Breathe Anew

Tripped

Characters: Matthew, Gilbert

Rating here: K+

Disclaimer: I don't know.

Breathe Anew

Tripped

Waiting was not his thing. It had never been and it probably would never be his forte. However, he was stuck doing it and he did not like it. The moment they arrived at the hospital, Matthew was rushed into some room or another and he was left to fill out paperwork. The paperwork only managed to occupy five minutes of his time and then he was left to ponder.

He didn't like waiting for many different reasons. For starters, he felt as though he was wasting valuable time. He also felt completely and utterly useless. Waiting also made him reflect and during a situation such as this one, he did not want to reflect on what happened for one simple reason. It was his fault.

Matthew didn't ask to go to the lake and Gilbert could have easily done the picnic at home. But no, he had to be sophisticated enough to decide that the lake would be better. And then he had to be stupid enough to challenge the younger man. First of all, Gilbert should have known that even though Matthew was a quiet man, he never backed away from a challenge. Second of all, he should have known that the moment Matthew did not resurface, something was wrong.

But Gilbert was a stupid man who didn't think about that and instead he had laughed until he saw the blood. The memory of the coppery substance rising to the surface of the water sent a shiver running down his spine. He got up from his metal chair and started pacing. He had to do something, anything, or else he'd lose it.

The only thing that kept him from snapping someone's neck was the fact that the wound on Matthew's head wasn't deep and that at least he got his lover to start breathing again. A simple patch up job would do the trick and everything would be alright. At least, he hoped so.

As he paced, his mind started to think of the worst possible scenarios of what could happen to Matthew. The most gruesome of them all was his death. Gilbert knew for a fact that if that was to happen, he would never be able to forgive himself for the pain that he would have brought on to Matthew's family.

Matthew, his twin brother; Alfred, and their older brother Arthur lost both of their parents in a terrible car accident some nineteen years ago and the loss was still present in their lives. Gilbert firmly believed that if Matthew was to die; it would be the end of Arthur.

He had to stop being so pessimistic.

Gilbert hoped that everything would turn out for the best, but after the first hour and a half went by and the doctor did not come out of the room, he knew that something was wrong. He tried to abstain himself from storming into the room, but his patience was getting scarce.

Finally, just as he was about to get up and go and ask someone why it was taking so damn long, the doctor finally walked out. Gilbert was going to jump out of his chair and run to the woman, but when he saw her face, he stopped midway from rising to sit back down. This didn't look good.

"Doc, how is he?" He asked after swallowing thickly. The doctor gave him a small sad smile and Gilbert could tell from the doctor's eyes that he wouldn't like what she had to say.

"There is good news and there is bad news." She started off. Gilbert got up from his chair so that he could look at her in the eyes. He didn't like being looked down on.

"We managed to stop the bleeding on Mr. Williams head. The wound wasn't too deep, but the fall may have caused some brain damage due to the impact of the shock. We can only find out once he wakes up. He also isn't breathing on his own so he's been attached to a machine that will help him." Gilbert felt his world slowly crumbling on all sides and fell back into his chair. The doctor put a hand to his shoulder and he looked up into her eyes.

"Wh-what does it mean? Will he make it?"

"Only time will tell at this point." She told him softly. "I'm sorry, sir, are you close to him?" Gilbert would have liked to tell her that Matthew was his fiancé, but he never even got the chance to propose. He sighed.

"He's my lover." He replied after a moment.

"Oh." The doctor didn't seem too sure how to respond to that.

"Can I, I mean, is it okay if I visit him?" The doctor glanced at the room and then back at the man in front of her. There was something else that she didn't tell him and she didn't want to crush this poor man even more, but it was her job.

"I suppose you can, but I must warn you, it may take a while before Mr. Williams wakes up." Gilbert gave her a puzzled look.

"Is it because of the head injury?" He asked.

"No. Sir, I'm afraid Mr. Williams has slipped into a coma. It can take days, maybe even weeks before he wakes up. I'm truly sorry. Would you still like to visit him?"

Gilbert would not recall how he got to the room, but the only thing he would remember would be of nodding and then finding himself in the room where they brought the man he cared for so very much and in that moment, he knew that everything was forever changed.

OWARI 2

TO BE CONTINUED

Oh, more drama! Who knows what will happen next, I'm not even sure.

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Started writing: April 9th 2010, 9:45am

Finished writing: April 9th 2010, 12:43pm

Started typing: April 20th 2010, 5:14pm

Finished typing: April 20th 2010, 6:35pm