240 minutes. Four hours. The minutes blend together and each moment becomes impossible to decipher between. A blond girl stands alone enclosed in a starch white room admist the smell of bleach and chemicals. Chemicals used to scrub away all reminisce of a life once lived. The girls stares unconsciously around the room taking in the nurses frantic, yet composed pace that offers false hope. Her mind attempts to relive the past four hours but her heart's unable to allow the scene to replay. She takes a seat in a romote corner of the room and scans the newly formed crowd.
They all await life altering news that is held a few feet beyond the swinging doors. Across the room two women clutch eachother with every ounce of strength left in them. The younger girl sobs into the elders shoulder as the man to her immediate right looks on in quiet concern. His brow is furrowed and the lines across his forehead are illuminated under the fluorescent light. One single tear traces his jaw and slowly cascades to the floor. The blond almost expects to hear the sound of the tear until she realizes she alone notices his grief. She instantly tears her eyes away from the scene; unable to confront her own mind numbing pain. Her head turns slightly to the left and her eyes befall a young girl clutching a brown worn out teddy bear. The bear's left eye is missing and the stuffing is protruding from the stitched back of it's neck. Her eyes told of great suffering ;the story of a young girl forced to face the reality of life before her time. The girl's eyes were enough to send the blond into her own reverie and this time she couldn't restrain the thoughts from overtaking her mind.
It was a gorgeous day, not a cloud in the baby blue sky and a light
crisp breeze symboling the end of summer. Spencer and Ashley were
taking a walk through a nearby park as their last free day before
school began. "It's such an amazing day" Spencer cooed to a
slightly stubborn Ashley.
"Oh
my god" Spencer whispered in complete disbelief. Once the scene
registered Spencer closed the distance between herself and Ashley's
body. "Oh my God" She moaned louder this time so it caught
the attention of the pedestrians milling around the sidewalk.
"Ashley!" she screamed ignoring all medical precautions as
she moved Ashley's arm from under her own head and cradled her body.
The pavement was now crimson with blood and tears were streaming
freely down Spencer's face. Every inch of Ashley was bruised except
her face. Her miraculous face was beautifully untouched. Her deep
brown eyes were still open and blankly starring. Spencer focused her
energy on Ashley. Silently she urged her eyes to regain the fire she
had grown to love. She continued to cradle her body as the crowd
formed, brushed her hair from her eyes as the sirens sounded and
grabbed her hand as they laid her on the stretcher. Throughout the
entire ordeal Spencer's eyes remained locked with Ashley's. Never
allowing herself to be torn from her true love until the paramedics
pushed Ashley through the swinging doors.
"Whatever.
Summer is way better. No teacher's, no school, no homework."
"Like
you do work anyway" laughed Spencer as she reached out to
entwine thier fingers.
"True" Ashley admitted rubbing
her thumb in a small circle on Spencer's hand. "But there is no
Madison, and that is ALWAYS a plus" she finished with a
small smile playing on her lips.
"Ah, who am I to argue
with the great Ashley Davies" Spencer joked as she stopped to sit on a park bench. "But seriously this air... I just know
things are going to be different this year. I can feel the change
can't you?
"Okay Spence." Ashley said as she rolled her
eyes. "Sometimes you can be so dramatic"
"Whatever."
Spencer retaliated. "So are we going to get to that record label
thing you have or just hide out here?" Spencer winked as she
hooked her free hand through Ashley jean loop.
"Tempting,
but unfortunately Kyla will go all insane on me if i am a no-show"
she finished sadly. " But" she said as hope registered in
her voice again "Once it's over Kyla's gunna be out partying and
the house will be empty...all night" Ashley flashed a wicked
grin at Spencer "If you know what i mean"
"I'm in
for the whole night"
"Good, then we better get going.
The sooner this is over the sooner we'll get back to my place"
Ashley said as she stood up and offered a hand to Spencer. She took
her offer and quickly stood.
"Hurry the hell up then girl"
Spencer said as she stepped into the road. Her eyes focused on
Ashley. She saw an adoring look flooding her brown eyes and it
brought a smile to her face. However, before she could say another
word those same eyes drained of adoration and were quickly filled
with terror. The next events unfolded as if in slow motion. Ashley
quickly jumped at Spencer just managing to push her out of harms way
before a red sports car collided with her body. Ashley was throw
fifteen feet in the air her arms and legs flaying in thousands of
different directions. She turned over in the air but her eyes
never left Spencer's until her head hit the pavement.