Summary: Dec goes out for the night with his mates with out Ant for once and is ambushed by three men with evil intentions. This tragic event causes him to develop PTSD and this will be the story of how it affects him, Ant, and the rest of his life.
Ant ran up to the check-in desk at the emergency entrance, “My husband, Declan Donnelly Mcpartlin? I need to know where he is, I need to know he’s okay. Please.” That’s when the dam finally broke and tears spilled over on his cheeks. The lady at the desk frowned sadly, “Don’t worry, Mr. Mcpartlin. Your husband is in surgery, I’ll lead back to the waiting room. There is a police officer and another man waiting for you there.”
Ant nodded quickly and followed behind her all the way to the waiting room but his mind was a million miles away. He was completely lost in his thoughts, every situation and scenario played out in his head. He shook his head, he’s in surgery, he’ll be okay. Dec’s a fighter, he’s always been a fighter. They walked into the waiting room and an officer was standing by John, their driver, asking questions.
Ant walked up to them as the lady left the room, “What happened?” He couldn’t get his voice above a whisper. John looked up, “Ant….I’m so sorry. I should have been there on time, it’s all my fault.” Ant looked between the officer and John, “Tell me what the hell happened now!” He growled, anger boiled under his skin, he didn’t care about sorrys or guilt or pity, he just wanted to know what happened to his Declan.
The officer nodded, “I’m Officer Baker, I talked to you on the phone. Your husband was attacked on the street we suspect it was a mugging gone wrong. Maybe he refused to give them his wallet or insulted them in some way to make them react violently.”
Ant shook his head, “No. Dec wouldn’t do that. He wouldn’t put himself in that kind of situation, he would give them his wallet, he’s not stupid, officer. It would be the first thing he said….just to take the wallet and leave him be.”
The officer frowned and nodded, “Maybe he insulted them--” Ant shook his head, “No, he wouldn’t do that either! I know my husband! He would never put himself in a dangerous situation, especially without me around. Officer, my Decs, he’s tiny and he’s smart enough to pick his battles even when he’s drunk. You said them? Dec would never get into a fight with two or more people without me or friends around. Plus, we have a reputation to uphold, we can’t just get into fights and antagonize people. ” Ant ran his hand through his hair.
John frowned, “Actually….I think I may know why they attacked him.” The officer and Ant looked at him, “When I drove up…..” He looked down at his hands, looking like what he was getting ready to say actually physically hurt to say, he cleared his throat. “I heard them yelling at Dec….they said…” He trailed off and rubbed his face hard, taking a shaky breath, “One of them said that all...faggots deserve to die.” John put his head in his hands, “Oh god, I feel like I’m going to be sick.” He got up and walked quickly out of the room.
For the second time this night Ant felt like his whole world was crashing down around him. He put his hand in his hair and sat down in a chair, his breath started to come fast and tears poured down his face, “Oh...oh god, my Decky.” He couldn’t believe this and he thought the world was changing for the better. He looked up at the officer, “Find them, please. I want to press as many charges on them as I can.” He growled.
The officer nodded, “Alright, Mr. Mcpartlin.” Ant put his head in his hands, “My poor Dec, god….I should have been with him.” The door opened and a doctor walked, “Family of Declan Mcpartlin?” Ant stood quickly and walked over to him, the police officer following, “I’m going to have to get a list of injuries.” Officer Baker told the doctor and he nodded.
The doctor held out his hand to Ant, “I’m Doctor Lyon.” Ant shook his hand and he continued on, “Declan was touch and go for a while but we managed to get him stable. He has two broken ribs and a punctured lung, we closed the punctured lung and fixed the broken ribs into place. Along with this he had some internal blood but we found the source and closed it.”
Ant swallowed hard and tried to keep himself from breaking down at all the information, he just kept repeating to himself that Dec was alive. “He also sustained a broken nose and arm, the nose should heal back on its own but his arm is going to need a cast for a couple weeks and then he’ll need to go to physical therapy for a while.”
Doctor Lyon ran his hand through his hair and it looked like the man aged 10 years in front of Ant’s eyes, that’s when Ant knew bad news was coming, “What worries us the most at the moment is the head injury. The brain is a fragile thing and it is the most unpredictable of the human organs, so we can only make an educated guess what will happen. We will only know the extent of the injuries when he wakes up...if he wakes.”
Ant’s heart stopped, “If?” He squeezed the word out of his tight throat. The doctor’s eyes reflected the sadness Ant felt, “There is always a possibility, Mr. Mcpartlin, that he will go into a deep coma...and he won’t wake up. It’s a bigger possibility with head injuries and even if he does wake up, he may not be the person you know anymore.”
A sob forced it’s way out of Ant, “Why?” The doctor looked down and then back up at Ant, “He may have severe memory loss.” Ant covered his mouth to try to hold back his sobs, “He may forget me is what your saying?” The Doctor swallowed hard, “It is a possibility he may not know who he is or who you are. It could take days to years to get his memories back. And you need to understand that, they may never come back if he’s lost them.”
Ant’s legs gave out under him and he fell to his knees, he wrapped his arms around his torso to keep himself from falling apart. He cried so hard he felt like his chest was going to explode and air wouldn’t fill his lungs. His world was falling apart before his eyes and all he could do was cry and watch it go down in flames.
30 Day Ant and Dec Challenge
Day 30 : Favourite Ant & Deccedr
All of you because thanks to you I know all the news about them , I'm not going to tag each of you because I’m afraid to miss someone so I’ll say ALL OF YOU Ant & Deccer of tumblr :3 THANKS A LOT
