Chasing Elliot Grace

No. 9: Frantic

Hayes POV
I called the front desk frantically as I held Elliot in my lap. She was breathing I knew that for sure but I was still panicked as the rings echoed in the receiver. "Holiday Inn Express, San Diego, this is Trisha speaking how may I help you?" I gulped then started talking. "I need help! Im stuck in your elevator with all the buttons push and a girl just passed out! I need you to stop the elevator at the 16th floor!" The woman was nice fixing it immediately after asking if Elliot all was alright. As I waited I made the decision to call Blake and knew it would not go well.
Blake Gray: Hello? Hayes?
Hayes: Hey yeah its me, you need to get to the hotel immediately!
Blake Gray: What's wrong? Hayes, what happened?
Hayes: Elliot passed out! She okay but she had a panic attack, we were in the elevator on the way up to our floor and I guess there was a malfunction or something, but you need to get here fast!
Blake Gray: Oh my God! Okay im on my way, I'll be there in twenty.
And with that the line went dead. The elevator that had been at a complete stop, from reprogramming, had started back up and was now at the sixteenth floor. I lifted Elliot, and my gosh she was light, running to the first door of our your we came to. I knocked as if my life depended on it and an angry looking Matthew opened the door. His hair was all over the place and only wearing sweatpants, his feet and chest bare. "What the hell man?!" He as anger radiating off his body in waves. After his words he seemed to realize there was a girl limp in my arms. "No time for questions. Can I lay her down in here till her brother gets here?" I asked and he nodded the door already open. Hearing the commotion, Leioni, hair as rumpled as Matt, walked out of the bathroom asking what was wrong. After giving a short version of the lie I had told Blake, I was knocking on Jenn and Andreas door like a madman, there was no answer. After knocking on two other doors that were reserved for us, I came to the final one, Cameron and Kayla's. I again knocked as fiercely as the others a stunned Mariah answering the door. "Hayes-" "Is everyone in here? Please tell me they are." I pleaded her face going concerned. "Well yeah but-" I cut her off again with my own words. "Just tell everyone to come to Matt's room and I'll explain everything, hurry, its Elliot,something happened." With that I ran back down the hall, without seeing her response. I barged back into Matt's room with the key he let me borrow, to see Matt pacing back and forth, and Leioni wiping the tear stains off of Elliot's pale face. She looked terrible and it was all my fault. I was the one that push her and made her panic. Im sure it had to do with that past that Andrea said she had, I wish I knew who hurt her so I could punch their teeth in. We may not be friends, and she may have her walls up high, but I can tell to the people she has warmed up to, she is the life of the party. Cheesy, I know, but it describes her well. I've seen the way she acts to Jenn, Andrea, Lauren, and her brother and his friends on YouTube and in real life, its the total opposite of how she acts to us. I don't know why, or what it is we did, but she knows us from somewhere, and it's not coming to me what she could know. I walked and say by her taking her cold hand in mine, she was so thin, her brown locks flowing over her torso and now pale skin making her look like a long haired Snow White. Leioni now in the bathroom again and Matt silently talking to her in a hushed voice in the restroom as well, I sat on the bed beside her. I moved a lock of her hair out of her face and smiled a sad smile, she slept with her face to the side, arms sprawled out as if she were reaching g for someone, reminding me, with a pang, of my Grace. "Im so sorry, Elliot, im so stupid." I muttered even though she couldn't hear me. The guys and the two girlfriends, along with Elliot's two best friends, entered a few moments later panicked. Jenn and Andrea rushed to their best friends side, Andrea putting a hand on Elliot's forehead, checking for a temperature. Jenn however, was not she was grabbing another blanket while glaring at me from where she spread the blanket over Elliot's small body. "What the hell did you do? Hayes Grier, if you did something, I swear I'll punch you in the balls." She said lividly. "I didn't do anything, we were on the elevator and it malfunctioned we were stuck on there for around seven minutes. She panicked and passed out from an anxiety attack. I called Blake, he's on his way and should be here soon." I lied,Jenn and Andrea looked at each other with knowing glances. "I'll call Blake. You call Spencer." Andrea said to Jenn. We looked at them confused and they acted as if they had done this many times before. Which maybe they had. I then looked to Elliot again her normal bright red lips were turning blue and my eyes widened. "Guys look at her lips." I said and The boys, who stood at the front of the room, all froze. "I'll get the girls." Kayla said and went out into the hall where Andrea and Jenn had went to go call Spencer and Blake. If I were not so paranoid of what will happen to Elliot right now I would be curious as to why they needed to call my brothers girlfriend. But I didn't. Jenn and Andrea ran into the room alertly as they barked orders around to each of us. Most were told to get out of the way and room at all, that Blake and Tobias were on there way up, and that Elliot had to go to the hospital immediately. Blake and Tobias ran up in a flash of blonde, Blake, grabbing his sister, Tobias telling everyone where to go. As Tobias turned to get back downstairs I ran after him, begging to go with them, but Tobias wouldn't even look at me. He still hasn't talked to me since Grace left and he was one of my best friends, I really screwed up. However I continued to ask until Tobias, one of the most quiet, nicest, people I know couldn't take it anymore. "Haven't you done enough Hayes?! You already made it to where I only get to see my sister once a year and now you put one of my best friends in a possible coma. Because you and I both know your story is bullshit. So I would stay a great damn amount of distance away from me, and my friends if I were you." Tobias finished with his voice lowering as he came closer every time he spoke. He ended by hitting my chest and storming off, catching up with the two girls that were running after Blake. I stood stunned at Tobias, taking in the truth just as all the other guys that were here did. We were all shocked, not only because everything he said was true, but because I realized I had did it again. I had messed up, royally.
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Grace POV
At first it was just darkness. A black abyss of nothing, that went on forever. And then the scene changed. It was sunny, was all I could think at first but then I felt the glass, and my arm, my arm felt as if it bad been detached from my body. "Carter?" My voice was ragged and echoed as if in slow motion. I realized what was happening then. Its what always happened when I past out, I had flashbacks. Mostly of the things that were the most painful, but on a rare occasion they tended to be okay. This was not one of those. The two paramedics asked me questions, keeping me awake as my vision blurred and arm throbbed. I knew what came next, it always did, I saw Carters lifeless body being wheeled to the ICU, and panicked, fear overpowering my bodys sense of control. The scene went dark again, as usual and I sat there stuck, reliving the past. When color returned this time it was at a cafe. It was small and reminded me of the Refinery, that my friends and I spent most of our rainy days at in North Carolina. "Hun are you sure your friends comin?" She said with a thick southern accent. "Yes ma'am, he will be here, he guaranteed it." She sighed with a smile and went back behind the counter. Memphis reminded me a lot of  Atlanta, with its big buildings and lights lining the sidewalks in the night sky. Fifteen minutes of waiting, I got nervous, I was early but now he's ten minutes late. I continued to watch between the door and my phone as I waited for a particular Asian boy to strut though that front door. Carter Reynolds, I had found out later, survived the crash, it was a hard and painful journey, but he got there. I sat with my eyes closed, waiting, and then the door bell jingled. I opened my eyes to see Carter, walking towards me with a smile on his lips. Tears sprang to my eyes as he hugged me and sat. We were quiet for a few moments before I spoke. "This is all my fault." I said sadly. His eyes changed then. "Yes it is, if I go down you go down with me." A black hole appeared in the middle of the room and I was sucked towards it, Carter dragging me. This had never happened before. It was black again and then the skatepark appeared. I was sitting on one of the ramps, Blake beside me, we were both laughing at something that was said. "Guys!" A voice yelled. It was Spencer she was running towards us in slow motion. The sky behind her changed. Thunder crackled and lightning flashed. Spencer was almost to us and we were still laughing. She began to walk up the ramp until her face turned glossy. I had never had this dream. The color left her face and she fell as shots cracked into her shoulders. "Spencer!" Blake and I both yelled and moved to her. I looked up as tears came in waves down my face.  Hayes stood grinning, walking towards us. The silver gun glittered in his hands. "I know your secret Grace." His voice boomed loud and deathly. And then the gun shot again and I was to late. Blake's face went porcelain and he fell into my lap. "No, no, no, no!" I muttered sobbing. Hayes' evil self had vanished and I cradled Blake in my arms. His limp, dead body cold and went as the clouds puffed out rain. "BLAKE!!" 
I screamed my eyes opening as I cried out, sobbing. I was engulfed in a hug, knowing that it was Blake by the sound of his voice. "Shh, Elli im here. Shh its over, calm down." He muttered from where his chin was placed against my head. I continued to cry, Blake's tall figure blocking me from the view of others that I knew were there. I could faintly hear nurses and doctors rushing around the room. And when I pulled out of Blake's embrace, now done with the weak crying that I knew would not bother me again,the room was frantic.
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Heyo! What's up beautiful people! Little sneak peak of what happened with Carter Muhaha trust me you'll get the full story in chapters to come. Guys could you do me a favor really quick? My best friend Tobias, ( Tobiasu ) who plays Tobias in this book, just started his first fanfic, My Brother Gilinsky, and it would me totally amazing of you could check it out! I think Tobias would love you forever :) Thanks wonderlanders! Love you and I'll see you soon!
- Taylor💋