This Love Was Accidental
Chapter 27
P.O.V Alex
My eyes were heavy, I was straining to open them. Everything felt heavy and really quite sore, I was so confused and uncomfortable. I got my eyes to open only to see bright lights and my mother’s worried face hanging over me.
'Alex! You're awake!’ she shrieked. The noise hurt my ears. I was awake? What the hell had happened? I tried to answer my mum but my throat was to dry and all i managed was a croak. My mother heard and realized i needed some water. She called someone over.
'Nurse!’ she called. 'Alex is awake and he needs some water.'
Nurse? I was in hospital! What the hell is going on here! The wait for water and answers was long and annoying. I eventually got it though and gulped it down feeling my throat return to normal.
'Better?’ my mum asked.
'Yes', I replied. 'Mum, what am I doing here?’ I asked cautiously, not knowing if I wanted to know.
She took a minute to phrase her answer, sighed and then told me.
'Alex, sweetie. You were in a car accident. The car you were in veered off the road and rolled down a hill. You suffered a bad concussion.' A car accident? I was in a car accident. That's when it all hit me. Yes I was in a car accident, but so was Jack. Where is Jack? Please don't let him be dead! I started to hyperventilate and go into a panic attack.
'Alex, don't worry. You're okay', my mother cooed. I just shook my head frantically, which actually hurt quite a lot. Jack! I needed to know Jack was okay.
'J-ack', I managed to get out between shallow breaths.
'Oh so that's who was driving then', my mother said gently. That's all she she cares about, who was driving?!
'I-s he o-kay?!', I shouted. I needed to know! Why wouldn't she tell me?
'Alex, I'm going to get a nurse.', she said as she left the room. In the time I tried to get my breathing under control and stop my panic attack. I managed to get it under control by repeating over and over again that Jack would be fine. But what would i do if he wasn't?
A nurse came to talk to me after about 10 minutes.
'Sorry about the wait Alex', she said smiling apologetically 'Your mum had to run off by the way'
'I don't care. I need to know about Jack. Please tell me!', I begged. The nurse looked uncomfortable as she gently took my hand.
'Alex, i'm afraid Jack got injuries a lot worse than yours. On the way to the hospital his heart stopped, and we had to put him into a coma.' My heart broke just there and tears began to stream down my cheeks. Jack was in a coma. My beautiful baby was in a coma all because he had to drive me to and back from a concert. He might die! I couldn't live if Jack died.
'Alex, don't cry', the nurse said gently. 'There's every chance he could wake up.'
'But what if he doesn't?!', I cried.
'Don't think like that, i know its hard but you need to be positive',she said stroking my hair gently. I just nodded and kept on crying, thinking about what I would do if Jack died. I'm pretty sure, I would end my life just to be with him. I shook the thought from my head and started to try and think positively. Jack WILL be fine. That's when the nurse asked me the question that gave me the slightest bit of happiness.
'Would you like to see him?'
My eyes were heavy, I was straining to open them. Everything felt heavy and really quite sore, I was so confused and uncomfortable. I got my eyes to open only to see bright lights and my mother’s worried face hanging over me.
'Alex! You're awake!’ she shrieked. The noise hurt my ears. I was awake? What the hell had happened? I tried to answer my mum but my throat was to dry and all i managed was a croak. My mother heard and realized i needed some water. She called someone over.
'Nurse!’ she called. 'Alex is awake and he needs some water.'
Nurse? I was in hospital! What the hell is going on here! The wait for water and answers was long and annoying. I eventually got it though and gulped it down feeling my throat return to normal.
'Better?’ my mum asked.
'Yes', I replied. 'Mum, what am I doing here?’ I asked cautiously, not knowing if I wanted to know.
She took a minute to phrase her answer, sighed and then told me.
'Alex, sweetie. You were in a car accident. The car you were in veered off the road and rolled down a hill. You suffered a bad concussion.' A car accident? I was in a car accident. That's when it all hit me. Yes I was in a car accident, but so was Jack. Where is Jack? Please don't let him be dead! I started to hyperventilate and go into a panic attack.
'Alex, don't worry. You're okay', my mother cooed. I just shook my head frantically, which actually hurt quite a lot. Jack! I needed to know Jack was okay.
'J-ack', I managed to get out between shallow breaths.
'Oh so that's who was driving then', my mother said gently. That's all she she cares about, who was driving?!
'I-s he o-kay?!', I shouted. I needed to know! Why wouldn't she tell me?
'Alex, I'm going to get a nurse.', she said as she left the room. In the time I tried to get my breathing under control and stop my panic attack. I managed to get it under control by repeating over and over again that Jack would be fine. But what would i do if he wasn't?
A nurse came to talk to me after about 10 minutes.
'Sorry about the wait Alex', she said smiling apologetically 'Your mum had to run off by the way'
'I don't care. I need to know about Jack. Please tell me!', I begged. The nurse looked uncomfortable as she gently took my hand.
'Alex, i'm afraid Jack got injuries a lot worse than yours. On the way to the hospital his heart stopped, and we had to put him into a coma.' My heart broke just there and tears began to stream down my cheeks. Jack was in a coma. My beautiful baby was in a coma all because he had to drive me to and back from a concert. He might die! I couldn't live if Jack died.
'Alex, don't cry', the nurse said gently. 'There's every chance he could wake up.'
'But what if he doesn't?!', I cried.
'Don't think like that, i know its hard but you need to be positive',she said stroking my hair gently. I just nodded and kept on crying, thinking about what I would do if Jack died. I'm pretty sure, I would end my life just to be with him. I shook the thought from my head and started to try and think positively. Jack WILL be fine. That's when the nurse asked me the question that gave me the slightest bit of happiness.
'Would you like to see him?'
10/31/13