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Chapter 11: An Motorcycle Accident
After leaving Regina's house, Emma drove her Ducati 848 EVO into a fast speed. She knew that she had a bad temper when facing the worst scenario. The blonde woman tried to shake her head but focused on the road. She was nearly arriving in the merge of the highway on her way to Boston.
The blonde woman checked on her rearview mirrors and over her shoulders. She finally pulled over to the left lane. Emma didn't realize that Kathryn was following her along to the destination.
In the red Chevrolet Camaro, the blonde woman was grinning evilly and tried to speed up when she was pursuing on her ex-girlfriend's girlfriend. She checked on the police boundaries but found none. In her mind, she mentally thanked god that she could do anything to harm Emma. She went for it and decided to check on her friend from her cell phone.
Kathryn found out that her friend settled up on the traffic which Emma would take a i-93. She mentally clapped for her evil plot to kill Emma so she could have Regina to herself. The blonde woman sped more until she saw i-93 exit. She tried to slow down but saw Emma speeding up. Kathryn watched the scene and gasped when the motorcycle flipped over the blonde woman. It was in slow-motion when she was witnessing the scene.
Emma saw the green light on her lane and sped quickly until the blue Honda Civic LX hit her hard and she fell away. Her Ducati 848 EVO flipped over her and slid toward the light pole. The cars screeched to stop the scene when they saw the accident in front of them. The blonde woman fell away from hitting on her left side and loosed her hands on the handles until she flipped over on the ground.
Her helmet was loose to get it off. The blue Honda Civic LX flipped over in the circles to hit on the opposite side of the road. The driver knocked unconscious after hitting the blonde woman. The pedestrians covered their hands on the mouths and watched the scene. Others phoned the police and ambulance. Some of them ran to them for checking their pulse.
The blonde woman was lying on the gravel road. She had blood over her face, broke her ribs and left leg. Emma crashed her left leg after flipping over but still unconsciously. The blonde woman didn't open her eyes at all after getting in a motorcycle accident.
Kathryn covered her hands over her mouth and didn't realize that it was very serious. The police and ambulance arrived in less than five minutes. The blonde woman held her breath when she watched Emma being carried in the ambulance.
It was lucky for Emma and the driver being alive. So, they were hospitalized in Massachusetts General Hospital. The driver came first to check in and the blonde woman was second to get in the hospital. The nurses hurried to get them off on the emergency room. The doctors were calling by the nurses and went to check on them for a while.
Kathryn looked at others who were shocked at the accident. She palmed her forehead to hit on her steering wheel and cursed at herself. The blonde woman realized that it was her that caused the accident in the serious situation. She sighed and decided to escape from the worst scenario.
In Massachusetts General Hospital, Emma was in the emergency room, the nurses cut her shirt and legs. The doctors checked on her emerald eyes and checked on the pulses then informed them to get her on the paddles. One of the nurses nodded and ran back toward the equipment room to get the paddles.
Some nurses went to clean the blood on the blonde woman's face and found some deep cuts on her scalp and right eyebrow. The doctor threw the clothes in the bag and informed some of them to investigate on the clothes with the police. Emma was unconsciously in her state of mind and laid there on the bed.
The doctor checked on her heart with the paddles. The blonde woman arched her chest when the paddles made the contact on her. The heart was still in flat-line. The nurse dialed up and the doctor went to do it again. Emma went in shock when the heart started to beat. Others were relieved that the blonde woman was alive.
Finally, they went to work on the check-up on the blonde woman until they found out that she had her broken ribs and left leg. They decided to fix some mishaps in the rib cage and would let her breath properly. The nurse finished helping the doctors and went to the nurses' station to inform Emma's family.
Dr. Lucas was there on her duty while she was looking on the cases until she heard the blonde woman's name. She whipped her head at the nurse who was talking to other nurse in the station and yelled.
"Where is Emma!?"
"She is in surgery right now." The nurse said.
"What happened to her?"
"She was in a motorcycle accident. The police is investigating on her case. I don't know what happened exactly." The nurse informed her right away. Dr. Lucas nodded and went to pick up the phone then searched for Regina's home number. She dialed it right away and waited.
In the surgery room, Emma was laying on the bed and had her oxygen mask on her nose and mouth. The nurse checked on her vital. Others went in a frenzy state to save the blonde woman. The doctors discussed over finding the broken ribs and searched for the close jabs to the lungs and others organs. They were relieved no organs were hit and went to fix the ribs for support.
The nurses tended to the blood flowing with the towels to pressure it little. One of the doctor finished the duty of fixing the ribs and informed another doctor to stitch it together on the wound. The nurses checked on the blood vital and gave a clear nod. Others went to help the doctor to reattach the wound on Emma's abs.
They were done with the broken ribs and moved to the left leg which it should be tended to be stitched. The nurse found the bones crashing in a wrong way and the skin was wounded open. The doctor continued to fix the bones back in the proper way and searched for the support to stay together.
Most of the time, they knew that it was not easy to heal the left leg and went to tend on the wound. The nurse handed the new needle and the doctor sighed. They crossed their fingers for Emma's recovery and focused on the stitches on the leg.
Few minutes later, they finished their surgery and it took them for hours and hours. They finally wore them out with the blonde woman's wounds. The nurse called other nurses to carry Emma's bed back to ICU.
The doctor wrote on the file and handed to the nurse who was planning to give to Emma's doctor. Emma was returning back to ICU room and the nurses went to change the hospital gown on the blonde woman since she got out of the surgery room. Others went to throw the bloodied gown in the recycled bin. Some of them helped the nurses to check on the vital and blood.
Emma was still stable in her sleep and stayed there on the bed since the nurses checked on her regularly. Most of them, they were relieved that she was still alive in the motorcycle accident and decided to leave her alone for a while to tend with their patients.
Dr. Lucas tapped her left shoe and gripped the phone to her ear. The nurses were busy pacing in the hallways and she looked at her new assistant nurse who was coming toward her with the file of her patient.
"Here is your file of Swan, Emma. She is in ICU right now. Her blood vitals are stable. Now, I am going to see another victim from that accident. Excuse me." The nurse informed her and went away. Dr. Lucas gaped open when she got the information and didn't realize that she didn't ask the nurses or others to give her a file. But she got it and heard the voice on the call then snapped her thoughts.
"Hello, this is Regina Mills speaking."
"This is Dr. Granny Lucas. I just found out that Emma was in the motorcycle accident today. Please come here in the ICU wing quickly."
"Oh my god, is Emma ok?!" Regina went panicked and tense when she got a call about her girlfriend.
"Just come here and I will explain everything as long as I have her file." The eldest woman said.
"Yes, we will be there quickly."
"Hurry please."
"Thank you for calling me." Regina replied before hanging up on the phone with Dr. Lucas. The eldest woman hung up on the call and sighed then went to look on her patient's file. She waited for the brunette woman to arrive in the ICU wing. Dr. Lucas went to tend her patients and held her file until she reached her office alone and covered her face with her hands.
In the lake house, Regina was chatting with Henry Jr. about her first date with Emma. Cora and Henry Sr. smiled at her daughter's words while they were thinking about the dinner fiasco with Kathryn. They realized that they didn't like her at all since her daughter was dating her in college while Henry was taken care by them.
The brunette woman was smitten since she got several kisses from her girlfriend. She went into her thoughts about her first date in the tower where Emma took her to see the view of Boston. She loved that place already and went to think about taking her son there one day.
The brunette man was cooing over his mom's story about the first date and asked the questions that they did everything in the restaurant. But he wanted to hear from his mom about riding on Emma's Ducati 848 EVO and wondered how it was like.
The eldest woman got up and went to get her wine from the dining table since they moved to the living room. Henry Sr. chuckled after he listened to Regina's story about the mishaps in the college. Henry Jr. took the giggles while Regina talked about her frat party and did the keg stand. Cora came back and surprised herself when she spoke lightly.
"You did a keg stand!?"
"Yes, it was long time ago, mother." Regina rolled her eyes and answered. The eldest man laughed while tending his wife with his hands. The eldest woman scoffed and sat down beside her husband on the couch then replied.
"How old were you then?"
"I was 19 years old."
"19!? Man, I wish I can see the picture." Henry Jr. commented. The brunette woman furrowed her brows and giggled at her son then smacked her hand on his chest. He laughed and winked at his mom. Cora rolled her eyes and flicked her wrist to go on. Regina talked about her experiences in the college and learned everything until she finally got her teaching license. Most of the time, they were happy that she got her everything.
They laughed at Regina's childhood from Henry's grandparents. The brunette woman groaned at listening her childhood stories and tried to wiggle her arms while she was laughing. Henry Sr. chuckled and pointed over everything the brunette woman did as a young child in the park. Cora was smiling at her memories when she was holding her daughter in her arms for the first time.
Henry Jr. was interested in these stories but decided to ask his mom for his childhood memories when Regina was taking care of him at her young age. Cora and Henry Sr. finally got quiet after hearing her son's voice. The brunette woman looked at her son with a sad smile and spoke lightly.
"You were a baby I gave a birth. It was a beautiful moment when I saw you in my arms. Your hair was so thick so I can rake my hair through it. Henry, you were starting to cry in my arms. To be honest with you, I just laughed."
"Why were you laughing at me?" The brunette man glared at her with a reply. The eldest man snickered. Cora held her laugh while looking at her daughter. Regina giggled at her moment and mumbled.
"You made a face at me so I laughed. So, why are you curious about your childhood stories? Beside, I don't mind if I could tell you any stories that I grew up to take care of you with your grandparents."
"I keep listening to your childhood stories and it made me think that I had no father figure in my life. But I knew that he was a bad influence on you since he left you that day."
The brunette woman tensed at the statement that her son explained and looked at her parents with a warning glare. Cora caught it but her husband was not paying attention. The eldest man was focusing on his memories when he got a conversation from her daughter on that day. Regina looked back at her son and spoke lightly.
"I knew your father but he had nothing with your birth or me at all."
"Why did he leave us?" The brunette man asked with curiosity.
"He didn't want to be your father so he dumped me." The brunette woman informed him with a sad smile. Henry Jr. nodded and looked at his grandparents who were having their blank faces. Regina looked at her parents with a sad smile and they heard the phone ringing from the table stand which it was beside the brunette woman in the armchair.
The brunette woman was confused and looked at the clock which it was visible on the wall near the kitchen door. It was 7:30pm. She picked the phone up and brought it to her ear then answered.
"Hello, this is Regina Mills speaking."
Regina found out that it was Emma's doctor, Dr. Granny Lucas and went worried. She heard the explanation from her and widened her eyes when she heard the two words, 'Motorcycle Accident'. It made her perk up when she yelled back on the phone.
Cora, Henry Jr. and Henry Sr. went confused at the brunette woman panicked state and listened to the conversation on the phone then widened their eyes when they heard Emma's name. They quickly got up and ran toward the front door. Regina was not far behind them and still was on the phone call with Granny.
The brunette man picked the car keys and opened the front door then ran toward his car. The eldest woman grabbed her purse and house keys. Henry Sr. collected their coats from the closet and ran toward the car quickly. The brunette woman hung up then gathered her purse and keys then locked the house. She ran toward her son's car and got in the passenger's seat.
Henry Jr. braked it and went on the speed. Regina informed her son by going to Massachusetts General Hospital. Cora and Henry Sr. were in the backseat and examined their daughter about Emma's condition. The brunette woman started to cry while explaining everything to them. The brunette man felt his heart in his throat while they drove away to Boston in an hour with no traffic.
After an hour later, they arrived in the hospital and Henry Jr. parked in the parking lot then ran toward the emergency room wing to search for his family. Regina was stomping all the way to the nurse' station and asked for ICU wing. The nurse pointed out in the hallway and explained the directions. She was absorbing the words from the nurse and thanked them then walked faster.
Cora and Henry Sr. caught up and heard their grandson's footsteps behind them. They went after their daughter's directions to ICU wing. The brunette woman found Granny standing by the nurses' station and barked. The eldest woman snapped her head to look at Regina with a surprising face.
"Granny!"
"Regina! You are here. Come with me." Granny demanded. Others nodded and followed her along. Henry Jr. was in frenzy state when he heard everything from his mom and felt like he was having a deer on the taillights face. Cora looked at her grandson with a sad smile. They arrived at the room 108. The eldest woman in the doctor's coat sighed and turned around to face Regina then spoke lightly.
"She just got out from the surgery room. She had broken ribs and left leg. She's stable but I warn you. She look worse."
"How worse?" The brunette man asked her with a panicked state. Cora rubbed her daughter's back while listening to Granny. Henry Sr. fidgeted his hands in front of him. The brunette woman pressed her lips while having her tears dripping on her cheeks. Granny looked at him with a sad smile then replied his question.
"Her ribs almost jabbed her to the death. Her left leg was broken but the skin got open. The doctors did their best to kindle the bones back inside the area. Don't worry, Emma is a survivor."
"How did you know if it is an motorcycle accident?" Cora demanded. The doctor was surprised that the eldest woman had a fire like Regina and paid her respect toward her. She answered her question.
"They are on the investigation. The BPD just came in here and got some answers from another victim. He was in accident too. But I couldn't give it away to you and you have to talk to the BPD."
"Thank you, can I see her?" Regina said. Granny nodded and gestured her hand toward the door. The brunette woman held her posture high and reached the doorknob to twist it then opened it. It revealed the blonde woman on the bed. Regina started to wail and lost her posture when she saw her.
On Emma's bed, the blonde woman was laying there like a coma patient. The machines were hooked on her chest and the antibacterial medicine was dropping through the tube toward her arm. Her bald hair started to grow in a small bristle hair. Her face was very pale with the cuts. Emma had five stitches on the right eyebrow and her nose was broken. She had her bottom lips swollen.
The blonde woman looked hell but beautiful like a goddess or angel from the heaven. She was sleeping peacefully as the oxygen mask took her breaths in a regularly pace. Her chest was not visible as the breaths got her to take it deeper. Emma was not moving at all but she stayed there. The blanket covered from her legs to the waist.
Cora went behind her daughter to take a glance over the blonde woman and covered her mouth with her hand. She was starting to cry and felt sympathy for Emma. Henry Sr. was beside his wife and saw Emma there. Henry Jr. was talking with Granny about the blonde woman's condition then went worried.
Regina turned around to face her mother and leaned her face on the eldest woman's shoulder. Cora hugged her daughter around with her arms and cooed right away. Henry Sr. strode toward the bed and caressed the blonde woman's right pale hand with his thumbs then wiped his tears with his free hand.
The brunette woman cried louder on her mother's shoulder. Henry Jr. came in the room and widened his eyes when he saw Emma there. The eldest man looked up at his grandson with a sad smile and kept caressing his thumb on Emma's right hand. The brunette man looked at his mom who was still crying and went to get her in his arms then informed Cora about Emma's condition.
They gaped at the information that Henry Jr. explained everything with Granny and BPD. They looked at Regina who was pulling herself away from the embrace of her son's arms. The brunette woman walked toward the bed which Henry Sr. was standing. The eldest man kissed his daughter and spoke lightly.
"I think that we need to leave Regina alone with her for a while. We have to stay somewhere."
"Granny told me that we can stay at Emma's apartment. It is not far from here. But Emma rarely go there since her granddaughter rented her place for a while. She gave me the keys." Henry Jr. answered. Cora and Henry Sr. nodded and decided to get them out of the hospital room while Regina stayed there with the blonde woman on the bed.
The nurse came in the room and went to check the blonde woman's vital then sent Regina a sad smile then left the room. Cora decided to stay behind in Emma's apartment while the boys went back to the lake house to pack their clothes and personal needs.
Regina looked around to find the leather chair and pulled it toward the bed beside the blonde woman's right side. She sat down and wiped her tears with her free hand then sniffled once more. The brunette woman stared at Emma and wrapped many words in her head then started to cry again.
The brunette woman reached Emma's right hand into her hand and caressed her thumbs along on the soft skin. She looked at the blonde woman's face with a straight smile. Regina sighed and heard the footsteps from the door then looked to find Granny there. The doctor walked in the room and checked on the vitals then looked at her with a sad smile.
"How long until the broken ribs heal?" Regina asked while looking back at the blonde woman's angel face.
"At least one month or more, if she recovers enough by not lifting anything."
"What about her left leg?" The brunette woman examined her right away.
"It would take six to eight weeks to heal it. She will have the physical therapy during the seventh week if her leg recovers quickly."
"Good. Will she wake up?"
"It's hard to say it by now. She's been unconscious since the accident few hours ago."
"How long ago?" Regina looked up at her with furrowed eyes and her red rimmed eyes were still there with unused tears. The brunette woman didn't realize that she had her smeared mascara on her face. Granny went to take the tissues from the bathroom and went back to her then handed it to her with a reply.
"She was in accident in two hours ago."
"Where was she?"
"On I-93."
"Oh my god. She was riding her motorcycle from my house." Regina muttered to herself. The eldest woman went confused at the brunette woman's statement and pushed it away in her thoughts. Granny nodded and left the room to check on the patient's. The brunette woman looked at the blonde woman with a reply.
"You came from my house. Why did someone do that to you?"
Emma was silent. Regina stared at her in a long time and the nurse came in the room in 30 minutes later. She looked at the female nurse and smiled at her then asked.
"If I sleep on her bed, would it hurt her ribs?"
"No. You are lucky at this time because she has broken ribs on the left side. You can sleep on the cot if you like."
"No, It will be not comfortable if I sleep on the cot." The brunette woman scrunched her nose while replying back at her.
"Ok. Just be careful with her ribs. So good night." The nurse informed her with a smile then left the room. Regina nodded at herself and pulled out her blazer then put it away on the leather chair. She walked back to the door which it was opened and went to close it with a little gap from the light in the hallway. The brunette woman turned the light off and went to the table stand.
Regina switched the lamp on and chucked her heels out on the ground then pushed Emma carefully to the little near end of the bed post. She put herself on the bed beside Emma and turned her left side to face her. The brunette woman sighed and kissed on Emma's temple then wrapped her right arm over the blonde woman's waist. She finally drifted away to get a sleep for a night. Emma was still unconscious at the moment but her left hand slowly moved to intertwine with Regina's hand lightly.
A/N: I'm sorry that I wrecked your heart about this chapter. I felt like I wanted to write it down on my laptop. It was perfect in my mind. Now, you have it.
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