Life, Death, and Everything In Between

Andrew

No one saw it coming

Flying down the track

Full of pain and shock

Ready to attack.

The day was fun-filled

A festival in full swing

We had no clue

That it was coming.

I was working with him

Selling raffle tickets

To the people from town

And those who came to visit.

And while we worked

For an hour and a half

As people walked by

We joked and we laughed.

But later that night

At a sleepover at Sam's

Not very much

Went according to plan

He bumped into someone

And fell to the ground

Down on the pavement

All his friends were  around

An ambulance was summoned

He was taken away

To the nearest hospital,

Then farther away.

My classmate and friend

Had shattered his knee

And not just in one place-

It shattered in three.

We got the news

And promptly freaked out

Although for a moment

We almost had a doubt

If our source was reliable

(Turns out it was true)

But he understated the situation

By a million and two.

So we're all here hoping

That he'll be alright

And won't have to wait-

He had surgery last night.

Everyone's concerned

I'll keep you updated\

Hopefully I will

Not keep you waiting.

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Hey guys,

My friend Andrew got sent to the hospital last night because he shattered his knee. When @SkipOnARainbow and I got the news,  we were just goofing around and her mom came in and told her to call one of the guys who was at the sleepover. I could only hear her side of the conversation, and it was terrifying.

"Hey, is Andrew okay?"    "Oh my God."   "An ambulance?"   "Was it his head or his knee?"  "Oh my God, that's horrible."  "Thanks, bye."

And we were like, "Tell us!!!!" But yeah. He'll be alright. My only concern is it's a long weekend, which doctors sometimes take off. But he's gonna be okay. Part of the shock was that I had been hanging out with him earlier that afternoon.

Love ya,

G