Lives At Stake

Kayla looked at Rachel. "I'm sorry I didn't...mean...whoa did you say you already knew before you left the hospital?" Kayla asked.

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"Yeah she is, and also she tried to give me her sorry, compassion story but I just turned my back fully on her" Torrie muttered.

Shawn smiled at Torrie. "Good, I've taught you well" Torrie nodded before she rubbed her shoulder gently in effort of comfort.

"But she's already taken the best thing in my life...John" Torrie muttered.

Rachel stared at Kayla.

"No." Rachel muttered.

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"No she hasn't, he's still fighting." Shawn said.

Kayla looked at Rachel, she stepped back with hurt and tears in her eyes.

"Oh my god..you did...you saw me, and talked to me you didn't say anything" Kayla cried.

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"How long can he actually fight?" Torrie asked.

"Torrie John won't give up, he loves you and the kids...and the animals and all of us to ever let himself give up" Shawn spoke.

"But you wasn't Shawn, you didn't see just how much pain he was in..." Torrie muttered gently. "He fell unsconscious about 3 times, he was slowly dying and now..." Torrie uttered scared to finish the sentence.

"I was upset and distracted." Rachel said.

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"He's going to live." Shawn said.

"You were upset and distracted? at least you still have your dad! he's fine...mine could be dead right now!" Kayla ran off in tears.

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"God I hope so, I don't even know how to tell the kids" Torrie spoke.

"Don't, John'll wake up soon and they're never have to know" Shawn grinned faintly brushing Torrie's shoulder gently.

"I guess" Torrie muttered. "Can..I see John?" Torrie added to the doctor.

"Of course, but you must realised he won't be awake..he's doing his uttermost best to fight so he needs to keeep his strength off...but you must understand there's a...chance...he could die" The doctor told a teary eyed Torrie.

Torrie nodded before she followed the doctor with Shawn.

"Can I go alone Shawn?" Torrie asked softly outside John's hospital room.

Shawn nodded.

"Go ahead." Shawn said.

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Katie looked at Randy as she lied in her hospital bed.

"I hope John is okay." Katie said.

Torrie gave Shawn a soft faint smile before she opened the door. As soon as she did, a beeping sound went through her ears while she walked in the dim room. She slowly walked, taking a few steps as her eyes gazed over to the bed.

Her heart sank when she saw John lying there, motionless in the hospital bed with wires in him to help the fighter survive after being fatal shot. She then walked a little closer, picking up the speed a little before she looked at John again.

"Oh god what has she done to you?" Torrie cried, before she ran over the rest of the way and sat down by John, but he didn't do anything to respond to Torrie.

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"I do too" Randy muttered.

Katie looked at Randy then took his hand. She then rubbed her eye with her other hand, feeling tired after all the drama all day but couldn't fall asleep without knowing if John was going to be okay.

"I wish we'd get news on his condition already." Katie muttered.

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John lied on the bed on moving but breathing.

"I feel so helpless." Soraya said to Candice, Dave and Hunter. "I don't know what to do, or how to help."

"Neither of us do," Candice told her. "The best we can do is just be there for Torrie and John."

Kayla slid down a wall outside of the hospital as she cried scared, in the pouring rain.

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Torrie stared at John, it made the tears rise in her eyes feeling helpless when she saw his motionless body just lie there. "John," Torrie muttered, she turned her head to the heartbeat monitor near his bed. She gulped as she looked at the machine that detects a weak heartbeat in John.

Torrie looked at John "Come on John, wake up" Torrie gently muttered as she took his limb hand from his midsection and brought it against her cheek.

When he made no movements, his eyes shut, his legs, hands, fingers not moving only life there was is his chest rising up and down faintly, a single tear fell down from her eyes "Please" She whispered, feeling like there's just no life in John.

Candice wasn't sure what possessed her to take a walk, but she found herself heading outside, only to find Kayla there crying.

"Kay?" Candice approached her quickly and crouched down in front of the young girl. "Honey."

John moved his hand a little.

Torrie watched John with tears in her eyes, she didn't care if she had to wait all night and all day. All that mattered to Torrie right now was John.

"I love you, I'll be right beside you when you wake up darling" Torrie muttered near John's face.

John lied on the bed as he moved a little bit but kept his eyes closed.

Torrie lied her head down on the bed for a moment, before she kissed John softly on the lips.

"John, I'm here wake up," Torrie muttered, with her soft breath twinkling on his skin.

John lied there for a couple minutes before he slowly started to open his eyes.

Torrie felt a little release of pressure surrounding her heart when she saw John move, and then slowly open his eyes. John moved his head to the side slightly, before he gently opened his eyes but felt a huge sharp pain through him sending John into danger.

"John..." Torrie muttered, as the fear started to rise once again.

John groaned loudly then slowly reached for Torrie's hand.

Torrie took John's hand, as she gently kissed it feeling and knowing he needed her.

"John I'm here," Torrie muttered touching his face with her right hand.

John gently squeezed Torrie's hand.

Torrie looked at John, with a small smile leaning closer "Everything's going to be..." She then heard loud beeping.

Torrie's head shot up, at the heartbeat monitor showing John in serious danger.

"John!" Torrie screamed while he just laid there not making any movements.

John lied on the bed unconscious as a doctor ran in.

Torrie touched John's cheek, while the monitor kept beeping rapidly showing the danger he was in. The doctor, and a few nurses ran in to aid of John while he remained a limb, motionless frame in the bed.

"Oh my...god...John!" Torrie cried, with tears rushing up to her eyes.

"Get Torrie out of here!!!" The doctor yelled, Torrie heard the doctor's tone but she stayed by John wanting to touch him.

"Torrie you have to leave." A nurse said.

Torrie shook her head, with tears falling down from her eyes.

"No! John! I'm not leaving him!" Torrie cried.