Love of my life

17

Leah's POV:

Louise is driving to maddies location. I have no idea what's happened, I'm stressed, my emotions are all over the place.
We get to her location and see her laid in the middle of the road. Louise stops the car and we both rush to her side. There's blood everywhere.
Louise: im calling 999.
Leah: baby? Maddie?
Maddie: mmm
Leah: I'm here, we are here, don't worry, it's going to be okay.
Maddie: I-im sorry.
Leah: you have nothing to be sorry for, it's okay, where does it hurt?
Maddie: eve-everywhere
She starts coughing up blood. Fuck. This is bad.
Leah: how long will they be? She's coughing up blood.
Louise: 2 minutes.
Leah: tell them to hurry up
Louise just nods. I'll apologise later for shouting but right now Maddie needs me.
Maddie: ba-babe.
I look at her.
Maddie: I ca-can't feel m-my legs.
I tear up. She can't be paralysed.
Louise: they are here.
The paramedics rush to her side, I keep holding her hand.
Leah: she can't feel her legs.
One of them looks at me. They know it's bad, I know it's bad, but I'm staying calm for Maddie, she can't panic.
Maddie: mum?
Louise: I'm here darling, just on the phone to your dad.
Maddie: do I have- to go to h-hospital?
Louise: yes darling.
She doesn't say anything. I kiss her forehead. She needs to know I'm here.

The paramedics get her in the ambulance, Louise follows us in the car, I go with Maddie. I'm still holding her hand, she has tears in her eyes. Blood pouring from her head. I just wish this didn't happen.

She gets transported to hospital and is taken for scans. Articles start getting posted everywhere.

MADDIE OWEN INVOLVED IN HIT AND RUN

MADDIE OWEN IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER HIT AND RUN

I dont read them. I can't read them right now.
Just like when she was here after being shot, I can't sit still. Pacing around the room. Call after call to friends and my family. Her mum calling Michael and Gemma.
Louise: they are on their way.
Leah: mum and Rachel are too.
Louise: this is all my fault.
Leah: no it's not, it's no one's fault, apart from the guy that hit her.
Louise: I shouldn't have kept it from her
Leah: she'll be okay, she will always be okay.

Im still pacing around, mum and Rachel turn up. I barely know what they are talking about. I just keep walking around.
Rach: Leah.
I snap out of it.
Leah: mhm.
Rach: she's going to be okay.
I just nod. I don't say much until the doctor comes in.
Doctor: she has a serious bleed on the brain, and it seems she has a broken back.
Leah: will she be able to walk again? I just need to know that.
Doctor: it the swelling that is compressing her spinal cord. Once we reduce that with medication she should regain full motion.
Leah: okay. Okay, can I see her?
Doctor: yes you can, but one person at a time.
I look at Louise and Michael.
Michael: go Leah, we will go in after.
I nod and follow the doctor to Maddies room.
Doctor: she will need a lot of rest, that bleed on her brain is quite substantial. It will go down but she might not be herself for a few days.
Leah: okay, thank you.

I walk into her room. She's laid flat, nurses checking her stats and machines beeping around her.
I stand over her.
Leah: hi baby.
Maddie: h-hi?
Leah: you're okay, you're in the hospital.
Maddie: what happened?
Leah: you were in an accident, it's okay, you're going to be just fine.
I kiss her forehead and hold her hand.
Maddie: where are my mum and dad?
Leah: just outside, you want to see them?
Maddie: ye-yeah.
Leah: okay.
I kiss her forehead again before getting Louise and Michael.
Louise goes in first.
I hear their conversation.
Maddie: who was that?
I look at her through the window. I can tell Louise doesn't know what to say.
Louise: that was Leah sweetheart, your fiancée?
Maddie: Leah?
Louise: ye-yeah.
Louise looks at me through the window. Michael looks at me. I have tears in my eyes. She can't remember me. Fuck she can't remember me.