Dean was driving to his brother Sam's house, it was Jess's birthday and they had told him they had an announcement, they asked him to be early. Dean was speeding as usual, but something was dragging his attention from the road. He couldn't concentrate, he got a text message from Sam.
'Hey, where are you?'
He went to reply.
'I'm about 5 minutes away.'
Dean sent the message and glanced up at the road just as his '67 Chevy Impala impacted with a '78 Lincoln Continental Mark V. His car flipped over the Lincoln smashing it to bits, finally the rolling stopped.
Dean woke up in the hospital, he felt numbness in his body, especially his right leg.
"Dean!"
It was Sam.
"What happened Sammy?"
Dean struggled to sit up but was met with his brothers arms gently pushing him back down.
"You have broken bones Dean, you got into a car accident."
Dean remembered it now, his car flipping over, him glancing at the driver of the other car, fear piercing in his eyes.
"Sammy, is the other guy okay?"
Sam looked away, he searched for words in the window curtains.
"Castiel Novak is in a comma, no family has shown up to claim him."
A nurse walked in and smiled lightly at Dean, her name tag read Meg.
"I see you're awake handsome. I'll have the doctor come check you out."
Dean wasn't feeling up to his usual flirting ways, so he just smirked at the nurse, and continued his conversation with Sam after she left.
"Sam, I want to see this 'Castiel' guy."
Sam looked gently into his brother's eyes, he could see the guilt there, but Sam felt it too, the crash had taken place at the exact minute Dean's last text got delivered to him.
"Of course, Dean, but it's not your fault."
Sam would carry this one.
"But for now, please rest, we'll go when you wake up."