Chapter 1
"I hate these places." Brian thought to himself. He began to look around the hospital waiting room.
"Where the heck is Kevin?" He asked aloud. Just then he looked up and Kevin went running past the door.
Brian jumped up and opened the door. "Kevin, in here."
Kevin turned and ran into the room. "Where is she Brian? What happened?"
Brian saw the worry in his cousin's eyes. He couldn't speak. He sat down and began to stare at his feet.
"Brian? Are you ok? Say something." Kevin began to ask.
"I don't know what happened. I honestly don't know."
"You guys were headed back to our house right? Do you not remember?"
"I don't know." Brian said still staring at the ground.
"Come on Brian, you were the only."
"Kevin, I remember. I am just having a hard time saying it. We were joking around. No one was on the road. So we kept passing back and forth and racing each other. The stuff we always do. It's dangerous we all know that, but you and I do it all the time. We have since...forever." Then he just stopped.
"Go on."
"I didn't know there were people behind us. I was about to pass her and the car behind me began to beep his horn. I guess I cut him off. He passed me and got in between us. She kept speeding up, but I never had the chance to catch up. Another car passed me. Then the next thing I heard was a loud crash."
"Uh huh."
"We had almost made it back to your house. I never even saw the other car. All I saw was her car go flying across the road and then back into ours. I slammed the brakes just before the other car ran into me. I got out of my car and ran to hers."
"Was she ok?"
"She wasn't there. She wasn't in the car. I ran around the car and she wasn't there either. Then there she was lying on the side of the road. The color of her skin was pale. The right side of her face was bruised and her head was bleeding. I tried so hard Kevin. I tried to wake her." Brian looked at Kevin. He wanted Kevin to say something, anything to make him feel better.
"Umm." Kevin finally said. He was on the verge of breaking down, "Have you spoken to a doctor?"
"No. I think she is still in the ER." Brian said as tears ran down his cheeks.
"Brian, everything is ok. She will be fine." Kevin said in an attempt to comfort Brian and himself.
The doctor walked in. He took Kevin out to the hall and they talked for ten minutes. Kevin walked in and sat down. He said nothing.
"What did he say Kevin?"
"She suffered some serious internal injuries. They are taking her to surgery right now."
"Oh man."
"Brian, she has to be ok."
"She will be. I know it."
"I can't lose her. She's everything to me. I couldn't go on living."
"She will be ok. Have faith."
"We haven't had enough time. All I want is more time with her. Please just give us more time."
"Kevin.you two have the rest of your lives."
"That's what I want. All I need is her."
"Let's talk about something else."
"Like what?"
"Anything. Just not this, we need our minds on something that makes us happy."
"She's what makes me happy."
"Then let's talk about you two." So Kevin began to explain how he found the love of his life.
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