Reliving A Life Already Lived
He took the phone away from his ear and looked at it quickly putting it back to his ear.
"Rory? Oh my god Rory."
There was no answer.
"Luke, LUKE. I've got to go."
"What is it now Jess?"
"Rory. She's in trouble."
"What happened?"
"Car accident, I swear I was just talking to her. God, just let me go."
"Jess, here, let me close up the shop. Go get Lorelai."
"Where is she?"
"At the inn. Actually, just call her. Tell her what happened. OK EVERYBODY OUT."
The two acted quickly, Rory meant the world to Jess, but Luke was like her father.
"Here, grab my cell, we can call Lorelai from the car."
They got in Jess' car and Luke started driving, since he knew how to get there. Jess found the number and called the Inn.
"Hello, the Independence Inn, how may I help you?" a French voice greeted him.
"Give me Lorelai. Fast."
"If that's what you want."
In the distance, Jess could hear the man calling for Lorelai.
"Hello?"
"Lorelai, its Jess. Get in your car and drive to Yale."
"Why... is Rory ok?"
"I'm not sure."
"Jess, what happened?"
"I called her on her cell, and we were talking. She was in a car with some guy from her classes. All of a sudden she told him to look out for a truck and the line went dead."
"Oh, my god. My Rory. What's your cell number? I'll get in the jeep and follow you."
Jess quickly told her the number as she jotted it down and ran to the jeep. After a while of driving, she was raging with tears. What if something serious had happened to her only baby? Her Yale child. Her shining star. She finally saw Jess' car ahead of her. Dialing the number, she tried to wipe the tears from her eyes and clear her voice.
"Jess? Hi, I'm behind you."
"Ok, we called a few hospitals and found no Rory Gilmore. We called the police station and they notified us of a car and transport truck accident. We got the address and are heading there."
"Thank you. I have no idea what I would do without you."
"Here it is. The traffic is slowed down."
"Park on the side of the road and we can run."
The cars were parked on the side as the quickly exited their vehicles. Hi's were not required as they ran towards where the traffic was stopped. Then they saw it.
"OH MY GOD. RORY." She screamed not caring who heard her, she could not dare to loose her.
They neared the sight and soon they were all in tears. They ran to the nearest police officer.
"Hello, my daughters in that accident. I need to know if she's ok."
"They're trying to get her out but the flames are rising." The voice replied.
The sight looked horrible close up. Flames were bursting out of both vehicles smoke was everywhere. The cars were totaled, police everywhere. She turned around and cried on Luke's shoulder.
"Luke, I can't loose her."
"I know, neither can we."
After a few minutes of crying, a police approached her. "Ma'am, we were told your daughter was involved in the accident."
"Yes, she's in there." Her voice cracked, she could barely speak. Then Luke stepped in.
"Will she be ok?"
"They are just getting her out now. We won't know the details until we reach the hospital."
"Can we go in the ambulance with her?"
"Of course, follow me."
The three followed the officer to a nearby awaiting ambulance. And waited until Rory was put in to get in. A few minutes they saw her being put in. Quickly they jumped in, right before the doors were shut. As soon as the vehicle started moving, they turned to look at her. Tears streamed down all their faces as they looked at the face before them.
"Rory, RORY. Listen, you'll be ok. Can you talk to mom? Please Rory." No voice was heard. Lorelai turned to lean on Luke's shoulder when she noticed that Jess was crying as much as she was if not more.
"Jess, it'll be ok." She said in a crackled voice.
"I loved her. I told her so just before the line went dead. I wanted to marry her. She was my future."
"Jess, she's fine." She turned and rubbed Jess' back to comfort him. Then looked back at the face of her daughter. Burns were everywhere. She looked dead. Bruises were wherever there weren't burns and her face was totaled. A few minutes later, they arrived at the hospital. They jumped out as Rory was moved to the ER.
"Rory, my beautiful Rory." Jess slowly said.
They were put in a waiting room. Waiting was not an option but what else could they do?
After hours of waiting Lorelai realized that, she needed coffee.
"Oh shoot. I forgot to tell Sookie where I was going." She pulled out a cell phone and called Sookie. She promised to be right over. Next was Lane. She ended up making last minute arrangements for Sookie to drive her.
Finally, 5 hours later a doctor came out. Everyone was here to hear the news. Would Rory be ok?
"Miss Gilmore?" "Yeah, how's my Rory?"
He had gone through this so many times before; he wasn't sure why it was so much harder this time. It wasn't the best news for someone to hear.
"I hate to tell you this but it's my job."
He took the phone away from his ear and looked at it quickly putting it back to his ear.
"Rory? Oh my god Rory."
There was no answer.
"Luke, LUKE. I've got to go."
"What is it now Jess?"
"Rory. She's in trouble."
"What happened?"
"Car accident, I swear I was just talking to her. God, just let me go."
"Jess, here, let me close up the shop. Go get Lorelai."
"Where is she?"
"At the inn. Actually, just call her. Tell her what happened. OK EVERYBODY OUT."
The two acted quickly, Rory meant the world to Jess, but Luke was like her father.
"Here, grab my cell, we can call Lorelai from the car."
They got in Jess' car and Luke started driving, since he knew how to get there. Jess found the number and called the Inn.
"Hello, the Independence Inn, how may I help you?" a French voice greeted him.
"Give me Lorelai. Fast."
"If that's what you want."
In the distance, Jess could hear the man calling for Lorelai.
"Hello?"
"Lorelai, its Jess. Get in your car and drive to Yale."
"Why... is Rory ok?"
"I'm not sure."
"Jess, what happened?"
"I called her on her cell, and we were talking. She was in a car with some guy from her classes. All of a sudden she told him to look out for a truck and the line went dead."
"Oh, my god. My Rory. What's your cell number? I'll get in the jeep and follow you."
Jess quickly told her the number as she jotted it down and ran to the jeep. After a while of driving, she was raging with tears. What if something serious had happened to her only baby? Her Yale child. Her shining star. She finally saw Jess' car ahead of her. Dialing the number, she tried to wipe the tears from her eyes and clear her voice.
"Jess? Hi, I'm behind you."
"Ok, we called a few hospitals and found no Rory Gilmore. We called the police station and they notified us of a car and transport truck accident. We got the address and are heading there."
"Thank you. I have no idea what I would do without you."
"Here it is. The traffic is slowed down."
"Park on the side of the road and we can run."
The cars were parked on the side as the quickly exited their vehicles. Hi's were not required as they ran towards where the traffic was stopped. Then they saw it.
"OH MY GOD. RORY." She screamed not caring who heard her, she could not dare to loose her.
They neared the sight and soon they were all in tears. They ran to the nearest police officer.
"Hello, my daughters in that accident. I need to know if she's ok."
"They're trying to get her out but the flames are rising." The voice replied.
The sight looked horrible close up. Flames were bursting out of both vehicles smoke was everywhere. The cars were totaled, police everywhere. She turned around and cried on Luke's shoulder.
"Luke, I can't loose her."
"I know, neither can we."
After a few minutes of crying, a police approached her. "Ma'am, we were told your daughter was involved in the accident."
"Yes, she's in there." Her voice cracked, she could barely speak. Then Luke stepped in.
"Will she be ok?"
"They are just getting her out now. We won't know the details until we reach the hospital."
"Can we go in the ambulance with her?"
"Of course, follow me."
The three followed the officer to a nearby awaiting ambulance. And waited until Rory was put in to get in. A few minutes they saw her being put in. Quickly they jumped in, right before the doors were shut. As soon as the vehicle started moving, they turned to look at her. Tears streamed down all their faces as they looked at the face before them.
"Rory, RORY. Listen, you'll be ok. Can you talk to mom? Please Rory." No voice was heard. Lorelai turned to lean on Luke's shoulder when she noticed that Jess was crying as much as she was if not more.
"Jess, it'll be ok." She said in a crackled voice.
"I loved her. I told her so just before the line went dead. I wanted to marry her. She was my future."
"Jess, she's fine." She turned and rubbed Jess' back to comfort him. Then looked back at the face of her daughter. Burns were everywhere. She looked dead. Bruises were wherever there weren't burns and her face was totaled. A few minutes later, they arrived at the hospital. They jumped out as Rory was moved to the ER.
"Rory, my beautiful Rory." Jess slowly said.
They were put in a waiting room. Waiting was not an option but what else could they do?
After hours of waiting Lorelai realized that, she needed coffee.
"Oh shoot. I forgot to tell Sookie where I was going." She pulled out a cell phone and called Sookie. She promised to be right over. Next was Lane. She ended up making last minute arrangements for Sookie to drive her.
Finally, 5 hours later a doctor came out. Everyone was here to hear the news. Would Rory be ok?
"Miss Gilmore?" "Yeah, how's my Rory?"
He had gone through this so many times before; he wasn't sure why it was so much harder this time. It wasn't the best news for someone to hear.
"I hate to tell you this but it's my job."