Graceful| Grace Helbig-Sequel #Wattys2017

Chapter 21

Grace's P.O.V

I gain consciousness to flashing lights, sirens and a mans voice. I slowly reach for my forehead, my head banging. I take my hand off my head to reveal my hand full of violet red blood. I start crying, knowing I have caused my friend pain. I don't look around to see, I don't want to see what I have caused. I'm in so much pain, my head banging. Then I remember my daughter is in the back.

"Madame. Madame. Are you ok. We are going to get you out now." The man says, knocking on the door. I use the little strength I have to try and open the door. But it has wedged in. I turn my head around a little bit to see Mamrie unconscious, half her body on the dashboard and half on the seat. With a lot of pain, I turn around and see Everley staring into the distance. I caused this. With this playing on my mind I started sobbing. I see black smoke coming up from the engine, I know the car has caught on fire.

"Fire!! The car, the car's on fire. Quick" I scream, letting the police know that they need to hurry up.

"We are being as fast as we can!" They explain, speeding up a little.

"My daughter, Mamrie please. Get them out first." I cry. The police officers finally break open my door and helps me out onto a stretcher, while holding my neck in place as I have injured my neck. They work onto Everley's door and get that open straight away. They carry me into the ambulance where they assess me. They rush Everley into another ambulance next to me, they have another one lined up for Mamrie. I see the other victims who I crashed into then I see my car set alight. The flame red and orange. Mamrie is still stuck in the car.

"Get back get back!" A police officer says, pushing the other police officers back. All of a sudden the car explodes and flips on it back. I scream but no one could hear me over the explosion. A few moments of silence went by and all I could hear was the faint cries of my daughter in the other ambulance. They close the ambulance doors before I could see whether Mamrie was going to be alright. The paramedics put on the sirens and set off to the hospital.

"My daughter...is she going to be ok?" I ask, as they place an oxygen mask over my mouth. I breathe deeply which sends me to sleep.

I wake up to a sterile hospital ward in a clean hospital bed. Hooked up to many machines, attached to a drip and one that monitors my heart rate. My head is still throbbing from the headache. I press the red emergency button. And nurses come flying in, to see what was wrong with me.

"Mrs See are you alright?"

"No. Where's my daughter. Mamrie Did she survive? Everley, please tell me!"

"Your daughter Everley is in the children's unit. So is your daughter Hartley."

"Hartley? What is she doing here?"

"She had a seizure at school today after a panic attack. She has been diagnosed Epilepsy, which she has inherited from you."

"Can I see them?"

"Soon, once you are feeling ok."

"And Mamrie?"

"Well, it seems like when you crashed Mamrie didn't have her seat-belt on, she went through the windscreen."

"But is she going to be ok?"

"Well she went into a coma. And if she doesn't come out of it, she could die..."

"And if she does?"

"She is mostly likely to have brain damage."

I couldn't believe it. I have given my friend brain damage. If only I had stayed home. Both my daughters are ill and my best friend is in coma all because of me. I have given Hartley epilepsy. I have ruined their lives.

"Please let me see my daughter." I plead, forcing myself out of bed. The nurse tries to put them back into bed, but I force myself towards the children's ward. I press the buzzer waiting for the nurses to reply.

"Hello?"

"I'm here for my daughter's Hartley See and Everley Helbig."

"Ok, come on in." the nurse presses the button which lets me in and they show me to Hartley's bed. I go in to see Everley on Hartley's lap. Hannah is sat down asleep on the chair next to her bed. I see a few cuts on Eve's head but nothing serious. Hartley looks up from playing with Eve to see me. She places Eve on her hip and rushes to me, we all embrace for ages.

"Mom. I honestly thought you had gone. Eve's fine just a few cuts. Mom did you hear about Mamrie. I'm scared." Hartley says, sobbing.

"It's all my fault." I say starting to sob.

"Mom?"

"I've ruined her life."

"Come sit down." Hartley says, readjusting Eve on her hip and dragging me onto the bed. I sit on the edge of the bed and Hannah wakes up to my sobbing. Snot running out of my nose, tears streaming out of my eyes I try to stop myself crying.

"Hey Grace, it's ok. You will be ok I promise. Mamrie will pull through."

"I can't deal with this. I have ruined so many life's. I need to stop. I want to die."

"Hartley, take Everley and go play in the play room with her." Hartley moves away and takes Eve to the playroom.

"What do you mean you want to die?" Hannah asks.

"I have caused people pain. I have ruined lives. It's only right for me to experience pain and get rid of my life to. I..."

"Don't you dare speak like that. What happened to you was an accident. What happened to Mamrie was an accident. You couldn't stop yourself having a seizure. Everley is fine."

"I hate myself. I just want to end it all."

"DON'T YOU DARE SAY THAT. THINK OF THOSE LITTLE GIRLS WHO NEED YOU. DO YOU REALLY WANT THEM TO GO BACK TO THEIR ABUSIVE FATHER. THINK EVERLEY WOULD NOT HAVE A MOTHER ROLE MODEL. SO I DON'T WANT YOU TO EVERY SAY ANYTHING LIKE THAT AGAIN!" Hannah shouts at me.

"Grace I couldn't live without you. My best-friend. I love you Grace." Hannah says, bringing me into an embrace after kissing me on the head.

"I love you too." I sob.