Chapter 11: The Blackened Storm

11:08am

Crash site

Calleigh's vision was blurred and her head was in so much pain. She couldn't feel her arm or her legs. But she could feel something warm on her cheek, stroking it. It was a hand, a hand that was keeping out of the black. She thought it was Sammy's for a moment, but then she heard a voice that sent relief flying through her. It was Horatio. Her mind was buzzing, not silencing the sheer joy that she was feeling. But now she felt so weak. Her throat was dry and eyes began to sting. All she wanted to do was fall asleep, right here, right now. A funny floating sensation began and she felt her own body begin to shake.

Calleigh kept her eyes open however, letting them cry. Horatio was saying something loudly, but he only sounded muffled. What was happening to her? She knew that she knew, but why couldn't she understand. The floating sensation was growing stronger now and the shaking was worse. Calleigh could feel the black etching steadily at the back of her eyes, as though dragging her back. Her mind was determined to stop herself from going back but her body wasn't in on the game. It was giving up slowly. Calleigh began to panic. She was dying.

Horatio was loosing her in his arms. Her whole body was madly shaking and her eyes were closed again. He tried talking to her, but he knew that she couldn't hear him anymore. The thing that was nagging at the back of his mind was that he had seen this so many times before. And so many times before had he seen them die, just like this.

"Calleigh, come on. Just stay with me, please!" Horatio said loudly. Eric was standing nearby, yelling into his cell phone.

"ERIC, WHERE ARE THEY?" Horatio hollered, not taking his eyes off Calleigh. Eric continued yelling.

"There's been a major crash in the middle of town, but an ambulance is on its way now." Eric yelled back. Horatio growled and looked up at the state of Calleigh's legs. They weren't bleeding out, but they were certainly damaged. They were still hidden underneath the van door. He needed to get that door off her legs; it was cutting off blood supply to them.

"Eric! Get that door now!" Horatio called. Eric rushed past him, carefully stepping past Calleigh and grabbed the door. He moved it as though it was just another weight that he lifted. It lifted and tumbled down onto more debris. Horatio heard sirens in the distance. He looked round and saw an ambulance shoot round a corner, following a silver Hummer. Horatio squinted and saw the panicked face of Alexx, gripping onto the steering wheel tight. Both vehicles screamed to a stop and they drivers rushed out. Alexx was the first to get to Calleigh. The paramedics followed, kneeling down by her. Horatio moved away and could only watch as her saw them treat Calleigh. He heard Alexx murmuring to Calleigh.

"You're gonna be ok, sugar. Just you wait; you'll be out of this mess in no time." She said, in her most gentle voice. Eric drew a hand over his face. Horatio could tell what he was thinking.

Which way out would she take?

-fumes- DAMN MY HOMEWORK! My chapters are so short now! Sorry guys, I haven't updated for ages. I have my exams soon and I've been revising my butt off. Please r&r, it helps me get started on writing!