Your Not Alone

Chapter 25- physical therapy.

Carl ad I stroll up to an office type of building. A older man opens the door for us.

When we enter there was 4 bathtubs, and 3 walking contraption things.

I look up at Carl with a worried look on my face.

"Don't worry, everything will be alright." he says.

Then a coloured women approaches us.

"Hello, I'm Abigail Davids but you can just call me Abby." she smiles.

"Come with me." Carl and I follow her to the room with the Walking contraption things.

"Alright now if your friend would help you onto this machine." She asks.

Carl lift me on the stool.

"Now grab ahold of the triangle attached to the ceiling." she says.

So I do as I was told.

"Now try and walk to Carl and I." she smiles.

I try and move my legs but all that happened was a twitch in my leg, that's it.

"I can't do it!" I shout, I was defeated by myself. This was the worst feeling in the world.

"Lauren you can do this think about Lucas, he'd want you to keep going." Carl says.

I knew he was right. I can't give up.

I pull myself up and try once again to walk to Carl.

I couldn't do it. I should just get used to the cripple life.

I sit down and cry.

"Lauren stand up, your not done yet." Carl says walking over to me.

"This is impossible. it's like asking a blind man to read Carl." he kneels beside me.

"Do not give up on me like this Laur." he grabs my hand.

I begin to cry.

"Carl I tell my legs to move but there's nothing. Nothing. they won't listen. If something happens while we are here I'm a goner." He lets my hand go probably realizing I'm right.

"You can't do this to me Lauren, just keep trying for me?" he asks.

"Maybe my dad was right" I laugh a little "maybe I am weak, maybe this was meant to happen." I say.

"You are not weak. Now stand up and walk 2 metres." He says standing.

I sigh and I stand up.

I try thinking that walkers were after me, and that I had to walk. but nothing.

2 Hours Later.

We tried to get me walking for another 2 hours, then the session was finally over.

Carl lifted me onto the wheelchair and we thank Doctor Davids then we leave.

Carl and I go into a small café and grab a bite to eat where we see Rick talking to a blonde woman.

We grab our food and we leave before Rick could see us.

As we walk home two teenagers approached us.

"Hey, I'm Ron and this is Enid. sorry to hear about what Evan did to you" He says shaking mine and Carl's hands.

"I'm Carl and this is girlfriend Lauren" Carl introduces us.

"Yeah it kinda suck" I laugh. Referring to what Ron said about Evan.

"Wanna come hangout at my place?" Ron asks.

"Sure!" I smile.

Carl follows Ron and Enid to Rons place and it was just down the street from us.