Natalie
“Natalie just put the damn helmet on!” Jake yelled at me as he shoved the only helmet we had into my arms.
“No you’re the one driving! You’re supposed to wear it!” I argued.
“You are my little sister. I’m not going to risk you getting hurt. I could care less about my safety.”
“But I do, Jake! Take the helmet back!” I said holding it out for him to take.
“Fine,” he huffed grabbing it roughly out of my hand. I waited for his to put it on his head, but he just turned it around so the front was facing him.
“If you put it on like that you’ll break your nose,” I told him.
“Not on you it won’t,” he said as he shoved it over the top of my head.
“OW! What the hell, Jake?” I screamed at him through the helmet.
“You’re wearing the helmet, end of discussion,” he said firmly as he pointed his finger at me.
“Fine,” I grumbled.
I waited for Jake to climb onto the snow mobile first before I climbed on behind him. I wrapped my arms tightly around his waist as he started the ignition and took off speeding towards the trail. Trees flew past as we picked up speed. I looked around Jake’s shoulder and saw that the dial was steadily approaching 70 miles an hour. I didn’t think much of it since we were on a straightaway, but I really should have.
About 15 feet ahead of us, a heard of deer went leaping across the trail. Jake tried to slow down and swerve around them, but he hit a patch of ice and lost control. I watched as the trees that surrounded us began to spin in circles. Out of nowhere a deer appeared in front of us and we were unable to gain control to avoid it. The spinning stopped as we hit it with the front end, sending us into the trees. A sickening crack sounded off the trees right before I scraped my arm against something, landing harshly on the packed snow.
Besides a slight throbbing in my arm and feeling a little dizzy, I seemed to be fine. I scrambled to my feet in search of Jake, but it was extremely hard to see. Something had to have hit my helmet because the Plexiglas shield was nearly shattered. As carefully as I could manage I pulled it off my head. Once I did I wished that I hadn’t. Jake was lying completely still three feet away from me, face down in the snow. A pool of blood was soaking into the surrounding snow beside his head.
“No!” I screamed as a hand flew up to my mouth. I ignored the searing pain that was spreading throughout my body.
My feet dragged me closer to my brother’s body. I fell to my knees besides Jake, gently resting my hands on his back. He didn’t move and I couldn’t feel him breathe beneath my touch. Shaking him softly, I tried to get him to move on his own but he didn’t respond.
“Jake? Jake please wake up. You need to wake up, Jake. Please tell me you’re alright,” I begged as warm tears welled up and began to flow down my wind burnt cheeks. I felt my body begin to lull back and forth as my mind began to assess the facts that I was staring right at.
“No… Jake, please. Don’t… don’t g-go. I… I need you,” I pleaded as the tears fell even harder. I shook Jake’s limp body, trying to get him to wake up even though I knew he wouldn’t.
“You can’t leave me Jake. No, not now… please… I need you. I need you Jake. Please… don’t leave me. Please…” I sobbed as Jake remained lifeless in front of me. I pulled my cellphone out of my pocket and dialed 911.
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Running Into Destiny (Niall Horan)
Fanfiction[BOOK ONE] She puts on a tough girl act and tries to prove to the world that she can take it on single-handed. In reality, she's just scared. Scared of being left, of being hurt. But what happens when she runs into someone who makes her feel safe...
