Chapter 18
T.K P.O.V
I sink down on the floor screaming and crying. He can't die!! He can't die. Stay with us Carlos! Stay with us. Eddie sits down next to me and hugs me as tight as possible.
Owen: we need a Helicopter to transport him to the hospital. With the ambulance we take too long. *pulls Carlos out of the car with the others and starts compressions* come on Carlos
Maddie: *stands next to bucks car* don't give him any painkillers!
Tommy: why?
Maddie: *shows her the pills* I have a bad feeling
Tommy: were you trying to kill yourself? *sighs* these are very high dosed pills
Buck: *nods softly*
Tommy: okay no painkillers for him. Judd Marjan we need to get him out here as soon as possible.
I look over to Carlos again...my dad is still doing compressions. I hear something crack and cover my eyes like a little kid. It's too much for me. I hide my face in Eddies shirt. I just listen to everything...
Mateo: I have a pulse. It's weak but I have a pulse.
Nancy: I will intubate him now. The helicopter is on his way.
Judd: cap we need you over here. We can't get his legs free.
Owen: how bad is it?
Marjan: Bad *sighs* his legs are stuck and his legs are smashed probably. I can see bones coming out
Owen: okay Buck I'm honest with you. This Will hurt like hell but we can't give you anything against it because of all the pills you took. We will cut you free now.
I cover my ears again. Buck is screaming. For 5 minutes straight....finally the helicopter is here...they put Carlos inside of it and fly back to the hospital immediately. I look after it.
Eddie: he's going to be okay *kisses his head and rubs over his back* he will be okay
T.K: you don't know That *sobs*
Eddie: I know that he's a fighter.
T.K: I will never forget his screams *whispers* how he screams in pain and panic...not able to speak...not able to move...Bucks screams....
Eddie: me too... *whispers*
Owen: we got him. We got him. Okay Buck you did it.
Buck: it hurts *cries in pain* it hurts so much...
Maddie: I'm here. We will drive to the hospital now.
Owen: first of all we need to talk. Buck did you try to kill yourself? Why did you drive after taking those pills?
Buck: yes...will you call the Police? *sobs*
Owen: no *sighs* you will go to the hospital and a psychologist will look at you. He will probably take care that you won't leave your bed and some other stuff. As soon as your injuries are better you will go to the psychiatric center for some time. Hopefully they can help you. Okay let's go. Stabilize his pelvis and his legs and then go as fast as possible.
Judd: okay Captain.
My dad kneel down in front of me and hugs me. I cry into his shirt.
Owen: it's okay. He's going to be okay *kisses his head* come on let's go. You should get checked out as well. You two should talk to someone. Someone professional. Alright?
Eddie: okay... *sighs* what about my car?...
Owen: give me the keys *grabs his keys and throws them at Mateo* Mateo, you drive Eddies car back to the firehouse?
Mateo: you serious? *his eyes turn bigger and bigger* I would love too
Owen: be careful. It's not yours. *looks at T.K again* where's your knee brace? Let's put it on and drive to the hospital
T.K: in Eddies car *sobs* I took it off so I was able to run and help them...I know it was probably not the best idea but I needed to help them...
Owen: it's okay. You two did a great job. A really great job. Without you Carlos and Buck would be dead. *gets the knee brace and help T.K to put it on* okay let's go to the hospital.
I quickly nod and we drive to the hospital with the ambulance. When we arrive they check on my knee. I get a serious talk from my doctor that I'm not allowed to take it off. I don't really listen. It was an emergency. We sit down in the waiting area. Maddie is waiting there as well. We all are waiting...my dad, Maddie, Eddie...Carlos parents are on their way back from San Diego. How long does this take? I'm getting very nervous...hours go by...after three hours Carlos parents are there. Still no news...
I fall asleep with my head on Eddie's shoulder. After 4 long hours I wake up. Eddies head is laying on my head. I softly move and he lifts his head up. I look around. A doctor is coming towards us.
Dr.Torres: I'm searching for Maddie Buckley
Maddie: that's me. How is my brother? How serious is it? Can I see him?
Dr.Torres: we fixed his legs and pelvis with Fixers. He's not allowed to move or get up. He has a bad concussion but no brain bleeding. Some broken bones in his face. That's why he wasn't able to see clearly on his right eye. He had a small internal bleeding but we stopped it. The injury we really worry about is one broken vertebra in his lower spine. We fixed it as good as possible. We need to keep an eye on it. He's laying on the orthopedic ICU. A psychologist will talk to him later. As soon as he's ready to be transferred he will be transferred to the psychiatric station. We keep an eye on him the whole time. We don't want that something happens to him, like he hurts himself. We found some cuts on his wrists *sighs* did you know that?
Maddie: no I did not but I should have known... *tears roll over her face* can I see him?
Dr.Torres: sure. I'll guide you to him. Another thing. We can't give him any pain medication because he took so many pills and he told us that he thinks he's addicted to it. We will talk to him again when he's all clear. Maybe we can give him small pain medication.
Maddie: okay thank you *looks at Eddie and T.K* I'll tell you how he is. Tell me when you have news *follows the doctor*
I sigh...Buck was cutting...how did we not notice...now that I think about it i realize that he was wearing only long sleeves since a few months...
T.K: Eddie how did we not notice *whispers*
Eddie: I don't know but I feel bad about it...
T.K: gosh how long is it taking??
Owen: T.K calm down. Brain surgery's need time
T.K: how much time? We are waiting here for 7 hours now...I can't calm down...I'm scared...
Owen: i know...we all are...
T.K: i am a bad friend...for buck and Carlos *sighs*
Eddie: we both are *sighs* we should have noticed that something was going on with Buck...
Tears roll over my cheeks again but I wipe them away. Hopefully he's out of surgery soon...I can't take this much longer...