One Hundred & Nine

“I have to see him, Mason. I have to….” These were the words that Madison kept on repeating all through the ride from the beach to the nearby hospital.

The second the car stopped, just behind the ambulance that had conveyed Damien’s still unconscious body, Madison fumbled with the now freed car locks and hurriedly stepping out of the car, she rushed towards the nurses and doctors cluttered around the emergency vehicle.

Mason was right behind her, calling out to her and begging her to slow her pace and calm down, but she wasn’t listening at all.

Nothing he was saying made any sense. Nothing anybody said made sense. She just had to see Damien.

She had to see him by all means, even if her whole body ached, and she could feel the pain of her battered body racking through her.

“Madison, please stop. Don’t go there….” Mason shouted from far behind, but she didn’t stop walking until she was standing with the doctors.

She watched as the medical team brought a stretcher and placed Damien