Not for that, for this.

CHAPTER 49

Zack's POV.

You be you and pray for who you love.

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I have never prayed in my entire life as I did at this moment. A drunk car driver dashed right into Sarah making her car swirl at a ridiculous speed and dash right exactly in the pole. The driver that dashed into him was a man who was drunk right out his senses. My heart was thudding wildly in my ribcage calculating the damage that was coming. My breath had stopped. I was shivering, I needed to have a control on my self. I gulped my fear and dialled the first contact in my phone- Nate.

"What's up bruh?"

"I... Sarah... Accident.. next block." I stammered. The thought of losing her was enough for me to fog my senses, that much I loved her.

There was no time for liking now. I love her. I am in love with Sarah fucking Adams.

You better hold on baby girl.

"Take her to the nearest hospital, move move. We are coming. I'll inform Adams." He said hurriedly and I disconnected the call.

The crowd had caught hold of the driver and dialled the cops and even for an fucking ambulance but there was no time for this.

My baby girl is in danger. My heart shattered by just looking at her. I just wanted to smash whoever did this. It could be anyone else why my baby girl?

Her head was banged into the steering wheel, the window was broken and glass shredded into her arm. She was bleeding profusely and it took so much in me to not shout at everyone. I carefully brought her out of the car and ambulance was ready for the assistance just on time. The paramedics helped her on the stretcher simultaneously stopping her bleeding. My shirt was drenched in her blood but that was the least of my concern, Sarah was my concern.

Just hold on my love. I got you. I got you. I got you. I kept chanting it in my mind.

The eerie silent drive to the hospital wore every thread of my patience low and thin. I just wanted her to be fine. Just fine. I can't even ask for anything more than that. As soon as the ambulance reached the hospital she was immediately rushed in an operation theatre. My heart was beating in the fear of what happened and what were the consequences of it. I can't put it in words how her parents are feeling and what trauma they must be in.

"Zack." A croaked whisper filled the waiting room, Ava, Sarah's mom was standing there with a pool of tears streaming down her eyes. Everyone was here Nick, Ava, my parents, my cousins, my brother, Luna, Tristee and Samantha and Nate equally worried huddled in the corner of the room waiting for some good news. There was panic on everyone's face.

"I... I am sorry I should have been with her." My shoulders slumped, I, on the verge of breaking down. Both the moms came forward and engulfed me in the hug simultaneously.

"It's fine baby, it's fine. The doctors are taking care of it." Mom soothed me.

"She will be fine." Nick patted on my shoulder and wiped away the tears from Ava's eyes.

She will be. She has to be. My baby girl.

I looked at my cousins and best friend, the look on their faces mirrored mine, the only difference is I love her. There was worry etched on everyone's faces.

"Let's go." Nate grabbed my arm. I was too occupied to even argue. I needed fresh air.

"She will be fine." Nate assured me.

"I hope she is."

"Let's get you some coffee." We walked towards the cafeteria dreading every minute of it. I nodded absentmindedly.

The unsettled feeling in the pit of my stomach was not ready to intake anything hence I vomited the only drink I had in the last hour. I was unnerved, I didn't have the right track in my mind and everything that my mind mapped out was horrendous.

"We are coming." I vaguely heard Nate talking on a phone call.

"Romeo, the doctors and Princess have come out we have to go back." My eyes widened at his words and my eyes started to pool out. We took the elevator and reached the waiting room only to find the Adams and my parents were with the doctor.

"Calm down." My mother looked at my way and I instantly stopped pacing around the room.

"She had a whiplash, a massive cut on her left arm because of the glass and a concussion. She is lucky she doesn't have anything broken because of the airbag." I released the breath I was holding as my mother filled all of us in.

"She will be fine, young man." Nick patted me.

Thank you for holding on babygirl. I am going to be by your side.

"Is she awake?" I asked softly.

"Right now she is not. She is going to sleep out most of today." Ava said.

"Can I see her?"

"Yeah but please do tell her that you both should be more than just best friends." Dad said sternly and a smile broke out on my face.

"I.. uh.."

"C'mon Derek, leave the poor guy alone. She is in room number 1701. Go ahead and all of you guys retire to go home and rest up. You all can come later." Nick smiled. He was relieved in a way.

"I'll wait." Nate said walking to my side while the others went home.

"She'll be fine right?" Garrett asked.

"Absolutely bud. Now go on, drop your girl home." He blushed at my words.

After everyone left, Nate and I walked briskly towards her room.

God, I am such a wuss.

The anxiety had to kick in now.

I was on tenterhooks about the whole situation. Meanwhile, as we reached room 1701 I was edgy.

"Get your butt in Romeo." Nate poked me in the ribs.

I huffed but I walked in with a straight posture and immediately as my eyes landed on her lifeless fragile body and I let out a shaky breath.

"Just hold on." I murmured as Nate and I sat on either side of her.

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After 25 annoyingly long torturous hours, Sarah had opened her eyes. Her parents came in between and sat with her for a while in the day making sure everything was quite alright. My family checked up on us too followed by my cousins and their girlfriends but dare I tell you anyone from our highschool made an appearance. Everyone in the group knew she was here but not once they checked up on her.

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Some bloody friends they are.

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Right now when she opened her eyes Nate had gone to bring both of us some coffee. Our body was hurting from sitting here uptight but we were too stubborn to go home.

"Heyyy... You're finally awake." I breathed.

She smiled but groaned immediately as her body pained.

"I am sorry I should have been with you dropping you at home." I moved closer to her careful of not increasing her throbbing pain.

"No. It's not your fault Zackie." Her raspy voice soothed my ears as she signalled me to hug her. And so I did, delicately.

"I was scared!"

She smiled. My eyes darted to her lips. She knew it, I knew it. Those plum but right now pale lips had charm. I gulped, very hard. It was just hard to ignore.

"I'm sorry." I said softly almost like a whisper barely audible.

"I told you-"

"Not for that." I cut her off, "for this." And then I kissed her amidst the bubbles of my newly realised love and her pain, I kissed her. How could I not?

As I leaned into the kiss, the sparks flew in the air. I was happy that we kissed and afraid that she might not want to return my the feelings but when she slowly put her hands on either side of my face, the room slowly starts to fall away. Sure, I have kissed but I have never felt so lost in the kiss before. And then, the distances between us exploded. My heart kept missing beats and my hands cannot bring her closer to me than she already is.

As my hands moved on their own accord, she hissed in pain and I slowly start to pull back she kissed me again.

I taste her and realised that I have been starving for this taste as long as I have known the meaning of love. Anything that I had before with anyone else didn't feel like this, the kiss didn't burn me alive and surely didn't make me crave. It may last an hour or a minute but all I wanted to remember is how her skin felt soft against mine and how soft it was and how her eyes closed away in the process and how her face flushed.

I have been waiting for you Sarah Gracie Victoria Adams.

"Oops, I think I have entered at the wrong time."

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