Disclaimer: I own nothing but one character. The songs are not mine and Glee is not mine.
This chapter with have a character death in it.
CHAPTER 11
Quinn came running through the emergency doors followed by Santana and Brittany. "Beth!" she gathered her daughter in her arms tight. When they got the call from Beth saying they were on their way to the hospital Quinn closed up shop faster than she thought she ever could.
"What happened?" Santana asked as Todd stepped forward.
"Taylor and her parents were in a car accident. Rachel is in with the doctor right now." Todd said as if on cue Rachel walked out.
"How are they?" Santana asked.
"Her dad died on the way here, Ella is in the ICU and they're casting Taylor's left arm and leg as we speak." Rachel chocked out trying not to cry.
"Is she awake?" Beth asked as Rachel shook her head.
"Taylor has been unconscious since the accident." Rachel sobbed and Brittany gathered her in her arms.
"She'll be ok. She's a fighter." Brittany comforted as a doctor walked out.
"Ms. Berry?"
"Yes?"
"Ella just fell into a coma."
"What about Taylor?" Rachel asked.
"Awake, asking for you and a Beth Fabray." the doctor said.
"That's me." Beth said raising her hand.
"Very well, follow me please." Rachel took Beth's hand and they followed the doctor to Taylor's room.
"Do any of you want coffee?" Todd asked as the three women nodded. "I'll be right back." Todd said as he left.
Rachel walked into the room first and Beth slowly followed. When they saw Taylor Rachel began to cry and Beth gasped. Taylor's left arm and leg had casts on them and the right side of her face had a large bruise on it as well as a long cut on her forehead. The rest of her body was covered by a sheet.
"How are you?" Rachel asked.
"I've been better." Taylor said.
"Do you remember what happened?' Rachel asked as she and Beth sat down.
"Mom and dad were arguing about tonight. Dad felt the family dinner was unnecessary and mom told him that it was for me and he said it was for my own good that I get used to how my life was so that I grow up strong. Mom said that for a psychiatrist he was as dumb as a gold fish and he didn't deserve to call himself a father. Of course dad got mad and took his eyes off the road and screamed at mom that he didn't ask to raise another man's kid. He ran a red light and this big truck came out of nowhere then I was here." Taylor said as Beth sobbed. "Where is my mom?"
"ICU, she's in a coma." Rachel answered.
"My dad?"
"He didn't make it." Rachel said looking down.
"You'd think that losing him would hit me hard but how could I lose something I never really had?" Taylor laughed bitterly. "I guess I know why he never hung around me a lot. He learned I wasn't his." Tears fell down her face and she wiped them away with her good arm.
"That shouldn't change how you two felt about each other." Beth said as Taylor shrugged.
"I don't know Beth, dad was always a private guy and I hate talking about feelings." Taylor sighed.
The doctor walked in. "We have a prescription for the pain and you are to stay the night for observation and we will keep you up to date with your mother till you leave." he said and Taylor nodded.
"Thank you. When can I really leave?" Taylor asked.
"It depends on your condition tomorrow." the doctor said the he turned to Rachel. "You are welcome to stay the night."
"Thank you doctor." Rachel smiled as he left. "Brittany and Santana are waiting with Quinn and Todd, do you want to see them?" Rachel asked and Taylor nodded.
"Yeah, that is exactly what I need." Taylor smiled.
Brittany ran in and hugged Taylor's right side. "Are you ok? Are you gonna die? Because that would he extremely sad and I'll cry and Rachel would be alone!" Brittany gasped and hugged Taylor again. "Please don't die!"
Taylor hugged her the best she could and laughed. "I'm not going anywhere Britt. I'm not going to die."
"Good, because I would be very sad if you did." Brittany said.
"How bad?" Santana asked.
"Broken arm and leg, a few broken ribs and cuts and bruises." Taylor listed off.
"Anything going to scar?" Santana and Rachel smacked her arm and they gasped. More to the fact that she hit Santana.
"I'm so sorry." Rachel began and Santana raised a hand up silencing her.
"I will forget you just did that for the sake of the children in the room and the fact you actually had the guts to hit me." Santana said and Taylor giggled.
"No, the doctor said the cuts weren't that deep." Taylor said. "I also have a concussion so sleep is not happening." Taylor sighed as a beep sounded from a bag on the floor by the bedside table. "That's my phone. I can't reach it. Beth can you see who it is?" Taylor asked as Beth dug into the bag and pulled out Taylor's phone.
"It's Melissa."
Taylor rolled her eyes. "Ignore it." Taylor huffed only to wince in pain. "Bad idea for the ribs." she said rubbing them.
"Who is Melissa?" Brittany asked.
"Ex-best friend as of a week or so ago, officially. Un-officially we haven't been best friends since the school year began for reasons I have no idea." Taylor sighed trying not to put strain on her ribs.
"Don't you think she would like to know what happened?" Rachel asked as Taylor shrugged.
"I don't know she hasn't seemed to care what's been going on in my life lately."
"She keeps that ring." Beth said suddenly and Taylor raised an eyebrow at her. "The one you usually have on." Beth clarified motioning to the very noticeable tan line on Taylor's left ring finger.
"How do you know that?" Taylor asked.
"It's on her chain, the silver one around her neck." Beth said.
"That was her mother's, she gave it to Melissa before she passed away." Taylor said softly remembering that day.
"Yeah, she keeps it hidden under her shirt or jackets."
"How do you know that?" Taylor asked curious.
Beth got what she was insinuating and blushed. "Shut up! I'm observant."
Taylor laughed. "I'm just messing with you Beth; I never had anyone younger than me around." Taylor said.
"Melissa's older than you?" Beth asked as Taylor nodded.
"By two months and she never let me forget it." Taylor said.
"No offense but you and Melissa sound like Brittany and Santana when we were younger." Quinn chuckled.
"Yeah? And which one am I?" Taylor asked.
"Santana." Rachel and Quinn answered in unison.
"What?" Santana asked. "She is nothing like me."
"She hates talking about feelings; as soon as you get close you either keep them close or push them away." Rachel said.
"She protects those who are close to the point of murdering for them." Quinn added.
"We don't even know Melissa, so how can you compare them to us?" Santana asks crossing her arms.
"If you ask me Melissa's the Santana in the relationship." Beth grumbled. "She's bossy, snobbish, controlling and angry all the time."
"That's the side you know Beth, she wasn't always like that. She spent the last five years with just her father, her mother passed away five years ago and her world fell apart, her perfect family was gone, you have both your parents and then some." Taylor said motioning to Santana and Brittany.
"I still say she's the Santana." Beth huffed.
Taylor's phone went off again and she hit ignore.
"Are you really going to ignore her?" Rachel asked as Taylor nodded.
"As long as I can." Taylor confirmed.
The doctor came back saying that it was time everyone but Rachel leave so Taylor could relax and rest. But not sleep in case of falling into a coma.
Monday at school Beth was surprised when Melissa approached her since she hadn't come near her since Taylor told them to back off.
"Can I help you?" Beth asked looking up from her phone. She had been texting Taylor who was still in the hospital all morning.
"You're close to Taylor right?" Melissa asked as Beth nodded.
"Yeah, why?"
"Can you give this to her?" Melissa asked holding an envelope out to Beth.
"No, you can give it to her yourself." Beth said.
"I can't."
"Yes you can. You don't want to." Beth said standing from her seated position on the fountain bench. "Half the school knows what happened Friday night; you know where to find her." Beth said walking away. She was not doing her any favors.
"Beth!" Beth turned and faced her. "I really am sorry."
"Do I get reasons as to why you treated me the way you did? Taylor keeps defending you and I don't understand at all, she knows how you act and how you changed." Beth said and Melissa looked down.
"She was my best friend, something happened between us and she acts as if it was nothing but it wasn't nothing to me and she's so hardheaded that she can't figure it out. I was angry at her but instead of taking it out on her I took it out on those around me so I'm sorry." Melissa explained.
"I accept your apology, but you still have to give that to her yourself." Beth said and Melissa nodded. Beth gave her the room number and hospital address before walking away.
Melissa looked at her watch and rolled her eyes. Her dad wouldn't know and the school would barely realize she's gone. She hailed a cab and gave him the address.
Melissa walked to the room and sighed when she found it empty with only Taylor asleep on the bed. She walked in and shut the door behind her. She walked up to the side of the bed and smiled seeing the names and doodles on the purple cast on her arm. She pushed a few stray hairs out of her face and placed the envelope down on the side table.
"You always did sleep at some of the best times. It gave me time to think without you reading my face and every thought in my head. You asked me what happened between us and I always gave you a cryptic answer. But just think Tay, please. It was over the summer at Cody and Dave's party, you were wasted off your ass and I was trying to get you to lie down and sleep it off. I know you remember Tay, you apologized for it the morning after, you always block out the memories you don't want but don't block me out. I let you block a lot, but please, don't block out anything that has to do with us." Melissa sniffled and wiped a tear off her cheek before turning to leave only to stop when she felt a hand around her wrist. She turned around and saw Taylor looking up at her.
"Stay? Please?"
Melissa nodded and Taylor scooted over.
"Dummy, scoot over on the other side, I don't want to hurt you." Melissa said walking around the bed as Taylor scooted over and she climbed in.
"When I wake up again I am going to nag you on why you should have waited till after school to come visit." Taylor yawned and Melissa kissed the underside of her jaw.
"Go back to sleep."
Rachel smiled as she sat outside the door to the hospital room. A nurse walked by and kneeled next to Rachel.
"Is everything ok Ms. Berry?" she asked and Rachel nodded.
"Yes, I'm just letting one of Taylor's friends and her get some privacy, and can you and the other staff just over look the girl with her right now, they're best friends and being with each other always makes them feel better." Rachel said as the nurse nodded.
Rachel had seen Melissa walk into the room and decided to give her some time. She recognized her from a picture in Taylor's room. She didn't want to eavesdrop but seeing the sudden appearance of the girl Taylor was ignoring for the better part of the weekend had her curious and it didn't help that the door wasn't as thick as they appear.
After ten minutes Rachel stepped into the room to find both girls fast asleep. Taylor had her right arm around Melissa's shoulder holding her to her so Melissa's head was resting on her chest. Melissa's right hand was intertwined with Taylor's left on Taylor's stomach. Rachel pulled out her phone and snapped a quick photo of the two before putting it away and sitting on the recliner in the corner of the room turning the TV on.
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