Won't Stay Down For Long

Chapter 14: Finally Walking Again

I woke up the next morning from my annoying alarm clock. Screamed at me, BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! I really need to turn that alarm off since now I can sleep in as long as I want. Hopefully I can, the only reason would be that my mom makes me to go to public school this year. I really hope not, I don't need more people staring at me.

I stared up at the ceiling, hoping that I would fall back to sleep soon. Of course I can't though; it seems the world is against me. Right now it really sucks because every time I move my arms my muscles start to ache. Yesterday I stayed at the gym for about 3 hours, only doing conditioning the whole time. I mainly had focused on my arms and legs which now seemed not such a great idea.

I stared up at the ceiling and thought to myself that there is no way that I was going to fall back to sleep. I better as well get up. I rolled onto my side so I was facing the door. I had second thoughts about how I could just stay in this bed all day. I could hid under the covers and just enjoy today.

My thoughts were ruined when my mom yelled at me," Hey we're leaving in an hour for your doctor's appointment. You better wake up soon."

I answered back with a big moan and I rolled my eyes at her. I had forgotten that I had a doctor's appointment today. Every time I go to that stupid doctor they ask me a few questions, and then they disappear for like another hour. It's so annoying.

Anyway I rolled out of bed; my forearms ached as I placed myself into my wheelchair. I looked at myself in my mirror really fast. I looked like a zombie, my hair was half out of my ponytail and I had huge bags under my eyes.

I don't even care anymore; no one else was home to see me, except my mom. I rolled into the bathroom which is right down the hall from my room.

I got undressed and lifted myself into the shower. I sat down in the chair that my mom had installed before I had come home from the hospital. I turned on the warm water so it could splash against my cold skin.

As I sat there, I thought about all the little things that I could do before the accident. Such as walking or at least being able to stand. I just took advantage for it. I have never thought about how hard it is for people with disabilities to do the normal things that other people just take for grant for. I am now one of the people that others stare at and they judge you before they even know you. Ever since my horrible fall I have thought of this many times, but this was the first time a tear had rolled down my cheek.

I climbed out of the shower, with a towel around me, into my wheelchair. I am having an easier time with the whole getting out of the shower and changing into clothes. Also my mom made the bathroom perfect for me. Such as how she lowered the sink so I could reach it and also brought down the mirror so I could see myself.

I looked into my mirror and found that my eyes were bright red from all the crying I had done. I tried splashing some cold water onto my face. It didn't work. I got dressed in Nike shorts and a t-shirt. I threw my hair into a high ponytail quickly.

I pushed myself out of the bathroom; I went into the kitchen to grab some breakfast before I had to leave for my doctor’s appointment. My mom was sitting at the kitchen table sipping some coffee. She must have finally gotten home from her business trip late last night.

I grabbed a granola bar out of the pantry when my mom asked me," So, how did your date go?"

I was trying to unwrap my granola bar wrapper when I told her,” It went really good. Eric took me to that restaurant that I really like. What was it called?” I tapped my fingers against my forehead. “Oh way to Es Spaghetti. Then we went to this park that was absolutely beautiful.” I smiled a little remembering how amazing that night really went.