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Chapter 2 - This Can't Be Happening
My head is pounding, I can hear sirens, they sound pretty close, what happened? I open my eyes, I can't see anything but smoke and smashed glass. Susan!
"Susan?" I looked round at my friend "Susan? Can you hear me? Susan!"
She isn't moving, I can feel the panic building up. Breath, Abby, breath. I undo my seat belt and reach across, she's got a pulse and she's breathing that's good. I need to get out, get help. I try the door, it won't budge, now what?
I sit back. I need to calm down get my head together, that's when I notice the blood. I put my hand up to my head and then look at it, crimson red. I check out the rest of my body, arms and hands fine, legs and feet also fine. Looks like I'm all right, better than Susan is anyhow. Or not, as I feel the pain increase around my stomach. This can't be happening, it's too early not now please not now. It'll be fine it's just a reaction to the crash it doesn't mean anything this isn't going to happen.
I'm distracted from my thoughts by a knock on the window. Thank God, someone to get us out of here.
"Hi, I'm a paramedic are you OK?"
"Yeah, my friend is unconscious, she's breathing though. I think I might be going into labour!"
"How many weeks are you?"
"Thirty one."
"Right, We need to wait for the fire department to get here before we can think about getting you out, OK?"
"Yeah."
I try to follow him with my eyes as he moves around the car, testing the other doors. The one behind me opens and he climbs in.
"What's your name?"
"Abby and this is Susan."
"Hi Abby I'm Mike." He leant over into the front to look at Susan's injuries.
"She had a strong pulse a couple of minutes ago and was breathing normally."
"You trying to do my job?"
"I'm a nurse, she's a doctor, we work at County."
"Are you going to be all right while I go and see if we're OK to start getting you out of here."
"I think I'll manage." I try to smile at him as he walks away.
I look towards Susan, she's still unconscious. I reach out and check her pulse again, still strong. "Come on Suz don't do this to me wake up, we'll be outa here soon."
Shit! The contractions started again. I grit my teeth and try to think of something else.
"Right Abby, the firemen are going to cut you out of there." I nod in reply.
"Are you all right?"
I nod again. "Contraction."
"Right, we'll try to be as quick as possible."
The contraction stops just as the noise of the power saw fills my ears. I close my eyes just wanting to be out. I open them as the noise ends, Mike is back in the car with us and is checking out Susan's injuries.
"Is she going to be all right?"
"We need to get her out to see the full extent of her injuries, but she's doing OK at the moment. What about you?"
"I'm fine, I just want to get out of here. Do you know what happened?"
"A car pulled out straight into your side of the car and pushed it across the road where another vehicle hit Susan's side. A couple more cars were involved as well."
"Is anyone else hurt?"
"Don't worry about that everything's under control, just concentrate on how you are."
At that moment the door beside me was pulled open.
"Looks like you're out of here Abby."
"Will Susan be all right? Will you stay with her?"
"I'm not going anywhere, she'll be fine I promise, now go."
"Thank you Mike."
Another paramedic had come up and with their help I got into an ambulance and was whisked away, leaving my friend behind.
Chapter 2 - This Can't Be Happening
My head is pounding, I can hear sirens, they sound pretty close, what happened? I open my eyes, I can't see anything but smoke and smashed glass. Susan!
"Susan?" I looked round at my friend "Susan? Can you hear me? Susan!"
She isn't moving, I can feel the panic building up. Breath, Abby, breath. I undo my seat belt and reach across, she's got a pulse and she's breathing that's good. I need to get out, get help. I try the door, it won't budge, now what?
I sit back. I need to calm down get my head together, that's when I notice the blood. I put my hand up to my head and then look at it, crimson red. I check out the rest of my body, arms and hands fine, legs and feet also fine. Looks like I'm all right, better than Susan is anyhow. Or not, as I feel the pain increase around my stomach. This can't be happening, it's too early not now please not now. It'll be fine it's just a reaction to the crash it doesn't mean anything this isn't going to happen.
I'm distracted from my thoughts by a knock on the window. Thank God, someone to get us out of here.
"Hi, I'm a paramedic are you OK?"
"Yeah, my friend is unconscious, she's breathing though. I think I might be going into labour!"
"How many weeks are you?"
"Thirty one."
"Right, We need to wait for the fire department to get here before we can think about getting you out, OK?"
"Yeah."
I try to follow him with my eyes as he moves around the car, testing the other doors. The one behind me opens and he climbs in.
"What's your name?"
"Abby and this is Susan."
"Hi Abby I'm Mike." He leant over into the front to look at Susan's injuries.
"She had a strong pulse a couple of minutes ago and was breathing normally."
"You trying to do my job?"
"I'm a nurse, she's a doctor, we work at County."
"Are you going to be all right while I go and see if we're OK to start getting you out of here."
"I think I'll manage." I try to smile at him as he walks away.
I look towards Susan, she's still unconscious. I reach out and check her pulse again, still strong. "Come on Suz don't do this to me wake up, we'll be outa here soon."
Shit! The contractions started again. I grit my teeth and try to think of something else.
"Right Abby, the firemen are going to cut you out of there." I nod in reply.
"Are you all right?"
I nod again. "Contraction."
"Right, we'll try to be as quick as possible."
The contraction stops just as the noise of the power saw fills my ears. I close my eyes just wanting to be out. I open them as the noise ends, Mike is back in the car with us and is checking out Susan's injuries.
"Is she going to be all right?"
"We need to get her out to see the full extent of her injuries, but she's doing OK at the moment. What about you?"
"I'm fine, I just want to get out of here. Do you know what happened?"
"A car pulled out straight into your side of the car and pushed it across the road where another vehicle hit Susan's side. A couple more cars were involved as well."
"Is anyone else hurt?"
"Don't worry about that everything's under control, just concentrate on how you are."
At that moment the door beside me was pulled open.
"Looks like you're out of here Abby."
"Will Susan be all right? Will you stay with her?"
"I'm not going anywhere, she'll be fine I promise, now go."
"Thank you Mike."
Another paramedic had come up and with their help I got into an ambulance and was whisked away, leaving my friend behind.