"Jack. Jack baby wake up. Jack!"
Jack opened his eyes. Kimber leaned over him with her hands on his face. Wait, I'm not dead? Jack thought. "Wh- what happened?" He asked.
"We heard the heart monitors stop and so we came in to see what was wrong."
Jack turned to see Darron standing with his arms crossed beside his bed. "Where's Karma?" Jack asked. "Karma was in here just a few minuets ago."
"We know," Darron said. "When we came in she tried to keep us out of the room but with a little persuasion from David she left."
Jack looked at the ceiling and realized that the pain in his head had not gone. "I guess she didn't have time to kill me...or something."
"Well, she almost did," Darron said. "But we revived you. For the moment."
"How long's that gonna last?" Jack wondered aloud.
No one said a word, but Jack knew what it meant. He had been in that situation before. Back in New York one of his friends had gotten jumped and ended up in the hospital. Jack had gone to see him and the doctors told him that his friend would not make it. Standing in the hospital room before he died had been a very sobering experience. Jack had been speechless. He knew that was how Darron felt now. Utterly speechless.
A doctor leaned in the door. "Darron, can I speak to you for a moment?"
"Sure, I'll be right back." Darron left the room.
Jack felt worse than before. Everything had gotten a little darker since he had blacked out, and he felt extremely tired. Kimber held his hand and tears rolled down her face.
"Aw come on Kim." Jack said brushing one away. "Don't cry over a vermin."
She leaned down and kissed him. "I love you." She said.
"I love you too," Jack replied. "I'm...sorry."
Kimber leaned in again and kissed him, but this time the lips did not kiss back. She laid her head on his chest. No heart beat against her ear, and neither did the chest rise and fall. But it was then that the door swung open, and Nicole, Paul's daughter, came running in. Kimber did not know why she had not thought of it before Nicole was a healer.
"Nicole you're awake!" Kimber said. Nicole's father had been tormenting her in someway because of what he called her betrayal. The day before she had collapsed because of one of his attacks.
"Not now Kimber, let's save this boy." And with that, she touched a tan hand to his pale forehead and then kissed the same spot.
Jack inhaled sharply and his eyes popped open.
"Jack!" Kimber said, and then hugged him tightly.
"What happened is this heaven?" Jack asked. He was in shock, that much was obvious.
"Does this look like heaven?" Kimber asked.
Jack looked at her and smiled. "Close enough."
"No Jack, you're alive, Nicole healed you!" Kimber pointed towards the frail girl.
But it was now evident that all was not right with Nicole.
"Nicole!" Jack said.
But Nicole, dropped to the cold floor.