The Car Accident

Annabelle McGuire goes on an emotional ride after her best friend, James Keller, gets into an accident.

Hope you enjoy my first short story!

THE CAR ACCIDENT

I walked back and forth for what felt like days, waiting for him to come out, safe, unharmed. Pacing, pacing, not being able to breathe, then I stopped, and started breathing slowly. He'd been hurt and I couldn't help him? We were just walking and making our way across the road when we heard a honk from the car coming towards us so he flung himself to protect me. Which, broke his leg in the process.

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Recalling

"James? James? Are you okay?" *Shake, Shake* Hey someone hel-" An arm grabs me.

"Annabelle, stop! I'm alright."

"Wait, James! You're okay? Oh my gosh!" I grab his shirt and pull him in for a hug.

"Yeah, you're hurting me a little." He said.

"OH, sorry!" I then let go.

"Okay, we- I need 911 so, can you call?" He asked, and I nodded. I started dialing and there was a dial tone.

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Done Recalling

"Anna, Annabelle!?

"Huh?"

"You are Annabelle, right?" A lady in a nurse outfit said while placing a hand on my shoulder.

"Yeah... Something wrong with James?" My voice quivering, shaking with the thought of something happening.

"He's- He'll be alright for now. He's just in a lot of pain. It took a lot of surgeries to get him where he is now. You can go-"

"I can go now?!" She dropped her hand from my shoulder.

"No! Let me finish! You can go in a couple hours. He needs sleep." Eyes tearing I run. Running faster, faster, so fast I slip and fall to where my knees start bleeding.

"James!" I yell, making my way through the hallways crashing into people and objects I don't even notice.

There's many rooms but the one glowing, just had to be his. I whack the door open and I run over to him. He really was asleep. But it doesn't matter. He calmly slept and looked cute as ever.

I caress his hair and pull the covers on him. I start getting up to leave when I get pulled back down.

"Annabelle?"

"James! Oh my gosh, you're good?! You're alright! I-I don't know what I'd do if you didn't wake up. He gripped my arm really tightly that I couldn't let go.

"Anna, I'm okay! You made the nurse mad didn't you?"

"No! I have no idea what-"

"Nope, I'm not gonna listen! You need to leave, okay? I'm fine and besides, look at your knees!"

"Um. Fine! But I won't stop worrying about you! You're like my best friend!"

"Haha. I know but you need to get patched up. And also, we have time to chat after I get better and you can visit, like an allowed visit."

I snort and in turn he laughs at me. And so I start laughing too. I start playfully hitting him when he starts tickling me. We do this for, about 5 minutes before the same nurse I ran away from interrupted us.

"Ahem." She had a very upset expression on her face.

"Sorry. I guess I got to go now James." I said ruffling his hair before I got up.

He pulled me back and kissed my cheek.

"Okay. Talk later. And Miss. Nurse, could you patch up her knees for me?" he says and she nods while still looking upset at me.

"Sorry." I say getting up and walking out with the nurse.

"You're cute together." The nurse says and I blush.

"Hey! My knees need work!" I say playfully.

She shakes her head before taking me to get patched up.

I really got to learn how to follow rules lately.