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"Talking"

"Thinking"

Flashbacks


Chapter Two: How Could This Happen?

Derek stared down at his hands and drowned out the voices around him. It didn't seem real. It couldn't be real. This kind of stuff only happened on TV. Not to real people. Not to him.

Slowly rubbing his hands together, Derek tried to get the blood off of them. He rubbed faster and faster, but it wouldn't come off.

Suddenly somebody grabbed his hands, bringing him back to reality.

"Hold on there son, you're going to rub your skin off."

Derek looked up to see the police officer who had introduced himself as Officer Williams crouching next to him, "Let's get you over to the ambulance, okay? You can wash your hands there."

Derek nodded and stood up, his mind numb. He was vaguely aware of his clothes sticking to his body.

"Hey, are you hurt?"

"No. Just a small scratch." Derek whispered hoarsely.

"Are you sure? You're covered in-"

"It's not mine" Derek choked out.

Officer Williams paused, "I see. Come on son. Let's get you cleaned up."

Derek followed him slowly, trying to keep his eyes off the scene around him.

Derek felt panic rush through his body when he couldn't find Marti.

"MARTI!" he screamed again.

A small whimper to his left caught his attention and he scrambled over to the sidewalk, slipping on the wet pavement.

"Oh god"

Derek dropped to his knees next to his baby sister's body. She was cut up from head to toe, but she was still breathing. Derek ripped off his jacket and covered her with it.

"I'm here Marti" he whispered,

Marti opened her eyes, "Smerek…."

"I'm here baby."

"I hurt" she whimpered.

Derek gasped back a sob, "I know. People are on their way to help. Just hang on."

Derek sat inside the ambulance and let one of the paramedics clean his hands.

"What happened to your knees?"

"I slipped" Derek mumbled.

Casey came up, "Derek? Are you..."

Derek just shook his head and patted the spot next to him. Casey sat down and they both looked up in time to see four bodies get pulled out of the car, then covered with sheets.
Casey started sobbing and buried her face in Derek's shoulder. He loosely put an arm around her shoulder, his eyes red and swollen, "Marti asked if she could ride with me and I-"

Derek swallowed slowly, "And I said no..." he whispered.

"Derek...I-"

"Don't say anything. Just...don't."

Derek left Marti with Casey and went back to the car. He dropped to his knees again and looked inside the car, "Dad? Dad answer me."

Reaching in as far as he could he felt for a pulse and felt his heart drop when he couldn't find one.

"No."

Hurrying over to Nora's side he reach in through the twisted metal and hissed in pain when he arm caught on some glass. Jerking back quickly Derek gasped to breath.

They were dead.

He heard the sirens in the background and he dropped to his knees, tears mixing with the rain on his face, "How could this happen?"


As soon as they reached the hospital Casey called Kelli and told her what had happened. As Derek was waiting for news on Marti, he asked a nurse to call Emily. Knowing Casey needed her.

"Here"

Derek looked up to see Kelli standing in front of him with a cup of coffee.

"Thanks" he whispered as he took it.

Kelli sat down next to him and put an arm around his shoulders, "How are you holding up?"

"How do you think?" Derek said bitterly.

Kelli gave him a slight squeeze "I'm sorry honey."

Derek's eyes started burning and he covered them with hand, "How could this happen?"

"Mr. Venturi?"

Kelli and Derek turned to see Officer Williams standing there with his partner.

"Yes?"

"We have a few questions for you"

Derek straightened, "What kind of questions?"

"About the accident"

Derek flinched and Kelli's eyes flashed angrily, "What the fuck is wrong with you people?!"

Derek's eyes widened as Kelli stepped in front of him, "He's just saw his family…." Kelli closed her eyes for a second, "die…and you want to ask questions?"

Officer Williams held up a hand, "We just want to figure out what exactly happened"

"He's still trying to figure out what happened!" Kelli snapped.

"Ma'm. We're just trying to do our job."

"Do it later. Give this boy some time for God's sake."

The officers exchanged glances then nodded, "Okay."

They walked off and Derek stared at Kelli in disbelief, "Whoa. Who are you and what have you done with Kelli?"

Kelli smiled, "Just because you've never seen me bitchy, doesn't mean I can't be."

They sat back down and Kelli pulled Derek into another hug, "It's going to be okay" she whispered into his hair, "I don't know how. But it will be."

"Derek Venturi?"

Derek jumped up to greet the doctor, "That's me. Is she okay? What's going on?"

Kelli stood as well, her arms wrapped around her body."

"Are you Casey..." the doctor looked down at his chart, "McDonald?"

"No. I'm Kelli Rollins. I'm a family friend."

"Tell me about my sister damn it!" Derek snapped.

"It's complicated. It seems she wasn't wearing her seat belt, and was thrown from the car on impact."

Derek flinched and Kelli put her arm around him.

"We did all we could but-"

"But. What." Derek stressed

"She slipped into a coma. And I don't believe she'll be coming out anytime soon."

Derek just started at the doctor, before sinking to the floor, tears running down his face, "Not Marti"

Kelli knelt next to him as he cried.


Emily looked up as Sam came running in, "Emily! What happened?"

"Sam!" She threw herself into his arms and started sobbing, "They're dead!"

Sam's eyes widened in shock and he held Emily closer, "Emily..."

"Where's Casey?"

"They put her in a room. After we got here...she broke into hysterics...and..."
Sam took her hand, "Let's go be with her now."


Casey slowly opened her eyes and looked around. She saw Sam sitting in a hospital chair asleep and Kelli sleeping on a couch. Rubbing her hands over her face she tried to remember why she was in the hospital. Then it hit her like a ton of bricks, "Oh god" she threw back the covers and raced for the bathroom.

Sam awoke to the sounds of someone retching in the bathroom. He looked over at Casey's bed then jumped to his feet when he saw she wasn't there. He carefully pushed the bathroom door open and stuck his head in, "Casey?"

Casey pulled back from the toilet and leaned against the wall, her sobs shaking her body. "Casey" he whispered.

Casey looked up, "I can't believe this is happening."

"Casey?"

Sam looked behind him, "She's in here."

Emily appeared at the door, "I went to get you some food."

Casey tried to smile but her face crumbled, "I just...oh god!"

Emily rushed forward and wrapped her arms around her, "I'm so sorry" she whispered.

Sam put a hand on Emily's shoulder, "Get her back in bed. I'm going to check on Derek."

Emily nodded and started to led Casey out of the bathroom, "Come on honey."


Derek awoke to someone shaking his shoulder. Blinking her looked around, "What?""

"Derek. Casey's awake."

Derek looked up to see Sam standing next to him, "How is she?"

"Not so good."

Sam nodded to the bed Derek had fallen asleep next to, "Any change?"

Derek shook his head, "No."

He reached over and gently brushed a piece of hair out of Marti's face, "She's just a little girl Sam" he whispered horsely.

"I just...I don't understand how this could have happened."


It was nearly 7 in the morning when Derek and Casey finally walked through their front door. Kelli, Sam and Emily all tried to get the teens to come and stay with them, but they refused. Throwing their coats on the coat rack they slowly walked over and sat in their normal places. The room was deadly silent, except for the occasional sniff from Casey.

Suddenly Casey stood up, her arms wrapped around her, "I have to call my Dad" she whispered.

Derek looked up at her with dull eyes and nodded, "I should probably call my Mom."

Casey stopped and reached into her pocket, pulling out Derek's cell phone she handed it to him, "Here."

She walked over to the phone and started to dial her dad's number. She only got halfway through before she burst into tears and sunk to the floor.

Derek sighed deeply and went over to her "Casey"

Casey looked up, "This is all your fault!"

Derek's eyebrows shot up, "Excuse me?"

Casey got up, "If you hadn't been driving like an idiot, then George wouldn't have been paying attention to you! He would have been watching the road!"

"What the hell is your problem?!"

Casey hit him on the chest, "You are! You've been ruining my life since the day I met you!"

With every word she continued to hit him, "And now my family is gone!"

Derek grabbed her wrists and slammed her against the wall, "So is mine!" he roared.

Casey started up at him, her chest heaving.

"Derek..."

Tears slowly ran down her checks "What are we going to do?" she whimpered.

"How could this have happened?"

Derek's face softened and her pulled her into his arms, "I don't know."

"I just don't know."


A/N: What'da think? If you have an suggestions for changes, I'd be happy to hear them...:)