homerun
part #125
i hit the ground, scratching my arm up, but when i turned my head, i saw the car wizz by my face, and i knew what i was pushed from.
"pat!" i screamed, my eyes not reacting to the tears yet. the car screeched to a hault, and the driver's face was concealed by an airbag, but some bystanders across the street had their phones out, and i heard murmers in italian. i couldn't pay attention, i ran over to the front of the car, when i saw pat mangled in the front of the car. i was about to collapse, seeing him like that.
"pat! pat!" i yelled, going to his head, that was bleeding uncontrollably.
"dev?" i heard a whisper.
"pat! oh pat just hold on, they're going to get an ambulence, you'll be okay." i said, tears streaming down my face. he just looked at me, blood running down his face, and his eyes glistening.
"i-i don't know dev. i can't." he stopped.
"pat, just do it, for me." i wanted to reach to him, but i wasn't sure what i would touch.
"i-i love you dev." he said, and then his pained blue eyes closed for the last time.
the ambulence came around, but by the time they got there, it was too late. they pronounced him dead at the scene. the driver was under the influence of too much alcohol, but they didn't take it as seriously as they did in the u.s. i was balling my eyes out, until an EMT came over to me, and asked in a thick accent.
"you want me to take care of you?" i looked down at myself through blurry eyes, and saw my outfit was blood stained, and it was all over my hands and i felt it on my face too. i walked to the ambulence,and she just put a stitch in my face where i hit the ground. i sat in the street completely alone, while they cleaned up the accident. they sealed pat's body up in a bag, and they were going to send it to the u.s. on the next flight. i saw a guy standing there, staring at me stare at what they did, with no emotion. i was in too much shock for any emotion, so i was numb. after he stopped staring, he decided to come over to talk to me.
"hello." he said in a perfect english tone.
"hi." i looked athim.
"i saw what happened to your, uh."
"husband." i finished for him.
"yes. and i'm very sorry. if you need any help with anything, i'm from around here, and i can help you out."
"uhm." i said, finally bringing myself to some concious thought.
"can you get me a flight home, as soon as possible?" i asked.
"of course." he said, and smiled a bright smile.
"i'm antonio." he said. he was dark skinned, natural italian. i wasn't as tan as he was, but then again, i didn't live in italy.
"devon." i said.
"where are you staying devon?"
"right there." i pointed. i saw my bloodstained arm. "i should shower."
"i'll walk you there." he said. he walked me silently to my room, and asked when he got there.
"can i use your phone to call the airports?"
"go ahead." i said, and opened the door. i looked and saw pat's bag laying on the bed. my eyes were starting to well up, but something wasn't clicking in my head. i heard him on the phone, speaking fluent italian, well obviously. i stood there for a few minutes, deep breathing. i finally heard the click of the phone.
"your flight is scheduled for 10." he said. i looked at the clock and it was 7.
"thank you so much antonio." i said.
"your welcome. and i'm sorry about your loss. this probably doesn't give you a nice vew on italia now, does it?"
"eh." was all i answered. i really just needed to be alone, to be numb again.
"well, if you come back, look me up." he said. "antonio garbaldi."
"nice meeting you." i said, and shook his hand, and he kissed my cheek. oh yea, european thing. as soon as he left, i got in the shower, and attempted to wash all the bad things away. after i got out, i dressed in a daze, not even caring if what i wore matched. i called delaney, and told her what happened. she gasped, and attempted to console me, but to be honest, it wasn't working. i told her i had to leave for my flight, and i would call her when i got home. i felt even more lonely when i had to bring 2 suitcases home. it took all i could in the airport to not break down and start crying. i managed to stay okay on the plane, i just stared forward and tried not to think. i had to go through pat's bag to get the car keys. i started crying when i did that. i found it in the side pocket, and i walked alone to our mercedes. i threw all the bags in the trunk, and floored it home with the top down. i got to our house, where all i wanted was someone to hold, but when i realized the only person i wanted to hold wasn't there, i grew more sad. i didn't have a key to the house, so i walked up to the front door, and rang the doorbell, with the two bags. erin opened the door, and she was alone. she saw i had the two bags, and she gasped.
"oh dev." she said, and started to cry. she opened her arms for me to hug. i dropped the bags and gave her a hug. i was balling, and she was too.
"he's really gone." she said. i backed up, and nodded my head.
"don't tell jake and maddie i'm home, just give me little bit." i said, and walked up to my room, and she followed me. i sat on my side of the bed that was made, and crossed my legs. she sat on the same side, sensing thats what i was doing.
"he's really gone." i said, repeating her words. and started crying again. she started crying too.
"it's not fair. what did he do to deserve this?" i said in between huge gulps of air. "he was only 25, he had two kids. why did he have to leave me?" i sobbed into her arms. i heard a knock on the door, and we both turned around to see danny peeking his head in. he was in shock when he saw it was the two of us. his eyes started tearing.
"dev." was all he said, and he walked over to hug me.
"danny." i said, and cried in his embrace.
"i'm soo sorryy." i said.
"you couldn't do anything about it." erin said.
"it's not your fault. you were the best thing in his life." danny said.
"and he was the best thing in mine. whyy?" i whispered. "why was he taken from me?"
"devv." they both said, but i collapsed on my bed, and laid back and cried. after a while, they left me alone, and i think i heard their car go home. blake and alyssa were probably downstairs. i hope they just keep maddie and jake away until i can get it together.
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