Chapter 11: Alfred's POV

"Save it, we're through."

That line played in my head like a broken record. Still. He was on my chest and I gently pushed him off to the pillow beside me. I curled up in a ball. Tears made their way to the corners of my eyes. I know everything was okay now, but I couldn't help still feel like things were different, ya know? I decided to go for a drive to clear my head. Maybe pick up some more flowers... and McDonald's. I carefully got up and grabbed my keys. I carefully shut the front door. Shit. It was rainy. I hated the rain. It made everything seem dark. And I am deathly afraid of the dark. But don't tell Arthur!
I got in my car and pulled it out of the driveway. Woah. It's really dark. What time was it? 10 pm? I never noticed how twisty this road wa-

CRASH!

I opened my eyes. I couldn't move. Everything was upside down. I guess I had been flung into the ditch, hitting a tree hard. I looked down, and there I saw a tree branch through my stomach. I...I couldn't feel anything. I tried not to panic, but I saw the car who ran into mines in the road above me through my shattered windshield, had been totaled in the front. The guy walked out of his car, on his cell phone.
He came down in a hurry with a bloody face, he asked me, "Sir, are you o- America?!"
I knew that raspy German voice anywhere.
"L-Lud-Ludw-!" I gasped.
"Damn," he cursed. "Hold on. Help is coming," he said, closing his phone.
I coughed up blood as I closed my eyes. Help better hurry the fuck up.
The next time I opened my eyes. I saw white.

No. Not heavenly white.

The white of the ambulance roof. I could see the branch that impaled me. I made a slight groan. In the blink of an eye, I was already in the recovery room. The nurse came in.
"You're lucky, . If you had waited any longer, you could've been dead. Fortunately, the surgery went well and you'll be out of here in a week or two, depending on your recovery. But right now, you are in pretty critical condition. Just rest for now."
"Okay. Thanks, bro."
She sighed and left the room. The drugs made me drowsy so I fell asleep.