Dragons Are Us , We Are Dragons

The Crash That Changed Everything

I woke up in a hospital bed in a hospital gown and my mothers face in mine. I blink a few times before my mind processes everything then I kinda freak and the moneter goes off. Nurses rush in to settle me. I look around and see Dad, Mother, Andrew, and last but not least Jonathan. Our eyes meet and he leaps upband comes over to me smiling.

" OMG You okay Julia You better be okay or I dont know what I will do!!!!!!" Jonthan says all in a rush. He grasps my hand and I get a butterfly feeling.
"Jonathan what happened?" I ask afraid. " Why am I here, why do I look like this?" Jonathan frowns sadly. " you were in a crash , a car hit you while you were walking to my house.

I look in his eyes, they are as red as fire.

" Will I be ok? " I glace at mom then at dad then back at Jonathan. My hands are shaking afraid of what they are gonna say.

" We are not sure the doctor has not come back yet to catch us up.." Jonathan says while watching the door. And as if on cue the doctor walks in looking at a clip board.

" Julia is it? Hello I'm Dr. Philips." He looks me over before continuing. " You will have to be in the hospital for a few days, so your muscles can intense and cause you less pain."

A gasp. A few days stuck in a hospital, This creepy closed in cave, I can't do it. I WON'T DO IT. I look at mom and dad and see mom is being embraced by dad while she's sobbing. I look the doctor in the eyes, " I won't do it and you won't make me......I am staying with my mom and dad. You have no right. "

Dr.Philips does not even seem to care. So I try to sit up, then howl in pain, when a bolt of lightning shoots through my back to the center of my head. Jonathan puts a shaky hand on my shoulder gently pushing my back to lay down. " Julia listen to the Doctor and listen to me, we will be here for you. I will come everyday after and before school to see you and I'll even try to stay as long as you need me. " Jonathan says the words that make me choose to listen and do what I have to.

Dr.Philips smiles and continues what he was saying. " You will also have a cast on your arm and left leg. Also we will have your head bandaged up for two of the six or so days you will be here. " I mumbled a curse.

" Whatever I have to do to be with my family I will do but I will not be okay with you taking a needle to me or poking at me like I'm an experiment in a lab. " I warn the doctor.

When the doctor leaves us, mom stampede up to me. Dad smiling but close to tears closer behind her. " Oh Julia I'm sorry I yelled at you. Please always stay my baby girl and never leave me for anything. " she kisses my cheek four times before I answer. " okay mom. I love you." A tear falls Down my face and daddy wipes it away when he goes to hug me.
" oh, Daddy! I'm scared, Daddy. I'm really, really scared." I cry while hugging him back ignoring the pain.
" It's okay kitten. You'll be fine. I know you will be. You are my tough little kitten, and you will be strong through it all." Daddy says while rubbing circles in the square of my back.
" I'm still scared. I'm not sure what's gonna happen. " he pulls back looking into my eyes. " Listen to me, Kitten. I know that you will be fine. You just need to rest and take it easy for a few days." I nod and he kisses my head, " I love you kitten." He whispers in my ear and i whisper back, " I love you too, Daddy. "
He hugs me one last time then he walks over to mom. He embraces her again as she sobs into his shirt. " Jonathan, please come here." I call to him. He does not hesitate and sits next to me on my bed. He looks as if he is a puppy left alone to die.
I attempt again to sit up. I grimace when pain shoots through my back to my head again, but with help from Jonathan I manage to sit up. With my back against the bed.
" Julia, I feel horrible for bringing up the idea of you walking to my house alone. I was gonna go to your house to pick you up, but then thought better of it." A tear falls down Jonathan's cheek.
I lift my right hand up and cup his cheek rubbing the tear away with my thumb. He closes his eyes, leaning his cheek more into my palm.
This is new for me. My Jonathan never cries. In all the years I knew him, he only cried once. And that was because he found out his girlfriend, Chelsea, cheated on him.
With his eyes still closed, he turned his head and kissed my hand. Doing more for me than he thought.