Today's the day. It has been 2 years since I last ran. 2 years since the accident. 2 years since Zach. And some of the best years of my life. But they were missing something.
The twins are over a year old now. They have been the joy of my life. But I'm ready for my past joys to come back now.
I have officially been deemed good enough to run again. I got my running leg a while ago, but I wanted to make today special. It is the anniversary of the death of what I thought was my life, my leg. I now know that there are things far more important than a limb, more important than a hobby. But running is who I was. I want it to be part of who I have become.
I am back on my high school track field. It felt like the perfect place. Zach offered to come with me, but I told him I wanted to be alone. He is looking after Hadley and Isla. The three of them are my whole world now but running can be part of that world. It's just a part that I need for myself. An escape.
As I get ready to push myself, I think of all the good things that have happened to me. I think of Zach and how he changed my world. I think of my daughters, of how happy I am I have them. I think of my family and how lucky I am to have people who love me no matter what. I think of Emily and how I might not be where I am now without her. And I think of losing my leg. It might have been the best thing to ever happen to me. It gave me a new perspective on life. I learned to appreciate the small things in life. I learned how to become me.
I push off the ground and then I'm running. Running as I've never run before. I used to think I was cut off from this world after I lost my leg. I was wrong. I am as a part of it as ever.
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Novela JuvenilSkylar Morris was living life to its fullest at age 18.That is until, one night, she and her best friend are in a car accident. What happens when she loses her leg and the life she always had along with it? And what happens when an opportunity for a...
