Ten Days

Orange Light

I woke up from a throbbing pin in my head. "Huh?" It was dark out. How long were we here? I stir in and out of consciousness. I grab my head and pull my hands which were covered in blood. My vision was blur and my hands were shaking when I grabbed the door and pushed it open, I fall on the ground. My knees scraped against rough pavement.

I groan, "Ouch." I push myself off the ground and stare at what I just lived through.

The car was totaled, completely wrecked and unrecognizable. The only thing I saw was pink...Evelyn! I scramble to stand up and I climb into the car. She wasn't herself at all.

Her tiny face was exposing delicate pink mucle and fragments of glass stuck out. I couldn't see much because her hair was covering her face. The seat belt left a gash on her neck, deep and covered with blood. I unbuckled her seat belt to try and drag her out when she opened her eyes.

"Huh? Whaa?" She said dizzily. Her eyes were getting red when she looked at me. "You have to go."

My jaw dropped. "No, I'm not letting you stay here. You coming with me to a hospital."

She narrowed her eyes. "Alex, I'm pinned down. My leg is numb. I can't. Neither can mom or dad." She nodded her head in front of us. I haven't even looked at them yet.

Mom was hunched over with a few ribs sticking out on the left. I was crying at the sight. But my dad was worse, his head was between him and my mom. His brown eyes opened staring into darkness while his mouth stuck in the scream. His body was covered in red.

I burst in tears. "No, Ev, you have to come with me." The tears were water falls. "Don't leave me!"

She smiled. How could she smile?! "Don't you smell the gasoline? This car is going to blow and I'm trapped weather you like it or not." She looks at her leg.

I scramble to look at the seats to find dad's hunting knife. I have to save at least her. I found the leather sheath with the knife inside. The metal was hot. I look at her pleading. "You're coming out."

She widened her eyes. "You can severe a major artery!" She snatched the knife and did either the bravest or dumbest thing ever. She cut her leg off. Her scream shook me and blood curdled in my ears. I didn't dare look at it. I just grabbed her when the car started to burn. She was screaming and crying and practically dying in my arms.