Chapter 21
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"Mr. Braxton, your scan has come back fine" exclaimed Dr Newman "But we are going to keep you in over night just to monitor you with regards to the dizzy spells you are still getting, you will be admitted to one of the wards very shortly" he stated with a smile before he moved onto the next patient.
"I am out of here" stated Brax as he tried to pull himself up on the stretcher "I need to find Casey"
"For god sake did you not hear what the Doc said" questioned Heath "You need to stay stationed here until the morning"
"If that was Darcy out there all by herself you would do everything to be with her even if it killed you" stated Brax "Now move out of my way" he shouted
"Brax, please calm down" said Ricky "You are in no fit state to get out of here at the moment"
"Kyle and myself will go and look again" explained Heath "But you don't move off this bed do you hear me"
"He is right Brax" stated Kyle "We will do everything we can to find Case, that kid means the world to us too"
"You have to prepare yourself Brax for the worst scenario" explained Heath "We all have too"
Brax stared at Heath, anger building up inside him after what he had just said regarding Casey. The death stare enticed Heath and Kyle to leave swiftly.
"I am so sorry babe" stated Ricky as she rubbed her hand softly up Brax's arm "If I hadn't got those stupid tickets we wouldn't be in this situation, anytime my brother has any involvement with anything, something always goes wrong"
"This is not your fault Ricky" exclaimed Brax as he grabbed her hand "If you saw the smile in Case's face at that match it was worth anything, I just hate the thought of him being out there on his own, lonely and scared or maybe eve ... Brax couldn't bring himself to say the word "dead"
Ricky put her arm around his neck and kissed his head lightly as a tear escaped from her eye.
Casey's P.O.V
"I was so scared, my head was throbbing and I felt my leg was going dead as I couldn't feel it at times, it felt numb. "I put my hand that was covered in blood from the gash in my head into my pocket and pulled out my phone, it was still in one piece" I turned it on but the coverage wasn't great. "It started flashing 'please connect to the charger 14% battery remaining'. "I scrolled down and dialed my dad's number but it went straight to voice mail"
The tears streamed down Casey's face as he presumed at this point his dad was lying dead beneath the rubble, his cries echoed all over the stadium. After a few minutes he scrolled through his phone list again wondering who he should call.
End of P.O.V
"I don't think I can do this" said Kyle "I feel sick" as they approached the door into the morgue"I am sorry Heath, you will have to do it on your own"
"Look Kyle, I don't want to do it either, I love that kid like I love Darcy" stated Heath "but we need to know he is , you know what I mean before we continue looking for him.
Kyle took a deep breath slowly "OK lets do it"he stated as he put his hand on the door handle to open it when Heath's phone rang.
"Case, Casey mate where are you" questioned Heath with a smile across his face.
"I don't know where my dad is sobbed Casey, I am here in the stadium I can't move my leg and my head really hurts"
"Calm down mate calm down" replied Heath "Your dad is here in the hospital he is fine. Kyle and myself are going to get you now so just stay on the phone and keep talking to us, do you hear me Case"
"My phone is going dead, please hurry Heath" sobbed Casey into the phone again.
"OK Case, we are on our way" replied Heath "Listen to me, turn off your phone to reserve you battery and turn it back on in fifteen minutes so we can ring you when we get into the stadium"
"Fine" cried Casey "But Hurry"
Heath and Kyle jumped into the car and took off at full speed to the stadium. As Kyle grew up in Melbourne he knew his way around including short cuts. Ten minutes later they arrived outside the stadium and were stunned at the damage that was done by the explosion. They raced over to the entrance gate with there flashlight.
"Sorry Sir" replied the security man that was on duty "No one is allowed inside these gates for health and safety reasons"
"You don't understand" stated Kyle "Our nephew is in there, he just rang us and he is injured we need to get to him fast"
"Like I said, I cannot let anyone in until the rescuers return in the morning" replied the security guard.
"To hell with that" stated Heath "We are going in whether you like it or not as he approached the locked gates"
"I am calling the police, if you don't move from here" replied the Security Guard angrily.
"You do that" said Kyle and "tell them to get here real fast"
Casey decided to turn back on his phone as he presumed it was twenty minutes since he spoke to Heath even though it felt like an hour 'please connect to the charger 7% battery remaining'
"No" cried out Casey "Come on Heath ring me, please ring me" The shiver's went through his body, his eyes felt heavy, he started to breath heavily" as he held onto his phone tight waiting for Heath to ring 'please connect to the charger 5% battery remaining' flashed up on his phone
Ten minutes later the police arrived outside the Stadium.
"About time" stated Heath angrily "We need to get in there now my nephew is inside"
"Calm down Sir" replied the police officer "Have you been in contact with him recently?"
"Yes" replied Kyle "about 25 minutes ago"
"Please unlock the gates" stated the police officer as Kyle and Heath burst into the grounds of the stadium. Heath pulled out his phone and dialed Casey's number "The person you are calling maybe out of coverage or have there unit powered off, please try again later" "Dam it" shouted Heath "Where the hell do we go looking for him in here?"
Casey laid there in the rubble semiconscious still holding onto his phone for Heath to ring him.
"We will stay together" stated the police officer who shone his torch around the stadium "we don't want any more casualties"
The two police officers, Kyle and Heath started to comb through the rubble, calling out Casey's name.
Fifteen minutes later Casey could half hear is name being called out but was still unsure
"Over here" whispered Casey "I am over here". He could see the flashlight and called out again "Over here" but they didn't seem to hear him. He picked up a piece of rubble with all his strength and threw it hoping they would see something move.
"There, over there" shouted Kyle as he raced over towards Casey "Casey" cried out Kyle as he fell on his knees beside him "We are here" as Casey drifted off again.
"We need an ambulance at the docklands stadium" explained one of the police officers into the phone "We have a kid, semiconscious with a head wound and his left leg is trapped under rubble.
"Hold on Case" said Heath as he knelt down at the other side of Casey holding onto his hand.
The ambulance arrived and two paramedics arrived up to where Casey was carrying a stretcher. One of the paramedics took care of Casey's head wound first.
"Casey, do you know where you are" questioned one of the paramedics when he opened his eyes again.
Casey gave him a strange look and nodded"
"Well done Casey" he replied "We need to get his leg released from under here as he wrapped a blanket over Casey to prevent Hypothermia" Heath helped one of the paramedics remove the rubble gently as Kyle stayed holding onto Casey's hand giving him support and reassurance. The other paramedic kept watch as Casey continued to slip in and out of unconsciousness.
"Right, it looks like his ankle maybe broken but we need to get the kid onto the stretcher regardless" stated the paramedic "I will give the kid a shot of penicillin before we lift him" The paramedic pulled out an injection and was just ready to give it to Casey into the thigh when he opened his eyes again and on seeing the injection he tried to push the paramedic with his hand with full strength.
"Ok Case, just relax" stated the paramedic "It's just to help you with pain"
"No, no injection" Casey demanded
"Come on mate, let him do his job" stated Heath but Casey kept insisting he wasn't having any of it. Heath and Kyle were told to hold down his two arms while the other paramedic placed his hand gently on Casey's head trying to restrain him from hurting himself. Casey continued to fight all three of them with what ever strength he had left in himself before the other paramedic jabbed the injection straight into his thigh causing Casey to winced from the sting of it.
"You are doing great Case" stated Kyle before Casey drifted off again. Heath and Kyle held onto the stretcher while the paramedics lifted Casey onto it and strapping him to keep him from falling off. All four of them lifted the stretcher "on the count of three" stated the paramedic and they carried it out to the ambulance, Kyle decided to travel in the ambulance with Casey and Heath followed in his Jeep. Two more ambulance's had arrived on the scene as the two police officer's had rummaged around and came across a few more survivors.
Brax had finally drifted off to sleep against his will and Ricky had fallen asleep also with her head laying on his chest.
On arrival at the hospital Casey was taken into the A&E. The doctor done a scan on his head to rule out any internal bleeding and x-rayed his leg to confirm the break in his ankle. He also done a thorough examination on Casey to make sure he hadn't sustained any other injuries. It took just over two hours to dress the head wound and put on a cast from his knee down to his toe which restricted any movement of the ankle. He was also put on a drip to prevent dehydration.
"We are going to move him to a ward shortly" stated the doctor.
On arrival at the ward Heath and Kyle were stunned it was the same one Brax was in. They both smiled when they saw Brax and Ricky fast asleep. The nurse pulled the curtain to attend to Casey. With all the noise going on behind the curtain Ricky woke up and was shocked when she saw Heath and Kyle standing there.
"Any luck finding Case" she whispered trying not to waken Brax but he did wake and stared also at both of them waiting for there reply. They both stood there saying nothing and all heads turned as the nurse came out from behind the curtain pulling it back.
Casey lay in the other bed staring back over at Brax with that big smile across his face.
"O my god" whispered Brax as he pulled himself up on the bed and with the help from Kyle and Heath he moved over to the side of Casey's bed.
"I can't believe it" he stated as the tears streamed down his face "I can't believe it". He bent down closer to Casey wrapping his arms around him as he kissed him gently on the forehead, never wanting to let go. They stayed in that position for a few minutes as Casey sobbed into his dad's chest glad to be alive and reunited.
"Come on you two" stated Ricky "You need to rest and so does Casey"
But Brax being Brax insisted on sitting on a chair beside Casey's bed and holding onto his hand until Casey had fallen asleep. Brax was discharged from hospital the following morning but never left the side of Casey's bed until Casey was discharged a few days later hopping on two crutches.
They were all glad to leave Melbourne and head back to Summer Bay. Brax fussed over Casey for the next number of days attending to his every needs. They decided to postpone Casey's surprise birthday party for a week or so. It was Saturday evening and the Braxton Clan decided to have a family dinner prepared by Ricky, Phoebe and Bianca.
Casey had gone into the bathroom while the rest sat around the table laughing and joking between themselves. A knock came to the door and Brax stood up and opened it.
"Mum" he stated looking very surprised to see Cheryl standing outside the door, none of them had seen her in months. She looked very flustered, as she walked slowly into the lounge. Kyle looked at Phoebe knowing that the both knew the truth about Cheryl and her dark secret.
Casey hopped out on his crutches from the bathroom and paused upon seeing Cheryl.
"Mum" smiled Brax as he went over to Casey and put his arm around his shoulder "Meet your grandson Casey"
"We have met" stated Casey as he looked towards Cheryl.
"What do you mean, when Case" questioned Brax
"I am sorry Brax" replied Cheryl "That's why I am here, I couldn't keep this secret anymore as it is eating up inside me" "I knew, I knew about Casey since he was born" she blurted out.
Brax stood there staring at her as anger raged through his body.
The next chapter is my last chapter to this story, and maybe a little bit longer than this one but I hope you still enjoy reading it and reviewing if possible!