Title: An Accidental Fate
By: Alys
E-Mail: Tiamat135@hotmail.com, mazzei@isoc.net
Rating: PG
I was sitting in the arcade, at my usual time in
the afternoon, and at my usual spot. I took a sip of my
drink and checked my watch again. No, it wasn't my
imagination. Serena and her usual group were really late
today. Just then my best friend, Andrew came over.
"Hey Darien what time is it?"
"A little past 4:30. Why?"
"I was just making sure my clock was right. Serena's
little gang is missing today. They are all usually in
here by now."
"I know. Not that I mind the silence, but it is a little
weird. I almost wish…"
At that time and moment 4 girls walked into the arcade.
But there was something different about them. Both
Andrew and I noticed it at once. One thing that was
wrong is they were all silent and gloomy. I also noticed
that Serena was missing. We watched as they went and sat
in one of the empty booths. Andrew looked at me and we
walked over to them. When we were closer we noticed that
they had all been crying.
"What's wrong?" asked Andrew
It was a while before one of them answered. Amy was
finally the one who answered Andrews question.
"Its Serena."
"What? Did meatball head finally join the circus where
belong? And you all miss her free shows?"
I don't remember what happened first. The scream, or
Lita jumping up and hitting me as hard as she could.
"Don't you dare insult Serena. Not now. You have no
right," she yelled into my face. After that she started
to cry again. Holding a hand to my face I looked at
Andrew in shock. He looked at me with as much confusion
as I did.
"Amy, Mina. Guys what wrong?" he asked them.
"She was coming home from a small trip with her family,"
began Amy. "She was going to meet us here at 4:00. My
mom called me at 3:30. There, there was an accident
containing Serena and her family. A really bad one.
At that point she started crying on Mina's shoulder. It
was Raye who started in then. But I wasn't sure I wanted
to here the rest of it.
"Their car flipped and crashed into a ditch. When help
got there, they did all they could but Serena was the
only one to survive. She isn't in great shape either.
The hospital say she has a good chance at a full
recovery, but over time."
I couldn't believe it. Serena had almost died. I would
have never been able to get her forgiveness for
everything I have ever done to her if she hadn't
survived.
"Darien? Are you alright?" asked Andrew.
It was then I realized that my hold on the table was the
only thing keeping me standing. I tried to speak both I
could. All I could do was nod to him telling him that I
was ok.
"I'm going to wait at the hospital," I said suddenly.
"Do any of you want a ride?"
The girls nodded to me. I just had to see her.
"I will come over after my shift. I'll see you all
later," Andrew yelled after us as we headed out the
door. The drive to the hospital was a silent one. No
felt like talking. My guess is they were all thinking
about whom they almost lost. At least that is what I was
thinking about. This whole ordeal hit way to close to
home for me. I knew what it was like to lose your family
in a freak accident. I could believe that this had
happened to some one so kind. This brought back so many
memories, ones that I have rejected for so long. This
brought back all the pain of loneliness and sadness that
I had felt over the years.
What seemed like after forever we finally got to the
hospital. The head nurse told us that Serena was in
intensive care and could not have visitors at the
moment. We said we would wait for a while. The waiting
room was not a happy place to be. Amy and Mina were
crying, and it looked to me that Lita and Raye would
start any minute. I didn't know what I was doing. All I
could think about was how my little Serena almost died
today. She almost died without me being able to tell her
how I feel. Then something I hadn't thought about came
to me.
"Hey guys. What is going to happen to Serena when she
gets out of the hospital? I mean where is she going to
stay?"
They looked at me with slightly confused looks.
"I mean, she doesn't have a family anymore," I said
softly. I had to control the urge to start crying
myself, and somehow I did it.
"I didn't think of that," Lita started.
"That's right. She doesn't have any other family in
Japan," said Raye.
"Does she have any family any where?" I asked.
"No," said a new voice. "She doesn't have family who can
take her in. I am not sure what is going to happen to
her."
I looked up and saw that a doctor had entered the
waiting room and was standing in front of us.
Immediately Amy stood up to greet the doctor with a hug.
After stepping back she asked,
"How is she? Is she going to be ok?"
"Well, her injuries are not that bad. She has a broken
leg; many bruised ribs, and is pretty banged up and
bruised at the moment. But she should be ok. She might
be out in a couple of weeks."
"Mrs. Anderson can we see her? Is it alright?" asked
Mina.
"Usually patients in the intensive care rooms are only
allowed family visitors. But since the circumstances, I
think it would be all right. Please come with me. But
you will have to be quiet. Got it?"
"Yes. Of course."
With that Mrs. Anderson led us down a hallway and up to
the next floor. The nurse at the desk there gave us an
annoyed look but seeing Dr. Anderson with us she didn't
say anything. We walked down the hall and stopped in
front of a door. One look from Amy's mother reminded us
to remain quiet the whole time. Opening the door I let
the girls in first. I decided to let them see her first
while I hung out in the doorway. Looking in the room I
saw my little angel, her eyes open in thin slits lying
on the bed. She had several bruises on her face and of
what I could see of her arms they were bruised too.
Mrs. Anderson and I stood in the background while the
girls crowed around the bed.
"Serena?" said Amy softly. "Are you awake?"
"Yea, I am," said Serena even softer. She sounded tired,
and I was pretty sure she was.
"Oh Serena I was so worried about you. When Amy called
me and told me I couldn't believe at first. She had to
repeat it again for me. I just, just…" started Mina
before she started crying again.
"Mina, its ok. I am ok. Or at least I will be," Serena
gave a faint smile.
"But you're alone now. Doesn't that scare you to death?"
asked Raye.
Serena gave her friend a studied look. So did I. How
could she be so blunt about it?
"Always to the point aren't you Raye?" I could hear the
bitterness in her voice.
"Of course I'm scared. Who wouldn't be? I just lost
everything I loved in a crash. You don't understand what
it is like to lose your family do you? No one here does.
You just don't realize…"
"I understand." I figured that was a good place to
enter. Everyone stopped talking and stared at me. Even
Serena glanced my way.
"I know what it is like, waking up, not know where you
are. Not knowing what has happened till a doctor comes
in and tell you your parents are dead, and you survived.
I know what it is like to sit and listen to them tell
you how lucky your are to have survived when what you
really feel is like you are the unluckiest person in the
world because you survived to have no one in you life.
You' re wrong Serena. One person here does know what it
is like."
After my little speech everyone was like a statue. The
only movement was the slight nod that Serena gave me.
"How could you know?" she almost cried it out. "How
could you possibly know what its like?"
Looking around I had to decide if I really wanted to
tell everyone here about my past. Looking from face to
face I wasn't sure till I landed of Serena's pleading
eyes.
"When I was almost 7, I was in a terrible car wreck.
Both my mother and father were killed. I survived only
to grow up alone, in an orphanage. The worst thing being
where you can remember your family I couldn't. I don't
remember anything about my life before the accident.
Nothing."
I would have said more but that's is when Serena started
crying. Not her usual wail, but a soft sorrowful crying
that was enough to break one's heart. I couldn't help
myself. I walked over to the bed and gave her a hug. She
of course hugged me back and cried into my shirt. I
could make out a few things she mumbled such as "just
like me" and "I'm not alone with this." She was relying
on me just then. I could tell. I knew she needed me
then; and I would be there for her, no matter what. I
would help her through this. After a while she finally
let go and laid back down on the bed. We would have
stayed longer, but Mrs. Anderson told us we had to
leave. So I drove Raye, Lita, and Mina home. Any said
she would wait for her mom. That night I had trouble
sleeping. All I could think about was what was going to
happen to Serena after she was released from the
hospital. I didn't get to sleep till late that night.
But even my dreams were filled with thoughts of my
little angel.
End Part 1
By: Alys
E-Mail: Tiamat135@hotmail.com, mazzei@isoc.net
Rating: PG
I was sitting in the arcade, at my usual time in
the afternoon, and at my usual spot. I took a sip of my
drink and checked my watch again. No, it wasn't my
imagination. Serena and her usual group were really late
today. Just then my best friend, Andrew came over.
"Hey Darien what time is it?"
"A little past 4:30. Why?"
"I was just making sure my clock was right. Serena's
little gang is missing today. They are all usually in
here by now."
"I know. Not that I mind the silence, but it is a little
weird. I almost wish…"
At that time and moment 4 girls walked into the arcade.
But there was something different about them. Both
Andrew and I noticed it at once. One thing that was
wrong is they were all silent and gloomy. I also noticed
that Serena was missing. We watched as they went and sat
in one of the empty booths. Andrew looked at me and we
walked over to them. When we were closer we noticed that
they had all been crying.
"What's wrong?" asked Andrew
It was a while before one of them answered. Amy was
finally the one who answered Andrews question.
"Its Serena."
"What? Did meatball head finally join the circus where
belong? And you all miss her free shows?"
I don't remember what happened first. The scream, or
Lita jumping up and hitting me as hard as she could.
"Don't you dare insult Serena. Not now. You have no
right," she yelled into my face. After that she started
to cry again. Holding a hand to my face I looked at
Andrew in shock. He looked at me with as much confusion
as I did.
"Amy, Mina. Guys what wrong?" he asked them.
"She was coming home from a small trip with her family,"
began Amy. "She was going to meet us here at 4:00. My
mom called me at 3:30. There, there was an accident
containing Serena and her family. A really bad one.
At that point she started crying on Mina's shoulder. It
was Raye who started in then. But I wasn't sure I wanted
to here the rest of it.
"Their car flipped and crashed into a ditch. When help
got there, they did all they could but Serena was the
only one to survive. She isn't in great shape either.
The hospital say she has a good chance at a full
recovery, but over time."
I couldn't believe it. Serena had almost died. I would
have never been able to get her forgiveness for
everything I have ever done to her if she hadn't
survived.
"Darien? Are you alright?" asked Andrew.
It was then I realized that my hold on the table was the
only thing keeping me standing. I tried to speak both I
could. All I could do was nod to him telling him that I
was ok.
"I'm going to wait at the hospital," I said suddenly.
"Do any of you want a ride?"
The girls nodded to me. I just had to see her.
"I will come over after my shift. I'll see you all
later," Andrew yelled after us as we headed out the
door. The drive to the hospital was a silent one. No
felt like talking. My guess is they were all thinking
about whom they almost lost. At least that is what I was
thinking about. This whole ordeal hit way to close to
home for me. I knew what it was like to lose your family
in a freak accident. I could believe that this had
happened to some one so kind. This brought back so many
memories, ones that I have rejected for so long. This
brought back all the pain of loneliness and sadness that
I had felt over the years.
What seemed like after forever we finally got to the
hospital. The head nurse told us that Serena was in
intensive care and could not have visitors at the
moment. We said we would wait for a while. The waiting
room was not a happy place to be. Amy and Mina were
crying, and it looked to me that Lita and Raye would
start any minute. I didn't know what I was doing. All I
could think about was how my little Serena almost died
today. She almost died without me being able to tell her
how I feel. Then something I hadn't thought about came
to me.
"Hey guys. What is going to happen to Serena when she
gets out of the hospital? I mean where is she going to
stay?"
They looked at me with slightly confused looks.
"I mean, she doesn't have a family anymore," I said
softly. I had to control the urge to start crying
myself, and somehow I did it.
"I didn't think of that," Lita started.
"That's right. She doesn't have any other family in
Japan," said Raye.
"Does she have any family any where?" I asked.
"No," said a new voice. "She doesn't have family who can
take her in. I am not sure what is going to happen to
her."
I looked up and saw that a doctor had entered the
waiting room and was standing in front of us.
Immediately Amy stood up to greet the doctor with a hug.
After stepping back she asked,
"How is she? Is she going to be ok?"
"Well, her injuries are not that bad. She has a broken
leg; many bruised ribs, and is pretty banged up and
bruised at the moment. But she should be ok. She might
be out in a couple of weeks."
"Mrs. Anderson can we see her? Is it alright?" asked
Mina.
"Usually patients in the intensive care rooms are only
allowed family visitors. But since the circumstances, I
think it would be all right. Please come with me. But
you will have to be quiet. Got it?"
"Yes. Of course."
With that Mrs. Anderson led us down a hallway and up to
the next floor. The nurse at the desk there gave us an
annoyed look but seeing Dr. Anderson with us she didn't
say anything. We walked down the hall and stopped in
front of a door. One look from Amy's mother reminded us
to remain quiet the whole time. Opening the door I let
the girls in first. I decided to let them see her first
while I hung out in the doorway. Looking in the room I
saw my little angel, her eyes open in thin slits lying
on the bed. She had several bruises on her face and of
what I could see of her arms they were bruised too.
Mrs. Anderson and I stood in the background while the
girls crowed around the bed.
"Serena?" said Amy softly. "Are you awake?"
"Yea, I am," said Serena even softer. She sounded tired,
and I was pretty sure she was.
"Oh Serena I was so worried about you. When Amy called
me and told me I couldn't believe at first. She had to
repeat it again for me. I just, just…" started Mina
before she started crying again.
"Mina, its ok. I am ok. Or at least I will be," Serena
gave a faint smile.
"But you're alone now. Doesn't that scare you to death?"
asked Raye.
Serena gave her friend a studied look. So did I. How
could she be so blunt about it?
"Always to the point aren't you Raye?" I could hear the
bitterness in her voice.
"Of course I'm scared. Who wouldn't be? I just lost
everything I loved in a crash. You don't understand what
it is like to lose your family do you? No one here does.
You just don't realize…"
"I understand." I figured that was a good place to
enter. Everyone stopped talking and stared at me. Even
Serena glanced my way.
"I know what it is like, waking up, not know where you
are. Not knowing what has happened till a doctor comes
in and tell you your parents are dead, and you survived.
I know what it is like to sit and listen to them tell
you how lucky your are to have survived when what you
really feel is like you are the unluckiest person in the
world because you survived to have no one in you life.
You' re wrong Serena. One person here does know what it
is like."
After my little speech everyone was like a statue. The
only movement was the slight nod that Serena gave me.
"How could you know?" she almost cried it out. "How
could you possibly know what its like?"
Looking around I had to decide if I really wanted to
tell everyone here about my past. Looking from face to
face I wasn't sure till I landed of Serena's pleading
eyes.
"When I was almost 7, I was in a terrible car wreck.
Both my mother and father were killed. I survived only
to grow up alone, in an orphanage. The worst thing being
where you can remember your family I couldn't. I don't
remember anything about my life before the accident.
Nothing."
I would have said more but that's is when Serena started
crying. Not her usual wail, but a soft sorrowful crying
that was enough to break one's heart. I couldn't help
myself. I walked over to the bed and gave her a hug. She
of course hugged me back and cried into my shirt. I
could make out a few things she mumbled such as "just
like me" and "I'm not alone with this." She was relying
on me just then. I could tell. I knew she needed me
then; and I would be there for her, no matter what. I
would help her through this. After a while she finally
let go and laid back down on the bed. We would have
stayed longer, but Mrs. Anderson told us we had to
leave. So I drove Raye, Lita, and Mina home. Any said
she would wait for her mom. That night I had trouble
sleeping. All I could think about was what was going to
happen to Serena after she was released from the
hospital. I didn't get to sleep till late that night.
But even my dreams were filled with thoughts of my
little angel.
End Part 1