the summer of our lives

Chapter 14

~~~ Cassidy, Hannah, and Courtney's POV~~~

"Justin!!?" Courtney screamed letting go of Cholès hands.

Cholè and splashing into the water Courtney Cassidy and Hannah all looked over at her. They were about to start laughing when Cholè came up out of the water holding her head and gasping for air. She had a huge gash in her head and she was bleeding a lot.

"Cholè! are you okay?!" screamed Cassidy.

Cholè was still in the water, she was pulling herself up onto the board but kept slipping back into the water. Courtney jumped into the water and pushed her onto the board. Of the girls jumped in and started paddling the board over to the shore. Cassidy laid Cholè down on the board and held her hand.

"It's okay Cholè," she said as Cholè was crying.

"Josh call an ambulance," yelled Courtney.

The ambulance pulled up and the girls were surrounding Cholè. The men picked up Cholè and brought her into the ambulance. Hannah called Cholès parents and told them to come and bring them to the hospital. When Cholès parents pulled up the girls ran into the car and buckled up. Cholès mom was crying and her dad was driving as fast as he could. Cassidy looked over at Cholès brother who was looking out the window as 1 tear streamed down his face. Cassidy put her arm around him and he looked up at her.

"She'll be okay," Cassidy whispered, "she just hit her head, nothing else."

We pulled in front of the hospital and everyone jumped out. We went straight to the front desk and Cholès parents asked for her. They talked to the woman at the front desk and Cholès father turned around and said,

"They are only letting us in," as she rested her hand on Cholès brothers shoulder, "you girls stay here okay?"

"Okay," said Cassidy, "she'll be fine," Cassidy said as he hugged Cholès mom once more before Cholès family walked into the back.

"How did this happen," said Hannah as she sat down.

"I don't even know," said Courtney.

"It's pretty obvious how it happened," said Cassidy firmly.

"What?" said Courtney looking up at Cassidy.

"Courtney please," Cassidy said.

"Cass are you really saying this is my fault," said Courtney.

"No I'm just- no Courtney I didn't say that."

"Well it seems like your mad at me for this."

"Well maybe if you weren't so boy crazy over Justin Smith and didn't drop Cholè just to wave to him maybe Cholè wouldn't be unconscious right now and in the hospital," said Cassidy.

"Cassidy I can't believe you," said Courtney with tears in her eyes,"your blaming this in me?"

"She's my best friend, and now what if she's really hurt."

"She's all of our best friend Cassidy," said Courtney, "what do you think your a better friend to her then us?"

"Courtney I don't have time for your feelings right now, all I know is Cholè is in the hospital. She's unconscious and her head was gushing with blood. Courtney I just-"

"Girls?"

All the girls looked up and a doctor was standing there,

"Are you friends of Cholè?"

"Yes, is she okay?" asked Hannah.

"Right now she is still unconscious, doctors are stitching up her head now and then we are going to try to wake her. If she wakes up we will examine her," said the doctor.

"What do you mean if?" said Courtney.

"Well she could go into a coma depending on how hard she smacked her head. But that chance is low, we are going to hope for the best and we will let you now soon."

The doctor left and the girls sat silently holding hands. None of them spoke they just sat their.

"Courtney?" Cassidy broke the silence.

"Yes?"

"I'm sorry."

"It's okay."

Cassidy started crying and Courtney turned to her she hugged her and said,

"I know Cass but she'll be fine it's okay."

"Girls it's 12 I think you guys should head home and go eat some lunch, you can come back after," said Cholès dad.

"No we want to stay in case she wakes up," said Hannah.

"Okay," said Cholès dad.

The girls sat their just waiting, no one really talked. Everyone just kind of sat their, no one really knew what to say. a door swung open and a doctor came through.

"Great news she's awake," said the doctor.

~~~Cholè's pov~~~

"Miss?" I heard as I woke up.

I tried to open my eyes, I looked at the woman I didn't recognize her she was a little bit blurry.

"Cholè?" She said once more.

"Yes?" I croaked.

"You're okay honey," she said to me as she was typing on the computer next to me. I looked around I was at the hospital.

I reach my hand up and touched my head there is bandages covering the right side my four head. My head was pounding, and the light was hurting my eyes I took my hands to try to shield the light and said,

"My head hurts."

The doctor opened her mouth to tell me something but my parents and brother walked into the room.

"Oh Cholè," said my mom as she sat on the edge of my bed.

My little brother ran over and sat on my bed and smiled at me.

"She's gonna be fine, she has a concussion and we gave her stitches because you got a pretty good gash on your head," said the doctor smiling.

"So do I have to stay here?" I asked, not wanting to stay here. I always hated hospitals.

"You can be released at 2, your gonna have to rest tonight okay. Then tommorow you can do what you want but just be cautious. No sports, running or anything for the rest of the week. It's Wednesday so you can resume your normal routine on Saturday," said the nurse as she changed my bandages.

"Okay," I said as I looked around.

I heard flip flops slapping against the floor and I smiled. Cassidy, Hannah, and Courtney came running in.

"Cholè!" they all yelled at the same time.

"Hey girls," I said with a smile.

"We were so worried about you," said Cassidy.

"I'm fine," I said with a smile.

"Cholè I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to let go of you, I feel like this is all my fault," said Courtney.

"Courtney it's not your fault, I know it was an accident."

I remembered how she yelled for Justin, why would he be there I thought he couldn't be seen.

"Who were you yelling for?" I said quietly.

"Justin, but I shouldn't have yelled for him, I should've been worried about what we were doing," she said apologetically.

"Justin?"

"Yea I was just so excited to see him," she said laughing,"I hope by the end of the summer he asks me out."

What was she talking about? Justin didn't even know her?

I opened my mouth to say something but she continued,

"I mean he was at the beach and we talked there so that's a start," she said giggling.

Thank god. She was talking about Justin Smith. I thought she was talking about my Justin. Wait that was weird, did I just call him MY Justin? What has gotten into me.