My insides were cold and numb. I prayed with all I was worth and then some that some how this wasn't real, but a night mare, and I would wake up to pancakes made by my roommate and surrogate older brother, Jason. But none of that happened. Instead I felt the despair in side of me grip tighter, flooring me as I saw a distraught Rocky sitting in the waiting room, head held in obvious distress.
"Rocky?" I croacked. I needed validation, validation that this was actually Rocky, that this wan't some big misunderstanding. And for the first time in my life I found myself praying that was anyone other then Rocky, I would have preferred Rita or Zedd. Both would have been fine too. I felt my stomach drop as he looked up at me with puffy red eyes, and in that brief moment when our eyes met, I knew. I knew that what was my night mare was now turning into a twisted reality.
"Rocky what are you doing here?" Kat asked concern evident in her voice.
"You guys might want to sit down." He answered. Both girls obliged by sitting down. "Adam?" He questioned. I nodded, hoping he'd take it as a sign that I already knew.
"We're sitting, now what?" Tanya asked.
"There was a crash, and-" He began slowly.
"Jason and Kim were in it." I finished looking everywhere but at them.
"A-are they okay?" Kat asked shocked at the revelation.
"The Doctors said Kim's still unconscious other then a concussion a few cuts she's okay. B-but they said Jason might not make it through the night something about how he might of thrown her out of the car to save her." Tears began building in his eyes.
"We have to tell the others." I spoke trying to keep my voice even as the other three nodded.
"I'll call Trini and Billy" Rocky offered.
"I'll get Zack." I agreed.
"I'll call Aisha." Tanya offered.
"And I'll let Tommy know." Kat offered.
I nodded as we split up to make the calls. I dialed the number and hoped that he wouldn't actually pick up.
"Hello?" A bright an energetic voice asked from the other side.
"Zack?" I asked trying to keep my voice neutral.
"Adam? Bro it's been way to long! How ya been? How are things with Tanya?" He asked, his voice causing me to flinch. I couldn't do it, he was too damn happy. But he'd wanna know. I have to do this.
"Adam?"
"Zack. Jason and Kimberly have been in an accident." I replied in what
I hoped was a calm voice.
"What happened?" He asked panic creeping into his voice.
"It was a car crash."
"But-"
"Please, Zack, I don't have it in me to answer. It's bad. Any of them could go, just please if you can be here, please be here." I pleaded.
"I'll be there." He said hanging up.
