Charm: Hello everyone! I'm updating again! WOOHOO! ^^
Squid: Oh God...
Charm: -_-; Anyway... This is gonna be a SAD SAD SAD chapter! WARNING IT WILL BE SAD (atleast that's my aim for it lol)
Ryan: Yer so hopeless.
Shannon: RYAN!
Ryan: 00; SORRY SHANNON!
Charm: Anyway... Onto the chapter. WARNING IT IS SAD!!!!!!!!! lol
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Chapter Twenty-One: Don't Leave Me Not Yet
In his car alone at night, Squid drove through the pounding rain. In the back of his car was a bouquet of white lilies and a red heart shaped box filled with chocolate. It was his surprise for Brianna on Valentine's Day. He could barely see through the merciless rain pounding against his windshield. He sighed as he prayed he would get home before the weather would get worse. He hated driving in the rain.
Suddenly Squid had to strain his eyes to see the road. The rain beat down harder each time. He saw a swerving car coming toward him, going the wrong direction. He swerved to miss the car, but the car turned sharply and hit Squid's car right on the driver's side.
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Brianna sat with Raja watching television, as she awaited Squid's phone call. She wondered where he was... He would have called by now, right? She took a deep breath as she watched the violent rain pour down outside. She wondered if Squid got caught up in traffic because of the weather. "He better get home soon... Unless of course he doesn't want his Valentine's Day dinner..." said Brianna.
Raja giggled, "Daddy couldn't go a day skipping a meal."
Brianna smiled. "Yes yer right there, Raja. Well his food's getting cold. Honey go put it in the fridge until he gets home. Ok?" Raja nodded and got up from the couch and did as she was told.
"Just watch... He'll come through the door when I put this away," Raja said, sarcastically. Brianna laughed at her daughter's sarcasm. Brianna walked over to the window and pulled back the draps to look out into the inky blackness outside. Squid was taking an extremely long time to get home. Brianna grew scared, Squid was never this late.
Raja came back to the couch and turned the channel on the television. She flipped through all the channels and stopped at the nnews. She gasped. "Mom! Look! There was a car wreck!" Raja exclaimed. Brianna blinked and sat down beside Raja.
"Oh my God that looks really bad... I hope Alan wasn't on that rode..." Brianna whispered. Suddenly the phone went off. Brianna let it ring three times before answering it. "Hello?" she asked, hoping to God it was Squid.
"Mrs. Smith?" asked a male voice, which wasn't Squid's.
"Yes?"
"This is the San Francisco police office... Your husband was in the car wreck on route eighty. He's been taken to the hospital, he was in serious condition." The officer explained. Brianna dropped the phone. Her face paled, white with horror. She couldn't believe this. Squid...in a car...wreck?
"Mom?" asked Raja, glancing at her mother, after hearing the phone receiver drop to the hardwood floor.
Brianna took a deep breath, "Get yer brothers and Kaylie... We've gotta go to the hospital." Raja's grey eyes widened in shock.
"Mom? Why?" she asked curiously. Brianna hushed her daughter.
"Just do it. Now!" Brianna commanded. Tears were forming in her eyes as the cold, hard truth hit her. Squid might be dying. Raja nodded as she rushed up the stairs to gather Kaylie and her brothers. All four came storming down the stairs with Raja leading them.
"Mom?! What's goin' on?" asked Richard, with his New Orleans accent.
"Just hush and get into the car now..." whispered Brianna. Kaylie, Richard, Mitchell, and Raja did as Brianna told them and got into the car. Brianna grabbed her car keys from the kitchen counter and raced out to her blazer. She revved up the car and pulled out of the drive into the violent rain. "Richard... call everyone and tell the them to meet me at the hospital as soon as possible," Brianna said, tossing Richard her cell phone.
"Right..." Richard said, as he started calling everyong Brianna and Squid knew and telling them what Brianna had wanted him to say.
* Fifteen Minutes Later *
Brianna pulled into a parking space at the hospital. Everyone in Brianna's blazer rushed out and followed her inside. Brianna went to the front desk and asked the lady at the desk what room Alan was in. Richard, Kaylie, Raja, and Mitchell were confused as to what was going on. Brianna got the room number and went to the ICU, with her children and Kaylie following close behind.
Brianna stopped at room 252 and turned to her children. "Ok... This is what happened... Remember the car wreck we were watching on the news, Raj? Yer father was in it..."
"WHAT!?" chorused Mitchell and Richard. Kaylie covered her mouth in shock. Raja blinked back her tears.
"Now I know ya wanna see him, but... I need ya to go back to the lobby and wait for everyone to get here... ok? Tell them what room Alan's in ok?" Brianna whispered, choking on her tears. Richard nodded and gathered everyone up.
Kaylie didn't move. "Rich... I'll stay here incase your mom needs some support, ok?" Kaylie told Richard. Richard smiled and nodded. He kissed her lightly on the mouth.
"Thanks Kay," he told her. She blushed and leaned against the hospital hallway door. Brianna saw Kaylie.
"Yer stayin'?" asked Brianna. Kaylie nodded as she saw Brianna smile. "Thanks," Brianna murmured to Kaylie before going into the room. Brianna took a deep breath as she walked into the room, seeing her husband laying on his back, barely breath. Tube were running all over him, his bandages were bloody, and he had an IV running to his arm along with blood.
Brianna felt tears sting her emerald green eyes as she apporached the body of her husband, Squid, laying motionless on his bed. Brianna came to the side of the bed. She gazed upon Squid's face. His eyes were shut and an oxygen mask covered his mouth and nose.
"Alan..." Brianna said, terrified. If she lost him, she idn't know what she would do. Squid was the only reason she was still in the world. If he hadn't come into her life, she would have died from either a drug overdose or suicide when she was a teenager. She touched Squid's right hand with her own. His hand was freezing cold to her touch. She laced her fingers with his and got onto her knees. She broke down into tears.
"Alan... Don't die... Not yet..." she cried to him.
Brianna brought her free hand to his face and ran her fingers down his cheek. Her eyes stung with her salty tears. Who would do this to someone? Who could be this heartless? Brianna needed to be strong for her family. She didn't need to think about the dark side of this situation, but she could not help it. Her heart was aching and at the same time it was breaking. "I love you..." Brianna whispered.
"Brianna?" asked Kaylie, coming into the room. Brianna turned her head to face Kaylie.
"What?" Brianna asked, softly.
"A nurse told me what happened to Alan..."
"What!?" Brianna asked, quickly.
"He was driving home and a drunk driver was on the wrong side of the road... Alan swerved to miss him, but the drunk driver swerved and hit the driver's side... Full force..."
Brianna couldn't take this. Tears flowed out of her eyes and down her face. She covered her face. Removing her hand from her face, after a few moments, Brianna stood up but she still held Squid's hand in her own. She leaned down to Squid's ear.
"Alan... Don't leave me yet... Please don't die yet... I'm not ready to loose you yet," she whispered tearfully. Kaylie's heart was breaking as she witnessed this. If she was loosing Richard like this, she would act the same way Brianna was acting. When you love someone, you would do anything for them just to keep them by your side.
"DAMMIT ALAN!" screamed Brianna, falling back to her knees. "NOT YET! DON'T TAKE HIM YET! PLEASE DON'T TAKE HIM YET! GOD PLEASE!" cried Brianna.
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Charm: Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. I toldya it was sad...
Squid: I'm not dead yet ppl so don't attack me yet.
Charm: You are so obilivious to the fact people actually care about you.
Bri: YEAH! *crying* LIKE ME!
Raja/Mitchell/Rich: AND ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Any other fans of Squid including me: AND US!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Squid: --;
Zigzag: *sighs* And no one cares about me?
Shaily: *glomp* I DO! ^^
Charm: Oh god... And anyway... review!
Squid: Oh God...
Charm: -_-; Anyway... This is gonna be a SAD SAD SAD chapter! WARNING IT WILL BE SAD (atleast that's my aim for it lol)
Ryan: Yer so hopeless.
Shannon: RYAN!
Ryan: 00; SORRY SHANNON!
Charm: Anyway... Onto the chapter. WARNING IT IS SAD!!!!!!!!! lol
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Chapter Twenty-One: Don't Leave Me Not Yet
In his car alone at night, Squid drove through the pounding rain. In the back of his car was a bouquet of white lilies and a red heart shaped box filled with chocolate. It was his surprise for Brianna on Valentine's Day. He could barely see through the merciless rain pounding against his windshield. He sighed as he prayed he would get home before the weather would get worse. He hated driving in the rain.
Suddenly Squid had to strain his eyes to see the road. The rain beat down harder each time. He saw a swerving car coming toward him, going the wrong direction. He swerved to miss the car, but the car turned sharply and hit Squid's car right on the driver's side.
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Brianna sat with Raja watching television, as she awaited Squid's phone call. She wondered where he was... He would have called by now, right? She took a deep breath as she watched the violent rain pour down outside. She wondered if Squid got caught up in traffic because of the weather. "He better get home soon... Unless of course he doesn't want his Valentine's Day dinner..." said Brianna.
Raja giggled, "Daddy couldn't go a day skipping a meal."
Brianna smiled. "Yes yer right there, Raja. Well his food's getting cold. Honey go put it in the fridge until he gets home. Ok?" Raja nodded and got up from the couch and did as she was told.
"Just watch... He'll come through the door when I put this away," Raja said, sarcastically. Brianna laughed at her daughter's sarcasm. Brianna walked over to the window and pulled back the draps to look out into the inky blackness outside. Squid was taking an extremely long time to get home. Brianna grew scared, Squid was never this late.
Raja came back to the couch and turned the channel on the television. She flipped through all the channels and stopped at the nnews. She gasped. "Mom! Look! There was a car wreck!" Raja exclaimed. Brianna blinked and sat down beside Raja.
"Oh my God that looks really bad... I hope Alan wasn't on that rode..." Brianna whispered. Suddenly the phone went off. Brianna let it ring three times before answering it. "Hello?" she asked, hoping to God it was Squid.
"Mrs. Smith?" asked a male voice, which wasn't Squid's.
"Yes?"
"This is the San Francisco police office... Your husband was in the car wreck on route eighty. He's been taken to the hospital, he was in serious condition." The officer explained. Brianna dropped the phone. Her face paled, white with horror. She couldn't believe this. Squid...in a car...wreck?
"Mom?" asked Raja, glancing at her mother, after hearing the phone receiver drop to the hardwood floor.
Brianna took a deep breath, "Get yer brothers and Kaylie... We've gotta go to the hospital." Raja's grey eyes widened in shock.
"Mom? Why?" she asked curiously. Brianna hushed her daughter.
"Just do it. Now!" Brianna commanded. Tears were forming in her eyes as the cold, hard truth hit her. Squid might be dying. Raja nodded as she rushed up the stairs to gather Kaylie and her brothers. All four came storming down the stairs with Raja leading them.
"Mom?! What's goin' on?" asked Richard, with his New Orleans accent.
"Just hush and get into the car now..." whispered Brianna. Kaylie, Richard, Mitchell, and Raja did as Brianna told them and got into the car. Brianna grabbed her car keys from the kitchen counter and raced out to her blazer. She revved up the car and pulled out of the drive into the violent rain. "Richard... call everyone and tell the them to meet me at the hospital as soon as possible," Brianna said, tossing Richard her cell phone.
"Right..." Richard said, as he started calling everyong Brianna and Squid knew and telling them what Brianna had wanted him to say.
* Fifteen Minutes Later *
Brianna pulled into a parking space at the hospital. Everyone in Brianna's blazer rushed out and followed her inside. Brianna went to the front desk and asked the lady at the desk what room Alan was in. Richard, Kaylie, Raja, and Mitchell were confused as to what was going on. Brianna got the room number and went to the ICU, with her children and Kaylie following close behind.
Brianna stopped at room 252 and turned to her children. "Ok... This is what happened... Remember the car wreck we were watching on the news, Raj? Yer father was in it..."
"WHAT!?" chorused Mitchell and Richard. Kaylie covered her mouth in shock. Raja blinked back her tears.
"Now I know ya wanna see him, but... I need ya to go back to the lobby and wait for everyone to get here... ok? Tell them what room Alan's in ok?" Brianna whispered, choking on her tears. Richard nodded and gathered everyone up.
Kaylie didn't move. "Rich... I'll stay here incase your mom needs some support, ok?" Kaylie told Richard. Richard smiled and nodded. He kissed her lightly on the mouth.
"Thanks Kay," he told her. She blushed and leaned against the hospital hallway door. Brianna saw Kaylie.
"Yer stayin'?" asked Brianna. Kaylie nodded as she saw Brianna smile. "Thanks," Brianna murmured to Kaylie before going into the room. Brianna took a deep breath as she walked into the room, seeing her husband laying on his back, barely breath. Tube were running all over him, his bandages were bloody, and he had an IV running to his arm along with blood.
Brianna felt tears sting her emerald green eyes as she apporached the body of her husband, Squid, laying motionless on his bed. Brianna came to the side of the bed. She gazed upon Squid's face. His eyes were shut and an oxygen mask covered his mouth and nose.
"Alan..." Brianna said, terrified. If she lost him, she idn't know what she would do. Squid was the only reason she was still in the world. If he hadn't come into her life, she would have died from either a drug overdose or suicide when she was a teenager. She touched Squid's right hand with her own. His hand was freezing cold to her touch. She laced her fingers with his and got onto her knees. She broke down into tears.
"Alan... Don't die... Not yet..." she cried to him.
Brianna brought her free hand to his face and ran her fingers down his cheek. Her eyes stung with her salty tears. Who would do this to someone? Who could be this heartless? Brianna needed to be strong for her family. She didn't need to think about the dark side of this situation, but she could not help it. Her heart was aching and at the same time it was breaking. "I love you..." Brianna whispered.
"Brianna?" asked Kaylie, coming into the room. Brianna turned her head to face Kaylie.
"What?" Brianna asked, softly.
"A nurse told me what happened to Alan..."
"What!?" Brianna asked, quickly.
"He was driving home and a drunk driver was on the wrong side of the road... Alan swerved to miss him, but the drunk driver swerved and hit the driver's side... Full force..."
Brianna couldn't take this. Tears flowed out of her eyes and down her face. She covered her face. Removing her hand from her face, after a few moments, Brianna stood up but she still held Squid's hand in her own. She leaned down to Squid's ear.
"Alan... Don't leave me yet... Please don't die yet... I'm not ready to loose you yet," she whispered tearfully. Kaylie's heart was breaking as she witnessed this. If she was loosing Richard like this, she would act the same way Brianna was acting. When you love someone, you would do anything for them just to keep them by your side.
"DAMMIT ALAN!" screamed Brianna, falling back to her knees. "NOT YET! DON'T TAKE HIM YET! PLEASE DON'T TAKE HIM YET! GOD PLEASE!" cried Brianna.
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Charm: Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. I toldya it was sad...
Squid: I'm not dead yet ppl so don't attack me yet.
Charm: You are so obilivious to the fact people actually care about you.
Bri: YEAH! *crying* LIKE ME!
Raja/Mitchell/Rich: AND ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Any other fans of Squid including me: AND US!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Squid: --;
Zigzag: *sighs* And no one cares about me?
Shaily: *glomp* I DO! ^^
Charm: Oh god... And anyway... review!