TITLE: Accidents Happen
SUMMARY: Grace gets in a car accident and the results are not good.... PLEASE READ AND REVIEW! MY FIRST O&A STORY!
"Mom, I need to leave early for school today because I have to meet Sophie so we can look over our science project. Can Eli take everyone to school?" Grace asked.
"Actually, Eli already left. But I can take them to school if you really need me to." Lily said.
"I do Mom, really. Thakyou so much." Grace said. She finished her milk then got up and left.
"Bye mom." Grace said.
"Bye sweetie." Lily replied.
Grace went outside, started the car, and drove off. She had 10 minutes until she had to meet Sophie and a 5 minute drive, that is if she got the greenlight at the only intersection on her way to school. She was approaching the light and saw it was green, so she kept on going. In the middle of the intersection, she felt a strong force hit against the driver's side of her vechile, and then she felt the car rolling. She realized she was hit by another car. She felt surges of pain throughout her body, especially in her leg which was in a awkward position. She heard people stopping their cars and yelling for someone to call 9-1-1. Her body was paralyzed because of the shock. Then, everything went black.
She woke up in a white room which she soon realized to be a hospital room. She looked around, without lifting her head because it hurt. She saw her mom in a chair next to the bed staring out the window. No one else was there, probably because they weren't allowed. She tried to talk, but she couldn't because she had a tube down her throat. She noticed her mom was holding her hand, so she moved her fingers to get her mom's attention, and she did.
"Gracie!" Lily yelled. Grace could see that she was crying because of her tera-stained face. At that moment, her father walked in the door and saw her eyes were opened. He ran over to the bedside and set the coffee down.
"Honey, you're OK!" Jake said.
"Go get the doctor, tell him she woke up." Lily said through tears.
"OK, I'll be right back." Jake said as he ran out the door.
"Oh, honey, we were all so worried about you. No one knew if you were going to wake up." Lily said. Grace tried to talk, but again, realized the tube.
"Don't try to talk." Lily said as she squeezed her daughter's hand and brushed her hair out of her face. Jake came back with the doctor.
"See, she woke up!" Jake told the doctor.
"So she has. Well, Mrs. Manning, you gave us all a scare there. Now, lets get that tube out of your thorat, OK?" The doctor said.
Grace nodded in agreement.
"Ok, I need you to exhale on the count of three, and I will pull it out. You won't be able to talk alot just yet, but you will soon." The doctor said.
"Ok, 1....2...3.." The doctor said as he pulled the tube from Grace's throat. It made her cough alot but Lily helped her and gave her a drink of water.
"Now, how's that?" The doctor asked.
"Good." Grace said in a low raspy voice. The she suddenly took in her surrondings and realized something.
"Why-can't-I-feel-my-legs?" Grace asked in the same voice. Lily broke down into tears when she heard this.
"Oh, I was afriad of this. Grace, you remember you were in an accident, right?" The doctor asked.
"Y-es." Grace replied.
"Well, among other places, a piece of glass got stuck in your back. It hit a membrane. I am sorry to tell you this, but you are paralyzed from the waste down." The dotcor said. Grace began to sob along with Lily, Jake was just in shock.
"I will let you three alone for now, I will come back later to tell you the full extent of your injuries." The docotr said as he began to leave.
"Wait, I want to know now, I don't want to wait." Grace said in the same raspy voice.
"OK. Your right arm got multiple pieces of glass stuck in it and we had to do 5 operations, but it should be OK in 6 months. You have 3 broken ribs, and mutiple contusions, bruises, and cuts all over your body. You are paralyzed from the waist down and even therapy won't allow you to be able to walk fully again, but you may be able to walk for short periods of time. Your head hit the steering wheel pretty hard so your speaking will be slurred somewhat and your thinking abilities will also be somewhat disabled, but this will only be fr about 6 months. Basically, you have a very long road ahead of you." The doctor said. Grace just stared at him in shock. How could this have happened? Grace thought to yourself.
"Th-Thankyo-you doctor." Grace said.
"Call me if you need me, just press that bell." The doctor said then he left the room.
"H-h-how long ha--ve I b-e-en here?" Grace asked.
"Not too long. You were in surgery for 5 hours all together and you have been in this room for about 15 hours." Lily said.
"And Neither one of us have left your side since."Jake said.
"Wh-what about the other driver? Did I hurt them?" Grace asked.
"We didn't ask about the other driver. It wasn't you fault though. The doctor told us you were broad-sided and you had the greenlight." Lily said as she squeezed Grace's hand.
"Whe-re is everyone el-se?" Grace asked.
"Rick is on a business trip and Jessie and Zoe are at home." Lily replied.
"Eli?" Grace asked.
"I don't know, he left yesterday morning and I haven't heard from him since." Lily said.
"Will you ple-ase find out abo-ut the other driv-er?" Grace asked.
"Sure honey, I will go check." Jake said. Grace smiled at him then he left. Grace looked at her mother who was still crying. Then, out of nowhere, Grace just started crying hysterically.
"Shhh, honey, everything will be ok." Lily said as she sat on the bed next to Grace and held her.
"No it won't. I am para-lyzed!" Grace said through her sobs.
"I know honey, I know." Lily said as she too cried. Soon Jake came back in and saw Grace crying. He walked over to her and sat on the bed by her side.
"What did you find out?" Grace asked as she sniffled.
"You're not going to believe this. Not at all." Jake said.
"Tell me dad." Grace said.
"The other driver was......."
WHO WAS THE OTHER DRIVER? IF I GET 10 REVIEWS I WILL PUT UP THE NEXT PART.
SUMMARY: Grace gets in a car accident and the results are not good.... PLEASE READ AND REVIEW! MY FIRST O&A STORY!
"Mom, I need to leave early for school today because I have to meet Sophie so we can look over our science project. Can Eli take everyone to school?" Grace asked.
"Actually, Eli already left. But I can take them to school if you really need me to." Lily said.
"I do Mom, really. Thakyou so much." Grace said. She finished her milk then got up and left.
"Bye mom." Grace said.
"Bye sweetie." Lily replied.
Grace went outside, started the car, and drove off. She had 10 minutes until she had to meet Sophie and a 5 minute drive, that is if she got the greenlight at the only intersection on her way to school. She was approaching the light and saw it was green, so she kept on going. In the middle of the intersection, she felt a strong force hit against the driver's side of her vechile, and then she felt the car rolling. She realized she was hit by another car. She felt surges of pain throughout her body, especially in her leg which was in a awkward position. She heard people stopping their cars and yelling for someone to call 9-1-1. Her body was paralyzed because of the shock. Then, everything went black.
She woke up in a white room which she soon realized to be a hospital room. She looked around, without lifting her head because it hurt. She saw her mom in a chair next to the bed staring out the window. No one else was there, probably because they weren't allowed. She tried to talk, but she couldn't because she had a tube down her throat. She noticed her mom was holding her hand, so she moved her fingers to get her mom's attention, and she did.
"Gracie!" Lily yelled. Grace could see that she was crying because of her tera-stained face. At that moment, her father walked in the door and saw her eyes were opened. He ran over to the bedside and set the coffee down.
"Honey, you're OK!" Jake said.
"Go get the doctor, tell him she woke up." Lily said through tears.
"OK, I'll be right back." Jake said as he ran out the door.
"Oh, honey, we were all so worried about you. No one knew if you were going to wake up." Lily said. Grace tried to talk, but again, realized the tube.
"Don't try to talk." Lily said as she squeezed her daughter's hand and brushed her hair out of her face. Jake came back with the doctor.
"See, she woke up!" Jake told the doctor.
"So she has. Well, Mrs. Manning, you gave us all a scare there. Now, lets get that tube out of your thorat, OK?" The doctor said.
Grace nodded in agreement.
"Ok, I need you to exhale on the count of three, and I will pull it out. You won't be able to talk alot just yet, but you will soon." The doctor said.
"Ok, 1....2...3.." The doctor said as he pulled the tube from Grace's throat. It made her cough alot but Lily helped her and gave her a drink of water.
"Now, how's that?" The doctor asked.
"Good." Grace said in a low raspy voice. The she suddenly took in her surrondings and realized something.
"Why-can't-I-feel-my-legs?" Grace asked in the same voice. Lily broke down into tears when she heard this.
"Oh, I was afriad of this. Grace, you remember you were in an accident, right?" The doctor asked.
"Y-es." Grace replied.
"Well, among other places, a piece of glass got stuck in your back. It hit a membrane. I am sorry to tell you this, but you are paralyzed from the waste down." The dotcor said. Grace began to sob along with Lily, Jake was just in shock.
"I will let you three alone for now, I will come back later to tell you the full extent of your injuries." The docotr said as he began to leave.
"Wait, I want to know now, I don't want to wait." Grace said in the same raspy voice.
"OK. Your right arm got multiple pieces of glass stuck in it and we had to do 5 operations, but it should be OK in 6 months. You have 3 broken ribs, and mutiple contusions, bruises, and cuts all over your body. You are paralyzed from the waist down and even therapy won't allow you to be able to walk fully again, but you may be able to walk for short periods of time. Your head hit the steering wheel pretty hard so your speaking will be slurred somewhat and your thinking abilities will also be somewhat disabled, but this will only be fr about 6 months. Basically, you have a very long road ahead of you." The doctor said. Grace just stared at him in shock. How could this have happened? Grace thought to yourself.
"Th-Thankyo-you doctor." Grace said.
"Call me if you need me, just press that bell." The doctor said then he left the room.
"H-h-how long ha--ve I b-e-en here?" Grace asked.
"Not too long. You were in surgery for 5 hours all together and you have been in this room for about 15 hours." Lily said.
"And Neither one of us have left your side since."Jake said.
"Wh-what about the other driver? Did I hurt them?" Grace asked.
"We didn't ask about the other driver. It wasn't you fault though. The doctor told us you were broad-sided and you had the greenlight." Lily said as she squeezed Grace's hand.
"Whe-re is everyone el-se?" Grace asked.
"Rick is on a business trip and Jessie and Zoe are at home." Lily replied.
"Eli?" Grace asked.
"I don't know, he left yesterday morning and I haven't heard from him since." Lily said.
"Will you ple-ase find out abo-ut the other driv-er?" Grace asked.
"Sure honey, I will go check." Jake said. Grace smiled at him then he left. Grace looked at her mother who was still crying. Then, out of nowhere, Grace just started crying hysterically.
"Shhh, honey, everything will be ok." Lily said as she sat on the bed next to Grace and held her.
"No it won't. I am para-lyzed!" Grace said through her sobs.
"I know honey, I know." Lily said as she too cried. Soon Jake came back in and saw Grace crying. He walked over to her and sat on the bed by her side.
"What did you find out?" Grace asked as she sniffled.
"You're not going to believe this. Not at all." Jake said.
"Tell me dad." Grace said.
"The other driver was......."
WHO WAS THE OTHER DRIVER? IF I GET 10 REVIEWS I WILL PUT UP THE NEXT PART.