Action, Reaction and Consequences Ch. 09 - Sex Stories

Action, Reaction and Consequences Ch. 09

... over eight hours. He died and was revived twice and was now in an induced coma to give parts of his body a chance to heal. The plan was to leave him, for a short period of time, to then determine if, and how badly, his brain functions had been affected. The doctors concluded that they would leave the prognosis for several days before deciding on the next steps. That included removing the life support system that was keeping him alive.

Deep inside Matt's brain, some activity was taking place. Receptors were reacting to a voice. He could hear Tanya crying, telling him she wished she had never left him. He had no idea if this was real or imaginary. He could only process the information in a most simplistic fashion.

She sat holding his hand, as the machinery beeped and hummed, either helping to keep him alive or monitoring his progress. All the time the monotonous beeping continued, meant things were good. As she sat, telling him she wished she'd never left him that day and she did truly love him, she pleaded for him to come back to her. She knew he probably couldn't hear her but, she felt compelled to tell him. She made a terrible mistake when she abandoned him and now, she desperately wanted to put it right. A nurse came in and spoke.

"Aren't you tired? You've done your nine-hour shift and you've been sitting here for a further five hours. The records say he had no next of kin...are you...?"

"I'm his girlfriend...well, that's not strictly true. Iwas his ...

... girlfriend...once but, we lost our way and then each other. I had no idea he was here until I saw the news. He has no relatives so I...I...wewill pick up where we left off when he wakes up. Fate has done this for a reason."

The nurse looked at her fellow nurse's lanyard to catch her name.

"Ann, there's no next of kin noted, would you like me to enter your details?"

Ann smiled, nothing would make her happier at the moment.

When Ann came to visit the next day, a policeman sat outside Matt's room. He was the only victim from the explosion still in hospital. She had to sign a register and prove who she was but, the Policeman would not divulge why or how long he was going to be there. It was all completely odd and somewhat unsettling. For the next four weeks, a policeman was sitting diligently outside the room. Depending on her shift pattern, she either went in before or after work and for a large chunk of her days off. She was alone and wanted to grasp whatever may happen, as soon as it presented itself.

Matt was still in a coma when, his colleague, Mark was laid to rest. There was a huge turnout, including a large media presence. It turns out Mark had served in the SAS with his twin brother, who had died on patrol with him. On that fateful day, Mark had seen his brother's life extinguished right before his eyes. An improvised explosive device was set off when he and some others were alongside the beehive it had been placed in.

Despite being wounded and in shock, Mark ...