Chapter 6: Hard to Love you
Its like it all happened in slow motion, one minute shes crying over Nathan and the next thing she's strapped down on a stretcher , a crying dark haired boy standing over her and two medics talking to her.
She ran to her car and with a shaky hand put the keys into her car, her vision blurred from the tears she backed out of the driveway and as she did.. everything went black. Just as she pulled out a red mustang plowed into the side of her car. Brooke's car spun around twice and as it did Nathan ran out into the yard after hearing the screeching of tires and the loud scream of a few girls in the crowd.The car stopped and burst into flames and as soon as it did Nathan found himself not running away to the car but towards it. He saw a lifeless Brooke with her head leaned up against the steering wheel,
unconscious and bleeding. It was like he had a new found strength. He pulled on the hot handle and ripped the door open, undoing her seatbelt and lifting her out of the car. He walked to the sidewalk and sat down with her in his arms cradling her, talking to her.
"Brooke, please wake up baby I'm sorry. I don't want it to end like this. It.. it cant end like this" He said tears streaming down his face as if they had been together forever. Most people just stared at what was going on in front of there eyes. Others tended to the other car and called the police. The car sped off without even thinking. They tried to get the license plate number but it was useless, he was going way to fast and it was very dark out.
"Nathan..?"Brookes voice croaked. Nathan's head perked up at the sound of her voice. Sirens blasting in his ears he cared her to the ambulance as they strapped her to a stretcher.
"Miss, you've been in a car accident. Do you remeber your name?" One of the paramedics asked.
"Brooke .. Davis" She said her voice hoarse and raspy.
"Do you remeber why you were leaving the party?" The other medic asked while checking her pulse.
"Uh.. uh... no" She said her eyes going from each of the medic and then meeting with the dark haired boy. The most intense eyes she had ever seen in her life. A pair of eyes she felt she knew, a pair of eyes she felt safe with. Climbing into the ambulance she held onto his hand for dear life. She didn't even know this guy but for some strange reason she felt safe, like he was there to protect her.
The medics continued checking her vitals untill they arrived at the hospital. They pushed the stretcher in and soon were swarrmed with three or four doctors.
"She needs an OR" One doctor said quite loudly to the others and as he said those words it finally hit Nathan. This was all his fault. He stumbled back towards the wall and slid down placing his head in his hands, a silent tear escaping his tightly closed eyes. Sobs escaping him as the guilt took over him. A half hour passed and he was soon finished with all the crying. He needed to be strong, not only for himself but for Brooke.
He walked into the room they had given her. When he first walked in she looked so peacefull and serine until he realized that she was lieing there hooked up to many machines. He sat down in the chair next to her bed and lifted her limp, seemingly lifeless hand into his. He closed his eyes and let a few silent tears slip onto the bed. Slowly he drifted off to a deep sleep, dreaming of a place where Brooke was perfectly fine, where the last night didn't happen and they were together forever.
Nathan awoke with a start, the doctor had just closed the door and it slammed quite loudly. His head shot up and he grabbed Brooke's hand tightly.
"Oh I am quite sorry" The middle aged woman said as she lifted up Brooke's chart and checked her vitals.
"Is.. is she going to be alright" Nathan stuttered out.
"She is stable but it seems as if she has had some temporary memory loss" She said with a sad smile.
"Mabye thats for the best" Nathan said to himself replaying all the previous events. Seeing Brooke and Chase leave for the first official date, getting drunk, meeting the red head, hooking up with the red head and finally the things he'd rather not remeber at all.
Nathan held her hand and looked into her eyes, whispering apoligys and explanations to her seemingly lifeless face. All the while the nurse watched on the scene playing before her as if in a movie, a heart warming tale of two people destined for love with only a few obstacles laying in the way. The boy so in love will do anything, the girl only looking for protection and trust. But in the end she knew that there would be a happy ending in the future for both of them.
A/N: Thanks to all the people that are reading this fic. I hope you like this chapter and I will be updating by the end of this week !
Much Love,
Catherine