I DO NOT OWN LEMONADE MOUTH!
RAY:
The sound of crunching metal echo's through the parking lot and street loudly as we watch the windows of Charlie's car explode.
"Charlie!" I'm snapped out of my frozen state to the sound of Mo's scream.
"Olivia." Stella gasps and clutches my hand in a vice tight grip.
"Oh god no…Wen!" Scott whispers. Then after a few seconds they all break into a run towards the car and the Pick Up Truck it had slammed into.
"Wait!" I scream and follow close behind. "Stella hold on!" none of them slow down or look back at me. I quicken my pace and finally catch up to Scott.
"Call an ambulance!" he shouts as we skid to a stop in front of the car.
"already on it." I mumble and pull out my phone.
STELLA:
The crunch of glass under my feet is enough to bring tears to my eyes. There's so much glass and just the thought that they could have some of it piercing their bodies terrifies me. the sound of Ray mumbling shakily into the phone is distant as I make my way closer to the car.
"Stella no. we have to wait until the paramedics get here." Scotts hand catch my arm gently and pulls me back to where Ray and Mo and standing.
"Yes…yes…please hurry." Ray finally shoves his phone back into his pocket and opens his arms slightly. I launch myself into his embrace and sob into his chest. Although I can't see any of my friends I somehow know that the effects of the crach are not going to be good.
"It's okay Stella. Everything is going to be okay." He whispers and runs a trembling hand through my hair.
"Oh god…no this can't be happening." I hear my voice ring in my ears but don't remember opening my mouth to speak.
"I can hear the sirens." Mo mumbles and sniffles. I can hear them too. And just a few seconds later the bright lights shine across our faces and the truck pulls up a few feet away.
"What happened? were any of you in the car?" one of runs to us while the other two rush to the car.
"No but they're our friends." Scott says and gently pulls away from Mo to explain.
"Mo." I open my arm for her and she curls herself into me quickly. Now Ray, Mo and I are on a group hug and by the sound of Ray's ragged breathing I think he's crying like Mo and I.
" Guys, we should get to the hospital." Scott returns with tear stained cheeks.
"what did they say? Did you see them?" Mo pulls away and walks over to Scott.
"I saw Charlie being pulled out of the car but other than him I dond;t see anyone else. They said that if we want to see them we should get to the hospital." He explains and starts tugging her back towards the parking lot.
"Come on." I nod when Ray whispers softly and let him take my hand as he starts walking back to his car.
RAY:
Three hours. We've been waiting in the waiting room for three hours!
"Dude you have to calm down." Scott mumbles sadly and places a tired hand on my knee to try to stop its bouncing.
"It's been three hours it shouldn't take this long!" I hiss and run my hands through my hair.
"Just calm down. The doctor will come in here any second and tell us that they're all okay." He mumbles and sighs.
"You don't believe that and you know it." I say and look at him.
"Don't tell that to Mo. She's terrified and I don't want to scare her even more.
"But you don't believe it!" I hiss.
"No okay I don't. I think that at least one of them is going to be in bad condition." He mumbles.
"Ray?" I look up to see Stella holding out a foam cup.
"What is it?" I take it carefully and sigh.
"Hot Chocolate." She mumbles. I pull her down onto my lap and lay my head on her shoulder.
"You okay?" she whispers and moves my hair from my eyes.
"Just tired." I yawn to prove my point and take a sip of the Liquid chocolate.
"I don't blame you. It's past midnight." She mumbles and keeps running a hand through my hair as if she's petting a cat.
"If you keep doing that I'm gonna fall asleep." I mumble as my eyes start to droop.
"sorry." She mumbles and lets her hand rest on the back of my head.
"Um, are you here to see Charles, Olivia and Wendal?" we all look up and nod at the man with a clip board in his hands.
"Yes." Scott stands up and we all follow him out of the small waiting room.
" Wendal and Olivia are both fine. Just a few cuts and bruises, nothing a few stitches didn't fix." The man explains and leads us towards a room. "Charles on the other hand…well he's in very bad shape." He opens a door and I freeze at the sight.
"Oh my gosh." Mo gasps and covers her mouth with her hand.
"He has a broken arm, two broken ribs, quite a few cuts on his face and arms, and a lot of bruises. Everything will heal eventually though. Yes there will be a few scares here and there but for the most part, he'll be perfectly fine in about two months." The doctor walks in and Mo immediately rushes over to Charlie's side along with Stella.
"He's asleep." Stella mumbles when they get to his side.
"yes, he should be awake in a few minutes. I'm afraid you won't be able to stay long though. Visiting hours ended at ten O' clock and it's after midnight. When he wakes up, greet him stay for a few minutes and them please leave him to rest. Olivia and Wendal are both in room 1-109 if you want to see them.
"Thank you." I say as he walks out.
"Would you guys mind staying here for a bit while we go check on Olivia and Wen? I don't think Charlie should be alone if he wakes up." Stella mumbles and walks towards me.
"No problem." I say and smiles slightly when she kisses me.
"Thanks." With that, She and Mo walk out.
"Dude you are so Whipped!" Scott chuckles and walk over to Charlie.
"Am not." I grumble and follow him.
"Are too."
"Am not!"
STELLA:
"So, how are things going with you and Ray?" I have to look away to hide the bright blush that covers my cheeks.
"They're moving along pretty quickly." I mumble.
"You know…he's really starting to like you Stella. Scott says that whenever they go for their morning run he's always talking about you…and not in a bad way. It looked like you really like him too when we were in the waiting room." She says and walks towards the elevator.
"That's crazy. I'm not falling for Ray Beech." I mumble.
"Why not? I mean he's actually nice." She pushes the button and the elevator doors open slowly.
"He isn't my type." I lie and walk into the small space.
"What do you mean he isn't your type? He's perfect for you!"
"Can we please drop the subject?" I ask when I feel my throat tighten and start to find it hard to swallow.
"Okay, sorry for bringing it up." The doors open again and we walk out silently.
"What would happen if…I did fall for him?" I whisper as we walk.
"Well then that's your choice. If you wanted to stay with him then you can and if you don't then…it's your choice Stella. But we're not going to force you. Why are you starting to fall for him?"
"It was just a question Mo." I force a smile and look at the door numbers.
"Oh…okay." She sighs and points to a door. "There it is." I nod and we start walking over.
MO:
She's so stubborn! Everyone can see that she's falling for him, and he's falling for her!
"Olivia? Wen?" she opens the door and walks in.
"Over here." Wen croaks out and sighs. We walk over to the two hospital beds to find a sleeping Olivia and a bruised Wen.
"Hey. How are you feeling?" I ask.
"Sore. But I'll make it. How's Charlie?"
"Bad…really bad." Stella whispers and sighs.
"God…I don't even know what happened! one second we're driving smoothly and the next there's a car in front of us and Charlie is driving full speed towards it!" he mumbles and sighs.
"Maybe he was distracted." I defend and sigh when they look at me with frowns.
"Mo is there something we should know? You and Charlie have been acting weird all week." Stella says and raises an eyebrow.
"Yes…and no." I mumble and sit in the chair beside Wen's hospital bed.
" what's going on?" Wen asks.
I took a deep breath and got ready to tell two of my best friends what was going on in my always secretive life.
RAY:
The room was silent for a few minutes. The only sounds were of the heart monitor that kept going Beep…Beep…Beep.
"So…I just can't get over the fact that you, Raymond Beech, are whipped." I roll my eyes and sigh as Scott goes into a rant about how I've never taken anything seriously until my relationship with Stella.
"Mmng." Charlie stirs and sighs in his bed before opening his eyes lazily.
"Charlie?" I mumble and watch as he winces slightly.
"Don't scream!" he groans and winces again.
"How're you feeling?" Scott whispers.
"Like an elephant is sitting on my chest." He mumbles. "where are the others?"
"Wen and Olivia are in another room, Stella and Mo are paying them a visit." I say and look up when the door opens and closes.
"Charlie! You're awake." Stella's smile if forced as she walks over to Charlie's bed side with Mo.
"are you okay?" I whisper softly when she's close enough.
"I'm fine." She nods and sighs.
"Hey." We both look over to see Charlie gripping Mo's hand as if his life depended on it.
"hey." She answers. A tear slips from her eye.
Call me crazy but now I know there's something wrong. That look in Mo's eyes is something more than just pain for a friend. And the way Charlie stiffens whenever Mo and Scott touch. And most importantly, the way Stella's eyes shoot from Charlie and Mo to Scott.
"Excuse me?" we turn to see a nurse standing at the door.
"Sorry to interrupt but you kids have to go." she says softly and smiles apologetically .
"We'll be right out." I mumble and motion for Scott to start pretending to leave. He nods and starts to walk towards the door. the nurse leaves when she sees him and he stopps at th end of Charlie's bed.
"We'll come visit you soon all right Charlie?" he says and smiles slightly when Charlie tries to chuckle.
"I'll be fine you guys. Go, you need to get some rest." With that we all start to head to the door.
"I'll be right out." Mo mumbles and smiles slightly. We nod and close the door behind us.
STELLA:
"Oh, wait. I left my keys in his room." I turn to keep Ray patting his pockets with a frown.
"I'll wait here." I mumble as he starts to turn back around.
"Everything's going to be okay Stella." He says before jogging towards Charlie's room.
RAY:
I freeze when I get to Charlie's room. The door hadn't squeaked when I opened it so my presence wasn't noticed. Maybe that's why Charlie and Mo didn't pull away from their lip-locked state.
"A-hem!" I clear my throat in shock and watch as they jump away from each other in shock.
"Ray." Mo gasps and looks at me in shock.
"What is going on!" I whisper yell when I see a nurse frowning at me from across the hall.
"You can't tell anyone!" Charlie tries to sit up but gasps and collapses back into the pillows.
"Explain at least!" I watch Mo help him settle into the pillows again and sigh when they look at me with guilt.
"You have to swear not to tell anyone first." Mo says as I shut the door behind me.
"How can I not tell my best friend that his girlfriend is cheating on him?" I hiss and stare at them wide eyed.
"He cheated first!" Charlie defends.
"Don't you get it? Nothing happened between them last year! It was just a way to get Mo upset!"
"No! Olivia and I caught him with Jules for real." Mo mumbles.
"What are you talking about?" I ask and frown.
"He was in bed with her." Charlie grumbles.
"Like I said before explain!" with that Mo sighs and looks down at Charlie.
"I think we should." He says.
"So do I." I say as I grab my car keys quickly before returning my gaze to them.
"okay…here's what happened…"
now I want to post another Pole. Please vote!
What should my next Lemonade Mouth story be about?
memories on how Ray and Stella grew up together. (in this story, Stella moved in when she was around eight.) The memories would go from her first day in town up to a special memory I can't tell you about yet…
.Reznik forces Lemonade Mouth and Mudslide Crush to write and Perform a play where only the members of their band can participate as a punishment after both bands are involved in a food fight. Stella and Ray are forced to write the play alone and work together to get Principal Brandigan to like it or be banned from playing at any and all school happenings.
. just give me an idea if you have one but you don't want to write it or you don't know where to start! : )