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Chapter 27

Chapter 27

I speed out of Maggie's driveway, throwing rocks and gravel behind my tires as they spin wildly across the rough pavement. Tears are spilling from my eyes at a rapid speed, coating my cheeks and dripping off my chin.

I'm not even sure where I'm going, I just needed to get away. I'm so hurt and angry and despite knowing that my current actions are completely irrational I can't stop myself.

I know Maggie is right. I know that James loves me and I suppose I'd be lying if I said he wasn't a good guy, but the fact remains the he hurt me. Hurt feelings fester inside of me, growing into something ugly and intense, usually taking over every part of me.

My phone rings from the center console where it landed when I angrily threw it inside my car. I know it's James, so I ignore it. I don't want to talk to him right now. He had an entire week to talk to me, but instead he chose to mope around at his ex-girlfriend's bedside.

Without stopping for the stop sign, I fly through an intersection and merge onto the two-lane highway that will take me to my Dad's house. My hands are trembling as I cry hysterically, with a volume that is loud enough to be heard outside of my car, I'm sure.

My phone rings again, so I snatch it up and put it against my ear. "What!" I shout into it.

"Rory, what is going on?" Maggie's concerned voice coats my soul like the warmth of a blanket.

Tears cloud my vision, blurring the road ahead of me. "I'm just so angry and upset. I need to—"

Suddenly I'm lurched forward, and my chest slams into the steering wheel with a force that knocks the wind out of my lungs. My head smashes into the side window, then my body is forcefully thrown around the front seats of my car, knocking against the roof, the seats and the shattered windows as my car rolls sideways down a steep embankment.

I let out a scream as my car comes to an immediate stop on it's side, catapulting my body halfway out of the busted front windshield and smashing my face into the damp ground.

Searing pain is shooting through both of my legs that are tangled in the twisted metal inside of my car as my face is smashed into the dirt. My body is hanging out the front windshield and everything from my waist down is throbbing with the sharpest kind of pain I've ever felt in my life.

I try to pull myself out, but stop as the pain intensifies into an intolerable level, causing me to yell out loudly. I'm trapped and my phone is nowhere to be seen.

The pain is so intense that I can't even cry. I lie there limply, wishing for some reprieve, just as my car slams down, landing back on all four tires. My body is violently thrust to the side, cracking or possibly breaking something in the lower half of my torso. Pain shoots up every nerve ending in my body and I scream out so loud that it stings my vocal cords.

My body shakes like a leaf, shuddering violently, as I feel myself weakening. Involuntarily, my eyes begin to close then everything around me goes silent.

The monotone and incessant sound of a steady 'beep' ricochets around my head, making it hurt worse. I want to wince, but I feel numb and can't move any of my muscles.

The sound of my dad's voice filters in, "She'll pull through. That girl is a strong one."

"It's true, she is very resilient," Maggie agrees.

What are they talking about?

"It's been two days, I just want her to give me some sign you know?" James' voice is louder than the rest, as if he might possibly be close enough to touch.