Wishing for Sunshine [the sequel]

Chapter 3

Danny POV

The minutes between Emily getting shot and the ambulance arriving was to many to count. The ride to hospital was too much, I was able to ride with her and Collin came too. I couldn't bare to look at him, I only focused on Emily.

When we arrived at the hospital I didn't want to lose sight of her. I wanted to keep following the stretcher that she was on. I was afraid that if I wasn't there I would never see her again. I screamed and begged them to let me back there. I just couldn't let them take her without me.

"Please! Let me back there!" I begged the nurse.

"Sorry sir, but you'll have to wait in the waiting room."

"That's my wife damnit! I demand to be back there!" I started shouting at the nurse as my anger, frustration, and fear took over. "Ma'am I'm a Rhiner and I demand that you let me be by my wife's side." I said to her as is stood tall and confident. I wasn't going to let her win. I had to be back there with Emily, with my sunshine.

"Sir! I don't care who you are, you need to go and wait. These are the rules and if you can't follow them then we'll have you escorted out of the hospital." The nurse said to me

I ran my hand through my hair then bit down on my fist trying to hold back all my emotions.

"Please." I said as all my strength was fading away. I'm terrified and my fears of losing her are becoming more of a reality.

The nurse shook her head at me. She grabbed my hand and walked me away from the emergency doors. I followed her lead but my eyes didn't leave those doors that lead to Emily.

We reach an area that was far from the doors and close to the waiting room but yet was still private to have a conversation.

"Mr. Rhiner, I'm sorry but you can not go back there." She calmly said to me. "Mr. Rhiner, your wife is in critical condition and needs to be operated on as soon as possible and as quickly as possible." She said and I felt my lip quiver and my eyes tear up. "Mr. Rhiner, please understand that I wish you could be there with her, that you could encourage her to stay and fight and make it, and I wish that you never had to come here in the first place. But you are here and it's time to let the doctors do their job and work to save her."

I couldn't take it I started crying as my back hit the wall and I slid down until I was on the floor.

I felt a body come down near mine.

"Please leave me alone." I said as I cried harder.

"Mr. Rhiner, don't worry they will do all that's possible for her and it's okay to cry. It's better to cry then bottle it up. Also, your little brother that you came in with may need you as much as you need him." She said before patting me on the back and leaving me alone to cry by myself.

After a few moments by myself I decided that it was time to stop being a baby in public. I am a Rhiner. We are strong, brave, and never give up. I will go and console Collin then when Emily is out and better we will share all emotions but sadness together from here on out.

Collin was in the hallway crying and it broke my heart to hear him. I went up to him. I stretched my hand out for him to
grab and he slapped my hand away. I gave it back to him and finally he took it and once I pulled him up I hugged him so hard, but he quickly pushed me away.

"Collin, she'll be okay." I said to him and also reassuring myself too.

He turned and looked me. "For your sake she better be." He said to me and the hate was dripping off every single letter in that statement. He turned and walked away from me and went sat down in the waiting room.