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Chapter 5: Breathless Emotions

Sirens were heard, their familiar sound getting closer. Bright lights and shouts were all around. Traffic was being detoured to another road while this intersection was blocked off. The accident had created a huge line of cars and trucks, which made people mad and honk their horns.

An ambulance showed up on the scene. Four paramedics climbed out of the vehicle, two going to check on the truck driver who was fine. The other two men went to the silver car, which was a wreck.

The entire driver's side of the car was smashed. Glass was everywhere. Luckily the air bags had done their job and protected the driver. If they weren't there, this would be a different situation. The passenger seemed a bit shook up and had some glass shards in his arms and hands.

Both men were pulled from the truck and moved into the ambulance. The driver was put on a stretcher, considering he was knocked out. The curly haired man got in by himself and off they went to the hospital.

"Who are you two and what happened?" One paramedic with short blonde hair and a gentle voice questioned.

"Well, I'm James Wilson. This here is my friend Aleksandr Marchant, with a K. Everyone calls him Aleks. And we were on our way to get Subway for our lunch break and then we saw the truck coming and that's pretty much it."

The guy nodded his head and scribbled something down in a notebook. He looked at Aleksandr and James once more and went back to writing.

"I-is he gonna be okay?" James had voiced the question that was playing in his head, voice cracking from shock and from holding back tears. He couldn't bear to lose his friend.

"I am going to say yes, but we won't know everything until we get to the hospital and get him checked out. You're gonna need to be looked at as well. We can put you two in the same room if you'd like." The elder man nodded and the rest of the ride was silent.

The vehicle stopped and the back doors opened. James filed out so they could get Aleks into the Emergency Room as quick as possible. Everyone rushed into the building and James felt a knot form in his gut. This didn't seem good.

"Mr. Wilson? Come with me, I'll take a look at your arm and make sure you're okay. Then we can go to your friend. By the look on your face, I can tell you really care about him." A female nurse came by and took James away to a separate room, not far from Aleks'.

The name tag said the woman's name was Penny. She had medium blonde hair and was really nice. She took the glass out of the male's arm and hands. A few bandages were put on the small cuts and James was good to go.

"Can we go see Aleks now? I need to make sure he's okay." The nurse nodded and off they went down the hall. The door was open and the two walked in.

Machines beeped. Wires were everywhere, but none coming from his friend. Bandages all over the younger male's left arm and face. Aside from that, he seemed fine. He was just resting. The nurse said James could wait there until Aleksandr woke up.

James sat in the cushioned seat next to the bed. Seeing his best friend like this made him feel breathless. He has never seen Aleks this vulnerable before, it was unusual and a tad bit uncomforting.

"Aleksandr Marchant, I.. I don't know if you can hear this but I need to say it. We've known each other for a couple years now. And we've been the best of friends. But when I did all those things for you last year on our Valentine's Day stream, I felt different. I just now realized how I feel and I just want to sa-"

A doctor opened the door and cut off James mid-sentence. "Oh, hello. You must be the other man who was in the accident with Mr. Marchant here? I'm Dr. Ridley, glad to see you're alright. Your friend here is just resting up. He'll be able to leave in a few hours. We just need to make sure he'll be good to go. If you need anything, push the red button and someone will come to help you."

The doctor left just as soon as he came. James completely forgot what he was saying and pulled out his phone. Guess he should let the guys know what happened, huh?