She sat in the hospital, her clothes drenched with both blood and water. Her hair stuck to her face and neck as she looked at the wall, with no emotion on her face.
"Raelyn" she heard but she didn't turn. she let all the sound wash over her as her eyes focused on the white walls.
She suddenly feels a hand on her shoulder making her jerk violently on the bench she sat on. She looked up at the person who owned the hand and saw Damon.
"Raelyn,I'm so sorry" he said and she stood up "Is.." He started but she interrupted him, hugging him tight
Not minding her drenched state, he wrapped his arms around her, pulling her closer to him.
She just hugged him. She didn't cry, she didn't say a word, she didn't have any thoughts, and she felt no emotion. She just hugged him with open, unblinking eyes.
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"You wait here. I'll go see the doctor" Damon says and she nods slowly
He pats her hair down before walking away to the doctor's office. She watched him go before leaning against the bench and shutting her eyes.
Her eyes open and she stands up from the bench, walking in the direction of the doctor's office. She lets her hand come up to knock on the door but drops it down on the knob and opens the door.
"...critical and might..." She heard before silence hovered the room just as she entered. The doctor looked up at her before turning to Damon who stood up from the chair and approached her.
"Raelyn.." He says holding her to him "Why aren't you waiting outside for me?" He asks and she looks him in the eye and for the first time since Sky had been taken into the emergency unit, she spoke.
"I want to hear what the doctor says. I..I need to know" she says,her voice a hoarse whisper. It was almost as though she had lost her voice and she was merely forcing for her voice to be heard.
"Raelyn.." Damon starts about to protest but she puts her hand on his
"Please..." She says and he let's out a sigh before nodding and leading her to the chair and sitting down on the other chair.
"Who is she?" The doctor asks taking off her glasses
"Sky's sister, Raelyn" Damon says looking briefly at Raelyn and back at the doctor who nods
"How is Sky?" Raelyn asks, her voice as emotionless and blank as her face was.
"He's in a very critical state and I'm afraid he's going to have to undergo a surgery at the earliest" the doctor says, dropping her glasses down on the table
"Surgery?" She asks
"Yes. When he fell into the tank, I guess there was something sharp there and he got cut really deep on his stomach and in the process, his kidney got lacerated badly. " she says, watching the every expression of her audience.
"Lacerated?" Damon asks, not getting her
"When an injury is minor, the kidney may only be bruised. But when the injury is more severe, the kidney may be cut or torn, that is the kidney getting lacerated." The doctor explains and Raelyn's lips part open
"How serious is a lacerated kidney?" She asks even though she knew how serious it would be.
"A lacerated kidney may result in urine and blood leaking into the surrounding tissue. Sometimes a blood clot forms around the kidney" she says "There are other potential complications. There is usually a case of hypertension occurring transiently as the kidney houses hormones and chemicals that help control blood pressure. Infections and urine leakage outside the kidney, that is urinomas are also part of these complications."
Raelyn looked at her talk, but honestly, the words really just flew past her ears. She heard nothing and just watched the doctor's lips move.
Damon turns to her and as though he knew she wasn't listening,he taps her making her snap of the trance she seemed to have gotten into. She turns to him with slightly raised brows
"She said Sky needs surgery" he says and she nods, turning back to the doctor
"He should get the surgery. Get it done, don't worry about the fees" she says and the doctor nods
"It'd be best. If things are delayed, he might have to get a kidney transplant"
"If it comes to that, how much will the surgery cost?" Damon asks, shifting in his chair
"For the surgery, getting a matching kidney and some other medications for his treatment, it will cost a total of 3 million " the doctor says without moving a brow
"What? " Damon says surprised. Honestly, he felt the doctor was just being ridiculous. How could it cost that much?
"Do it, do whatever you have to do. You'll get the money, just...just make sure my brother is okay" Raelyn says standing up
"We'll do our best. We'll start treatment on him and when the money is paid, we'll carry out the surgery" the doctor says and she nods
"Thank you." She says and opens the door to the office and walks out. Her feet dragged down on the floor as she walked down the almost empty hallway.
"Raelyn" she hears as Damon catches up to her "I'll take you home" he says holding her. She looked like she was going to fall down and go unconscious
He held her till they reached his car, opening the door for her and helping her into the car. He shut the door and entered into the driver's side,shutting the door and starting the car, but not letting it move.
He looks at her "Rae, your seatbelt" he says and she shifts in her seat
"Leave it. I don't wanna put it" she says in a whisper and for a moment he wondered if he should take her home to her house or his. Was she okay to stay alone?
"Er... Let's go to my place" he says and she shakes her head slowly
"Take me to my house" she says. She wanted to just go home and be alone.
"Are you sure?" He asks
"Yes, please take me home" she says and he nods
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"Thanks" she says opening the door and getting out the car
"Raelyn..." Damon calls and she looks at him with tired eyes
"Sky is going to be fine" he says and she nods slowly
"I know" she says, although she doubted herself "Goodnight Damon" she says shutting the car door
"Goodnight Rae" he says softly before driving off
She climbed up the stairs, taking her time to climb each stair. She reaches the door and turns the knob,the door opening immediately. She had forgotten to even lock the door before going to the hospital.
She walked in and shut the door,locking it with the key. Like a command given robot, she walked into her room and into the bathroom.
She opened the shower and instead of red liquid, clean water rushed out. They must have washed out the tank when she left.
She moved and stood under the water and immediately, the water poured down on her, drenching her clothes completely.
She looked down as the blood that had gotten on her clothes washed down.
Sky's blood...
Slowly she fell to the floor, leaning against the wall and letting the water pour down on her.
Like a button pressed, she broke down into tears that ran down her cheeks along with the water that came down down on her.
She hated the feeling of fear and vulnerability that enveloped her. She hated the thought of her brother laying down helpless and unconscious on the hospital bed. But mostly, she hated the fact that she felt helpless and unable to do anything.
So she cried,she let out all the tears that she hadn't let down earlier. All the tears that she had held in and all of her built in emotions poured down heavily on her as the waters did and she cried.