~* Chapter 52*~

Nick was sitting at the picnic table talking to the guys when his cell phone rang.Thinking it might be Blane,when he answered,instead of saying hello,he said,"I'll be home soon snookums." There was silence,and finally a male voice replied," Is this Nick Carter?" Nick didn't recognize the voice."Um,yeah.Who's this?," he asked. "My name is Greg Davis.I'm a doctor at General Memorial Hospital.Your wife has been involved in a serious car accident,and I suggest you come down here right away.Things don't look good." Nick felt his heart begin to pound in his chest.""Oh my God...," he choked out,as tears sprung to his eyes."I'll be right there." He hung up and turned to the guys and girls."Blane's been in a car accident.We need to get to the hospital." They all jumped into their cars and raced for the hospital... 20 minutes later...Nick raced up to the desk in the emergency room."Can you tell me where Blane Carter is?," he asked,trying to remain as calm as possible even though his heart was racing in his chest. The nurse looked up at him."I'm sorry,sir,but I don't know anything," she said. Nick pounded his fist on the desk."Don't tell me you don't know anything,damnit!," he shouted at her. Brian came up behind him and smiled at the nurse. "Blane Carter is his wife.She was involved in a bad car accident," he said. The nurse consulted her chart."Oh,the head~on collision.The doctor's are working on her now," she stated. Brian led Nick over to a chair,and they sat down with everyone else.Nick ran his fingers through his hair,as tears streamed down his face. "Why can't anyone tell me anything?," he choked out,and Brian patted his back. After about an hour,a doctor approached them."Nick Carter?," he asked,and Nick stood up and walked over to him as everyone else followed. The doctor gave him a solemn look."I'm afraid the news I have for you isn't very good.Your wife is in a very deep coma~she sustained serious internal injuries in the accident.I'm afriad there's nothing else we can do.She has a 10% chance of surviving," he explained to Nick. Nick felt the room beging to spin~he suddenly felt like he'd been punched in the stomach,and he began to sob loudly as the guys tried to comfort him.But he pulled away from them and glared at the doctor. "You mean there's nothing you can do to help her?," he asked,unable to believe what he was hearing. The doctor shook his head."I'm sorry.I'll give you some time with her," he remarked. He led Nick down the hall to a small room.When Nick saw Blane lying in the bed,surrounded by monitors and tubes going in and out of her from every direction,he began to cry again. The doctor left,and Nick went over to her and tok her hand as he sat down in a chair next to the bed.Tears streamed down his face.He didn't even recognize her.Her face was all bruised,and there was gauze wrapped around her head.A machine breathed for her,and it was painful for him to see. He took a deep breath."Blane,baby girl,I love you so much.Please don't leave me.I couldn't go on without you," he whispered,and he placed his head on her stomach as he continued to sob,his entire body shaking. A few minutes later,a loud,erratic sound filled the room,and nurses and doctors rushed in and shoved him out of the room. Everyone was sitting in the hallway waiting for him,and Brian and Kevin jumped up and Nick fell into their arms,sobbing. About five minutes later,the doctor came out of the room.He walked over to Nick. "I'm sorry.We did everything we could," he said,and walked away. Nick lost all control then~he started sobbing hysterically.The guys tried to comfort him,but he was totally hysterical.He slammed his hand into the wall."NO!BLANE!DON"T LEAVE ME!I LOVE YOU!OH GOD!," he screamed,and crumpled to the floor in a heap. The guys all ran over to him and pulled him to his feet,and held him as he continued to cry uncontrollably. The girls stood in a cluster of their own,crying over the loss of their friend,a friend who had been like a sister to them...........
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