Chapter 36: Hospital
She looked around. In the distance she could hear different sounds. Even voices. But nothing was getting trough to her. Slowely she closed her eyes. This couldn't be happening. Not now. Not now that they were so happy. She opened her eyes again and looked around. Why were all the walls white. Why? She looked up when she heart someone walk in.
Macca walked trough the hospital. His big brother was out of the country again. He tried his best to remain calm. This was his worst nightmare. Getting a call that his little sister had been in an accident. Especially after everything that had already happened to them. Slowely he opened the door. He could gladly say he was relieved to see his sister sitting there. Then she started to cry.
Tasha opened her eyes. She had passed out on the scene. She remembered hearing an explosion. Screams. Then the entier world turned dark for her. She had woken up a couple of hours ago. But she couldn't stay awake. Now she was awake again. There was noone in her room. She needed to see someone. She didn't know what had happened. The last thing she remembered was the explosion. Jack and Kim were in that car. Her hearth started to beat faster. They couldn't be dead. And what about Robbie?
People were walking past her. She was sitting in the corner on the floor. She had lost her cellphone on the scene, not that it mattered. She sighed. Kim. She couldn't believe it but she was sure of it now. She had realized it the exact minute the car exploded. He was in love with him. It didn't make any sence. I mean in love with Kim Hyde? But now it didn't matter anymore. Nothing mattered.
She saw her big brother standing there. It was his face that made in impossible to keep her tears in. When she saw him everything came back to her. Robbie unconscious on the floor. Tasha crying. Carla falling on her knees. And Jack...Jack still in the car. She started to cry. Suddenly she felt her big brothers strong arms around her. She sobbed in his shoulder. This couldn't be happening. Not again.
Slowely she walked into the room. Carla sat on the seet next to the bed. She had to wait. Wait for someone to tell her something. She wasn't family. They had to inform family first. God. People say that the worst feeling you can have is when they tell you someone you love is dead. Personely she thought that the wait was worse. The agony. The not knowing. That was worse. Because as long as you didn't know, you have hope. And the longer you hope, the worse it is when you have to face the truth.
It hurted. Everything hurted. It was weird. He thought he wouldn't feel anything. He had never been in an accident. Technicly seen he hadn't been in an accident. It was all dark around him. No light was coming trough. No sound was coming trough. It was completely silent. He had no idea how much time had passed. Somehow he hoped to stay here. It was so peacefull.
flash back
Kim ran back to the car to get Jack. His best friend. He prayed, he had never prayed in his life, but that night he prayed. He prayed that his best friend was alive. He didn't care if Jack would never talk to him again. He didn't care that he would never see him again. But God please, let him live.
Martha sat on the cold grass. Staring at the car. Please. Please. This can't be hapening to me. No please. Jack has to live. Please he can't die. I love him. God please. Not Jack. Her hearth was beating very fast. She didn't realise that tears were rolling down her cheeks. She was covered in blood but she didn't care. Her leg was hurting like hell but it didn't matter. All that mattered was Jack.
Tasha was still trying to wake up Robbie. Trying her best to remain calm. She was covered in blood. Everything was hurting. She was having trouble breathing. But it didn't matter. Robbie had to wake up. But he didn't move. For a second she thought he was already dead. But then she saw his chest move.
Carla turned off her phone. She had just called an ambulance. They would be there in ten minutes. But looking at Robbie, she wondered if ten minutes wouldn't be to long. God. Why did this accident happen miles away from the world? What happened here? What happened?
Kim climbed in the car. He tried his best to wake up Jack. But Jack didn't respond. He checked for a pulse, and was relieved when he found one. He tried to undo his belt, but Jack was tied up pretty hard. He could see blood everywhere. Crawling out of the car again he searched for something to get Jack out. And all the time nobody noticed the small flame that could mean the end of everything.
end of flash back
Martha pulled herself away from Macca. Looking for the answer in his eyes. What was happening outside? How was everyone else? But Macca didn't know anything. He didn't stop long enough to find out. All he had cared about anything but his little sister. Softy he pulled her closer to him. Trying to protect her from the bad news that would be coming her way. He hoped that there would be none. But he couldn't believe that. Not after everything that happened last year, he had no hope left.
Martha whispered someting. She didn't want to ask. She didn't want to know. Not yet. She needed time. Time. No amoutn of tme would protect her if it was bad news. But she needed time. Time to be prepared. 'I hate hospitals.' 'I know little sis. I know.' 'I want to go.' 'Calm down. Everything will be alright.' 'Mum and dad.' 'I know. Shh. I'm here. Just calm down. Everything will be alright.' He kept repeating that. As if by saying it a lot of times it would be truth.
Tasha tried to get up. Screaming out in pain she fell back down. She had to get up. She had to find Robbie. She had to. But right now she couldn't do anything. Not even breath. She tried to calm herself down. Because like this she couldn't find Robbie. Robbie was here. He had to be. The alternative was to hard to come by.
flash back
Kim ducked back in the car. Slowely he looked trough the car untill he found what he was looking for. A knife. The same knife he had given Jack when they were eight. He smiled at the sudden memorie. It was the day they cut their hands. Blood brothers. Forever. He sighed. He moved further in the car, starting to cut the seat belt that was holding Jack. Carefully so he wouldn't cut Jack. Not that it would really matter. He had lost a lot of blood already.
And the flame kept growing. Just a little further and the whole car would blow up. But nobody noticed. Nobody paid attention. Nobody saw that it would just take a couple of seconds and everything would blow up. And that would be the end for them.
end of flash back
Slowely she placed her head on his chest. She had convinced Rachel to go and see him. Only if she would be calm. And not make any sudden movements. She was alone with him right now. His brother and sister were at home. His mum was talking to the docter. And she was lying here. 'Wake up Rob. Please wake up.' Tears rolled over her cheeks and wetted his hospital shirt.
She took his hand. He had to live. She didn't know why. There were really no reasons. She didn't know what happened there. She didn't know anything. She squeezed his hand. Wondering if it would wake him up.
Flash back
Finally Kim freed Jack. Now he had to be carefull. He had to get Jack out of the car. Slowely he started pulling. After a while he finally got him out. He sighed. There was no way he could carry him. He was to heavy. He would have to wait for the ambulance to get there. He had the time. He looked at the car. And that's when he saw the flame.
He stared at the flames for a second before it hit him. He had no time. If he saw it right he had less then two minutes to get Jack out of there before the car blew up. With newfound strenth he started to pull Jack away. But it wasn't enough. There wasn't enough time. He got as far from the car away as he could. But he knew it wasn't far enough. Lying down on Jack to protect him he waited. He couldn't do anything else.
The car exploded without warning. The explosiong shattered the silence around them. It was hot. He could feel the flames on his body. He wished he could do something. He wished he had never done what he did. But there was no going back now. There would be no forgiving now. It was over. In the distance he could hear Martha scream very loudly. That was the last thing he heard. After that there was only darkness...