Casey? He could of hit me, was all I could think about as tears welled up in my eyes. One of the other bystanders went over to check if he had a pulse.

"He has a pulse. Someone call an ambulance," yelled the guy.

"Already on it," yelled another person.

I took another look at the car smashed into the power pole and did runner down to the beach. I slumped to the ground on the soft sand with tears streaming down my face. 

What if he doesn't live, I can't believe I just saw that, I think as I hear the sirens of the ambulance coming. As I turn my head back to look out at the ocean, I notice a figure coming up from the surf and realise it is James.

I run up to him and jump over him. The impact of me jumping on him without him realising, knocks him to the ground with me on top of him.

As he goes to open his mouth to talk, he notices me crying and asks, "What's wrong?"

He picks me up off him and sits me on the sand. He sits up and gazes at me trying to judge what I'm about to say.

"I-I-I just saw Casey get into an accident."

"Casey? What?" was all he could say as he leaped up off the sand and ran up to where everyone was around the accident. He pushed his way through and saw the ambulance officers treating Casey. I race after him with tears streaming down my face. I walk right up beside him, clinging to his body as I witness the ambulance officers performing CPR on my best friend.

This is all my fault, if I hadn't of slept with James than Casey wouldn't be here right now. He wouldn't be fighting for his life after crashing his car because I couldn't tell him that I do love him and always have been in love with me. But it was too late for him to have me now. I can't lose him. He is my best friend, my only friend in this god forsaken town. I wish we didn't move here, I think as I tighten my grip on James' arm.

"Tessa don't cry. He will be fine. I know it. Come on, let's go up to the hospital," said James as he grabbed me by the hand and led me back down to the beach to grab his board.

It doesn't take us long to grab his board and start our silent journey back to James' house.

"You live right next door to me," as I point towards my house.

He smiles and places his board next to their front door, he rushes inside and grabs his car keys.

"Come on, let's go to the hospital," as he opens the passenger side door for me.

I smile and slide on in his car. The car has an awkward silence the whole way to the hospital, neither of us knowing what to say and it's not like I could tell him right now that I want to be with him. As soon as we reach the hospital, James rushes around to my side to open the door for me, he places his hand in mine and we walk hand in hand to the emergency room. He gives me small little squeezes in the hand as we walk.

"Do you know anything about a guy who was just brought in from a car accident named Casey Stevens," asked James towards a lady sitting at what looked like the check-in desk.

"Let me have a look," she replies as she types away on the computer.

James gives her a nod and a smile. He looks at me and gives my hand another small squeeze. I look up at him and smile, in this moment I can see myself falling in love with him.

"Sorry, all I know is that the guy who was just brought in has been moved to ICU. If you want to go see him, go down that hallway over there and head straight till you see the sign for the ICU," said the lady as she pointed them towards a hallway.

James mouthed the words, "Thank you," and headed off down to the ICU.

It didn't take us long to find it and get told that Casey has been placed in an induced coma to release the pressure being built up on his brain from where he hit his head on the windscreen. The doctor informed us that if Casey had been wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, he wouldn't not have sustained such an horrific head injury. The doctors will be watching him for the next 24 hours to determine if he needs to be airlifted to a major hospital in the city.

James took a seat as he wasn't able to see Casey until tomorrow and he cried into his hands for the first time since hearing about the accident. I lifted his face up in my hands, made him face me and said, "We will come see him tomorrow. He will be fine," as I kissed his cheek.

He placed his hands on my face and kissed me on the lips. I could feel his wet lips pressed hard against my lips.

"James, I think we should go home now," I said as I pulled away from him.

What are you doing Tessa, you want to be with him, was all I could think about as I stood up.

"Can you come back to my house for a bit? I don't want to be alone," said James as he stood up beside me and cupped my hands in his hands.

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Authors note:

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