Always~ r5 fanfic

Chapter 34

I approached the crash site to see what I feared, Emily's car flipped over, windows smashed and blood all over the assault. I turn around and see an ambulance shutting it's doors, I run forwards and grab the paramedics arm. "Who is that? Who's in the ambulance?" I asked, my voice constricted and tight with the threat of tears.

"Emily smith, she's in critical condition and is being transported. Are you family?" She asked, I nodded and she opened the doors. Emily had so much on and in her I could only barley see her face. A oxygen mask was on her nose and mouth, a neck brace, an IV in her arm along and so much more. I saw that her shirt was ripped.

"What happened to her shirt?" I asked as I sat down with the paramedic and we began to drive. "She went into cardiac arrest, we needed a better connection to the skin with the paddles to help. She's fine now, with the heart at least. We need to do a lot of tests to see the full extent to the damage." My heart was pounding, cardiac arrest..she really almost died. She may die.

Tears fell onto my face, I reached down and held her hand gently. I rubbed circles in her skin, trying to make sure she knew I was here. I feel terrible, if I hadn't been such a hopeless romantic when we met at the concert maybe we wouldn't be in this situation right now.

We pulled into the hospital, one of the nurses from the ER told me to wait in the waiting room. I gave her a small nod before heading to the empty room. I sat there, looking at my shoes when I realized I didn't call any of my family. My hands shaking I reached into my pocket and pulled out my phone. I dialed Rydel, knowing she'd have gathered everyone when I didn't show back up.

"Riker!" Rydel screeched into the phone, I pulled it away from my aching ear before answering her. "Yes, yes it's me." I said to calm her down. "I-I found her." My voice caught, sounding tight and constricted. "Oh Riker.." Rydel gasped. "Is...is she.." She didn't finish the sentence but I knew what she was thinking. "She's in critical condition." I said, as matter of fact as I could. But I could hear my voice break, I heard Rydel sniffle and the guys ask a bunch of questions in the background. "We'll be right there Riker." Rydel said before ending the call.

Slowly, numbly I slipped the phone back into my pocket. I was snapped out of my blank mind wandering a by the sounds of people rushing around. "Get the paddles!" One shouted as ten nurses began to run around searching for the paddles. My breath catches in my throat.