CHAPTER 22

THE NEXT DAY

TRIS POV

I am sitting with Tobias. All of a sudden, one of the many moniters starts beeping. Nurse Annie- his usual nurse- comes in and checks the machines.

"Okay Tris, he has a fever of 105. We need to do an ultrasound to see if everythings okay."

I nod. She walks out to get the equipment. When she gets everything set up, she lifts his gown. I see all of the stiches that he has. She squirts the gel on the lower right side of his stomach. She runs the wand over it and looks worried.

"When he was shot yesterday, one of the bullets grazed his appendix. It burst. We have to do surgery. You can be in the room with him."

I nod. She pushes his bed out to the front desk. She tells the receptionist what happened. She calls the doctor in. He runs in and pushes the bed out of the ICU. We have to go through the waiting room and I see everyone there.

"Tris, what happened?" Chris asked.

"I'll explain later." I sya following the doctor. We go into the operating room. The doctor puts a mask on Four, just in case he wakes up. The doctor makes an incision and goes to work removing his appendix. I sit holding his hand. It takes about 30 minutes. We go back through the waiting room.

"Okay, so his appendix burst. They had to remove it. I really need to go be with him now." I say.

I run to catch up with the doctor.

"Tris, if he doesn't wake up within a month, then we are going to turn the ventilator off. Its going to be more expensive for both of us to support him for more than a month."

Tobias POV

"Tris, if he doesn't wake up within a month, then we are going to turn the ventilator off." I tune out then.

I have to wake up. I cant leave my wife and my children.