Every Detail Of You

Chapter 52

Callie

Present

I watched with my own eyes as Uno and Alex's car collided against the side of the truck that barrelled through the intersection. I felt my heart stop, the sound of the crash ringing in my ears along with the desperate shouts of help from everyone around us. I couldn't move even when Audrey parked the car on the side of the road.

"Not again, not again, not again..." I muttered like a mantra as I sat frozen in my seat.

"I—Callie, stay there, okay? I'll see what's going on," Audrey said, trying to keep her voice steady as she got out of the car.

"Not again, please, not again..."

I waited for Alex to stand up, get out of the car, or simply shout for help. The two minutes of hopelessly waiting felt like hours. And as time ticked by, I still couldn't hear even the slightest bit of her voice.

She wasn't getting up.

My feet move on their own as I slowly walk to where the commotion is. I clenched my hands into a tight fist as they trembled with each step I took, my heart thundering loudly against my chest.

"Callie, I told you to stay put." Audrey tried to stop me, but I continued on. I didn't know where I got the strength to pull my bestfriend's hands away from me.

I wanted to see her, I wanted to see Alex.

"Callie, let's go back to the car, please," she begged as I got closer and closer to the wrecked car, surrounded by people trying to see how to get them out. Voices frantically calling for help using their phones.

"I-I need to see her." I pushed on, but was once again stopped by her grip, this time tighter, and no matter how much I tried to get off, Audrey only held me stronger. "Please, Drey. Let me see her."

"I can't, Callie. I'm sorry."

"Let me go!" I cried, desperately trying to get close to where Alex is. "Let me go! Please!"

"You can't!"

"Let me go, Audrey," I sobbed as hot tears blurred my vision. "Please, she needs me. Alex needs me. Please!" I begged as I fell to my knees.

Audrey forcefully grabbed my hands, making me face her before cupping my cheeks. She looked me straight in the eyes, her gaze fierce despite the unshed tears in them. "Alex wouldn't want you to see her in that state. And help will come, okay? So, just stay here while we wait."

And just as she said that, the sound of the ambulance could be heard even from here. Three vehicles stopped to where the wreckage is, and I watched, feeling useless, as they worked to get Alex and Uno out. I scrambled to my feet once I saw Alex being carried in a gurney. I ran as fast as I could to get to the ambulance when they pushed her in.

The paramedic stopped me before I could reach her. "Sorry, ma'am. Hindi po kayo p'wede rito."

"I-I'm her wife. Her name is Alexandria Leigh Miller, a-and she's my wife," I said without taking my eyes off of the love of my life laying unconscious on the gurney.

Audrey caught up to me. "We know the victims. This is her wife, and I'm their friend. Please, let us be with them."

It was then that the guy didn't waste any time letting me in. Audrey chose to ride in the ambulance where Uno was placed.

I sat on the chair, my eyes scanning Alex's form. She was covered in shards of glass, cuts, and scrapes all over her body, some so deep that blood kept on flowing out. The shirt she was wearing was unrecognizable, completely soaked in red.