Tragedy girl

III

***Lucas's P.O.V***

I got a phone call the next day from some number i didnt recognise. Her voice sounded authoritive and ancient. How you'd imagine a female mummy would talk.
"Good morning is this Lucas Travor?" the woman said.
"Uh yes..."
"This is Anne Watson from the Rotorua hospital."
A feeling of dread washed over me; my mouth was dry. It was hard to speak.
"Uh hello Ms Watson."
"Yes hello. Im here calling about your girlfriend Jessica Reynolds and her mother Hannah Reynolds."
"Wh-whats going on?"
"They were in a car accident yesterday afternoon. Hannah is open for visits now but Jessica is....."
"Jess is what? what happened to her!?" i could hear my voice rising.
"Jessica is in a coma."
Both out lines went silent.

Jess is in a coma?? i couldnt explain all the emotions going through my head at that moment. My heart was very slowly breaking. I could almost hear the ripping of it. It felt like someone had grabbed it with both hands and was slowly tearing it apart, laughing as he did so.
"Thank you for-for uh telling me. I will be down there soon to see Hannah." i told Anne.
"I am very sorry Lucas i know this is a shock."
"Yes.... a shock." i hung up the phone, grabbed my keys and got in my car as fast as i could.

The way to hospital felt like the never ending train of hell. Like god had slowed down time and was just laughing at me while i drived forever.
God wouldn't do that. God wouldn't take Jess away, would he? I felt a tear dramatically roll down my cheek but i wiped it away quickly. I have to be strong for Hannah. God knows whats going on in her head. Jessica is her daughter!!

When i finally pulled into the hospital car park i rushed to the entrance and found Ryley there. She ran up to me and to my surprised, hugged me. She burst into tears leaving little wet patches on my shirt. But I didnt mind.
"Sorry Lucas. It's just they are my only only family!" she began to sob again.
"I know its okay to cry." Be strong for her i told myself.
"Come, i told mum you were coming. You know she's the one who asked Anne to call you."
"Really?" i was quite surprised by that.

Ryley lead me to her mums room.

Hannah had her eyes closed when i walked in. Her skin was pale and she looked so fragile. Her head was bandaged all the way around. Her right arm was in a cast as well as her right leg. She also had bandaging around her ribs all the way up to her armpits. she had stitches under her right eye and above her left eye brow. Hannah's green eyes flickered open and fixed on me.

"Lucas" she rasped.
"Hannah of my goodness!" i ran to the side of her bed and put my hand on her unbroken but bruised arm.
"Jessica...im so sorry Lucas."
"She'll wake up. She has to."
Hannah looked at me with pity. Her eyes gently closed.

I looked up at the screen that showed her heart rate. It was slowing down incredibly fast. I knew something wasnt right.
"Oh my god! Doctor we need a doctor in here!!" i yelled through the doorway. A couple of nurses hurried and one took me and Ryley aside.
"We are doing everything we can to keep her and her daughters hearts beating. It's the third time Hannah's heart beat has slowed nearly to a stop. We just have to pray. I talked to her last night. She is a lovely lady." the nurses words brought a stream of tears gushing from my eyes, and that was the same case for Ryley. I nodded thanks then pulled Ryley in because we both needed a hug.

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Ryley and i waited in the waiting room holding hands desperately praying everything was going to be okay. Anne Watson told us about an hour ago, that Jessica will be ready for visitors in an hour. So we waited.

The same nurse that talked to us before came and sat next to us. Holding two cans of coke.
"You two could probably use some." She said handing us the cans. We took them gratefully.
"Hannah is now in a stable condition. We managed to keep her heart rate up."
"What about Jessica? can we see her?" Ryley asked, hopefully.
"Anne told me to tell you that you can go and see her. But she's still unconscious." We all got up and anxiously followed the nurse to Jessica's room.

She looked dead.

There was no other way to describe it. Her skin was sickly pale and her body limp. She lay serenely on a white hospital bed. I did not picture the first time i saw her sleep to be like this. Ryley rushed over to her and squeezed her hand. Tears ran uncontrollably down her face.
"Jess. No not my big sister. Not Jess!" she sobbed. Ryley buried her head in Jessica's chest. Her shoulders shook violently. When shes calmed her crying a bit, Ryley left the room not even glancing at me.

I walked over to Jessicas bed and decided to talk to her.

"Hey Jess" i wiped the tears from my eyes. Be strong for her.
"I wonder if its true that you can here everything when you're in a coma? hmm." I was drawing circles with my fingers on her hand.
"Remember the first year we met. Year 8. Remember the leaving ceremony. You and Laura were balling your eyes out. We didnt really know eachother well then. We were friends but.. yeah. You came over to me. And asked. 'Are you coming to Lakes next year?' i said 'yeah' and then you were like. 'Good. i need you in my life!' then you hugged me." I paused and i noticed a little girl in the doorway. She giggled then ran off to her parents.

"That's how I feel right now." I felt a tear dribble down my cheek and i let it.
"I need you in my life babe! Please." I was full on crying by that point. When i had calmed my sobs, i carried on.
"Jessica Grace Reynolds. Please stay. Please wake up. I need you in my life. I want you to stay in my life." i got up and leant over her bed. I kissed her gently on her cold lips. Part of me hoped she would kiss me back, then wake up. But I knew that wouldnt happen.

PHEW WHAT A CHAPTER! I HOPE YOU LIKED IT! I HOPE I DIDNT MAKE YOU TOO SAD (save your tears for the next chapter) ANY WAY THANKS FOR READING AND HANG IN THERE FOR CHAPTER 4!!
~LEXIE XOX