Chapter 13
Hello
Playground school bell rings again
rain clouds come to play again
has no one told you she's not breathing?
hello I'm your mind giving you someone to talk to
hello
If I smile and don't believe
Soon I know I'll wake from this dream
Don't try to fix me I'm not broken
Hello I'm the lie living for you so you can hide
Don't cry
Suddenly I know I'm not sleeping
Hello I'm still here
All that's left of yesterday
-+-2 1/2 days later-+-
The rain was pouring down so hard in Pennsylvania, it was almost impossible to see. Calysta and Evyn were under a blanket asleep, leaving Phoenix and Colin to fight through the mess. Colin was, by now, cursing up a storm. Phoenix was trying so hard to keep awake but at the pace they were going....it'd be Christmas before they got back. Suddenly a truck came crashing right into the front of them. The wind shield shattered as the front of the car was crushed like a pop can. Another car had also rammed right into the back of it.
~20 minutes later~
Phoenix awoke again to the sound of sirens approaching. Blood as oozing from her forehead and it stung to beat crazy. Colin had slumped against the steering wheel, and was in worse shape that she herself was. Calysta was talking to her.
"Sis? Phoenix?"
"Ah'm here sugah"
"Ah don't think Evyn's breathing..." came the scared reply.
"Can you check his pulse?"
"Yeah...he's still with us. What about Colin?"
"Barely" was her soft, teary reply.
"Ah love ya, sis"
"Ah love ya too. Don't worry...we'll make it out of this."
"Ah dunno how much longer Ah can stay awake"
"Don't you give up on me now. Calysta, hun ya have to keep awake"
"Ah don't wanna die"
"You ain't gonna die"
"Phoenix?" that was a new voice.
"Colin?"
"Have I told you this before?"
"Told me what sugah?"
"I love you"
"Ah love you too"
"Phoenix?"
"I don't think I'll make it"
She twisted her head a bit to see him. He was still looking down and his forehead was bleeding pretty bad. A bone was sticking out of his arm, and she gasped at what she saw next. A long, jagged, sharp piece of glass was sticking out of his stomach.
"Hang on, my love. help is here" she said, touching his hand with her free one. She felt two sets of arms grab her gently, laying her out onto a stretcher. She felt them place something around her neck. She guessed it was a brace. A young, 20 something, frightened/disgusted looking woman's face swam into view.
"Sweetheart can you tell us your name?" she asked, gently stroking Phoenix's forehead.
"Phoenix Xavier. The read headed guy was Colin O'Doyle. The other girl is my twin Calysta. The other guy is Evyn Andrews." she replied, noticing one thing. They had put her into an ambulance. The sirens were back on.
"Honey I'm Maryanne. We're going to have you keep talking to us. Please try to stay calm." She said, though she should take her own advice. She looked more or less like a scared poodle.
"Do you think my boyfriend will be alright?"
"Colin? Oh sweetheart I sure hope so. He didn't seem to be doing well at all"
"Maryanne I doubt she needed to hear that" said the short blonde girl who was putting in the IV.
"Beth I can't lie to her. Your sister and Evyn are doing fine. It seems that your boyfriend and yourself took most of the damage."
Phoenix nodded, tears leaking out the sides of her eyes. Maryanne was still stroking her forehead lovingly, as if she were a small child.
"How old are y'all?"
"17"
"Why were you in Pennsylvania?"
"Colin and Ah had to pick up the other two"
She nodded. "And who're your parents?"
"We all live with mine and Calysta's father, Charles Xavier."
"You're mutants?"
"Yes"
"Then we're takin' you to the right place. Relax darling, you're safe"
Phoenix's body shook with sobs, and Beth was thankful she'd gotten the IV in the young girl before hand. Colin had called her darling. That really brought back memories.