Michael and Emily
Emily
I was walking down the sidewalk, coming back from a friend I was doing a project with for English. After a while, I turned left, and even though it was already dark and it didn't look like any cars were going to pass, I stopped in front of the lanes and looked around carefully. Just as I thought, there was no vehicle on the horizon, so I moved on. I took my phone out of my pocket, intending to let my parents know I was on my way, when it slipped out of my hand and fell on the road.
" Fuck " I cursed under my breath and fearfully crouched down to pick it up. Damn it, be all right! I turned it over with a quick face and was relieved to find that it wasn't battered.
I was already about to get up when I was suddenly blinded by a glow of bright light.
Then everything was already happening in slow motion. I squealed when I realized that it was a car rushing towards me at a tremendous speed. So much so that all I had time to do was to get up on straight legs, turn around with the intention to run away, and finally take the impact when the car drove into me with great momentum. I was thrown a few meters away, then I hit the asphalt, and my whole body was overwhelmed by an overwhelming, unbearable pain. My vision became hazy, but I managed to notice two red lights moving away.
He had left me. Alone, bloodied, in the middle of the street.
I felt very weak, my eyes went dark every now and then, but I tried to stay conscious. I tried to move, but as soon as I flexed even one small muscle the pain increased threefold. I tried to do anything, but after a while I realized I couldn't do anything. Tears of helplessness started running down my face, but also caused by this damn pain. My eyes wanted to close, but I couldn't let them. I wanted to sleep so badly, but I knew that once I fell asleep I might not wake up again....
Michael
I was just going to Calum's when he called me and told me not to come over because he had to go somewhere. That's pretty awesome. I turned around and started walking when something strange caught my eye about a dozen meters away from me. It looked like... no, it was impossible. But wanting to be sure, I moved in that direction. As I got closer I became convinced in my own suspicions and started running. Fuck, it was a man! Fucking hell.
When I finally reached her, I dropped to my knees in horror looking at her bloodied face.
" Fucking hell! " I screamed, in a panicked voice.
I started remembering something from my safety education lesson and poked the girl a few times.
" Hello? " Her eyelids moved slightly and I noticed that they weren't fully closed. " Hello, can you hear me! " the girl moved her lips slightly, then mumbled quietly:
" W"what's up.... " at that moment I was jumping inside with happiness that she was not dead.
" Calm down, I'll help you, I'm calling the emergency room, it will be fine " I said quickly and with trembling hands I took out my phone from my back pocket.
I dialed the emergency number and put the phone to my ear.
" Emergency service, hello? " a young woman's voice said.
" I"I, the girl, bloody in the middle of the road, I don't know what... " I couldn't put a normal sentence together.
" Calm down, please tell me what happened and where you are," she said in a composed voice as I was about to get a heart palpitation here.
" I found a bloodied girl on the road, at the intersection of East High " I finally said further scared.
" We are already sending an ambulance to you, please state your name and tell us if the girl is conscious.
" Michael Clifford, yes, but l"she's barely making contact, I"I.
" Please talk to her and don't let her fall asleep, we'll get to you right away. Don't move her under any circumstances " she explained, and I kept nodding, even though she couldn't see me anyway.
" D"good " I replied and the woman hung up.
I looked at her and started talking.
" Hey, did you hear? They're on their way to pick you up and you'll be fine " I watched her but got no response.
"Please, give me a sign, don't fall asleep " I begged her with fear in my voice.
" I'm alive " she whispered so quietly that if I hadn't leaned over her I wouldn't have heard.
" Thank God " I breathed a sigh of relief. " What is your name? " I said anything to keep her awake.
" Emily " she howled softly, then her eyelids began to droop slightly.
Emily
Slowly, darkness began to overtake me, and I tried with my remaining strength not to let go. Then I heard his terrified voice again.
" No, Emily please, I beg you open your eyes, look at me! " he said, and I tried so hard to do it. I used all my strong will and looked at him for the first time. The darkness partially began to disappear and I was relatively conscious again.
" Thank you, God," he sighed in relief.
At this point I wasn't focusing too much on what he was saying, just his appearance. I was trying to occupy my mind with something other than the death that would take me if he didn't. I was analyzing his appearance. His face. His lips saying something, his nose and cheeks slightly reddened from the cold, his eyes expressing so many emotions, fear, or rather horror at the situation, relief that I'm alive and concern, even though he didn't even know me. Then I noticed his hair, it stuck out in all directions and was dyed different shades of purple, pink and white, creating a delicate cohesion. He was beautiful. He looked like an angel. At that moment, I was completely convinced that he was an angel.
Later, I focused on his words.
" I'm Michael, my friends call me Mike. Or Mikey when they want to piss me off. They probably call you Emi, right? " It was obvious he was holding on to everything to keep me alive and fully conscious. I was so damn grateful to him.
I nodded my head slightly, to which I immediately squirmed as I felt a strong pain in my skull.
" Don't move, I promise that the ambulance will come in a moment and they will help you, just... just don't leave " he whispered the last words with hope in his voice.
" It will be... it's going to be okay " I whispered, comforting both him and myself.
" Yes. It has to be " he answered more confidently than I.
Finally, after a few more minutes, I heard a siren and saw red and blue lights.
God, thank you so much.
Emily
I was awakened by an annoying beeping sound above my head and a sharp pain in my skull. At first I didn't know what was going on, but after a while all the previous events started to come to me. I immediately opened my eyes wide, but quickly closed them feeling the sharp pain from the blinding light. In a moment I opened them again, this time slowly, getting my eyes used to the bright room. I looked at it with furrowed brows, seeing white furniture, white walls, white everything. At the same moment, a young woman entered the room wearing, attention... a white lab coat! Wow, what a change.
" Oh, you're awake " she smiled broadly. " I'm Dr. Green, and you're Emily Sunset, right?
" Yes... That's right " I returned her smile slightly.
" Do you know where you are? " She asked smiling.
" In the hospital? " I answered, but it sounded more like a question.
" Yes, and do you remember why?
" I, um... I got hit by a car and... " it suddenly dawned on me. " Michael! " I pulled myself up into a sitting position, which was a very bad idea, because I was immediately in a lot of pain all over my body.
" Ah! " I groaned and lay back on the bed.
" Be careful, Emily, you can't make such sudden movements. You have broken some ribs " she said and I looked at her.
" What? " I said, probably not very intelligently.
" Yes, your left arm is broken, your ring finger is broken and there are some external injuries, but nothing more serious " she smiled a little. " As for your cousin, he spent the whole night in the corridor waiting for him to be able to see you " warmth spread over my heart when I heard her words.
After all, Michael could have left me after the ambulance arrived, right? But he's here.
Wait, wait... a cousin?
" Could I talk to him? " I asked hopefully.
" Of course, I'll let him in right away " she went to the door and came out leaving it open.
In less than a few seconds, a tall boy with colorful hair, wearing black tube tops, glans and a loose green plaid shirt appeared in the doorway. My angel.
He walked uncertainly inside and closed the door behind him.
" Hey," he said quietly, staring at me. " Do you remember me?
" Of course I remember you, Michael " I smiled and he came closer and sat down on the chair next to my bed. " How could I forget the person who saved my life? If it wasn't for you... I am so grateful to you, Mike. Thank you is not enough, I don't know how I can repay you for that " a few tears appeared in my eyes, but I didn't let them flow.
" I didn't do it so you could repay me, Emi. Just when I get hit by a car one day, you will save me too and we will be even " he said, at which I laughed out loud.
" Sure, I'll remember " I was still smiling widely, and so was Michael.
" I am so glad that you are all right," he said, and I again felt a familiar warmth in my heart. After a moment's thought he added " Can I hug you, Emi?
" Of course you can, Mikey," I smiled.
Michael leaned over and took me in his arms, which I reciprocated with an unbroken hand. I snuggled into him, inhaling the scent of his perfume. In his arms I felt as comfortable as I ever had before.