Here I stand. At a new school. With new people. I can't believe all this crap happened to me? What did I do to deserve to lose my parents and sister? Why did I have to be in high school already? Why am I living with my friend Nile instead of with my other family?

The answer to these questions in, I don't know. I guess the reason why I am with Nile is because my mom trusted her mom and wanted me to stay at the school I was at. The other questions got no answer. Yet this is what I am thinking about, standing here at the front door of my new school with Nile.

Now I am not like most girls, but I did lose my family and I keep thinking about the accident a lot.

The accident was a car accident. I lost my family by I drunk driver. We were coming back in town from camping, which we only got to do when I don't have a soccer game, when a drunk driver was being chased by the cops. He drove in our lane but was swerving, so there was no way out for us. He smashed into our car, head on. I blacked out.

The next time I was awaken, I was in a hospital. I could tell because when my eyes opened, all I saw was white. I turned my head to the right where I noticed there were tree tops, I wasn't on ground floor. Then I slowly turned my head to the left where I saw someone who had brown hair with blonde highlights, tan skin, active, tall girl sitting there. Nile! She was asleep. I decided I should wake her to answer what is going on. So I tried to poke her knee that was by my bed. It was a light touch but she groaned. I guess I was going to have to talk. Since my body didn't wanna move like I'd like.

"Nella," I tired. I cleared my throat. "Nile," I tired again, this time getting her name out.

She opened her eyes slowly, but when she saw my she gasped like she saw I ghost!

"Oh my God! You're awake!" she said. "Mom, she is awake! Come here!" she shouted.

I tired to cover my ears from her shouting, but my arms wouldn't move easily.

Nile's mom, Tia, came in. She smiled at me. "How are you feeling? Have you been awake long? Do you remember what happened last? Are you hungry? Are you-" Tia rambling was cut short.

"Chill mom! You can't expect her to answer a million questions right off the bat!" Nile said, and I smiled gratefully at her.

Tia sighed, "You're right. So, Max, how do you feel?"

"I…I…I don't really know…I don't really feel anything." I stuttered.

Nile looked down at the floor, and I knew something was up.

"What are you not telling me?" I asked.

Nile looked at her mom for improvement on something. Tia sighed again.

"She is going to find out sooner or later." Tia said slowly, and Nile nodded.

"What? What am I missing? What aren't you telling me!" I was starting to get ticked.

"Max, *takes deep breathe here* your family is dead. They died in the car accident. You and the drunk driver are the only people who lived. That's why I was shocked you were awake. The doctor said it would be a few more days till you woke up, and that you still might not. But I knew you could, you were always a fast healer." Nile said real fast with tears falling from her eyes.

I guess she was hoping that if she said it fast, I wouldn't understand it all. Though I understood it all.

I couldn't believe it! My family was dead? NO! They couldn't be! They just couldn't! NO! Nile was lying! She had to be! I just spent a great weekend with them!

"NO! That's not true! You're lying! This isn't funny! You can't just lie to me like that! I thought we were friends! Friends don't lie! Where are they!" I shouted.

I was struggling to get out of the hospital bed. The moment I stood, I fell right away. Nile was at my side.

"I'm not lying, you know I would never lie about this" Nile said while helping me get on the hospital bed.

"But…but…it…no…I was just with…them," I stuttered.

Tia thought it was a good time to cut in, "I am so sorry about your family. If there is anything we can do, let us know."

That's when I brusted into tears.