Glitter Glue

Chapter 11

Driving down the road was scary enough without having to hit the interstate. I took a deep breath and pulled out into the heavy flow of traffic. I had to make sure to drive carefully because I wasn't old enough to have my drivers license or permit. If I got pulled over, everything would spiral down. Eventually, my heavy breathing slowed and I gained a good amount of confidence.
Finally, the pet store came into view and a huge grin spread across my face. I felt myself speed up and I went for the entrance to the parking lot. As I was passing the over lanes I saw another car speeding towards me. I jerked the steering wheel the other way and straight into an SUV in the lane on the other side of me. The car spun out and I was shot off of the road and rolled down the hill. My head was spinning and by the time I made it to the bottom of the hill, I saw the steering wheel fly towards my face and everything went black.
There was a faint throbbing in the back of my head as I attempted to open my eyes. I couldn't move at all and I felt a hand on my head. Someone lifted me up and I groaned. Someone was crying. It sounded like a young boy. I tried thinking as hard as I could of who it could be, but there was a searing pain ripping through my entire body. I willed myself to go back to sleep like the lazy bum I am and eventually, it worked.
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Everything was white. I blinked a few times to adjust my sight. A blurry something came into my line of vision and I squinted. There was a man. He was wearing a blue mask and scrubs. I was in the hospital. I absolutely hate hospitals. Everything is white and boring. There's always a weird smell of... I don't know... unearthly cleanness?
It came back to me slowly, but it came. I remembered the little boy crying. It was Thomas. Why would they bring my little brother to see me like this? I have no idea, but it was awfully stupid of them. I remembered why I was in the car. I was going to buy Thomas a puppy with the money I had saved from my music lessons. I was too young! Did the police know? Was I in trouble? I had so many questions I needed to ask, but nothing came out of my mouth when I opened it.
"She's awake"said a mysterious and unfamiliar voice. I think it was the nurse, but I couldn't tell because of the mask on his face. "Do you want to bring in the boy now?"
The boy. Was Thomas here? He couldn't be, but as I thought it, my precious angel bolted into the room and stood shaking with excitement beside my bed.
"Sister!" He cried. I turned my head to look at him, but as I did, pain ripped through my head.
"I...is your head feeling better now?" I had no idea what he was talking about.
"What?" I croaked as the nurse came back in.
"You hit your head pretty hard. You have a concussion and a small fracture along with a pretty badly broken arm. How much do you remember?"