And Life Goes On

And Then I Finally Left

            The doctors had told me I was free to leave the hospital the next day. Nurse Emily had also told me that I was  out for 4 days. I guess I wasn't getting that extra credit after all. As I was drinking the apple juice that was provided for me along with oatmeal I did not have the appetite for, I found myself watching the news. I knew it was a terrible idea but I just couldn't take my eyes off of the leading story. My parents story. Our story. The crazy thing is, I didn't even cry when I saw it. I don't think I can physically cry anymore though, considering how much I cried yesterday.

        Apparently my Aunt Cherry was contacted and informed about the accident. She was also asked to take me under her wing as my new legal guardian. Aunt Cherry, short for Cherise is, well was the younger sister of my mom who lives in Connecticut. She's 12 years younger than my mom, making her only 30 years old. Aunt Cherry plays the role of that chill, laid back aunt you think of as your older sister. So I don't really know how she expects to take care of a 16 year old girl.  But I guess we're going to have to see for ourselves.

      I turned off the television, no longer baring to look at that headlines that read " Two Killed After Involved In Car Accident". I was soon greeted by the smell of sugar cookies and coffee which couldn't have been anybody but Aunt Cherry. She enveloped me in a hug as soon as she got close enough to my hospital bed. When she pulled back she was the first to speak, asking me how I was holding up. I responded by only shaking my head. " That was a stupid question, forget I even asked". I broke the silence, shocking Aunt Cherry. " It's the logical thing to ask, but I should be asking you the same." 

    "Honestly, I just built up the strength to stop sobbing",  said Aunt Cherry. At that moment I noticed that her eyes were red and tear stained. Aunt Cherry had always been strong. So I had never seen her cry, and even now I didn't actually see her cry and I knew she wouldn't in front of me, but something inside me finally made me realize that she's only human. And the death of a sister can do just as much damage to you as the death of a mother can.

    After putting on clothes that Aunt Cherry had given to me, and brushing my teeth in the en suite bathroom in my hospital room, I thanked nurse Emily for tending to me and started to head towards Aunt Cherry's car. At first I was hesitant and a little nervous because I was just in a car accident, and with my luck I thought I might loose my Aunt Cherry too. But my wonderful Aunt assured me that the possibilities of that happening were slim to none because of fate, or something along those lines. So I got in her car, and then I finally left. As we drove along my view of the hospital had gotten smaller and smaller, and I realized that I never wanted to go back there again.