Luke Swift

Break

This is shit,  I'm currently working on 1% brain power and it's the end of my school year. 

Age: 10

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Luke's Pov 

I sat in my room watching YouTube on my iPad after a day at school, minding my own business, until my mom came into my room, seemingly to ask how my day was after she couldn't pick me up from school.

'' Luke, honey, can you please get off your iPad and go outside and get some fresh air?'' She asked me as I looked up at her from my bed, still holding my iPad.

'' When this video is done. '' I told her, looking up at her from my iPad, to be face-to-face with an angry mom.

'' No, you've been on it since you got home; go outside and you'll get it back later, or if you don't, you won't get it back until tomorrow.''

After being defeated, I turned it off and walked out of my room, making my way towards the back door. I was stopped in my tracks by Meredith coming and headbutting me from behind, almost making me buckle over to the ground. 

As I explored outside, throwing my football around, the tree that was perfect for climbing right near the pool was speaking to me to do something man had forbid for so many years. 

I turned my head to check if the coast was clear, and when I determined that it was, I started to climb the first branch. 

The higher I got, the more I could see our house and the surrounding houses in the neighborhood.I examined my surroundings from a new perspective. As I looked down, I saw three men with cameras taking photos of another celebrity house. I tried to move to see them better, but I accidentally snapped one of the branches off, leaving me hanging from the branch I was holding on too. 

As i flailed around in the air, the men turned their attention to me and started taking photos of me to sell to any news publications. I tried to hold on as long as I could, but my arms failed me, and I plummeted to the ground, screaming for my mother as I went down. 

Taylor's POV 

As I strummed the chords and looked for the words in my brain for my new song, I couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong and that maybe Luke was in trouble or hurt. I tried to shake the feeling, but I just couldn't. As I stood up to check on him, I heard a loud thud of something hitting the ground. Within a millisecond, I turned and sprinted, as fast as I could, through the house to check if my baby was okay.

Within seconds of reaching the backdoor, I heard another heart-shattering sound of my son screaming for me, before a loud thud and a pretty prominent snap of something.

They say a mother will go to the extremes of extreme lengths for her child, and absolutely I will. So with surprising more speed than before, I burst through the door, practically breaking it as I made a beeline for my son. When I made it over, I saw Luke lying down, holding his arm, which had been severely broken by his fall. 

'' Mommy '' He cried into my arms as I held him, trying not to hurt him. 

'' Ssh, Im here, baby, its okay '' I tried to soothe him, as he was in agonizing pain. Realizing i needed to call the ambulance, I pulled my phone out of my pocket and dialed 911. 

At the hospital

Luke had just been sent off to surgery after arriving at the hospital, and I sat in the hospital room,hands covering my face as I cried. I should've let him just stay on his iPad.I felt like a sixteen-year-old again, finding out I was having a baby.  My tears were interrupted by a knock on the door to the private room, which was my mom, who I'd called from the ambulance. 

'' Baby. Are you okay? She asked, taking me in her arms as I continued to cry, trying to find the words to say to her. 

''No, I feel like such a failure; he could've died if I'd only been watching.'' I cried out to her. 

'' We all make mistakes; this will only make the both of you stronger and teach him not to climb trees.'' She comforted me between my tears. For the next 45 minutes, we sat together, waiting for him to come back from the operating room. 

Luke's POV 

After what felt like the best sleep of my life after arriving at the hospital and being brought into a room with very scary-looking people, I woke up in a hospital bed sore all over and a huge blue cast wrapped tightly around my arm. Mom lay next to me, hugging me just loosely enough that it wouldn't suffocate me. 

'' Mom '' I whispered in her ear, not sure if she was asleep or not.

'' Baby, are you okay? '' Somehow, she managed to hug me tighter than before. Finally, she let me go after planting a kiss on my forehead. 

'' My arm hurts real bad. '' I responded as she held me in her arms. 

'' We'll the doctors left you some painkillers. Mom, can you get them for me? '' 

'' Nana?'' I called out in confusion, turning my head to see a familiar face. 

'' Hi, Luke, I see you decided to give your mother one hell of a scare today. '' She said, handing mom the medicine before reaching over and giving me a kiss on the forehead. Mom handed me the plastic cup and the pill before I swallowed it whole. 

'' Yeah, you did, and how many times have I told you not to touch that tree ''. 

'' Yeah no more going near it, next time listen to you mother '' Nana chimed in, it's one thing being confronted by one angry mother, but two, Jesus christ.