The Accident// N.H

8

  When I woke up the next morning Niall still had his arms wrapped around me. I gently got out from under his arm without waking him up. I could hear people talking down the stairs so I sat down on the top of the stairs and placed my crurches in my lap so that i could slide down. I found Greg in the kitchen with his mom.

  "Oh hey Sarah it's good that you are up I just finished breakfast. Is Niall with you." Maura said.

  "No he was still asleep when I got up." I told her.

  "Wait if he didn't help you how did you get down here?" Greg asked looking around to see if Niall was actually behind me or not.

  "I just slid down the stairs on my butt." I told him. I sat at the table and Niall came running down the stairs.

  "I smell food. What are we having?" He asked. He was somehow wide awake even though he just woke up.

  "How did you know that food was done i didn't even say it that loud." Maura said.

  "I could smell it from my room. What are we having for breakfast?" Niall asked.

  "I made some eggs and bacon for breakfast. Let's all sit down. After breakfast I am going to go to the store. Do you three want to come?" Maura asked. I shook my head no.

  "Actually can Sarah and I stay here. She is scared of getting in the car because of the car accident." Niall said.

  "Yeah I understand that. I need to know what size you wear so that I can get you some clothes." Maura said. I told her my size and we continued eating. After everyone was done I offered to do the dishes. I was almost done washing them when Greg came into the kitchen.

  "So is there something going on between you and my brother?" He asked me. My back was still turned to him so he didn't see how wide my eyes went from shock.

  "No there is nothing going on. We are just close friends. After my parents died he was the first one who was nice to me even before he knew what happened." I told him.

  "Hey I am really sorry about what happened to your family. Do you mind if I ask to see a picture of them?"

  "Not at all. Let me go get my phone and I can show it to you." I started heading to the stairs then I realized that I would need help up them.

  "Umm can you please help me up the stairs. I can get down them on my own but it is harder to get up them on my own." I told Greg. He came over and helped me up the stairs then he followed me into the room that I was staying in. I grabbed my phone and opened up to the most recent picture I took which was on my birthday at the IHOP.

  "Is that your little brother?" He asked me.

  "Yeah that is. The two of us were very close. My parents would always comment about how we never fought like most siblings did. We have been pretty much attached at the hip since he was born. My mom would always tell me about how when I wasn't away at school I would do everything for him." I told him. We sat there for a bit talking about my family. Before long I realized that I was crying. I tried to wipe it away before Greg noticed but he did. He pulled me in a hug and said he was sorry for bringing it up.

  "It's fine. It's just still a sensitive subject to me. Anyways are you going to go to the store with your mom or are you staying here with Niall and me?"

  "I am going to go with me mom. I am going to go see if she is ready to leave or not." He stood up and left my room. After he left Niall came in my room and sat beside me on the bed.

  "So how are you adjusting to living here with me and my family?" He asked me.

  "I am starting to adjust well but I miss my family a lot." I tell him looking at my hands.