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THE PAIN was excruciating, she knew she was awake but she couldn't open her eyes. Her head was throbbing, her sides were painful and she couldn't move her legs. Her whole body felt destroyed. Every bit of skin was stinging, where all the shards of glass had gone in her. She could her a voice, it was blurred but she knew who it was.
"Jeff! Chrissy, oh my God, Chrissy open your eyes, come on Chris!!" It was Clay, her eyes fluttered slightly a pained groan escaping her lips. "Clay?" She mumbled, her eyes opening. She swallowed, her head lifting. "Can you get out Chrissy? I need to get you out of here." He was at her window, he touched her shoulder making her hiss. "Jeff? Jeff, where's Jeff?" Clay shook his head, he didn't want her to turn and see her boyfriend's hand smashed in. "Look at me Chrissy! I need to get you out." She felt dizzy, like she needed to sleep. She couldn't even remember the last thing that happened, all she knew was that she needed to sleep.
"No, Clay. I'm tired." She mumbled, her eyes drooping shut. Clay sobbed tapping his sister's face repeatedly. "No I need you to stay awake,Chrissy, until the ambulance comes. Open your eyes now." He didn't get a reply, his sister didn't even flinch when he shook her shoulders harshly. He needed to know she was still alive, and he wasn't so sure. The man in the other car was wailing about his wife. Clay didn't know what to do. Wait with his sister and do nothing at all, or find the man's wife so she knows her husband's okay.
Clay got his phone out and fumbled with it, his fingers shaking tears pouring from his eyes. "Mom? Yeah it's Clay, there's been an accident, uh I mean- just you need to get to the hospital right now. Chrissy was in a car crash, the ambulance is on its way." His voice was shaking, nearly dropping his phone when his mom let out a cry and ended the call. As soon as the ambulance arrived and assured Clay they would look after his sister, he went to find the man's wife.
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When Clay arrived at the hospital waiting room where his parents were, he spotted Jeff's parents. There was a doctor in front of the both of them but he could see they weren't listening. They both looked completely distraught. Was Jeff okay? Did he make it?
"Clay?" Clay's dad pulled Clay into a big hug, his mom pacing up and down the waiting room. "Yeah, um-is she okay? Chrissy is she alright?" His dad shook his head, tears coming out of his eyes, something he's never seen before. "We don't know, they don't know." Clay dropped his head, he put his hands up in the air in frustration.
"Jeff? What about Jeff?" Clay asked Matt, who just blankly looked at Clay.
"Jeff-he didn't make it, Clay." Tears flooded out of Clay's eyes. He thought that maybe if he called the ambulance earlier, or tried to wake Jeff up, maybe he'd be alive. His gaze went over to Jeff's parents who were holding onto each other, merely drowning in their own tears.
"Christina Jensen?" A doctor asked holding a clipboard. Lainie, Matt and Clay walked over to the doctor quickly, Jeff's parents also lifting their heads up to see what was happening.
"We've checked over your daughter, she's got 3 cracked ribs, a broken arm, neck and internal bleeding on the brain. Which also means she's not waking up any time soon, judging by her injuries we can't confirm that she will survive." A sob came out of Lainie's mouth, Matt pulling his wife into his arms and Clay just walked away.
In that moment all three of them had many different thoughts. The things they could've done better with Chrissy.
Payed more attention. Not judged her. Tried to spend more time with her. Made sure she was happy.
Now they didn't know if they'd ever be able to do that with her again. They also knew that if she didn't die a part of her would've died with Jeff, and she'd never be okay after that. That the love of her life had been taken away by the slip of a wheel.
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A/N: I can't tell you how sorry I am but there are gonna be a lot more chapters after this, let's just say Chrissy is on Hannah's tape...not that that makes you feel any better. 💓
