Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from Phineas and Ferb. They are copyrighted by Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, Dan Povenmire, and Disney. I do not own the Chevy/Chevrolet. Chevrolet is owned by GM. Sam, Rachel, Parker, Glenn, Wisteria and Kurtis are my OCs. Rated T for mild swearing and graphic imagery.
A Shout out to Random Destructive Impulse for helping me with the paragraph describing the news report.
Review Responses:
PQ's Awesomest: I am continuing with this story as I need a break from 1st person view.
BroadwayFanGirl91: Ok I will, I just was sure how well Ferb/Vanessa Shippers would think.
Chapter 2: Hospital Confinement
When Sam awoke the sun was shining through the window. She looked up to see Gretchen sitting up watching the TV in the room. Gretchen glanced over at her sister and smiled, then winced as pain shot through her body.
"Hey Sam" Gretchen said
"Gretchen are you ok?" Sam asked
"Not physically, but if you are referring to my mental state then I am fine in that regard" Gretchen replied with her usual demeanor.
"Ok, do you know what happened?" Sam asked Gretchen, Sam sitting up more.
"I was in a car accident" Gretchen answered, wincing at the memory.
"You remember?" Sam asked surprised
"Yes, although my head hurts" Gretchen responded, moving her right hand up to head and she felt bandages there.
"Ferb blames himself for the accident" Sam said, watching Gretchen run her hand over the bandages over her head.
Gretchen sighed, and patted the edge of the bed and said "Please sit here, Sam"
Sam sat at the foot of the bed cross-legged, and resumed the conversation.
"He doesn't like anyone getting hurt and this is going to cause him to be way over protective now" Gretchen said, as she moved the hospital table so that she could see Sam clearly. Then there was a knock on the door and Gretchen called "Come in"
Kurtis and Wisteria came in the room. Wisteria sat down in the chair that Sam had just vacated. Kurtis sat in the chair on the other side of the bed. Wisteria smiled at the sight of her oldest and youngest daughters together.
"Hey mom, hey dad" Gretchen said addressing them.
"Hey sweetie" Wisteria said, fidgeting in the chair.
"Hey Gretchen, do you want me to bring a chess set later so we can play?" Kurtis asked his youngest step-daughter, suggesting a game that Kurtis and Gretchen had played ever since he married Wisteria.
"Yes please," Gretchen replied, and then she frowned," don't you two have work?"
"Yes we wanted to see you before we went to work" Kurtis explained his honey colored eyes expressing his concern. He adjusted his black tie, and smoothed out his white button down shirt.
"Kurtis, we need to get going" Wisteria said," We will see you after work, okay?"
"All right mom" Gretchen responded.
They left, the door softly clicking behind them. Gretchen looked inquiring at Sam. Sam just shrugged.
"Don't look at me, I had no idea that they were going to stop by" Sam said.
The nurse came in. She spotted Sam on the foot of the bed and just shook her head. Sam recognized the nurse as a former classmate. The nurse had three people with her: Isabella, Phineas and Ferb. Sam volunteered to go get Gretchen something to eat.
"Don't you dare Ferb" Gretchen said, with a surprising amount of force for someone her size.
"I'm sorry that you got hurt," Ferb said.
"Damn it Ferb! I told you not do it" Gretchen said with such force causing Isabella and Phineas to take a step back. Phineas was shocked that Gretchen even said it. Isabella covered her mouth with her hand.
"Wow First time you ever said that to me" Ferb said clamly, taking in what Gretchen just siad.
"What?" Gretchen said, bewildered.
"You said 'damn it' first time you said that to me" Ferb said.
"You are so infuriating!" Gretchen said, ignoring the fact that the heart rate monitor was beeping rapidly.
"Whoa Gretchen clam down" Izzy said to her friend, sitting in a chair close to the door.
"Fine Izz" Gretchen said, sighing.
Sam came back in to the room, carrying a tray with two plates. She put the tray on the table. Sam then sat in the chair that Kurtis had sat in.
"I feel that it is my fault" Ferb said quietly after the awkward silence that followed after Sam had entered the room.
"It's not Ferb" Gretchen said, "Come here Ferb"
Ferb came closer to Gretchen unsure of what she was going to do. She grabbed the front of his shirt and gave him a kiss. Ferb seemed surprised. He thought that she would be mad at him because of the accident.
"I thought you would be angry with me" Ferb said.
"Why do you think that?" Gretchen asked.
"Because of the accident" Ferb said
"I would never blame you for the accident" Gretchen said.
"Really?" Ferb asked sinking in to the chair next to bed. Phineas and Isabella were in the chairs closest to the door.
Gretchen glanced over at Sam. Sam caught the expression on Gretchen's face. Sam stood up.
"Hey Gretchen, I am going to give Theo a call and check in on the kids, I'll be back in a few" Sam said, excusing herself from the room.
"It was my fault" Ferb said, hanging his head.
"Izz, Phin a little help here" Gretchen said, addressing her best friend and her boyfriend's brother.
"Ferb we saw the whole thing happen, there was no way of avoiding it" Phineas said, as he stood up.
Isabella and Phineas came closer. Phineas sat in the chair next to Ferb. Isabella went to sit on the other side but Gretchen shook her head, and pointed at the foot of the bed. Isabella sat on the foot of the bed.
"You look like you hurt" Isabella said to Gretchen.
"I don't know," Gretchen responded, "Altough I think they have me on something to prevent the pain from kicking in"
"Do you remember what happened when the second car hit you guys?" Phineas asked.
"Phineas!" Isabella exclaimed.
"I heard the dull crunch of bones to the left of me, and then a much louder crunch and a large amount blinding pain. Then I passed out I think, I don't really know after that" Gretchen said.
Phineas shudders as she said that. Then he starts fidgeting. Isabella looks at her watch. Then Sam reenters then room.
"Phineas, Ferb we need to get going" Isabella says
"Oh right" Phineas say.
"Ferb before you go, you need to know that I will never blame you for the accident." Gretchen started.
"All right but I still feel responsible" Ferb stated interrupting, to which Gretchen sighs.
" And that no matter what happens, I still love you" Gretchen finished.
"Really?" Ferb asks, and Gretchen just nods with a smile on her face.
"All right see you later" Gretchen says then Phineas, Ferb and Isabella leave the room.
"So how about we eat now?" Sam asked noting the expression on Gretchen's face.
"Yeah" Gretchen says, adjusting her glasses for the first time since she woke up.
They eat in silence, after they are done, they watch the news. To their surprise and dismay it is about the accident.
"Why can't they leave something like that fucking alone" Sam exclaimed angrily.
The television screen cut between an aerial shot of the intersection being fed from a helicopter and close-ups taken from the ground. Both defined depressing images of carnage surrounding the wreckage of a green Chevrolet Cruze. Gretchen's face, as she got a clear look at the scene, reflected one of dread and horror. The front passenger seat was stained red with blood, a ghastly image that made Gretchen shudder. She could only guess who it had belonged to. The vehicle itself was so badly mangled that it no longer resembled the pristine green sedan it had once been. What was left of it lay overturned in the middle of the intersection as the subject of attention by the newscast and emergency crews. There was little hope that anyone inside had survived. Gretchen noticed that the other cars had been taken away already. It was a gruesome sight. As Gretchen and Sam watched the little green car was being loaded up on to a flatbed, both of them grimacing at the shrieking metal as the Cruze was winched up. Then the flatbed drove away with the destroyed car.
"We have yet to receive word on the condition of the occupants of the Cruze" The reporter said.
Tears started coming out of Gretchen's eyes. She couldn't take the news report any more. She asked Sam to change it.
"I got a phone call from mom when I was in the hall" Sam said
"Really? Why did she call you?" Gretchen asked
"Rachel and Parker are coming" Sam said quietly.
"Oh they are?" Gretchen asked
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