Thirty two

Oscar's POV

I opened my eyes and was blinded by the light above me. My stomach ached and my arm felt like it had been punched several times. I tried to sit up but couldn't. Dr Williams came into my line of sight. "Good morning Oscar. How are you feeling?"

"Okay actually," I replied huskily. My throat was sore. A nurse helped me to sit up and as I did so I threw up. I swallowed hard."Where's Alana?" I asked. Dr Williams looked at me.

"Don't be alarmed Oscar. She's fine, she's just in intensive care. She lost a lot of blood and is dehydrated but she's fine," Dr Williams told me. I nodded. At least she was still alive. Just then a surge of people entered the children's ward. I noticed that the other children in the beds around me looked alarmed at the amount of people. Even I was alarmed at first until I recognised some blue hair and the tall frame of Rick. I was suddenly surrounded and being hugged by everyone.

"Oscar!" they shouted. "you're alright!" I nodded weakly. Tee was crying with happiness while Carmen was hugging Jody with joy. Rick had his arm around Summer who had obviously come to visit, Johnny and Gus were talking animatedly at me, Jamie and Cassie looked relieved I was ok, Harry was trying to make Jeff lick me to make sure I was ok. Elektra came over to me and pulled me into a massive bear hug.

"I missed you," she said quietly. I nodded.

"I missed you too," I said, "But I wouldn't stand there." I told her. She glanced at me moved out the way as I grabbed a sick bucket and threw up again. "and that's why," I said clearing my mouth out with water. I looked around. "Where's Tyler?" I asked noticing he wasn't there. They all looked at me.

Tyler's POV

I was stood staring through the window at her. Alana. Ill. She saved her brother but now could die herself. I saw her stir. "Tracy, quick, she's waking up," I shouted. Tracy ran over to the window. Inside Alana tried to sit up but fell backwards onto her pillow in pain. She was sweating just from the effort of trying to sit up. Nurse Ella came out and told us we could go in and see her. I inched into the room. Alana was really hot as she had a fever. I walked up to her and saw her sigh.

"Tyler..." she gasped. "ironic... really isn't... it. My brother's fine... and I'm really ill." She was having difficulty speaking and it was coming out in bits. She reached out towards me and her hand grasped my arm. "I... love you Tyler... remember that," she muttered before slipping back to sleep. Me and Tracy sat in her room with her for a bit. She tossed and turned and even screamed in her sleep. She was clearly hallucinating. "Oscar..." she said.

I shook my head. "Oscar's not here," I said to her even though she was asleep.

"Actually he is," a voice behind me said. I turned round to see Summer, Rick, Elektra and Oscar. Oscar was being pushed in a wheelchair by Elektra and it was Summer who had spoken. I smiled.

"She's not good is she?" Oscar asked. I shook my head.

"She's ill Oscar. And she keeps asking for you," I told him. I saw the others all outside the window looking in at us. Elektra pushed Oscar closer to Alana. Oscar placed his hand on her forehead. She opened her eyes and smiled.

"Oscar..." she breathed. She reached up and hugged him. "you're ok," she said. He nodded.

"yeah but you're not so good," he replied. She giggled gently.

"I know... but at least... you are... and... leukaemia is gone..." she continued slowly. She tried to sit up and grimaced in pain. "My stomach hurts... where kidney was," she muttered. Oscar smiled.

"it will pass, soon," Oscar told her as she closed her eyes.