Midnight Creek Tales

#2. The Mirror's Image / Chapter 6

Immediately people began to notice that he wasn't getting up and in a startling cry I screamed, "SOMEONE GET HIM A DOCTOR!"

The medical crew of the game ran onto the field and frantically put him on the stretcher, and within a minute an ambulance arrived. "We need to contact the boy's parents! Who are you?" They asked as I pushed my way to the front.

"I'm his girlfriend!"

"Do you have one of his parent's numbers?"

"No, they're probably somewhere in the bleachers! But is he going to be okay?" I asked shaking in fear of the outcome.

"I don't think so." The paramedic replied.

"What do you mean 'you don't know?'" I asked shoving more reporters out of my way as they brought the stretcher into the ambulance.

"He can't move or feel anything from the neck down. Sad to say, but I think he's permanently paralyzed."

"Paralyzed!"

"Yes I'm sorry about this, but you need to step aside Miss!"

"No! I need to be with him!"

But before I could hop in, they slammed the doors shut and the ambulance drove off...

I couldn't believe that this was happening, and without question, I ran into the girl's locker room to retrieve Jasmine and set things back to normal before it was too late!

As I charged into the locker room my jaw dropped in terror... my locker was busted! Instantly I scavenged my opened backpack, to see a ton of cash stolen, but at this point, I could care less! My eyes were frantically scanning for the envelope, and luckily it was still there! Nice and tucked away at the bottom of my bag where I had left it. I sighed heavily, feeling a little relieved but still shaken.

As I was ready to open the envelope, I heard the door open and Alicia run in. "Amanda! Are you ok?"

I quickly shoved the envelope into my pocket and looked up. "Alicia!"

"Yo, are you ok? I saw you crying and running off the field? Is something wrong with Tony? We saw him get taken away on a stretcher and then into an ambulance!"

I caressed my fingers on the envelope and wiped the tears from my eyes and cheeks. "No, Tony's going to be okay. Let's just get to the homecoming dance before it gets filled up. People are going to want to know what happened to him."

"You think you and Tony are going to win the award for homecoming king and queen?" Alicia asked.

"I don't think we're going to win; I know we're going to win..." I hissed with a growl of vengeance. "C'mon let's go!"