Hey, here's my next chapter. It's another short one, but the next ones will be longer. Hope you enjoy!
Chapter Eight
Waiting for News
"Salvatore family?" A doctor comes out with a clipboard in his hand. The fire fighters and Stefan stand up. The other fire fighters who had stayed at the scene had arrived at the hospital two hours earlier. The doctor looks at them quizzically. Stefan walks up to him.
"I'm Stefan Salvatore, his brother." The doctor looks over at all of them as he speaks. They slowly sit back down. Miranda is still sleeping in John Clark's arms.
"Your brother suffered some internal bleeding, but we got it under control. He's stable now and we'd like to keep him for observation for the week. He's resting right now and he'll be in a lot of pain when he wakes up. He'll need physiotherapy and a lot of support. He's going to go through physical and psychological challenges."
"What are the extent of his injuries?" Sergeant Kaplan asks.
"His tibia is fractured, he's got two cracked ribs, a broken nose and he had internal bleeding." He says. Stefan looks like he's going to pass out. His older brother almost died and he hadn't been there to save him. He should've kept a closer eye on him; his brother was human now.
"Elena" he croaks. "What about Elena Gilbert?" The doctor shakes his head.
"I'm not her doctor but I'll get her for you." Stefan nods numbly. The fire fighters get up and they all pat him on the back.
"It'll be alright son." The chief says. "None of us stand alone. We're all a family now, okay?" Stefan nods unconvinced.
A female doctor walks into the waiting room.
"Hello, I'm Doctor White. I'm looking for Miss Gilbert's family."
"We are." They all say together. It was surprising how quickly the fire fighters had adopted her as family.
"This is her daughter." Stefan points to the still sleeping Miranda. The doctor nods sadly.
"Miss Gilbert has a broken wrist and bruised ribs. Her brain has swelled due to getting hit in the head and if we can't get the swelling down she could go in a permanent coma or die. She might also have some brain damage. We will try our best to get her better and we will update you every half hour." As the doctor walks away Stefan's world turns black as he collapses on the ground. He sits against the wall with a blank expression on his face.
"Are you alright?" Lieutenant Darwin asks in concern. He knelt down beside Stefan. Stefan stumbles to his feet and nods. He thanks the firemen before running out of the hospital, in utter loss of what to do next.
Damon awakes with a humongous head ache. He looks around the white room. He didn't know where he was. A lady with scrubs walks into the room.
"Mister Salvatore, how are you feeling?"
"Where am I?" he asks, looking around frantically.
"You're in the hospital; you were emitted here last night." He furrows his brow, and then he remembers the previous night.
"Elena." He says in a panic. "I have to get to Elena." He tries to get up, but can't, the pain was too unbearable. He yells out in pain.
"What the hell's wrong with me?" He yells out.
"Mister Salvatore, calm down please." She pushes his shoulders down unto the bed. He calms down, but is still breathing heavily.
"The police informed us that you were beaten pretty badly, probably by a gang of men. The police will come in to question you about it when you're up to it." Damon only nods, eyes glazed over by the pain. The nurse gives him painkillers and he starts to feel drowsy again.
"What- what are my injuries?" He asks half asleep.
"Your tibia, the bone in your leg, is fractured." He looks down to see his leg in a cast.
"Great." He mumbles.
"That's not all; you also have two cracked ribs." That explained the pain he felt in his abdomen.
"You also broke your nose and you suffered a mild concussion, when you were admitted in the hospital your body went through some complications, you had some internal bleeding. You crashed; you almost died Mister Salvatore, so take it easy from now on." Damon looks at her not believing what she told him.
"So much for my handsome face." He says sarcastically. The nurse just shakes her head as a small smile graces her features; she walks off as he falls to sleep. Damon didn't want to think of his injuries; he was in shock. Would he still be able to be a fire fighter? These injuries were life altering.
VD
The blue skies are welcoming and peaceful. The birds chirp and the water laps softly against the beach shore. In the middle of a lake is a canoe. There is a woman sitting in the canoe. She is wearing a white dress and her hair is tied back with white flowers. Her skin glows and she has a beautiful aura surrounding her. She looked like an angel; beautiful and innocent. She dipped her hand in the water and hummed a quiet song her mother used to sing to her.
"Mommy." She hears through her imaginary world.
"Wake up."
Elena closes her eyes. She doesn't want to be bothered, this place was so peaceful. She took her hand out of the water and lies quietly in the canoe as it went further and further away from the dock.
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