Summer Lost

Chapter One

Chapter soundtrack - Impossible by James Author (instrumental version)
ENJOY! :) - Sarah
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Flashing a full smile at her, I leaned forward to turn the music a little louder. Flying down the clear stretch of country road mile after mile, it was nearing midnight. I turned to study her sweet face, she had a beaming smile and was tapping her delicate hand against the cold glass window to the beat of the music. She looked completely happy. She loved when I'd take her on long car trips late into the night. I loved it too. It didn't matter where we were heading, we would drive aimlessly for hours on end, as long as we went together.

I reached across, grabbing her hand closest to me. Bringing it to my lips, kissing it lightly and putting it down to rest in mine on the console. I was so happy to love such a beautiful girl. She was my everything. And it was in moments like this that I had no doubt that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her.

That was all I could remember. Before I saw blinding lights flash, followed by immediate darkness. I could see nothing, only hear the devastating crunch of the two ton vehicle against my own. Followed by the sound of metal screeching as it tore thru the thin layer of metal and plastic into my driver's seat.

Searing pain stabbed into my left hip, quickly sending the agony surging through my body. I heard my own scream, one I had not commanded but rather forced by the torment my body was suffering. My head raging with pain, more than I could take.

All at once, sounds faded to bright white noise. I heard Lotte screaming my name. Then it was over, I couldn't see, hear or feel anything.

Lotte's pov. -
When the ambulances had pulled up to the scene of the wreck, chaos was blatant. A paramedic had pulled me to the side and was trying to get me to call down. I payed no attention to what she was saying I only kept asking if Jacob was okay. She wasn't responding to my pestering about him at all, it was scaring me.
It was antagonizing long ride to the hospital. I knew I would be okay, I had a only few cuts and bruises. But the image of Jacob in so much pain scarred my memory. I was terrified. I couldn't afford to lose him. We have been together for over two years and we were beginning to talk about other, bigger plans, like marriage. I didn't even want to think of that at this moment. It made me so absolutely sick to the stomach knowing that we might never have that chance.

When we got to the hospital, they admitted Jacob into the emergency room at once and saying that he was in critical condition. He would need to be operated on immediately. Caused by the drama to his head and body, some internal bleeding was evident after a scan. He was rushed into surgery. And I was left to wait.

Two hours later, a nurse came into my the little waiting room I had been given, seeing as I was too shaken up to be left in a room full of already nervous people without causing a scene. I jumped up as soon as she entered the room, she just smiled and said that I should go home for awhile and check back in the morning. Nothing about Jacob or how he was doing. I told her I at least had to know if he was going to make it. "The hospital hasn't given me the rights to disclose that information. I'm very sorry." And with the she abruptly made her exit. She had better things to do than stay and watch me have a meltdown. How could they? This was my boyfriend! I had every right to know if he was going to live thru the night. I couldn't barely keep myself from tearing through that hospital and finding him myself.

I decided to wait and try to get home before the full impact of the entire evening hit me. I called my mom and asked her if I could spend the night there.
As soon as she picked up the phone, she knew knew something was wrong because I could barely make any audible sounds, much less speak. Her voice filled with concern, asking me what was wrong.
I couldn't bring myself to explain it, I told her I'd tell her when I got there.