CHAPTER 2- Awake or Asleep


"When the ambulance arrives, we're going to have to try and get out." Ash suggested, to which Connie nodded. Neither of them wanted to move just yet- they just wanted to let the pain subside as much as it could.

Lily's panicked sobs could still be heard in the background, and Tess wasn't doing a fantastic job of calming her- but she was doing enough. "How is he?" Tess enquired quietly, gesturing towards the still unconscious Ethan.

"He needs to get out as soon as possible." Connie's shaking voice said. Their priority was Ethan and Lily. Tess, Connie and Ash seemed a lot better and, from what they could gather, only had minor injuries. With Connie still trying to rouse Ethan, and Tess calming Lily slightly, Ash decided it was time to try and get out of the van. He knew it wasn't going to be easy, and his shoulder would give him more problems, but he had to at least try.

"Connie, I'm going to try and get out, okay?" It was more of a statement than a question, he just needed to tell her what was going on.

"Okay, be careful, Ash." She warned him. Aware that her voice was shaking, she tried to hide it as best she could, for the sake of her team.

Ash looked around. His shoulder hurting more with every movement. The only possible exit was kicking open the boot- but that would cause movement in the van- probably not what Lily needed at the moment. It was the only, way, and he mentally apologised to everyone when he sat down, grasping his shoulder, and trying to kick the boot open.

Ash was trying to hide his groans and grunts of pain as best he could as the movement was causing the pain that really wasn't necessary.

Finally…just finally. The boot was open and Ash clambered out. Stumbling onto the road, he was over the moon to be out there, and things were finally looking up.

He didn't even bother to see the driver of the other vehicle, as he was focused on Connie who was also trying to get out through the open window. He ran around and Ash started to help Connie out of the van just as an ambulance arrived. Jeff and Dixie's ambulance. Neither of them had ever felt so happy to see their friends.

The two paramedics jumped out of the ambulance, knowing haste was key in this situation. Dixie and Jeff immediately saw Ash and Connie as they looked over at the wreckage. Their friends were in a serious RTC. This was not good. They snapped themselves out of their frozen state and ran over to Connie and Ash, who had just finished helping Connie out. Ash tried to forget about the pain in his shoulder, and Connie did about her arm. Tess insisted on staying inside the damaged van to be with Lily and monitor Ethan.

Dixie ran over to the green car which had collided with the van, while Jeff decided to see to Ash and Connie. "Right, you two okay?" He inquired to the two doctors stood shaking before him. They nodded, more focused on Ethan and Lily.

"Please, help the others…?" Connie asked. Her tone said desperate, helpless. Ash knelt down, clutching his shoulder, and peered into the van.

"Let's prioritise, okay? Talk me through it. Who's first, Ethan?" Jeff asked Connie and Ash.

"Ethan, he's unconscious. He's trapped; he has a slowing heart rate." Connie said to Jeff. She stared on at her colleagues in the van, feeling utterly helpless and unable to continue. Ash took over just in time.

"Lily has a suspected brachial plexus injury. No movement and loss of sensation in the upper arm." Ash relayed to Jeff. "Connie has an injury to her wrist, and I think my shoulder may be dislocated." He continued. "Tess has some cuts on her face, but nothing else as far as we can decipher."

"Your necks are okay, yeah?" Jeff knew it was probably a stupid question, considering they were all moving, but decided to ask anyway. He received three nods while hearing the background noise of Lily sobbing. "Dix, can you chase the other unit please?" He called to his partner; they needed to be here as soon as possible under the circumstances. He heard Dixie say she was 'on it', and looked back into the van.

"Ethan's Resp rates dropping." Tess informed them. Lily seemed to stop feeling the pain for a second when she thought about Ethan dying. Which, at this point, was a possibility.

"Get him out, please, get him out." She cried, while straining to look at Ethan's still form.

"This isn't looking good, Jeff." Ash muttered to him. "We need to get them out as soon as." Jeff observed the paleness to Ethan's usually olive skin. His blood covered face, and the breathing difficulties he was having. He remembered only a few days previously, when he worked with Ethan on a floor collapse. He was amazing in that, and now, he was the one in serious trouble. He was too young to die, and Jeff wasn't going to let that happen.

"It's okay, it's going to be okay. Just, keep breathing." Tess continued to try and calm the F2, but without luck. She was trying to calm down herself, her doctor mode kicking in, but the pain in her arm was awful.

"Right, can you call Charlie? He needs to know what's happening." Jeff told Connie who had her phone in hand. She agreed without objection, wondering how he was going to tell the rest of the staff.

The phone rang for a couple of seconds, and Connie prayed and hoped that Charlie would pick up, despite the cool air that lingered between the two. "Connie, what can I do for you?"

"Charlie, oh Charlie. We've been…in a car accident. A car…er…car swiped us. You need to tell everyone." She hung up the phone, not wanting to relay any more information. She didn't want to repeat what had happened. Not yet anyway.


Second chapter done and dusted! I hope you enjoyed this. This won't be very long. Please review?