Santana nearly threw up as she saw the bloody scene in the bathroom. Blood tinted water had spilled over the edge of the bathtub, onto the floor and leaked out into the hallway. She splashed threw it and kneeled down. Plunging her arms into the crimson water, she wrapped one under Alex's legs and the other behind her back. Santana lifted the limp body up out of the water and lay her sister down on the wet tiled floor.
Santana sobbed loudly as she felt for a pulse. She pressed her fingers against the wet skin of Alex's neck and couldn't tell if there was one or not. The 14 year old's face was incredibly pale, and her arms were already covered in fresh blood, as well as her thigh. Santana felt her stomach heave when she noticed how deep the cuts were.
"Alex, stay with me. I've got you baby." Santana cried, stroking her sister's wet face. She realized that she needed an ambulance, now, and dreaded having to get up and leave the dying girl, even for a few seconds. But she looked around and discovered Alex's phone in her discarded jeans pocket. Santana quickly dialed 911. She managed to sob what had happened and her address to the operator, and was told that help was on the way.
Santana shut the phone off and pulled Alex up into her arms, they way she had done when the girl was shot. A surge of hope shot through her when she saw that they girl's eyes were slightly opened.
"Alex, can you hear me baby?" Santana asked, tears still streaming down her face. Alex's head moved slightly downwards in an attempted nod.
"I'm….s-sorry." Came the girl's breathless whisper.
"It's alright. Everything's alright." Santana said, holding her in closer.
Suddenly, Alex's body tensed and her back arched away from Santana. The girl's eyes rolled back in her head and she fell limp again. "Alex?" Santana asked, feeling the girl's body suddenly feel much heavier. She didn't get a response.
Santana's ears picked up the sound of sirens coming towards the house, but she was preoccupied by her sister's sudden lack of life signs. Santana had become covered in blood in the short time she had been holding the 14 year old.
Within minutes, paramedics had rushed into the house and found the scene in the bathroom. One of them pulled Alex away from Santana, and Santana obliged reluctantly. She was moved back into the hallway, while one of the paramedics tried to stop the three limbs from emitting any more blood. The other man started CPR.
Santana stepped out of the way as a stretcher was brought upstairs. Alex was loaded onto it, and brought back down. She was immediately put into the back of the ambulance, and it took off down the street.
Santana climbed into her car and took off after the ambulance. She would have given anything to be in the back of the emergency video with her sister, and being able to be with her. Santana knew that Alex had lost a lot of blood. She also knew that the 14 year old might die.
It took about 15 minutes to reach the hospital, with Santana driving just as fast as the ambulance. She parked in the first spot she saw, and ran into the hospital after the stretcher.
Alex was wheeled into a separate room. Doctors immediately began hooking up an IV to her, and went to try to stop the bleeding. Santana watched from the doorway, sobbing, and doctors shouted orders for bags of blood and suture kits. Santana was nearly knocked over as nurses rushed in with the ordered supplies.
Eventually, the madness in the room slowed down as doctors got the bleeding under control and pumped blood into Alex's body. Santana was eventually taken out of the room when one of the nurses finally noticed her, despite her protests. So the Latina went and waited in the waiting room.
The hospital had already called Mrs. Lopez, and she sat in one of the chairs, waiting for Santana. Her eyes were red and swollen, with tears still streaming out from them. When she caught sight of her oldest daughter, she stood up and pulled her into a hug. "Thank God you found her." She sobbed. Santana broke down again too, crying into her mother's shoulder.
The two Lopez women waited for what seemed like an eternity before the doctor came out. Surprisingly, it was the same woman from Alex's first hospital visit.
"I'm going to start off saying that Alex is in a stable condition and should wake up any minute. She lost a lot of blood, more than when she was shot. We stitched up everything, but the cuts were very deep, and will leave scars. Since it was a suicide attempt, she's been placed under 72 hour watch. But physically, she'll be fine. You were very lucky to have caught her in time." The doctor explained. Santana noticed how she said physically, and didn't even want to think about how the poor girl was going to be mentally.
The doctor motioned for Santana and Mrs. Lopez to follow them, and the two Latinas did. They rode in the elevator in silence, and arrived at the 5th floor. The Psychiatric Ward.
The red haired woman allowed Mrs. Lopez and her eldest daughter into the room, and then shut the door behind her.
Santana approached the bed slowly. She jumped a bit when Alex's eyes snapped open and she looked around. Her eyes finally settled on Santana.
"Come here baby." Santana said, hugging her sister. She didn't feel the same distance she had felt earlier that day.
"I'm sorry Santana." Alex said weakly, relaxing in the safety of her sister's strong arms.
"It's alright Alex. You're alive, and that's all that matters." The Latina replied, standing up from the hug and giving her sister a caring gaze.
"I love you Alex." Santana said, sitting up on the bed next to her.
"I love you too San." Alex replied quietly, nuzzling her head into Santana's shoulder. The Latina wrapped her arms around her and held her, until the 14 year old dozed off in her arms.
And…..that's all. The story is done! Yes, I will be writing a sequel. But maybe I'll make you wait 7 weeks like the STUPID FOX PEOPLE! How am I supposed to last 7 weeks not knowing if Quinn's going to be ok? She was honestly one of my favorite characters, next to Santana since I started watching Glee. Poor Quinny. Also, I'm posting an alternate ending tonight, showing what would have happened if Alex had died. So please leave some reviews telling me if y'all enjoyed the story as much as I enjoyed writing it! Thanks!