You found me
Grace and Luke watched the storm get worse, "Should we turn back?" Luke asked.
Grace looked up from her steering wheel, "Are you crazy it will let up!" she said.
He smiled and looked out in the beyond of the trees and forests waiting for them. The city was gone to the world of the woods, welcoming them but it still was raining badly.
Adam and Iris drove in complete silence. Iris couldn't take it and turned to Adam, "Adam stop mopping! I wanted to enjoy this trip and it's been really boring!"
Adam turned slightly, "How would you like it if you couldn't be with your girlfriend and can't change up groups because of this stupid rain!"
Iris nodded and said, "What if it was meant to happen this way?" Adam looked at her, "I might believe in signs but this is ridiculous!"
A bump in the road woke Joan from her sleep. She wasn't cold and the window was freezing against her face, Sam's jacket lay over her and she took a peak at him from her seat. He sat staring into the road and the rain hitting the car windshield. His hair lay well over his eyebrow, he turned that moment and saw her up and smiled.
She hid her face a little bit and then said, "Thanks for the jacket Sam. You really didn't have to!"
He looked up and turned to her, "It's my pleaser Joan. You looked cold; it looks like we aren't changing for the second half of the trip though." Joan nodded and saw the three cars reached the winding dirt road that went up Bald Mountain.
The dirt had softened from the constant rain and so Bald Mountain wasn't safe. As they reached the halfway point the cliff edge stopped and open gaps should off. Grace and Luke passed the first open gab with ease, Adam's car did also but a thunder and then lighting flashed before Sam's truck. A tree fell into the road and made the car swerve for the open pass. Joan sat up and then screamed as Sam tried to control the car moving faster down the side of the mountain. Trees came into view and the truck swerved to Sam's side as a last minute decision before the car slammed into the tree knocking Joan and Sam into air bags.
Rain poured for hours and it got later and later. Adam, Iris, Grace and Luke just sat in their cars, rain pouring, the cars light blaring into the unknown. Luke to loss of words, Adam eyes hoping Joan would pop out in the rain laughing, Iris and Grace both were crying. Grace had her cell phone, calling the police but the storm made it disconnect. Grace from her blurred eyes, watched the phone keep trying to find a signal.
Joan was the first to wake from the horrible nightmare. She couldn't feel her right arm and her face felt numb. She moved her head slightly to look at Sam. He lay towards her, eyes shut, chest slowly rising and falling, and lips pure blue. Joan's eyes searched for a sign that he might wake, but only the reassurance of the rise and fall of his chest helped. She could see the rain hitting the shield of the car and her head kept analyzing where she could find a way to wake Sam. She moved her free left arm to her lips and then whispered, "Sam? Sam?"
At first nothing seemed to wake him. "Sam? Sam?" Joan said in a very raspy voice.
She moved her left hand towards his shoulder but her fingers danced just above his arm almost debating if to touch him. His eyes flashed open, pure blue stared at her and she sucked in her breath which was a bad move.
She coughed hard and he whispered, "Joan, are you alright?" She nodded and whispered, "I can't feel my arm, and Sam please makes this better."
Tears fell all over her face and Sam tried pushing some of them away with his hand, "Were going to get out of this Joan. I promise you at least that!" She nodded and waited for her world to come crashing down on her. The wind blew outside the car and rain poured into the cracks ruining the engine.
Adam stared into the rain, "I can't sit here and wait for help. Joan could be hurt even dead." Adam whispered.
Iris looked up at Adam and said, "Never give up hope."
He rubbed his face with his hands and laid back in the car seat hoping for a miracle.
Grace got the connection, "Hello this is 911."
"My name is Grace, my best friend just went over….over the edge of…"
"Please speak clearly." said the operator.
"Over the edge of Bald Mountain, were in the first open pass it seems like the truck went over after lighting."
"Please stay on the phone with me." The operator said. "Were sending paramedics right this moment."
Grace cleared her throat and looked over at Luke who just stared out the window into the rain.
Joan wiggled her hand and then said, "I think my arm is broken." Sam nodded, "I'm so cold." He whispered.
Joan moved her free hand over his body trying to get her touch to maybe warm him.
He closed his eyes and said, "You're speaking now?" Joan pulled her hand away and touched her throat, "I guess I am. I had to wake you. It was the only way."
The rain lightened but the thunder and lighting still roared. Grace was the first to see the three emergency cars pull up. Mr. Guardi jumped out of the police land rover and fallowed paramedics to the two cars. Luke saw his father and jumped out of the car and his father gave him a bear hug.
"Where's Joan?" he asked. Luke pointed to the open pass and Mr. Guardi said, "Not Joan."
He walked over to help the paramedics with Grace, Adam and Iris who were all in shock. Thunder pounded and the captain of the rescue team buckled his safety belt to the side rope of the over pass. "Let's go save those kids!" he shouted.
Joan whispered, "We have to get out of the car." Sam nodded and pulled the window slab open with his hand. Cold wind and rain blew in hitting Joan in the back of the head.
He slid out of the back window of the truck and said, "We got to get you out now." "I'm pinned down Sam." Joan said weakly.
He said, "I'll get you out! We have to keep moving before something worse happens here." Lighting flashed before them, dancing on top of the trees and out of the dark three men came. "Anyone here!" shouted one of them. Sam jumped off the bed of the truck and yelled, "Over here." "We found them Mr. Guardi!" the captain yelled into the phone.
Joan looked out at the men and she closed her eyes because she knew she was safe now. Her breathing slowed and she passed out. Five hours later the paramedics took Joan and Sam to the hospital, Sam was treated for his main injuries and so was Joan. Joan went into shock and couldn't wake up from her coma. Sam on the other hand healed and waited by her side everyday. Now the only thing was for Joan to wake up and the hope that she remembered her life.
Well I know it took me forever but I got the next chapter up!
Hope you like this story.
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