Stand Up

Chapter 2: Unmoving

I tried and tried, but nothing. The white sheets on my bed didn't even budge. I was telling my legs to move but they just wouldn't. I used my arms and flung the blanket off the bed. My legs were still there. I guess that was a good sign.

"Mom!" Now I got scared. My dream was crushed. I couldn' t stand up let alone dance. Footsteps banged down the hallway.

"What happened?" I could see my mom's confused yet worried look. She looked around to try and find the problem.

"I can't move my legs!" My mom now looked shocked. I was too. She leaned over me and checked me out.

"They look okay." My mom was just trying to make me feel better. She knew I'd never joke about this. I've never played a prank like this on her. Why would I now? She was just standing there staring at me.

"Well?" I asked. I didn't know what to do know. I didn't even know what to think. Things were so confusing right now. Why was this happening to me?

"We need to call a hospital. You can't go to school today. This is all happening way to fast." My mom covered up her face with her hands and started weeping. Then she quickly stopped and called the hospital.

Now I started to cry. The tears started slow, but before I knew it they were flowing like a river. I could never dance again. Standing up to the populars failed because now I couldn't even stand up. I was dreading what the doctor would say. What would happen to me? Now I was sweating. My mind was going through all the possible things that could happen. For now, I resolved to just lay down and listen for the siren of the ambulance. Soon that siren got closer and closer until a bunch of men were in my room.

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I fell asleep most of the time and when I woke up, I was just informed the news.

"Paralyzed? My legs are paralyzed?"

"Yes. We don't know how long it will take before it wears off, If it wears off. You must've fallen and injured your spinal cord tissue. So for now you will have to be in a wheelchair." The doctor standing before me was very handsome. He had well combed black hair with glasses resting on his nose. His name tag clearly read Dr. Green.

"We'll leave you alone for now." Just then I noticed Mom was in the room. She and Dr. Green left me to my thoughts. I wanted to yell "No" but I didn't have the energy. I didn't want to be left alone in a time like this. If anything I wanted company, but it was too late. They were already leaving the room.

My life was ruined. My legs wouldn't move. I've never felt this gloomy. This melancholy feeling engulfed me. All but my stationary legs. I couldn't feel them nor move them.

Now I noticed my surroundings. I was in a comfy hospital room. I was in a soft bed with a TV on the wall at my feet. Around me there were some bedside tables with a remote, books, a pen, and various other objects. The room was a cream color with a flower border around the ceiling. Time wasn't going to waste itself, so I turned on the TV and soon fell asleep watching old cartoons.

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I had been cramped up in this room for a few days now. I was ready to go back to school. I looked around the room. There were balloons of various different colors and cards everywhere. I pulled a string on one of the many balloons and watched it flop around. At least it brought some joy and memory of my childhood. I remember I used to love balloons. Some cards were tied to the balloons and others were sitting on the table next to me. There were even boxes of chocolate and flowers. Did I sleep till Valentines Day?

All the cards were get well soon cards. It made me feel like I was sick. I wasn't. I'm just a normal girl who couldn't move her legs. Who am I kidding. I wasn't normal at all.