Wheels

Chapter 8

Clyde's POV
I was still in the car driving home from Claire's house when I looked down at my phone to see that Claire has texted me?!
But I don't have her number?
I read over the text and couldn't help but smile. I kept reading it over and over again.
What do I say?
Hmm think Clyde think!
I guess I'll just respond with something simple like...
Thanks for coming, and yes we should do it again. :)
~Clyde
I smiled practically the whole way home.
Once we got home my mom opened the van door and grabbed the ramp from the garage and connected to the van.
I then strolled down the ramp and went inside to my room.
People usually suspect are house to be full of ramps and handicapable things but to be honest the only handicap thing we have in our house is the ramp that leads down to my room which is in the basement.
Once I got to my room I didn't do much, mostly played on my Xbox or PlayStation.
I don't do much, which is why I'm surprised I'm still the same weight as when I was 14. I'm not joking I haven't gained a pound. I don't believe it's unhealthy just simply means I should eat more.
***
Once I finally got bored of playing video games I call out for my mom.
"Mom!"
She comes in my room running.
"What's wrong?!"
"Nothing, I just wanna go to bed."
"Oh why didn't you just say so you scared me half to death when you yell my name like that-" for some reason she just froze and walked close to me.
"Clyde take off your glasses."
So I did confused as why she asked then it hit me she saw my black eye.
"Mom it's nothing."
"Well it sure is something?! Who did it" she demanded.
"I slipped."
"Don't give me that bull crap who hurt you?!"
"Mom it's nothing! Can I just go to bed now?"
"Fine but by tomorrow morning you better tell me what happened." She said while lifting me out of my chair and placing me on my bed. I mostly just sleep in what I wear because if not my mom insist on picking it out for me.
She pulled the blankets over me.
"I'm only paralyzed in the legs I can do half the stuff your doing." I told her
"Yeah I know but I'm your mom and until you move out I will treat you like my baby boy." She said while kissing my forehead
"Good night."
"Good Night." I said while taking off my glasses and immediately drifting off. I know it seems like I'm some 5 year old that needs his mom for his every move but nope I'm a 15 year old teenage boy that just tried to get threw his day without falling out of his wheelchair or getting thrown in a trash can... High School how I hate you.
The dreams I have are usually of me walking but this one wasn't a dream it was the same old nightmare.
I heard an ear piercing screech.
I glanced behind me for one moment and bam! Everything went black.
Although I could barely see anything I did happen to hear lots of things that made the dream so surreal.
"CLYDE!" I heard my mother cry.
"Call the ambulance!" My dad yelled
My dog was barking like crazy.
Whoever had hit me go out and started repeating "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry!"
I smelled smoke and then heard cop cars and saw blue and red lights flash as I felt someone pick me up. But It was weird they were only holding onto my shoulders. I guess everything was to real and I blanked out. When I awoke from the accident that had occurred a couple hours prior I felt different. I opened my eyes slowly as the bright hospital light shined down on me. I looked around and saw my mother. When she saw me she ran towards me and cried "Oh Clyde you're okay!" She said while hugging me.
"It's how much!?" I heard my dad yell to the doctors.
I looked around and tried to sit up but I couldn't besides from the sourness in my body I couldn't move my legs at all!
No matter how hard I tried I couldn't move them.
I started panicking and crying because I was a confused 10 years old boy panicking because I couldn't move my legs.
"MOM! I can't move!" I cried
"It's okay." She said while hugging me.
"I just want to move!" Because honestly it was the most terrifying feeling in the world not being able to move a body part no matter how hard you try.
From the fear of that day I woke up from the terrifying dream that comes hear and there. I sat up by using my hands to push me up and I sat there for a second catching my breath I glanced at the clock and it was 3 in the morning which meant my parent were sleeping which also meant I have to stay in bed till they wake up... Unless... unless I can try and get in my chair by using my arms... Yeah that's not gonna work. I flopped back down and closed my eyes drifting off once more.
***
My weekend wasn't all that exciting I just played video games and texted Claire every once In awhile.
Monday's... how I hated Monday's.
My mom was fixing the ramp to the car so I could roll up in the car. Once I got In the car I glanced at my phone
Hey can't wait to see you today I have an important question!
~Claire
I smiled at the text message and put my phone in my pocket. My mom turned the radio on and some cheesy love song came on. I rolled my eyes, because honestly love is so confusing... not like I would know I've never actually had a girlfriend but I have had crushes and those are the worst.
Having a crush is just plain crazy because there's always that huge chance they don't even like you. What am I talking about. I shook my head at the thought.
***
Being the only kid in school that's in a wheelchair has its advantages. Besides for Craig and his friends everyone practically clears the halls when you stroll down. Everyone parts there ways and closes back in when I pass them it's weird but so awesome. I shut my locker and turned around and saw Claire at hers.
I strolled across the hall and next to her.
"So what's the important question?" I asked
"Hey Clyde!" She said while smiling and fixing her long blonde hair.
"Oh right the question! So I was wondering if you wanted to come to my house and practice our songs we will learn today in show choir." She said excitedly.
I raised an eyebrow "as friends?"
"Of course." She said while laughing and  walking besides me down the hall.
Nope I can not have another crush!
"Sure that'll be fun!" I said
"Okay great I'm gonna go to science meet you at lunch." She said while waving and walking off.
Yup I think I may have a crush.
***
Ahh lunch time were the food is faker than the people. Hudson, Georgia, Claire, and I all agreed to share a table so that we can discuss show choir but since we haven't had our first practice yet we all kinda just talked and got to know each other.
I learned that Georgia loves any kind of food that is fried.
Claire knows how to skateboard.
I even learned that Hudson can sew a dress in a day!
***
For the first day of show choir people mostly introduced each other and sang a small solo if they wanted, I didn't and neither did anyone else besides for Hayley.
Agh she can be so irritating.
Basically the first day was just some big meet n greet that totally wasted our time.
I can't believe I'm stuck doing show choir I won't even be able to dance with the rest of the group!
"You ready to go?" Claire asked me as her brother pulled up.
I nodded. I'm guessing her brother knew I was gonna go to her house so he helped me into the car.
I looked over at Claire who was getting something out of her bag.
"So did you like show choir?"
She glanced up at me with her bright green eyes "what do you think?" She asked while laughing.
"Yeah it was awful."
"Well at least tomorrow we get to actually learn songs."
"Right?"
Once we arrived they helped me out then Claire pushed me off to her room which was upstairs after 15 minutes of struggling we eventually got upstairs.
Claire's POV
Out of breath I mumbled "let's stay upstairs for awhile."
"I couldn't agree more." He sighed.
I pushed him into my room.
"Nice room." He mentioned
"Thanks it's been like this for as long as I remember."
"I like it, it suits you well." He said with his cute smile... I mean smile, he said that with his smile.
"You know there's no assignment in show choir." He told me
"Yeah I know. I thought there would be one." I mumbled
"Hey it's fine just means we get to spend more time together, as friends." He included.
But the truth is I was tired of saying "as friends."
"Let's watch a movie" I suggested
"Now we're talking." He said while rolling in front of the tv in my room.
After deciding on which movie to watch I picked Clyde up and placed him on a beanbag next to me.
The movie was one of those romcoms.
But it was way more cheesy!
The movie was at the part were the best friends fall in love and had there first kiss.
"Wow didn't see that one coming." He sarcastically mentioned. I laughed then glanced over at him he then looked at me.
We only were looking for about 5 seconds but it felt like hours.
I stood up and moved next to him and whispered "did you see this one coming?" Following that was a kiss. When we broke apart he was smiling and his blue eyes looked even brighter.
"Still just friends?" He asked