The Sounds Within Silence

Chapter 2:

Heart racing. Head pounding. The sound of hospital doors being slammed against walls awoke her from her unconsciousness.
"What the hell...?" She was strapped down. She couldn't move her arms.
She had no idea where she was. There was a gas mask on her face, and she felt the piercing needles in her arms. There were at least 7 people rushing her down a long hallway.
She came to the realization as to what was going on. Her painful wounds forced her to remember. She went into a state of shock. Max. She tried to sit up,
but was instead forced
down by the straps. She almost made the gurney tip. One of the nurses said "Sweetie, don't push yourself. Your in critical condition, don't move around too much.
Your wounds will start to bleed again." She lifted her head, and said something. h
er voice was muffled from the mask. "Just a minute or two more, and i'll take
off the mask. Relax." She was irritated. She wanted Max. She wanted to hold his hand, feel his touch, and see his beautiful twinkly eyes again. "Is he okay?!" she managed to get herself heard through the mask. The nurse gave her a sad look, and bit her lip.
NO. NO NO NO. MAX. Please, please be okay.. The nurse didn't say anything.
Illiana spoke again, and sat up, forcing the straps to loosen enough for her to have room to breathe. "I asked if Max was okay. Where is he? i need to see him."
She knocked the mask off her face.
"IM TALKING TO YOU! WHERE IS HE!" The nurse simply told her
not to get worked up. "HOW CAN I NOT GET WORKED UP?!" Max..Max..Max.. The look on his face when he started his sentence back at the house flashed in her mind. She clenched her fist. She couldn't contain herself. The stress of this situation was too much for her to bare. The moment kept replaying in her head.. and she couldn't escape.
The nurse interrupted her thoughts. "We're here". They opened the door to her hospital room. They brought her over to the bed, and got her all set for surgery to remove the bullet from her stomach, and to close her stab wounds. She didn't want to go back to sleep until she
knew Max was alright. Then the doctor came into the room.
He asked her questions, and she answered. "Now, im going to ask YOU a question." she said. He replied, "Alright, what is it?" "No one is answering me. Where is max? How is he?" He gave her a look that cant be expressed in words. She immediately thought the worst, and looked away.
"Im not too sure. We may be able to save his life, we may not. Basically, he's knocking on death's door. He's in a much worse condition than you. Consider yourself lucky that you only took on the damage you did." She Burst into tears. "Its my fault." she said, under her
breath. The doctor apologized, and left the room. She was alone, so alone.
She wanted to see Max. The love of her life. Oh how much she loved him. everything about him.
His Awkward smile, his straight black hair, his sweet smell. Oh how her heart ached
to hold him in her arms, just to see his face, to know he's alright. That's all she wanted. She didn't care that her leg was broken, or that there was a bullet lodged inside of her
from a gang bang. She just wanted Max. Their love was deep, and she wondered what would have happened if Max hadn't shown up that night.
The nurse returned to the room. She said that Illiana was ready to undergo surgery. Before they gave her the injection, it sounded like the person behind the curtain, who was sharing the same hospital room as her, said her name. Her eyes widened, and she looked over to see who it was, but the curtain was closed.
The nurse gave her the injection.
"M-Max..?"
The room slowly faded into darkness, and she coulda swore she heard Max's voice say "I'm alright, now go to sleep."
She was awestruck. "Am I imagining this? I can't tell..if its real.....or....if.......im.....dreaming....-"
Mid-sentence, she fell into a deep sleep, being at ease, hoping Max will be there, safe when she awakens.

Again, credited to AutumnxSkyline.