Chloe and Anna continued to cry when they got to the hospital. They sat in the waiting room, getting up to pace around in fear. The doctor wanted to check out Anna and Chloe to make sure they were ok. They both only had a few bruises, and Chloe had a broken wrist, but she was ok, which was good.
After hours of waiting, the doctor finally came out of Beca's room. "She's in a minor coma."
"That's good right?" Chloe asked.
"Well it can be good and bad. There's only minor damage for her body to heal, but we can't do anything, and she'll either wake up in a week or not at all."
"So we have to wait a week to know anything?" Anna asked, getting up.
"Yes. Just know that her breathing is fine everything, so there's a very high chance she will live."
"Can we see her?" Chloe got up.
"Yes. Just talk to her and let her know that you're there. She's in room 212 on the 3rd floor."
"Thanks," Anna said, walking towards the elevator. Chloe followed.
As they entered the room, Chloe broke down in tears again. She couldn't bear to see her best friend in the whole world in such terrible condition. Her makeup was smeared, and her hair was loosely held together from the sock bun Anna had done earlier. Anna walked in behind Chloe, sniffling. She hasn't been as close with Beca as Chloe had, but she was still one of her best friends. Chloe was sobbing silently as she sat down on the side of the bed. "Becs," she sobbed. "It's Chloe, just in case you don't know that." She giggled quietly while still crying. "You're my best friend in the whole wide world, and I have no idea what I'd do without you. You've helped me through so much, and I can't thank you enough for that. I haven't always been there like you have, and I had the best birthday ever until 2 hours ago. Thank you so much for that, Beca." Chloe was still sobbing. "You can't leave me Beca, you can't." She walked out of the room before she could get anymore upset. In all the confusion, she forgot to call Aubrey, Jesse, and Beca's dad. "Hey Anna, I'm gonna go call some people. Stay and talk to Beca for me.
"Ok," Anna called from the room. She had tried to avoid talking to Beca, knowing she would get overly upset. She limped over to the side of the bed. "Thank you so much for everything you've done for me. You helped me so much with my leg and I couldn't ask for a better friend. Please don't leave me and Chloe. There are way too many people that care about you." Anna was sobbing.
Meanwhile, Chloe was outside, trying to keep herself together to call Aubrey.
Hey Aubrey. How fast can you get here? It's an emergency?
What's wrong??
It's Beca, we got in a car accident and she fell into a coma.
Oh my gosh, I'll get the next flight, I promise. Is she ok?
It's a minor coma and she'll either wake up in a week or not at all.
So there's a chance of her living?
Pretty big chance, but I'm worried. Chloe sobbed into the phone.
Aubrey please come. I need you.
I'll probably fly in tonight.
Ok I'll work out a way to get you from the airport. Text me.
Ok hang in there Chlo.
Thanks Aubrey.
Chloe had to call Jesse, and she didn't know how he would handle it.
Hey it's Chloe.
Hi. What's up.
I need you to come to the hospital. It's an emergency.
What's the emergency?
We got in a car accident and me and Anna are fine but Beca's in a minor coma and you need to come see her.
Oh my god. Ok I'm at the airport, but my flight can wait. Is she ok?
We don't know. All we know is her breathing is fine.
Ok. I'll be there as soon as I can. I have to negotiate out of this flight. I'll probably be there by 5:00.
Ok I gotta go call her dad. Bye Jess.
Bye.
Chloe knew it would be very hard to talk to Beca's dad, but she called him anyway.
Hello?
Hi Mr. Mitchell, it's Chloe.
Oh hi, Chloe.
I need you to fly here as soon as possible. We got in a car accident and I'm fine but Beca's in a minor coma and they don't know anything but I had to let you know. Chloe paused. Mr. Mitchell? Are you still there??
Yeah...I'll catch the next flight. Tell Beca I love her.
Ok.
Bye.
Chloe ran back into the hospital. Anna came out of the room. "I called Ben just to let him know. You can stay at my place tonight if you want to, so you're not alone. Ben is on a business trip in Colorado."
"Thanks, Anna. I might have Aubrey stay with you. I'll probably stay here tonight. Can you drive now?"
"I think so. I will anyway. Do you want me to feed Ginger for you? I'll bring you some real food too.."
"Thanks so much, you're such a great help." Chloe tossed Anna the car keys. "The cat food should be in the cabinet on the right."
Anna limped out of the room. "I'll see you in about an hour. Hang in there."
"Bye."
Chloe's crying had mostly stopped. She sat and stared at Beca. It was killing her to see her best friend so lifeless. Chloe pulled out her phone and played Titanium. She thought it might help Beca to hear something she loved. She sang quietly until the doctor came in. He had to stick an IV in Beca's arm, and Chloe couldn't watch. after the doctor left, Chloe started singing Titanium to herself. Her voice wasn't very strong, but she She could almost hear Beca's voice inside her head and she missed it so much. That was the song that was playing when the truck collided with them. Chloe fell asleep humming that song and crying next to Beca.
