Second Chances? – Chapter 36

By MyNameIsCAL

-Max's POV-

I didn't want to leave Fang alone, but I had to find Iggy and Ella. I needed to know they were okay. The doctor wouldn't tell me anything and I knew that come tomorrow, Fang would ask again. Lying to him was hard and if he found out I knew something without telling him, it would only upset him more.

I took a seat in the waiting room and then got up and started pacing. A door opened and I could hear Iggy angrily talking.

"I am perfectly capable of taking care of myself!" Iggy fumed. "I may me blind, but don't treat me like I'm some kind of little kid who needs their hand held! Where is my wife?"

Turning to the doors, I could see Iggy standing, facing a doctor a few nurses.

"She's in the middle of an operation. I can't tell you anymore because I don't know what's going on. I mean, it's a delicate situation because she's pregnant. There are two lives at stake," the doctor said calmly. "Please, take a seat in the waiting room. I'll try to find out more for you. One of these nurses will lead you…"

"No, I'll find it myself," Iggy growled, shaking the nurse off his arm.

Pushing the doors open, Iggy made his way towards me. I was almost positive that if I wasn't sitting here, Iggy would actually be lost. His wrist was in a brace, stitches over one of his eyes. But other than that, Iggy looked like he was okay. He was limping slightly, still wearing the clothes from the crash. I guess they couldn't get him into a hospital gown. There was dried blood all over his clothes. I wondered if it was Ella's or Fang's.

I stood and Iggy stopped in front of me. The anger in his face suddenly broke and his arms pulled me into a hug, his weight on me.

"Max…" he started to cry. "Max, I don't know what to do."

I awkwardly hugged him back. We fell back onto the couch and he cried against me, almost like Alex did sometimes when she had nightmares or something was bothering her.

"Ella is going to be okay, Iggy," I tried to assure him.

But he shook his head. "You don't understand, Max. The car, it hit us on the left. Ella and Fang took a direct hit and I was just…I was just…I didn't even get hurt! Is Fang…is Fang okay? After we got hit, he wouldn't respond to me."

I closed my eyes, trying not to picture what had happened to them. Part of me was glad Iggy couldn't see all the blood he had on him. "Fang will be okay."

"I…I don't even remember what happened after we got hit. Ella told me…Ella told me that she'd be okay, that I shouldn't worry. I wish I wasn't blind, Max. I wish I could have seen it all…" Iggy began to cry harder. "I heard the car speeding towards us. If only I had something to Fang sooner."

"You heard it…"

"Someone was trying to hit us on purpose, Max. It's not…it's not…" Iggy had to take in a breath. "It's not Fang's fault."

Knowing that was a small victory. The rest of the night would be another battle.

The doctor came back some time later, asking Iggy to come with him. I stood too, but the doctor shook his head.

"Just him," the doctor said firmly.

Iggy gave me a small smile. "It's okay, Max. You should go home before the others worry about us too much."

I watched them walk down the hallway before I went in the opposite direction. Iggy was right, I had to go tell Gazzy what was going on. And I promised Fang I would bring Alex in the morning. At least she would keep his mind off things.

I flew home, landing in the backyard to Gazzy who was sitting outside, a beer bottle in hand. He looked up at me and pointed to the chair next to him. I sat, catching my breath. Gazzy shook the empty bottle and frowned.

"It feels like one of those nights where you just gotta sit and have a drink," Gazzy said. "And Fang won't be home, no offense to him, but I just thought I'd relax and try not to worry."

I glanced at him and he let out a sigh.

"But you're here now and the moment is gone. So tell what's happened."

It took me a while to answer him. I could runaround everything and make it sound like everything would be okay, but Gazzy wasn't stupid. There was no point in lying to him especially when he could take all of it.

"When Fang was driving Iggy and Ella to the hospital this morning, they got hit by a car at the intersection." I could feel my voice shaking, but Gazzy urged me to continue. "Fang and Ella took a direct hit. I'm not sure what's happened to Ella, but I'm sure Iggy will let us know as soon as he can."

"The baby…" Gazzy closed his eyes. "And Fang. How's he doing?"

"The hospital gave him morphine," I replied. "It's not going to be a fun recovery for him. His whole left side is bandaged up. I told him I'd bring Alex in the morning. He's blaming himself for all of this. Iggy says it wasn't his fault."

"And Iggy?"

"He had a few cuts. His wrist seemed to be hurting and his leg," I replied. "But he's more concerned about Ella."

"I'll call Angel and Nudge tomorrow." Gazzy stood. "I don't know what we'll tell Mom, though. We'll see how she is in the morning."

I nodded. "Night, Gaz."

He turned back to face me. "And the news is saying that they got hit on purpose too. I'm guessing the police were busy chasing the guy that hit you. It was a hit and run. Although I'm not sure how a car could have survived a crash that bad. They showed your car on TV. It looked bad, Max."

I was afraid to even know how it looked.

"So it's definitely not Fang's fault. You tell him that for me, okay?"

"Okay."

"Night, Max."

Posting this update a day early because I won't be around tomorrow and it's already written, so no point in making you wait. New chapter up before the weekend probably, thanks for reading!