Bash, Bang, bump…fight?
Naomi, Tomas and JJ pulled Freddie into Cook's big house. "Welcome to my humble of oath," said a very intoxicated Cook. The music was loud and the place was crowded. Freddie didn't want to be there at all. Until he spotted Effy in the corner staring at him. Of all the people in the room, her eyes were planted directly on him.
Freddie's POV
The piercing blue eyes wouldn't leave me alone. Everywhere I moved, they followed. Her gaze could kill a man if he didn't have the power to counteract. I continued to move on through with JJ. A bottle off Jenko's was plunged in a cooler and a pulled it out to sip on it. JJ rambled on about stupid facts and he showed some girls a magic trick that had them smiling.
I felt a hand in mine and it pulled me towards the dance floor. It was the piercing blue eyes, Effy. A small smile on her face, but I was trying to keep my smile contain. The grinding began once the music speeded up. Maybe this was going to be a great party until Cook came into the picture.
Cook came up behind me, thrusting a fist into my eye. "What the fuck are you doing?" Effy yelled. Cook was laughing, intoxicated and planted a kiss on her. His glare turned to me, judging. "She's my girl. You don't get to have girls like her," he said smugly. I was infuriated that he would embarrass me in front of Effy. I punched him back, sending him to the floor. I hit him again, and again, and again. I would have continued if JJ and Tomas hadn't pulled me off him.
Cook's POV
What the hell did I get myself into? Blood poured from my nose, my eye, my mouth. It pained me to move. Freddie ran out, leaving everyone behind. Effy looked at me as if she were going to spit on me. JJ spit in my face, literally. Though I was glad he finally grew a pair and stood up for his own morals. "Wait guys!" I yelled and my legs carried me to them.
I heard a strongly loud scream and whisper come from outside. I ran out, Effy just behind me. Freddie lay on the ground, covered in blood. At first I didn't know if it was mine, or his. Until I seen the guy get out of the car that had hit him crossing the road, and the crowd surrounding him. Effy and Naomi were panicking and JJ and Tomo were pulling him into the guy's car. "I'm coming with you," I said and climbed in with him.
JJ's POV
This was Cook's fault. If he hadn't said anything to Freddie, then Freds wouldn't have run out and got hit. I sat in the front with the strange man who hit Freddie by accident. I was less mad at him than Cook right now. Tomas and Cook had him sprawled on their legs. The blood was oozing out of his head. Effy, Naomi, and Emily were in the car behind us and I could see them panicking from the side mirror.
Every turn seemed a winding road. The hospital was quiet until Tomas carried Freddie in. A doctor came rushed over with a stretcher followed by two more doctors. "He was hit by a car. I can give you any information you need," I explained as they pulled him away. Effy stood frozen, watching him go. Naomi was crying grabbing onto Emily's sleeve. Cook and Tomas both looked beside themselves.
I followed the office assist ant to the corner to answer her questions. "So who is your friend?" she asked nicely and gentle. "Freddie Mclair. And I'm JJ Jenkins. But I think that's irrelevant so I'll let you get back to the questions," I answered with a twitch at his names. "And could you explain in detail what happened?" she asked again. I shuttered at the memory.
"We were at a party, a good one too. Freddie's birthday to be specific," I said before realizing I was off task again. "Anyway, he got in a fight with a guy and punched him a few times, and he got one to the eye so if he has a shiner, don't be alarmed. And then he got upset and run out, that's when a car ripped out as he was leaving and it hit him. It hit him head on, no clipping," I verified. "Could you tell me who hit him, and what were they driving," she asked me. "It was him over there. He drove us here in his…mid day sedan."
Nobody's POV
The kids sat around waiting for news. Karen and Mr. Mclair joined them. To JJ, it seemed as if the room was spinning. Like every doctor who didn't answer his questions were mocking him. Like his friend had already been dead and he was just waiting for someone to tell him.
"Mr. Mclair's family?" asked a doctor. The group jumped up half eager, half scared. "I have some good news and bad news," the doctor said. Naomi was on the edge of her toes, shifting her weight to her front. "What's the good news?" asked Karen. "Fredrick will be able to be restored to his original state after some physiotherapy and rehab. And thanks to the car hitting him head on, there's no brain damage," the doctor explained.
JJ braced himself for the bad news. He felt Effy's hand holding on to his arm. If his best friend wasn't hurt right now, he'd be having the time of his life. "The bad news is, we had to take him into surgery. He's having some internal bleeding and if fixed immediately, he'll be fine," said the doctor. "However there is a chance he won't make it off the table." JJ looked Effy in the eyes. This was the only time he ever saw her show any sign of emotion. "You can go see him before he goes in if you want."
Mr. Mclair was on the phone with the insurance company arguing with the Spanish man on the phone. Effy, JJ, and Tomas all went in. Freddie wasn't awake, but he looked colourful. Cook watched from outside the room as Effy whispered something in his ear. He tried his best not to hate Freddie, but he just knew that Freddie had what Cook wanted most, needed most, and he didn't even know it.