The sound of the door bell ringing loudly filled the Stevens house. Donnie answered it, his eyes growing wide at the sight of the police officer standing on the other side, his police cruiser parked in the driveway, the lights flashing.
"Are your parents home son?" the police officer asked seriously, tears in his eyes.
"Ummm yeah just a second, I'll get them." Donnie said, running into the kitchen. His parents were sitting at the kitchen table drinking coffee when Donnie ran into the kitchen. His parents looked up at him, confused by the look on his face. Before they could ask him what was the matter, Donnie blurted out:
"Mom, Dad there is a cop at the door." Both of them jumped to their feet and followed behind Donnie as he ran back towards the front door. Their expressions changed to looks of great worry as they saw the look on the police mans face.
"Officer what is it?" Mrs. Stevens asked, clutching onto her husband. The officer removed his hat and looked down at his feet for several seconds, before he returned his eyes to them.
"Ma'am, I'm sorry to tell you this, but...." the officer started, fighting back tears.
"Officer, please, tell us what's wrong." Mr. Stevens pleaded.
"You son Louis and your daughter Ren as well as their two friends Tawny and Twitty have been in a serious car crash. The back end of their car was struck by a van going around the bend on Ocean View road. Their car was thrown off of the road and down onto the rocks." The police man started. Donnie stood wide eyed in shock while his mother started sobbing into his fathers shoulder.
"Are they alright?" She cried, touching the officer's jacket sleeve. The police officer rubbed his eyes, wiping away a few tears that had got past his guard.
"Your son and his friend Twitty are pretty much okay, a few cuts and bruises and maybe a concussion but as for your daughter and her friend Tawny... Ma'am, twelve years on the force and I have never seen such a horrible accident. If the two of them live, it'll be a miracle. I was there when they used the Jaws of Life to cut open the end of the car, it didn't even look like a car anymore. There was just so much blood, it was horrible." The police officer saw, his voice cracking. Mr and Mrs. Stevens and Donnie sobbed with despair at the news, each privately hoping for the best.
"Here let me escort you to the hospital, that way you can get there faster with no delays." The officer said. He led the three of them out to the driveway. He got into his car and waited for the three of them to load into their van. Turning on the sirens he pulled out of the driveway and led the Stevens van the whole way to the hospital.
