Chapter 11
“Where is she? Is she okay?! Yes I’ll be there in ten minutes.”
“Ella baby what’s going on?” Erin asked when the forward hung up the phone, tears streaming down her cheeks.
“We need to go to the hospital… my mom she…. she was hit by a car.”
Erin didn’t say anything, she turned the car around and drove straight for the hospital, holding Ella’s shaking hand the entire drive.
Erin was lucky and found a close parking spot as soon as they arrived. Both girls quickly got out of the car and raced to the entrance.
Ella ran up to the desk with Erin right behind her.
“What can I help you with?”
“I.. my…” Ella couldn’t form the right words, so Erin quickly cut in.
“We’re looking for Shelly Masar.”
The lady pulled up something on the computer. “She is in surgery right now, I’m afraid I can’t give any more information at this time.”
“Is she going to be okay? How long will we have to wait?” Erin pressed, as Ella stood motionless beside her.
“I’m sorry I don’t have that information.”
“But-”
“Excuse me, you’re here for Shelly Masar?” A doctor walked up to the girls.
“Yes.”
“I’m doctor Hall, I have been assigned to your mother’s case.”
“Is she going to be okay?” Ella was finally able to form a sentence.
“She sustained a few broken ribs, as well as a broken arm, and a mild concussion, but she should make a full recovery. She is undergoing minor surgery right now on her arm and should be out within the hour.”
“Was she drunk?” Ella whispered.
“I’m sorry?”
“When she was hit by the car, was my mom drunk?” The forward asked in a monotone.
“They ran tests, but the results have not come in yet, I promise you I will let you know when I have any new information.
Ella nodded her head lightly.
“Thank you.” Erin said quietly, leading the forward over to the waiting area.
Ella broke down when she sat, leaning into Erin’s embrace.
“It’s gonna be okay Ella, she’s going to be okay.” Erin cooed, rubbing soft circles on the forwards back.
They sat there for what felt like hours to Ella, waiting for news, when the doctor finally came back out.
“Ms. Masar.”
Ella rose quickly, walking over to him. “How is she?”
“She is out of surgery, but she hasn’t woken up yet, I did get the rest results back and it seems your mother was under the influence when she was hit by the vehicle.
Ella sighed, she was expecting that, but a little part of her had hoped it wasn’t true.
“You can go in and see her now if you want.”
“Can Erin come too?” Ella asked quickly.
“I’m sorry, but only immediate family can go in right now.” Doctor hall gave her a sympathetic look.
“But-”
“Hey it’s okay Ella, go see your mom, I’ll be waiting right out here alright baby?” Erin gave Ella a hug and kissed her forehead.
“Thank you.” Ella whispered, before turning and walking towards her mom’s room.
Ella cringed when she took in her mother’s bruised face. She walked slowly over to the bed and gently took her mom’s hand in her own.
“Mom… I love you.” Ella choked out. “I haven’t told you that in a long time, and you might not think it’s true anymore, sometimes even I think it’s not... but I really do, no matter what, I will always love you.” Ella pulled a chair close, and sat next to her mom holding her hand.
About thirty minutes had passed when her mom’s eyes began to open.
“Mom? Mom, can you hear me?”
“Ella…?” The woman whispered out.
“Yeah it’s me mom, I’m here.”
“What happened?”
“You got hit by a car mom… you were drunk and you got hit by by a car! You could have died! Do you even care about me in the slightest? Do you care that you almost left me with no family?”
Ella hadn’t planned on getting mad, but she couldn’t hold this in any longer.
“You need help mom, help that I can’t give you, you need to go somewhere and get better, because until that happens I can’t be around you, I love you. I love you so much and all I want is to have my mom in my life. Please get help mom.”
“I don’t need help from anyone! There is nothing wrong with me!”
Ella was astonished that even after this, her mom could not admit she had a problem. “DO you honestly believe that you don’t have a problem? You wouldn’t have gotten hit by a car if you weren’t drunk in the middle of the afternoon!”
“You don’t understand you’re just a kid Ella.”
“Don’t you dare tell me I am a kid! A kid doesn’t raise themselves for two years because their mother is too busy getting hammered to take care of them! So you know what don’t get help! Do whatever the fuck you want, because these last few weeks living without you have been the happiest days of my life since dad died. You can go to hell for all I care.”
Ella stormed out of the room, pushing past a nurse who was coming to see what was going on. She saw Erin pacing in the waiting area but didn’t stop, she needed to get out of there.
“Ella? Ella wait!” Erin saw the forward rushing out the hospital doors, so she quickly ran after her.
The keeper got out the door, almost tripping over Ella who was crouched down against a wall right outside the doors.
The forward was breathing heavily, tears rushing down her face.
Erin knelt down in front of her and placed her hands gently on Ella’s face. “Ella just breathe baby, look at me okay?”
Ella tried to slow her breathing down, eventually tearing her eyes away from the ground and slowly moving them up to look into Erin’s.
“Hey it’s going to be okay Ella, I promise. I don’t know what happened, but I am here for you and I always will be, you just try and even out your breaths baby, keep looking at me.” Erin was staying strong for Ella but it was tearing her apart inside to see her girl so broken like this.
The forward was still breathing heavily, but it was gradually slowing down.
Erin leaned her forehead against Ella’s taking a deep breath, the forwards breath hitched for a moment before her breathing evened out.
“I love you Erin.” The smallest smile escaping her lips as she said those words for the first time.
The keeper smiled widely, and kissed Ella’s temple. “I love you too my beautiful girl, so much. Are you okay to get up or do you need to sit a little while longer?”
“I think I’m okay, let’s go home.”
“Okay.” Erin smiled, standing and reaching her hand out for the forward.
Once again Erin never let go of the forwards hand as she drove, when they got back to the house, Erin was glad to find her mom still at work so they would not have to explain what happened right away.
When they got inside Ella took the keeper’s hand and they walked upstairs, she led Erin into her room and over to her bed.
The forward laid back, pulling Erin over top of her and kissed her hard. This kiss was unlike any they had shared before, it help so much emotion, passion and pure love. Erin let out a small moan as the forward trailed her hands underneath her shirt, pulling it off. Before the keeper could react, Ella un hooked Erin’s bra, sliding it over her shoulders. Their lips hardly broke apart except for Erin to remove Ella’s shirt, she threw it on the floor as she unhooked Ella’s bra as well, disregarding it. Erin broke the kiss this, taking a moment to look over her girlfriend as she ran her hand down her chest and stomach. “You are so beautiful Ella.” She whispered out before kissing down the forwards neck, biting lightly. She kissed all the way down the the waistline of the forward’s shorts before pausing briefly, looking up at the forward. “Are you sure?” She asked quietly, looking for any sign of hesitance in Ella’s eyes. There was none.
“I’ve never been more sure of anything… I love you.” Ella got out before reaching down and pulling her shorts down her legs.