A/N: I know. I know the chapter aren't very long but they will be
have no fear.
Ch 10. A Long Night Longer
The emergency room of General hospital was already buzzing with the excitement of people from the hotel. There were burn victims and smoke inhalation and many more. It was a mad zoo when Courtney was wheeled in.
Monica came over and was obviously surprised to see Courtney. Jason knew that she had seen her go in from the helicopter. The whole time Jason had been holding onto her hand. From the time she was in the ambulance up until then. Even then his mother almost had to literally tear his hand from hers so they could do what they had to do.
"Jason, you're going to have to wait here."
"But-"
"We're going to have take her to surgery right away. I'll update you as soon as possible." As soon as she was taken to surgery Carly and Sonny came running through the elevator doors and straight up to Jason.
"What's going on? What's happening?" Sonny was frantic with worry for his little sister.
"She's in surgery. It's bad you guys." Jason then looked to his hands and shirt which were still covered with her blood.
"Don't worry Jason, she'll fight this." Carly was doing her best to keep him at ease, though she could only imagine what sort of job she was doing.
"I don't know Carly, we almost lost her on the ride over here. What if-"
"No. No 'what ifs'. She'll be fine, you'll see and then I'll make you tell me how right I was ok?" Jason just nodded and went to go sit down. Carly turned towards Sonny to make sure he had been listening. She wanted to know that it applied to him as well. But when she looked at him, she saw that he wasn't even there.
"I should have helped."
"What?" Carly had no idea what he meant.
"I saw how much trouble she was having walking, and I just watched. That had to have made it worse."
"You were in shock. We all were. You weren't even sure if she was real or not. None of us were." She hated when he beat himself up over things that had nothing to do with him. Before she began to speak again her attention went to the blonde at the desk. She was complain about her ankle some more.
Suddenly a thought came to her. They had all been in such a panic that nobody every really said what was wrong. The only story they had was Faith claiming that the ceiling collapsed on top of her.
"Sonny, did that wound look like something a falling ceiling would cause?"
"What do you mean?"
"Do you think, it looked like a gunshot?"
"SON OF A BITCH!" he slammed his fist on the small table in front of the couch. How could he have not recognized a bullet wound? It must have been the adrenaline. He then looked at Carly to confirm her thoughts. As soon as he did he followed her gaze. "Faith."
The couple walked straight up to Faith who, luckily, didn't see them coming soon enough to make an escape. Before she could get away they had her cornered at the desk.
"You lying little bitch!" Carly got right up in Faith's face. "Thought you had the perfect crime didn't' you? Hmm? Commit a murder inside a burning building, tell a sob story and no one would be the wiser. You'd get off Scott free. Bet you didn't think that she'd walk out of it, did ya?"
"I think you have more important things to worry about the playing the blame game don't you? And how is Cottontail doing?" she tried to front her usual self but she was majorly nervous and Sonny was closing the slight gap between them now.
"Sonny? Carly?" the couple turned to see yet another person they wanted to have out of their lives. Sonny was shocked that he would even enter the same room as them after everything that had happened. "Is there a problem?"
Sonny turned to look Ric right in the eye. He stared down his little brother, and he used the term as loosely as possible.
"Just a little thing called 'attempted murder', Ric. And if my sister doesn't pull through, I'd say you've got a homicide on your hands. And that wouldn't be your only problem." he spoke those last words in a tone that was almost a growl.
Faith took Ric's distraction as a chance for another escape. She got away and didn't look back. And after she had such high hopes for the night.
'Why hadn't my plan worked. It was perfect but no. Fire, Collapsing ceilings. Bullets. She had even swam a mile in freezing cold water. What did it take to kill that girl. There's no time to worry about that. I have to get out of Port Charles tonight!' Faith thought to herself as she took the back door out of the hospital.
Angry that Faith had gotten away again Sonny sat next to Jason. He hadn't moved from the spot, nor had he washed the blood off his hands. He seemed to be in a trance, staring at it. Carly had gone to get them coffee. Sonny had no idea what was going through his younger friends mind right now. Sure, he loved Courtney too, but that was a brother/sister love. He had no idea what he would be doing if it was Carly in there right now.
Sonny hated to admit it but Ric was right about one thing: What kind of brother was he? He should have never even given her the chance to go into the hotel. As soon as he knew there wasn't room he should have been forcing her onto the helicopter and making sure that she got down safely. Not the other way around.
By now Carly had reappeared with the coffee and sat in Sonny's lap. She laid her head on his shoulder. It had been hours since they she had gone into surgery and there was still no update. She was so worried, and so exhausted, with no self restraint left, she slipped into a not so peaceful slumber.
After an eternity of waiting Monica finally came over to them. Sonny gently shook Carly to wake her up.
"What's happening?"
"How's Courtney?"
"Where is she?"
The questions were coming a mile a minute from all sides and she did her best to answer all of them.
"There was a slight complication, as it turned out that Courtney suffered multiple shots to her abdomen. She lost a large amount of blood but she's stable for now. She's in room 214, you can go in one at a time. Be careful the 72 hours are crucial. If she gets through them without complication she's got a better chance of coming through. But I can't make any promises."
"Thank you." Sonny and Carly said in unison.
"You guys go first." Jason would go last, he wanted as much time with her as possible.
Ch 10. A Long Night Longer
The emergency room of General hospital was already buzzing with the excitement of people from the hotel. There were burn victims and smoke inhalation and many more. It was a mad zoo when Courtney was wheeled in.
Monica came over and was obviously surprised to see Courtney. Jason knew that she had seen her go in from the helicopter. The whole time Jason had been holding onto her hand. From the time she was in the ambulance up until then. Even then his mother almost had to literally tear his hand from hers so they could do what they had to do.
"Jason, you're going to have to wait here."
"But-"
"We're going to have take her to surgery right away. I'll update you as soon as possible." As soon as she was taken to surgery Carly and Sonny came running through the elevator doors and straight up to Jason.
"What's going on? What's happening?" Sonny was frantic with worry for his little sister.
"She's in surgery. It's bad you guys." Jason then looked to his hands and shirt which were still covered with her blood.
"Don't worry Jason, she'll fight this." Carly was doing her best to keep him at ease, though she could only imagine what sort of job she was doing.
"I don't know Carly, we almost lost her on the ride over here. What if-"
"No. No 'what ifs'. She'll be fine, you'll see and then I'll make you tell me how right I was ok?" Jason just nodded and went to go sit down. Carly turned towards Sonny to make sure he had been listening. She wanted to know that it applied to him as well. But when she looked at him, she saw that he wasn't even there.
"I should have helped."
"What?" Carly had no idea what he meant.
"I saw how much trouble she was having walking, and I just watched. That had to have made it worse."
"You were in shock. We all were. You weren't even sure if she was real or not. None of us were." She hated when he beat himself up over things that had nothing to do with him. Before she began to speak again her attention went to the blonde at the desk. She was complain about her ankle some more.
Suddenly a thought came to her. They had all been in such a panic that nobody every really said what was wrong. The only story they had was Faith claiming that the ceiling collapsed on top of her.
"Sonny, did that wound look like something a falling ceiling would cause?"
"What do you mean?"
"Do you think, it looked like a gunshot?"
"SON OF A BITCH!" he slammed his fist on the small table in front of the couch. How could he have not recognized a bullet wound? It must have been the adrenaline. He then looked at Carly to confirm her thoughts. As soon as he did he followed her gaze. "Faith."
The couple walked straight up to Faith who, luckily, didn't see them coming soon enough to make an escape. Before she could get away they had her cornered at the desk.
"You lying little bitch!" Carly got right up in Faith's face. "Thought you had the perfect crime didn't' you? Hmm? Commit a murder inside a burning building, tell a sob story and no one would be the wiser. You'd get off Scott free. Bet you didn't think that she'd walk out of it, did ya?"
"I think you have more important things to worry about the playing the blame game don't you? And how is Cottontail doing?" she tried to front her usual self but she was majorly nervous and Sonny was closing the slight gap between them now.
"Sonny? Carly?" the couple turned to see yet another person they wanted to have out of their lives. Sonny was shocked that he would even enter the same room as them after everything that had happened. "Is there a problem?"
Sonny turned to look Ric right in the eye. He stared down his little brother, and he used the term as loosely as possible.
"Just a little thing called 'attempted murder', Ric. And if my sister doesn't pull through, I'd say you've got a homicide on your hands. And that wouldn't be your only problem." he spoke those last words in a tone that was almost a growl.
Faith took Ric's distraction as a chance for another escape. She got away and didn't look back. And after she had such high hopes for the night.
'Why hadn't my plan worked. It was perfect but no. Fire, Collapsing ceilings. Bullets. She had even swam a mile in freezing cold water. What did it take to kill that girl. There's no time to worry about that. I have to get out of Port Charles tonight!' Faith thought to herself as she took the back door out of the hospital.
Angry that Faith had gotten away again Sonny sat next to Jason. He hadn't moved from the spot, nor had he washed the blood off his hands. He seemed to be in a trance, staring at it. Carly had gone to get them coffee. Sonny had no idea what was going through his younger friends mind right now. Sure, he loved Courtney too, but that was a brother/sister love. He had no idea what he would be doing if it was Carly in there right now.
Sonny hated to admit it but Ric was right about one thing: What kind of brother was he? He should have never even given her the chance to go into the hotel. As soon as he knew there wasn't room he should have been forcing her onto the helicopter and making sure that she got down safely. Not the other way around.
By now Carly had reappeared with the coffee and sat in Sonny's lap. She laid her head on his shoulder. It had been hours since they she had gone into surgery and there was still no update. She was so worried, and so exhausted, with no self restraint left, she slipped into a not so peaceful slumber.
After an eternity of waiting Monica finally came over to them. Sonny gently shook Carly to wake her up.
"What's happening?"
"How's Courtney?"
"Where is she?"
The questions were coming a mile a minute from all sides and she did her best to answer all of them.
"There was a slight complication, as it turned out that Courtney suffered multiple shots to her abdomen. She lost a large amount of blood but she's stable for now. She's in room 214, you can go in one at a time. Be careful the 72 hours are crucial. If she gets through them without complication she's got a better chance of coming through. But I can't make any promises."
"Thank you." Sonny and Carly said in unison.
"You guys go first." Jason would go last, he wanted as much time with her as possible.