Boundaries..... It's not just a word

Chapter 37

Finally, the fire department, police and EMT's got on the scene, it seemed like it took forever but in reality, it was actually really quick, the traffic was what caused the bottleneck condition on the road. The EMT's were asking if either Misty or Charlie knew what happened, Misty and Charlie said "we have no idea what happened, we just happened to be driving home but he is a very close friend of the family." The police asked them to step back while they attempted to assist the fire department with the jaws of life to cut Liam out of the metal box he was currently stuck in. The EMT's were trying to ask Liam questions but that was useless, he couldn't really remember the accident. All he knew was that he was supposed to be having dinner with Lynda and he was upside down in his car. The EMT's stated that Liam most likely has a major concussion and possibly some other injuries to his body but he'll have to be removed from the car and won't know until they are able to pull him safely from the steel shell of what used to be his car that was wrapped around him. Charlie asked the EMT closest to him, "What hospital are you going to be taking him to? He's dating my sister and she is demanding to know where she should go." The EMT answered without missing a beat or looking up, "he'll be going to the level one trauma hospital, we've called for a flight for life and it's about 8 minutes out." 

Charlie sent Lynda a text and relayed the location of the hospital to her and that they would meet her there. As Liam was going to get there via a helicopter. Lynda's response was one of a hysterical woman. She called Charlie, "What the fuck is going on!!!! What happened? How long before the helicopter picks him up? IS HE OKAY? Charlie, is he alive?" Charlie took a deep breath and said "I'm not going to lie to you sis, it's bad, the car is completely totaled and they are trying to use the jaws of life to cut him out of the car. At this point, all we know is that he has a pretty nasty gash on his forehead and probably a major concussion. We will meet you at the hospital as soon as the helicopter leaves, the police are going to escort us so we aren't stuck in traffic." She gasped "Charlie, the jaws of life? Is his car that bad?" "Yes, honey it is" he said as calmly as he could. "Please be careful driving to the hospital, I couldn't handle it if anything were to happen to you, okay? Promise me Lynda, promise me!!!" She said "I'll be careful. I'll see you soon", in the background she could hear a loud noise and Charlie said "the helicopter is here and we have to go." The EMT's had wrapped gaze around Liam's head to attempt to stem the bleeding although it was already soaked with blood and then they put a collar on his neck so he couldn't move it. They were asking him if he hurt anywhere else other than his head. "My whole-body hurts, asshole! Look at my fucking car!" Misty was surprised that Liam was speaking to the EMT that way, she told the EMT that was not how he normally spoke to people. The EMT looked at her and said "I've heard worse honey but thank you. It's common and kind of expected that with head trauma there may be a slight change in personality, hopefully it's only temporary." Misty began to tear up and that was when Charlie came and held her, telling her "He's going to be ok, they just need to get him out of the car and on to the helicopter. The sooner he's in the hospital the better." 

She stared to cry and he held her so tight she almost couldn't breathe but it was ok, she needed that right now. The fire department was able to cut Liam out of the car in less than 15 minutes' total and they were helping the EMT's put him on a stretcher, he had obviously broken his arm and possibly his leg, there was just so much blood that they couldn't really tell at that point what his other injuries were. He was loaded into the helicopter and an IV was started right away, fluids were being pushed and there was a manic rush to get him in the air. Charlie and Misty ran back to the truck and followed the police car to the hospital. Misty asked Charlie, "why are we being escorted? This isn't normal, does this mean that......" "Stop Mist, it's because I told them who he was and that he is a family friend who's dating my sister" Charlie said as calmly as possible. "Oh okay, well thank you for that my love."