When Forever Changes by Siobhan Davis

Author:Siobhan Davis [Davis, Siobhan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-09-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-One

It’s been two weeks since Thanksgiving, and I’m still floating on a cloud, completely and utterly one hundred percent madly in love with Slater Evans.

Life has a funny way of surprising the shit out of me, in the most incredible way.

But I should’ve known it wouldn’t be all plain sailing.

We are in the midst of exams, and both of us are studying like crazy, so we’re cramming in as much together time as we can. We split our days between the dining hall and the library, only returning to the house when we’re both beat.

It’s one such evening, and Slater and I have just taken a well-earned break. We’re walking hand in hand through campus, in the direction of the coffee place, when we come across a small crowd, clustered in a circle, in the middle of the road.

“What’s going on?” I muse, chewing on the corner of my mouth.

“Let’s find out.” Slater leads me over to the crowd, and we edge our way through.

“Dylan!” I cry out, squeezing through a few girls to make my way to my ex. He’s lying on the ground, his body jerking and thrashing about, his limbs flailing uncontrollably. “Oh my God!” I drop to my knees, and my stomach lurches violently as his eyes roll back in his head and drool dribbles out of his mouth. I try to remember what I know of seizures, forcing myself to remain calm. “Did anyone call nine-one-one?” I shout.

“I did.” A girl with mousy-brown hair and glasses steps forward.

“How long has he been like this?” I ask her as Slater crouches down alongside me.

“It happened just as I was coming out of the coffee shop,” she explains, glancing at her watch, “so, about two minutes.”

“We need to get him on his side.” Together, we move him, and Slater stays kneeling behind him, helping to keep him propped up. Strangled sounds are coming out of Dylan’s mouth while his body continues to spasm.

“Dylan. It’s Gabby, can you hear me? An ambulance is on its way.”

He grunts, and I take that as acknowledgment that he knows I’m here. “Just hang tight,” I say, my voice choking on the words. I wish I could hold him through it, but I know the worst thing you can do when someone is having a seizure is to try to hold them down.

“There’s nothing to see here,” Slater hollers at the growing crowd. “Go home and give the guy some privacy.” The shuffling of feet behind me confirms at least some are leaving. The blare of sirens echoes in the distance, and I will the ambulance to hurry up.

After a few minutes, the spasming slows down, and then it stops altogether. Dylan’s body is spent, and he visibly deflates, but I shake my head when Slater moves to lie him flat on his back. “We should keep him on his side until the paramedics arrive.” The sirens were silenced a few seconds ago, and from the screeching of tires, I know the ambulance has arrived.

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