Bob awoke. He lay awkwardly. His belt was the only thing stopping him from falling on his face. His air bag. Had protected him during the crash. Along with the belt. he radioed control told them his position and what happened.
"Lexi!" he yelled. Unsnapped his belt. "Answer me Dammit Alexis!"
He climbed to the back of the cab. Saw the 3 people. The man Steve. Clearly dead. You couldn't have your head at that angle and still be alive. He checked their patient. She was dead too Dammit. Lexi lay in a crumpled heap. Her blond hair streaked with burgundy blood. Which leaked from a wound in her head. Her left leg lay at a funny angle. She was face down on her side. He smelled the pungent odour of petrol. He had to get them out of here. He climbed over things which had fell from the cupboards. He was careful not to nudge Lexi as he had no idea of the extent of her injuries. He tried to open the door. It was jammed. He kicked it once. Twice. Three times.
"Come on!" he yelled angrily.
He kicked it again. It shuddered and groaned then fell to the ground with a clatter.
He grabbed a bag and tossed it as far as he could. He then turned and grabbed Lexi under her arms. It was then he saw the knife sticking out of Lexi's chest.
"Oh no Lex." he murmured. He left it and heaved her along the floor.
She groaned in pain.
"That's it Lex. Tell me if it hurts. Pain is good!"
She breathed slowly. "Says the man who….isn't being…dragged…across the ground… with a knife in his….chest. My shoulder….dislocated too!" she said between pants. Her voice low and weak.
"You and….your…lousy driving…bertha…pissed!" she said with a half smile.
"A sleeping beauty is awake then?" he asked. She was pulled enough to safety incase the ambulance exploded.
"Where this….sleeping beauty like?" she breathed.
He checked her eyes. They were glazed. Her breathing was slowly becoming worse. She was panting.
"yeah Lex your right. Defo not sleeping beauty. How about the beast?"
"Hey!" she said. Her eyes fluttered. Grew more glazed.
"Lexi I'm gonna undislocate you shoulder. This might hurt!"
"No might about it." she said voice growing smaller.
He turned it and then snapped it up. She bit her lip to stifle the scream of pain she felt.
"I'll get you back…for that…one day!" she vowed. Although her tone held no conviction. She felt an intense need to close her eye. "This not good Bob." she said slowly. "I feel like I need…" she sucked in sharp breathe." "need sleep! I know….shouldn't. But why?" she asked.
"C'mon Lex." his voice shook. "This is early even for you." he was trying hard to stabilise her breathing without moving the knife. He didn't want to as he didn't know if had hit and artery or her heart. If he pulled it out and she bleed out she'd be dead in seconds!"
She panted. Quick shallow breathes. And she was blinking a lot.
"My breathing…worse! Unconscious….intubate!" she advised.
Her eyes started closing slowly. "Lexi you dare!" he warned. He was panicking here. Pulled more stuff from his bag.
Her eyes flew open. "Fooled…you!" she panted. "Sorry Bob….should backed off….not let…her die." her breathing grew slower and shallower. Her head lolled to he side. Her eyes grew dim.
"And you being your fathers daughter doesn't help. Your mum told me how stubborn he is!"
"Tell mum…dad…sunshine…loves em….hope…proud….Daniel…Amie…love too….give em hell! She smiled blinked. Mumbled gibberish. Incoherent. O this was bad she was getting delirious. He worked harder. Felt his heart nearly beating out of his chest. He had to get her stable!
"Ethan!" she said clearly. Eyes wide. Sucked in a sharp breathe. "Ethan…sorry." she coughed violently blood gurgled and bubbled from her mouth. She went limp and her eyes closed of their own accord.
"Lexi?" Dammit she wasn't breathing! Where the hell is that ambulance? He had to get her breathing.
"Dammit Lexi you aren't dying on a cold dusty road. I won't let you!" he shouted.
(X)
Danny was driving home from the suppliers. Alice had told him to go since he'd reacted so badly to Ethan's father. He'd nearly got into a fist fight with the man. Poor Ethan, he couldn't imagine what he went through. He saw it in his dreams though. How he's not unbalanced is beyond Danny. He is level headed and calm and mature and he has Alice to thank no doubt! He saw a black plume of smoke. And slowed his truck to a crawl. He drew closer and saw a lorry. With an ambulance on it's side. No doubt Lex would be on her way. She was amazing when she worked. Focused. Gave it 110 percent. Like when she had treated Amy in the hut. He stopped his truck and climbed out when he noticed the driver slumped over his wheel, he opened the door and found quite a strong pulse. So he was alive. He dragged the man out of his truck. Luckily this man wasn't obese or they'd have problems here!
"C'mon mate I need to get you moved incase this truck explodes! Gimmie a hand will ya?" he heaved. The mans arm was around his shoulder. Danny's arm around his waist. Dragged the man away from the truck and saw a paramedic kneeling talking to another one who was on the floor. The paramedic on the floor was unmoving. As he came closer he saw messy blond hair. He edged closer and saw her face. O Christ that was his daughter! He put the man on the floor and ran over to her.
"O God Lex!" he said tears in his eyes. Her eyes were closed. Hair covered in blood. As was the floor beside her. Then he noticed the blade. He nearly cracked up. Was assaulted by images. Of Lexi at every stage of her life. A lifetime of images in a second.
"Look sir I need your help!" Bob said. Worked frantically.
"I'll do anything just help my little girl!" he pleaded.
The paramedic was alternating between breathing in her mouth with working on her. When he suddenly realised who this man was. He was stroking Lexi's face. He should have known by the resemblance alone!
"Look Mr Trevanion I need you to breath in her mouth for me continuously!" he said quickly. "I know your only a vet but you're all I got. I've got to got this blade out. I don't wanna move it coz it usually does more harm than good but quite frankly we're losing her anyway!"
Danny placed then centered himself. Nodded and breathed in his daughters mouth.
"Sorry Lex but you know I gotta do this!" he pulled the knife out. Her body jerked instantly. He ripped open her jacket an put pressure on her wound. Her heart was beating and her pulse was weak. The other ambulance finally arrived. She lay limp, unresponsive to verbal requests.
"What we got?" the other paramedic asked running towards him
"Female 23 good health. Weak pulse, shallow breathing. Stab wound to the chest. Guys it's Lex!" Bob said gravely.
"Our Lexi?" he asked.
"Yeah."
The paramedic moved Danny aside. "Look let us take over from here!" they had a stretcher over immediately and she lay limp. Unmoving. She had a oxygen mask placed over her face. They worked on her constantly, talking to her. Explaining what they were doing. They were in the ambulance speeding to hospital. The 2 paramedics over her talking quickly about possible course of action.
"Hey Lex when your better I'm gonna swing it for 2 weeks off in the sun. or south pole if that's what you prefer!" Bob said.
Danny sat in the ambulance going out of his mind.
"She'll be fine Mr Trevanion!" he tried to assure him. All Danny could think of was she was pale. Too pale. And too limp. And he wanted to hear her call him daddy one more time!
They arrived at hospital and she was rushed inside. People yelling information at each other.
He needed to phone his family. He was stood at the hospital entrance. The same hospital where her chemo had been administered, his fingers shook so badly he couldn't type the numbers to phone the house!"
(X)
Alice knew there has been a crash. They weren't saying what had crashed but she knew that 2 ambulances were on the scene. Meaning more than one casualty. Danny wasn't home yet! God what if he was involved. She couldn't lose him again! And Lexi. Of she was there they'd never let her treat her father. Like they could keep her away! She paced. Felt bile pool in her stomach. Her phone rang. Nearly cried in relief when she saw Danny's name.
"Oh thank God Danny. I was so worried I had lost you again. I love you so much honey I don't care about fears anymore I want us to be together for as long as you want me" she babbled.
"Alice!" he said voice breaking, "It's Lex." her stomach dropped. His voice was thick with emotion. It broke. "it's not good. They don't think she's gonna last the night!" Danny started sobbing on the phone.
Alice felt her heart stop beating. "I'm there!" and disconnected.
She rang Caroline immediately.
"Can you watch the kids please. Lex has had an accident."
"Of course."
"Thank you so much!" disconnected,
"Daniel! Amie!" she yelled.
Ethan appeared. "Alice what's wrong?"
Oh God Ethan! "Get in the car!" she said calmly. She felt anything but.
The kids were hurried in the car and strapped in. Daniel and Amie asleep in the back as they were in bed.
"Kids your gonna stay at Auntie Caro's and uncle Dupe's tonight kay?"
They mumbled an affirmative.
As soon as the kids were dropped off Alice resumed driving.
"Alice it's Danny isn't it." Ethan asked softly.
She shook her head stiffly.
He frowned. "Who then. Not you?"
She shook her head stiffly again. He exhaled in relief.
"It's Lexi." her voice wobbled.
"I don't know what happened but they don't expect her to last tonight! We got told to say our goodbyes. I debated on telling the kids but I couldn't put them through that. Watching their sister di…di…die!" she faltered.
He covered his mouth. His eyes filled. Everything he said filled his head. Tears slid from his eyes like soldiers going to war. They were inevitable. One after the other. Unrelenting.
"Look this is our Lex." he said voice full of emotion. "She won't…."
"We were warned Ethan. They don't warn you when it is nothing!" she said.
A/N awww the poor family poor danny seeing his daughter like that. and poor lex and poor bob awww poor everyone :(