Chapter 5 - It WAS a beautiful day
Steve looks around and smiles. It was quite a beautiful day. He'd woken up early, like usual but had decided to go for a walk. He needed to get out of the tower. He had stopped at an old-fashioned diner and watched the people for about an hour before heading to the park.
Now he is heading back. It was 12:50 and he wanted to be sure that everyone else was awake. Unlike him, most of them weren't morning people. He couldn't understand how anyone could sleep past 9. Except for on a rare occasion of course.
He turns the corner and sees a group of people gathered around near the tower. He hurries over to see what is going on. He has to push his way through and announce who he is, before people let him see.
"Oh no" he whispers "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!" he mutters as he kneels down.
Bucky is laying sprawled on the sidewalk - unconscious. He is laying flat on his back and blood is seeping through his pants right above his right knee. What is most concerning, other than him not being conscious, is that he is bleeding from his head.
Steve checks his pulse to be sure he is alive "Thank God" he says in a prayer of thanksgiving. He turns to one of the men standing there and asks, "What happened and when?"
The man looks up at the tower then back to Steve "Just a few minutes ago he fell from there" he points at the tower.
Steve nods "Has anyone called an ambulance?"
The people in the crowd shake their heads and Steve looks at them with disappointment. He turns to one lady and says "Ma'am, please call an ambulance."
She pulls out her phone and dials 911 as Steve kneels back over Bucky. "Come on, Bucky. Wake up" he pleads, not knowing what else to do.
The ambulance arrives and takes charge of the situation. All the noise and commotion draws the attention of someone inside the tower because it isn't long until all the others come down to see what is happening.
Steve is standing to the side talking to a police officer, who had been the first responder, yet never takes his eyes off his friend.
The paramedics are loading Bucky into the back of the ambulance as Natasha, Clint, Sam, Bruce, and Tony walk over. Steve climbs into the passenger seat of the ambulance and motions for them to follow to the hospital.
He turns in his seat, trying to see what is happening. "Will he be alright?" he asks, his voice shaking.
The driver looks at him and smiles a small, unconvincing smile "I honestly can't say. He has a good chance. I think he has a broken back but he should have died from a drop to the sidewalk like that."
Steve nods and turns to look out the window. He couldn't bear the thought of losing Bucky again.