Test Four

An Ache Consumed Me

I sit on the edge of an ambulance, with a stress blanket around me, my whole body can't stop shaking. They took Jayce away, in another ambulance, what was wrong with him? I don't know, but I want my family. I managed to get words out to the police of what happened, and then they called my Auntie. I hear a cry as Mindy rushes towards me and I can't even smile I just sit there.

"Oh, baby girl," she wraps her arms around me, my eyes widen as Will's eyes are red from tears. He walks up to me and I pull him into a hug. "Ella?" I look at Mindy, who hugs me again. I cant help but cry, I groan as I lean my head into Mindy's arm.
"I don't," I croak, "I don't know what's going on Mindy." She pats my head. "I don't- I can't do this..."

"Hey bub."

"Please, you got to help me-" I stutter, "everything is going wrong," she looks at me as I pools of drool, snot and tears run out of me- but I don't even care; an ache too big consumes my body.

"Hey, come on Ella," she grabs my shoulders. "Do you know how good you were? You saved yours, and his life. That was very impressive of you dear, but you are fine now, you are alive."

It's officially true, I'm the unluckiest girl alive, out of all the things that have happened to me, only really one should of happened, not all of them. I almost think I should separate myself from all human contact, as I will just hurt someone with my unluckiness. But I know, that whatever I do, someone will end up getting hurt, I guess I should just live my life while I can, before my unluckiness, decides that its time for me to go. I sit on the edge of my seat, the hospital smell, filling my nose, I cover my nose with my hand and just stare down.

"Ah ha, Ella," I jolt up as Mrs Jero runs over to me, her smile comforts me, at least he isn't dead. "I'm sorry about what happened..." IS HE OKAY? The question almost bursts out of my mouth. "But... I am so, so, so, so, sooo, thankful," her eyes tear up. "I guess it was just so unexpected... but you reacted so well, and steered the wheel to safety... you saved my boy." She smiles sadly. IS HE OKAY? "It was unexpected for me to, the thought of his father, and then him... oh-" she sniffles and holds up her hand to her face.

"What... happened," finally I release the words,

"oh... well his father, suffered from heart attacks..." my breath stops, "once they started they wouldn't... stop... coming," she struggles from keeping in the cry. "I just didn't know how to live life anymore, he would constantly need to be watched, and every time it happened, we would prepare for it to be the time he would..." she sighs. "One day, I guess it became his last... time, and that was it, he was gone. When he did, pass away, well, I guess the focus went to Jayce, and every day I just watched him, I was scared it would start with him. But I did my research and it's not likely... at his age, and so I stopped watching out for him, and decided that it won't be for a while, but... I shouldn't of stopped being there, because as soon as I stopped, and when he was so young... it happened, and now I'm not sure if he will stop." The tears that have been building up in my eyes finally drop. "I'm sorry dear, but I have to take him back with me... he enjoyed the trip to come see you though... again I thank you for steering that wheel to safety..."

"But... But I can go and see him... to say good bye?"

"yes, come with me." When I go to his room, he is pale, too pale, and he lies on a hospital bed.

"Ella?" I smile, hugging him, his happy face falls sad, "I have to go... back to my old place..."

"I know..." I whisper,

"I will miss you..."

"I will miss you too," He laces his fingers with mine.

"Good bye Ella,"

"Good bye Jayce."