Sk8ter Girl

Chapter 4: Recovery

Marco's P.O.V

I wake up to the sound of voices chattering. I open my eyes to see three nurses around Star checking her pulse, overall health and heart rate. She was still asleep but I looked at my watch and figured maybe they're checking on her before she wakes up. After her check up was finished, the nurses left. I stand from my chair and glance over at Jackie and Janna. The two girls were still asleep so I guess it was just going to be me. I walk over to Star and rub her smooth pale skin. "Good morning Star." It was 8:30 in the morning since at the time we got here it was 10:30 at night. Suddenly I hear a small tiny voice. I look over at Star opening her eyes. She slowly looked over at her window and surroundings. "Star?" She heard my voice and brightened up with joy. "M-marco?" She mumbled. Her voice was scratched and soft as she struggled to say my name. "Star? Are you ok?" "Y-yes I'm fine. What's wrong with my legs?" She looks down at her casted left leg and her bandaged right one. "You were terribly injured Star. Do you remember what happened?" "Yeah I do it was me and Ponyhead in the car..."

Flashback before Star's accident

Star's P.O.V

"Ok gurl ready!" Ponyhead's dad bought her a car for her 17th birthday. It was a white and grey Porsche 911. The inside was charcoal grey and the license plate read "P0N3YH3AD." "Omg omg I can't believe your dad actually bought you your dream car! Your dad is so awesome!" "I have an idea! Let's talk it for a drive!" "But you don't even have your license. Couldn't we get in trouble?" "That's why I want YOU to take us on a drive gurl!" I didn't really like the idea of this because we could crash or worse, possibly die." "Umm, Pony I'm not sure about this. If we crash your car your dad won't let you have a car ever and he won't let us be friends anymore. What if he sends you and me to St. Olga's????" Ponyhead rolls her eyes. "Gurl like chill. You love doing dangerous stuff. Don't you wanna do this? For me?" I start to sorry but then come to my senses. "Ok I guess one little drive won't hurt! But, Marco always said..." "Ugh, Marco this Marco that. He ain't here to boss you around. Now come on. Let's drive!" I smile at Pony and unlock the car. We get inside and buckle our seatbelts. I look around the inside before starting the engine and reversing out of my house. I look over at Pony and nod. I step on the brakes and zoom down the neighborhood hood. "Woohoo! Isn't this fun Star?" "Yeah! Totallyyyyyy!" I drive into a highway on full speed. I wasn't even thinking about how fast I was going. I drive into another highway even higher than the last one. As I'm driving, my foot slips off the brake and I begam to lose control. I realized I didn't even know how to stop the car so I tried to stop the brake but it got jammed. "PONY I CAN'T STOP THE CAR!" "GURL WHAT?!" "I SAID I CAN'T STOP THE CAR! THE BRAKE IS JAMMED AND WE'RE SPEEDING TOO FAST!" I start panicking to the point where I was in tears. The car starts to swerve sideways balancing off the edge of the highway. We start getting closer to a red light. I now had tears streaming down my face and started hugging Pony. "Star I'm so sorry this is happening please know that I'm sorry for pushing you to do this and if we die, I will always love you gurl!" We both hugged when suddenly we hit the back of a car at the stop light. Everything went blurry for a moment. The car flipped down the highway onto the ground. My body slammed hard against the windshield shattering the glass. My leg broke my fall causing intense pain all over me. Pieces of glass stuck to my skin. Pain spread everywhere. I started bleeding from my stomach from a huge glass piece that had pierced my stomach when I fell. I could only think of one thing and that was death. I started reminiscing memories of me and Marco. How I should've listened to his words. I thought it was the end. I was going to die right here on the ground with my best friend. I turn over to Ponyhead. She had glass stuck on her Maine and cost. Her horn chipped off the top and blood dripped from her head. She rushed to me trying to regain my consciousness. My vision became black and I slowly closed my eyes. After that I couldn't remember anything else. Now here I am, in a hospital bed with scars, a broken leg and bruises. And only one thing left to remember. How I could've actually died...

"So that's basically what happened. I never knew my reckless behavior could cost my life. I should've listened to you. I know you always tell me things that I already know. I hated being told stuff like that but now I know there was a reason. Because you were trying to help me. Now I learned my lesson. I should've died!" Marco looks at me with concern. He grabs my hand. "Don't say that! You should've never died! You were saved Star! It's not your fault that you didn't listen to me. You were just being you and being you isn't something to be ashamed of. You don't ever blame yourself like that because it's not true. I love you too much to lose you. My life would be like hell without you Star." I look at his eyes for moment. Soft and calm. His face relaxed and concerned. He really cares about me. "Star, my heart ached when I saw you so lifeless. Bruised. Scarred. I cried at just one look at you. Don't ever leave me." I pull his head close to mine and whisper. "I never want to lose you Marco" he whispered in return. "I never want to lose you either."