Snowstruck

Chapter 18: We're Losing Her

SsZ-13

~Roll `em!

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"Sir, it's been 4 hours... and she's made no recovery whatsoever. I think we shoul-"

"You don't have that power, and neither do I. If there is the slightest chance she could survive, we have to keep trying."

The emergency room was filled with people. Doctors from every ward surrounded Dawn as they tried to find a way to keep her stable. It was dark, stuffy, and everyone was soon losing patience...

"Doctor," alerted one of the nurses, as she pointed to the screeching monitor beside Dawn. "We're losing her..."

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"Can I see her yet?"

"Ash... You asked me that 5 minutes ago. No!" Alex facepalmed.

"Relax Ash, she'll be fine." Kenny said, not taking his eyes off his magazine that he had borrowed from the waiting room.

Ash mumbled something under his breath, but was once again unheard.

Soon a loud beep was heard coming from the door. Ash's head peaked up, only to hand back down in disappointment as he saw it was only another nurse walking out to the canteen.

"Ugh! How can it be taking this long?" Ash stood up, finally losing patience.

"Calm down, Ash! You'll open your wounds again!" Alex snapped.

"No! It's been hours! I need to know if she's going to be ok!" He said sternly, before storming off to the elevator.

"Ash... Ash! Ash!" Alex ran off after him when he failed to pay any attention to her orders. "Ash! Sit. Back. Down. Now! Ash!"

"That's not going to work, Alex..." Replied Kenny, still staring into his magazine like he didn't care. "He's stubborn."

"Ugh!" She huffed.

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"300..."

"Doctor, she's gon-"

"I said 300!"

"...Understood."

Ash continued walking up to Dawn's room. "ward 3, room 7A..." he recalled again and again in his head, until he came upon it.

Blinds were closed over the window, and he could only hear the faint sound of shouting. He took his hand over to the door and opened it, unprepared for what he was going to see...

Dawn's cold, pale body lay on the bed. Doctors and nurses surrounded her, all hot and sweaty with panic. They all spun around to see who was barging in.

Her eyes were closed, and her skin was white but stained with bruises. The long flat note rang in his ears, and the flat line on the screen stung his eyes.

The weight in his gut suddenly got heavier, and struck him still to the floor. He just stood there, trying to take it all in. He couldn't move, almost like he had forgotten how.

Suddenly another person barged through without warning.

"Ash, I told you to..." She trailed off, her too taking it all in.

She said nothing, but placed her hand on Ash's shoulder, leading him outside.

As soon as he escaped the room, he fell to the floor with his back against the white wall.

"No..." He whispered to himself. He brought his knees up to he chest and let it all fall out. He howled her name, longing to hear just one more word from her.

"I'm sorry, Ash." Alex said quietly. "You shouldn't have seen that."

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AN: Dawn... D: Awww. I didn't really like this chapter :/ But thanks to my friend (who would like to be called Turtle) and my good friend Hollista for helping me out.

This isn't the end though, still just one more chapter to go (: