I Wish I Could Save You

Chapter 1: Tragedy Strikes

Chapter 1

Lindsay's POV

My head was pounding. Pain was shooting up my left leg all the way to my hip. I tried to re-adjust my body but the pain only worsened. I let out a whimper and I opened eyes to be blinded by bright light. My eyes adjusted as they scanned the white room. It was a hospital room. I looked at the IV in my hand that was forming a bruise around the needle. I looked at the heart monitor that was steadily beeping. I looked down at my leg that was wrapped in a white cast with a metal brace. I tried to move my leg but it was too heavy and I was too weak. 

I looked over to the woman sitting in a chair next to my bed. Her arms were crossed with her head laying on top. Her short chestnut hair sprouted in different directions. 

I lifted my arm and poked her arm, waking her from her slumber. 

"Lindsay!!! You're awake!" she wrapped her arms tightly around me, making me wince in pain. She released me and looked into my eyes. Her eyes were red and puffy like she'd been crying. 

"Mom, what's going on? Why am I in the hospital?" I whispered, my throat was raspy and dry and longed for water. 

"Y-you don't remember?" her voice cracked. 

I shook my head. 

"Well, sweetie, you were in a car accident." 

"Car accident?!?!" I couldn't remember anything. "last thing I remember was being in... the... car... with... Dad." I slowed realizing what had happened. 

My mom began nodding her head, reassuring me I was right. 

"What about Dad?" a lump began to form in my throat as I thought the worst. Her eyes began to well with tears, scaring me of her answer. 

"When you guys were driving home, it was storming really bad. The rain was coming down hard and he wanted to get you home. He took a shortcut down a back country road. The road was dark and it was hard to see. There was a tree that had been knocked down during the storm and your dad didn't see it until it was too late." Her voice began to trail off but she let out a breath and contiued. "You and your dad hit the tree, causing the car... to flip." Tears were rolling down my cheeks now and I felt like it was getting harder to breathe. "You and your dad were rushed to the hospital. You were lucky enough to come out with a broken leg, some scratches on your back, and a few stitches on your forehead." My hand made its way up to the neatly bandaged place on my head. I could feel the bumpy grooves of the stitches below the bandage. "but your dad.." I snapped my head back up to meet my mom's eyes, which were filling with tears. "He suffered from severe head trauma and some internal bleeding. He had developed pneumonia from the rain." 

"What do you mean suffered?" I whispered below my breath, barely audible. 

"Sweetie, your dad didn't make it. I'm so sorry." Her arms wrapped around me like she knew I was going to break down... and I did. Tears flowed out of my eyes as I cried into my mom's shoulder, soaking her soft, cotton sweater. 

I pulled away from her shoulder, trying to find some air to breathe. I gasped for air as I hugged myself. 

The door began to open and I looked up through my tears. I met the eyes of my sister. Her eyes were red and puffy and her cheeks were still wet but there were no tears falling. 

"T-Taylor... is... it.. true?" I sobbed between breaths, hoping it wasn't true. 

All she could do was nod her head. The lump in my throat was now the size of a bowling ball and still growing. The tears began to fall faster and began clouding my vision. Everything became blurry and I saw my sister's figure move and enough she was sitting in the bed with me. I began to rock back and forth, unable to sit still. I felt a pair of arms wrap around my shoulders, making me lay back. I adjusted myself so I could cry into Taylor's chest. My leg was shooting pain up and down but I didn't care. I just continued to cry. My mom began to stroke my hair. 

My dad was dead. 

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So this is not the original 1st chapter I wrote for this story. I posted it and somehow it was deleted. It made me sad. ): So I rewrote it and I know it's different than what it was. 

Anyways, hope you enjoyed it! VOTE, COMMENT, and FAN! (: