Dancing Girl

Matt POV

This has got to be the longest hour of my life, the longest drive in my entire life. Arin and I have found Brian lying on the ground with Katelyn in the pouring rain, blood all over his clothes. She was holding him in her arms, hugging him tightly, consoling him and letting him cry in her chest. I haven’t seen Brian cry in a very, very long time. Not even when his grandfather passed away. Yes, he had found it hard to accept but he transformed his anger to writing and some cool guitar riffs. This was different. It was a shock for me to see him like this. But I don’t blame him, I mean he has seen Zacky being shot in front of his eyes, and the odds are not in our favour. As we were driving to the hospital, I kept checking Brian and Katelyn through the mirrors of the car. I made sure that they are still behind us and that everything was okay. Whenever I checked on them I seen Katelyn looking outside of the window or looking at Brian. On the other hand he kept looking forward with a poker-face: pure nervousness on his face.

We just arrived at the hospital and as a whole group we go running to the emergency section. As we are running Nina grabs my hand and I tighten the grip. We followed the details that Jason had sent Brian an hour ago, and now we find ourselves in a waiting room. Jason and Matt get up as soon as they see us.
“Any news?” Brian asks them with anticipation.
Matt shakes his head. “Nothing. We have been here in complete darkness for fucking 45 minutes”, he says in pure anger.
He then raises his voice, “We should have heard something by now, not left in the darkness. We want to know how our friend is doing you assholes!”
Arin pulls him backwards, “I understand what you’re feeling and you have every right to feel this way. But calm down. I am sure they will tell us something once they can”.
We all sit down on the uncomfortable chairs that the hospital has to offer the visitors. Nina sits next to me, Katelyn nits next to Brian and the rest were sitting near us, all in complete silence.
None of us exchanged any words, we just waited and waited for someone to show up with some kind of news.
We all look up once we see the door bursting open. But we don’t see nurses, we only see Kim, Johnny and Laura. Arin sprints next to them, grabbing Kim and hugging her tightly.
“What the flying fuck is going on? How is he?” Johnny explains, still standing up.
Matt starts explaining everything to them and I notice Johnny’s breathing is faster. Laura starts hugging him as he breaks down on her shoulders.
We all sit down again, and simply wait.

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“This is getting ridiculous!” Jason shouts. “We have been waiting for one and a half hours goddamn it. I am going and ask them myself”.
“What are you going to do, go into the operation room and ask them yourself?” Johnny replies.
“No you moron! I will ask the reception maybe they know something…anything. I am not going to sit here and wait any longer!” and he goes outside, slamming the door open.
At that instant 4 doctors and nurses come running towards the room and entering the operation room. Jason is running after them.
“HEY!!! What happened?! That is the room where my friend is being operated right now! Hey, goddamn it I demand some answers!!” Jason yells, all for nothing.
Another doctor enters the room with a quick pace and Jason stops him, literally grabbing him by the jacket.
“Excuse me sir I cannot stop for a chat. I have a life to save!” the doctor says as he looks at Jason.
“I’m sorry Doctor…..Wilson. It’s just that we have been waiting for almost two hours and our friend is in that operation room, the one you’re going into. What happened? We haven’t heard anything since they took him in!” Jason explains in a calm but demanding manner. I glance around and notice that everyone is standing up, waiting anxiously for the doctor to speak up.
The doctor changes his look, his expression seems more worried than before.
“Oh, I am sorry I didn’t know that. Well I am not sure on what is the exact status of your friend, but during the operation there has been some….complications”.
“Complications?” Brian repeats. “What kind of complications?”
“I am very sorry but I cannot discuss anything at this moment. That is the job of the head doctor of the case. I really need to go right now, they need me in there” the doctor begs as he tries to get rid of Jason’s grip.
“How. Is. Our. Friend. Doing?” Johnny asks slowly.
The doctor looks at each and every one of us. “His heart stopped beating. They are trying to revive him. I need to help them doing so. So, if you please excuse me I need to help the other doctors to be able to do so” he said slowly as he vanished from the room.

We are still standing up, looking helpless at each other. That is now good news, far from it! Our friend is dead at the moment, and the doctors are trying to make his heart start beating again!!
Angrily Brian punches the wall and leaves the room, Katelyn running after him.
I sit down putting my head in my hands in disbelief. This is too much! I feel some warm hands around my neck.
“He will make it Matt. I know he will!” Nina reassures me, as she whispers in my ears.
“I am not so sure anymore Nina. It is not looking good!”
“I did not tell you that it looks good. I am telling you that he will make it, I am sure of it!”
I look at her and she smiles at me, planting a tender kiss on my cheek and then rests her head on my shoulder.
And again, we end up waiting in utter silence.


Brian POV

“His heart stopped beating. They are trying to revive him. I need to help them doing so. So, if you please excuse me I need to help the other doctors to be able to do so”
You got to be fucking kidding me right now doc! This cannot be happening right now!
But the doctor seemed calm and honest, so there is no way that he is lying to us.
So that only means one thing: Zacky is really dead at the moment and there is a slight chance that by a miracle and the good hands and brains of the doctors, he’ll pull through.
Angrily I hit the wall, FUCK this hurts! Both the news and now my hand! I need to get out of this tiny hole, I need to get some fresh air.

Without telling anyone I storm off the room and hurriedly head to the main door of the hospital. From a distance I hear my name being shouted, but I do not look back, I just keep walking forward. Once I am out of the hospital, I look at the people seeing if they are smoking or not.
“Hey, you have a smoke?” and one guy gives me one. I instantly start puffing the cigarette, feeling relaxed instantly. Lately I haven’t been smoking as much as I used to be. In fact I do not take the packet wherever I go. But right now I need a hit, I had to have a cigarette.
“Brian”
I do not look back. I keep focusing on the cigarette, damn I will finish it sooner than expected!
I feel two warm hands on my back, “Brian please talk to me”.
I keep quiet and finish off the cigarette, throwing what remains away. I exhale the smoke and put my hands in my pockets, still facing away from Katelyn.
She begs one more time in a soft voice, “Talk to me”

“What do you want me to tell you Katelyn? Huh?! What?” I tell her as I turn around to face her, voice louder than I intended.
She looks at me a bit shocked, but she moves one step closer and looks me in the eye.
“Whatever you want to say. Just speak what is on your mind, and let me be here for you!”
“I can’t. I don’t know from where to begin!” I yell, walking away from her. This has always been as issue for me: I don’t know how to speak what is on my mind when something is bothering me. I prefer to let everything sink into me, without speaking about them
“Fine, Brian fine. I am not going to force you to say anything! But let me tell you one thing Brian, later on do not come and complain how I wasn’t here for you! I am trying to help you for fuck’s sake but you are pushing me away. You think this is easy for me? The hell not! Fuck, this may be even my fault because Rick asked them to do so!” she yells after me, making me stop and listen to every word she was saying to me.
I turn to face her and see her with tears in her eyes and she opens her mouth to continue.
“No it is not easy. For neither one of us, even your other friends who are waiting in the room upstairs. Brian you need to let me help you, you need to get it out of your system! Just……fuck, just say something, anything!!” she looks at me, begging me.
“I am afraid…afraid that it might hurt me even more than I am feeling right now. I don’t think I can!” I tell her. Disappointment all across her face, Katelyn closes her eyes and starts walking away from me and back to the hospital. I might have fucked things up between the two of us. Come on Haner, fight for what is yours and for what you want!!

I run after her and stop her by grabbing one of her hands.
“I am afraid, okay?! I don’t want to bother you with my concerns, I haven’t been in a real relationship in quite a while and damn, some of them didn’t even care much about my thoughts. But if you truly want to hear me out, I will try. I knew that Zacky was not looking good went they took him in the ambulance, but it was devastating hearing from the doctor that he is actually dead and they are trying to bring him back to life. I mean that doesn’t happen often, right?! So it is a bit fucked up that now I have to plan my best friend’s funeral”
She grabs my face and makes me look at her beautiful eyes.
“Can you stop right there now?! You are NOT going to plan any funerals anytime soon. And even if you have to, we are all here with you. We will help each other. I can promise you that!”
I do not reply back, I just stand still and stare at her. When and why did get I get so lucky to have her in my life?
“What are you thinking now Brian?” she is still holding my face.
“I am just thinking how lucky I am to have you in my life. You help me get through tough times, and god, we have already experienced some of the best moments together”
She smiles at me, tears in her eyes and leans to kiss me. I grab her from her tiny waist and deepen my kiss. I want to show her how much she means to me.

I part from the kiss and look at her again.
“I love you Katelyn. You make me sane in this insane life that we have to live on this fucking planet. I love you for everything that you are!” I tell her with sincere honesty.
She kisses me again and whispers in my ears, “I love you too Brian!”
I pull her in a tight hug as I close my eyes and inhale some fresh air before we go back into the hospital.
“You guys!!” we look back to see Arin running towards us.
“Here you are. We got a word from Doctor Wilson, he’s alive you guys! Zacky is going to fucking make it!!” Arin says with a huge grin on his face.
“What?!” I ask. He has to repeat the news, for me to process everything!
“Zacky is alive and well, he is recovering!!” he shouts as he hugs us both with happiness.
I am stunned! Katelyn starts jumping with excitements and she jumps on me, pulling me in a hug and then kisses me.
I cannot fucking believe this right now!! It is too good to be true!

Notes

Well, the chapter ends on a REALLY good note right?! :D For two different reasons!!
Brian and Katelyn confess they love each other...and Zacky will make it :D
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