Haley was wiping off the kitchen counters from the cookies that she and Jamie had made for his school picnic. Nathan was getting Jamie ready for bed when the phone rang. Haley walked over to the wall and picked the phone up off of the receiver.
"Hello" Haley said as she walked over to the sink and put the sponge in it.
"Haley" a broken voice said from the other line.
Haley looked at the phones data for the Call ID "Rachel….is this you….are you ok"
"Haley…there's been a bad accident you and Nathan need to come to the hospital" Rachel said between sobs
"What Happened?" Haley asked thinking that something may have happened to Mouth
"It's Brooke, Peyton, Hannah, and Lucas…..it's bad Haley….it's really bad" Rachel spoke the best that she could without being strangled by sobs.
Tears welled in Haley's eyes just as Nathan walked into the room followed by Deb. "We're on our way" Haley said as she hung up the phone.
Nathan looked at Haley inquisitively "What's wrong"
Haley shook her head and quickly went to grab her purse "There's been an accident its Lucas and Brooke…and Peyton…..and Hannah" Haley could barely get Hannah's name out before breaking down as she ran out the front door.
"What happened?" Nathan asked as he grabbed his wallet from the counter and followed Haley out the door after asking Deb to keep an eye on Jamie.
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The whole waiting room was filled to capacity everyone was there Karen sat in the corner clinging to Hannah's pink baby blanket that the nurses had brought out to her as she rocked back and forth crying. Andy tried to soothe her by running his hand up and down her back as she cried. Nathan and Haley sat next to them in silence neither of them knew what to say. Mouth and Skills were next to them tossing playing cards onto the only empty chair that was in the room. Rachel had gone off to call Brooke's mom Victoria but she came back with a sad look on her face.
"What did she say?" Mouth asked as he stood up as Rachel walked into the room.
Rachel shook her head "She said it's not her problem…to not call her anymore"
Mouth shook his head "Oh my God…." He walked over to Rachel and wrapped his arms around her. "It's going to be OK Rach…I promise"
"Is there a Ms. Rowe here?" a nurse dressed in pink scrubs asked
Karen stood up and walked over to the young lady "That's me"
The nurse smiled "You're granddaughter is back from radiology…she's up in pediatrics if you'd like to follow me"
Karen nodded and she followed the nurse up to the second floor of the hospital, they walked down the hallway that was coved in paintings and pictures that were drawn by the kids for the nurses. The nurse led Karen down to the end of the hallway and to Hannah's room. Karen walked in and smiled through her tears when she saw Hannah lying in the metal crib. She walked over to the crib and reached down, Hannah instantly recognized her grandma hand held her arms up so that Karen would pick her up.
"Can I hold her?" Karen asked looking back at the nurse
"Sure" the nurse replied marking on Hannah's chart and turning to walk out the door "The doctor will be in to speak with you in just a few minutes"
Karen nodded and she reached down and picked Hannah up "Hi sweetheart…how are you feeling" Karen asked as she sat down with Hannah in the rocking chair that the hospital had provided. Hannah babbled something incoherently and Karen kissed the top of Hannah's head as the doctor walked in.
"Ms. Rowe…I'm Dr. Norton….Hannah's a very lucky little girl…she has no sign of injury…but she will be a little out of it from the medicine that we used to sedate her for the test…we want to keep her for the night for observation…but she should be just fine"
Karen nodded "Thank you so much…would you happen to know how my son and his wife and friend are?"
Dr. Norton shook his head no "I'm sorry Ms. Rowe…I'm not sure but I can try to find out for you"
Karen nodded "Thank You"
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"Mr. Jagielski?" a doctor called into the waiting room Jake stood up from where he was sitting next to Whitey and walked over to the doctor.
"How my wife?" Jake asked fear and sadness radiating in his voice.
"Peyton..suffered a serious concussion she has a lot of cuts and scrapes and she has broken her leg and a few ribs from the impact of the accident…she's going to have to be off of her feet for at least 3 months so that her leg can heal…We have her in a walking cast but it's very important for her to not bear weight on it..She's going to be very sore for the next couple of days but she should be ok"
Jake nodded "Can I see her?"
"Yes sir….follow me" The doctor replied and Jake followed him down the hallway.
Nathan ran his hands through his dark hair and rested his arm around Haley "Two down Two to go"
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Jake walked into Peyton's dark room she looked peaceful as she slept and Jake walked over to her and kissed her on her forehead. Peyton stirred and opened her eyes.
"Hey" she said groggily
Jake smiled sadly and took a hold of Peyton's hand and kissed it "Hey babe…how are you feeling?"
Peyton furrowed her eyebrows "My head hurts and I think I killed my best friend"
Jake shook his head "No…Peyton…Brooke's going to be just fine so don't worry ok…you just rest"
Peyton shook her head "Jake you don't understand…you weren't there….she looked so helpless..And there was blood everywhere….If something happens to her I'll never forgive myself"
Jake held Peyton's hand as she talked to him "Peyton…listen to me….I promise you everything is going to be just fine"
A tear rolled down Peyton's cheek as she fought to stay awake "I'm just so tired"
"Its ok baby…just go to sleep" Jake encouraged as he kissed Peyton's hand and silently hoped he could keep his promise to his wife
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Lucas opened his eyes and looked around the room he felt so groggy and then the realization of where he was sat in "Brooke?" he called softly.
"How are you feeling Mr. Scott?" a nurse asked walking into the room.
"My wife…and baby…how are they?" Lucas asked concerned
"Mr. Scott..You didn't take your HCM medicine today did you?" The nurse asked as she looked over Lucas' chart.
Lucas thought for a minute "No..But I've missed a day here or there before"
"Well don't forget to take it….because the fact that you didn't take it topped with the fact that your blood pressure hit the roof is why you collapsed" The nurse informed him.
"Alright…well could you please do me a favor and find out how my family is instead of yelling at me?"
"I'll see what I can do" the nurse replied as she walked out of the room
Lucas rested his head back against the pillows and he looked down at his wedding band he was so worried about Brooke and Hannah that he couldn't think about anything else. He was worried about Peyton too…He was supposed to keep it together but sometimes it was hard. Lucas looked over at the door as Haley and Nathan walked in. Lucas smiled and held out his hand for Haley who walked over to him.
"Hey Buddy" Lucas said as Haley sat on the bed next to him "You look like I feel"
Haley smiled sadly "Well than that fits the situation than….have they talked to you about Brooke?"
Lucas shook his head no "They won't tell me anything and the nurse I have is a total snot…I don't know what her problem is"
"Well, look on the bright side man…no news is good news" Nathan replied trying to lighten the mood.
Lucas nodded slowly "I guess so"
"Mr. Scott…" Dr. Morgan called as he walked into the room
"Yes" Lucas answered as he looked over at the grey haired man Lucas assumed was at least in his 50's.
"Your wife is out of surgery…she sustained a lot of damage to her body…like I told you earlier she suffered severe internal bleeding and she flat lined on the table but we got her back…she's stable now but I want you to know that the next 24 hours aren't going to be easy..and they're going to define what happens to her…I can't promise you anything because I'm not sure what's going to happen….It's out of my hands now…but I want you to know we're doing everything that we can" Dr. Morgan sadly said as he looked at how the news had its effect on all three of the people in the room.
"Can I see her?" Lucas asked
"She's in ICU Mr. Scott…Considering everything that's happened tonight I think it's best you wait until morning" Dr. Morgan insisted.
"Please…just for a few minutes" Lucas pleaded.
Dr. Morgan looked at Lucas and nodded "I'll send an orderly in with a wheelchair for you"
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The whole room was dark and lit only by the machines that kept track of Brooke's vital signs. Lucas stood up from the wheel chair that they insisted her ride up to ICU in and having no choice he gave in. He walked over to Brooke slowly and sat down in the chair next to the bed. Lucas' whole world fell apart as he looked at her. She had bruises and scrapes all over her face and arms. Lucas couldn't stop the tears that fell as he took a hold of Brooke's hand.
"Hey Pretty Girl….I know that things haven't been easy for us in the past but B…you've got to wake up ok?...I Love and need you so much…Hannah needs her mother….she loves you so much Brooke…I know it….she lives to hear those silly stories you tell her when you're feeding her in her highchair… Playing peek-a-boo at 3'o clock in the morning just so she'll smile….chasing her as she crawls around the living room which makes her eyes light up as she laughs….I've heard you tell her what a great man that you think I am but the truth is…it's all because of you….You're everything that's good in my life…I need you Brooke….I can't do it by myself….Please…..wake up….If not for me than for our baby girl…who doesn't deserve to go through life without knowing what a wonderful, talented, smart, and
beautiful woman that her mother is" Lucas kissed the top of Brooke's hand and kept a hold of it as he sat their intertwined hands down on the bed and rested his forehead on the side of her bed.