Forever and Always - Scomiche One-Shots

I Remember

Everything was black.

One minute we were screeching along to the radio, the next there was nothing but black and a high pitched buzzing ringing in my ears. I tried to speak but nothing came out, my mouth was opening and shutting uselessly. Where even was I? I couldn't remember what I was doing before and how I ended up here in the never ending darkness. My mind was all over the place and I couldn't focus on any one thing. I tried to take a deep breath and organise my thoughts and what I knew.

There was a crash. I knew that. I remembered the crunching of metal as my car collided with another. That's when the ringing and darkness set in. I was in a car crash. How long ago was that?  How long had I been out?

I wiggled my fingers. They all moved. That was good. I checked my toes next. I couldn't tell just as easily if all 10 of them moved from where they were trapped in my sneakers but I was pretty sure most of them did. That was also good.

I remembered the crash, and when I concentrated, I remembered the day I had spent at the beach so my brain didn't seem to be damaged. There was a rather obnoxious pounding in the general area of my right temple but it hadn't seemed to affect my memory. All good things so far.

There was also a sharp pain in my side but it was bearable. At least for now when the adrenaline was still coursing through my body. Nothing seemed to be life threatening but then again I wasn't a doctor. I could be bleeding internally and not even know it.

Now if I can just open my eyes, I can check the physical damage. I pried my eyes open and blinked several times until everything started to come into focus. The car was still upright, I could see the world was the right way up through the hole where the windscreen should be.  I tilted my head down to examine my body but couldn't see much past the deflated air bag laying limp on my lap.  My once blue shirt was soaked through with blood on the right side.  There was a lot of blood.  That wasn't so good but hopefully someone's already called an ambulance and there'll be here in time before I bleed out. That's if there was anyone else around.  The other car... the driver... were they alive?

I felt as though I should be freaking out but I couldn't find the energy in me to get worked up.  I was sure that time would come but for now, I felt floaty.  I was convinced that if my seatbelt wasn't still strapped across me, I'd fly away.  Maybe that wasn't possible, the roof would stop me from getting far and gravity probably but that's how I felt inside.

I wanted to lift my head up from where it was propped against the headrest but my neck hurt too much to lift my head.  I tried turning it to the side but that hurt just as bad.  I would just need to make do with my peripheral vision.  I glanced as far to the left as I could before a sharp pain shot through my head and then to the right.  The right was the most important, that's where the rest of my car was.

There was a person.  A small man with long brown hair that hung uselessly from his head that was flopped forward.  Mitch.  It was Mitch.  How could I forget Mitch was with me?  It was his idea to go to the beach in the first place.  He moaned for weeks about that fact we had never gone to beach despite having lived so close for years.  I finally gave in and had packed my bag full of beach essentials before hitting the road this morning.

He wasn't moving and I couldn't tell from here if he was even breathing.  He had to be breathing because if he wasn't, that would mean he was gone.  And he couldn't be gone because I hadn't gotten to ask yet.

"Mit-" I cut myself off with a dry, heaving cough.  "Mitch?" I croaked out.

There was no response but he couldn't be gone.  He was just sleeping.  Yeah, the crash knocked him unconscious but he was still here.  Mitch wouldn't leave.  He said I was stuck with him for life.  I made him promise and he agreed.  We even sealed the deal with a kiss.  Mitch never broke a promise.  He'll wake up soon and I'll get to see those dark eyes that captured my heart all those years ago.