Give Your Heart A Break...
Don't wanna break your heart
Wanna give your heart a break
I know you're scared it's wrong
Like you might make a mistake
Chapter 11- DRAMA filled chapter one you :)
Don't go, don't go I just got a chance to know you, Don't go, don't go there's still so much more I could show you
-Morning Star by N-Dubz
The car alarm was beeping loudly. Joey opened his eyes and coughed as he remembered what had just happened. He quickly turned around at Lauren whose eyes were shut.
"Lauren? Lauren? Come on, now is not the time for your jokes" Joey called, coughing, reaching out to shake her but she wouldn't move. Panic hit him like a bucket ice cold water had just been throw over him. He managed to do undo his seat belt and get across to Lauren to wake her.
"Come on. Don't do this to me. Wake up. Don't you dare die on me. Please just wake up!" Joey cried, shaking her but she still wouldn't wake when he heard shouts of his name. He saw Derek running towards him.
"Joey? Is she alright?" Derek asked, reaching them and looking at Lauren, trying to shake her.
"A. Don't touch her and B. What the hell are you doing here?!" Joey demanded, still trying to wake Lauren.
"Never mind that. You need to get out. This car is gonna blow. I can smell the petrol. Get her out now. We will deal with it later" Derek told him. Joey looked around, panicked and tried to do her seatbelt, which he saw stuck. He tried with everything he had to undo it.
"We need to go now!" Derek shouted, at him, trying to pull him away.
"Not without Lauren!" Joey replied, when Lauren did a small cough and Joey breathe a sigh of relief as she opened her eyes. She smiled at him.
"Okay, teen drama love story later. We need to get out of here now" Derek demanded.
Joey jumped out the car as Lauren, with difficulty stood up on her seat , pushed the seatbelt down and jumped out of the car as Joey caught her. She whispered "thanks" to him when Derek shouted at them to "Run". Joey grabbed Lauren's hand and ran as the car and the shop went BOOM! They fell to the floor with Joey holding onto Lauren with everything he had. Once he checked she was alright and kissed her on the forehead, he rounded on Derek.
"What the hell are you doing here?!"
"I saw you drive off in my car. I followed you and found you here. Lucky I was here or you two lovebirds would be dead" Derek replied.
"And I am supposed to be grateful?"
But Derek didn't reply. He was too busy looking at Lauren, who had just dropped to the floor. Joey turned around and rush to her side, balancing her head between his legs and taking her hand, squeezing it.
"Please don't do this to me again. Just wake up" Joey cried, also stroking her hair but she wouldn't move.
"Call an ambulance, NOW!" He added, shouting at Derek who sighed, took his phone out and rang them.
No matter how many times Joey tried to wake her, it didn't work and he broke down crying.
"Please, baby. Don't do this to me. You need to wake up. Stop being the stubborn girl I love and just wake up. Please don't die on me, baby. I can't lose you" Joey didn't care Derek was there anymore. He felt like he needed to get this out before.. It was too late? Derek stood behind them, without saying a word. He actually shocked on how the nights events had turned out. His thoughts were broken by the sound of the ambulance.
They learnt at the hospital that Lauren had slipped into a coma and the trauma from her accident with Derek and from the car accident had caused bleeding on the brain and why she was in a coma. The doctors had more news and they sat Max, Tanya, Joey, Alice, Jack and Derek down to tell them.
"There is a number of options that could happen when she wakes up there's memory less, there's the possibility of disability for life, she could wake up fine or she might-"
"Not wake up at all" Joey finished the doctors sentence and placed his head in hands.
"I'm gonna call Gabriella. She would want to be here" Jack said before leaving.
"Why were you in Derek's car in the first place?" Tanya asked Joey suddenly. He looked up, not sure what to say.
"Lauren and Joey wanted to play a prank on me. Steal my car but it backfired them. Isn't that right, Joey?" Derek quickly replied, looking at his son.
"Yeah. It is" Joey answered him.
2 days later, there was no change. Joey barely left the hospital, not wanting to leave Lauren. Her parents began to get suspicious of this behaviour but decided to leave it until she had woken up. Joey was watching Lauren, praying the 1000 time she would just wake up fine when the door opened and Gabriella walked in, her blonde waves tied up and no make up. She looked like she had been crying. Joey jumped up and they ran to each, hugging each other tightly. Gabriella started to cry as she looked at her cousin hooked up to machines. She gently pushed Joey away and sat next to the bed.
"Dad said something about trauma from an accident with Uncle Derek. What's been going on?" Gabriella demanded, looking at Joey.
"Derek knows about me and Lauren and he hasn't been very kind about it" Joey said, through gritted teeth.
Gabriella gasped, took Lauren's hand and pushed her hair away from her face.
"Lauren, I know you probably heard Joey say this a million times but please just wake up. I need my sister back. I'm not annoyed at you for what you said. It's the past. I understand. Please, I'm begging you. I don't know how I can survive without you. Your like my twin. I know people joke about saying that but it's true. I can't function without you. Who am I supposed to make jokes at and then be chased around the room and tackled to the floor until I say sorry? Please, just wake up. I need you here" Gabriella said, crying and Joey hugged her from behind.
"Don't you start crying. I have had enough tears from me to last a lifetime" Joey told her. Gabriella half giggled when the door opened and Derek walked in.
"Ah, Gabriella. Mind if we had a word please" Derek said to her. Gabriella nodded. Joey stood back to let her stand up. She and Derek walked out quietly until they turned a corner and Derek stopped her.
"I thought we had an understanding, Gabriella"
"I don't quite get what you mean, Uncle Derek"
"I thought you come to me with anything. We have exchanged a lot secrets in the past. But you didn't think to tell me about this, Gabriella? Why?" Derek demanded.
"Because Lauren is like my sister and Joey is like my brother. They were happy. I knew you would threatened that. I never seen either of them so happy"
Derek stared at her, his eyes narrowing.
"I thought you were a good influence for my Alice oppose to Lauren but it turns out your just the same as her. Thanks, Gabriella, for being a huge let down"
"What is going here? How dare you talk to my daughter like that!" A new voice shouted and Gabriella turned around to see Jack, her father.
"Dad, leave it. It doesn't matter" Gabriella tried to say but Jack put his hand up.
"No, Derek. What gives you the right to talk to my daughter like that?" Jack asked Derek.
"Now, Jack. This is between me and Gabriella here" Derek replied.
"Can we talk about this later? Lauren is more important" Gabriella asked them. Jack nodded
"This isn't over!" Jack shot at Derek before placing an arm around Gabriella and leading her back to Lauren.
2 more days had passed and both Gabriella and Joey had barely left Lauren's side. Gabriella had fallen sleep on Joey's shoulder and he had placed an arm around her when she woke with a start.
"Gabby, are you okay?" Joey asked, looking at her.
"Yeah. Bad dream" Gabriella replied, looking at Lauren and breathing a sigh of relief. With that, Joey knew what her dream was about. It was the same dream that he had been having.
"I'm scared, Gabs. What if she does wake up" Joey whispered to her. Gabriella looked at him, refusing to cry.
"She is strong. She will make it if she knows what is good for her" Gabriella replied, half smiling at her cousin and taking Lauren's hand.
"What if she isn't?" Joey whispered. Gabriella didn't reply because she was staring at Lauren's hand.
"What is it, Gabs?" Joey asked.
"Okay, don't freak out but I swore her hand just moved" Gabriella replied. Joey looked at her and back at Lauren then her hand twitched again. This time Joey saw it. He jumped up and kissed Lauren's forehead.
"Oh my brave, beautiful girl. I knew you would come back. Me and Gabs are here when your ready. Always" Joey whispered to Lauren and kissed her forehead again.
Gabriella gasped and looked at her cousin. Not believing of what she was seeing. She had knew Joey most of her life but this side of him she rarely saw and especially to a girl. It then hit her.
"You love her, don't you?" Gabriella asked him, smiling despite of herself.
Joey nodded as he sat down. Gabriella smiled at him.
"I'm going to tell the doctors and her parents she is starting to come around" Joey said before leaving. Gabriella watched him go before looking at Lauren.
"Okay, Lauren Branning. What have you done to my cousin?!" Gabriella exclaimed.
It took 8 more hours for Lauren to come around properly. Gabriella cried from relief when Lauren opened her eyes. Abi practically dived on Lauren as she woke. She winced in pain.
"Lauren! I was so worried" Abi exclaimed.
"I'm here now, Abs. What happened?" Lauren asked, looking around.
"You were in a car accident, babe but your okay now" Gabriella said, walking forward. Lauren stared at her with confusion.
"Who are you?" Lauren asked, staring at the girl in front of her, feeling like she should know her.
Gabriella looked at Joey who looked worried.
"Ha, funny, Lauren. It's me, Gabriella. Your cousin?" Gabriella said, looking at her.
"I'm sorry but I don't know you" Lauren replied. Gabriella gasped.
"How can you forget Gabriella, Loz? Your like sisters. Then there's Joey. Your other cousin. Lauren?" Abi questioned, looking at Gabriella and Joey.
"I'm sorry but I had never seen them before in my life" Lauren replied.
Gabriella started to cry , grabbed Joey and left the room with him.
"This is all my fault. It was my idea to leave now she doesn't know who I am!" Joey whispered. Gabriella hugged him tightly before Derek appeared behind them.
"I hear Lauren's awake. How is she?" Derek asked. Gabriella narrowed her eyes at him.
"Looks like you got what you wanted because she doesn't remember either of us" Joey screamed at her before grabbing Gabriella and leaving.
Oooo, got a feeling you may hate me now :) don't hate me!:D
Hope you like it even though the ending...o.O
xoxo