My True Love

Chapter Thirteen

After Valentine's Day we fast forward two months to our anniversary, oh that night was amazing, we went to the coffee shop where we had our first date then out walking, it was also raining like on the day we met, time felt like it stopped, and it was perfect, we went dancing in the rain, on the street with no music but just ourselves. Everything was fulfilled in my life and nothing could break us apart. Or so I thought. Weeks later we went on a date night which was the worst night of my life, and Sam's life. That was the night he lost me.

Three years and seven months until the wedding

That night I got dressed in my favourite black dress that was more casual than fancy, heels and the sun necklace Sam got me for Christmas.
"Oh baby how my make my heart hurt with your beauty," Sam said dancing around the bedroom.
"Sam-"
"Nope, you can't make me change my mind, you're perfect," he said.
"Fine, you're also looking very snappy yourself stud," I said grabbing his jacket. I pushed him against the wall and kissed him.
"Why thank you my dear," he smiled. I kissed him again then walked out of the room.
"Oh that was mean, teasing a man like that," he said following me out.
"I'm not teasing you, we have to go," I said. He grabbed the car keys and we were on our way. On our drive there it was quiet, so I turned on the radio, ABC was playing by Jackson 5.
"Oh baby I love this song!" I said. I started to sing along to it and making weird gestures. He smiled and looked at me.
"I wanna marry you," he said. I stopped what I was doing and just stared at him.
"What?" I asked perplexed.
"You heard what I said. I wanna marry--" he said. He looked at me with his smile that quickly turned to a frown, before I could say anything I was being jerked around and rolling upside down. The only thing I could hear was the sound of metal scrapping against the concrete and glass plunging into my skin. My eyes were only open for a second and what I saw was heartbreaking, Sam, airbag and blood everywhere, probably both of ours. My eyes started to close, I couldn't say anything, or hear for a while because all I could hear was the constent sound of ringing in my ear. My eyes had shut and it was black, I felt someone grab onto me and shake me. I felt water droplets on my face and realized they were tears. Sam was trying to shake me awake and no matter how hard I tried I couldn't do it.
I'm here baby! I'm still alive! I said. But it was all in my head he couldn't hear me. The ringing started to go down and I could hear him crying.
"No! Bea! I'm so sorry! Please wake up, please!" He said screaming.
I'm trying! I swear, I said again.
"Bea!" He grabbed onto me and cried. I then heard sirens which means I was saved, and Sam and I would be back together in no time. They pulled me up into the ambulance and I could hear everything they said. They found out I was alive with a stable heart beat and strong vitals.
"She's hanging on," said one of the paramedics.
"Beatrix, if you can hear this squeeze my finger," the other one said. My hand was placed on his hand and I concentrated very hard and could only do it a little bit.
"Good! That's great!" The paramedic said. I heard Sam's laugh he was inside the ambulance with me. Then all of the sudden I could see this bright light, amd then I saw my mom, she was in the bright light, she smiled her beautiful smile. I started to cry.
"Come with me my pretty girl, be with me forever." Then I just looked at her and cried harder.
"No mom! Not like this!" I started to run away from her then it was black again and I could hear again.
"It's ok, we got her back," the paramedic said. I heard Sam sigh in relief and start to cry again.
We made it to the hospital finally and so many doctors were talking at once, but I did catch onto the fact I need a head CT. There was a point where everything was quiet, just me and my thoughts. It was like I was in a dark room and no one could hear me. Finally I could hear again, I heard the heart monitor, and the respirator going up and down, I can feel the IV needle in my arm.
"Mr. Price, I'm Dr. Cohen, I am the neurosurgeon, this is Dr. Campbell, the orthopedic surgeon. As a result of the accident her brain was swelling which is why she's in the coma, during surgery it went down a bit but not lots, which put her in a coma. Right now we have to wait and see if the swelling will go down, she can hear you, but she can't breathe on her own, that's what the tube in her mouth is for."
"She had a broken tibia and a fractured wrist, but I got them stable and that's it," the ortho doctor said.
"We are very sorry Mr. Price, but I have a feeling she'll pull through," the brain surgeon said. They walked out and I felt Sam's warm, soft hand wrap around mine.
"Bea, if you really can hear me I love you and I'm sorry, it was my fault I wasn't watching the road. I called your dad, he's on his way." I felt him kiss my head and hold my hand.
I don't blame you Sam, I forgive you.
I heard him start to cry again. I then also heard my dads voice.
"Bea? Oh my god Bea!" Dad said starting to cry. He then started asking Sam a bunch of questions. I think they went outside though, a few moments later dad walked in and started talking to me. I don't know if it's possible but I can feel myself crying on the inside. I started to scream in my own head, I felt like I was in a patted room, I felt like I was really going crazy.
"Bumble bee? I love you my baby girl, please fight this, you can do it, I believe in you," dad cried. He squeezed my hand and I tried my hardest to squeeze back but it wasn't working. I was stuck like this forever and there was nothing I could do except lie here.