Chapter Two: In Fates Hands
Betty burst through the emergency room doors. She had tried to find out what room Phil and Lil were in but the receptionist told her to stay in the waiting room. Betty had called the Pickles and Finster's so she could have some support through it. Sure, they had been in wrecks before, but never this bad.
"Do you know how they are?" Didi asked watching Betty pace around the waiting room "They wouldn't tell me." everyone around her could tell that Betty was worried, and they had never seen her worried before. After a few more minutes of impatient waiting the doctor came out "Mrs. DeVille, Can I speak with you?" Betty rushed over to the doctor. She needed to know if her kids were alright.
"We did all we could to save Phillip, but there was no use.. We're sorry for your loss. Lillian is awake and you can go see her if you'd like" Betty walked by the doctor and straight into her room. "Oh thank god you're okay!" Betty was on the verge of tears when she looked at Lil. "Where's Phil?" Betty looked at Lil and was having problems finding the words to tell her. "Mom?"
"I don't know how I'm suppose to tell you this, Lil. But.. Phil didn't make it.." Lil looked her mom in the eyes, hoping she was lying. But the look on her face told her that she was telling the truth. Lil felt her heart breaking. She doesn't know what she's going to do without him. "Are you okay, Lil?" she looked towards the door to see her old friends. Her true friends. She didn't see Savannah and Samantha here. Lil gave them a weak smile "I'll be fine.. It'll be hard. But I can make it."
"I'm so sorry, Lil!" Kimi ran over to her and gave her a hug. She knew how much Kimi had cared for Phil, and she knew how hard it was going to be for her. But she also knew, no matter how much her and Phil fought, or the fact they weren't close anymore, she knew she was going to miss him. She was going to regret everything that had happened between them. "I'm so glad you're okay!"
"Thank you, Kimi. But can someone tell me what happened?" Kimi looked over at Betty, who was sitting in one of the chairs talking with all the adults. She sighed and looked at Lil "You were in a car accident. The person was in a hurry and they ran a red light hitting you. The car flipped.." Kimi started to trail off looking away from Lil.
Lil tried put herself in a sitting position so she could be more comfortable. She winced in pain when she put pressure on her wrist, and when she felt the pain shoot through her side. She didn't know what to say, so she said the first thing she could think of "When do I get to go home?"
"You're mom just has to sign the papers and you should be good. You're being prescribed medication for the pain." Dr. Carmichael said as she walked through the door "I'm glad to see you're okay, Lillian." Lil gave her a smile "What all is wrong with me?"
"You have several broken ribs and a fractured wrist. You got lucky" Lil's smile fell. And Betty stood up walking over to Dr. Carmichael "Let me sign those papers so I can get her home." All the adults left the room just leaving the kids. "Are you gonna come back to school right away?" Kimi asked. Lil thought about it before answering "Well, I probably should. I mean, I can't fall behind. I can't get kicked off the squad"
"Lil, you could use some time to get over this though." Tommy walked over to her bedside and looked at her with concern "I don't want to miss any school. It'll be okay." Betty walked back into the room and handed Lil her clothes "Get changed and we can get you home." Lil took the clothes and walked into the bathroom. It would hurt her when she moved in certain ways, but she sucked it up.
On the way home from the hospital nothing was really said. Lil was trying her best to hold back tears, and Betty didn't know what else to say. When they pulled into the driveway Lil turned to her mom "I can take Phil's shifts at the Java Lava." Betty gave Lil a small smile "I would appreciate that.. But for now, our main priority is planning his funeral.. I have to give your dad a call." Lil looked at the floor in the car before getting out. She felt like this was all her fault. Betty walked into the kitchen and Lil walked up to her room. She was about to lay down when she heard her phone ring.
"Hello?"
"Hey Lil, it's Savannah. I heard what happened! How are you?"
"I'm fine.. But I don't know if I'll be at practice for a few days." Lil heard Savannah make a noise on the other end of the line "You're the captain! You can't skip out on it!"
"I know, Savannah. I just lost my brother, and I have broken ribs and a fractured wrist. Cheering wouldn't be best for my right now. Watch the squad for me, okay?"
"Whatever you say, Lil." Savannah hung up. Lil could tell Savannah was mad, and she didn't understand why. She just shook her head and laid in bed, falling asleep.
Lil woke up around midnight, tears in her eyes. She had a dream about Phil, and she had hoped more than anything that when she woke up the wreck and Phil's death would be a dream. She walked out of her room and into Phil's room. She looked around, it seemed so empty without the sound of his music, or his yelling. She already missed him. Lil felt the tears starting to fall when she thought back to their fight in the car. She walked back into her room and called the one person she knew would be there for her at this time of night, Tommy.
Ten minutes later Lil was sitting on her front porch with Tommy. "How are you holding up?" Lil sniffled and leaned back on the porch swing "It's hard. It hasn't even been a full day and I just miss him so much" Tommy put his arm around her "It will be hard. That's your brother you just lost. But it will get better. I promise. You have me, Kimi, and Chuckie here for you." Lil put her head on Tommy's shoulder "I know I haven't been the nicest person towards you guys for a while, and I'm sorry. I wish I could take it all back."
"I know you do. And we all will forgive you" Lil looked up at him and gave him a smile "Thank you, Tommy. For being here. I don't know who else I could call this late." Tommy gave her a hug "Anytime, Lil."
The next morning Lil woke up and walked into the bathroom like she did every morning. She was getting ready to put her makeup on when she decided she didn't feel like trying today. She walked out of the bathroom and back into her room putting some sweats on. And then it clicked in her head, how was she going to get to school? She no longer had a car. She thought about it, and picked her phone up calling Tommy and asking for a ride. She went to her drawer and pulled out a clean shirt and a pair of sweats. She pulled her hair up, put her shoes on, and was out the door.
She made her way over to Tommy's and knocked on the door. Dil opened it "Lillian! How are you?" Dil turned around and started walking backwards to the kitchen, Lil was about to answer when Dil yelled "Tommy! Lil's here!" she walked in the house and waited by the door. Didi came into the room and walked over to her "How are you, Lil?" she smiled at Didi "I'm hanging in." Tommy came walking down the stairs with his bag over his shoulder and keys in hand. "Come on, Dil!" Tommy turned his attention to Lil and smiled at her "You ready?"
"Of course." Lil turned around and opened the door, walking out. "Are you ready to face the school?" Dil said leaning forward so Lil could hear him. She turned her head to face him "I think I am.. If not I know who I can count on." she reached her hand over and put it on Tommy's arm who, in return, shot her a smile.
They pulled up to the school and Lil climbed out. She's never been to school without Phil before. She took a deep breath and started walking towards the front doors. She stopped and hesitated before reaching out and pulling the doors open.
