Hey! I'm so sorry about the really long hiatus. I've had a lot going on and I feel like writing tonight. I feel bad about leaving right after the car accident, but here's what you've been waiting for.
Chapter 4 Hospital Visit
PEPSI POV
I wake up with a jolt. Something's wrong. I can sense my twin sister's feelings. Something's not right.
Getting out of bed, I head straight to my dad's room. I open the door to find him asleep taking up the whole bed. Mom's at work so he always has the bed to himself. All of a sudden he turns around.
"Pepsi, is that you?" he asks me.
"Yeah. Sorry I woke you," I apologize coming in.
"What's wrong, Pepsi Cola?" he asks using my pet name he gave me, which used to be his.
"I think something's wrong with Anakin."
"Why do you say that?"
"I jumped and woke up thinking about her. If I'm thinking correctly, she's badly hurt."
"I don't know what to say bud. It sounds pretty serious. Are you sure it wasn't a dream?"
"Yeah, because my dream was weird and funny," I tell him awkwardly.
"Oh. I don't-" he starts but gets cut off by a knock at the door.
He goes downstairs with me on his heels.
"Who the hell?" he wonders as he gets to the door.
He opens the door to reveal a nervous looking Dally.
"What are you doing here this late Dal?" dad asks him.
"Soda, there was a serious car accident tonight. This is hard to say, but Chevy and Anakin were in it," he says sympathetically.
Dad falls on his knees after the news. I think he's crying. No, I know he's crying. I have never seen my dad cry before. He cried when Nikki was born, but those were happy tears.
"I'm sorry buddy. They're alive, though."
"I-is Anakin o-okay?" he stutters looking up.
"Yeah, but she's in a coma I think."
This time, I join dad as I fall on my knees not being able to hold the tears back.
"Yeah, she's lucky compared to Chevy. Chevy died, but they brought her back because they happened to have adrenaline that they shot in her."
We wipe our eyes and look up.
"Have you told Steve yet?" dad asks him.
"No, gotta do that yet. I should probably go. They took her to the Hospital of Tulsa."
"Thank you," dad says getting up from the ground.
"No problem. Good luck with her," he says and goes out the door.
"Dad, is she gonna die?" I ask nervously.
"No, but she'll be unconscious for a while. I'm gonna go wake Nikki," he says and goes upstairs to her room.
I sit down on the couch and bury my head in my hands. So I was right. Something was tremendously wrong with her. I can't believe it.
"Ready to go bud?" he whispers carrying Nikki down.
"Yeah. Sleeping?"
"Now she is. She was up for a second," he half-heartedly laughs.
We go out to the truck and head to the hospital. It's a very quiet ride. I occasionally look over at dad and finding his eyes filled with tears.
We finally get to the hospital and pull into a parking spot. Dad puts it in park, makes a fist with his right hand, and bangs it on the steering wheel.
"Damn it!" he cries softly and puts his head on the steering wheel. I can hear his sobs.
"Dad?" I ask not knowing if I should talk. I've never seen my dad cry.
"Did you know when Anakin was born, she wasn't breathing and the doctors didn't know if she would live?" he asks me.
"No," I answer shaking my head close to tears myself.
"Well, now you do," he says getting out of the car.
I get out of the car as he gets Nikki out.
"Where are we?" Nikki asks groggily as she slowly gets out.
"We're at the hospital," dad answers shutting the door.
"Why?"
"Anakin was in a car accident," dad answers sadly.
"What?" she asks wide awake. "You're lying."
"No I'm not, Nikki. Would I lie about something that is serious?" dad asks a little angrily.
"No," she sighs as we head inside.
KYLIE POV
I jump out of bed as someone knocks on the door. I'm pretty jumpy.
"What the hell? It's freaking one o'clock in the morning!" I hear dad complain.
I head to my doorway and walk out.
"Dad?"
"Hey. Did I wake you?" he asks heading down the steps with me in tow.
"No. The knocking at the door did," I answer truthfully.
"Ok," he says stepping down the last step and answering the door. I stop in the middle of the staircase just in case it's a robber or someone like that.
"Hey Dally," I hear dad say.
"Hey Steve. Can I come in?" I hear Dally's deep voice ask.
"Of course," dad says. "You know you don't have to ask."
"Yeah, I know," he says as I get down the steps. "Hey Kylie."
"Hey Dally," I acknowledge him.
"I'm sorry I woke you guys," he says.
"It's alright. Why are you here this early anyway?" dad asks him.
"Steve, Chevy and Anakin were in a car accident. I don't know how to say the rest," he says looking down at the ground.
"Spit it out," dad says.
"Chevy died. The paramedics are trying everything."
Dad falls straight onto the couch and places his head in his hands and cries. I join him.
All of a sudden there's a voice coming from Dally's walkie talkie,
"Officer Winston, we have saved Chevrolet Randle."
Dad's head perks up in a rush. I look up too.
"Great timing. I'm here with her father and little sister," Dally says speaking into the walkie talkie. "How'd you do it?"
"We found adrenaline and injected it into her heart. She's fully alive."
A smile slowly creeps onto dad's face.
"Thank you sir," Dally says.
"You're welcome."
"Well, she's alive now."
"Thanks Dal," dad says. "What happened to Anakin?"
"She's in a coma."
"Soda's probably devastated."
"He was really sad. I'm sure he cried. I'll let you two go and get to the hospital. See ya later," he says and walks out.
We get ready and head on our way.
PEPSI POV
We walk in and Aunt Molly is sitting at the front desk.
"Hey guys. I'm sure you're looking for Anakin," she says getting up and motioning us to follow her.
We follow her down a hallway and into a hospital room on the left. Anakin's laying in bed unconscious. She has a breathing tube sticking out of her nose. Her face is severely bruised and scratched. She has stitches running across her forehead.
"We don't know how long she's going to be out," Aunt Molly informs us sadly. "She will live."
"Thanks Molly," dad says giving her a hug.
"How many stitches does she have?" I ask.
"Fifteen," she answers.
"Wow," I mutter.
"Yeah. Well, I'll go get Valerie for you," she says and leaves before we can say anything else.
We just look at Anakin laying in the bed not knowing what's going on. All she sees is blackness.
"Oh Anakin," dad says pulling up a chair next to the bed. "Why did this have to happen? Don't worry. Daddy's here. Daddy's here."
No response.
"Daddy makes everything better," he says in spite of himself. He's trying so hard not to cry.
Before I know it, I fall asleep.
KYLIE'S POV
We get to the hospital and go inside. A nurse with blonde hair greets us at the front desk.
"How may I help you?"
"We need Chevrolet Randle's room," dad answers.
"What relation are you to her?" she asks him looking at the computer.
"I'm her father."
"Follow me," she says getting up from the chair.
We follow her down a long hallway and to a room on the left. Chevy's laying on the bed with her eyes close. She has an oxygen tube up her nose. Her face is covered with bruises and scratches
"She's only sleeping," the nurse tells us.
"Okay, thanks," dad says and she leaves.
He pulls up a chair and puts his hand on hers.
"Chevy, I don't what I'd do if they didn't save you," he cries.
He puts his face in his free hand and cries.
Chevy opens her eyes.
"Daddy?" she asks looking over at dad.
"Oh sweetheart," he cries looking up and giving her a little hug so he doesn't hurt her.
"I was dead," she cries. She's crying really hard. "It was scary. I c-could s-see e-everything f-from a-above."
"Shh, it's alright. You're down here with us again. Don't worry," dad sues her.
I calmed down when she calmed down. She's gonna be okay now. That's for sure. I fall asleep not knowing that I'm tired.
There you go. Hope you enjoyed. What'd you think about Soda and Steve crying? Please review. Thanks.
