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Dhani's POV
The next few hours were somewhat of a blur for us. We somehow stopped crying long enough to stumble out of the car. Well, I stumbled. Emmy was perfectly fine, thank god. But both of us couldn't stand spending another minute in there. Emmy called for help, and one very painful ambulance ride and examination later, the doctors told me I'd broken five ribs.
They'd finally let Emmy come see me after that. It'd broken my heart seeing her so upset. Her eyes were bloodshot and her face showed her exhaustion and pain. She'd thrown her arms around me as soon as she came in, and just a few seconds later, the knot of numbness in my chest loosened up enough for a few tears to slip out. She just sobbed slightly as she held me (I couldn't lift my arms much), but we were pretty much cried out and exhausted at that point.
I also think we were in some sort of denial. It'd all happened so fast. Literally a couple of hours ago, we'd been joking around, looking forward to a great trip. Now, one of my best friends was gone and I couldn't breathe without it hurting.
Life really was a bitch sometimes.
I fell asleep a little while after that, and when I woke up, I heard my parents outside my room. It was dark outside already. I actually forgot where I was for a while. But the minute my ribs started aching and I heard Emmy sobbing sightly outside, the whole thing hit me like a ton of bricks. Matty, one of my best friends, my roomate, the guy who was like a brother to me, dead. Gone.
I closed my eyes again as the hollowness in my stomach came back. I put my hands over my face, sucking back tears. Mum and dad would probably already be worried sick.
I'd just calmed myself down a little when mum poked her head in, her face covered in tears and I tried to smile.
George's POV:
I gave Emmy a final short hug as I finally convinced her to leave for a while, to go shower up and rest for awhile. She'd been really persistant about staying, but I'd told her she'd been here too long and needed to head home for awhile. She'd finally given in, and headed off to find her friend, who'd wandered off to let us talk. Livvy stuck her head in for the tenth time, and this time she let out a little sob.
'My baby, you're awake. George, he's awake!' she said loudly, rushing inside.
I followed, happy he was awake. Honestly, the 7 hour flight had wiped me out, and I really wanted to see with my own eyes if he was okay. I walked into the white room to see Livvy with her arms around Dhan. He looked exhausted, but still happy to see us as he hugged her back. Well as happy as he could look, given the circumstances.
'Oh my baby! Are you okay? Does it hurt?' Livvy asked as she straightened up a little, cupping his face.
'I'm fine, mum, the painkillers are really helping' he said, forcing a little smile for her. She bit her lip, as if contemplating what to say next. Dhan saw me standing behind livvy at that moment, though, and gave me a weak smile
'Hey dad.' I walked forward, giving him a one armed hug.
'It's really good to see you guys' he said with a sigh.
Livvy pushed a strand of hair out of his face as I sat down on the chair next to his bed. She helped him sit up, and I took his other arm and gently hoisted him up. He still groaned with a little grimace, putting an arm around his chest.
'Was Emmy okay?' he asked finally, looking at the both of us, as if hoping he wouldn't have to explain it to us. I nodded as I saw Livvy trying to hold back tears.
'Yeah, told her to go home for awhile. Poor girl was exhausted'
He nodded, looking down at his hands.
'Did she..uh..did she tell you everything?' he asked, looking up, his voice breaking slightly at the end. I swallowed as Livvy quietly said yes.
A doctor walked in at that point, saying he wanted to talk to us. I motioned for Livvy to go, saying I would stay with Dhan. She seemed hesitant at first, but then caught my eye, and seemed to get it. With a reluctant nod, she kissed Dhan on the cheek and followed the doctor into the hall. I got up and closed the door, and when I turned around, Dhan looked up at me with tears brimming in his eyes, then looked away. He looked so young and sad that my heart nearly broke, and I could tell he was trying not to break down.
I sat down on the bed as he put his face into his hands with a small sob, and I put my arms around him. He broke down completely on my shoulder, body shaking with heart wrenching sobs as I tried my best to just be there for my son.