Accident

Chapter four- The News

"Betty?" Jimmy gasped. He should have known it would be someone like her. "You...you did this?"

"I"m sorry..." She said stepping foward in her hospital gown. "I was driving home from a party and"

"DRUNK?" He yelled at her. She stepped over to him and put her hand on his shoulder. He smacked it away though. "No! Don't act nice to me! You almost killed her and you did kill her parents"

"It's not like I ment to..." She said a little softer. "I said I'm sorry. I was stupid to be out when I was drunk." She looked away looking ashamed but Jimmy didn't buy it. He shook his head.

"I can't believe you...I can't express how much I want to slap your pretty, tanned face."

"You really think I look pretty?" She said turning her head up in hope.

"No...You're the ugliest person I've ever met. I said pretty to mock you."

"Look, Jim...Can we just forget about this whole thing? I mean if this gets back to school my reputation will be ruined." Betty asked him acting innocent. Jimmy lost it...


Libby, Sheen, and Carl were about to hear Cindy explain having Jimmy's picture with her when they heard Jimmy screaming at someone. Cindy lifted her head in shock.

"Go check on him please." Libby nodded when Sheen and Carl had already left out the door. "Thanks." Libby walked out of the room to see Jimmy red faced yelling at Betty Quinlin. Betty hung her head down and stepped back a little.

"You should be in there instead of her! She shouldn't have to suffer when everything is your fault! She should be the one able to stand and you should be in the bed filled with pain killers and unable to sit up from pain! IT'S NOT FAIR!" Libby ran over trying to calm Jimmy down and get him away from her before he hit her or something. "YOU'RE A BITCH!"

"Jimmy...Jimmy calm down." Libby said pulling him away. "Get out of here!" She yelled at Betty "Go back to the hole you crawled out of!" Jimmy turned his back to finaly walk away.

"I never knew you could care so much about a girl you hate.." Betty said about to turn away herself. Jimmy stopped dead in his tracks.

"I don't hate her..." He turned around and ran over to her. He grabbed her shoulder and spun her towards him. "I've never hated her...I love her...understand?" Betty nodded a little afraid. He walked away and layed down on a couch. He knew everybody was watching him but he didn't care. He was to confused to care.

"What just happend there?" Libby asked almost demanding an answer

"I don't know. I just lost it for a few minutes. I'm aloud to do that."

"Yeah but the last time you lost it you almost killed all of us."

"That wasn't my fault. It was that stupid power from that Venpaton Radiation Belt."

"But Jim when you loose it you loose it." Carl said sitting down in a chair next to him. Jimmy sighed in defeat. Sheen had a confused look on his face.

"Since when do you like Cindy?" He asked. Everyone looked at him funny. "What?"

The next morning the group returned to the hospital from a hotel room. Carl and Sheen were well rested but Libby was tossing and turning all night. She had been sleeping on and off all night. Jimmy had not slept at all and his eyes were drooping. He could feel he was tired but he wouldn't admit it to anyone. They were waiting in the waiting room becuase they weren't going to be able to see Cindy for awhile. Jimmy saw Dr. Larson walking by and jumped up to talk to her.

"Dr. Larson!" He yelled running up to her "When will we be able to see her?"

"In a few minutes. I understand you want to tell her everything about the accident." She asked him.

"Yes. Have you told her anything?"

"No because she has never asked. Actually can you go in now and start talking to her because we are hoping to release her soon and she needs to know."

"Yeah I'll go in now." He followed Dr. Larson into Cindy's room and watched as she closed the door behind him. Cindy was sleeping so he pulled a chair up beside her and examined her. Seeing her like this agian while knowing you was guilty for it made him want t opunch a hole in the wall. He never noticed how much he cared about her. Yesterday was the first day he had admitted to anyone, icluding himself, that he loved her. He reached out to touch her hand but she stirred a little and her eyes opened.

"Hey Jimmy."

"Hey."

"What's wrong" She asked noticing a mad sadness in his eyes. When he looked away and didn't answer, she moved her hand over his. His head snapped up and even though he wanted to smile he just couldn't. Instead he gentily held her hands. "Jimmy"

"I need to talk to you about the accident." Cindy started to understand that something was wrong. She nodded. "Well first of all do you know anything about your parents?" She shook her head as much as she could. "Cindy they...they..." He saw the fear already forming in her eyes. "They didn't make it..." Cindy opened her mouth and gasped. Cindy stared strait into Jimmy's eyes and squeezed his hand. Her eyes filled with tears as she continued to stare at him. "I'm sorry."

"I know..." She let out a big breath. A few tears spilled out of her eyes and trickled down her cheeks. "I can't..." she sniffed a little. "..believe they're gone."

"I know but your friends are still here for you." He paused to wipe the tears off of her cheeks. "And so am I." She nodded weakly. "I'm not sure if you want to hear this or not but you know the driver that hit your car."

"Who?"

"Betty Quinlin was driving drunk that night and swirved into your lane and hit you." His own eyes started to water as tears were pouring down her cheeks.

"I should have known it would be someone like her."

"Everything will be okay. I promise."

"How can you promise that?"

"Because I won't let anything happen to you." She smiled for a moment then went back to crying. "I should proably leave." He said getting up.

"No! You cannot tell a girl this then leave her! You get back here and sit down!" She yelled through tears.

"Well it's good to see your personality showing." He joked but when she didn't laugh he realized it wasn't a good time to joke. "Libby has offered for you to stay at her place." He sat back down and took her hand agian. "How are you doing?" He asked a few minutes later.

"I just found out my parents died how do you think I am?"

"No I mean are you able to sit up?"

"Yeah but it just hurts a little." He wiped more tears off of her face and leaned over to kiss her cheek. Right when he did though, she turned her head so his lips touched hers. He backed away a few inches in a split second but she lifted her hand up to guide his head back down to her lips. As they were kissing he wanted to touch her face but stopped not wanting to hurt her. He was trying to be gentile but it was hard when he was fianly kissing the love of his life.

They pulled away just as a nurse walked in and asked him to leave. He nodded and gave Cindy a quick kiss on the cheek. He could taste the salty tears that had been streaming down her face only moments ago as he left. He closed the door and walked over to friends.

(For those of you who guessed at betty, who else would it be? lol and i'm sry but the question marks and explanation points aren't showing up)