his raven black hair. Squid finally found his words. "How did you know?" Squid asked, amazed at Mad Dog being able to show compassion to someone other than himself, Brianna and Richard.
Mad Dog smirked, "Funny thing about Brianna... Once you love her... You'll do anything to change so you'll make her the happiest women alive... You'll do anything to keep her with you, even if it means violence because you're so blinded by love your heart overpowers your mind." Mad Dog paused and sighed again. He glanced at Squid and patted his shoulder. "Brianna was the love of my life and I never meant to hurt her..."
Squid remained silent for a while, recalling all the trauma Mad Dog had brought to Brianna's life. A question tugged away at Squid's mind. He turned to Mad Dog. "How did you and Brianna end up together?" asked Squid. "She never did tell me."
Mad Dog's navy blue eyes widened in shock. "I never thought you'd ask me that question... Well... There's a first time for everything right?" Mad Dog paused again as he rubbed the back of his neck with his left hand. "We met when we were like nine and we became friends so fast it would make your head spin. And by the time we were eleven, we were dating. Sure, she was forming a gang behind my back but she lied when she said she left mine that summer... She didn't leave until she was thirteen..."
Squid sighed, "What made her date you?"
Mad Dog shrugged, "I dunno... but we truly did love each other until I messed everything up between us..." Squid rubbed his forehead as the tears fell down his face. Squid stood up and headed to the ER waiting room. Mad Dog stood up as well. "Hey Squid... She'll be fine." Mad Dog said, smiling. Squid smiled slightly and walked into the ER waiting room. Mad Dog put his hands into his pockets and walked away.
"SQUID!" Shaily cried, out.
"What?" asked Squid, looking taken aback.
"Brianna... She's... She's..." Shaily choked on her tears.
Squid stared, terrified. "She's not dead yet right?" he asked, his heart falling to the pit of his stomach. He prayed she was not dead yet. He could not picture life without Brianna now, not after everything that had been through together.
Shaily shook her head. "No," she paused. "But she's close..." Squid felt his world crashing down all around him. "The doctors are saying there's not much they can do... They were saying her heart was really damaged badly and she's barely holding on now. I think she was holding on for you..."
Squid blinked, "What?"
"She wants to say goodbye... I know her... She always said if she was gonna die, she'd hold on until the person whom she cared about the most was there for her to be able to say goodbye to..." Shaily explained. Squid felt a single tear run down his face. He was loosing her, the only girl he ever loved... "So you should go in there... The doctors'll letcha in since they know she's gonna go soon..." Shaily said, crying now. Zigzag came up to Shaily and pulled her into a hug.
Squid took a deep breath and walked into the ER and to Brianna's bed. There she laid with her heart monitor beeping, but just barely. Squid sat down in the chair beside her bed and slipped his hand into her own. She smiled slightly, knowing who it was.
"Alan," whispered Brianna, in a raspy voice.
"Brianna?" Squid asked, quietly.
"I love you, Alan," Brianna said, affectionately.
Squid fought back his tears. "I love you too, Bri." He took another deep breath. "More than anything," he added, afterwards. Brianna smiled again and slowly turned her head to look Squid in the face. "Brianna... Don't go..."
Brianna kissed Squid's hand and saw the tears in his eyes. "I love you more than anything..." Brianna paused and winced. A tear fell down her cheek as she reopened her emerald colored eyes. "And I always will..."
"But... Brianna... You can't leave me..."
She sighed gently and slowly brought her hand to Squid's cheek. She let her fingers gently run down his cheek. He closed his eyes as he savored every moment. Brianna's breathing had become labored while she stared into Squid's eyes, tears forming in her own. Squid kissed Brianna passionately on the mouth, making her smile but suddenly she frowned.
"What's wrong?" asked Squid, knowing that question was just plain stupid.
Brianna trembled, "I don't wanna die yet... I tried to kill myself as a teenager, but now... Even now... isn't long enough. I don't wanna leave you yet, Alan..." Squid kissed her on the mouth.
"Everything's gonna be fine..." he assured her. "You just hafta hold on. You're strong enough to live through this."
"What if I don't?!" Brianna cried out, putting more stress on her heart. Squid calmed her down before a nurse came into the area. "What if I di—"
"Don't talk like that. You'll be fine!" Squid affirmed, now believing it himself. He kissed her again on the mouth and rested his head on her head. She smiled. "You can do this."
Brianna sighed and nodded. "I'll try..."
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Charm: How was that? I hope it was good. I'm doing my best to end this fic. Lol. Well I'm lazy so REVIEW!
Squid: BRIANNA! SHE CAN'T DIE! CHARM! YOU BIT-!
Charm: NO SWEARING! *thwaks Squid*
Squid: OW!!!!
Charm: Anyway... Onto the chapter...
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Chapter Twenty-Seven: My Last Breath
Squid sat in the waiting room of the hospital ER awaiting the news of his wife's condition. He rubbed his eyes with his fingers as tears stung them. Richard and Kaylie sat across from him equally worried. Mitchell and Raja remained at Shaily and Zigzag's house but Rosie and Mitchell were left in charge so Shaily and Zigzag could be at the hospital. Squid had never felt pain like this before; he might loose her for real this time.
"Squid?" asked Zigzag, quietly. Squid brought his attention to Zigzag.
"What?" Squid said, his heart aching deep inside. Zigzag sat beside Squid and sighed.
"Everything'll be alright..." Zigzag assured.
Squid wasn't so sure about Zigzag's assumption. Squid rose from his chair and headed to another room. He needed to clear his mind so he would be able to think. Squid leaned against the wall of the empty room and slide down to the carpeted floor in tears. "Brianna... Don't die... Dammit... Don't die on me yet..." Squid whispered, crying.
*Flashback *
"It can't be that bad!" Squid protested. Brianna gave him a look that said shut up please. "Ok ok! Jeez, I'm just trying to make you feel a little better. You seemed real scared by that dream you had."
"I know. My father's a bastard."
"What?"
"He ran off with some other woman when I was younger. He divorced my mother and never calls or anything. He hates my family. He hates his own family," she whispered fighting back her tears. "And I hate him for leaving my mother and leaving me in to support my little brother... My mother has to work two jobs and she still can't support us."
"At least you have a mother who cares," whispered Squid.
"What?" asked Brianna, looking stunned.
"Never mind, it doesn't matter. Go back to sleep," Squid said quickly. Brianna blinked and sighed. She bit her lip and pushed her hair behind her ear. Squid got up off her bed and started walking away from her. He stopped suddenly. He turned back around and came back to her. He slowly walked back. She blushed again.
He leaned into her and got inches from her face. He slowly pressed his lips to hers. She blinked and couldn't believe this! She blushed darker and finally fell into his kiss. It was so warm and sweet. Squid then pulled away and smiled. He kissed her cheek again and she sat there. He went back to his bed and went back to sleep.
*End of Flashback *
Squid remembered that moment as if it were yesterday. So many memories shared between the two of them. Brianna couldn't die, not now. They have a family together, and they've been to hell and back together. She couldn't give in now. He knew she was stronger than that and she would make it through this.
"Squid?" said a voice off to side, in the shadows of the room. Squid turned his attention to the voice. He stared.
"Mad Dog?" asked Squid, astounded.
Mad Dog walked out from the darkness and sat down next to Squid. He brought one knee up into a bent position to lean his arm against it. "Is she ok?" he asked, concerned. Squid shrugged. Mad dog sighed as he looked at the wall on the other side of the room. "Brianna's a strong girl, trust me, I know... She WILL make it through this. I swear on my gang's code that she'll be all right." Mad Dog promised. Squid shook his head.
"If I loose her I think I'll go insa—"
"Go insane... I know that feeling. Once you love her, it's hard to let her go. It's almost like your addicted to her. You never want to let her go. Once you've kissed her it's over. I still haven't gotten over her..." Mad Dog explained. Squid stared at Mad Dog, amazed the man who raped his wife understood his feelings at this very moment.
Squid opened his mouth to speak and not a single word came from his mouth. Mad Dog laughed as raked his fingers through his raven black hair. Squid finally found his words. "How did you know?" Squid asked, amazed at Mad Dog being able to show compassion to someone other than himself, Brianna and Richard.
Mad Dog smirked, "Funny thing about Brianna... Once you love her... You'll do anything to change so you'll make her the happiest women alive... You'll do anything to keep her with you, even if it means violence because you're so blinded by love your heart overpowers your mind." Mad Dog paused and sighed again. He glanced at Squid and patted his shoulder. "Brianna was the love of my life and I never meant to hurt her..."
Squid remained silent for a while, recalling all the trauma Mad Dog had brought to Brianna's life. A question tugged away at Squid's mind. He turned to Mad Dog. "How did you and Brianna end up together?" asked Squid. "She never did tell me."
Mad Dog's navy blue eyes widened in shock. "I never thought you'd ask me that question... Well... There's a first time for everything right?" Mad Dog paused again as he rubbed the back of his neck with his left hand. "We met when we were like nine and we became friends so fast it would make your head spin. And by the time we were eleven, we were dating. Sure, she was forming a gang behind my back but she lied when she said she left mine that summer... She didn't leave until she was thirteen..."
Squid sighed, "What made her date you?"
Mad Dog shrugged, "I dunno... but we truly did love each other until I messed everything up between us..." Squid rubbed his forehead as the tears fell down his face. Squid stood up and headed to the ER waiting room. Mad Dog stood up as well. "Hey Squid... She'll be fine." Mad Dog said, smiling. Squid smiled slightly and walked into the ER waiting room. Mad Dog put his hands into his pockets and walked away.
"SQUID!" Shaily cried, out.
"What?" asked Squid, looking taken aback.
"Brianna... She's... She's..." Shaily choked on her tears.
Squid stared, terrified. "She's not dead yet right?" he asked, his heart falling to the pit of his stomach. He prayed she was not dead yet. He could not picture life without Brianna now, not after everything that had been through together.
Shaily shook her head. "No," she paused. "But she's close..." Squid felt his world crashing down all around him. "The doctors are saying there's not much they can do... They were saying her heart was really damaged badly and she's barely holding on now. I think she was holding on for you..."
Squid blinked, "What?"
"She wants to say goodbye... I know her... She always said if she was gonna die, she'd hold on until the person whom she cared about the most was there for her to be able to say goodbye to..." Shaily explained. Squid felt a single tear run down his face. He was loosing her, the only girl he ever loved... "So you should go in there... The doctors'll letcha in since they know she's gonna go soon..." Shaily said, crying now. Zigzag came up to Shaily and pulled her into a hug.
Squid took a deep breath and walked into the ER and to Brianna's bed. There she laid with her heart monitor beeping, but just barely. Squid sat down in the chair beside her bed and slipped his hand into her own. She smiled slightly, knowing who it was.
"Alan," whispered Brianna, in a raspy voice.
"Brianna?" Squid asked, quietly.
"I love you, Alan," Brianna said, affectionately.
Squid fought back his tears. "I love you too, Bri." He took another deep breath. "More than anything," he added, afterwards. Brianna smiled again and slowly turned her head to look Squid in the face. "Brianna... Don't go..."
Brianna kissed Squid's hand and saw the tears in his eyes. "I love you more than anything..." Brianna paused and winced. A tear fell down her cheek as she reopened her emerald colored eyes. "And I always will..."
"But... Brianna... You can't leave me..."
She sighed gently and slowly brought her hand to Squid's cheek. She let her fingers gently run down his cheek. He closed his eyes as he savored every moment. Brianna's breathing had become labored while she stared into Squid's eyes, tears forming in her own. Squid kissed Brianna passionately on the mouth, making her smile but suddenly she frowned.
"What's wrong?" asked Squid, knowing that question was just plain stupid.
Brianna trembled, "I don't wanna die yet... I tried to kill myself as a teenager, but now... Even now... isn't long enough. I don't wanna leave you yet, Alan..." Squid kissed her on the mouth.
"Everything's gonna be fine..." he assured her. "You just hafta hold on. You're strong enough to live through this."
"What if I don't?!" Brianna cried out, putting more stress on her heart. Squid calmed her down before a nurse came into the area. "What if I di—"
"Don't talk like that. You'll be fine!" Squid affirmed, now believing it himself. He kissed her again on the mouth and rested his head on her head. She smiled. "You can do this."
Brianna sighed and nodded. "I'll try..."
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Charm: How was that? I hope it was good. I'm doing my best to end this fic. Lol. Well I'm lazy so REVIEW!