Youtube University // (editing)

Chapter 29: Midterms and Wheelchair Sound Effects

The second to last chapter of YU *sniffles*..... This was my first big project. Pshhh, I'm not crying... There's just something in my eye. Well, there's a whole 'nother chapter after this, so I'll cry then.
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-Unknown's POV-
Life is like a never ending road trip. Why you might ask? Because just like road trips, it's hectic. One day could be smooth driving on a crystal-clear day, another could be swerving out of control while hail the size of golf balls attacks your car. And life can be fun! There are moments when you sing the songs that you memorized in sixth grade with your best friends, and when you realize that there's no place you'd rather be then right there with them. Then, there are just plain frustrating and annoying moments.... Cue the three year old, or one of your best friends (not naming names *cough* Connor) who will not stop asking "Are we there yet?" And don't get me started on the terrible drivers that I have to manuever around. TURN ON YOUR TURN LIGHT, ASSHAT! Alright, maybe I took that too far... my apologies. Continuing on, in most of these trips, there's that one point where you don't think you'll make it. Flat tire, running out of gas, an asshat hitting your car from behind... Right, sorry. I will take that word out of my driving dictionary. But then there's that moment when you realize that you will make it. You will be okay. You'll get there.

But that's not the point. If you go through life waiting to reach your final destination, you'll miss all the amazing things in between. There are so many things in life that we take for granted. Friends, family, and how many things we have. Don't be that person who just goes through life not even taking a chance to smell the roses. Be the enthusiastic yet obnoxious family who goes road tripping across the United States, taking cheesy photos at monuments, and makes those god awful t-shirts that say "Henderson Family Takes Over America!1!1!!" Because in the end, you won't care about how fast you got there, or what is there when you get there. It's like Lucky Charms. That goddamn leprachaun is always trying to make it to the pot of goal at the end of the rainbow. What he realizes is, once he gets there, it's only cereal. So, live every day as if you are on a family road trip, and enjoy the ride.

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-Demi B's POV-

Oh. My. Atlanta.

It is midterms week at YouTube University. The most stressful week of the year. The libraries are packed with people trying to memorize camera manuals, and trying to master their improv. Me? I'm just wheeling around trying to wrap my head around the material. My surgeon has told me to get a wheelchair temporarily (4 days), and so I've been wheeling around for the past two days. But not by myself. Jenna has been my body guard. Ever since "the accident," she's been accompanying me places so if I get abducted, she will too.

"I can take them," Jenna confirms, wheeling me back to our penthouse. She constantly checks her phone for texts from You-Know-Who, and it worries me. I'm so worried that if I mention her name, Jenna will be brought back into the depressive state she's been in for the past couple days.

"Jenna, let's go get froyo!" The fun part about Jenna wheeling me around is:

a. I'm never alone

b. She pretends that the wheelchair is a race car

c. I never realy hung out that much with Jenna until now.

She speeds the wheelchair over to the iEatFroyo that's across the street, and as usual, never forgets the race car sound effects.

After we get froyo, Jenna carries me out of my wheelchair and onto a bench, where she plops down beside me. Right as I begin to speak, I get a phone call.

"Hello?"

"You're cheating on me with her? Just wait till I get ahold of you," an angry voice snarls through the phone. Right when she finishes, the line goes dead.
"You alright, babe?" She asks, smiling.
"Jenna, as much as I want to be safe, I don't think I'll ever be. She's watching us right now." Jenna's smile purses into a frown. She throws away her froyo, picks me up, puts me in my chair, and then wheels me back to the penthouse.
Once we got there, Jenna asks, "How much do you want to ride a motorcycle right now?" She dangles the keys in the air, causing them to jingle. I reach out for them, but stop myself.
"Until my doctor gives an okay, I will not ride a motorcycle."
She smiles. "Right answer. Let's get in the car."
She grabs her backpack and her keys before exiting the penthouse. Jenna then realizes she forgot me, so she comes back to get me.
We go down the elevator and to her Prius. She opens the door, and puts me in the car.
As soon as I buckle my seatbelt, she starts to drive. The ride is mostly silent, until we pull up to the hospital.
"You ready?"
"Ready as I'll ever be."
We make it upstairs, where my doctor, Caleb Jackson, greets us happily. Soon, I was in the x-ray machine getting a full body CAT scan.
We go back to his office, where he puts the scan up on the light thingy he has to see the results better.
"Well, good news, your leg no longer needs the cast, so no more wheelchair. Your broken ribs are almost there, no signs of injuries to your skull... your deep cut on your hip might need a couple stitches, but not immediately. I'd say you've made a miraculous recovery, that is still happening, but you're most of the way there!"
"Just in time for tomorrow," Jenna says, ruffling my hair, "Tomorrow we'll show the world how awesome Demetria Black is."
Once we get back home, I see a package at the door.
I opens it, and there is an earpiece and a note.
Thought you might want to look professional tomorrow.... P.S. I got one with a carrot on it for Hannah... I know you are saying right now, "Demi Lovato, you're the best!1!1!1!!" Tell me something I don't know.
Xoxo,
D
I smile at her sass, and open the box to find an earpiece that has my YouTube channel logo on it. Tomorrow's the big day, and I haven't been more excited in my life.
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Alright guys, ily ily ily.... I have problems with liking people. Thought I'd just put that out there. I fall too hard for people, and end up with one-sided relationships. Welp, that said, I hope none of you lovelies EVER have that problem. Alright guys, I will see you later for the last *sniffle* chapter
xoxo,
-ninja