"Give me reason but don't give me choose.
'Cause I'll just make the same mistake again"
Same Mistake, James Blunt

Written with input from lovesguinness

She was still waiting. It was starting to feel like she had been sitting beside this hospital bed for years. There was a difference today, though. When she had gotten there that morning, there were trauma surgeons consulting with intensivists, who were discussing various things with a cardiothoracic specialist. It all boiled down to a whole lot of medical jargon she couldn’t understand, but ultimately the decision was made to take Euan off the ventilator to see if he would breathe on his own. He had. Now in place of that large invasive tube in his mouth there was an oxygen mask, but he still wasn’t awake.

( She wasn’t holding his hand this time. Instead, her head was propped up on one hand while the fingers of her other stroked softly and slowly through his thick, dark hair... )

Julie Gresham // Original Character // 1,474 words