The Girl in Cleats

⚽️Chapter 2⚽️

"Mommy! Daddy!" I say clutching a small kitten. "Look what I found!"

My parents walk up to me, my mom in a long flowing dress, her long brown hair blowing behind her in the wind. She's so beautiful.

My dad has his favorite shorts on and a sporty shirt. His black hair is balding at the top but my mom says he's still the "handsomest" man in the world.

"Daddy, Mommy, I found a baby kitty!" I say enthusiastically.

They crouch around me as the kitten begins to cry.

"Aw, don't cry" my mom says as she pets the kitten's ear. It almost immediately stops crying and purrs an odd little noise.

"Where did you find her, Kiera?" My dad asks gently.

"The baby kitty was in a hole and I saved it!" I say, proud of myself.

"How about you take us back to the hole." My mom says and smiles at me, still petting the kitten.

I run back to the hole as fast as my chubby little legs will carry me. "Here!" I shout. The kitten starts crying again.

"Oh honey, that's her home." My mom says. "Oh." I say disappointedly. I set the kitten back in and watch as the mother cat takes the small kitten in her mouth and walks away quickly. I take my parents' hands in my own and walk away, happy as can be.
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My eyes flash open. Where am I? It all comes flooding back. The semi, the divider, the glass, the screaming. My screaming. As I'm thinking this thought, fear grips my heart. Where is my mom?

I scan the car and find her sprawled across the seat. Apparently the car is upside down and she is lying in a puddle of blood. I scream, "Help! Help! We're stuck!"

Then I'm aware of a very sharp pain in my side. I look down and almost pass out. There's a shard of glass stuck in my side. The glass is no longer clear, it's stained with blood. I attempt to take it out but it's wedged in too far. That seems to be the biggest injury I have. I have a few cuts and bruises but those are nothing compared to the pain in my side.

I look over to my mom who is lying still. I continue to scream for help. Where is that crazy semi driver? Part of me wanted him to show up but part of me didn't. I wince at the dark thought, or maybe I was wincing from the pain.

And then I hear it. Police sirens. Oh, thank God. Soon there's an officer near my shattered window asking me stupid questions. "Honey, are you ok?" He asks.

No of course I'm not, my mom looks dead and I have a blood-stained shard of glass in my side. I am NOT ok.

But instead I answer, "I'm ok but this glass is in my side and I can't take it out. My mom is on the other side and I think she's unconscious." The officer replies "ok, we will get you out. You hear me?" I attempt to answer, but only a mumbled "yeah..." before I pass out.
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I open my eyes again and am greeted by an extremely blinding light. I squint my eyes. "Am I in... heaven?" I say quietly.

"No, honey I'm afraid to say you're far from that." A gentle voice replies. "Am I in hell?!" I start thrashing around.

"No, no you're in a hospital. Do you remember your name?" Asks the calm voice again. "Kiera." I answer. "Great. Now open you're eyes please."

Oh, I forgot they were closed. Oops. I open my eyes hesitantly. One eye, then the other.

The lady starts to say, "Alright, Kiera. We took out the glass sha-"

"Where is my mom?" I cut her off. I look at her, trying to read what's going through her head.
The nurse turns away and doesn't say anything.

"As I was saying before, we took out the glass and bandaged your side up. Make sure you refrain from sports or anything physical until it's healed. You may experience some serious memory loss, too." She sounds like some robot with no feelings. Suddenly I get very angry.

I start thrashing in the hospital bed in anger again, causing wires to rip off of me. There are loud beeping noises and doctors rush in. I scream all my rage to the nurse, the semi driver, and God.

Suddenly a sharp needle is shot into me and I get very, very sleepy. Before my eyes close, I make sure to glare at the nurse.

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Finally waking up, I quietly slip out of the hospital bed. It must be 2 in the morning. Everything is dark. I hold my side in pain but I need to find my mom. As I enter the hallway, I see a few nurses at a desk with their backs turned to me.  I keep going, searching in every room.

After looking in about 30 rooms without being seen by nurses but waking some people up, I come to a big door that says "Emergency room, do not enter unless authorized by doctor"

I push the door open and peek in. Who cares about rules? We're all gonna die someday, why live our lives by the rules?

And then I see her. My mom is on a hospital bed with all kinds of tubes and wires around her.

I sneak up to her and tap her arm. No response. I push away some of the wires and climb in bed with her. I snuggle up to her and listen to her soft breaths before drifting off to sleep.
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"Hey! Why are you in here?" A loud voice says. I open my eyes and remember where I am.

Oh crap.

"I said, WHY ARE YOU IN HERE?!" The loud voice says again. Uh oh, I'm in trouble.

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There's the second chapter, I hope you like it!

What's gonna happen to Kiera? How much trouble is she in? Will her mom survive?

-KD Montague❤️