Author's Notes: I know I told most of you who reviewed that this was probably going to be deleted, but that was because the original plotline I had for this story sounded... well, stupid! In the shower one night I thought of a new storyline that would hopefully improve the overall quality of this story. Good reviews appreciated!
A few minutes later, Ben came to. His arm was broken and he had cuts and bruises all over his body. He immediately scrambled up to go check on Grandpa. His arm and leg were broken and like Ben, he had cuts and bruises all over. Unfortunately, by the time Ben arrived, his beloved grandfather was dead.
"Grandpa, wake up! Please!" pleaded Ben. Still no answer. He immediately tried CPR in a desperate effort to re-start his heart, but this failed. "Grandpa!!!" Ben knelt beside his dead grandfather and cried for a few minutes before he remembered Gwen. He scrambled up and darted to his unconscious cousin.
Gwen lay there, bleeding and dirty, not breathing or moving. Ben tried CPR again on Gwen, pressing her chest and giving her mouth-to-mouth. After a few minutes, she came to. "...Ben? Is that you?"
"Gwen!" shouted a very glad Ben as he hugged his cousin tight, "I thought I lost you!" A dazed Gwen asked, "What happened?" "Someone hit us. The RV is totalled and Grandpa is dead." Gwen drew a short gasp as she shed tears. Soon she started grunting and cringing in pain. Ben took off his shirt and made a makeshift pillow for Gwen to rest her head on. Gwen turned over and coughed up blood. She turned on her back and looked deep into her cousin's eyes.
"Ben..."
"Gwen, please don't die!!"
Gwen drew a raspy breath. "I love you..."
At that, Gwen slowly faded into the beyond. Ben couldn't believe it. He was completely alone. Soon after, the police and an ambulance came. A large, masculine police officer stepped out of the police car. "Son, what happened!?"
Ben got up and walked over to the police car. "Someone hit us, and my grandpa and cousin are dead," he said through his own tears. "...can you take me to the police station so I can call my parents?" The police officer complied. Ben got into the back seat of the car, completely oblivious now of the shattering pain in his arm.
Author's Notes: There it is. I decided to add a twist in the second chapter. What happens next? Do they survive? Will Ben be left alone for the rest of his life?
Read the next chapter to find out!