Chapter 56 – The Accident

Tommy: "Jude?...say something." He demanded. He sounded so far away. Jude shut her eyes and threw the phone down. She hid under the covers until her eyes felt too heavy to keep open. Everything turned black and she finally fell asleep.

The next day Jude woke up to her head pounding. She felt something hard poking her at the side. When she turned over she found it to be the phone. Getting herself into a sitting position she slowly began to remember the events of last night, Mitch at the club, Tony at the club, the allay, Tony taking her home, and she trying to kiss him. When she looked at the phone again she also remembered calling Tommy. After a cold shower and her head feeling like it was going to explode, Jude decided to head to the drug store and get some aspirin. She grabbed her set of keys and headed outside when the cold, fall air hit her hard. The sky looked like it was going to open up any minute. She looked at the garage and opened the door. Sadie's bug was still parked inside. Thinking of the driving lesson Tommy had given her a long time ago; she unlocked the door and took a seat behind the wheel. She turned the engine on and let the car heat up a little. Thankfully, the store wasn't too far away and she could get there through the little streets so she didn't have to drive on big intersections.

Jude slowly pulled out of her driveway, first hitting the gas pedal too hard and then the break, causing her to gravitate forward and then her seatbelt pushing her back. She looked out the street for incoming cars, there were none so she slowly backed out on the street and drove to the first stop sign. So good so far. A car was stopped on the opposite side and she let him pass first. Hitting the gas pedal a little harder than she had anticipated her car started off a little too fast. After a few minutes of driving at a steady speed it started to rain. Jude put the windshield wipers on and tried to turn the radio on too. Since this was Sadie's car, BoyzAttack started to blare from all the speakers. Jude jumped and then bowed down a little to turn the CD off. When she looked back at the street ahead of her, she saw a little boy running out in front of her to grab his ball. Not thinking of pushing the breaks Jude turned her wheel just fast enough and ran right into a tree. The boy stood there in shock as the car in front of him started to smoke.

Neighbors came running out of their houses to look at what happened. A few men ran to the car and pulled Jude out. She was coughing from the smoke but looking for the little boy. She found him hiding behind his mother and she smiled. "Are you Ok?" someone was asking her. She nodded looking back at Sadie's car. How was she going to explain this? Her headache just became even bigger. The police arrived accompanied by an ambulance.

Jude: "I'm fine. I don't need to go to the hospital." She said at the EMT.

EMT: "You're forehead is cut, we should just take you in for a checkup. You inhaled a lot of smoke." He said leading her inside the ambulance. Jude was in no condition to argue back so she just followed him. She heard the sires being turned on as one of the men set in front of her. He took a wet cloth and cleaned her forehead of all the blood. Then he bandaged her up and just as she was done, they arrived at the hospital. About half an hour later Jude was sitting in a hospital room. She had just gotten done with her checkup and she was fine. Someone knocked and the door cracked open. Kwest, Georgia and Tony came walking in.

Georgia: "Jude, honey are you alright?" she asked her. Jude smiled.

Jude: "I'm fine. Just a little cut." She said pointing to her forehead.

Kwest: "Damn red, what were you thinking?"

Jude: "I was thinking that I was in serious need of aspirin." She joked. Kwest cracked a smile. She still hadn't looked at Tony but she could feel his eyes on her. She felt uncomfortable knowing what she had tried with him last night.

Jude: "How did you guys find out I was here?" she asked trying to put off Tony for as long as she could.

Georgia: "It's all over the news. EJ is handling the media right now."

Jude: "Great." She let her head fall.

Tony: "Can you guys give us a minute?" she heard Tony ask. Georgia and Kwest nodded and said their byes. Jude looked up; Tony was standing in front of her, his eyes hollow.

Gordon walked inside of Tommy's studio.

Tommy: "Hey man." He said putting down his guitar. Gordon waved.

Gordon: "Hey, how's it going?"

Tommy: "Good, working on a new one."

Gordon: "Glad to hear it. Hey man, you used to produce Jude Harrison back in Canada, right?" he asked. Tommy head shot up right away.

Tommy: "Yeah why?"

Gordon: "Just thought you might want to call her and make sure she's alright."

Tommy: "Alright from what?"

Gordon: "She was in a car accident. I guess you didn't know being locked up in here the whole day." He said smiling. Tommy sat is guitar down instantly.

Tommy: "Thanks man." He said taking his phone out. Gordon nodded and closed the door behind him. Tommy's dialed Jude's cell. Voicemail. He walked out to the lobby and caught a glimpse of the accident. Jude was the one driving?

Tony: "Can you guys give us a minute?" she heard Tony ask. Georgia and Kwest nodded and said their byes. Jude looked up; Tony was standing in front of her, his eyes hollow.

Jude: "What's up?" she shrugged.

Tony: "Are you Ok?" he asked concerned.

Jude: "I just said I was. I'm fine."

Tony: "Yeah that's what you told them but I know better. I mean from last night."

Jude: "Look Tony, I'm sorry for what happened."

Tony: "You mean you trying to kiss me." He asked. Jude looked at him and nodded.

Jude: "Yes, me trying to kiss you."

Tony: "It's alright, I know you were drunk."

Jude: "Thanks." She said.

Tony: "That's it?" he asked. Jude looked up at him. What was he talking about? "You're not going to apologize for trying to sleep with me?" he asked a little light playing in his eyes. Jude's cheeks turned red. Maybe there was more then she remembered. "I'm just kidding, relax." He broke out into a grin. Jude punched him on his shoulder. "Ouch, that hurt." He said rubbing it.

Jude: "You deserve it making me think something like that."

Tony: "So when can you get out of here?" he asked looking around the room.

Jude: "In a few hours. I have some paper work to do and they want to keep me a little longer to make sure I don't have a concussing."

Tony: "So what's there to do here?" he said sitting down next to her on the bed.

Jude: "Beats me."

About two hours later, Jude and Tony sat on her hospital bed with carry out Chinese food that Tony had gone out to buy and they were playing no mercy. Tony's thumb was moving from left to right holding onto Jude's hand. He had spent the whole day with her and she was grateful to him for not letting her be alone in a hospital. She was laughing hysterically when she squeezed his thumb with her own and he let out a slight cry. Someone knocked at the door interrupting their fun. Jude and Tony both looked as the door opened up a little. Jude's heart began to race when Tommy stepped inside her room holding a bouquet of flowers, a get-well balloon, and a box of chocolates. He just stood there watching Jude's and Tony's hand holding the other. Jude knew he felt uncomfortable, she saw it in his eyes. She also noticed the spark in Tommy's eyes flicker slowly which meant he was getting mad. This wasn't going to turn out good at all. Jude's world began to spin out of control.