Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

Faith, Hope, And Love

By Momma2Fan

Chapter 08:

Accident…

The emergency vehicle pulled into Forks Memorial an hour after Bella’s accident. She still hadn’t regained consciousness.

“Female, mid-twenties, MVA. BP 90/60, breathing shallow. Has not regained consciousness,” the paramedics told the doctor that greeted them at the ER doors.

Carlisle looked down and saw Bella, and his heart stuttered in his chest. He immediately began to pray. As he followed the EMTs to the trauma room, he yelled for the desk nurse to call his wife and get her down to the hospital.

He walked around the gurney and grabbed the white sheets. “On my count. One…two…three.” They lifted Bella over onto the exam table and he immediately began assessing her injuries. He could tell she had a broken arm, but needed an x-ray to find out how severe. She was bleeding profusely from her head, which was a cause for alarm.

“I want a CBC and a head CT. Call X-ray and get them down here. I want films on her arm,” he ordered as he opened Bella’s eyes and shone his light in them. “Pupils are equal and reactive.”

Carlisle worked tirelessly until he had stabilized her, but there wasn’t anything more he could do until the CT was back. He suspected a concussion, but wasn’t sure of any other head trauma. When Bella was taken up to have the CT done, Carlisle went out to find Esme consoling a hysterical Charlie.

“Carlisle?”

“She stable for now, Charlie. She has a broken arm and a possible concussion. I just sent her for a CT. We should know something soon.”

Charlie nodded. “Where was she going?”

Rose came running in with Emmett behind her. “She was going to see Edward,” she said breathlessly.

“Why?” Charlie wanted to know.

Emmett answered for her. “He called her tonight and I guess he was exhausted. Bella was worried about him.”

Carlisle nodded. First year residents, especially those nearing the end of their first year, were constantly getting burned out. This was when they lost a lot of potential doctors. “Did he know she was on her way up there?”

Emmett shook his head. He was about to suggest they call him when Alice and Jasper ran in.

“How is she?” Jasper asked.

“She’s still unconscious,” Carlisle said before he was paged. He went to the desk and picked up the phone. He listened for a minute before he immediately barked out orders. “Page the neurologist on call and prep her for emergency surgery. We need to stop that bleed.”

“Oh, God!” Rose cried and clung to Emmett.

Carlisle started backing away. “I’ll update you as soon as I can.”

The six of them settled into the waiting area. When the silence became too much, Alice spoke. “Has anyone called Edward?”

**FHL**

He had been lying in bed for the last two hours. Sleep had eluded him. He didn’t know why, but he felt like something was wrong. He finally got up and jumped in the shower. He was going to go to the coffee shop around the corner and get a nice cup of coffee. Perhaps then he would take Bella’s advice and head to Forks for the weekend.

After showering and throwing on some jeans and a T-shirt, he went ahead and packed a bag and decided to hit the drive- thru. He would just surprise Bella.

He had been on the road for about half an hour when his cell rang.

“Hey, Alice.” He heard sniffling and then some shuffling. “Alice?”

“Hey, Edward, it’s Jasper. I think you need to come to Forks.”

“I’m on my way there. What’s wrong, Jaz?”

“It’s Bella, Edward. She was in a car accident.”

Edward felt his heart fall into his stomach. He didn’t even notice when he pressed harder on the accelerator, anxious to get there as soon as possible.

“How bad?”

“We don’t know yet. Just get here.”

“I’m coming.”