Station 53

Beginning

[A/N] This chapter aside, the rest of the book will be in first person perspective and it will be in the point of view of our main female character. 

That said, thank you for being here. I hope you enjoy this story! :)

This chapter has NOT been edited.

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Daniel Sage stared at the doctor in anticipation. His whole life literally depended on the doctor's words. 

"I'm sorry," the doctor began, making Daniel's heart drop, "it seems you have an anterior cruciate ligament injury." 

Daniel scoffed, "Was I supposed to understand that? Please explain in basic human language." 

"Daniel!" his mother scolded. She had quietly been sitting beside her son, attentively listening to the doctor. 

Daniel wasn't a rude person. Contrary, he was one of the nicest out there. However, with his life on the line, he couldn't help but feel worried. 

The doctor smiled at Daniel's mother before turning to Daniel and pointing to his knee.

"An anterior ligament injury is a tear in one of the knee ligaments that joins the upper and lower leg bone," he explained, pointing to Daniel's upper and then lower knee bones. "The anterior ligament is what keeps your knee stable."

"So can I go back to my sport?"

The doctor looked down at his hands before pursing his lips and looking back up at Daniel, "Unfortunately not for the next six months. Your injury is a very mild one so you don't have to have surgery if you don't want to, but since you're an athlete, I would highly advise that you do. That way you can go back to the field without any future issues."

Daniel was speechless. No words were forming in his head.

"Don't worry, honey," his mother cooed, rubbing his back, "you'll heal in no time!"

"In no time? Did you miss the part where he said six months?" 

"When can we have the surgery?" his mother asked, completely ignoring Daniel's words. 

In all honestly, Daniel's mother couldn't be happier about the situation and Daniel knew that very well. For the past couple of months, his parents had been pressuring him into leaving the field and taking up a business degree. Daniel was their firstborn and he was the one that needed to take over the company when his father retired. Only, Daniel was too stubborn to listen to a single one of their words. Although his mother hated that her son was hurt, this opened up an opportunity for her and her husband. They could get Daniel to work at the company and teach him just how important the family business really was. Maybe that way he'll stop being so stubborn and finally leave the field. 

"As soon as possible. It's a simple surgery so he should be out of the hospital within a day if it all goes smoothly."

"What do you mean if it all goes smoothly?" Daniel's mother asked, suddenly feeling worried. "What could possibly go wrong?" 

"Oh no, don't worry. Sometimes there are complications so the surgery is pushed back and what not, I was just referring to that. Forgive me if I have startled you."

His mother didn't seem happy, but she nodded anyway. 

Daniel continued to sit in his wheel chair, flabbergasted by the whole situation. He had been on the field since he was a little boy and not once had he hurt himself. Yet somehow running to class managed to cause a knee injury? This situation had to be a joke. He wanted to laugh and cry by the absurdity of it all. 

"Then it is all set," his mother said, standing up. "Oh one more thing, how long until he can walk again?"

"Since it's a minor injury, I suggest he starts walking again a couple of days after the surgery. It'll help him heal."

"That won't worsen it?" 

"It won't," he said, before helping Daniel's mother wheel Daniel out of the room. Daniel never felt any more pathetic in his life. 

And that was only the beginning of Daniel's doom. He still had another six months left until he could go back to the one place that made him happy — his field.