Tori's POV

"Hurry up" Emma giggled peaking her head into my room practically falling over the mounds of clothes I had piled near the door "Shit" She muttered her eyes scanning the cluttered room "Taking a page out of Jess' book are we?" Emma asked tiptoeing into the room carefully stepping over the numerous items that littered my floor

"Were leaving for Dartmouth in a week, I figured I would go through my stuff" I explained tossing an old t-shirt into the full trash bag "Is it time to go?"

"You have a few minutes" She said glancing down at her wrist watch quickly reading the time "Are you sure you want me to take you?"

"Well considering that I don't have a car, it would be better than walking" I joked sliding my converse on before pulling my hair into its signature side braid. I don't know why I always wore my hair like this, it was something that just became a habit over time my mom always opting to style my hair like this when I was little, instead of trying to brush through my wavy hair. I liked it, Miranda seemed to like it and plus it was the only hair style I had mastered over my 16 years. "Ready?" I questioned jumping over the tower of boxes near my bed making my way to the door Emma lingering closely behind me

"Yup" She grinned skipping out to her car swiftly turning over the engine "You know what….." Emma said dropping her hands off the wheel before pulling out of the driveway "Why don't you drive"

"Are you serious?" I laughed happily, no one having ever willingly given up there car for me out of fear that I would crash it, a silly fear in my opinion considering I was a fairly good driver

"Just don't kill me" Emma teased sliding out of the car leaving the driver's seat opened for me "Or yourself!" She added slamming the passenger side door closed quickly locking her seatbelt before I pulled out of the driveway

"I'll do my best" I chuckled coming to a stop at the flashing traffic light. I don't remember what happened next, I don't think I want to remember what happened next all I know is I woke up in the one place I hated more than anything else. Rosewood Community Hospital. "Whattt….where'sss" I stuttered mentally cursing at my screwed up speech

"Emma's in surgery" She explained linking her hand with mine as she climbed into the hospital bed leaning her head on my chest exhaling heavily as she listened contently to the thumping sound of my heart

"Whaatt…." I tried again my speech not improving the slightest Miranda somehow able to read my mind the blonde instantly explaining what had happened

"The doctors said you had a seizure, it made you lose control of the car you slammed into a tree before Emma could stop you, a branch flew through the window and into Emma's chest the doctors are doing their best to help her"

"But….I….I" I stuttered again kicking my legs angrily

"Tori it's okay, you're okay that's all that matters right now" She said using the pad of her thumb to wipe away my tears "The doctors stopped your seizure, there monitoring you very closely"

"How?" I asked finally calming down enough to speak without difficulty "I'm…I'm not epileptic"

"Your neurologist said it's a late onset from your accident, he said it can happen, it's rare but it happens. Tori…"Miranda began finally looking me in the eyes her own blue orbs filled with tears "Why are you still seeing a neurologist?"

"I'm….I'm still having….having trouble since the accident….my mind just doesn't work the same" I confessed my focus drifting onto our intertwined hands watching as I played mindlessly with our fingers "My mind…it's just….just fessed up"

"You mean messed up?" Miranda corrected running her index finger along a fresh bruise on my cheek

"Messed up" I repeated shaking my head annoyed that I had interchanged words yet again. I did my best to hide my difficulties from everyone, everyone except Aria and Ezra, they knew everything, they helped as much as they could and yet it never seemed like it was enough. I was still having no luck concentrating on more than one thing at a time, I still stuttered beyond my control when I was anxious, or upset, I still had a hard time communicating how I truly felt, and what I truly thought, and don't even get me started on picking up on social cues. It was hard for me to understand sarcasm before my accident, and it didn't get any better after but I was good at faking it when I saw others laughing I laughed. I hid it to the best of my abilities and if it were my choice I would hide it until everything was better, no one needed to know how screwed up I was, no one needed to deal with any of my problems

"Tori!" I heard my name turning my head to the door a small smile crossing my face as Jess bursted into the room practically throwing herself onto the bed not caring that she was almost suffocating Miranda "What the hell stupid ass! Why the hell did you crash Emma's car" She said sarcastically rolling off of the bed resting her body on the side table

"She had a seizure" Miranda explained taking the words right out of my mouth

"A seizure?" Jess repeated utterly confused "What caused that?"

"Ms. Montgomery?" A doctor interrupted slowly making her way into the room her nose stuck in my chart no doubtabley reading over all the information "Oh, I'm sorry"

"It's…its okay" I said my eyes drifting towards Jess and Miranda "Could you give us a minutes?" I questioned not wanting Miranda to hear any more of my mental problems

"Of course, just call me if you need me" She grinned planting a soft kiss on my forehead before leading Jess outside the two of them quietly chatting about the events that had just happened

"Please….please…tell me what happened" I begged not believing that Miranda had told me the entire story

"Victoria, you had a seizure which caused you to blackout and lose control of your car, you sustained a fractured rib and a slight concussion.."

"A concussion!" I interrupted the thought of any further brain damage practically stopping my heart "What does that mean? Did it….did it cause any more damage?"

"It's too early to tell right now, the only real concern we have right now is the seizures, it seems like after your initial car accident there were some unforeseen problems"

"What kind of problems?" I asked nervously watching as the doctor took a seat in the chair beside my bed crossing her legs over each other

"It appears as if the car accident has brought on epilepsy"

"Epilepsy?" I repeated my eyes instantly becoming wet with tears as if I had no control "I'm epileptic! How….how did you not realize that! I've….I've been going to a neurologist for almost a year…how did he not see this?" I stuttered overwhelmed at the fact that no one had seen this coming "How….I.."

"Epilepsy isn't something you can see coming, it's a likely complication after a severe car accident, a complication that usually appears the first few weeks after the accident, but in cases like yours its extremely unlikely to catch it until it surfaces" She explained putting her hand onto mine "Were going to work as hard as we can to prevent any further seizures from happening, right now we have you on some pain medications and were searching for the right medicine for your epilepsy. And once we do, you'll have to take them daily to ensure the control of your seizures"

"Sooo….so….my life…life is basically screwed…screwed up?" I groaned ripping my hand out from underneath hers

"Your life is most definitely not screwed up! It's going to be a hard road, but you will get past this Victoria. You will!" She said firmly as she rose to her feet preparing herself to exit the room

"I thought I already got past this!" I spat angrily refusing to look the doctor in the eye feeling nothing but resentment towards her "Jess?" I questioned hearing the blonde burst into the room loudly almost tripping over herself a blank look in her eye "What's…what's wrong?"

"It's Emma!"

Question (answer in reviews): Do you think Emma's okay? Will Tori's medical problems affect Jess' decision about giving up Jamie?