God Bless the Child
Chapter 3
A/N: Hey guys Sorry it took so long to update. I will try to get better but I've been really busy with school and stuff. So please review and you can tell me if it sucks. So on with chapter 3.
Karen was in the back of the ambulance with Lucas holding his hand and talking to him softly. "C'mon sweetie. Stay with us."
He was drifting in and out of consciousness. All you could see was the slow steady movement of his chest and the once in a while flinch of his leg. Then slowly his chest stoped moving and his leg stopped flinching. There Lucas laid, motionless. They were loosing him and all Karen could do was sit and watch. Her only son was dying, and she was powerless to do anything about it. That long green line that Karen never wanted to see dropped over Lucas' heart monitor.
"We're loosing him!" the paramedic screamed. Then, suddenly, the ambulance jumped to a stop and the back doors crashed open.
Lucas was wheeled out of the ambulance, in through the emergency doors, and out of sight. There Karen was, left alone, standing there, with tears pouring down her face.
Meanwhile…
Keith, Haley, and Nathan just arrived at the hospital. They walked through the waiting room doors and sat down. They just sat and waited for some word on Lucas.
Shortly after in walked Brooke and Peyton, but where was Karen? The ambulance must have arrived by now. Unless something happened.
"I'm gonna go look for Karen." Keith said.
"Alright. Do you want me to come with you?" Haley asked. She didn't want to leave Nathan but she didn't want to leave Keith alone either.
"No, that's okay. I need to be alone right now. Call me if the doctor comes. I have my cell."
Haley just nodded and leaned back on Nathan. She was tired but she couldn't fall asleep until she heard some word on Lucas. That could end up being a while.
Meanwhile…
Keith walked up and down the noisy hallways looking for Karen. Where was she? Keith took out his cell phone and hit 1 for speed dial. Ring, ring, ring.
"Hello?" the voice answered.
"Karen?"
"Yea, Keith?"
"Karen, where are you?"
"I'm in the cafeteria."
"Alright, I'll be right there." Keith hung up the phone and hurried down the hall and towards the cafeteria.
He walked into the cafeteria and immeadatly saw her. There, sitting at a table in the corner, was his fiancé. Her head in her hands with tear stained cheeks. Keith slowly walked over to where she sat and took the seat next to her.
"Karen. What happened?" He questioned.
"He's gonna die." Karen stated simply.
"No he's not." Keith paused. "What happened?" He repeated.
"His… his heart stopped. He was dying right in front of me. My baby boy; I couldn't help him."
"It's okay." He said hugging her close. "Our boy will be okay." Then he paused once more. "I promise."
Meanwhile…
"Do you think Skills knows?" Haley asked.
"I don't think he does. He would have been here by now if he did." Nathan replied.
"I'm gonna go call him."
"Alright, do you want me to come?"
"No. I need to do this alone. Plus incase the doctor comes. If I'm not back when he does come, call me."
"Okay."
Haley walked over to the lobby of the hospital. She dialed the familiar number and waited for an answer.
"Hello?" a voice came.
"Hi Skills, it's Haley."
"Haley hey. Are you guys okay? I didn't see you at the gym."
"Well, just get to the hospital. I'll explain when you get here."
"Be there in 5." Then the line went dead.
Haley walked back to the waiting room where Nathan was and sat down.
"How'd Skills take it?"
"I just told him to come and I'll explain everything when he gets here."
Keith and Karen had just returned and were sitting down on the opposite side of the waiting room.
Five minutes later Skills walked in and sat down next to Haley. "I got here as soon as I could. What's wrong?" Skills then paused looking around the waiting room. "Where is Lucas?" Skills questioned. Worry now flooded his voice.
"Okay this is what happened." She paused taking a breath then continued. "Luke and I were walking to the tutor center and a shot went off. Everyone started screaming and running. We both had ducked to avoid the shot. It was Jimmy with the gun." She paused and Skills just nodded to show he was following. "So I got up and ran out of the school. When I got out there I reliazed he wasn't with me. Then I saw Nathan and told him what I just told you. Then he ran in after him. But Skills when Nathan came out with Lucas in his arms, he just looked so helpless." Haley finished.
Just as Haley finished a doctor came our and asked, "Is anyone here for Lucas Scott?"
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