Season 2, Episode 2: Hospitalized
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Previously On The Fast and Furious Family Chronicles...
Darryl passed out in Brian's arms after being rescued from Carter's clutches and was rushed to a Hospital for medical treatment.
Saturday Evening
Brian drove behind the ambulance as it continued down the streets of San Diego. Unfortunately there weren't any hospitals in Tijuana that specialize in people with Diabetes so, They had to drive back into California; Right when the afternoon sun was starting to set over the horizon;leaving the sky a pinkish orange color. When the paramedics arrived Darryl, was put on a stretcher and given an IV right away.
Time Skip
After looking over Darryl's x-rays they, were sent over to Doctor Jackson who was in Los Angeles. Before going any further, all the doctors had to check things over and see where to go from there. At 11:45 Brian's phone started vibrating in the silent hospital room; The blond picked it up and hit accept.
Brian: Hello?
Doctor Jackson: Good Evening Mr. O'Connor; I've just received Darryl's Lab and X-Ray results
Brian: And?
Doctor Jackson: And…..I'm afraid that since your brother's blood sugar has been so high that he's on the verge of developing Diabetic Neuropathy
Brian: Oh my Gosh
Doctor Jackson: So we would like to schedule him for an early morning surgery to delay any nerves from being damaged
Brian: How early we talking?
Doctor Jackson: Six; Tonight we want to keep him on his IV and regular insulin schedule because, as of this evening your brother's blood sugar reached 847 which, is way off the charts
Brian: Holy Shit! 847?
Doctor Jackson: I'm afraid so; Good thing you brought him when you do or else he might have Died or developed Permanent Brain damage
Brian: Wow I can't believe this!
Doctor Jackson: Don't worry Mr. O'Connor I'll be in San Diego in the next couple of hours just as your brothers is going into surgery
Brian: Are you performing it?
Doctor Jackson: Not necessarily; I'm helping with preparation
Brian: Okay and thanks for calling me back
Doctor Jackson: Of Course Mr. O'Connor; Now get some rest and I'll see you first thing in the morning
Brian Sounds good; Goodnight
Doctor Jackson: Goodnight
Brian hung up the phone and placed back into his pockets. The Blond thought hearing news like this would be somewhat good, however, Now Darryl has to go into surgery first thing in the morning and everyone knows there can always be complications especially for Diabetics. O'Connor paced back and forth outside Darryl's room waiting for Dom to return back from the vending machine.
Brian's POV
What have I done!? This is all my fucking fault! I promised to never let anything happen to Darryl and now he's laying in a hospital bed fighting for his life! Carter wanted to get revenge and my little brother had to pay the price for it! I'm a terrible parent and brother and now Darryl needs to have surgery tomorrow morning and it's scaring the shit of my me! Something bad could happen at any time and ruin everything. I've failed once again by letting Carter get away and if something happens to my brother I wouldn't be able to life with myself. Ugh where the hell is Dom?; I need someone to calm me down.
No One's POV
After Ten Minutes of pacing around in the Lobby Brian, seen Dom headed back towards Darryl's room with a twin, snickers, and a bag of Lays potato chips.
"What the hell took you so long!?" Brian question angrily
"I couldn't decide on what to get" Dom replied
"Well I'm glad you're here because I just got off the phone with Doctor Jackson"
"What did he say?"
"Since Darryl's blood sugar level is so high he needs to have surgery tomorrow"
"Oh; How high?"
"847"
Dom's face displayed looks concern as his face turned pale
"You're kidding, right?
Brian shook his head as tears formed in his eyes
"Nope…...I failed him Dom"
"Come on Brian that's nonsense….." Dom assured him putting a hand on his shoulder
At this point, the blond couldn't even hide the tears rolling down his cheeks and, just broke down crying.
"ITS TRUE AND YOU KNOW IT DOM !" Brian cried knocking Dom's hand off "I'VE FAILED AS A BROTHER AND PARENT! RIGHT NOW DARRYL IS FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE BECAUSE OF MY FUCK UP!; CARTER FINALLY GOT WHAT HE WANTED!"
Dom couldn't stand seeing the blond like this and, placed his hands on Brian's shoulder and looked right into his deep blue eyes
"Brian O'Connor don't you ever say that again!; You have not failed as a parent or brother; You didn't even know Carter was out of jail until yesterday; We all were thrown for a surprise and I know for a fact that you would have done everything in your power to keep Darryl safe!; We're all worried about him but, need to just relax, it's gonna be alright I promise you"
Brian cries turned into sniffles and eyes were red and puffy; Dom grabbed a tissue from the table and handed to him.
"Thanks"
"Anytime; do you want me to stay here with you tonight?"
"No that's okay; I'm sure Letty would like to spend some time with her husband"
"She'll understand; Okay how about I stay tomorrow night?"
"Okay..."
"Great; I'll see you in the morning"
"Bye Dom"
"Bye"
Dom left out the hospital and headed drove down the dark roads heading for the hotel everyone was staying at in San Diego.
Brian ended up going to the vending machine for dinner which, consisted of Potato chips and strawberry wafers. If Mia were there right now she would flip out and rant about how he needed to start eating more healthier but, you don't see broccoli in a vending machine or carrot sticks so you have to do with what's available. As Brian ate his dinner he couldn't stop looking at Darryl's motionless body on the bed with bandages wrapped around him; What Doctor Jackson forgot to mention was that Darryl had a few broken ribs, jaw and would need to see a dentist because a couple of his teeth got knocked out. Poor little guy he's been through so much.
2:16 AM
After having a couple of beers at a local bar Dom, finally made it back to the hotel. Upon arriving he seen Letty still wide awake watching Tv in bed.
"Hey Let..." Dom greeted his wife with a kiss
"Hey; Any News on Darryl?"
"Yeah he going into surgery at seven"
"Oh god...what's wrong?"
"Since his blood sugar is so high he's on the verge of developing diabetic neuropathy where the nerves inside his body are damaged"
"Wow that's insane; How did Brian take the news?"
"Not very good; He broke down crying and kept saying everything was his fault"
"That's not true; We all know he's the one who wanted to go find Carter by himself"
"Exactly; We all know Brian would do anything to keep Darryl safe"
"That's true; I just hope this surgery works"
"Me too Letty, Me Too
8:27 AM
It was now almost 8:30 AM which means Darryl has been in surgery for almost an hour and half. Brian was waiting patiently in the waiting room for the rest of his family to arrive. The blond was dragging really bad for lack of sleep these past two days but who could blame him right? His eyes were nearly bloodshot and his once deep blue eyes were now pale and lifeless. O'Connor had at least three cups of the hospital's strongest coffee yet it didn't do too much expect put him through a series of daydreams
Ten minutes later Tej and Roman entered the waiting room and sat down next to Brian.
"Hey Brian"
"Sup Brah"
The blond snapped out his daydream and turned towards the two men.
"Hey" Brian croaked
"How's Darryl surgery going?" Tej asked
"I don't know,he's still in there; I'm started to get worried"
"What are they doing exactly? Roman inquired
"They're delaying any type of nerve damage from happening"
"How long is the surgery suppose to be?"
"Depends on the person"
Roman's POV
As Brian is giving us the details of Darryl's surgery I can just hear the hurt and pain in his voice. I feel so bad because none of us can do anything except, just wait for those IV's and insulin shots to do their job. Carter better hope none of us find his monkey ass anytime soon because the outcome won't be pretty. What happened in Miami had nothing to do with Darryl yet, he paid the price for it.
"I'm going to the bathroom" Brian announced "That coffee went right through me"
No One's POV
Right when Brian left for the bathroom Doctor Jackson and the surgeon called Tej and Roman into a room to talk. They both looked as though were guilty of committing a crime. The Surgeon sighed loudly before speaking
"This won't be easy to say but, Darryl's surgery was complicated"
"What do you mean by complicated?" Tej asked
"Since we're still trying to get his Diabetes under control it made the surgery more difficult than what it actually is; We also had to an open heart surgery because Darryl flatlined"
"Are you serious!?" Rome questioned
"No; That's why his surgery took longer than usual...But now he's being taken to the recovery room"
"Do you guys know when he'll wake up from his coma?"
"Ummm well his blood sugar levels are still off the chart but went down to 712 this morning" Doctor Jackson said "At this rate I'd say about maybe a week or two"
Tej's POV
After Doctor Jackson left out the waiting from Rome and I, we're still trying to sync in everything.
"Wow I can't believe Darryl flatlined on the operating table" I said in a shocking tone
"Yeah I know; Good thing he's alright now" Rome told me
"True but he might be in his coma for another two weeks!"
"Let's not hope not; Also maybe we shouldn't tell Brian that Darryl flatlined"
"Are you sure that's a good idea?; he might be mad that we knew and didn't tell him"
"Well it's either that or have him freak out and put himself in the hospital"
"Good point"
Roman is right though; The less Brian knows would be better.
2 Weeks Later...
Nobody's POV
Two weeks have past since Darryl's surgery and it seemed as though things weren't getting better at all. Marcus,Caleb and Jared stopped by a few times to see their friend and to drop off get well soon cards made by fellow classmates. Dom and the gang decided to stay in San Diego just in case anything were to happen. Brian hardly slept in these past fourteen days getting a maximum of 4 hours every night and drank four to five cups of coffee a day, three sodas and unlimited junk food from the vending machine. Mia and Dom offered to take turns staying at the hospital while the blond, stayed at the hotel to get rest. Brian thought about leaving to be close to his brother at all times. Now it's 3:30 PM on a beautiful sunny Tuesday Afternoon. Everyone else went out from Lunch except Brian who was sitting down in the reclining chair inside Darryl's room.
At this point the blond couldn't take it anymore and, got from his seat and kneeled down beside his brothers bed and said
"Darryl I know we've had our differences in the past but, what family doesn't?. I just want to say that I'm sorry for not being there in time to save you from Carter's clutches and for letting him escape. I've failed you once again and I hope you can give forgive me for it. You and I have been through so much this past decade and I don't wanna think about losing you. Please wake up soon"
Darryl's POV
I woke slightly confused and then realized what had happened; Carter managed to escape before crashing into that tree. Now I'm laying in a hospital bed because of lack of insulin in my system. Off to my right I see Brian with his head down and is softly crying. Even though I do feel 100% better my voice doesn't
"Brian….." I mumbled
My brother looks up and our blue eyes meet except his look pale and puffy. What he does next doesn't surprise me; he wraps his arms around me and gives me a strong hug.
"Darryl oh thank goodness you're alright" Brian cried
"To be honest I thought that was the end of me"
"You gave us all a scare buddy; Don't worry we're gonna find Carter and take him out"
"How?; he could be anywhere by now"
London England
Owen Shaw was released from the hospital; From being in a coma for almost six months. Now him and his older brother Deckard were sitting down at a local Cafe in Downtown London
"I can't believe Toretto got away!" Owen groaned
"No worries little brother; we're gonna find them and take everyone out one by one" Deckard assured his brother
"Well I know they live in the US obviously but, where is the question"
"I can help with that"
Carter appeared from behind the corner dressed in all black
"You?; Why would you help us?"
"Because I just tried to get rid of O'Connor and his brother but most likely failed"
"Brian O'Connor?"
"Yep and if us three team up will be unstoppable"
"Carter you got yourself a deal"
The End
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