Chapter 29

Chapter 29

Power surges through my hand and a flash of blue light blinds me. I stumble back. Alarms are blurring and everything is dark.

“Don’t touch her!” I hear James warn someone.

“I’ve got her,” Theo’s voice soothes as his arms wrap around me. “It’s okay Jose, you're safe,”

Alarms continue to scream incessantly and I realise what it is, I've heard it on TV before. It's the sound of someone flatlining. Mason's heart has stopped. Theo had told me this had happened to him but I thought he meant for just a second, this feels like too long.

“Mason,” I gasp, panic gripping me.

“Give him a minute,” Theo says softly. My vision suddenly returns and I see Mason sprawled out on the mat, completely still.

“Why is he not waking up? You were awake by the time my vision returned,” I say, my voice trembling. Tense seconds tick by as we all watch Mason.

“40 seconds,” James calls.

“Brain function active,” Sarah adds.

“Prepare for defib,” James instructs and Sarah quickly moves closer to Mason