co-written by RatedrKjErIcHo
Amber, Ted, Holly and Alex arrived at the hospital at the same time and walked up to the ICU floor. Holly held on to Amber's hand and smiled when Alex stood with his arm around her. Randy finished talking with the doctor and ran his hands down his face before he turned to look at them. Amber squeezed Holly's hand as Randy approached and looked at them.
"You guys… need to go say goodbye."
Amber hugged Holly as both started to cry. "Where's mom and dad's room?" Amber asked.
"Mom didn't make it." Randy said as he walked closer to his sisters and hugged them both. "Dad's in that room."
"I'll go first." Amber said pulling away.
Randy looked at Ted. "Go with her. She's going to need you." Ted nodded and walked toward the room with Amber. Randy looked at Holly as she sat there crying. "Hol, you alright?"
She looked up at her brother who placed his arms around her. "I don't understand why this happened." She sobbed as he did.
"I know. I don't either." He sighed as he rubbed her back trying to calm her. He knew when she went in to see their dad, she would break down more. He pulled away from her. "I promise everything is going to be okay."
"Mom's really gone?"
"Yes. She was killed on impact. She didn't feel any pain."
Alex watched as Randy comforted her. He felt his phone vibrate. He saw it was his godfather. He hit ignore on the phone. Being there for Holly was more important than anything John could want. He put his arm around her and kissed her on the forehead as she leaned over on him. Randy sighed. He couldn't believe this was happening.
Amber looked at her dad and sobbed. Ted put his hand on her shoulder. "Daddy, I…uh…God. I never thought this would happen. I love you. And I'm going to miss you and Mom so much. When you get there, give her a hug for me and tell her that things will not be the same without you guys here. I will always have the lessons that you taught me and I hope that someday, Teddy and I can be half as good at being parents as you guys have been." She said as she sobbed. She leaned in and kissed him on the cheek. "I love you Daddy."
Ted placed his arm around her and lead her out. He felt horrible for her, Randy and Holly. They walked out to the waiting. Randy turned to Holly.
"You go next" Holly nodded as Alex held her hand and walked with her to the room.
Holly walked in and couldn't stop the tears. She walked over to the bed and took her dad's hand. "I love you so much, Daddy. I can't believe you're leaving me. What am I going to do without you and Mom?" Holly bent down and kissed his cheek. "Take care of Mom for us. We will miss you so much." She broke down and starting sobbing uncontrollably. Alex placed his arm around to comfort her. She pulled away and held tight to her Dad "Daddy, please don't leave me! I can't be without you."
Alex held back his tears as he watched her. He tried to pull her back from her dad but she wouldn't move. She just hug him and cried. Alex knew he had no choice but to press the call button and get someone in there. He knew he needed Randy He pressed it and the nurse said she would get him. Randy walked into the room and walked over to Holly.
"Hol, come on sweetie." Randy said as he pulled her off of their father. He handed her over to Alex who walked out of the room with her. He closed his eyes and looked at the bed. He didn't know how he was going to go on without his parents. But he knew he had to try and he knew he had to be strong for his sisters. "Dad, I uh…don't know how I am going to do this. I don't know how I'm going to keep an eye on things. But I promise you, I am going to try. I will protect them from everything. Always. I love you dad."
He heard the machine go off and the medical team rushed in trying to save him. Randy watched and when the doctor turned to him. He knew his father was dead. He sighed and headed out to tell his sisters. He walked to the waiting room and saw Amber sitting by Holly holding hands. Both still crying. He saw Ted and Alex nearby. He was glad his sisters had them. They were going to need them.
Amber and Holly looked up at him and he shook his head slightly. Amber closed her eyes, tears sliding down her face. She instinctively wrapped her arms around Holly who had become hysterical.
"No, this isn't happening. He can't be dead." Holly said as she cried. Amber hugged her sister close.
"It will be okay." Amber said soothingly. She continued to rub her sister back trying to calm her. She looked at Randy who had gone to talk to the doctor about what to do next. Amber couldn't believe that their parents were gone.
Alex looked at Ted who was standing nearby like he was. They both knew that right now Amber and Holly needed each other.
"Why don't we go to Randy's and uh...when your feeling up to it, we can talk about the arrangements."
Holly nodded and they headed out. Alex drove Holly to Randy's. She needed to be with her siblings. They all arrived and headed in.
"Holly, I think you should lay down for a little bit." Randy said when they got there.
"Okay." She looked at Alex who nodded and followed her up to a guest room. She laid her head on his chest once they were in the room.
"I know this is hard for you. it was when I lost my parents." He whispered as they laid there.
"How did you ever move on?" She asked softly.
"With my godfather's help and some friends. Family and friends are important. You're lucky to have Randy and Amber to help you. You can help each other." She nodded and kissed him before settling down. She was soon asleep.
Amber looked at Randy as they sat downstairs. "What do we do now?" Randy looked at her.
"We wait until she's feeling better and then we make the arrangements." He said. She nodded and closed her eyes. "Why don't you go lay down in the other guest room?"
"I'm fine." She said trying to keep her voice from cracking.
"Why do you always have to be so damn stubborn all the time?" he said. "You don't have to be so strong Amber. It's okay for you to cry."
"I have to be strong for Holly. She needs us now." Amber said as she turned away from him. He turned her back around and wrapped her in a hug. She struggled for a minute before she broke down and started sobbing into his chest. He hugged her and rubbed her back.
"Shhh, it's alright sweetie. It's alright. Just go into the guest room with Ted and rest okay? We'll figure this all out in the morning." She nodded and headed upstairs with Ted. Randy turned to his wife.
"How are you doing?" Dena asked her husband.
"Its unreal. All of it. My parents are gone and I have one sister who is trying to be strong and not show her feelings and then I have another one who is breaking into a million pieces." He sighed. "I really think Amber and I will have to make the arrangements. Holly isn't up to it." He looked at her again. "Is it wrong that I blame my mom and dad for how Holly is. They babied her all the time and I know I did too. But now she's lost the two most important people in her life and I don't know how to keep her from breaking."
"There's no way to keep that from happening. We've just got to be there to put the pieces back together as best we can. I think having Alex will help her through it some." He nodded. "But Amber isn't the only one trying to be tough and hide her emotions. You are too."
"I have to be. Amber and Holly are counting on me to be the strong one. I have to take care of my sisters."
Dena hugged her husband. "I know you want to do that but you can't turn off your feelings. You have to accept this and deal with it. You have to grieve for them too. You all have suffered a great loss but together and with me, Ted and Alex, you all can get through this. As a family."
He nodded. "I'm going to go take a nap before I have to contact the funeral home." She nodded and watched her husband go upstairs. She knew this was difficult for them all but they would get through it and be okay.
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