Author's note: Thank you all for reviewing my last chapter! Sorry for leaving you all hanging like that, I'm terrible I know!
I promise all will be revealed very soon, I promise. A few of you are on the right track with who the driver of the other car was! I'm impressed =)
As promised a super long chapter, with a chance to hear from Jasper for a change.
Disclaimer: I do not and never will own Twilight, sadly.
Jasper's Point of View
I drummed my fingers against the steering wheel of my car as I sang along to some old rock song on the stereo.
Ah it was Friday and boy was I glad about that. It had been a very long and tiring week and I was looking forward to getting home to spend some time with my girl, well fiancé now and the gang.
I grinned to myself; I still couldn't believe she said yes, I had to be the luckiest bastard to walk the face of the earth to find someone as amazing as my Alice.
Keeping my eyes on the road and grinning to myself I noticed a car driving far too dangerously considering the wet weather. I frowned as I saw the non-descript grey four door tailing Bella's blue wagon far too closely.
The driver began to get more and more erratic and just as I pulled my phone out of my pocket to report it to the police; it turned down a narrow side street.
I sighed in relief; I hoped Bella wasn't freaking out too much. It was not, unfortunately, the first time someone had done something like that to her. My thoughts involuntarily drifted back to that hellish week when that sick bastard James had stalked her like she was some kind of prey and he the hunter.
I shook my head to rid myself of those thoughts, it was not a time I liked to relive and I sure as hell knew Bella didn't like to either.
I braked slowly and pulled in behind the other cars stopped at the lights. I could see Bella's wagon six cars ahead.
Humming along to a new tune on the stereo I put my foot lightly on the accelerator as the light finally turned green.
I inched forward a little following the traffic when something caught my eye in my peripheral vision.
What the fuck? It was that damn car again speeding though the red light.
I glanced ahead of me and felt sick to my stomach.
It was going to plough straight into Bella in a matter of seconds. Fuck.
Not knowing what the hell I could do to stop it I stamped hard on the brake and wrenched the handbrake on. I threw myself out of my car and into the pouring rain just as the grey car slammed hard and fast into the driver's side of Bella's wagon.
The high keen on brakes and metal against metal pierced through the air. I watched helpless and absolutely horrified as Bella's car, t-boned by the grey car, hit a nearby lamp post and practically wrapped around it.
"BELLA" I screamed running towards the twisted pile of metal that was trapping her.
Other passers-by jumped out of their cars and ran behind me to the wreck.
"BELLA" I yelled again as I reached the wreck. I could just see her, pinned inside. She wasn't conscious and there was blood, a lot of blood
"I'm calling 9-1-1" a man's voice said behind me, I turned around to see a man in his early thirties talking to me while waiting to be connected to the emergency line. He looked as white as a ghost.
"Hurry" I demanded my tone full of urgency, "My best friend's in there."
He nodded, "I need an ambulance" I heard him almost yell into his phone before I turned back to Bella.
"Bella, please honey, if you can hear me, if you're okay give me a sign" I begged. Nothing; I reached my hand into the wreck and somehow, miraculously found her hand, holding it in mine.
Sirens began to wail and within seconds and ambulance, fire engine and several police cars where on the scene.
"Sir, I need you to step away from her now" a voice instructed, in a sympathetic tone.
I turned to see a crew of firemen and ambulance officers standing behind me. I stared at them struggling to keep the tears and vomit at bay. "She is my best friend's girlfriend; she is like a sister to me. Save her" I begged.
"We will do everything in our power" they assured me.
I stepped away, unable to tear my eyes away. I had to call Edward; I groaned tugging on my hair. This would kill him; it would kill all of them. Bella meant so much to all of us, what if she…..?
No, I can't think like that I told myself. Despite what had just happened, what I had just seen I needed to hold it together. They would need me, I would need to hold them together so I took a deep calming breath and called Edward.
I had to be strong; they were going to need me more than ever I told myself as I waited for him to answer.
"Hey Jazz" he greeted me, "What's up man?"
"Edward something's happened" I told him trying to find the courage to tell him.
"What? What do you mean?" Edward asked I could hear the concern in his voice already.
"There's been an accident, I need you all to get to Seattle Central Hospital, now" I told him.
"Accident? Jazz what the hell are you talking about?" Edward demanded he was panicking now. I hated having to tell him this.
"Ed its Bella, she was in a car accident" I said my voice shaking.
"How bad is it? Is she okay? JASPER" he demanded.
"Bad" I whispered in a strained tone, "Edward I'm so sorry but they won't tell me anything."
I heard a thump, "Edward are you there?" I asked frantically. I heard rustling and then Emmett's voice.
"Ed dropped the phone" Em told me, "Jasper what's going on?" he asked, he sounded worried.
"Emmett, I need you to stay calm and focused. Get Edward and the girls and drive straight to the hospital. Bella has been in an accident and it's bad, I don't know what's going on, just get there" I told him in a clear voice.
"Okay we're on our way" Emmett replied his voice shaky and then the line went dead.
Edward's Point of View
I dropped my phone, horrified at what Jasper had just told me. Bella was in a car accident, hurt, he said it was bad.
This could not be happening, not to Bella, not to us. I couldn't lose her, not again.
I ran my hands through my hair and tried to keep it together. Bella needed me now more than ever, I had to get to that hospital and I had to see her. She had to be okay.
I stood up as Emmett hung up on Jasper.
"Edward, we're going to go and get Alice and Rose and head to the hospital" Emmett told me, he looked scared too.
I nodded and we ran up the stairs of Alice and Bella's house and barged straight in to Alice's room where they were hanging out.
"Emmett what the fuck?" Rose asked looking annoyed at his sudden arrival. Then she saw the expressions on our faces. "What's wrong?" she asked in a quiet tone.
"There's been an accident, we need to leave for the hospital now" he demanded. "We're taking the jeep, I'm driving."
"Wait one second Emmett Cullen" Rose said standing up, "Tell me what's going on."
"Is it Jasper?" Alice piped up looking utterly terrified.
They were all just standing there, like we had all the time in the world. There was no time. Bella was hurt and I wasn't there with her, I had to get to her.
I completely lost it then.
"WE NEED TO MOVE" I screamed at them, "BELLA'S HURT AND WE'RE JUST STANDING ROUND HERE TALKING."
They looked at me in total shock; Emmett's mouth was hanging open.
"If you aren't going to come with me then I'm leaving now without you" I told them striding out of the room towards the front door.
"We're coming" Emmett told me catching up.
We jumped in the jeep and Emmett sped off down the driveway, he navigated the traffic, slipping into gaps and going well over the speed limit.
The whole drive to the hospital was torture at its worst. A million thoughts and images kept playing over and over in my head and the worst part was I had no idea what to expect when we got there.
When Emmett finally pulled in the hospital parking lot I threw myself out of the car the second it stopped, I could hear the others running behind me.
Jasper's Point of View
Instead of tailing the ambulance I left just before it, wanting to be there when it arrived so Bella wouldn't have to go through those doors alone. Also I needed to be there for Edward and the others.
I drove with my hands shaking, struggling to grip the wheel. It all felt like some fuck awful nightmare that none of us were going to wake up from.
When I reached the hospital I found a place to park, not giving a damn if I could actually park there or not and ran across the lot.
Edward's Point of View
We found Jasper slumped in a seat in the waiting room for us.
"Jasper where is she? Is she here" I demanded frantically.
I could hear Alice, Rose and Emmett firing similar questions at him.
"Female, MVA, unconscious with multiple injuries" I heard a voice say loudly. I spun around to see an ambulance officer telling a doctor who was striding across the room followed by another doctor and some nurses I presumed.
The doors burst open, a gurney was being pushed surrounded by medics shouting medical terms I had heard my father use on occasion.
"BELLA" I shouted making my way as fast as I could across the room.
I knew it was her and the world as I knew it came crashing down around me.
"IS SHE OKAY?" I demanded jostling my way to be by her side.
"Sir" the doctor warned in an authoritive tone, "We need you to step away from…."
"NO! Bella" I cried when I saw her tiny form lying on the gurney. Her skin was more pale than normal and it seemed like every inch of her was covered in blood. Bella's beautiful hair was matted with blood and she was unconscious. She looked incredibly frail and utterly broken.
"Tell me what's wrong with her" I pleaded as Emmett grabbed my arm and pulled me away. They rushed through a set of doors and disappeared and I fell to pieces.
Emmett's Point of View
I grabbed Edward's arm to drag him away from the gurney, I didn't want him to see Bella like this. I glanced at her as I tried to restrain him, I wished I hadn't. She was unconscious and there was so much blood.
Edward was completely breaking down before my eyes, it killed me to see him like this. When I saw him after they had broken up I thought I saw him at his worst, devastated beyond words. But I was wrong, this was destroying him, not knowing if she was okay.
We were directed up a few floors to another waiting room, we were informed that we needed to wait here for Bella's doctor to come and speak to us once her had done a full examination.
Edward was pacing the small space like a caged lion refusing comfort from anybody, while Rose and Alice clung to each other bawling their eyes out.
"Jasper" I said sitting in the chair next to him, "We need to call Renee and Charlie and my parents to. They should be here too."
He nodded, "I'll call Renee, you call Charlie, get Esme and Carlisle to bring him and Sue up from Forks" he suggested.
I nodded, gulping and taking a deep breath I pulled out my phone. I scrolled down and found the Chief's number; I was glad now that we had all decided to programme each other's parent's numbers into our phones. We had agreed that in case of an emergency it would be a life saver, I just never thought we'd actually need to use them.
"Hello Swan residence" Charlie's gruff voice sounded on the other end of the line.
"Charlie, its Emmett Cullen" I told him.
"Emmett?" he questioned, "What can I do for you son?"
"I don't know how to tell you this" I admitted.
"Just spit it out boy" he replied jokingly, I could hear the worry in his tone that he was trying to mask.
"Charlie, Bella was in a car accident this afternoon" I told him my voice breaking.
There was silence on the other end of the line before finally he replied. "Is is sh-she?" Charlie stuttered.
"She's at Seattle Central Hospital, with the doctors now. They haven't told us anything" I told him, wishing I could give him more than that.
"I'm leaving now, we'll be there as soon as we can" he replied his voice cracking.
"Chief, my parents are on their way to pick you up, you shouldn't drive" I ordered, "Please sir, the last thing Bella needs is…"
He cut me off, "Thank you Emmett" he choked.
I hung up and immediately dialled home, Dad picked up within five rings.
"Hello Carlisle speaking" he greeted.
"Dad, it's me Em" I replied flatly.
"Emmett, what's wrong?" he asked concerned. That was Carlisle he could always tell if something was wrong.
"I need you to get Mom and go and pick up Charlie and Sue. Bella's in hospital, she was in an accident" I told him the emotion making my voice crack again.
I heard him whisper something to Mom making her choke out a loud sob. "We're packing a bag each and we're on our way" he told me. "We'll call you when we've got the Swans."
I hung up with unsteady hands; I could see an emotional Jasper talking to Renee on the phone. He ended the call and walked over to me his head hanging.
"She's booking the first flight out of Florida to Seattle, they should be here tonight."
I put my arm around his shoulders and we went to comfort our girls.
Edward's Point of View
I paced the room continuously, I had to be moving, I couldn't sit down not when everything was falling apart.
It felt like we had been waiting for hours for someone to come and tell us if my angel was going to be alright. I was starting to panic now, she had to be alive. She just had to be. There was no other option here; I could not live without Bella, if something where to happen…. No I couldn't think that.
Finally I heard footsteps coming down the corridor, the same doctor I had seen downstairs disappeared in the waiting room. His blue scrubs were smeared with blood; Bella's blood.
I stared at him, trying to read his facial expression. "You are Ms Isabella Swan's partner and friends I understand?" he asked us.
We nodded, waiting, unable to breathe, let alone talk.
"Isabella has been stabilised" he told us.
I breathed a huge sigh of relief.
"How badly is she hurt?" sobbed Alice.
He glanced at us all; clearly he was unsure as to whether or not he should tell us. That worried me immensely.
"She has broken her right leg at the knee and ankle joints, her shoulder was dislocated along with her wrist, she had three broken ribs and a multitude of cuts and gashes which we have stitched. At present she is still unconscious, which in this case is normal as her body is in shock. She is incredibly fortunate to only have a very minor head injury and it doesn't appear that there has been any internal bleeding."
I stared at him unable to comprehend what he had just said, "Can I see her?" I choked finally.
"I'm afraid not yet, we still have a few more tests to run, but I will let you all know as soon as it is possible for you to see her. Now have her parents been notified?" he asked.
Shit I had completely forgotten to call Renee and Charlie.
"Yes" I heard my brother's voice pipe up, "Both her father is coming in from Forks and her mother is on the first flight from Florida."
I shot Emmett a grateful look; he walked over and patted me on the back. "Bella's going to be okay Edward" he told me.