This is Cat's POV for now, because it seems stupid to start in Jade's POV when she- yeah. Just read.
The screeching of the tires. The sound of metal crashing. The crushed car. The body trapped inside it. The other car, with the busted bumper, the driver staring in shock.
That's all that was replaying in my head.
And the blood.
Oh God, the blood. The blood from her arm, from her leg, from her head. The blood on my phone when I called 9-1-1. The blood on my legs when I stood up. The blood everywhere.
I tried to relax. Jade was okay.
Jade was in the hospital, bandaged up, broken arm, broken leg, fractured rib, cracked skull. But she was alive.
-Earlier that night-
As I was closing my window for the night, I heard a crash. I looked outside the window, and I saw two cars smashed into each other. I shook my head. Drivers needed to be more responsible.
Wait. One of the cars, a van, was my fathers. White, big, and the front of it looked a bit torn. And the other car, so mangled I could see how bad it was from my window, a black Range Rover-No. No please, no.
I ran out of the house, barefoot, past my mother in the living room.
"JADE!" I yelled, running towards the crash. "JADE! JADE PLEASE!" I shouted still, not stopping. When I got there, my father looked completely worried.
"This car is Jadelyn's?" He asked. I didn't answer, I tried to pull open the drivers side door. It wouldn't budge. I Ran to the other side and yanked the passenger side door open, and I saw Jade. Her her body was slumped over against the dashboard. Her right arm was impossibly bent, and there was blood on the seat, towards the bottom.
No, please, no.
"JADE!" I screamed, tears flowing down my cheeks. I put my hand under her chin, making her face me. Her eyes were shut, and there was blood on my hands. I looked closer;it was hard to see in just moonlight, and I saw the cut on her head. Or more like a gash.
No. Please.
"JADE! NO! DON'T LEAVE ME!" I yelled. I pulled out my phone and dialed 9-1-1. I told then the situation, then hung up. I couldn't get in the car, not without hurting myself.
"Jade, please. Please, I love you."
"Caterina Valentin!" My dad said from behind me. "What is it you think you are doing?" He asked, obviously angry.
"Papa, I love Jade. And she loves me back. Please papa, we have to help her." I answered, crying. He softened.
"Alright, hija. But you are sure you love Jadelyn? Truly?" He said. "Yes, papa." I answered. "Please, please don't make me leave her. Please..." I said, sinking to my knees.
"I will not, hija. I promise. Noi non scegliere chi si ama, né abbiamo scelto che ci ama. (We do not choose who we love, nor do we choose who loves us.)" He said, stroking my hair.
"Ti voglio bene, papà. Ti amo così tanto. (I love you, dad. I love you so much.)" I said to him. He knelt down as well, hugging me until the ambulance came and took Jade away. He pushed me into the ambulance, telling me he would tell my mom and then follow me to the hospital. I kissed him on the cheek and jumped in the back with Jade.
"Don't worry, Jade." I said, taking her normal-looking hand. "It'll be okay."
I cried softly the entire way to the hospital.
-End of flashback-
Jade moved on the hospital bed. I was up and out of my seat in less than a second.
"Jade?" I said softly. She looked around, then at me,
"Wh-where am I?" She asked. I smiled. "You're at the hospital, baby."
Her face was blank. "Baby?" She asked me.
Oh God, no. Please.
"You're my baby, remember?" I said, tears filling my eyes. "You're my mom?" She asked me.
Please, if there is a God, please let her remember.
"No, Jade. I'm you're girlfriend." I said, taking her hand. She stared at my hand intertwined with hers. "Girlfriend?" she echoed. "Then...then what's your name?" she asked me. My heart sank. "Cat. Cat Valentine." I said.
-Switch to Jade's POV-
Cat Valentine? Cat Valen-oh my God.
I remember. She's my girlfriend. We met in the 6th grade. We fucked in Tori's party. We made love shortly after that. She's my girlfriend. She's my girlfriend. I love her. I love Cat Valentine.
"Cat. Cat!" I said, lifting my hand and pulling down her neck to kiss her. She didn't expect it, but responded quickly.
When we pulled away, she bit her lip. "Jade?" she said.
"I remember, kitty. Some things are hazy, but I remember. I remember you and me. And my name. And some other things. And me." I said, all in a rush. Her face brightened.
"OhmyGodJadeythankyousomuchIg otsoscaredIthoughtyouwouldn'tknowwhoIwasbecausethedoctor saidyouhurtyourheadreallybad butohmyGodJadeI-"
"CAT." I said, cutting her off. She breathed. "Yes, Jade?" She asked, like a little puppy. "Shhhh." I replied. Then I closed my eyes and went to sleep.
When I woke up, I was sitting down. Sort of. The bed put me in a sitting down position. I looked around the room. Cat was there, my parents were there, Cat's parents were there and a doctor was there. Crap.
I cleared my throat.
"Jadey!" Cat said. She rushed over to me and pecked me on the lips. I stiffened. My father was in the room. And if there was anyone more homophobic than him, then I'd certainly be damned.
"Jadelyn." My dad said sternly. "You know how I feel about this. But you mother has talked me into accepting it, as Mr. Valentine-" Cat's dad cut him off with: "Valentin"-my dad cleared his throat. "-Mr. Valentin has done to his wife." My father finished. Mrs. Valentine-I mean, Valentin-I mean-ah, whatever-she nodded her head.
"I wasn't happy, not at first. I always wanted grand children. But Francis helped me see how happy Cat was with you." Mr Valentine-tin-shook his head. "Joan. It is Francisco. Not Francis. And she is named Caterina, not a household pet." He said to her. "We're in America, Francis. Be normal!" Mrs. Valentine hit back.
Well, I see why they split.
Cat smiled. I guess she was used to this. My parents stood there looking at me, then at Cat, then her parents. The doctor cleared his throat.
A lot of throat-clearing today.
"Well, Jadelyn," he started, but I cut him off. "Jade." I said. My dad snorted. "Jade, then," the doctor continued, "My name is Doctor Chalmers. I'm glad to see you still remember much in your life. I was worried you'd have amnesia, with the severeness of the impact. But you seem to be fine. Although, I need to ask you a few questions." He said.
I shrugged. "Sure."
So he continued.
"Where were you three days before the incident?" he asked, a pen hovering above his clipboard. "I was at school." I replied. "That's where I usually am on Thursdays. Then I went home." The doctor nodded. "And where do you go to school?" He asked next. I had to think for a minute. Something with Arts. Magic Arts? Acting Arts? California Arts? That's it. "California Arts?" I said, not sounding too sure.
Cat sighed. "Hollywood, Jadey. Hollywood Arts." She told me. I remembered. Hollywood Arts. Vega, Beck, Andre, Robbie. The lockers. Sikowitz. The bathrooms. A project?
"I remember now. I go to Hollywood Arts. It's an acting school. Cat and I both go there, along with our other friends." I said, confidently. Cat smiled. So did the doctor. "What are your friends names?" He asked, writing something down on his clipboard.
"Andre, Robbie, Beck, and of course Cat." I said. Cat nudged me. "What about Tori?" She asked. "She's not my friend." I answered, and that was that. The doctor looked amused.
"Okay, so you can remember 3 days ago. How about Friday?" He asked. "Stayed at home. I think Cat came over?" I said, looking at her questioningly. "I did." She answered, bobbing her head up and down. "Okay." The doctor said.
Next question.
"What were you doing last Saturday?" I thought for a minute. Oh. Right. "I was at Nozu, with Cat. Then we went to...her...house..." I said, trailing off, remembering exactly what happened in her house. "And what happened in her house?" He asked. Goddamnit. Cat and I glanced at each other.
"Nothing really, I answered. We watched movies, and I think I slept over there. I'm pretty sure I did." I answered carefully. "She did." Cat said, proudly. The doctor nodded. "Okay. How about Sunday? What happened Sunday?" He asked. "Sunday?" I answered. Wasn't that today? "Well, we went to school together, because we have school on Sundays, instead of Fridays." I was pretty proud of myself for remembering.
He nodded again. "So do you remember what happened in school today, then? Since it's Sunday?" He asked, looking at me. I opened my mouth, then closed it. "No. I don't." I answered him. Cat took my unbroken hand. The doctor nodded. "Well, it's not exactly amnesia," he said. "It's more like, you just have to remind her of things if she forgets, and this forgetting about today is just her brain dealing with the trauma. It's alright." He said kindly to my parents and Cat's parents. Then he left the room, wishing us a good day.
Day? What time was it?
"Hey Cat-" I started, "3:57." She answered, before I could finish the question. "How did you know I was going to ask that?" I said, dumbfounded. She giggled. "I guessed?" she answered. I smiled.
My parents-and Cat's parent's-were smiling, too. Yep, it was going to be okay. Just until I can get out of this damned hospital.
Cat, Cat, Cat.
Hiii.
I do hope I scared you with the Jade forgetting part. Heehee.
Anyway, yeah. It's a happy story. It's probably ending soon, too.
Oh well. Hope you liked it!
Reviewww. Or Cat's dad with crash into your girlfriend's car and leave her with almost-amnesia.
Oh and PS, I have no idea about the medical shit I put in here. Hehe.
Bai.
