A/N Hey! This is one of my new fics. I have titled it as "Separated", and you will see why later, though it could be this title for several reasons. It starts off sad, I admit. But that's just how it goes. It gets happier, but then sad again. There's a dark tone to this story all the way through. I'll update as often as I can!
My mother and I stood outside our favourite clothes store, in a close, motherly embrace.
"Oh, Alice! You've spoiled me today! It's been the best day of my life," Mom gushed, "I'm so proud to have you as my daughter!"
"All I did was take you shopping, Mommy," I giggled, and then my face was cupped in her loving hands.
"I know, honey, but you paid for everything with your money. Your money. You're doing so great! You're getting amazing grades at school, earning your own money with your waitressing," she smiled, and then planted a kiss on my forehead. I smiled too, resting my head on Mom's chest.
"I love you, Mommy," I murmured.
"You're the most amazing daughter anyone could wish for. I couldn't be more proud," she stroked your hair, "And you're so beautiful!"
I blushed, "Liar," then walked to the car with my mom, giggling.
"It's so sweet of you to buy me so much stuff!" Mom repeated as she drove.
"You're so welcome, Mom!" I replied, "You deserve it."
"Aww," Mom smiled, but then I screamed.
"Mom! Look out!"
A car was heading straight for us, but before we could do anything, it was too late.
I woke up, my head throbbing and my arm in agony. My leg was stuck under the crushed dashboard.
"Alice! Alice! Please be alright, angel!" Mom cried desperately.
"Mom!" I screamed, "I can't move!"
"Relax, baby, everything will be alright," Mom soothed, "I promise."
"Someone, help!" I yelled, and someone came to my Mom's window. My eyes were too unfocused to see them properly, but they disappeared from sight after a moment.
After another few minutes, I heard another car, and we were driven into again.
"Mom!" I screamed as she was jolted forward. I couldn't see if she was breathing, but her eyes were close. I had never been more terrified in my life.
"Mom! Wake up! Mommy!" I shrieked, not caring about my throat beginning to hurt.
It took a few minutes before people stopped to call an ambulance. A gentle looking woman kneeled by my window.
"Are you alright, sweetheart?" a woman asked.
"I think my arm's broken, "I wailed, "Please help my Mom!"
"It's alright, honey, you'll be fine," she sighed.
"What about my Mom?" I sobbed, "I just want her to be alright!"
I heard sirens, the loud noise making my head spin.
"The ambulance is here," the woman said softly. She was told to step back as fire-fighters had to cut me and my mom from the car.
"Hold still, sweetie," one fireman soothed, "We'll get you out of there."
I was getting frustrated. No one was reassuring me about my mom, no matter how many times I asked.
"My Mom!" I cried loudly.
"You're going to be just fine," he replied, but I could tell he was only trying to shut me up.
I whimpered as the paramedic gently moved my leg after the firemen cut it away from the dashboard.
"It hurts," I wailed, "I'm scared!"
"It's alright, sweetie," a female paramedic said softly, "You're father's been informed, and he and your boyfriend are waiting at the hospital."
The paramedic was small and thin, with light brown hair and grey-blue eyes. She only looked a little older than me. This reassured me a little.
The fireman gently lifted me up and carried me to a stretcher. I felt like a helpless doll in his muscular arms. I didn't like my inferior sense of being.
"Where's my Mom? Is she alright?" I demanded.
"She's in the other ambulance, sweetie," the female paramedic told me, "Do you want me to sit with you?"
I nodded, letting out a whimper and sobbing once more.
We got to the hospital, and I saw my Dad waiting with Jasper, my long term boyfriend.
"Alice!" Jasper gasped, but Carlisle stopped him from running to me.
"Jazz!" I gasped in unison, but then looked up at the nurse walking by my stretcher.
"I want my Dad and boyfriend with me," I begged, "Please!"
"Okay, honey. They can sit by you while the doctors examine you."
"What about my Mom?" I asked, feeling like a broken record.
The nurse didn't answer, but then I saw I had been taken to the same room as my mother, who was in worse condition than me. I was too far away from her to reach and hold her hand, but then Jasper sat by me. That, luckily, distracted me from the state Mom was in. My boyfriend gently slid his hand in mine.
"Everything will be alright," he murmured, "I'll look after you. Your Dad will too."
I was about to smile, when I was put in agony. The doctor inspecting my leg had moved it gently, causing me to scream. Dad insisted he helped me.
"It's all OK, Alice," he soothed in his familiar, fatherly tone. He assisted the nurses in gently washing the blood from the deep wound in my leg. Jasper held my hand a little firmer.
"We'll look after you," he said quietly as he kissed my cheek. As he moved back, I could see the tears welling in his eyes. I knew he hated seeing me in that way.
"I'm so scared!" I wept, and then Carlisle gently placed a mask over my nose and mouth. Jasper's gentle hand stroked my hair as I slowly lost consciousness, just as my Mom was rushed to surgery.
A/N Thanks for reading! Reviews welcome. I'd like any constructive criticism as I like to know how I can improve in future. Also, just a random hint – if you need a Beta Reader, then please go to my Beta profile! :P