Months after the incident, Addie felt her life was slowly getting back in order. She was dealing with what happened in an appropriate manner, she was doing great at work, and she had a great boyfriend. Addie awoke the next morning and headed to work. Little did she know that on this day, everything would come crashing down. After an exhausting shift, Addie left for home around 12 a.m.
While she was driving she noticed that a red corvette was going at least 15 over the speed limit and kept passing and cutting off other cars. Many people were honking and cursing at the driver but he just kept going. Addie radioed the local police to warn them about the speeder. Suddenly, the red car was in the same spot in the left lane next to her. Without warning, he began edging over toward her car. Addie sped up and managed to avoid the person who almost hit her. She honked her horn and cursed under her breath. She had pulled off to an exit that was a shortcut to her apartment. Hardly anyone was on the road when she saw the red car right next to her again. Addie attempted to radio police when she felt her car vibrating violently and heard a loud scratching. He had hit her. Suddenly without warning, he slammed into her car as hard as he could. Addie tried to steer the car but it lost control and went off the road. Addie was paralyzed with fear as her car screeched and headed for a small lake. She felt the car slam to a stop and felt her airbag burst when she slipped into unconsciousness.
Addie woke up a short time later and was terrified to find her car was upside down, to make circumstances worse, she found that her car was slowly filling up with water. Addie tried to free herself from her prison and undid her seatbelt but could hardly move after that. She was quickly becoming hysterical. She managed to locate her cell phone in the car and quickly dialed Greg Sanders number. She prayed that he would answer.
Meanwhile, Greg and Nick were processing a scene in which a man found his father dead. The two looked around for clues when Greg heard his cell ring. He looked at the caller ID and was surprised to find Addie's name. He flipped open his phone.
"Sanders." He said in his professional tone.
"Greg, Greg, you've gotta help me!" Addie said franticly. Greg was shocked to hear her so scared on the other end. He looked at Nick,
"I'm going to take this out in the hall." He said to him. Nick nodded and continued looking at the scene.
"Addie, Addie, calm down. What happened?" Greg asked once he was out in the hall.
"Someone hit my car and I'm upside down in a lake. I can't get out! Greg, Greg please I'm scared. Oh, shit! The water's rising! Please Greg, help!"
Greg heart skipped a beat and he took a deep shaky breath before asking Addie.
"Addie, where were you when this happened? Do you remember what exit you took or anything?"
"Exit 155 to Charleston Avenue. I hadn't gone very far when the car hit and I woke up and was in the lake. Shit! Greg, please hurry!"
"Hey, calm down. Take a deep breath. I'll be there in a few minutes but keep talking to me." He rushed back in to Nick.
"Nick, call Brass and tell him to look for police lights around exit 155 to Charleston Avenue."
"What happened there?" Nick asked.
"Addie's car is upside down in a lake. I'm going down there to help her just tell Brass to look for me."
"Shit, is she ok? Do you want me to go with you?" Nick asked concerned.
"I think she's doing ok. No, you stay here and process the scene; I'll let you know when I get there or if I need your help."
"Ok, man. Be careful." Nick cautioned as he got out his cell phone. Greg sprinted to his car, turned on his sirens, and accelerated as fast as he could.
"Ok, Addie, baby, I'm on my way. Keep talking to me. Ok, honey? Did you get a look at the driver?"
"Not really it happened so fast I could hardly see anything. Oh God, I'm scared."
"It'll be ok, I'm coming for you, ok?" Greg reassured her. Greg sped down the highway when he saw the sign he was looking for.
"Addie, is that exit by the Clarion Hotel-Suites?"
"Yeah" she replied
"Ok I'm almost there, just hang on hon." Greg scanned the road for any recent damage but found nothing. "Addie, do you remember anything about the site where you crashed?" He only heard her shaking breaths on the other end of the phone. "Addie, are you ok?" Greg asked his voice rising in a panic.
"Water, water's rising." She said weakly. "It's almost to the top; I've got to save my breath. Hurry." Greg eyes widened as her heard her take one big breath and the phone went eerily silent.
"Addie, no, no, stay on the line! Addie! Shit!" Greg continued searching the road when he saw skid marks and fresh tire tracks. He made a sharp right and pulled over. He left his keys in the ignition and sprinted down the pathway where he saw the car upside-down in the lake.
"Addie, Addie!" Greg screamed as he rushed into the freezing cold water. He dived under and saw Addie. He came up for a breath of air, dived back under, and tried to open the door. When that didn't work he rushed out of the lake and saw a large rock. He grabbed the rock and dived back into the water. He took the rock and slammed it against the window with all of his strength. To his surprise, after a few hits, the glass broke and the glass began to float to the top. He pulled out the rest of it, receiving various cuts on his hands, and reached inside to pull Addie out. He managed to get her out through the window easily and he rushed her to the shore.
On the shore he realized, Addie wasn't breathing.
"No, no." Greg muttered as he began breathing into her body. He began chest compressions. "Come on, come on Addie." He said as he leaned down to blow more air into her. After a few minutes, Addie began to cough violently. Greg sighed with relief as he tipped her head to the left as she spit out the water.
"Good, good, spit it out." Greg said as he rubbed his hand through her head. After a flood escaped her mouth, she managed to speak.
"Greg?"
"At your service, madam." He said. She smiled weakly. The sudden sirens that approached alarmed both of them.
"It's ok, I told Nick to call Brass when I left." Sure enough, Brass along with at least 10 uniformed officers rushed down.
"Greg, Addie, is she ok?" Brass asked.
"Yeah, she wasn't breathing when I found her but I got her breathing again."
"Good job." Brass said as he approached them. The other officers motioned to the paramedics.
"Are you ok, Greg?" He asked eyeing Greg's hands.
"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" He asked. He looked down at his hands and realized they were covered in blood. "Yeah, they're fine."
"You should get those checked out by a doctor." Brass told him, concerned.
Soon a stretcher arrived and they placed Addie on it. She refused to let go of Greg's grasp until the paramedics moved her into the ambulance. He told her he would drive right behind them and would meet her at the hospital as soon as he could. He kissed her forehead gently as she was loaded into the ambulance and watched the ambulance speed away.
