Authors Note: Well it's been one hell of a long night, Rick and Lily decide
to move in, Matt and Grace are together, but all good things must come to
an end. Please R&R!
Chapter 47 | In a split second
Grace gently pulled away from Matt, and turned her attention away from his gorgeous brown eyes and to her watch. 10:15pm.
[Grace - its amazing how much time flies when you're relaxed and having fun. (smiles at camera) things are perfect, I've sorted things out with Eli and Matt and I are (shrugs) taking things slowly. But if I don't get home in the next 15 minutes I'm am so going to be grounded!]
"What's wrong?" Matt asked noticing the worried look on Graces face.
Grace bit her bottom lip nervously, "It's 10:15 . . . I'm supposed to be home by 10:30"
Matt grabbed graces hand; "okay, let's get you home then" and he started pulling her out of the crowd, but stopped still suddenly.
"Ah Grace?"
"Yeah?" Grace answered anxiously.
"How did you get here?"
"Eli drove me," she said, it was her turn to pull him through the crowd.
"Okay, so you wait here, I'll go find Eli, "Ill be right back" Matt assured her, leaving her standing by the bar.
* * * * * * * * * *
Grace was staring at her watch, watching the minutes go by while she waited for matt to return with Eli. It was now 10:19pm; she knew she would never get home on time. It would take them at least 20 minutes to get back.
Grace, feeling a hand on her shoulder, looked up hoping to see Matt with Eli in tow. But instead she found herself staring into the eyes of Eli.
"Are you okay?" Eli asked Grace after noticing her anxious expression, "Where's Matt?"
"Matt's looking for you. Can you give me a lift home I was supposed to be home by 10:30" Grace said hurriedly, Eli looked at his watch. 10:21pm.
"Shit Grace, I'm sorry, I completely forgot" Eli smacked himself on the forehead with his open palm.
"So did I" she answered with a wry smile, "but don't worry 'bout it, it isn't your fault.
"Grace!" Matt rushed up to her, I couldn't find-" Matt spotted Eli, "Where have you been man, I've been looking every where for you"
Eli shrugged as Matt slipped his arm around Grace's waist, "We better get going" Eli said, as Grace looked at her watch yet again.
* * * * * * * * * * Eli noticed he was feeling more than a little light headed as they walked over to his car outside. He stopped still for a moment and shoke his head, trying to clear it without any success. 'that's weird' he thought to himself, 'It feel like I've been drinking but I haven't had any' a distant memory of Coop passing him a drink just minutes before they went onstage hit him. 'No way' Eli shook his head, 'Coop wouldn't do that'. But Eli couldn't help but feel worried, 'Relax man,' Eli could only just recall Coops words as he gulped it down.
"What's up man?" Matt noticed the faraway look on E's face.
Grace looked at him worriedly, "Eli, are you okay, you don't look too good"
Eli looked over at Grace, and then turned to Matt as he unlocked the car door. "You got your license?"
"Yeah?" Matt answered a confused look on his face.
Eli threw the keys to Matt who caught them, "You mind driving? I think someone spiked my drink"
"Yeah sure" Matt walked over to Eli's side and hopped in.
* * * * * * * * * *
"I can't believe he did that" Grace cried indignantly over the radio, when Eli informed her that she thought it was Coop that spiked his drink, "Are you sure?"
"Yeah, the only drink I had all night was the one he gave to me before we went onstage, anyway, don't worry 'bout it, we got bigger problems at the moment. What are you going to tell your mum?" Eli said, he could see Grace looking at him in the passenger review mirror.
"Oh my god!" Grace screamed as a new R&B song came onto the radio . . . 'This is like one of my favourite songs!" She said and reached over to turn the stereo up, all thoughts of her mother forgotten, she sang along loudly.
Matt who was approaching a T intersection, swung around to roll his eyes at Eli, Eli laughed, at the site of his ex throwing herself into the song- singing at the top of her voice.
All of a sudden Grace let out a scream, Matt, who's eyes had only left the road for a split second turned back around, just in time to see a red car speeding towards them from the side as Matt approached the end of the road.
"Shit!" Eli screamed as Matt slammed on the brakes throwing him forward in his seat.
"Hang on!" Matt cried out, turning the steering wheel as fast as he could in the other direction.
For a second Grace thought they would make it, but then she felt the crack of her head hitting the windshield, and her body being thrown back against the seat, she could feel a trickle of blood running down the side of her face, the throbbing pain in the back of her neck, and then she could feel no more.
* * * * * * * * * *
Lily counted as the phone ran, six, seven and then eight times before she heard a click on the other end and then Rick's voice, "Hello? Rick Sammler speaking"
"Rick, where have you been" she cried anxiously.
"Lily? What's wrong, I just got out of the shower"
"Grace isn't home yet" Lily said looking at the clock.
"She's not?" Rick looked at the time on his Rolex watch. 10:45pm. "Did she call?"
"No, it's not like her Rick, I think something has happened"
"Okay" Rick paused to think for a moment, "Give me ten minutes to get dressed and I'll call you back, if she hasn't turned up by then or hasn't called I'll come over ok"
* * * * * * * * * *
Minutes past but it felt like hours, as Eli sat in silence, waiting. What was he waiting for? He had no idea. He knew he should do something, should try to help them, see if they were okay, but he couldn't bring himself to move. He was afraid at what he would find if he did.
After they had hit the other car, all Eli had heard was a small groan uttered from Grace. Calling hers and Matts names he received no response, as what was his expectation.
He tried moving his left arm to undo his seatbelt but was hit with a wave of pain so strong he had to bit his lip to keep from yelling out in pain. Using his right arm he undid his seatbelt, careful not to move his other arm.
His whole body was throbbing now, and he could feel the bruises forming from where the seatbelt had restrained him. But other than his left arm from what he could tell there was nothing serious.
Edging forward on his seat he forced himself to look into the front of the car, and let out a cry what he was confronted with.
* * * * * * * * * *
Eli scrambled into the front seat, why Grace was sprawled up against the door, her head lying on the dashboard, 'Grace, Grace! Are you okay?" Eli cried, as his leg became stuck. Tugging at it violently he pulled himself free.
When he received no response he turned to Matt, whose seat must have been flung forward due to the impact as he was now sitting squashed right up against the steering wheal. Eli tried to remember what they had learnt in health, but all he could think of was Grace, who was lying there so still.
He knew he couldn't just forget Matt though. Moving closer to him he placed two fingers on his neck which was tilted to the side. It seemed like a lifetime before Eli felt it, it was very weak and slow, but there was a pulse.
Eli turned back to face Grace with tears in his eyes. 'Lying there she just looks so . . . so broken' he shuddered. 'Come on man. Pull yourself together' he told himself as he moved closer to her.
Eli picked up her limp wrist, his fingers searching yet again for a pulse. He was relieved when he could feel it, slow but steady. He reached over with his right hand, and gently brushed the hair away from her face, letting out a whimper of surprise when he sawe the deep gash on her forehead. He could hear the wail of an ambulance in the distance and prayed silently it would reach them in time, his tears flowing freely now all he could do was hold her hand and watch over her. And hope to god she would be alright.
* * * * * * * * * *
[Eli - you hear about people having life or death experiences. They say that in the split second that decides whether you live or die your whole life flashes before you eyes, but all I could see was Graces smiling face as she sang along to that song by Beyonce. And the sudden realisation that she was not wearing a seat belt. So maybe that's saying something. Maybe grace is my life, because I know I can't bear the thought of losing her]
Chapter 47 | In a split second
Grace gently pulled away from Matt, and turned her attention away from his gorgeous brown eyes and to her watch. 10:15pm.
[Grace - its amazing how much time flies when you're relaxed and having fun. (smiles at camera) things are perfect, I've sorted things out with Eli and Matt and I are (shrugs) taking things slowly. But if I don't get home in the next 15 minutes I'm am so going to be grounded!]
"What's wrong?" Matt asked noticing the worried look on Graces face.
Grace bit her bottom lip nervously, "It's 10:15 . . . I'm supposed to be home by 10:30"
Matt grabbed graces hand; "okay, let's get you home then" and he started pulling her out of the crowd, but stopped still suddenly.
"Ah Grace?"
"Yeah?" Grace answered anxiously.
"How did you get here?"
"Eli drove me," she said, it was her turn to pull him through the crowd.
"Okay, so you wait here, I'll go find Eli, "Ill be right back" Matt assured her, leaving her standing by the bar.
* * * * * * * * * *
Grace was staring at her watch, watching the minutes go by while she waited for matt to return with Eli. It was now 10:19pm; she knew she would never get home on time. It would take them at least 20 minutes to get back.
Grace, feeling a hand on her shoulder, looked up hoping to see Matt with Eli in tow. But instead she found herself staring into the eyes of Eli.
"Are you okay?" Eli asked Grace after noticing her anxious expression, "Where's Matt?"
"Matt's looking for you. Can you give me a lift home I was supposed to be home by 10:30" Grace said hurriedly, Eli looked at his watch. 10:21pm.
"Shit Grace, I'm sorry, I completely forgot" Eli smacked himself on the forehead with his open palm.
"So did I" she answered with a wry smile, "but don't worry 'bout it, it isn't your fault.
"Grace!" Matt rushed up to her, I couldn't find-" Matt spotted Eli, "Where have you been man, I've been looking every where for you"
Eli shrugged as Matt slipped his arm around Grace's waist, "We better get going" Eli said, as Grace looked at her watch yet again.
* * * * * * * * * * Eli noticed he was feeling more than a little light headed as they walked over to his car outside. He stopped still for a moment and shoke his head, trying to clear it without any success. 'that's weird' he thought to himself, 'It feel like I've been drinking but I haven't had any' a distant memory of Coop passing him a drink just minutes before they went onstage hit him. 'No way' Eli shook his head, 'Coop wouldn't do that'. But Eli couldn't help but feel worried, 'Relax man,' Eli could only just recall Coops words as he gulped it down.
"What's up man?" Matt noticed the faraway look on E's face.
Grace looked at him worriedly, "Eli, are you okay, you don't look too good"
Eli looked over at Grace, and then turned to Matt as he unlocked the car door. "You got your license?"
"Yeah?" Matt answered a confused look on his face.
Eli threw the keys to Matt who caught them, "You mind driving? I think someone spiked my drink"
"Yeah sure" Matt walked over to Eli's side and hopped in.
* * * * * * * * * *
"I can't believe he did that" Grace cried indignantly over the radio, when Eli informed her that she thought it was Coop that spiked his drink, "Are you sure?"
"Yeah, the only drink I had all night was the one he gave to me before we went onstage, anyway, don't worry 'bout it, we got bigger problems at the moment. What are you going to tell your mum?" Eli said, he could see Grace looking at him in the passenger review mirror.
"Oh my god!" Grace screamed as a new R&B song came onto the radio . . . 'This is like one of my favourite songs!" She said and reached over to turn the stereo up, all thoughts of her mother forgotten, she sang along loudly.
Matt who was approaching a T intersection, swung around to roll his eyes at Eli, Eli laughed, at the site of his ex throwing herself into the song- singing at the top of her voice.
All of a sudden Grace let out a scream, Matt, who's eyes had only left the road for a split second turned back around, just in time to see a red car speeding towards them from the side as Matt approached the end of the road.
"Shit!" Eli screamed as Matt slammed on the brakes throwing him forward in his seat.
"Hang on!" Matt cried out, turning the steering wheel as fast as he could in the other direction.
For a second Grace thought they would make it, but then she felt the crack of her head hitting the windshield, and her body being thrown back against the seat, she could feel a trickle of blood running down the side of her face, the throbbing pain in the back of her neck, and then she could feel no more.
* * * * * * * * * *
Lily counted as the phone ran, six, seven and then eight times before she heard a click on the other end and then Rick's voice, "Hello? Rick Sammler speaking"
"Rick, where have you been" she cried anxiously.
"Lily? What's wrong, I just got out of the shower"
"Grace isn't home yet" Lily said looking at the clock.
"She's not?" Rick looked at the time on his Rolex watch. 10:45pm. "Did she call?"
"No, it's not like her Rick, I think something has happened"
"Okay" Rick paused to think for a moment, "Give me ten minutes to get dressed and I'll call you back, if she hasn't turned up by then or hasn't called I'll come over ok"
* * * * * * * * * *
Minutes past but it felt like hours, as Eli sat in silence, waiting. What was he waiting for? He had no idea. He knew he should do something, should try to help them, see if they were okay, but he couldn't bring himself to move. He was afraid at what he would find if he did.
After they had hit the other car, all Eli had heard was a small groan uttered from Grace. Calling hers and Matts names he received no response, as what was his expectation.
He tried moving his left arm to undo his seatbelt but was hit with a wave of pain so strong he had to bit his lip to keep from yelling out in pain. Using his right arm he undid his seatbelt, careful not to move his other arm.
His whole body was throbbing now, and he could feel the bruises forming from where the seatbelt had restrained him. But other than his left arm from what he could tell there was nothing serious.
Edging forward on his seat he forced himself to look into the front of the car, and let out a cry what he was confronted with.
* * * * * * * * * *
Eli scrambled into the front seat, why Grace was sprawled up against the door, her head lying on the dashboard, 'Grace, Grace! Are you okay?" Eli cried, as his leg became stuck. Tugging at it violently he pulled himself free.
When he received no response he turned to Matt, whose seat must have been flung forward due to the impact as he was now sitting squashed right up against the steering wheal. Eli tried to remember what they had learnt in health, but all he could think of was Grace, who was lying there so still.
He knew he couldn't just forget Matt though. Moving closer to him he placed two fingers on his neck which was tilted to the side. It seemed like a lifetime before Eli felt it, it was very weak and slow, but there was a pulse.
Eli turned back to face Grace with tears in his eyes. 'Lying there she just looks so . . . so broken' he shuddered. 'Come on man. Pull yourself together' he told himself as he moved closer to her.
Eli picked up her limp wrist, his fingers searching yet again for a pulse. He was relieved when he could feel it, slow but steady. He reached over with his right hand, and gently brushed the hair away from her face, letting out a whimper of surprise when he sawe the deep gash on her forehead. He could hear the wail of an ambulance in the distance and prayed silently it would reach them in time, his tears flowing freely now all he could do was hold her hand and watch over her. And hope to god she would be alright.
* * * * * * * * * *
[Eli - you hear about people having life or death experiences. They say that in the split second that decides whether you live or die your whole life flashes before you eyes, but all I could see was Graces smiling face as she sang along to that song by Beyonce. And the sudden realisation that she was not wearing a seat belt. So maybe that's saying something. Maybe grace is my life, because I know I can't bear the thought of losing her]