Cal hesitated outside the door. He couldn't help but, feel like Connie was about to deliver bad news. Inhaling a deep breath he regained his composure and then knocked on the door. It took quite awhile for him to receive an answer but, finally he heard Connie's voice call out. Pushing the door open slowly, Cal peered his head around the door frame.

"Ah, Cal. Please come in." Connie said.

Cal could feel his heart beating against his chest. He entered the room and saw not only was Connie in there but, she had Zoe there too. This couldn't be good news then if both Zoe and Connie were there. The other two saw the nervousness in Cal's posture so in order to ease him Zoe walked over to him.

"Zoe? How bad is it?" Cal asked, shakily.

Even though Connie had requested to see him, Cal felt more comfortable hearing the news from Zoe. That's why Cal asked her instead. Zoe looked at Connie for her to tell him the news, however Connie could sense that Cal felt more at ease with Zoe so she indicated with her head for Zoe to tell him instead. Zoe led Cal to the sofa and sat down, patting the cushion for him to do the same.

"Please, just tell me. He is alive, isn't he?" Cal inquired.

Zoe looked at him sadly and shook her head. Cal felt his own tears fall down his cheeks and he frantically shook his head.

"No. Please, please tell me is okay. Please tell me is alright."

"I'm so sorry, Cal. We've done everything we could. But, he's sustained massive injuries. The machines are keeping him alive at the moment, but I think it's best if we…"

"No! I don't want to hear it." Cal raised his voice.

Zoe and Connie both flinched at the tone of his voice, but could understand where he was coming from. Connie walked over to them and knelt down.

"Cal, I know this is a hard decision to make. Zoe and I have done everything we can. There's nothing else we can do. This is the easiest thing to do"

"It's not your brother lying there with tubes coming out him!" Cal shouted. "And you think this is easy? How is this is easy? I have to make the decision. I have to decide if I kill my brother."

"That's not what I meant." Connie sighed. "What I meant was that this is the decent thing to do for Ethan."

"I'm still not going to do it. I'm not going to kill my brother."

With his final response, Cal got up and left the office. He was not going to kill Ethan. He went into the staffroom and sat down on a stool, thoughts racing through his mind. Surely, there must be something they could do. There must be a drug, anything that could save his brother. Half an hour later, Charlie found Cal still sitting in the staffroom. He took a seat next to him.

"Zoe told me what happened." Charlie told him. "Look, I know you don't want to switch of the machine, but like Zoe said there's nothing else we can do for him."

"Surely, there must be something." Cal looked at him.

"What is there? All his scans have come back. He's practically brain dead." Charlie informed him sadly.

"He's my little brother." Cal whispered. "I can't lose him."

"It's not easy losing someone. It's even more difficult when it's someone you know especially a family member, but put it this way." Charlie began. "Do you think Ethan would want to live like this?"

"No."

"Well, then. Do this for Ethan."

"But, how am I supposed to tell Emilie that her son has died? I can't do that to her. Not now that I've only just found her. It will break her heart."

"It's never going to be easy telling a parent her child has died."

"I just don't what to do." Cal told Charlie.

"You will when the time is right."

Charlie gave him a small smile and a pat on the shoulder before he left. Cal sighed heavily before making the decision to switch off the machine. He walked up to ICU where Ethan was being kept. Once inside he indicated with his head for the nurses to give him a moment alone with his brother. Obeying his wish the two staff nurses left him alone. Even though Ethan was hooked to wires and Cal hated seeing him in his current condition, he still felt comforted by the sounds of the steady beats coming from the machines. Pulling up a chair he sat down beside Ethan and took a hold of his hand.

"I'm so sorry, Ethan. I know I haven't exactly been the best brother in the world to you and you deserves so much better, but I would never ask for another brother. You're the brother I want. You mean everything to me. I don't know what I'm going to do without you here to guide me. You've always been here for me, always been my safety net whenever I mess up. I just want you to know I love you. I know I don't always show you but, I do and always will. So please forgive me, Nibbles." Cal said, quietly.

Cal pushed the chair away from him as he stood up. Leaning over his brother, he placed one last kiss on his forehead. He then was about to switch off the machine when the heart monitor started to give off faster heartbeats. Cal looked towards the monitors and noticed there were slight changes in Ethan's vitals. Was this a miracle? Was Ethan fighting to stay alive?

"Eth? Ethan?" Cal called out. "If you can hear me, please squeeze my hand."

Cal felt a small squeeze. Taking out a torch he shone a light into his brother's eyes. They were both dilated and reactive. Smiling Cal pressed the emergency button. He knew this wasn't exactly an emergency in the sense that Ethan was dying but, he didn't want to leave his side just in case he took a turn for the worst. Cal heard the sound of footsteps approaching the room and soon heard the door opening.

"Cal?" Zoe asked as she entered. "What's going on?"

"It's Ethan. I think he's alive."

Zoe looked at him sceptically.

"No, honestly, Zoe." Cal said. "He responded to my touch."

Zoe still wasn't sure so she did her own examination. After thoroughly doing the same thing Cal did Zoe had to agree with Cal's diagnosis. It would seem Ethan was fighting to stay alive.

"All we have to do now is wait. At the moment he's stable but, we'll need him to keep him in overnight." Zoe told Cal once the tube had been removed from Ethan's throat.

"Can I stay with him?" Cal asked.

Normally, she wouldn't allow him to stay but, since she could see that Cal wanted to remain with his brother until he knew Ethan was going to be alright Zoe granted him permission. Cal smiled gratefully at her.

"Thank you, Zoe."

Zoe smiled back and exited the room heading back downstairs to give everyone the good news. Cal didn't know when he fell asleep but, he was soon woken up when he felt someone shake his shoulder. Lifting his head and looking up to his side he saw it was Max.

"Yeah, what is it?" Cal asked.

"There's someone asking for you down in reception." Max replied.

"Who?"

"Someone called Phoebe Winters." Max shrugged.

"Who's she?" Cal inquired.

"No idea." Max shrugged again.

Cal looked over towards his brother before getting up.

"He'll be fine." Max told him, sensing Cal's reluctance to leave.

Cal nodded and then left the room with Max following behind. Heading downstairs he saw there was an older lady waiting by reception.

"Uh, Mrs. Winters?" Cal inquired as he walked up to her.

"Yes, and it's Ms." She told him. "Ah you, Caleb Knight?"

"I am. But, please call me Cal." Cal replied shaking her hand. "So what can I do for you?"

"I've got someone here who would like to see you."