I woke up a few hours later and saw AJ and Howie sitting in the chairs next to me. I saw Dr. Martinez walk up to me.
“ Hello Dr. Martinez are you here to update us on Nick?” I asked.
“ No I’m here to tell you about Mr. Richardson” Dr. Martinez said.
“ Is he OK?” I asked.
“ Mr. Richardson is still unconscious, He has 2 broken ribs, he also a punctured lung which we will have to take him into surgery for when he gets stronger and wakes up, and he’s on a respirator” Dr. Martinez said as I felt tears stinging the back of my eyes.
“ Do you know when he’ll wake up?” I asked.
“ We don’t know it’s hard to say” Dr. Martinez said as I nodded, “Would you like to see him?” I nodded as I stood up and walked with Dr. Martinez to Kevin’s hospital room. I walked in his room. I pulled up a chair and took Kevin’s hand in mine as I sat down. I listened to the beat of the respirator. I put my head down on the rail and heard footsteps.
“ Hello I have an update on Mr. Carter” Dr. Martinez said as I picked up my head and looked at him.
“ W…what’s wrong with him?” I asked as the doctor looked at me.
“ Mr. Carter’s heart went out on him because he doesn’t have enough blood in his body if we don’t get 2 pints of blood in him within 2 hours and I advise you too call his family now incase we don’t find a donor” Dr. Martinez said as I tried to open my mouth to speak.
“ I’ll do it,” Someone said as I looked to the doorway and saw AJ standing there.
“ Are you sure you want to do this sir? There’s a high risk of heart failure,” Dr. Martinez said.
“ AJ don’t do it,” I said as AJ shook his head.
“No I’m going to go through with it its might turn to be there for Nicky” AJ said as Dr. Martinez nodded.
“Please come with me we have no time to loose” Dr. Martinez said as he and AJ disappeared from the doorway. I put my head back down on the rail and watched Kevin’s chest rise and fall. When I looked up I saw a pair of green eyes looking back into mine.
“ O My god Kev!!”I said as I hugged him carefully trying not to hit the IV’s hooked up to him. He pointed towards the respirator in his mouth.
“ Do you want me to get the doctor to take the respirator out of your mouth?” I asked as Kevin nodded weakly.
“ OK I’ll Be right back” I said as I walked out of the room and saw Dr. Martinez walk out of Nick’s room.
“ He’s awake,” I said as I walked up to him.
“ That’s good to hear does he want me to take out the respirator?”
“ Yeah” I said as I followed him back into Kevin’s room.
“ Hello Mr. Richardson I’m your doctor along with Nick’s I want you to blow when I get to 3” He said as Kevin nodded weakly in agreement.
“ 1…2…3” Dr Martinez said as the tube came out of Kevin’s mouth and I heard him gag.
“ You OK Kev?” I asked as he tried to regain his breath. A few minutes later he responded.
“ Yeah, how’s Nick doing?” He asked as I looked down at the ground.
“ His heart stopped because he didn’t have enough blood in him and AJ’s donating some of his to Nick,” I said as I saw tears in Kevin’s eyes.
“ Where’s Howie?”
“ He’s still sleeping in the lobby I’m going to wake him up in a little while,” I said as Kevin nodded and I saw his eyelids close but quickly open.
“ It’s all my fault this is happening to us,” Kevin said as he yawned.
“ No it isn’t Kev it’s all our faults Kev we should have been there for him” I said as Kevin’s eyes closed and opened quickly once again.
“ Kev go to sleep you need your rest” I said as I saw Kevin’s eyes fall and heard the sound of his light breathing.
“ Night Kev” I said as I walked out into the lobby to tell Howie the news.
