Chapter 242: Denalii please live
Flame POV
"It's amputated a little above his knee. Whoever put the tourniquets on his leg saved his life as well as the rest of his leg, with that and proper physical therapy along with the right prosthetics there's no reason not to believe he won't lead a normal life." I cover my mouth as a gasp escapes my mouth.
Tears fall hard and fast as my dad squeezes my hand tightly. He lost his leg. He'll be discharged with honors but his career is over. I don't know if my brother will survive the loss of his best friends plus the loss of his leg he's going to feel alone and lost I know how he thinks he's going to blame himself.
"He's been unconscious for the last day since he was brought in but there is full brain function. We just don't know when he'll wake up. He's still fighting for his life the infection from his leg was severe. We believe he was left with the other three men since his injuries were so severe." The doctor continues in broken english.
I walk to the window and look at my brother in that hospital bed. He looks so small, I can see his half leg that's bandaged up. He has a tube down his throat like Pickle did. I push the door open and walk slowly to him listening to the beeping of the machines.
"il mio fratellino" I say taking his hand. I know he hates it when I call him baby brother but he's my baby brother. I start crying harder and harder till my cries turn to quiet sobs. I put my head to his "Fratellino, Ti amo svegliati." I say in Italian then I repeat it in english "Brother, I love you wake up." I kiss his head and squeeze his hand. I feel him squeeze back. I quickly open my eyes.
"Denalii. I know your in there baby brother please come back."
My father walks in and I can see the sadness I his face as his eyes rake over his body. Tears spill from his eyes as his eyes stop on his face.
"My son. My beautiful son. I love you." He says in Italian to him as he sits in the chair taking Denalii's hand.
"I'll leave you Papi." He nods at me as he kisses Denalii's hand.
"Fiammetta give me ten minutes then please bring River here. He'll need to hear her voice, it will help calm him. Like her messages did when he was younger." He looks at me with a sad smile.
"How did you know about those. I was the only who knew and I've never even told Ryder." I say in complete shock. Denalii had some old voice messages from her before her assault when they were friends. He also has a few videos that his girlfriend at the time recorded of him teaching her how to skateboard.
The sound of her laughing he said was his favorite part of the video. That three years was a dark time for him and us. He became someone that the suits even feared. Our father finally agreed for him to enlist in the military fearing what he might become and after basic training he was a whole new person, the person we remembered the person who told jokes and likes to make people laugh.
"I'm your father, I don't miss a thing when it comes to my children." He says blowing me a kiss.
"Fiammetta please wear your engagement ring he gave you with my blessing. It's almost as beautiful as you, he did a great job picking it out. I gave him my blessing and I can't wait to walk you down the aisle. He's a good strong man, I can see the love you both have for each other. Your mother would be so proud of you my beautiful Fiammetta." He says smileing at me through his tears. I run and throw my arms around him. "I love you daddy." I say kissing his cheeks.
"I love you more my beautiful little flame." He kisses my cheek then he wipes my tears off.
"Go and update your friends and Ryder." He says turning back to Denalii.
I'm in complete shock so maybe Ryder is right and my father knew about us the whole time.
I laugh a little to myself he went and got my father's permission first knowing how important that is to me. God he's amazing. I smile to myself waiting for him to answer the phone.
"Hello Cervello. I love you." I say when he
answers.
River POV
I walk with Flame to Nunzio's room, I'm crying listening to his injuries. He loves the military and it breaks my heart that he won't be able to do what he loves anymore. I stop before entering his room and wipe the tears off my face as I push the door open.
He's all bandaged up with the tube down his throat to help him breathe there's all kinds of monitors and he has some wires that are stuck to his head. To monitor his brain waves I'm assuming.
"Denalii it's River." I say taking his hand "I need you to wake up and tell me the corny dad joke of the day. I could use a good laugh." I squeeze his hand tight.
"I just watched the video chat you guys sent me right before I got the call." I wipe my face as tears fall down.
I feel a soft squeeze from his hand. I quickly look at his face and I can see his eyes are fluttering around behind his closed eyelids. I try not to get excited remembering the nurse said it's just their nerves that cause them to squeeze back.
"Oh god Nunzio what happened sweetie?" I say caressing his cheek. I move his hair off his forehead feeling a zing that light up my whole body as our skin touches. He's beautiful even now. I take a deep breath.
"I'm really loving getting to know you and your not getting out of answering my questions I send to you last night." His hand squeezes mine again this time harder "Denalii, Please I know your in there. I can feel it." He's body tenses up and his whole body starts shaking hard and violently.
I quickly push his call button, he's squeezing my hand really hard but I don't want to pull it away. He needs to know someone's here with him.
"How can I help you?" A voice says.
"I need a doctor now he's shaking really hard." I say as the tears fall faster as I watch helplessly.
"It's okay Denalii. It's River I've got you sweetie, your okay." His hand tightens around mine.
I hear a alarm in the hallway as the door slams open hard.
"He's seizing doctor Friedrich." A nurse yells out in the hallway.
"Miss please step back." A nurse says in broken english.
"I can't he has my hand." I tell her through tears.
I lean closer to his ear "Shh, It's okay Denalii I'm here. Your safe now"