They just don't understand *Trigger warning*

Day 2

I wake up suddenly to the sound of banging at the door. I sit there fully awake, but shaking inside. I run to my window and try to see who's at the door, but I can't quite see who it is. I walk cautiously downstairs and pick up my brother's baseball bat left by the door from the last time he had practice. I take a deep breath and open the door. I pause for a moment. Shocked.

"Gary?" I ask frantically. 

"Alaska, don't panic just go call an ambulance." he replies out of breath.

"Not until you tell me what has happened to you! Where's mum!" I scream.

- He doesn't reply - 

"GARY!" 

"Look, we just had an accident please Alaska just call 999!"

I run to the kitchen and pick up the home phone and dial in 999.

Me: "Hi um there's been an accident with my mum and my mums boyfriend in it and please just hurry" I start to cry.

Operator: "What's the address please?"

Me: "2993 Koontz Lane: Florida. HURRY!"

I slam down the phone after they say they're on the way and run straight back to Gary.

I see Gary leaning against the door frame barely breathing with bruises and cuts all up his face. I keep questioning him on where mum is but he is so shaken up he can't tell me. I start thinking in my head where they had been/where they were coming home from. I make Gary sit down outside leaning against the wall as I know this is where the ambulance will come first. I put my trainers on which I left outside and start to run in the direction I think they would've taken. I run for three miles until I see a complete wreck on a car. I pause and try to take it all in. My eyes start to fill up and my heart just sinks.

That's mums car.

Everything around me goes blurry. All I can see in my view is the mangled car. I run as fast as I can to the car. I run to the passenger side and try to find mum. I see her arm crushed between the seats. I hold her arm. Stone cold. 

"Mum! Mum! Mum!" I keep screaming hoping for a response. 

I try to barge open the door, but nothing seems to be working. Finally I manage to open what's left of the door and look at her. I can see she's unconscious, but I can't tell how badly she's injured. 

I see one ambulance pass in the direction of our house - must be going to help Gary.

I see another ambulance pass, but this time it stops by the car. 

I hold onto mums hand and tell her everything's going to be okay and that she will be fine. The fire crew arrives along with the police and start to take over. One policeman walks me away from the scene and starts to reassure me, I stand there watching the scene tears streaming down my face, helpless. I hear them call for an air ambulance, it must be serious. I can't help but think what would happen if I lost my mum, my world, my other half, my support. I try to ask a passing ambulance crew how she is but I get no response. I start to break down. The policeman tells me that Gary will be fine in a couple days, at this moment in time I couldn't care about Gary. He's a really nice guy to Alfie, Mum and me, but mum's blood and he isn't. I smile at the officer as if to show appreciation and that I'm glad he's okay, which I am happy but he isn't my priority. I ask the policeman if I can use his phone to call Alfie and tell him he needs to stay at his friends for longer. He said he would do it instead, so I let him. I see the air ambulance arrive on the road next to the car. This is when everything feels real. I see my mum strapped up to a spinal board with a neck brace on still unconscious. They carry her over to the air ambulance and put her in the helicopter. I pace up and down for a few seconds before they ask if I would like to join the ride and I agree too. 

I hop into the air ambulance and we begin to take off. I hear all the crew talk, but I don't understand as I don't speak "medical". The next few minutes become the most anxious minutes of my life. The pilot lands the helicopter and all the crew start to rush out. I get out the helicopter as quick as I can without getting in the way. I follow them into the hospital and hear them say she needs to go into urgent care on life support. I'm still crying from earlier, but after hearing those words I start to cry even more. They push her into her room and I have to wait outside. I start to pace around the room she has just been placed in wondering what to do with myself. 

I calm myself down and sit in the waiting room near her ward.  I put my head in my hands and just cry. That's all I can do right now - cry.