We Look Like Idiots

Chapter Ten

I got into the car with my aunt and buckled up my seatbelt. We had gotten about half way there with all green lights. But missed one. We were stopped at this red light for about 3 minutes. So I facetimed Luke again, then the light turned green, and we went. I looked over and saw this semi truck not going to stop. Then it all went black.

"SKYE? SKYE? OH GOD PLEASE ANSWER BE GOD DAMNIT!" I heard Luke yelling still on FaceTime.

"l-l-Luke." I tried to say, everything hurt. I couldn't move I think I'm upside down.

"SKYE OH GOD HELP IS COMING OKAY?"

"Ok." I said as tears rolled down my face.

"Aunt Molly?" I said trying to shake her. She didn't move.

"NO NO NO." I screamed. I felt for a pulse, none.

"HELP US SOMEONE PLEASE IM GONNA FUCKING DIE." I screamed. My head really hurt but I couldn't move at all. I just cried I tried to look for my phone because Luke would be there but I couldn't find it.

"I'm so tired.." I said closing my eyes.

"No Skye stay awake talk to me baby." Luke said his voice shaking, he'd been crying.

"Am I gonna die?"

"No you are gonna be okay."

"I don't wanna die Luke."

"Your strong, hold on please Skye." His voice was relaxing.

"L-l-luke, I can't." Everything went black again.

When I woke up again a guy was on top of me doing chest compressions. I tried to tell them I was awake but I couldn't talk, do they think I'm dead?

"She's blinking!" I heard the paramedic say.

"Can you talk?" Another one said. I tried shaking my head no but I couldn't move at all.

"Blink once for yes twice for no." I blinked twice.

"Can you feel your body?" I blinked twice.

"Are you in any pain?" I blinked once.

"Does your head hurt." I blinked once.

"Anywhere else?" I blinked twice.

"Can you feel anywhere else but your head?" I blinked twice. I was numb, but I could feel my throbbing head.

"Are you a US citizen?" I blinked twice.

"Do you speak English?" I blinked once, obviously I've been responding to you.

"Are you British?" I blinked twice.

"Are you Australian?" I blinked once.

"Do you have a dual citizenship?" I blinked once.

"Was that your mom in the car?" I blinked twice.

"Okay were gonna get you help okay? hang in there."

I fell asleep again. I woke up to the sound of beeping. I guess that was my heart rate. I tried to move and still couldn't, it was so frustrating. I couldn't move anything not even my head. I looked around with my eyes to see where I was, some hospital room. Then a nurse came in, he was a man. "How are you doing buttercup?" He said smiling.

"Can you feel anymore of your body?" I blinked twice.

"Alright the doctor will be right in." I tried to smile, I couldn't even do that.

I fell back asleep, because that seemed like the only thing I could do. When I woke up my uncle was at the end of my bed crying. He was holding my hand, I wanted to squeeze it back but I couldn't.

"Your awake!" He said looking at me.

"Hi beautiful. Can you feel anymore or your body?" I blinked twice. I wanted to talk but I couldn't even do that. This sucked.

"I'll go get a doctor for you okay?" I blinked once. He walked out of the hospital room, I looked around and saw this other man who had wrapping all round his eyes was in the bed next to me. Finally my uncle and the doctor came in.

"Hello Miss.Clifford, or I'll just call you Skye." He smiled at me.

"So I have good news and bad news. Blink once for bad news first blink twice for good news first." I blinked once.

"Okay. Well it seems like the car accident made you a paraplegic. Which is where you are completely paralyzed from head to toe." I WAS GONNA LIVE LIKE THIS? I wanted to cry and cry and cry. What about my career? What about cheer? what about dance? This could not be happening I was dreaming. I'm still on the plane. Yeah I am, now I just gotta wake up. I tried closing my eyes and opening them again but nothing worked I couldn't do anything about this stupid shit! I was stuck, trapped in my own body.

"But the good news is you should be able to learn how to talk again and move your head through therapy." That was the good news? oh you'll have to relearn everything, but you still won't be able to walk or anything.

"There is a 90% chance you will never walk again, and a 95% chance you will never be able to cheer or dance again, I'm very sorry Skye, I'll give you and your uncle some time." He walked out. God I wanted to punch him. But it wasn't his fault. He didn't make me this way, it was that stupid semi truck.

After about 5 minutes another doctor came in.

"I have horrific news." Great. "Molly, did not make it." No. This was a dream. She has to be alive. I wanted to scream so badly. No. No. No. I then opened my mouth which I had no idea how and screamed at the top of my lungs, and like 12 doctors came in. They were shocked I did that, so was I. But I couldn't do anything else but scream. So I just kept screaming. They tried to shush me but no. I was fucking paralyzed and my aunt was dead. So I am going to do the one thing I can do, scream.