Chapter 25: Crash(Alternate)
This is one of the two directions the story could head in.
BPOV
"Maybe…maybe we should not see each other anymore." Edward whispered. It felt like someone just stuck a knife through my heart. My whole world just came crashing down around me. I couldn't keep my façade up. I saw Edward's eyes look over my face, measuring my reactions I would guess. I took a breathe, and made my face blank. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't stop the tears from falling. I couldn't believe it, this, right here, was the first time I cried in over a decade. I didn't cry when Phil found me with Johnny, I didn't cry when the whole school dubbed me as a slut, and I certainly didn't cry when Johnny went off to college. I got up from Edward's bed, and walked to the door, biting on my tongue to keep me from saying anything. Well, I was either going to say something, or scream. Edward didn't stop me, a part of me was expecting him to, but the other part of me wasn't. when I hit the hall way, I started running. I ran down the stairs, grabbed the first set of keys on the table next to the door, and slammed the door behind me. When I was outside, and away from it all, I hit the unlock button, and waited for lights to flash letting me know what car I was driving away with. Edward's Volvo flashed. Really?
I groaned, with my luck, that would happen to me. I slid into the familiar seat, turned the key, and hit the gas. My vision became more and more blurred, as more tears formed. I was driving fast, faster than I normally would. I just had to get away. I just went through one of the few intersections with lights, when headlights illuminated the inside of the car. I had one of those experiences, when the moments before you die, your whole life flashes before your eyes. It felt like I was a spectator to my own life. I saw everything, from the moment my mom took me to Phoenix, to when Edward broke up with me, and everything in between. The headlights got closer, and closer, the crash rang through my ears, and pain took over my whole body. The pain was excruciated, and it drowned out all the noises around me, until it was like I was in a closed room with no doors or windows. I was trapped. I tried to move my legs, but pain surged up my spine, and down my arms. That wasn't working out. I tried to look around, but found myself looking at a caved in car from all around. I was covered in something, hot, wet and sticky everywhere. I did the thing I could do, I closed my eyes, and imagined Edward smiling back at me, then I drifted off to sleep.
*&*
There were unfamiliar sounds to me all around, and I didn't know where I was. I tried to move my hand, but something heavy as stopping me. "Emmett, move your head. I cant feel my hand." I said. Emmett shot out of the chair like someone lit a fire under his ass. "Your awake. She's awake! She's awake!" He yelled. The room was suddenly over crowded with everyone. Charlie, Carlisle, Esme, Alice, Rose, Jasper, Edward, and Emmett were all staring at me. I felt my face flush under their gazes. Carlisle was the first to approach me, he was in his doctor scrubs, that was when I realized I was in a hospital bed. I tried to remember how I got here, but nothing came to mind. "Hi, Bella. How are you feeling?" He asked, checking my vitals. I stared at everyone. "I'm not sure." I mumbled. "That's normal." He said, reassuringly. I fixated my gaze on the wall. "Why am I here?" I finally asked. Everyone looked at each other. "You don't remember?" Emmett asked, sitting on the bed. I shook my head. "Bella, you were in a car accident. You've been in a coma for the last three days." Emmett said, staring at me. I thought again, remembering this time. The headlights, the crash, being trapped, the pain- I grimaced. I then stared at all their faces, they were all watching me. Finally my eyes landed on green ones. His eyes were red, and it looked like he had been crying. I looked away.
"What happened?" I asked, staring at the wall. "Some drunken asshole ran a red light, and t-boned you. The first collision caused you to hit a car that was stopped for the red light. There were no other injuries. Apart from yours." Emmett said, his eyes darkening as he said asshole. "Sorry about your car. I know how much it meant to you." I said, continuing to stare at a crack on the wall, my voice sounded more bitter than I intended. Oh well. "Bella, I-" Emmett sent Edward an angry look, and Edward shut his mouth. "Why don't we let Bella rest. We can all come back another time." Carlisle suggested. "Like I need anymore rest." I said. Short chuckles rang through the room. "I'll bring you some lunch, Bella." Alice said, kissing my cheek lightly, and leaving. "Later, Bells." Jasper waved and followed Alice. "Feel better." Emmett said, kissing my forehead, and leaving. "I'll see you soon." Charlie said, squeezing my hand lightly. "I hope you feel better, Bella. These last few days with Em have been nearly intolerable." Rose said, laughing a little. I laughed quietly with her, I can only imagine how Emmett acted these last three days. "Rest easy Bella." Esme said, she gave Edward a look as she passed. "If you are feeling any pain, just push the button, or call me. I'll come back." Carlisle said, then left. I sighed. Edward was still standing there, staring at me. "You should go. Doctors orders." I said, rolling onto my side, away from him. "Ow." I muttered, as pain radiated from my side. "What happened? Are you alright?" Edward asked, his voice full of worry, he appeared in front of my eyes. "Sure, now you care." I said, this time I meant to sound bitter. "Bella, I always cared." He whispered to me, his eyes boring into my own. "Could have fooled me." I told him, rolling onto my back. The pain subsiding.
I closed my eyes, wishing he would just leave me alone. He's the one who said he didn't want me, not the other way around. And I am obviously in no position to get up and walk out the door. I heard a chair scrap across the floor, and then felt Edward's warm breath on my face. On instinct I breathed it in, my head spun. Edward sighed. "Why wont you just let me in?" He asked, his voice pained. "I did. You're the one that shut me out." I told him. "I shut you out?" He asked, his voice honestly surprised. "You dumped me, remember?" I asked, opening my eyes, and looking at him. He grimaced. "Of course I remember. When I told you we should end us, that was the very blackest kind of blasphemy." Edward said. I rolled my eyes. "You should start taking your own advise." He said. "Are you telling me I'm the reason for you dumping me?" I asked, my voice rising, as was my anger. He thought about it for a moment. "What I'm saying is, that you accused me of not trusting you. When in reality, you have no trust in me." He explained, further. "I gave you everything." I said, not really hearing what I was saying. "No, you gave me a part of you that you were willing to. Not all of you." He said, his eyes softening ever so slightly. I stayed quiet for a minute. Processing everything he just told me. "I gave you my heart, Edward." I whispered to him.