Awake
Lilly found herself in a bone crushing hug. "How are you feeling?"
"Where's my mother? Where am I?" She struggled to get up from wherever she was. Lilly never got her answer as the doctor walked in.
"I see you're awake Miss Truscott. You're in Sea View Mercy Hospital. I'm Dr. Rochelle Darling. What do you remember from before you woke up here?"
"Where's my mom?" Mrs. Oken still had her arm around the now shaking girl.
"She's on the fourth floor. In ICU." At this Lilly broke away and tried to stand.
"Mom!" She shouted as Mrs. Oken steadied her.
"Lilly!" The poor girl didn't even have time to blink. Her best friend's mom caught her before she fell backwards. Lilly's vision was obscurred by brown.
"Lilly! You're okay." Lilly blinked as recognition reached her.
"Miley?" The now identified brown blur pulled away and held her at arm's length.
"Miley! I thought you had a con-" She broke off as she glanced at Mrs. Oken who was watching her curiously. "- concert date with Jake?"
Miley looked confused before catching on. "I did but my dad got a call from Mrs. Oken." As if on cue, the mentioned man walked into the room. He hugged Lilly as best he could; Her sides were spoken for by Oliver's mom and Miley.
"Well Miss Truscott, looks like you have quite the support system." Dr. Darling spoke after a few seconds of silence.
"Do you remember what happened?" At this question, Lilly sagged against Miley.
"It's all my fault." She whispered. "If I had been paying attention-"
"Bull shit." Mrs. Oken muttered. If it wasn't for the seriousness of the situation, Lilly would have high fived the woman.
"Witnesses say you did everything right. The light was green and as you moved forward, a drunk driver sped through two red lights." Miley gasped. She gazed at Lilly.
"Surprise. I got my license." She muttered weakly.
"Oh Lilly."
"You were very lucky Miss Truscott. You had the least of the impact. The driver died on the scene."
"And my mom?"
"She took more of the imapct than you did. She's stable at the moment but we want to keep her in the ICU for observation. When she was brought in, she was in critical condition." Lilly stumbled towards the door.
"Where are you going?" Dr. Darling asked.
"To see her." Lilly hissed as she was held back.
"I don't think that's wise at the moment. Visiting hours for ICU are over anways." Lilly whirled around and glared as best she could.
"She is my mother! Don't you dare tell me I can't see her. I'm the reason she's here!"
"Lilly-" Miley placed a calming hand on her arm. She wished Oliver was here. He was the only one that could calm her down, no matter what. Dr. Darling had backed away. She was unprepared for the outburst.
"You may take one person with you. Only two visitors are allowed in the ICU rooms. You have ten minutes. Then you need to come back and rest."
Lilly dragged Miley out of the room and down the hallway. "Lilly. I'm sure she's okay." Her friend was shaking from fighting her emotions. They reached the fourth floor as they walked to the desk.
Lilly opened her mouth but no sound could come out. "Heather Truscott?" Miley finally spoke after two minutes.
"Visiting hours are over."
"Dr. Darling gave us permission. This is her daughter." The receptionist looked skeptical. She picked up the phone and dialed a few numbers. After a brief conversation, she hung up.
"Follow me. She's in room 408." They followed her down the hallway and made a few turns.
"Lilly." Miley reassured her friend she was there as they stopped at a glass door.
Her mother lay motionless hooked up to multiple tubes. Only the gentle rise and fall of her chest showed she was still breathing. The receptionist watched Lilly in sympathy. "Ten minutes. My name is Rose if you need anything."
Lilly slowly walked to her mother's side and held her hand. "I'm sorry mom." She bent down and kissed her cheek. Miley watched in silence. No tears yet. Then again, she's never seen Lilly cry. Not even Oliver has in all the years he's known her. The nine minutes passed slowly in silence. The beeps of the machines being the only sound. Lilly had to lean on Miley as they made their way back to her room. Mrs. Oken rushed to her other side as they eased her back into bed.
Needless to say, Lilly got very little sleep that night. She woke up to see Mrs. Oken and Miley asleep in two of the chairs beneath the window. The sky was still dark as light began to break through.
Dr. Darling walked in to see her staring out the window. She checked her vitals and asked if she needed anything. After receiving an answering no, she left the room. Lilly silently stood up and padded out of the room.
Rose smiled as she saw Lilly walk by. She nodded in silent greeting as she passed. She quietly walked into the room and crawled onto the bed.
She pulled her phone out and hit speed dial number two.
"Lils?"
"Ollie." She whispered.
"I can't believe she cancelled!" She could hear in the background.
Oliver sighed. "What's that about?" Lilly asked softly.
"Aidan's just pissed Hannah cancelled tonight's show."
Lilly didn't know how to respond. "Ollie. Do you remember the promise we made to each other the day the divorce was finalized?"
"To always be there for each other? Lils what-"
"Don't hang up." She blinked that blasted foreign moisture away.
"I'm here." She curled up as close to her mother as she could get. The sound of her best friend's breathing lulled her into a dreamless sleep.
"Lilly." She blinked her tired eyes open as Miley came into view. Miley shook her again gently as she sat up with her help. Lilly thought she felt a slight movement as her head snapped to her mother. She shook her head. She grabbed her mom's hand. She gasped as she felt a slight pressure on hers.
"Mom. Can you hear me?" Another squeeze. The heart monitor began beeping faster as the room flooded with doctors. She allowed Miley to pull her aside as her mother got looked at. Rose stood beside Lilly with a hand rubbing her back.
"She's waking up!" Lilly would have fallen had Rose not helped Miley catch her. Dr. Darling rushed in followed by Mrs. Oken. She immediately went to Lilly's side.
"Lilly." The voice was just a whisper above all the voices. Yet it was the only one she heard. She shoved a doctor out of the way as she latched onto her mom. The doctor was about to yell as Mrs. Oken warned against it. "Don't."
Heather Truscott blinked her eyes open as voices blurred in her head. She blinked again but saw nothing but black. She was vaguely aware of arms around her.
"Welcome back Mrs. Truscott! You're in Sea View Mercy Hospital in the ICU. Do you remember anything?"
"Lilly." Arms squeezed her tighter as memories bombarded her. "Is she okay?"
"I'm fine mom." Her daughter spoke into her neck. Miley gently eased Lilly into a chair she brought over as Dr. Darling checked her mom over. Dr. Darling frowned as she shined a flashlight into her eyes. She pressed gently against her head as Heather flinched.
"Get her down to the lab for a CT scan." Lilly allowed herself to be guided out as they wheeled her mom down the hallway. She paced in the hallway for forty five minutes before her mom was wheeled back in. Dr. Darling came in not long after.
"Well Mrs Truscott. You suffered a majority of the injuries from the car crash. The results show you have a concussion so we're gonna keep you a few more nights for observation." Mother and daughter grabbed hands. The doctors cleared out as Miley and Lilly took their seats. Mrs. Oken said she'd be just outside if they needed anything.
"One of you is missing." Heather commented as she side glanced at her daughter. The groan that reached her ears was so worth it. Miley thunked her head with her palm.
"Miley! Weren't they Ha-" Lilly clamped a hand over her mouth. Heather's eyebrows raised at the action. She tilted her head in amusement.
"If I remember correctly, wasn't his band opening for Hannah Montana tonight?" Lilly and Miley glanced at each other.
"How long?" Lilly asked as she sighed. Heather chuckled as Miley watched in confusion.
"She knows Miley." Lilly explained.
"Knows wha- Oh." The red on her cheeks caused another round of laughter.
"Don't worry. Secret's safe with me." Miley smiled up at the woman.
"I cancelled as soon as I heard about the accident." As soon as the words left her lips, her phone buzzed.
"Oliver!" She greeted. Lilly gave her a look she couldn't decipher.
"Don't tell him." She mouthed. Heather frowned as she watched this happen.
"Hold on." She covered the phone with her hand. "Lilly. He'd want to know and want to be here."
"That's exactly why I don't want him to know." Lilly was adamant. Miley sighed and walked out of the room.
"Lilly. You know she's right. Oliver would be here in an instant." Her mother spoke softly. Not like a scolding.
"I know mom. But this is his dream." Lilly whispered as her mom played with her hair to soothe her.
Miley ducked into a closet. "Oliver? You still there?"
She could hear commotion in the background. "Shut up!" The commotion died down but she could still hear it.
"Yeah Hannah." Miley frowned before realizing why he called her Hannah.
"So I heard you cancelled."
She toyed with a strand of her hair. "Yeah."
"Does this have anything to do with why Lilly called me last night?" Miley tried to piece together what he knew.
"She called you?"
"Yes. Is everything okay?"
"What did you guys talk about?" She asked cautiously.
"Hannah."
"Oliver."
"Hannah."
"Oliver."
The voices he shut up earlier rose again. "Shut up! Hold on Hannah."
She heard a door slam. "Miley?"
She knew then that he was alone. She peeked out the door as she heard rising voices.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Oliver's jaw dropped as he heard his mother in the background.
"Are you with my mom?" Again, another question that went unanswered. Miley walked closer but stayed out of sight.
"You!"
"Erik!" Two other voices joined in. Oliver knew who they belonged to. That just served to further his curiosity.
"What are you doing here Erik?" A weak voice was heard on the other line.
"I just heard. Came to see if Lillster was okay." Oliver gagged as he heard the nickname.
"Oh hell no!" He mentally whooped as he heard his mom curse again. "You don't get to come back into their lives after ten years of nothing!" Oliver paled as realization dawned on him. Had something happened? His eyes narrowed as another voice spoke.
"What about mom?" Lily's voice hissed.
"Aww come on Lillster. Don't be like-"
"Like what Erik?" Heather growled. Oliver heard a loud repetitive beep in the background.
Lilly's voice was gentle this time. "Mom. You need to calm down. He's not worth it."
"Lillian Marie-"
"No. You shut up." He heard his mom enter the conversation again. "You have no right to be here. You lost that right the day you left." Oliver's grip tightened painfully on the phone.
"No right? She's my daughter." Oliver growled.
"Was. She was your daughter." The beeping got more constant.
"Mom. Please calm down." Lilly plead.
"You have no right to be here Erik. I don't know how the hell you found out but I want you out."
"Heather-"
"She said out!" His mom hissed.
"And what if something happens to you? What happens to Lillian?"
"HA!" Oliver jumped as his mom laughed sarcastically.
"If something happens to me, plans have already been made."
"Mom!" Lilly shouted as the beeping got louder and more repetitive. Oliver's eyes were slits by now.
Miley ran in as she pulled her sister in all but blood away from the bed. Doctors stormed into the room. Lilly stared helplessly as her mom convulsed on the bed. She allowed Mrs. Oken to lead her into the hallway where she leaned against the wall. She lowered herself to the floor as her breathing became erratic. Miley knelt down and rubbed her back.
"Shit." Miley mumbled. Lilly managed to get out a shaky "What?"
"Oliver. He's still on the phone."
"Oliver?" Only silence reached her ears as she looked at the screen.
Call ended.
And so ends chapter two! Couldn't stop writing. Chapter three coming soon.
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