Tell It to the Preacher
Most people have secrets. Deep dark secrets that are locked away. Do you promise not to tell anyone about this? Well, I had an affair while I was in the hospital. And with the last type of girl I thought I would be with.
You're about to go into the secret life that Jimmy has made for himself while he was recovering in the hospital. So, erase all of what you know & think about Jimmy Brooks. Because you're about to see what happens when you Tell It to the Preacher.
Chapter 1: Keepers of my soul
I will tell the truth, I'm scared. I'm never going to walk again, & I feel like all of my freedom has been taken away from me. I'll never be able to play basketball again, I'll never be able to fully satisfy anyone--especially Hazel--& I'll never be ale to let any strangers in again. I tried that once before; look where it's gotten me. My so-called best friend betrayed me & almost got me killed. Now, I'm paralyzed & someone's dead because of his actions. I can't just forget what happened, &, unfortunately, I can't move on. I want to, so badly, but I can still hear the gun shot ringing in my ears. I can still hear myself scream in agony from the endless pain. I can still remember my life flashing before my eyes, seeing Paige, Hazel, Craig, Marco, me playing basketball, my parents…I can still remember Craig's frightened voice before I fell into darkness. I remember it all, & I will not forget.
"We have to give her more blood, Doctor!" I could hear the nurse say on the other side of the curtain beside me. I saw many figures of doctors & nurses trying to save a limp body, still trying to save its soul.
"What's the analysis?" I heard a deep voice say. it was almost as deep as my fathers, & I shuddered at that thought. I closed my eyes, still listening to the voices & other miscellaneous sounds that came from the other side.
"She was in a car with a drunk driver. They slammed into a tree. She has the very worst of it. The driver only has a few scratches." I heard the nurse say. I sighed a bit. "It was probably her best friend," I thought. "She probably betrayed her like Spinner did me."
"Okay, I think we can save her." The doctor said as I felt warm strands of liquid fall down my face--tears. I didn't mind it though, nobody was watching me. I was all alone in the world tonight, & that's how I liked it.
For the next hour, I cried silently. In that hour, I also heard agonizing cries from her mother, sister, & father. I heard doctors almost on the brink of tears. I heard the driver, begging for forgiveness from God. Believe me, he won't hear her. She's secured her place in hell. Make sure to say hi to Spinner, will ya? Then I heard something that made me cry tears of joy. She was going to survive; the girl on the stretcher, I mean. They got most of the tainted blood & tree mess out of her, & now all she needed was some rest & to heal her stitches. I then fell asleep at that point, knowing that she & I would be all right.
The next morning, the silent, but sweet chirps of birds had awoken me. I opened my eyes slowly meet caramel skin. She had perfectly shaped eyebrows, & her lips were perfect, even though it was busted & bruised. Her jet-black hair layered in front of her face. She coughed a bit, & after some struggle, she opened her eyes. They were the most beautiful shades of periwinkle I ever had seen in my life. She tried to smile, but I could tell I had hurt, because she winced & moaned painfully.
"Hey…" The words slowly crept out of my mouth. I blushed a bit at my straight forwardness, & I mentally slapped myself for making her speak, but she didn't seem to mind.
"Hi." She said silently. She blinked her eyes a bit. I felt wrong for thinking this, but she was beautiful, even though scars stripped across her face. "Sorry for disturbing you last night."
"It's okay." I said, chuckling lightly. I hope she didn't hear me cry last night. It would be hard for me to say that I wasn't crying for the both of us. I'm a bad liar.
"Alright…are you sure?" She said hoarsely. I nodded, not wanting to make her weaker. I reached for the remote, & I turned on the TV for both of us to watch.
