Chapter 23: Chapter 23

Kimberly Brown's POV

"Alex dear, sweetheart, it's mummy," I said to my son standing by his side, looking at his handsome body as he lays on the hospital bed and if not for the oxygen mask on his face, he looked like he is only taking a nap...

I sniffed, trying to hold back the tears that are building up again in my eyes, "Please wake up dear... please come back to mummy," I told him, it's been hours already and he is still not awake...

The nurses only come in here from time to time to check on him but until now, he is still not awake... Jimmy went to get Doctor Sam earlier and when he came, he said to give him more time,...

I overheard him telling Jimmy that his shift was over, but he decided to stay back just to follow Alex up, and that Jimmy should come to get him when anything comes up... because he is hoping he will be up any minute...

A few hours have passed again since Doctor Sam's visit and I am getting more worried now because I looked up a similar case as his earlier on the Internet using my phone and the results I saw were heartbreaking, as most of the patients like him sleep into a coma due to some brain damages coursed by their accidents...

I quickly turned off my phone the moment I saw that and since then I have not been able to take my thought away from it, I hope Doctor Sam is telling us all that is truly going on with Alex...

"Please Alex, come back to mummy, please my darling, you can paint the whole house if you want, I won't be angry with you anymore... please my son..."

"Pumpkin, Aunty Vicky is here too, together with uncle Jimmy and Sandra, please come back to us," Vicky said to Alex too, coming to stand by my side, I guess she followed me shortly after I left the lobby, she was leaning on Jimmy’s shoulder when I left them, I thought she has slept...

I turned to her, we gazed into each other’s eyes and in our eyes are a lot of emotions words cannot explain, I think... she took my hand and we pressed our palms together, holding on to Alex's bed with our other hand.

"It's been hours Vicky, Alex isn't awake yet..." I told her after a while looking at the time on my phone, "It's almost morning... why isn't he awake yet? This is taking longer than I anticipated..." I said feeling very uneasy.

"I can't explain it myself, maybe we should get the doctor again," Vicky told me too, looking from me to Alex... "he is looking like he is only sleeping, I wonder why he is not awake yet," she said, her eye's fixed on Alex this time...

"I hope he won't sleep into a comma, Vicky..."

"Don't say that Kim, Alex can hear you..." she said pulling my shoulder with an arm closer to her body so that I can lean on her...

"Don't think like that Kim, Alex will be okay," Vicky said patting my shoulders...

"Come on let's go back to the lobby, Sandra is asking to see you..." Vicky told me.

"Is she awake?" I asked because she was sleeping on Jimmy’s lap too when I left the lobby...

"Yes, she is," she replied, turning us around towards the door, I turned to take a quick glance again at Alex, and then, suddenly the machine started beeping, so fast and I don't seem to understand anything that's going on...

"Call the doctor," I screamed at Vicky who has also turned at the sound of the machine beeping...

"Alex... Alex..." I called touching my son's body, but before I could properly take note of anything, the nurses are already by my side, one of them moving me away from my son's bed...

"Excuse me Mrs, please wait in the lobby..." the nurse said hauling me closer to the door, while others are in there with Alex, I didn't take note of how many nurses are in there but I know they are quite a number of them, Doctor Sam came running too towards me...

"Come here, Kim..." Jimmy said moving me towards himself and Vicky, I didn't also take note that they were by my side...

"Doctor..." I called out to doctor Sam, but he totally ignored me and ran past me into the ward to join the nurses...

"Alex... what's going on with my son...?" I asked to no one in particular, putting my hands over my mouth and before I knew it I am already seated on the floor... I suddenly feel like my legs can't carry my body, my heart drumming in my chest, I can also feel this heavyweight in my chest, and it is suffocating...

"Breath... Kim, breath..." Jimmy said patting my back, I guess he is seeing through me right now..., I just parted my lips, trying my best to inhale and exhale even though I am finding it difficult...

I looked from Jimmy to Vicky who is now holding Sandra in her hands, I think Jimmy gave her to Vicky so that he can help me..., I wish he can actually help me now cause, I don't seem to be breathing properly even with my lips apart...

"Alex..." I called again, looking at the door to his ward... I don't think I can take it if anything happens to my boy, they are all I've got, he and Sandra are the only family I've got, I didn't know how much they mean to me until now...

"Easy Kim, Alex will be alright, the... the doctor and nurses are in there with him... he's going to be alright, right Jimmy?" Vicky said in a trembling voice to me and then, to Jimmy... She must also be suffering...

Jimmy nodded, looking from Vicky back to me, I looked into his eyes and I do not know what to make of them right now, I mean, the man himself must be very strong to be able to watch over us like this...but that's not the issue right now, the issue is my son Alex, his survival is my major concern right now... I just unconsciously bent my head down to the floor, holding my arms over my head, pleading in my heart for Alex's survival...

"Mummy..." I heard Sandra call for me, I looked up to see my daughter's face in tears...

"Baby..." I called, trying had to control my trembling voice, I stretched forth my hands towards her so that Vicky can let her into them, but I found also that my hands are trembling... never the less Sandra came into my arms and wrapped her little arms around my neck...

Tears suddenly began to come down from my eyes to my cheeks, tears I never knew when they gathered, I think hugging Sandra is what I need right now, because I felt a little relieved holding her and letting the tears down from my eyes...I can feel that she is crying too, but I do not wish for her to see me crying so I held on to her tight, and this moment reminded me of my mum,... that day in the Kitchen where she confronted me of my being raped, when we hugged each other and she refused to let me see her tears...

"Oh, mum..." I cried within me, wishing she were here right now, this is one of those moments I wished for her to be present... I looked up to see Jimmy holding Vicky too in his arms, I bet she is crying too...

I do not know for how long we stayed in this position before the door to Alex's ward opened and the doctor walked out, along with few other nurses...

I stood up almost immediately, not knowing where I got the strength to... "Doctor, how is my son?" I asked holding on to Sandra's arm, Jimmy and Vicky too, are standing beside us...

"Mr and Mrs Brown, please let's talk in my office." Doctor Sam said...

"Is Alex okay?" I asked impatiently thinking the worst...

"He is, for now, Mrs Brown, we just need to talk in my office... please..." Doctor Sam told us, leading the way...