Green Pastures (Edited)

Prologue

Quick note: I'm dedicating this first part to @RomaBucky! Thank you for working with me! Go read the first ch. of her latest work, Just Us!! Great job so far!! :)

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                                                                      Prologue

"I can't wait to graduate next year! Collage is going to be a blast," Ben said, beside me in the back seat of the car. School just ended for us, so my parents were taking us out. They adored Ben and would often invite him over for dinner. My dad says he is an outstanding young man. My mom thinks he's the cutest thing there ever was, just after my siblings and me, of course. He's so kind. We've been together since I was in sixth grade. I love him with all of my heart. However, tonight we ended our relationship. We both felt like we grew apart and were more friends than anything else. Of course, he will always be my best friend.

"Me, too! It will be so fun to go to parties and meet boys," I winked.

We both laughed when my mom shot a glare back at me and I said, "I'm only joking. You know I'm not like that!"

"Besides, you know I will be checking up on her ALL OF THE TIME!"

Mom laughed and turned back around. Dad is always a quiet driver unless he needs to say something, so it doesn't surprise me that he made no comment.

They both understood the reason behind Ben and I breaking up and agreed that it's for the best.

My mom squealed from the passenger seat and the car slid off the road. For a moment, all I hear is the sound of glass and wind as the car flipped once and hurtled through the air. The driver's side and front of the car smashed into two trees. My eardrums screamed as metal crunched and clash shattered. My body flew forward but my lap belt saved me from being ejected. My hips and upper thighs burned from the force of the impact. My vision blurred. I tried to make sense of what had happened, but I couldn't. Everything was perfect and then it wasn't. I let out a whimper. I looked around me in a panic. My dad was limp in his seat. I couldn't tell if he was breathing. My mom, Oh God, my mom wasn't in her seat! The windshield had a gaping hole. Did she fly out? She was wearing her seatbelt! I need to find her! I moved my hand to unbuckle and brushed against Ben's leg. Oh, God! Ben! I grabbed his hand and squeezed. He didn't squeeze back. I grabbed his shoulders and shook him, screaming, "Ben! Ben, wake up! Please, wake up! I need you!"

I was grabbed by someone unknown and pulled from the car. I thrashed and kicked, to no avail.

"Calm down, sweety! We've got you," came a woman's gentle voice.

"No," I screamed. "MY family! Save them," I pleaded. The hands that held me let me go and I fell to the ground sobbing.

The woman knelt down and patted my back.

"My mom. She's not in the car," I sobbed.

The lady said," John, there's another woman. She says she isn't in the car."

Looking down at me, she said, "What's your name, sweetheart?"

"Bella."

"Is that short for Isabell," she asked.

"Isa'Bella," I sniffed. "After my grandma."

"What a pretty name!"

"Thank you."

"My name is Katherine. My husband is John."

"What happened," I asked, still confused.