A Long Hard Fought Journey (Completed)

Chapter 22: Alexis's Accident

A/N: I added a song to this chapter it is called Pieces by Andrew Belle.Enjoy.

Just then I was forcing the tears not to come. I fell apart inside and held back my tears trying not to cry. What's wrong,I asked him seeing him about to cry and like this was scaring me. I just got a call getting out of the car Alexis,Nic,and Noah was in an accident,all I know was that the Pilot broke down at the hospital as she was going to leave but it wouldn't start and Kate wasn't there yet so she called Noah for a ride and my grandma was out at the store so he brought Nic too,he said looking up holding back the tears.I shook my head no this can't be happening.He continued,Noah got there and picked up Alexis and they were just driving past the stoplight leaving the hospital,there was a car that was turning and the car behind them was driving to fast and wasn't paying attention to get over and hit them in the rear to hard and their car went through the guardrail,down to the beach we were at,the car was almost at the water,Noah made Nic jump out the window first,mom was unconscious so Noah struggled to pull her out of the seatbelt and just in time got out the window with her,the car caught on fire and the front was in the water,they got away but....,he said trailing off. Oh,god,I said,this can't be real this isn't happening again it can't be I was thinking but it was. You should've called me and went straight to the hospital,I said crying. I know but I needed to tell you we have to go right now,he said. I fell into him crying and he held me up as I cried into his shirt. Once I stopped crying I turned everything off putting the food in the fridge. We climbed into his Jeep and he flew to the hospital. I started crying again and called my one and only friend,Elizabeth studying to be a nurse at the university that I met today and informed her telling her to let the school know that I probably won't be there tomorrow or quite yet but I will as soon as I can so she did and was starting to pray. I was praying even harder. We got to the hospital and we ran in,there wasn't hardly any information on anyone yet since they apparently just got there. We made good time but this is so scary. He wrapped an arm around me and I began to cry again.We went to the waiting room. This all was to much it brought back the awful memories of what I went through. I was very dizzy and lightheaded,looking from person to person,Joseph was holding onto me since I was crying to but I saw Noah walking towards us before I blacked out. Izzie,Joseph yelled and Noah started running. He checked on me and ran to get help. The doctors and nurses that came in and I didn't know them but among them I heard Kate's voice.Does she know she can't possibly,I thought. I heard Joseph say," Kate I will go in with her and explain everything later,I am her husband which you knew". They took me to a room placing an oxygen mask on me and checking me over. I passed out since I didn't realize I didn't drink enough fluids today and so I was dehydrated along with low blood pressure since I haven't ate anything plus worrying and remembering didn't help any we were lucky it didn't happen sooner. Joseph went back out to the waiting room which was okay with me he needed to be with the others. Kate was with me for a while and she was crying slightly.Joseph must've told her what happened. About an hour later I woke up and Kate was still there holding my hand. What's going on and what had happened to me,what's wrong, Kate, please tell me,I said quietly since my throat was dry and a little sore not to include I don't know if I am supposed to have visitors plus there is a lot of beeping from heart monitors so I need to be careful not to disturb everyone else.There was Alexis's accident and you passed out from dehydration,low blood pressure,and you worried to much and was way to stressed,she said. I was crying since I just found out about Alexis and the accident,she informed me. Can I go out to the waiting room with everyone else,I asked. She nodded and it wouldn't matter I am 18 almost 19 and am an independent adult now so I can make my own decisions. Joseph is 21 almost 22.I know since my immune system never fully recovered from what I went through before and was always very weak and of course having the lung transplant my lungs were strong but I can still get sick pretty easily. She switched the oxygen mask off giving me nubbins so I could breathe if I passed out again plus they don't want me getting a respiratory infection with this since I can get really sick although I haven't for a little while. She made me put on a mask like the doctors wear since it is flu season and as easy as I get sick I need protection from it.She got me a wheelchair and took me out next to Joseph with my IV on the stand connected to the wheelchair and the oxygen in the compartment. Thank god,you're alright,you scared me half to death and had me worried,he said. Any news,I asked. No not yet,asides from you why didn't you tell me,he said. Because I didn't think anything about it,I said honestly. He grasped my hand and I held it back tightly. Noah was there to and was sitting with his head in his hands. We all tried to comfort him. You were lucky,and it will be alright,I told him reassuringly. He and Kate were talking quietly and she went and got updates. Nic was okay pretty much mostly like his dad but with a few more bumps,bruises,cuts,and scrapes. He was in his room in the pediatrics unit,he had just gotten out of surgery,he was conscious when they brought him in but they want to keep him overnight to monitor him,his lungs,and the reason he went into surgery was since he broke his ankle when he jumped and landed. He has a cast on his leg and can't walk on it for a couple months until it heals.Joseph and I went into Nic's room first since they can only have one or two people with Alexis who his being monitored closely in the ICU,she fell unconscious since she went into shock and then hit her head hard giving her a concussion and she broke her wrist when she fell. They were going to be sore but were okay thank goodness,Alexis wanted Joseph badly so I told him to go even though Kate and Noah were already in there. I stayed behind with Nic. Joseph didn't come back into the room til morning because I had fallen asleep in there with Nic,not wanting to leave him alone. Kate had come in to check on me and woke me to tell me I am free to go when I am ready so she disconnected my IV and oxygen and took the wheelchair away. I went and changed clothes before giving the receptionist my discharge papers so I could sign in and go back with Nic and check on Alexis before Nic wakes up so he won't be alone. I kept my mask on so I won't spread germs and that I won't get sick from other people who are in the ICU.I went and talked to Alexis and they were going to release her today but she can't go back to work for 2 weeks. I will fix dinner for them and Joseph will take off to take care of Alexis and his grandma will be there too so she can help. I went back with Nic and helped him get ready he was a 6th grader already. They were all okay and were checked over before being released. I drove them home so Joseph could rest with Alexis,Noah,and Nic in the back. I dropped them off before getting to go home. I almost instantly fell asleep I was just so tired. The next morning I woke up late so I grabbed my water bottle,a bagel and ran out the door once I was ready. I got to the college with 3 minutes to spare. I called Joseph waking him up and told him I would have dinner that evening. I went to my classes and it was great and so was dinner I never was much of a cook but I am working on it.Having to explain to my classmates where I was was hard but Elizabeth was there for me.