Jayden nodded, glancing at the clock to check what time it was again. "Be careful." They weren't sure what else to say, considering they're bad at expressing their emotions.
"I will." Taylor hesitated again before he left, the soft drone of his car slowly fading as he drove off.
Jayden glanced at Maddy and Nolan after Taylor had left. "Soo…." They started, looking around awkwardly.
"Wanna play video games with us?" Nolan offered.
Jayden shrugged. "Sure, sounds good."
(Mmmmmmm I kinda want something bad to happen to Taylor or something lol)
(I'm kinda sadistic)
(Lol go ahead, it's your character)
(But I don't know what to do to him)
(contemplating a car crash or something ngl)
(That sounds the most reasonable)
(I like that a car crash out of nowhere is 'reasonable' lmao)
A few hours later, around when Taylor would be on his way home from work, Jayden's phone rang. Taylor's number came up on the screen.
(Lol well, being stabbed isn't that likely to happen when he's driving)
Jayden glanced at their phone and quickly picked it up when they saw Taylor's number. "Hello? Taylor?"
(Tru tru)
"H-Hey…" Taylor's voice was weak and strained. He had his leg trapped under his mangled car on the side of some back road that no one else was on, currently. Well, another car had been there a moment ago. The one that hit him. "Can… would you be able to come pick me up? I-I'm in a bit of a predicament at the moment…"
"Yea, yea, absolutely. Where are you?" Jayden asked, sounding and looking worried as they got up and headed towards the entrance.
"What's going on, Jay?" Maddy asked, looking rather worried.
"Um… I-I think I'm on Cedar point road?" Taylor replied weakly. "It's… it's getting kinda hard to see…"
Jayden glanced at Maddy and shrugged before slipping on their sneakers and heading out the door. "I'll be there in a minute." They quickly got into their car and started driving. "Are you okay? Why is it hard to see?'
"Well, I'm pretty sure I'm about to pass out… there's a lot of blood. Does blood bother you?" Taylor asked, his voice growing more distant as he spoke.
"Don't pass out, do anything to stay awake until I get there." Jayden drove quickly to where Taylor said he was, getting more and more worried each second. "Taylor? Stay awake, please."
"Tryin' my best…" He mumbled. "When you see my car on the side of the road, you're in the right place…"
Jayden made it to Cedar point road in a few minutes and saw Taylor's car on the side of the road, immediately. They had been talking to Taylor the whole time as they drove quickly. "I'm here, I'm here."
"Hey…" One of Taylor's legs was trapped under the wreckage, and as he'd mentioned, there was a good deal of blood surrounding him. "Thanks for coming. Can you help?"
Jayden looked worried as they quickly walked over to Taylor and bent down in front of him. "Who did this?"
"No idea. Hit and run." Taylor tried to free his leg from under the car and grimaced. His face was very pale and he didn't seem to be fully present.
Jayden winced softly, looking at the car and trying to see where he could lift it. "I'll try to lift, then you could try to slip your leg out?"
"Well, don't hurt yourself… should we call an ambulance?" He asked, looking up at Jayden weakly. His eyes kept shifting in and out of focus.
Jayden looked at Taylor, putting a hand on his shoulder. "I'll try to do something, you just try to stay awake, or I can and I will slap you."
"I-I dunno if I can, Jay. I… it h-hurts…" Taylor rested his head on the side of his mangled car, breathing heavily.
"Think about Maddy and Nolan." Jayden muttered, taking out their phone and calling the police, sighing softly. "Think about what'll happen if your mom never comes home and forgets about them."
"Jay, p-please…" A couple tears rolled down Taylor's face. "Please don't, I c… I c-can't think about that right now… it'll just make me feel worse…"
"Just—stay awake, please. I don't want to lose you." Jayden started talking to the police, explaining where they were and the situation. The man said he'll send someone over in a few minutes and hung up. "They'll be here in a few minutes."
Taylor was clinging to his last bit of consciousness, clearly struggling. "I… I don't know how much longer I can stay awake…" He whispered, his voice weak and broken.
