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Chapter 5

Logan's POV

Nodding to Kendall, I laced my fingers with Camille's and started walking down the hallway. To say I was worried about Kendall was an understatement. I have seen what people like James are capable of. So I was horrified that something bad might happen to him. His condition didn't make things any better. I tried my best to convince him to stay out of the rink but he's too stubborn. I can't even remember a time that I won an argument with him. I sighed.

Suddenly I felt a hard squeeze on my palm and I turned to see Camille staring at me with a concerned look on her face. I threw her a questioning look.

"What were you thinking? You didn't say a word the whole time."

I looked around us to see where we were. We were out of the school and were halfway through to our houses. I didn't remember walking this far.

I sighed. "Kendall. I have this feeling that something bad might happen."

She gave my hand a soft squeeze. "Don't worry babe. I think he's more than capable of taking care of himself."

I nodded agreeing with her. What she said was true. Kendall never needed help. He managed to do everything on his own. But the feeling was still there. I felt kind of guilty as if I'm abandoning him when he needed me the most.

I turned my head to look at Camille who was walking in silent. From her expression she was also in deep thought. I smiled at her slightly. Only I knew how much she being here made me stronger. She was always there when I needed her the most. She was here when I was going through a dreadful time in my life which I never imagined I would face.

"Now what are you thinking about?" I asked giving her a small nudge.

"Kendall," She sighed. "I thought of all the things that have happened and I guess I'm kinda worried too."

I turned my head down to focus on the road. I needed to know whether he was alright and there was only one way to find that out.

"Do you mind if I go check on him?"

She shook her head sideways. "Send me a text if he's alright."

I nodded and pecked her lips before turning around and going towards the rink. As I was halfway there I felt the urge to run. I was about to open the door panting heavily when I heard a loud cry. I stopped dead on my tracks. I was so positive that was Kendall's voice. I fumbled with the door searching for the handle. Kendall was right, I always panic under pressure. I finally found the handle. I opened door and stepped inside. The sight I saw would haunt me for the rest of my life. Kendall was laying there in the middle of the rink, some hockey players surrounding him and smashing their hockey sticks to his lanky body. There was a big red patch surrounding his body which was curled into a ball.

"KENDALL!" I screamed, even I'm not sure how that word came out cause I was frozen on my spot.

All of them stopped and turned to look at me. Some of them had fear edging in their eyes. I sprinted to the middle of the rink, slipping and sliding on the icy floor and knelt beside him. Tears flowed down my face. I took a deep breath before taking out my phone and dialing the emergency number. The rest was a blur. Talking with the people from the emergency service, their arrival, journey to the hospital and informing Jennifer, Katie and Camille.

The moment we got to the hospital he was taken into the ICU. Camille was already there when we arrived at the hospital. After he was taken into the ICU, I collapsed onto a chair outside it. I brought my hands to my face as tears fell out of my eyes. Camille sat next to me. She caressed my back but didn't say anything. Actually that was what I needed from her right now. All I wanted was for her to be next to me.

After a few minutes, I felt a pair of small hands wrap around me. I lifted my head to see Katie. Her eyes were bloodshot from crying. I raised my hands and engulfed her in a hug letting her cry on my chest.

"W..what h..happened t..t..to hi..him?" asked Katie in between sobs.

I wiped my face from the sleeve of my T-shirt before looking at Jennifer. Her eyes were also bloodshot and tear marks were clear on her face. But the look she gave me told me that she also wanted answers to Katie's question. Katie slipped onto my lap and I wrapped my arms around her. I started telling the story as minute by minute anger started to build up within me. I wanted kill that bastard. All I could picture was me hitting him to death. I wanted to jump to my feet and run to his house. But the Knights need me here. I can't abandon them now. Camille's constant soothing helped me a lot to calm myself.

After the whole story Katie looked like she was about to punch anything that was going to come her way. Her face was scarlet and her whole body was shaking from anger. Jenifer looked calm and collected, like this wasn't anything new. I don't blame her cause this is not the first time Kendall was hospitalized and I'm sure this wouldn't be the last either. I sighed as a familiar pain shot through me. I don't know how this is going to affect his condition. It was true that I was a medical student but at this moment there was nothing I could do. I was helpless. Now my anger turned towards me. I wanted to help him to get out of this so bad, but nothing I could do would help him.

About an hour passed. No news from the inside. None of the doctors came outside. I tried to convince Camille to go home but she insisted on staying until things get better. Katie fell asleep after some time and woke up screaming Kendall's name. I rushed to her side and put my arm around her shoulder letting her rest her head on my chest. Since then she was wide awake whimpering next to me. Jennifer sat across us looking as pale as a ghost. She didn't move an inch for the whole hour.

Another hour passed and finally the doctor stepped out. His expression was hard to read but I got the feeling that something wasn't right. We all gathered around him.

"How is he?" asked Katie.

"Well… he is in good condition now. But he hasn't woken up yet so he has to be kept in the ICU until he wakes up just in case."

He placed his hand on Katie shoulder and smiled softly. "Don't worry dear, he'll get back to normal in no time."

All he said was just to comfort her. We all knew he would never get back to normal. He would never be the same Kendall that was about two years ago.

Then he looked at me and nodded slightly as if to say to follow him. I nodded in reply and he walked away.

I turned to Camille and said, "Wait here, I'll be back soon." She nodded and I sprinted after the doctor.

I got to his room and knocked. I heard him saying to enter, so I opened the door and walked in. He looked at me raising his head from a bunch of papers in a file which I assumed were Kendall's reports.

"Ah Logan, take a seat." He gestured to the seat in front of him. Dr. Reed and I knew each other well cause he was the oncologist who had handled Kendall's case from the beginning.

"What is it?" I couldn't help asking as I sat down.

"As a medical student, I hope that you know about how the spleen works." He said folding his arms in front of him on the table as if he was getting ready for a big speech.

I nodded and my heart rate suddenly accelerated as I kind of had an idea where this was going.

"Well Kendall's spleen is enlarged or you could say swollen which is a common symptom of his disease." He continued as I nodded my head in understanding. "A direct hit to an enlarged spleen can kill a person on the spot."

My throat went dry and my breath hitched.

"When he was brought here his spleen was damaged slightly. As the damage was small we could mend it. We can consider him lucky cause he was brought here in time. If you have gotten delayed for at least five minutes he wouldn't have survived."

I felt all the air leave me. I grabbed the arm of the chair to keep myself from collapsing.

"So this means I have to cut him about two and a half months more."

I was speechless. I stared at him unable to get a word or at least a sound out. He stretched out his right hand and held my hand which was on the table.

"I know it's a lot to take in. I'll leave you alone now. If you need anything I'll be at the front desk." He said giving my hand a reassuring squeeze.

Then he got up and left the room leaving me alone to deal with all the news.

I opened and closed my mouth breathing hard like a fish. I needed some fresh air in me before I go insane. What the doctor said echoed in my mind. Two and a half months! That was all I could think of. I was going to lose my best friend even before the due date. My vision started to blur. My head fell onto the desk hitting it as tears flowed down my face.

I couldn't remember how much time I spent in there crying. But when I was standing from the chair I was mad with anger. I was so determined to kill that asshole. I didn't mind killing him would put me in jail. All I wanted right now was to see him suffer for what he did. I banged my fist on the table and stood up so fast that the chair fell onto the floor. I didn't bother picking it up as I stomped out of the room slamming the door behind me. I hurried to where the others were but I stopped dead when I saw them. Jennifer was the same like before and Katie was curled next to Camille who was hugging her.

I had to tell them but I didn't know how. I didn't want to be the one to deliver the bad news. But right now I didn't see any other option. I walked up to them and they all looked at me.

I gulped hard before saying, "Doc said that he has to… that he has to… cut…" I paused. "Twoandhalfmonths." Although I said it in one breath, I knew they understood it crystal clear.

Suddenly Jennifer stood up. "I need to go to the washroom." Saying that she walked away. More like ran away.

Katie pursed her lips to fight off the emerging sobs but they escaped anyhow. Tears filled Camille's eyes. Seeing them like this made my blood boil. I wanted to punch him so bad. I sat next to Camille and gave her a small nudge to get her attention.

"Can you be here for a while? Cause there's somewhere I need to go."

Judging from the look she gave me, I knew that she knew where I was planning to go. She nodded saying, "Logan please don't get into trouble."

I knew perfectly well that what I was about to do could ruin my whole life. What I'm going to do is trouble.

I sighed. "I have no other option."

Before she could respond I stood up and raced out of the hospital. I stopped a taxi and got in. I told the driver the address. When he stopped in front of the house, I felt heat rush to my face as anger filled me. The house was lit with multi colored lights and the music burst out of the house. There were people everywhere, some dancing, some chatting and some making out. I paid the driver with trembling hands and got out of the taxi. That bastard had the guts to throw a party after he ruined someone's life.

I walked into the house pushing the drunk out of my way. All I need now was to find him. Find him and rip his throat out. I walked everywhere in the house. I looked in the living room, bedrooms, kitchen and so on. But the place I found him was in one of the corridors making out with his girlfriend. He was having a gala time here while Kendall was there in the hospital fighting for his life.

I didn't know what came over me. I grabbed his collar and dragged him away from Jo and hit his head hard on the wall. And the next thing I knew, I had turned him to face me and made him eat my fist.