Re: ...continued from up top
Chelsea tried not to scream as they put the neck brace on her. Everywhere she could feel hurt right now. Ella was being wonderful to her, and so was everyone else, but the noise and chaos was finally getting to her and she could barely concentrate on anything except staying awake. You can do this, Chels. Just stay awake. Ella's right. You made it through Daytona, you can get through this. She looked up at the doctor who'd put the brace on her and tried to smile, mumbling a "Thank you" as he did.
About that time the medical staff did finally show up. "Okay, which one's the broken neck?" the one who seemed to be in charge said, looking at Molly and Chelsea both. "'S me," Chelsea said weakly. Quickly, the other two men with him carefully but efficiently loaded her onto the backboard. She looked around at all the wonderful people who'd stayed with her and smiled. "Y'all gonna come see me in the hospital, right?" Her voice was weak, but she felt more coherent than she'd been at any point since this whole thing had begun.