Marshall's P.O.V:
Iris climbs off from Tessa's hospital bed and walks towards me before I wrap my arm around her and hug her.
"She's gonna be fine." I whisper as we hug. "She's gonna be just fine." I mumble.
It's been 12 days since the attack and everyone's been a mess. Karla hasn't stopped crying and Chris hasn't been here for the last couple of days and Tessa's brothers...They went wild and are gone to look for our attackers whilst Iris and I stayed here, in the hospital with Karla who wouldn't leave Tessa's side.
"Can we go now?" Iris asks. I don't say anything and nod. I press the small button on the remote and within seconds a nurse appears and smiles at us sadly. Iris doesn't look away from Tessa as the nurse starts to push me on my wheel chair.
I keep my hand wrapped around Iris' hand as we make our way towards the elevator and pass the desk where patients stare at us through their rooms and staff whisper as we walk past then with our heads hanging low and our eyes glossy with tears.
The nurse stops pushing the wheel chair by the elevator and the three of us wait by the elevator silently before the door slides open. Doctor nods at us and smile at us sadly as they walk out and empty most of the lift.
I clear my throat awkwardly awkwardly as I cover my face whilst the nurse pushes me into the lift. Iris tightens her grip around my hand as I cover my face from some of the people in the lift who are recording me.
"Iri-" I start when a flash goes off on the camera. I don't get to finish my sentence when Iris starts to shout.
"Will you leave us the hell alone!" She shouts.
"Iris. Leave it." I say as I take her hand and pull her back to me. I don't have any energy for this. The door slides open and I feel my wheel chair being pulled back before i'm out of the lift with Iris following behind me as she glares at everyone.
"Would you like me to wait outside, Mr Mathers?" The nurse asks.
"Yeah." I nod.
"I'll take it from here." Iris says before she starts to push me inside the room. Iris stops my wheel chair when i'm right next to him. Letting out a small sigh, Iris walks towards the other side of the bed.
"Are you alright?" Iris asks when I hiss out in pain as I adjust my bad leg.
"I'm fine." I'm force the words out before it goes quiet between us for a few long minutes.
"And Nick?" Iris asks, making me look up at her.
"What about Nick?" I ask.
"Will he be fine?" She asks.
"Yeah." I let out a sigh. "They both will." I mumble.
"Will he wake up from his coma?" She asks.
"Yes." I nod.
"Are they in pain?" She asks.
"No." I shake my hand.
I look up at Nick and let out a small sigh. He had a bandage around his head which is stained with blood slightly. He has a cast around his arm and leg from where the bullet hit him. My eyes travel to his shoulder and just below his chest which also have bandages wrapped around them.
Nick was shot in the leg, just like I was. We came into the hospital and both of us lost a lot of blood but not like Tessa. She lost more blood than the two of us put together.
We came into the hospital around half an hour later and both of us lost a lot of blood but not like Tessa. She lost more blood than the both of us put together.
They shot Nicklaus in the shoulder with the first bullet. Then they shot him in the leg twice and stabbed him just below his chest. He was still conscious when they brought him to the hospital and to all the surgeons and nurses were suprised. They had to transfer him to the same hospital that Tessa and I were in since there was an accident and all of their OR rooms were full. On the way to the hospital that Tessa and I were in, a black jeep hit the ambulance and knocked it over which put Nick a nad situation then he already was in. The Jeep managed to get away and still hasn't been caught.
The ambulance tipped to the side and they found Nick unconscious and bloody. They found him alive but his pulse was weak. Really weak. The surgery was going well, they lost him a couple of time but managed to get him back until one of them made a mistake.
It's been a week and he's been in and out of surgery but they stopped when he fell into the coma. Doctors had different opinions on if Tessa would ever wake up from her coma and most of them said she would but for Nick, no chance. They gave Nicks family forms. Forms about lung donations and many other details when they decide to switch the machines off for him.
"He'll be fine." I whisper as my eyes scan his bruised and swollen face. "He'll wake up in no time." I lie again as the doctors word replay in my head, making me let out a sigh.
~ Three Weeks Later ~
I walk into Tessa's hospital room before I slowly slide the door close behind me. I walk up to Iris and places a kiss on her cheek as I hug her and watch he smile up at me.
I walk towards Tessa and look down at her as before I lean down and place a kiss on her lips. I push her hair back and place another kiss on her cheek before I sit down on the chair next to her bed.
"Dad." Iris says, making me look up. I was used to Iris calling me dad now. I love her like she's my own daughter.
The first time she called me dad was when she ran up to me after she found out Tessa was stabbed. I remember coming home to her crying.
"Yeah baby." I say and wait for her talk.
"Will mom ever wake up?" She asks, making me let out a sigh as I turn to face Tessa.
"Course she will." I nod.
"Please don't lie to me." She says quickly as I keep my gaze fixed on Tessa's pale face. "I can take the truth." She shrugs.
"There's a 30% chance she won't wake up." I repeat Andrew's and Dr James words.
"So there's a 70% chance she'll wake up?" She asks.
"There's a 30% chance she might wake up and....not remember any of us. There's a 30% chance that she might be not able to...function like she's used to." I add.
"...So...A 10% chance that she will..." Iris slowly trails off before it goes quiet between us.
"There's a 10% chance that she might get through this." I half whsiper.
~ Four Weeks Later ~
"You think drinking will help?" I hear Karla say but don't bother looking up. Jacob sighs and replies instead as he places the glass bottle down on the ground.
"Yes." He slurs as he points at Karla. "Yes it will." He states.
"No. It won't!" Karla huffs and walks towards us. She takes my glass out of my hand and picks up the bottle from the floor, making us both protest. "Your sister and your woman is in hospital!" Karla says and throws the bottle and the glass in swimming pool. Jacob stands up and wobbles a little.
"Let's go brother. I'm hungry." He says as he reaches out for me.
"Let's go." I say and let him pull me up. Both of us laugh when we stumble foward, almost falling over.
"I'm not letting you out of my sight!" Karla huffs and stops infront of me.
"Karla." Jacob sighs. "My sister was almost killed." Jacob says. "And my best friend." He states. "I need a drink to forget about this kinda stuff." He says.
"No. You need to support your family!" Karla snaps. "You need to be with your brother and your mother and your niece not get Marshall drunk." She states. "Marshall, Iris needs you. Man up and look after your daughter." She before she turns her back towards me and walks off inside Jacobs house.
"Well....She told us off." Jacob mutters.
***
"You need to talk." Leroy repeats for the hundredth time.
"I don't need to do anything that I don't want to do." I say calmly as I watch Mrs Black talk to Tessa as she lays in her bed, unconscious.
"Marshall-" Paul starts but Leroy cuts him off.
"You can't avoid the cops forever, Marshall." Leroy states.
"That's goes for you too." I mumble as without looking at them.
"What?" Paul stops pacing up and down. I let out a sigh and fold my arms across my chest.
"Was it you?" I ask before it goes quiet or the next few minutes.
"What did you just say?" Leroy asks.
"You know it's been bugging me all day and night and I can't sleep at the thought of it." I shake my head.
"What in the hell are you on about now?" Leroy snaps, making me turn to face him.
"You did this." I say and watch him let out a small laugh. "It was you two. You bastards did this to Tessa didn't you?" I ask in anger but still manage to keep my voice calm and even.
"Don't be ridiculous Marshall." Paul shakes his head.
"You said..." I point my finger at them. "That if we broke rules on the contract then we would have to pay the consequences." I state.
"This is not what we meant by consequences." Paul states.
"That man and lady that we had a meeting with a couple of weeks ago..." I say and trail off when Leroy starts to speak.
"What? You think they hired some hit man?" Leroy says in disbelief.
"I-I've seen this happen before in the industry." I stutter. "Tupac...Biggie...Kurt Cobain." I throw my hands up in the air. "And now...Tessa." I add.
"Stop being so-" Paul starts but I cut him off.
"I mean...You break a rule and you pay the price, right?" I say.
"You've got this all wrong." Paul sighs.
"I've seen the way you were on edge that day." I turn to face Leroy. "You even stopped her from going out that night." I state. "You even called me just minutes after the shooting. I heard a woman's voice....Telling you to keep me on the line, maybe you because you wanted to teach me a lesson too. You even asked me if she's still alive." I add.
"The security informed me that there was a shooting. I called because Gayle was stabbed. It was just a matter of time before his sons took revenge." Leroy yells.
"So why are you getting angry if you didn't do anything?" We all turn away from eachother and watch Karla as she walks towards us, dressed in her dark blue hospital outfit.
"Karl-" Leroy starts but get cut off.
"I can't believe you." Karla tilts her head to the side as she steps infront of Leroy.
"You don-" He starts but gets cut off when Karla slaps him across his face and pushes him back as he places his hand against his cheek.
"She looked up to you. You were like a father to her!" Karla screams as she bangs her fist against Leroy. "You said she was like a daughter to you!" She screams.
"Karla!" We hear Chris shout from top of the hallway.
"You bastard!" She screams. "You fucking bastard!" She yells on top of her lungs before I quickly wrap my arms around her and pull her back.
"Karla, stop. There's papparazi everywhere." I say to her as I pull her back.
"If it was you, I will kill you myself." Karla says as she tries to jump towards Leroy.
Chris steps in between Karla and Leroy as I keep my arms around her and drag her back. Karla scratches my hand and tries to leap towards Leroy as Chris pushes Leroy away.
"What the hell is going on!" Chris yells. "Tessa and Nick are in a coma and you lot are yelling right outside her room!" He adds, his face going slightly red. "What happened?" Chris asks.
"Ask Leroy and Paul." Karla says and pushes me away before she fixes her shirt. "If...If my best friend dies...Then it's on you!" Karla says. "And if she does die, I hope her death drives you crazy to a point where you would want to kill yourself!" She screams.
~ 5 Weeks Later ~
Karla's P.O.V:
I let out a sigh as I place my head against the noisy machines. They gave me a year maximum. A year maximum to spend time with my son, with my husband, with my family...with my best friend. They gave me a year maximum and then...this happens.
Marshall and Tessa break up, which makes her all sad and quiet everytime she's around me. Marshall slowly starts to drift away. Nicklaus gets shot and falls into the coma. Marshall gets shot and has trouble walking on his leg. Tessa gets stabbed, ends up falling and hitting her head, fracturing her skull and gets stuck in a coma!
On top of all that, I walk in on Marshall accusing his manager and Tessa's manager for attempted murder and every man who is questioned for the attack is let go on the same day!
"Honey." I swallow the lump down and blink away tears at the sound of my husbands voice. Chris stands behind me and place his chin on my shoulder as he wraps his arm around me. "You okay?" Chris asks softly.
"Mhmm." I nod and bite down on my lip as tears run down my cheek.
"Karlz." He lets out a small sigh when I push his hands away.
"I over heard Dr Mitch talk about Tessa." I say as I sit down on the chair infront of Tessa's bed. Chris lets out a sigh and folds his arms across his chest. "You know what they were talking about?" I mumble as I place my chin on my knuckles.
"What were they talking about?" Chris asks after a long pause.
"They were talking about how Tessa...Wouldn't wake up. First they're saying that Nick won't wake up and now they're saying Tessa won't wake up." I say, my voice cracking at the last few words. "I walked in on the interns having bets." I sniff and clear my throat as I wipe away the tears. "Yeah, some of them were betting on how they think she'll die and how some of them think she won't." I tell him. "They were betting on how long we would wait to pull the plug." I say. "I found nurses..." I shake my head and look up at my husband. "I found out that the nurses were taking pictures of her and selling them to the media for a bit of cash." I say in disbelief.
"She is going to wake up." Chris states.
"When?" I shrug and watch him as he looks down at Tessa.
"What does it matter?" He says and looks up at me.
"Yes it does matter. For all we know, she might now even wake up!" I say as I ball my hair up in my fists.
"She will wake up." He huffs as he walks towards me and stops infront of me before he crotches down by the chair. I watch him as he places his chin on the chair and looks up at me. "Let it take days...Weeks...Months, we will still be here for her, love. We will be right here when she wakes up." He says softly as he takes my hand in his.
"Yeah..." I trail off as I rub my finger over his wedding ring. "You will be but I won't." I state.
"Don't." Chris tuts.
"I mean...What if she wakes up...and i'm gone." I shrug as I sit up. Chris sigh and stands up. "I should have told Tessa why we were getting married all of a sudden!" I say. "I should have...told her before I got married about how the doctor gave me a year!" I add.
"You are going to beat the cancer!" Chris snaps as I fold my arms across my chest and look away from him. He lets out a sigh and looks away from me. "Marshall and Iris are outside, making me turn to face the window where Iris and Marshall as standing their, talking to eachother.
"The cancer is going to kill me." I state as I stand up. "And I won't get to say my goodbyes to my best friend before it does." I sigh as I walk towards the door and pull it open before I walk away.
~ A/N ~
Chapter 96 is finally up (again)!
So....Tell me what you think? You think Tessa and Nicklaus are going to wake up from their coma and make it?
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