Take My Breath Away

6. Lorenzo

I was lost.
Happy freaking birthday to me.

The car had crashed, and my eyes only opened to see my father. He was not moving nor responding.

"DAD! Dad, please.... please, dad. Answer me." I was sobbing. It felt like I was abandonned. I slowly reached for my phone and called the ambulance. Our car was so trashed that I couldn't open my door nor get out of the car.

I remember the paramedic coming. The firefighters cut our car to get us both out of it. It was like a movie scene. One where I had no control what so ever.

I could only live the slow motionned moment life brought me.

It felt strange. I heard the paramedic asking me if I was ok, but everything felt numb.

Pain was something in the back of my mind. Like I couldn't even feel it.

I was transferred to the hospital, but as I can heal faster than humans, on the ride there, only bruises remained.

I stood in my hospital room and tried to walk. Stepped into the bathroom, and as soon as I saw my reflection, I started to puke in the sink.

"Knock, knock."

A small woman, probably a nurse, came in. I could see her dark brown eyes, her hair tied in a ponytail. She seemed exhausted, which made me feel even worse. You could see she was not that old, but sleepless night had made a little ravage on her face. Years could be counted in each wrinkle of her moon-shapped face.

"I'm sorry about the mess..." My voice was trembling. It was harsh, and my throat felt like I had swolled tiny pieces of glass.

" Oh, don't worry, young man! With everything you have gone through... I think I would be worse."

Her voice was like a little song. But I could feel empathy.

I smiled a little, and she put her hand on my arm.

"Sweety, your dad is in a coma. I came to tell you that he survived the accident but we don't know if he'll wake up."

I frowned. It feels so wrong. Shouldn't I be outside with my pack and changing into my werewolf?

I tossed the anger, the incomprehension, the feeling of being lost deep inside, and I felt Typhoon calling me.

"Lorenzo, it's me. I'm your wolf, remember?" Typhoon sounded a little silly, but I think he jumped on the opportunity he had.

The nurse saw me with empty eyes. She touched my arm one last time and left the room.

"Yes, silly, I know you are there... what's the matter?"

The advantages of mind linking were beyond every dream a human had in its life.

"Well, I don't want to bother, but it's already 11h45, and if you don't leave this room, we will have a problem in 15 minutes..."

Shit. Happy fucking birthday.

I looked around, looking for something that I could grab before leaving my room. I found a bottle of water, which hopefully would be enough...

As I walked through the corridors to reach the elevator, no one seemed to notice me. Way to feel invisible...

I easily reached outside.

The only good thing about hospitals is that forests are always surrounding.

I took off the hospital gown and doubled it. At this hour, I would be surprised to see someone close from the woods.

I walked a little bit farther in the woods and let my wolf take control of the process.

Even though it felt weird to live this moment completely alone.