Ethan felt his wrist being pulled as he heard loud gasps from below. Ethan felt himself being pulled back up but, then felt his brother slip. There was a loud scream from below as the sound of a body hit the concrete. Ethan could only watch in horror as he saw his friends gather around his brother's body. Without a moment's hesitation Ethan ran downstairs. He fell upon knees besides Cal's body.
"CAL!" Ethan screamed not caring the blood covering his hands as he cradled his brother's head. "Cal, I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry. Please, just wake up.
Ethan got no response from Cal. Max and Iain tried to pull him away so the others could treat him, but Ethan was reluctant to let his brother go. He kept rocking back and forth holding Cal close to his chest as he could feel his scrubs get soaked with blood. Eventually, Max and Iain managed to pull Ethan away but, he kept on screaming his brother's name.
"Where are you taking him?" Ethan cried as he saw Dylan, Lily and Robyn roll Cal into the department.
"Ethan, mate, " Iain said. "They're just taking him into Resus. He's going to be okay."
"This is all my fault." Ethan choked out as he fell to his knees.
Back inside the team struggled to get a pulse. The machines were flatlining as they hooked Cal up to the wires. They were doing everything they could. Some were pushing blood in while others were ordering for scans to be taken. They knew how much Cal meant to Ethan, they weren't about to lose him. Charlie especially knew how much those two brothers had been through over the past few years. He knew how much it would hurt Ethan if he'd lost his brother. Although the two of them hadn't told Charlie, Charlie knew about Ethan's diagnosis. There was something about the expression in Cal's face every time he saw Ethan that told Charlie that it was Ethan who had inherited the disease that killed their mother. He knew that if Ethan lost Cal, he would have lost the only family he had left and knowing he had a degenerative disease, facing it alone without the support from his brother would be hard. Even though Ethan still would have their support at the hospital, Charlie knew Ethan needed the support from his big brother.
Dylan came over to where Charlie stood. Instantly, Charlie knew the look on Dylan's face.
"Um," Dylan started. "We've managed to get him stable but, he's not out of the woods just yet. I mean you saw how high he fell. Chances of him making a full recovery are very slim at the moment. We'll keep him here overnight in case there are any changes but, if there aren't any he'll be moving up to ICU."
"Thanks, Dylan. I'll go and tell Ethan." Charlie said.
Dylan gave him a small smile before returning back to his patient. Pushing the door open Charlie spotted his friends and colleagues had remained outside of Resus, all worried. Charlie knew what they were wanting to hear. They wanted to know that Cal was going to pull through, that he was going to be okay. Charlie cleared his throat. After all, they deserved to know.
"It's not very good news, I'm afraid." Charlie announced. "Dylan said that for now Cal's stable. However, as we all know a fall from that height can cause very serious injuries and the survival rate is small. Though we mustn't think negatively. Cal's going to pull through. And when he does he's going to need all our support. But, right now we need to be there for Ethan. He's going to need us there. We're all going to need each other."
There were a lot of nods from the team. Charlie gave them all one of his smiles telling them not to give up hope and with that, having wise words from Charlie as always, everyone went back to work. Charlie headed for the staffroom. Entering the room he was hoping to find Ethan sitting there. He wasn't. Having asked Noel if he'd seen Ethan, Charlie soon spotted him in the Peace Garden.