Summary - Little summary for you. Will give you a better summary in my next chapter or the one after even. Don't wanna give my plot away. Ooooo sounds ominous huh?

This is based 6 months after the birth Zoey. Yes another one in what is becoming a very long saga. Although I think this may be my last and I will be going back to normal leopards den stories. Which I am a little sad about coz I do love my little saga I made up .o well I got I little off the subject. Read and I hope u enjoy. And I do not own anything to do with WAH or anything : (

The rain beat down on the African soil continuously. Unrelentingly. Lightning split the sky and illuminated a woman. Slumped over a truck. The rain pounded her back and head. A monotonous drip on the hood of the truck. Plink plink plink. In almost a hypnotising fashion. The rain was beginning to mingle with the blood that slowly tricked from the centre of her forehead. Leaving a muddy red puddle of the hood of the truck. She groaned, grateful to still be alive, although she was worried about the numb feeling which was gradually spreading throughout her body. The tree she was pinned against should have at least felt uncomfortable but she felt nothing. Her entire lower body should be in excruciating burning pain but there she felt no discomfort. Clamped between a truck and a tree. The only sensation she felt was a tingling which was rapidly receding. If only she had listened . If only she hadn't went out alone. If only the hand break on the truck hadn't failed. If only she hadn't skidded on the slick as glass mud and found herself pinned against a big tree and this uncompromising truck. If only…..

An Hour Earlier

"Alice look at the sky, the clouds. Please don't go out in this!" Danny pleaded.

"I'll be fine!" Alice assured him.

"Let me go then!"

"Danny you've been ill. I would worry myself sick. Please don't worry I'll be fine honest!"

"At least phone Evan or Ethan yeah?"

"No coz Ethan has 6 months old Zoey to look after with Lexi being at work and by the time Evan gets here I could have been there and back. Look I'll be an hour tops. I'll check the giraffe copy and I'll be straight back!"

"But Dupe…" he started.

"Danny!" Alice declared.

He exhaled. "Ok." He relented. Keep your radio handy!"

"Here!" she pushed it in her breast pocket. "Happy?"

"The giraffes will be fine." he told her hopefully.

"Danny!" she said exasperated.

He put his hands up. "Ok."

Rain was pouring and lightning flashed intermittedly. Thunder crashed. Danny disliked lightning storms after… "Please be careful Alice!"

"Always am." she said smiling. Pressed a quick kiss to his mouth at the front door. "We'll finish that kiss later yeah?" she winked trying to reassure him.

He still looked anxious.

"I promise I'll be ok." she said seriously. Then ran out into the rain and hopped in the truck. Was soaked through in seconds.

It was a fair drive to the copy and visibility was low. So low she was practically driving blind. She had drove this route so often she could do it with her eyes closed which was good coz she was practically doing that! She arrived at the copy and couldn't see the giraffes. Carried on driving and saw a giraffe lay at the bottom of an embankment. She put the hand break on the truck and climbed out. Skidded down the hill with her box in her hand. She would have took the truck down but it would be damaged to hell and she'd never get it back up again.

"Ok lets get you seen to boy."

Alice worked quickly. Kept trying to rub the water off her forehead but the rain was unrelenting. She stabilised the giraffe. Smiling. "Result!" she cackled and laughed. "Just wait til I tell Danny I saved a giraffe in a rain storm he's gonna be so jealous!" she told herself.

There was aloud crash and a sinister flash. And a rumbling noise which was slowly growing louder. It was behind her she turned her head and saw the truck barrelling down the embankment. Almost right on top of her. She was upright in seconds but her foot slipped on the slick grass. Those extra seconds slipping were seconds too long. The truck ploughed into her. Pushed her back up against a tree and pinned her there. She was unconscious immediately.

So now she was conscious. Barely. Alice supposed she should be grateful that she wasn't lain under the truck. That it had pushed her back rather than going over her. She shuddered. Right Alice get this sorted! She lifted herself up using a arm. Her hips protested the movement. Finally she felt some pain. The only time she had ever been relieved to hurt! Went into her breast pocket for the radio she had placed there. Usually this was attached to her jeans but she hadn't moved it after putting it there for Danny. Thank God she forgot other wise it would be crushed! Probably in the same state her entire lower body was!

"Leopards Den!" she said weakly.

Nothing.

"Oh c'mon Leopards Den!" she repeated more forcefully.

Again nothing.

She was groggy and wanted to sleep. The chill she was beginning to feel was beginning to have nothing to do with the rain or cold and everything to do with shock! She knew enough about blood loss to know about shock and she was losing blood she knew it! She started singing show tunes to herself to try and keep herself awake and keep the darkness at bay. Her voice getting weaker and weaker as time passed by.

A man's voice came over the radio. "Alice?" Danny's voice was panicked he obviously recognised how weak her voice sounded.

"Danny I'm in trouble. Look the rain has stopped. Send an ambulance and a fire engine to the far east quarter by the small lake. At the bottom of the embankment." she went silent, breathing shallow.

"Alice! Alice honey what's wrong?" he yelled.

Dammit! She wasn't replying. His heart started pounding as he went through the house.

A/N oh no alice :( :( :(