Chapter Thirty-Seven: No

L U K E

(FEW HOURS PRIOR..)

I will always love you.

Her voice echoed inside my head like a fucking broken record.

I can't stand it, I have to do everything I can. If I have to tell Lisa everything and end up in jail, so be it!

I'm not going to wimp around and fucking hide!

There is no way in fucking hell that I'll let Tate kill our baby.

My knuckles turned white as I grip tightly on the steering wheel.

I wiped my cheeks with the back of my hand. Fucking tears won't fucking stop!

My heart is pounding and I've never felt so betrayed, hurt, empty and my emotions is giving me whiplash. This is the first time I encounter this kind of feeling.

All my life, I did nothing but honor my parents. This is the first time I fell in love despite my age and this is the first time I felt something like this, its unbearable. Seeing someone you love and got nothing...no other choice but be forced to leave them.

My eyes blurry and I'm speeding more than I should. I'm 20 km/per hour faster than I should be.

Right now, I have to hurry and find Lisa before Tate gets any idea taking the life out of my child.

They're the ones, the reason why I'm still alive. I won't forgive myself if something happens to them.

I want to see my child grow up, I want that child more than anything. I need both of them, Tatum and my baby.

I again, wiped my blurry eyes with the back of my hand, fucking tears. When suddenly, a truck came swirving downhill, headlight blinding me-making me loose control of the car.

And that is the last thing I remembered.

*

Calum

As soon as Lisa kicked me out from there house I went home. That fucking bitch always know how to ruin a fucking moment.

God, how I hate that woman. I don't know, if I was her child I would've probably killed myself a long time ago.

I can't imagine the life Tatum had when she was younger. I bet that woman didn't even care about her daughter.

I sighed as I plop myself on the bed, shamelessly staring at the ceiling with glow in the dark stars on it, I used to collect those when I was younger. Now that I'm older, I didn't care about it anymore but I didn't put it away. The view of it glowing in the ceiling somehow relax me when I think.

I groaned as I bury my face on the pillow.

I don't what to do with myself.

Cassie cheated on me.

My life is being stolen away from me because of my marriage.

Tatum is being constantly hurt physically and emotionally by her mother.

My parents keep on fighting every single day.

And I'm suffocating with everything else.

I feel like I'm a goddamn superhero trying to figure his life.

I suddenly heard noises coming from downstairs.. And just as I thought, they're back at it again.

"When will you stop doing stupid mistakes? Huh?! I cannot believe you! After all these years, you're wasting our money because of your gambling? Idiot!" My mother shouted as I hear another glass break. She tends to throw stuff when she's angry.

"I earned that money, woman! So stop talking!" My father spat.

I rolled my eyes and ran downstairs.

As if on cue, I was just thinking about the fighting in my head and then a few minutes later they're already making our home like a mad house!

I went straight out the door and banged the door behind me.

I think I need a drink but I remembered that I couldn't for I have to get up tomorrow, fucking dad wants to make me wake up early and come with him at work to introduce me to all of our investors.

I just want to escape this house.

I rolled my eyes before climbing up my car.

I fucking need some chocolate ice cream.

After an hour and I half, I finished a pint of ice cream and 2 Neapolitans. I get brain freeze every now and then but I didn't care. My phone is now at 29% after playing all the games I downloaded before.

Fucking dumb ways to die.

I got up from the booth I sat on that shaped like a teacup and stride outside the ice cream parlor.

Its 9 in the evening. I wonder how Tatum is doing.

Her house is at least 12 blocks away from where I am. I should check her out, see if she's doing any better even though I highly doubt that she is.

God, I want to fucking punch Luke in the face. I don't know what happened between them and that's none of my business but Tatum is my friend, I still have no idea what went wrong.

I was almost halfway there went I noticed uphill being closed down.

"Fuck! Seriously? What the hell happened?" I muttered under my breath. Seeing loads of police officers and ambulance. Half of the road closed down.

As I slowly drove by, I saw a black Audi mounted on the wall, the car was a wreck and the wreck was unbelievable. Whoever drove that is probably dead by the looks of it. A tow truck is trying its best to pull put what seems like a scrap metal now out of the car, glass were everywhere.

The ambulance door is open, I saw paramedics rushing out of it as I saw a man lying on the stretcher, I almost gagged at all the blood.

I couldn't see anything because of all the paramedics surrounding the cot but then something caught my eye.

I only know one person who would wear a suit and tie like that, blonde and drives a black Audi.

Luke.

*

Tatum

(PRESENT..)

My eyes flutter wide open when I felt someone rubbing my shoulders.

My hope went high thinking that it was Luke who had woken me up bit I frown in dismay when it was only Calum.

"Hey its 2 in the afternoon, sorry I woke you its just that I have to leave you for a moment because I have to do something but I brought you breakfast and you need to eat it, Tatum." He hands me a paper bag and a cup of hot chocolate.

I sighed and nodded, placing the food on the side table.

I didn't say a word.

Calum let's out an exasperated sigh, "I'm not in a hurry and I know you're worried about Luke but please you have to eat first, you haven't eaten anything and that may affect your baby. I'm not leaving until you finished all of your food."

What now? I have a food nazi to tell me to eat every time??

I rolled my eyes but, he's right I need to eat.

As much as I don't want to let go of Luke's hand, I have to if I need to eat.

I placed a light kiss on the back of his hand before grabbing my meal.

Once I did I sat on the table and chair placed just at the end of the bed bolted to the wall.

Calum sat across me and started making small talk but I didn't want to talk so I just ignored him and munched on my food.

I took in the last sip of my hot choco and strolled down back to seat beside Luke's bed.

Since last night nothing has improved, the meds already worn off a few hours ago and he still hasn't waken up.

I'm starting to get scared but as I hear the beeping sound on the monitor behind me I know he's stable enough.

He can do this, he can come back.

I let out more of my painful sobs. I can't get a move one. I cried myself to sleep and now waking up..I did nothing but mourn and cry again.

Luke hates it when I cry, maybe if I cry more he will hear it and maybe he can wake up and tell me to stop crying. I'm hoping.

Calum rubs my back and whispers encouraging words but everything people are saying right now, in this situation seems like its hard to believe.

I held unto Luke's fingers again and placed a kiss on his forehead.

"Tatum, I need to go but I'll come back. I'll get you clothes..I'll just ask Nana about them." Cal exclaimed and I did nothing but nod.

Before he could even turn the door knob, I felt Luke's hand twitch.

I let out a gasp.

I saw Cal coming back and standing beside me.

"D-did you see t-that?" I asked, "He..He moved h-his hand-" I gasped.

"Are you sure?"

I nodded.

I tighten my grip unto Luke's hand before he started shaking.

The monitors behind him were beeping crazy.

"Calum what's happening to him?" I asked.

He was convulsing.

"Shit!" Calum muttered before pressing the blue button on top of Luke's bedframe.

I was sobbing unto my hand, unable to move. I'm frozen.

"Luke..nooo-" I sobbed harder.

"Nurse!!!" Calum shouted outside the door, "Someone help us please!!!" He shouted again, "Nurse!"

Soon enough came nurses barging in.

"He's having a seizure-" The blonde one exclaimed, "Get me a syringe-"

"What's happening?" I asked dumbfounded, walking towards the shaking man in front of me.

"Ma'am please step back-" The ginger haired one tried to push me lightly. I didn't budge.

"Please tell me what's happening?!" I yelled and I felt strong arms wrapped around me.

"Shhh, calm down, Tatum. Let them do their job-"

"Calum, oh my god what's going on please please-"

I saw the blonde one inject something unto Luke's IV but after a few seconds he was still combusting.

Then came in a doctor placing a stethoscope on Luke's chest.

Luke's bandage started to bleed again as he continue his seizure.

I'm shouting and screaming but I couldn't hear myself.

The monitor sounds are all I could hear and they were going frantic and I'm getting scared by the second.

I can hear my heart beat in my neck and head as Calum try to restrain me.

Everything is in slow mo.

The doctor kept ordering the nurses to get this and that but everything was just a blur.

Tears slipping down my cheeks down to my chin unto my neck.

Until I heard nothing... but the flat line sound the machine was making.