AN: Another update.

Chapter 4

Each minute felt like an hour, Lucas started feeling more restless. He wanted out. The incesent beeping of the machines were driving him nuts.He started to get up but the dizziness hit him again, he didn't let that stop him. He tried to get up of the gurney but a crowd of nurses and doctors held him down. They kept reassuring him and telling him to calm down but he didn't want to calm down he wanted out of this room. After a few minutes of a struggle they injected something into a vein in his arm. He became sleepy and all his limbs felt heavy yet he was still awake. He was lying there unable to do anything. He begged for sleep to come but it wouldn't. The nurses kept talking to him. He wanted to tell them to shut up but it was getting harder and harder to breathe. He was gasping for air, each breath felt like his last. The beeping of the machines was becoming more erratic. A kind nurse lent over him and said "We are going to give you some medicine to make you go to sleep now. When you wake up there will be a tube in your throat helping you to breath, okay." Before Luke could reply he felt himself fall into darkness.

Peyton was outside pacing up and down the waiting room. All she wanted to hear was that Luke was alright. He didn't have to be perfectly fine just alive. She couldn't bare this not knowing. She could do nothing. So she sat down with her head in her hands. About 20 minutes later a doctor approached her, "Are you here for Lucas Scott?" "Yes" Peyton relpied standing up, "Is he ok"
"He is in a very serious condition. I can't really share the details with you as you are not a family member. Have you been in contact with any of his family members"
"No...his mom is in New Zealand. I don't know how to get in contact with her and his Uncle Keith is... away at the moment." Peyton said, trying to think of who else to call.
"What about his father"
"Well, he doesn't really get on with his father...he abandoned Lucas when he was born. They spent some time together this year but it didn't really work out"
"Oh...ok...would you be able to get in contact with his mother? Or someone who can? It's important"
"Okay, I'll go make some phone calls but can I see him first"
"Yeah, I suppose we could make an exception. Just to warn you, he is on a ventilator to help him breathe. We are giving him some drugs at the moment to try and improve his condition"
"Okay..." Tears welled in Peyton's eyes. "Where is his room"
"This way" The doctor lead her to his room.

Inside she saw Lucas lying there. He looked so vunerable and there was nothing she could do. She sat down at his bedside and held his hand. She watched him for a while before she lay her head on the bed beside him and fell asleep. She was woken up 4 hours later by Brooke.
"Peyton! Is he okay?" A look of terror on her face "Hey" Peyton replied groggily. "The doctor said they don't know yet. I'll have to get in contact with his mom but she is in New Zealand and I don't know her number"
"It's okay Peyt." Brooke hugged her tightly. "We will be able to get through to Karen. Maybe Deb has her contact details"
"Thanks Brooke. I'll go call Deb now." Peyton left the room quickly leaving Brooke alone with Lucas.
"Hey Lucas" She spoke to his still body. "I missed you." Tears began to roll down her cheeks. She took his hand in hers and squeezed it tightly. She whispered quietly "I wanna be with you too."

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