Second Chance, Second Choice.

Chapter 9 - The Ocean

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Second Chance, Second Choice

Chapter 9 – The Ocean.

No One's POV.

Another chapter where we focus on Jade and in this case, solely on the one from the future as she and Robbie try and grasp what's going on around them.

Robbie knew that Jade and Tori's recent past had been rather turbulent and was putting it mildly. However, despite their ugly divorce, he could see signs in Jade's demeanor that her feelings weren't as dead as she claimed at times.

The second the word accident, was mentioned by the police officer, the signs were now very evident.

"Is she OK? " said Jade with a noticeable and ever increasing amount of concern.

"She's alive and in the Richfield, memorial hospital. They didn't give me too many details on her exact condition. All I know, is her injuries appear not to be life threatening, but she's banged up and appears to be unconscious."

"What happened?"

Well, we believe the accident happened last night, during the rain storm. She was driving through the Salinas State Forest and van went off the road and down the embankment."

"That was last night! Why am I just being notified now!" Barked Jade.

"The main reason is that her van went down the embankment and even though it went through the guardrail, it wasn't noticeable from the road, if you just happened to be driving by. There appears to be no witnesses and unfortunately, she wasn't found until about 4 hours ago. A group of boy scouts who happened to be on a hike this morning, found the vehicle and called us. Afterward there some additional confusion as we couldn't reach her parents. Finally we got your number and called you."

Jade's reaction was instant and furious, as she abruptly exploded. "YOU MEAN TORI WAS IN THAT CAR, INJURED, ALL DAMN NIGHT IN THE RAIN!"

"I'm sorry to say but yes. The van she was in was not visible from the road. The only way anyone would have seen it, was if they pulled over and looked over the edge. And no one obviously, took any notice of the broken guard rail. As soon as we were called, we dispatched emergency vehicles and extracted her from the wreckage. She was transported to the hospital about 3 hours ago and is being treated. " Sputtered the officer.

The explanation, as logical as it was, did little to abate Jade's anger. "Idiot's. You said Richfield memorial hospital."

"Yes, Miss West. Now I assure...."

Jade didn't let him finish as she pressed a button on her watch, disconnecting the line.

"I can drive Jade. You look a bit upset."

Jade stopped for a second, and nodded. "Sure."

They jumped into Robbie's car and headed off to the town of Richfield, which was just over an hour north of L.A.

"Why do you think Tori was up there? She had gotten the last of her stuff, wouldn't she be going back to her new place?" Asked Robbie as they pulled out of the driveway.

"She likes to drive sometimes when she's upset. I'm guessing she was doing just that and crashed." Noted Jade, who looked more frustrated now more than anything.

Robbie as he drove wondered if Tori's crash had anything to do with their own problems and wanted to discuss it with Jade. But she was staring out the window as the ocean with an intense look. There was times Jade simply needed to be left alone and he sensed this was one of them.