The Forgotten Past

Chapter 6

Blake

When my parents died in a car crash I got to live with my grandma. She's one of the most caring people I have ever known. Losing my parents was hard but she was always there for me. Every night when I cried myself to sleep she was holding me and telling me that one day it would be okay. I remember waking up one day to a puppy licking my face. Eddie. She knows how to make someone happy. She can make the saddest person on earth happy in less than 10 minutes. I don't understand how she does it.

I love her so much.

We are walking on the sidewalk with the groceries towards our house when I suddenly hear a crash from around the corner. I stop my step and see the whole scene replay in front of my eyes.

The car is crashing into us.
Dad is gripping the steering wheel. Mom is screaming and-
Stop. Do not think about it.

I feel tears well up in my eyes and I blink them away fast.

I look at gran and she nods at me and says, "go'', because she knows exactly what I'm feeling at the moment. She knows me so well.

Gran and I walk a bit faster and when we round the corner I can see the crashed cars. God it's horrible. I automatically run towards it. I cannot let anyone die in a crash, not after my parents.

If I can, I will help.

Both cars are really wrecked and one is turned to the side. That's probably the one that got hit.

I immediately open the door to one car and-

No.

It's Grace.

I look at her and her head is turned sideways leaning on the window with blood on her forehead. She isn't moving at all.

God no.

I unbuckle her seat belt and gather her into my arms. A quiet groan escapes her throat as I pull her into my arms. "Shh, Grace it's okay. You will be okay,'' I say to her even though she probably can't hear me. I hear the sound of the ambulance behind me which I didn't realize was there a few moments ago.

I lay Grace gently into the ambulance and drop to my knees next to her while holding her hand tightly. Please let her be okay.

Then one of the paramedics speaks to me, "sorry boy, but you can't come with us.''

Shit.

I let out a groan but decide that I'd better listen to him. I stand up look one last time at Grace.

She will be okay.

She has to be.

I get out of the ambulance and the paramedics shut the doors and they are gone in matter of seconds.

I need to get to the hospital right now.

I look at the cars and walk toward them.

The door to Grace's car is still open and I see something lying on the passenger's seat. I bend toward it and see that it's her phone and her house keys. I pick them up and put them into my jacket. But then something different catches my eye. It's the Harry Potter book lying on the ground.

She probably went to pick it up for the deal that we have made.

Oh no. I should have just kept my mouth shut and not say anything.

I gather her things and walk to gran who is standing on the sidewalk talking to an older lady, probably about the crash. I interrupt them, "Gran, I need to go to the hospital. The girl I just carried out, I- I know her. I need to know if she's okay. Will you be okay with the groceries- ''

She interrupts me, "don't you worry about me, I will be okay my boy. ''

I look at her with concern but she nods at me with a smile and tells me to go.

So, I go.

It takes me a while to get to the hospital. Stupid cabs.

When I finally get in there I ask for her straight away at the counter. Shit, I don't even know her last name. The lady behind the counter looks at me with confusion so I try to explain what happened. When I finally finish she nods and says while looking into her computer, "she was brought in about thirty minutes ago. She will be okay but she's asleep right now. Her head got hit pretty badly but there is nothing damaged,'' she looks up at me with her brows furrowed and continues, "sorry but are you a family member? ''

"No, eh...I'm a friend,'' I tell her. Clearly she doesn't really like my respond and says, "I will have to ask you to wait in the waiting room if you would like to see her.''

"Okay, thank you, I- I will wait, ''she nods and I walk over to the freaking waiting room. I need to know how she's doing. This is all my fault. She doesn't deserve something like this. No one does.

I'm getting more nervous the longer I sit here. I need to see her but those doctors won't let me and they also have not said anything to me about whether she's awake or not.

God I can't sit here any longer.

Fresh air, yes that will help. At least I hope it will help.

I stand up, prepared to walk out of the front doors when I suddenly bump into someone just as I round the corner. Come on, not now.

When I look up two fierce and furious eyes are looking back at me which I immediately recognize.

It's Grace's father. This day couldn't have been worse.

"What are you doing here?'' he scowls at me.

"I brought your daughter in. She got into a car crash and- ''

"Well, I'm really grateful that you helped her, but I don't want you to contact her again. Stay away from her.''

Wow.

That was the most ungrateful thank you I had ever received. This is definitely going to make a scene but I don't care. "What's you problem? I just want to see her and know if she's okay,'' I say and the anger is definitely hearable in my voice.

"You my boy, you are my problem. Now get out of here before- '' he says while looking at me with his eyes full of anger, but I don't let him finish. I have not been this mad in a really long time. He can yell at me and try to send me away all he wants, but I'm not going anywhere.

I'm not going to give up that easily.

"I'm not going anywhere until I see her,'' I say, and I mean every word it.