Because She's Gone||By:IvyG123

14-I Need You

{Calum's Pov}

I was sitting next to my mum in the car, when I got a call from Michael's mom. I answered it thinking that Micheal probably found something of mine.

"Hey Mama C" I chirped.

"Calum... its Micheal" I heard pain in worry in her voice. I felt my heart drop to the floor.

"What happened?" I asked eagerly.

"He's... he's been in a car accident." I felt my heart shatter. I felt my chest tighten and my throat go dry.

"Is he okay?" I managed to croak.

"I don't know. The doctors took him straight to surgery."

"I'm on my way." I said, hanging up. I told my mom to go to the hospital. She nodded and turned around.

"I'll go home and get you some different clothes. And grab you some food. Anything else you want?" My mom asked placing a hand on my knee.

"Emily." I whispered faintly. I heard a small gasp come from my mom.

"Calum she's... she can't leave. They won't let her"

"Then take me to see her tomorrow." I said sternly.

"Cal... I can't just do that. We have to schedule an appoint..." my mom started. But I cut her off.

"No. You can call tomorrow morning, tell them I'm coming. She needs to know. She needs to hear it from someone she trusts." I said. I heard my mom sigh, giving up. The only coherent thought in my mind was "God Micheal. Please be okay."

We pulled up to the hospital and I ran in. I quickly scanned the waiting room for Mrs. Clifford. I quickly found her and rushed over to her. She was crying. I wrapped her into a hug.

"What happened?" I asked sitting down next to her.

"I don't know. Micheal and his dad where driving home together and they got hit." She sobbed, I wrapped her into a hug once again.

"I'm so sorry" I said softly.

"It's just all so wrong. Micheal is my baby boy. He doesn't deserve this. He just got home. He hasn't even pat the dog yet" she sobbed whipping away tears.

I looked up to see Ashton, Luke, and Brooke rushing into the hospital. I looked back down. As they rushed over to us, asking what had happened but I blocked them out. I just wanted Micheal to be okay.

My mom arrived a short while after. She gave my food but I really only pecked at it. Everyone was trying to coax me into doing things. Eating. Drinking. Walking around. But honestly, I just wanted Micheal to be okay.

"Calum." Brooke said quietly. "Please don't let this tear you apart." I furrowed my brows at her. "Emily. She was my best friend. And I have completely fallen apart over her almost d..." she choked on her last word. I nodded. I knew what she meant.

I hated the fact that Brooke was completely blinded by the fact the Emily was declared too mentally unstable to live in society. That she had to be locked away so that she could "get better" but what hurt me more. Was the fact that yesterday I had gotten a call from her foster mom...

~flashback~

"Hello?" I asked into the phone.

"Hi Calum, it's Emily's foster mom."

"Oh hey, is there something wrong?"

"Well kind of. Emily's doctors are saying she keeps calling for a girl named Brooke, that she refuses to do anything until someone tells her where she is, what she's doing, and why she hasn't come to see her. Is Brooke a real person? Or is she someone Emily has made up?" Her foster mom asked, I felt my heart hit my stomach.

"Yeah... Brooke's real." I chocked out. It hurt me that Emily missed her so much.

~flashback over~

"Is anyone here for Micheal Clifford?" A nurse asked walking into the waiting room, I perked up. Raising my hand.

"Alright. He will be in surgery for the next couple hours. These next 48 hours will be critical.

I'm sorry to say, but the driver of the car didn't make it. He was found dead on the scene." The nurse said slowly. I heard Mrs. Clifford cough out a cry, soon after she was balling.

"You have to stay strong for Micheal." I whispered to her. "He still has a chance."

A/N
With love
~Ivy