Happy Mask//RusAme

Awake

America's POV

I woke up with my head hurting. Bad.

I groggily looked around the room I was in. Canada was beside my bed. 

Then I realized I was in a hospital room.

"Wha-" I said, and Canada looked up at me. 

"Ame!" he hugged me tightly. I tried to sit up, but...

"why can't I move my legs?" I asked, ripping off the covers. I was in a blue hospital dress thing.

I tried to move my ankles. Nothing happened.

"What happened?!" I asked Canada.

"you got hit!" Canada said, looking down.

"BY WHAT!?" I yelled at him.

"a-a car," he sunk down like I struck him, and I was instantly guilty, "it hit your spine, fracturing your spinal cord and ner-"

"what happened?" I asked cutting him off.

"your- sorry Ame, I'm so sorry, your paralyzed from the waist, down," He looked at my eyes.

Everything was spinning. Everything was floating. I felt dizzy. 'paralyzed?' I thought. 

"I-I'm..." I didn't want to say it. but I had to. "I'm paralyzed?"

Canada sadly nodded, and the world started to spin faster.

"Give me my phone." I said to Canada, and he fumbled with his pockets. He handed me a phone with a cracked screen, but it still worked. I looked at the lock screen. it was September 4th, 1:03 PM.

'wait... last time I checked it was... August 20th' I thought

"how long was I sleeping??" I asked Canada, the world still spinning around me. I tried to ignore the banging in my head and the ringing in my ears.

"You were in a coma for about three weeks," Canada said.

"three WEEKS??" I put the phone on the side table and clutched my head. The sides of my vision had spots of black.

Canada slapped my cheek, snapping the black spots out of my vision.

Canada's face twisted in guilt. "Sorry."

"Does anyone know at school?" I asked.

"No. Germany knows, but he swore he wouldn't tell anyone," His answer was hard to hear, because of the intense ringing in my ears, so I relied mostly on lip reading.

I grabbed my phone again and texted my friend group.

UwU grol: Whereerer is America??

germs: I donno!

UwU grol: AMAMMAMAMEERRIICCCAAAAAAAAA

Starry boi: Guys

germs: :0 UR HERERERERE

Starry boi: sorry I was grounded, Japan

Maple boi: wow. great job at lying.

Starry boi: CANADAAAAAA!!!

I looked up at Canada, glaring. He had a smug face that I wanted to kick to the moon and back.

UwU grol: UR LYING????

"when am I allowed to go out?" I asked Canada.

"you can go out today, but I suggest you get used to a wheelchair today," he looked back at his phone.

UwU grol: tell us the truth!!!!!

Starry boi: we can meet up tomorrow at Burger King.

germs: okie. bis dann!

UwU grol: what??

germs: SEE YOU THEN. gosh

I put our text on silent and put my phone down.

Canada looked at me.

"time to practice?" I said, shrugging.

(the next daaaaaayyyyyy yayayayayayayayayay!)

The wheelchair was hard to learn, but I think I got the hang of it. 

Canada was pushing me as we traveled down the side walk.

"how do you think they will react?" I asked him.

"Germany will be a little surprised, because he doesn't know you are fully paralyzed. And Japan will FREAK OUT," he laughed slightly.

I sighed and leaned into the back of the wheelchair. Burger King came into view, and a shot of fear sliced my chest.

I gripped the arm rests. "Maybe... No." I lean back on the chair so Canada stops.

But Canada kept going.

"Canada! Maybe not!" I said to him. 

Then he started to run. I gripped the arm rests even harder.

He let go of the wheelchair, and I was sailing down the sidewalk. Just when I was about to go off into the intersection, I stopped suddenly. "Canada!" I said through breaths.

Canada was laughing. And it was VERY contagious, and soon, I was laughing, too.

We headed to Burger King, and went inside.

I saw Japan and Germany in a booth. 

"Canada?" I asked and he stopped.

"Yeah?"

"can I try to get to their booth by myself?"

"sure!" He let go of the handles at the back of the wheelchair, and I pushed with my hands on the wheels, and I headed to their table.

I arrived and placed a small smile on my face.

"Hey, guys!" I said.

Japan stared. Germany looked at me then at Japan, his shoulders shaking in a silent laugh.

"Ame!!" Japan said, "what happened!?"

"What do you mean?" I asked, trying to wipe the amused expression off my face.

"What happened to your legs!?" 

"Oh," I said, "you can say I got a little hit,"

Germany wheezed.

Canada came up behind me. "you know, Ame, you shouldn't joke about this," 

"I know," I said, looking down.

"Ame got in a "little" car incident and got paralyzed and got a mild concussion," Canada said.

"Yeah," I agreed, "I got banged up!"

"And I was there!" Germany piped up. He stuck his tongue out and gagged, "disgusting!"

Japan got up. "should we go order?" She asked.

Canada wheeled me with the rest of us to the counter.

I looked up at the screens, showing the menu.

"can I get..."

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well.. that was my biggest chapter yet. yay!...

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