Eli quickly turned the car around and drove to the hospital while Clare furiously tried to get a hold of her mom, but she could barely handle the phone. She was uncontrollably sobbing. The car ride felt like hours and they weren't even sure if it was the right hospital. Eli gently helped her out of the car and held her hand as they ran in. Clare started walking up to the desk but he knew she really didn't want to know anything bad, so just incase there was bad news, he sat her down and walked up to the desk himself. "Is there a Paul Edwards here?" He asked running a hand through his hair nervously.
"Not that I know of. Do you know what he was in for?" She started looking through her files to find his.
"A car accident, about 10 minutes ago." Then she looked up at him with a shocked face.
"Well, we have a John Doe being prepped for surgery right now. Are you Paul's son or relative in any way?"
He shook his head. "I'm here with my girlfriend, she's his daughter."
"She can go back, you need to stay, only immediate family." She gestured toward Clare and then back to the wing.
"Please, please do not make her go alone." She stared at him for a moment until a tear started to fall down his cheek.
"Alright, but if anyone asks, I didn't let you." She gave him a small sad smile and let him take Clare into the back.
While walking they saw three doctors running down the wing pushing a beautiful woman who had piles of blood all around her on the gurny. A few feet back was another person, this time a male and Clare knew who it was. She ran closer to the gurny and saw her father, barely breathing. "I'm so sorry Dad, please don't die." She tried to grab his hand but the doctors insisted that it was urgent and slipped right past her as she fell to the ground crying. Eli sat with her and rocked her gently as she left tear marks on his shirt, but he didn't mind, she needed to cry.
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Hours past and Clare and Eli were still sitting in the same spot. He insisted that sitting in the seats would be more comfortable, but she didn't care. "Excuse me, are you Clare Edwards?" She quickly stood up.
"Is he okay, is my father okay?" She asked slightly yelling.
There was silence for a moment and Eli knew full well what that meant. He grabbed Clare's hand and comforted her as they heard the doctor finally say "We did the best we could do." Clare almost passed out and fell into the arms of Eli as they sat in the same spot they've grown to hate over the past few hours. "Tracy Walsh is okay though."
Clare looked up at the doctor, who thought that would be a good thing, that her father's mistress lived but he didn't. This made her sob even more as Eli patted her back gently and held her as close as he could, "Eli, will you please take me home?" He silently obliged and they walked quietly to his car.
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He walked her inside until she could find her mom. They waited and waited, but she was no where to be found. There was no way to find her either, they just had to wait.
It was around 3 AM and there was school tomorrow. "Clare, I think you should be going to sleep." He whispered in her ear lightly, then he picked her up and carried her to her bed as she cried a little more.
"Please, please do not leave me." He nodded and laid her on the bed as he got in on the other side, holding her close the entire night.
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At around 6 AM Clare's alarm clock went off. Eli went to shut it off, thinking that he would hit Clare by accident, he pushed his body slightly up to reach over her. But she wasn't there. He looked around confused until her walked downstairs to see her cooking pancakes, humming to herself. "Clare?"
"Eli, sleepy head." She giggled a little. "I made pancakes." She pointed at the huge stack of pancakes. There were blueberry, chocolate chip, strawberry, and plain. There had to be atleast 50 there.
"Are you alright?" He asked walking towards her a little more.
"Why wouldn't I be okay?" She asked with a smile.
"Clare, your dad." Her smile faded for a moment but came back quickly.
"That's old news. Now sit down and eat these pancakes." Great, she was in denial. He sat down, not wanting to upset her and she brought him a stack of about 10 pancakes. His eyes widened. He could not eat all of these by himself. "My mom called around 5. She heard what happened, she said she'll be home later today." She told him as she poured syrup over his food.
She sat down next to him and ate some pancakes herself, smiling the whole time. "Hey Eli, guess what?"
"Yeah?" He asked with his mouth slightly full as he looked up at her.
"I love you." She smiled at him and he tried his best to smile back as he swallowed his food, but he knew in a few hours or days it would all hit her.
"I love you too." She gave him a big smile and kissed him.
Sorry if it's depressing or anything. And I know she's weird at the end, but I really want to show her going through all of the grief stages. Next is the last part of Don't Let Me Go with Anya and Wesley and then it's Love Lockdown Part 1. I'll leave a description in the next chapter. Like always, review!
