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Chapter 2
New York - Present time
Larry sat beside Sam in the Yellow cab, as they drove down the streets of New York.
"It's so big." Sam exclaimed, gazing out of the window at the large buildings. He looked back at his father. "Dad, are you okay?"
Larry glanced at his son and smiled. "Yeah, buddy. I'm fine." He said. He always knew he would regret leaving Ally, but what he didn't know was the extent to which he would. Now he did. He misses her so much it ached to think about it. And this was two years since he had seen her. Why was he still unable to let it go?
"You look. . .sad." Sam said softly. Larry reached over and squeezed his son's shoulder.
"I'll be alright." Larry tried to reassure him.
"Is it about the ring?" Sam questioned, catching Larry off guard.
"Partly." Larry said honestly.
"Ally?" Sam asked.
"How do you always know what's going on?" Larry asked incredulously.
"I'm amazingly intelligent." Sam said with a grin. Larry smiled.
"I'll be--" He stopped abruptly as a red car came screeching out of nowhere. Numerous other cars swerved to avoid being hit, causing chaos everywhere. Larry hardly had any time to think as the red car turned suddenly to avoid crashing with a truck, and collided with the taxi. Larry felt the taxi being hit with such force that it tipped over, and then everything went black.
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"Why was that Larry guy so special?" Maddie questioned as she and Ally made their way down the streets, shopping bags clasped in their hands. Ally gazed at her daughter.
"He just. . .was." Ally said.
"Victor was special." Maddie said with a sideways glance at her mother.
"Yes he was." Ally agreed. "But he wasn't--"
"Larry, right?" Maddie asked.
Ally frowned. "Stop being such a know-it-all." She joked.
"Can't help it, it's in my DNA." Maddie said, jumping out of the way as Ally swung a bag at her.
"Well it cer--" Ally's words caught in her throat as a red car screeched out of nowhere. As it sped down the street, another car swerved to avoid it - straight towards them. Ally barely had time to think. She pushed Maddie out of the way as the car hit. And then everything went black.
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"Who can we call?" The nurse asked. Larry didn't lift his head up from where it was resting in his hands.
"His mother." He finally looked up. He dug inside his pocket for his wallet. He pulled out a business card and handed it to the nurse. The nurse took the card.
"We'll tell her what's going on." The nurse said softly. "And Mr Paul, it will be alright. Your son has some of the best doctors working on him, he'll come out okay."
Larry could only nod. He didn't even look up as a man interrupted them to ask the nurse something, before leading her away. How was everything going to be alright? Sam was lying on some operating table because some idiot had too much to drink. And what if Sam didn't make it through this? What was he supposed to do then? This was all his fault. He had organised the damn holiday. If Sam died. . .Larry only had himself to blame.
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As they pulled her mother off the ambulance, Maddie felt them lead her somewhere else.
"Wait. . .no. . ." She said, trying to pull away. "I have to go with her!" She shouted.
"You can't. Not now." She heard a voice say. "She'll be fine, but we have to take care of her."
Maddie was led into a waiting room, where she sat motionless. She heard the man that led her into the room talking to a nurse. She looked up as he led the nurse towards her.
"Maddie?" The nurse asked. "Your mum will be just fine. You just wait here, okay?"
Maddie didn't say anything. She curled her legs under her as she sat on the uncomfortable waiting room seats. This was all her fault. Ally had pushed her out of the way and taken the impact herself. If Ally died. . .Maddie only had herself to blame.
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A/N: Thank you to all who reviewed, hope you like this one.
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Chapter 2
New York - Present time
Larry sat beside Sam in the Yellow cab, as they drove down the streets of New York.
"It's so big." Sam exclaimed, gazing out of the window at the large buildings. He looked back at his father. "Dad, are you okay?"
Larry glanced at his son and smiled. "Yeah, buddy. I'm fine." He said. He always knew he would regret leaving Ally, but what he didn't know was the extent to which he would. Now he did. He misses her so much it ached to think about it. And this was two years since he had seen her. Why was he still unable to let it go?
"You look. . .sad." Sam said softly. Larry reached over and squeezed his son's shoulder.
"I'll be alright." Larry tried to reassure him.
"Is it about the ring?" Sam questioned, catching Larry off guard.
"Partly." Larry said honestly.
"Ally?" Sam asked.
"How do you always know what's going on?" Larry asked incredulously.
"I'm amazingly intelligent." Sam said with a grin. Larry smiled.
"I'll be--" He stopped abruptly as a red car came screeching out of nowhere. Numerous other cars swerved to avoid being hit, causing chaos everywhere. Larry hardly had any time to think as the red car turned suddenly to avoid crashing with a truck, and collided with the taxi. Larry felt the taxi being hit with such force that it tipped over, and then everything went black.
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"Why was that Larry guy so special?" Maddie questioned as she and Ally made their way down the streets, shopping bags clasped in their hands. Ally gazed at her daughter.
"He just. . .was." Ally said.
"Victor was special." Maddie said with a sideways glance at her mother.
"Yes he was." Ally agreed. "But he wasn't--"
"Larry, right?" Maddie asked.
Ally frowned. "Stop being such a know-it-all." She joked.
"Can't help it, it's in my DNA." Maddie said, jumping out of the way as Ally swung a bag at her.
"Well it cer--" Ally's words caught in her throat as a red car screeched out of nowhere. As it sped down the street, another car swerved to avoid it - straight towards them. Ally barely had time to think. She pushed Maddie out of the way as the car hit. And then everything went black.
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"Who can we call?" The nurse asked. Larry didn't lift his head up from where it was resting in his hands.
"His mother." He finally looked up. He dug inside his pocket for his wallet. He pulled out a business card and handed it to the nurse. The nurse took the card.
"We'll tell her what's going on." The nurse said softly. "And Mr Paul, it will be alright. Your son has some of the best doctors working on him, he'll come out okay."
Larry could only nod. He didn't even look up as a man interrupted them to ask the nurse something, before leading her away. How was everything going to be alright? Sam was lying on some operating table because some idiot had too much to drink. And what if Sam didn't make it through this? What was he supposed to do then? This was all his fault. He had organised the damn holiday. If Sam died. . .Larry only had himself to blame.
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As they pulled her mother off the ambulance, Maddie felt them lead her somewhere else.
"Wait. . .no. . ." She said, trying to pull away. "I have to go with her!" She shouted.
"You can't. Not now." She heard a voice say. "She'll be fine, but we have to take care of her."
Maddie was led into a waiting room, where she sat motionless. She heard the man that led her into the room talking to a nurse. She looked up as he led the nurse towards her.
"Maddie?" The nurse asked. "Your mum will be just fine. You just wait here, okay?"
Maddie didn't say anything. She curled her legs under her as she sat on the uncomfortable waiting room seats. This was all her fault. Ally had pushed her out of the way and taken the impact herself. If Ally died. . .Maddie only had herself to blame.
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