His unconscious body lay there rotting, he felt awake but nothing worked the memories came rushing back from the past wondering if he would ever see Ethan again, day after day he heard voices shouting trying to be let out of something he called hell, until he realised why his eyes wouldn't open, and the fear ushered through him, he was in the the one thing which was his biggest nightmare, his body had shut down and there was no way of knowing if it would boot back up.
A month later Ethan was out of hospital and was working no one would let him see his brother the news had spread with the drivers charges for the death of Taylor ashby, her funeral one he could go because partially he felt it was her fault, if she hadn't forced Cal to come this never would of happened and that dead or alive he would never forgive her for...
Feeling trapped In his own cage he heard mumbling from Zoe and Connie arguing with the other doctors "Dr Hannah, Ms Beauchamp if there's going to be no progress we might as well turn it off" the doctor said as Jac came up to them " you do realise this is a human life not a TV show, you don't just turn it off" Jac said
" we will take him down to the Ed then because I will no let you turn it off" Zoe and Connie said as they started to move Cal down to the Ed, when they got there everyone gasped at how vulnerable and weak the young Dr looked tubes in and out off his mouth helping him breathe, as he looked so lifeless. Just as Ethan came out of cubicles, as lily came up to him and took him to the staff room as they sat in silence as Ethan asked " is that really him?"
" yeah, but at least he not in Taylor's position" lily consoled
" he's skating on thin ice to it" Ethan said
" look up the word hope" lily said handing him a dictionary
" feeling that something you want may happen" Ethan read out
" exactly, then follow it" she said as they both leaned in and then sparks were flying as they kissed
" I think I've just witnessed hope" lily said
A few months later Connie and Zoe awoke to beeping in Cals room as they ran in to see Robyn " he's in the middle of a panic attack" Robyn said as he started hyperventilating "heart rate is increasing rapidly" robyn pointed out as Connie tried to speak to him as lily marched in
" increase oxygen, cal its lily can you hear me, your in holby ed, not the car, Ethan misses you and needs you to. Wake up Cal can you do that for him?" Lily said softly as his heartbeat went back to normal as everyone looked astonished "my sister was in a car crash worst case coma, had a panic attack I calmed her down and woke up a few days later" lily said as she went out the room.
A few hours later an unconscious, weak body started to move as an eye shot open, finally he could move, finally could shout for help, finally he was free.