Chapter 33

|Rose's P.O.V|

The sound of two metal cars colliding, was deafening yet spine chilling.

Since I was shoved in the back seats, upon collision I only ended up being thrown to the floor of the car where my head hit the bottom of one of the two front seats. I yelp out in pain, feeling light-headed at the impact.

I found it difficult to breathe, my heart was beating faster than what is considered normal and the only sound that is now heard, was the continuous 'beep' of the horn.

"A-Alec..." I barely whisper as someone forcibly tries to open the door but it was locked.

"Cover your face!" Someone yells and I hear the front passenger window shattering.

I felt dizzy. Everything was spinning, I could feel blood dripping down my forehead. I almost thought my head was ringing until my brain registered that it was the sirens from the ambulance.

"Can you move, sweetie?" Someone voices softly, trying to sit me up.

I take one look at the person and burst into tears.

I was still in shock, unable to form words. Tears just streamed down my eyes, like an unending waterfall.

I look to the drivers seat where Alec was and I could only see the lower half of his body. The other half was crushed under metal. There was blood everywhere.

I let out another scream, trying to get away, whilst people tried to get me out of the car, whispering what is meant to be calming words but there was a teenager dead in the same car as I am.

All of it was too much. The blood, the panicked voices, the sirens, the pain on my head and forehead. The last I heard before entering a world of darkness was "No, stay awake! We need her to stay awake!"

|Laura's P.O.V|

"Stop it Malcolm! That was my slice." I whine, trying to grab the pizza he snatched out of my hands, watching him chew it with a grin.

"Shhh. I'm trying to watch a movie." Lewis hushes us, taking a sip of his water.

"Who the fuck drinks water whilst watching a movie? Honestly, how am I even related to you?" I question in disgust, reaching to the side to grab my phone. "I can't believe Rose got a date tonight and I didn't." I pout sadly, sending her a text message.

'Save me some food whilst you're there, Mal ate all mine. :('  I hit send and stretch my legs, yawning.

"It's not a date." Mal rolls his eyes, chewing onto the deliciousness.

"You know what would be cute," I say instead.

"Yeah, you disappearing." Lewis chuckles and high fives Mal.

I glare at the two, whacking them both some sense. "No, you retarded ass. You two would make a cute couple, that's what." I smirk, watching as Lewis chokes on his water and Malcolm not looking the slightest bit amused.

"You need therapy, hon." Mal says, rolling his eyes.

"What? It was a suggestion!" I defend, crossing my arms. "And besides, I know Lewis is bi soooo..."

"That's it!" Lewis gets up, grabs a pillow from Malcolm's bed and whacks me hard across the head, completely knocking me down to the ground.

"OUCH! MY EARRING JUST DUG INTO MY FLESH YOU PIECE OF SHIT!"

"Oh, suck it up princess. Why don't you get one of your playboys to kiss it better?" He spits out harshly, exiting the dorm.

Malcolm only stares at me with big innocent eyes. "Your fault." He points at me accusingly.

"Oh come on, It was a damn joke! Do people seriously not know how to take a joke?"

Mal shrugs, chuckling lightly.

"Ugh, lets go find the cry baby before he tells mum and then I'll have to spend the weekend cleaning my parents house."

Mal and I get up, cleaning the room up a bit since we caused such a huge mess. "When is Kyle coming back?" I question, looking at his untouched bed.

"I think next week and apparently Angelica is organising him a welcome back party."

"I forgot she even existed. Maybe if she stopped living in the library and following teachers around, people might actually know that she's still alive." I scoff, walking to my phone that was ringing. "Rose? Oh how is everything goi-"

"What is your relation to this person's phone?" Someone questions urgently. I could hear sirens in the background and had to double check the name of the caller to see if I saw rigtht he firt time.

"Uhm, I'm her best friend. Who is this?"

"I am a paramedic and need to contact Rose's parents. Wait does she even have because there doesnt seem to be any indication of a parents number on her phone."

I was silent for a few seconds, taking her words in. "Is Rose....Okay..?"

"Please tell me her parents number, I need to contact them." The paramedic says firmer.

"Uhh, in her contacts, her dad is known as superman." I whisper, feeling like there is something wrong with my best friend. "Please, tell me what happened to her." I urge, feeling tears in my eyes.

"She's been in an accident and is on the way to the emergency room." The line was then cut dead.

"Is everything okay?" Malcolm questions, but I couldn't seem to form any words.

"She's going to be okay. She's just been in a terrible shock and only needed three stitches on her forehead, however we are concerned about what caused the accident." The doctor says, coming out of Rose's room.

I sigh in relief, along with Rose's parents who looked pale and worried. Her mum still had tears in her eyes from crying.

"Good evening, I'm Chief Riley and I'm here to write a report on what happened. The camera's show that the driver was speeding and you said his name was Alec O'Brien?"

Mr Andrews nods.

"Whilst speeding, the car, for a reason we are not sure of yet, suddenly lost control which caused him to collide with another car in the opposite lane. The driver of the other car is left in critical condition, fighting for his life. Sadly, the teenager did not make it and he didn't seem to have a phone on with him so we're going to need to also contact his parents and let them know."

After all that was sorted, the next day I sat on a chair beside Rose, waiting for her to wake up. She had woken up early this morning before I had arrived but soon fell back to sleep afterwards.

"Psst, Rose." I whisper, trying to secretly wake her up.

"Shut up, I'm trying to sleep." She groans softly, then suddenly realising my presence, she wakes up.

|Rose's P.O.V|

"Laura?" I rub the tiredness out of my eyes, blinking continuously as I try to adjust my eyes to the brightness of the room.

"Hey, you're awake!" She chirps, grabbing me in for a hug.

"Well, yeah...You kinda woke me up."

"How are you feeling?"

It was as if a replay button had just replayed the night before and I could feel my heart beat accelerating.

"Woah Rose, calm down. The monitor is going crazy!" She points at the heart monitor, looking at it with wide eyes.

"Is Alec..."

"Yeah, he...uh didn't make it." She says nervously, avoiding eye contact. "But you have to tell me what happened."

I gulp, remembering every detail of the night. "He uhm, got angry at his parents for exposing to me that he is a criminal and he was like furious and so he grabbed my wrist and tried to drag me out of the house but his dad tried to stop him so...he....he stabbed him." I choke back a sob, covering my mouth with my hand, trying to control my tears. "He stabbed his own father! He then shoved me into the back seats of his car and sped off. I was in shock at first, like I really couldn't believe he did that to his own dad and when I finally came to my senses, I screamed because I was scared. Gosh I actually thought he was going to kill me since he really is a criminal and I was in the same car as him. My scream kinda startled him and he lost control of the wheel."

"Woah..." Laura breathes out, a look of terror in her eyes.

"And the stupid thing is though, Kyle warned me about him. It's what started the fight between us before he stormed off and got hurt and lost his memories." By now, I was sobbing uncontrollably into her shoulder, clutching onto her tightly, not believing that I had made it out alive.

"Shhh, It's over now. He can't hurt you and what happened with Kyle, he'll forgive you for it so stop worrying."

"No, you don't understand. If he remembers, he'll hate me. Like really hate me."

She stays silent, rubbing my back soothingly.

The police had came in later that day, asking me to give a detailed summary of what happened and as it turns out, Alec was a psychopathic criminal known for manipulating women into falling for his charms. His previous records were all abuse committed to women when they 'wouldn't love him back' as he had confessed when he got arrested and sent to juvenile nearly two years ago.

It explains why I kissed him even though I didn't like him romantically. He is a manipulating psycho who chooses his words wisely and slowly woos you in. It grossed me out to the point where I took an hour and a half shower.

Just as I was about to close my eyes and rest, there was a knock on the door.

I gasp as I watch him walk in with a smile and a bouquet of red roses.

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