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When Jonny's condition was explained to me after I woke up, I felt like I couldn't breathe. But when Doc said he may not remember me, I broke, and he had to sedate me.
I swallow hard as I watch my girl, my mother's screams still echoing in my mind.
I blink, and absolute pain shoots through me as I open my eyes, a beeping sound hitting my ears, meaning I'm in the hospital. I blink again, my memories hitting me hard as Kallie's blue eyes look at me with fear before she falls onto the hardwood floor, blood pooling from her chest. In that moment, I swear I can see her at the end of the bed grinning at me, a knife in her hand as a sob hits my ear,s making me blink again. I turn my throbbing head a little. My mom sits near the bed.
I croak, "Mom?"
She instantly looks up, tears coating her cheeks as she sobs, "Oh baby…." She springs up, quickly pressing the buzzer for the nurse, before taking my hand, moving my hair out of my face as Doc rushes in with Rose. His body instantly relaxes in relief before walking toward me as Rose lets out a sob.
"You, missy, scared the living shit out of me."
I give him a weak smile, rasping, "Sorry," before swallowing hard, my mouth dry as anything as I question, "Jonny?"
Mom sniffles as Doc's eyes soften. "He’s…in a coma, darling."
My tears fall as Rose grips my feet over the blanket. Pain shoots through my stomach and chest as a sob releases. "I-I want to see him."
Doc swallows hard. "You can't, darling. You need rest. We nearly lost you, Liv. When we got to the house, all I saw was my brother lying in a pool of blood. I didn't realize you had a knife in your leg; I didn't fucking realize that the bitch broke your rib and ended up nicking your lung. You're lucky to be alive right now. You won't be able to put any pressure on your right leg. They hit an artery, Liv. You're going to have to undergo physical therapy."
My tears fall, my body pulling me toward the man I tried to push away, needing to be near him. I beg, "Please, Doc…he may wake up if he hears me…."
He shakes his head before swallowing hard again. "Liv…he-he may not gain consciousness." My eyes widen as I start to breathe heavier. "And…fuck Liv…if he does wake up, he may not have his memories; he may not even know who you are, and that's only if he hasn't got brain damage."
Pain shoots through me, my heart thunders in my chest, and the machines go crazy as I try to get up, causing my mom and Rose to quickly grab hold of me.
Doc grabs my shoulders. "Liv, please, you'll rip your stitches."
I sob some more and struggle against them as Doc shouts for a nurse. One minute, I hear my mother screaming as wetness pools against my stomach, and the next moment, everything goes dark.
I blink as my phone rings. I'd had torn my stitches and had to go back into surgery, traumatizing my mom. Guilt eats away at me for putting her through that, putting Phil and April through that, because all I could think about was getting to my Jonny, delusional enough that he'd wake if he heard my voice.
News flash—he didn't.
Clearing my throat, I check my phone but furrow my brows, seeing an out-of-state number.
I answer reluctantly.
"Hello," I whisper, hoping not to wake my girl.
Someone clears their throat before they speak, and relief hits me. "Hey Liv, it's me."
I sigh. "Kennedy Gray…"
She snorts. "You and I know that disappointed sigh will not work on me, especially considering I am a few years older than you."
I hum. "It's not disappointment in you leaving Ken, I understand why you had to go, and honestly, I don't blame you, but cold turkey cutting contact with your friends? Come on…."
She sighs. "I needed it, Liv, I still do. But Lola left me a message on my old phone and mentioned what happened, and I just…I needed to see how Smokey was, and I couldn't call her."
I swallow hard. "She misses her friend, I miss my friend?—"
She cuts in, "I know, but I won't make her to choose between me and her brother. He made his choice, and now, well, I've made mine. He used me, Liv, and I just, I couldn't stay in contact with anyone anymore, not even Sniper, because he kept trying to bring me back."
I sigh. "I don't think Doc used you, Ken. He misses you, too."
She just chuckles. "He lied to me, took what I gave him, only for him to go and make her his old lady in front of everyone, without giving me the courtesy of a heads up. I can't deal with the club anymore, Liv, I just can't, I needed to move on. You know what my home life was like, heck, you saw it that day you came ‘round for tutoring. I couldn't handle being there anymore. Your friendship, and Lola, I knew you both would be ok, but hearing about Smokey, well, my feelings don't just switch off. I still care."
My eyes go to Jonny, and I clear my throat. I don't blame her anger. What Doc did was cruel. He took her virginity, lying about having broken up with Prue, only to announce that they were going to be parents and she was his old lady. He was a coward for not talking to Ken, and she deserves better than his bullshit. And her family? Well, her mother is a whore, and her dad is a mean drunk.
