Name Of The Past – Chapter Thirteen
Name Of The Past – Chapter Thirteen
I can't deny it anymore, I love bon Jovi's – its my life... man that feels better, do you have any idea how many years ive kept that quite?
Anywhom I kinda need someone to read an extract from one of the up coming chapters for me. im well, iffy about it, I think I just need some fresh blood and someone else's perspective, so yeah if anyone wants to help a writer out just message me, cheers it will be extremely appreciated.
Well enjoy,
OldVoyd.
Reid looked at the flashing light on his dash board and gave a heavy groan, throwing his phone down on the passenger seat next to him at the same time. It had only been twenty minutes and he had already done everything that he could think of to keep him occupied, well everything except the one thing he really wanted to do. Glancing at the building again, he stared at himself in the mirror, "fuck it" he mumbled grabbing the door handle and pulling it open following swiftly after it and step out. He slammed it shut behind him, not bothering to lock it and walked towards the dark wooden doors.. Ignoring the stuttering pangs in his stomach he walked towards the entrance, and took a deep breath, pushing the visions of his dying fathers body down towards the depths of his memory bank, this was not the time for remembering the dead.
Walking towards the first nursing station it suddenly accrued to him he had no idea where he was going, for all he knew she had either come for herself or someone she cared about. He couldn't just waltz past the pastel coloured smiling nurses and act like he knew where he was going, granted he was a Garwin but that pretence would only last for so long and someone would soon cotton on to the fact he had no right to be anywhere in the building. He gave another glance at the posted, head nurse and cursed sharply under his breath when she court his eyes with hers and smiled politely at him, "can I help you sir?" she asked moving towards the signing in book that was on the top desk between them, "yes" was all he could say as he redirected his path towards the young women, "im looking for the Holden room" he asked hiding the bewilderment easily as he gave her his winning smile. Saying Izzy's last name was the only shot he had, her family was a pretty wealth one, all old money of course and had always as far back as he could remember had a strong influence on the small town. If anything the Holden family had giving this Hospital a wing or two in its time and if no one was ill here he could always pass himself off as a journalist student wanting to write about the good old respectable family.
"friend of the family?" the nursed asked, obviously accepting his reason for being there as she spun the book around to face him and offered him a pen, "of Elizabeth's really" he stated writing his name in to the book and pushing it back towards her. Confusion washed over his face as he saw the smile change on the nurses face from happy to sad. "poor Miss Holden" she whispered, moving around the desk and towards one of the hallways.
"what do you mean, 'poor Miss Holden'?" he asked, his curiosity pulling for his attention like a small child as he followed after the women.
"oh don't mind me, I shouldn't have spoken out of place" she said after a moment silences, glancing at him with evidential sorrow in her eyes.
"no please go on" he urged her. Anything to make Izzy become a 'poor Miss' he wanted to know about.
"well between you and me," she gestured her fingers indicating that she was speaking of herself and him, "she is the only one who really cares about that old man." She took a shape corner left and glanced back to Reid to make sure he was still following her, on both accounts.
"why do you say that?" he asked, trying to remember if he had ever heard of the seemingly tight Holden family having any secret cracks.
"Mr. Holden comes here almost three times a week for his medicine and checks and she is the only one I have ever seen him with." She began her voice hardening somewhat at the memories of seeing the sweet girl with her grandfather every single time.
"well maybe they take him when they aren't working?" he suggested confusing himself at why he felt a need to honor Izzy's family.
"granted I don't work every day sir, but neither do they." She bit back stopping at a blue numbered door and lower her voice, "but im sure you would agree, decent people in this world would drop everything if a member of their family had been taken to hospital. But Miss Holden is the only one from hers who has ever rushed to be with him, I can promise you that"
"poor Miss Holden" he repeated her words, and he looked into the side window that framed an old man lying still in the small hospital bed, Izzy curled up next to the sleeping frame. Reid got snapped out of his stare when he heard the nurse twist the door knob, "no please" he rushed grabbing her hand softly. "I think I need a moment" he said looking straight in her eyes, feeling relief wash over as she nodded understandingly at him.
"visiting hours are over pretty soon" she said letting go of the handle all together and glancing to the image he had once been transfixed by "would you make sure she gets home ok?" the nurse's voice was soft and pulled at Reid's heart as she squeezed his arm slightly. "she take's on far to much for a girl her age, just once I'd like to see someone taking care of him, taking care of both of them" He tried to fine the ability to say yes to her but felt his voice failing him, taking a quick glance in the window he nodded his head. Feeling her hand pull away from him, he looked back towards her only to see her retreating body walk back down the hallway they had both just come from.
"I think there is someone at the door" Izzy shot her head up at the sound of the old mans voice broking the silence. She looked towards the closed door and back up to the man she had been lying with, lifting her body slowly she gave him a soft kiss on the cheek, smiling at the soft wrinkled textured that had forever been burnt into her memory. "I wondered when you were going to wake up" she mirrored his smiled as she got of his bed all together and dragged the armchair that was on the other side of the room and placed it beside the bed, grabbing his hand in hers as she curled into her spot she had claimed for the night.
"maybe mom and dad have come?" she offered glancing at the door again, when she saw the door handle stop twisting. She looked back at her grandfather as his sudden chuckle filled her ears, a look of humored doubt spread on his face, "ok I did say maybe" she added copying his laugh as they both put their attention on the now opening door. Her body stiffened and Izzy felt her grandfather's sharp stare land on her as she tightened her grasp on his hand.
"what are you doing here?" she hissed letting her eyes burn into the eyes of her intruder.
"I urm…I wanted to see if you were ok" Reid replied warily. Gripping as tightly as he could on to the handle, if the look on her face was anything to go for right now he was in deep trouble. He wasn't going to more a muscle, if she was going to jump him right now he could at least slam the door shut in front of her giving her a small obstacle to concur before hunting him down.
"I told you to stay in the car Reid" Izzy spat at him, forgetting that it was a hand she was holding and not a bat.
"Elizabeth!" her grandfathers stern voice pulled her away like she was a small toddler in trouble, and demanded her full attention, "your being very rude" he kept his tone as he pulled his hand out of her death grip and rubbed it slightly, bringing the circulation back into it a little before gesturing to the unoccupied seat on the other side on his bed, "please Reid sit down" he offered the young boy still in the door way a small smile and pointed at the chair again.
"oh no please, I just wanted to make sure-" Reid put his hands up not wanting to intrude the intimate moment but got cut of by the anger voice of the young girl he was trying not to look at.
"he was leaving" Izzy bit never letting her eyes leave his face as she pulled her legs from underneath her and back on the floor, letting her guard get build up as fast as she could pull it together.
"Elizabeth please" Mr Holden barked at his youngest granddaughter and pulled himself up with his hands unsteadily on the bed, pushing himself up into a seating position and looking back towards the young boy who's scared face was still fixed on the floor. "please my boy sit down. She can only stay here for a bit longer, I'd prefer it if she wasn't on her own when she left" he finished watching as he finally moved to take the seat. "are you going to introduce us or not?" he finally asked his granddaughter, getting fed up with the fallen silence.
"not really" she simply replied leaning back in her chair and finally locking eyes on the blonde opposite her. "you wont like him anyway"
"let the man decide on his own" Reid barked back, letting his smirk come back into place a little bit at the sight of his normal Izzy starting to show herself.
"you will find that we like the same people Reid" she replied back starting to forget there was someone else in the room with them, "so he wont like you!"
"oh I think you have just broke my heart Beth" Reid winked, leaning slightly more towards the fuming brunette.
"HA I didn't know Reid Garwin had a hea-"
"GARWIN" the old man shot up from his bed and stared at Izzy, the anger he felt boiling in his stomach showing in his eyes, "he's a Garwin?" he pointed sharply towards the blonde in his room not bothering to even look at him.
"yeah" Izzy answered glancing at the boy he had just pointed at and exchanged the same confused look they both were feeling.
"have you not bother to take in anything that your grandmother ever told you?" her grandfather barked at her, holding his hand over his chest as he felt a twinge of pain shot threw him.
"granddad please" Izzy's voice was full of fear as she saw the old man's breath become heavy, "granddad just lie back down ok? Just try and cool down please?" she begged grabbing hold of his shoulders and trying to push him back down, stepping backwards with hurt as he discarded her help with a swat of his hands.
"you get the hell out of here" Izzy's grandfather directed his attention on the boy who still hadn't moved, "don't you ever come near Beth again" he grabbed the edge of his blanket and threw it off him, moving his shaking legs to the edge of his bed but stopped when he felt Izzy's hands pull him back, begging him to stay where he was. "I will not let Elizabeth get messed up in your nearing trouble witch. Not get the hell out of here"
Reid felt the shock at the mans words thunder threw him, gripping the chair arms tightly he looked at Izzy and took a deep sharp breath at the terror that was in her sparkling eyes,
"Izzy im not going to leave you" he stood up ready to move towards her when she looked up to him, "please Reid just go. Can't you see your making things worse?" she asked, the realization of what was happening to the man now in her arms hitting him like a brick. He didn't want to leave her alone with this angry man but he couldn't stand the thought of making the guy she obviously care for be in pain, "ok, fine" he whispered as he finally made his way out of the room, looking back over his shoulder as he saw Izzy guide the now struggling to breath old man back on the bed.
"please granddad their coming ok? Ive called them there coming" Izzy felt the tears build up in her eyes, but she just couldn't let them fall, no she wouldn't. she had to make sure he was ok. "please just breath, ok? Breath. That's it. in and out. Im here ok? Im not going anyway. Just stay with me, you have to stay with me." she whispered frantically in his ears as she saw the doctors and nurses pile into the room, making it feel smaller then it normally did, she looked at the machines and felt the fear rise in her chest as she got pushed out of the way, and towards the wall by a nurse who moved towards him and ripped his shirt open, exposing his chest to the cold air, "please granddad you can't leave me," she whispered to herself, falling to the floor as all the machines crammed into the room came to life, the noise of their beeping pounding in her ears, "you promised me you would never leave" she whispered again out loud as she felt her tears fall down her face. She took a glance at her grandfathers face, the last of the tears she was trying to hold back dropping of her chin at the sight of his features growing paler, his lips losing its pink tint and growing blue, "please" she whispered to him, her eyes locking on his.
She watched as his lips moved, but she couldn't heard a word that left his mouth, pushing herself of the floor she had fallen on to with force she moved towards the crowed bed, "what did he say?" she asked, pulling the arm of the women who was closest to his face, not getting an answer she asked again only this time getting pushed out of the way once again as someone else moved in front of her, "what did he say!" she demanded moving her way towards him, pushing and pulling the people around him out of the way until she was next to him. She let her hand stroke his face, getting his waving eyes to focus on hers, "the story book" he whispered taking in a small breath looking up to her and letting his own tears fall. It was evident she didn't know what he was going on about, it was either her emotions were working over time and she hadn't heard a word he had said or she just didn't get what he was going on about, he felt the pain shot down his arm again and let out a small murmur, "the story book. Yours. Read it all" he tried again but the pain was to much, all he wanted to do was close his eyes. Just for a second, he knew he could get his breath back and to sooth the pain if he could just close his eyes for one……
"get the pads!" a doctors Sharp voice pulled Izzy out of her trance as she looked at her grandfather and let out a small cry, "get her the hell out of here already" she heard the words but didn't bother to place the voice as she felt two hands grip her shoulders and pull her away from the bed, she tried to struggle back to it but the grip on her shoulders were to tight, she couldn't fight it, "come on now miss, there is nothing you can do right now. Let them do their job" the soft voice hushed into her ear, as she was continually pulled further away from her him.
She let out a small scream as she saw everyone move away from him as his body bounce against his bed as the doctor shocked an electrical wave threw his failing body. She half listened to the doctors barking of orders to up the watts as he continued to fight against death, she prayed for the first time in her life, over and over again that he would be saved. That she wouldn't be left alone. She felt her knees buckle underneath her as everyone slowed down their paise; sudden recognition hit her that they had failed to do their job. She looked around the room and saw the sympathetic faces of strangers looking back at her, a few moving towards her until she made herself stand up gripping the wall next to her for support. "he's gone?" it was more of a statement then anything, if she truly let herself admit it she had felt it in her heart the second time they had shocked him. She looked up towards the doctor and asked again even though she knew he had she had to make sure.
"im so sorry Izzy" she heard the nurse behind her and simply nodded her head, wiping her tears away from her face sharply. She took a deep breath and moved towards the body who was once her grandfathers, and stood over it. It was strange how only a few moments ago she could of picked her grandfather out of a crown of thousands just by his face but now not even being able to recognize the body in front of her. She took the hand she had been holding earlier and felt the hand already turning cold. She lowered her head and put her cheek next to hers, letting a small tear slide down her other one before placing a soft kiss on his forehead, "I love you" she whispered waiting a moment before straightening up and leaving the room, she didn't know anyone there, they were all strangers to her, the man she had leant on as a rock had now left her, she had no one now.