Chapter 37



Jessica's POV:


I stared out the window, looking at the other cars that Chris and I passed. 


He's actually a cool guy. I know, 'You're in a truck with a random stranger' but we've talked during the ride and even though he's thirty, he's fun to talk to.


"Hey Jess, I never asked what made you crazy enough to take a 17 hour drive to Colorado."


I gave a sigh, "My best friend."


He glanced at me for more information. 


"She's in the ICU." "Why?" "That's the thing, I have no clue. My boyfriend called me and told me and told me that she-she wasn't breathing and as rushed to the ICU."


I wiped the tears on my cheeks. 


"I'm so sorry. But why is your boyfriend in Colorado?" 


"Well it started with my best friend Sofia, my boyfriend Ross and his brother and Sofia's...boyfriend Riker and I decided to go back home to Colorado for a little vacation-"


I then told him everything that happened. 


"Wow. You should write a book. Your lives would make a one hell of a story." 


I gave a small smile, "It'd start with the girl he left behind." "Huh?" I shook my head, "Nothing."


He nodded, "Well we've got about 5 hours now. What do you wanna do?" I shrugged, "I wanna take a little nap but I might get some nightmares and I don't wanna leave you up alone."


He smiled, "You got any music on your phone?" 


I smiled with him, "Just letting you know beforehand, I'm a terrible singer."


I took out my phone and as soon as I unlocked it it flashed a red exclamation mark and came off. 


I sighed, "My phone's dead." 


Chris gave a small frown, "Well, you should take your nap. Can't really do anything now."


"I guess." I again stared out the window and looked at the cars that we passed.


~5 hours later~


"Hey." 


I felt myself being shaken. I slowly opened my eyes and looked at Chris. "Where are we? What time is it?" 


He chuckled, "You look funny when you're half awake." 


I rolled my eyes and he raised his hands in defense. "It's 5 and we're at the hospital."


My eyes widened, "Sofia." 


He nodded and got out the truck and I followed. He removed the hook from my car and gave a small smile.


"It was a pleasure meeting you Jessica. I hope your friend is okay." 


I smiled too, "Same here Chris." He hugged me and gave me a piece of paper. "Incase you ever need me."


With that he went back in his truck and drove away. 


I faced the hospital and took a breath. She's fine.


After asking for directions to the ICU, I went upstairs and saw Ross sitting in a chair. I gave a small smile but he didn't react and just stood up. 


"Is she-" "Why haven't you been answering your phone? I tried calling you for hours!"


I flinched, "My phone died on the way and if it wasn't for Chris I probably wouldn't even be here right now."


He looked even more flustered, "Who the hell is Chris?" 


"A guy I met while I was stuck in traffic but that's beside the point. Is Sofia all right?" 


He again avoided my question. "No Jessica. Tell me about this Chris guy." "Are you jealous?" "I don't even know the guy Jess. You just said all kinds of stuff about Chris, what did he do for you?" 


"He gave me a ride here." His eyes widened, "You got in a car with a complete stranger!  What is wrong with you!" 


I looked at the floor and mumbled, "It was a truck." 


He began to pace, "Something could've happened to you. You could've d-d-died!" I held onto his shoulders, stopping him.


"You're acting like a mad man. Why are you acting like this? What's wrong?" 


It was his turn to stare at the floor and he mumbled something. I guess that's something we share. 


"What?" I began to feel annoyed. 


"Sofia's dead!" he screamed, gaining sorrowful looks from the people around us. 


I faltered, "W-What?"


"She died 9 hours ago. Riker left with Lea-" "L-Lea? W-Who, w-what?" I couldn't process anything. 


This has to be a dream, she can't be..dead. It's Sofia, she can't die. She's not suppose to die. 


"Lea's a friend but I stayed here because I knew you'd be coming."


"Where's Sofia? I need to see her. I've got to talk to her. She's waiting for me." Ross held onto me, "Jessie she's dead. Sofia is dead."


"No!" I cried, "She's not dead! She's waiting for me to see her! Let me see her!" 


"Jessie com on-" 


"No! Sofia's in there! She promised she'd never leave me!" I tried to get out of his grasp but he was too strong or maybe I was too weak. 


"Please Jess, let's go." he picked me up bridal style and I watched behind us as Ross walked away. 


"Sofia."


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