In The End (Sequel to In Real Life - Nemi)

Hollywood

"Before I say something that's wrong, let me just call Blanda & let you hear her for yourself." Joe said, looking at his phone.

"Joe, what happened?" I asked, not able to hide the panic in my voice. My dad & everyone else heard the alarm in both mine & Joe's voice so they came closer.

Joe sighed, holding the phone up to his ear. "We need to go."

"What the hell happened?" I asked, taking a step closer to him.

"Demi & Dianna were hit by a car." He finally said.

My heart was racing as my stomach felt like it just fell to my feet. "Hit by a car? How the hell were they hit by a car?"

"B? Hey. I just got your message. I'm putting you on speaker phone, so tell us what happened to Dianna & Demi." Joe said, when Blanda must have answered the phone. He hit his button & we all gathered around to hear.

"You guys need to get to the hospital. It's bad." Blanda said.

I groaned & closed my eyes. "Let's drive & listen. Eddie, you ride with me & Joe so you can hear this." I commanded. Once we were in the cart, I said, "Go ahead, B, we're listening."

"Okay, well we came out of one of the stores & Demi signed some autographs then took some pictures. There was a crew from TMZ there because they heard we were there. Anyway, Demi was walking away from the fans when Dianna screamed & I looked up to see Dianna jump in front of Demi as a car jumped the curb & hit her, sending Demi falling to the ground. Demi was freaking out about her mom, Demi's leg was pinned under the tire, while the rest of her body was under part of the car. I thought for sure she'd go into labor before the got the car off of her. It was complete chaos. Fans were everywhere freaking out over Demi, TMZ was trying to get their shots, people were screaming at the girl who jumped the curb. It was insane. They took both of them to the hospital."

"Are they alive?" Eddie asked, his voice trying to be steady.

"They were, but it's bad. Dianna wasn't conscious & there was a lot blood. Demi was bleeding a little & I'm sure her leg was broken, but she was hysterical & she was in a lot of pain. I can understand, though. It was a horrible thing that happened. Denise rode in the ambulance with Dianna & Dallas went with Demi, while Maddie & I stayed behind to wait for the police. Come to find out witnesses say the woman hit her on purpose. Like she was aiming for Demi. They don't know if it was intentional because of the rumors today or if she's just an obsessed fan...." Blanda let a sob come out, then sucked in her breath. "Who would do such a thing? I mean she's pregnant. Nick, I'm so sorry. I feel so bad."

"Blanda, where are you now?" I asked.

"We're on our way to the hospital. We just left the police at the scene."

"We're on our way. Can you please call us when you get to the hospital if you hear anything new?" I asked, swallowing a lump in my throat. I felt Eddie's hand on my shoulder, trying to comfort me. Joe hung up the phone after saying goodbye to Blanda & he kept his eye on the path in front of him as he drove the cart. I was trying not to break down. I was trying to be strong.

When we got to the parking lot of the golf course, we were hit by a swarm of paparazzi & their cameras. The questions were shouted at us as we made our way to the car, my dad & Eddie shielding me as best as they could. "Nick, are you the father of Demi's baby?" "Nick, did you cheat on Olivia with Demi?" "Nick, did you & Demi have a one night stand or are you in a relationship?" "Nick, are you gonna marry Demi?" The questions made me ill, mostly because I didn't want her name on their lips. I didn't even know if she was going to make it. I could lose her & our baby & these vultures only cared about a possible affair. I hated Hollywood sometimes. Okay, most of the time.