I woke up and in a white room with a IV in my arm. I groaned and rubbed my head. I couldn't feel my left leg and it bothered me. I flipped the covers off and gasped. My leg wasn't there instead it was replaced with a metal, futuristic, robotic leg. I lifted it. It was light and strong. I pulled the tubes out that were connected to my arm and sat up. I moved my legs off the bed and put my feet on the cold floor. I put weight on my left, robotic foot and still felt nothing. I tried walking on it and it was harder than I thought. I tried to wlk normal but it was hard when I couldn't feel anything.
"You okay?" I heard Carlene's voice at the doorway. I looked up at her.
"My left leg is gone," I stated.She smiled and nodded.
"Larry really damaged it," she informed me. I nodded. I wasn't mad. I felt better and my leg didn't hurt anymore.
"I talked to your mother," Carlene said. My eyes widen.
"She's here?" I asked. She nodded. I didn't care if I was wearing a patient dress. I wanted to see Sherry. I stepped out into the hallway and someone hugged me from behind. I reacted immediately and turned around. I slammed the person into the wall.
"River!" Carlene yelled. The person I slammed into the wall was my mother. She looked at me. Fear and shock was plain in her eyes.
"Mom...I'm sorry," I said with worry. She shook her head and wrapped her arms around me. I hugged her back tightly.
"Hey River," I heard Astrid's voice behind me. I sighed and let Sherry go. I turned to face Astrid. She stepped up to hug me but I hold my hand up to stop her.
"I need to talk to you," I said. She pressed her lips together. I looked at Carlene and Sherry.
"Can y'all give us some privacy?" I asked. Sherry nodded and Carlene looked at me like she knew what I was going to do. I nodded and she walked down the hall following Sherry. I sighed and turned to Astrid.
"What do you want to talk about?" She asked.
"Astrid at the island I changed. The island changed me. The people changed me. Carlene changed me. I am just gonna go out and say it because from what I seen I'm not really scared of telling you how I really feel. I am in love with Carlene," I said. She looked at me. In her eyes I saw she was hurt. It's for the best. I would make us both miserable if we stayed together.
"I see," she mumbled.
"Yeah," I said slowly. I watched as her eyes morphed into sadness and then anger.
"So you're in love with that bitch," she muttered. I reacted fast. I gripped Astrid's neck and choked her.
"You do not call Carlene anything. You hear me? You hurt her. You do anything to her I swear I will kill you."
"O-okay just l-let me g-go," she struggled to say. I let her go and she ran down the hallway. I narrowed my eyes. I just made another enemy.
sorry i know it's short
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Dying Embers
AdventureA young man named River has constant nightmares of his father dying and now has to leave everything behind in his home Tennessee to go to another country. When he gets on the plane tragedy hits when a engine gives out and lands in an ocean by a unch...
