Mitchel's Story:
It was dark; it was probably around 2:00am at the time. I was about to drive home from a party with my best friend. I had a few to drink but I thought I was okay, so I got behind the wheel. This changed my life forever. All I remember about that night every time I close my eyes is seeing a red light. I didn't stop at that light, I remember seeing a bright white light getting brighter the closer it got on my right side. I remember hearing my friend's scream right beside me, I didn't want her to get hurt so I undid my seatbelt and jumped onto her to protect her, then … every thing went black.
3 WEEKS LATER
EMILY' POV
I closed the lock to my locker and turned to my right and began to walk down the hall. I was thinking hard about the Chemistry test I had today. I didn't study; I was up late last night talking to my friend. As I turned the hallway corner, I saw my friend stuck against the wall again so I ran over to help him. "Here Mitch, let me help you." I said as I grabbed the handles to his wheelchair and spun him around to face me. "Thanks Ems." He said as he clutched the wheels to his chair and began to move. "So how are you this morning?" He asked looking up at me and giving me a sweet smile. "Pretty good" I replied. "Just nervous about the test today. How about you?." "I'm good, I guess."
As we were making our way down the hallway, we passed a kid who dropped his book on the floor. Without seeing, Mitchel accidently ran over a couple pieces of paper. The guy saw and didn't look too thrilled. "Hey Musso!" He yelled out. "You ran over my History essay!" Mitchel turned around to face the guy. "Sorry, I didn't see anything." He replied. "Why don't you learn how to control that thing!" He yelled back. I was getting mad, obviously he didn't get the fact that my best friend was in a wheel chair. "Just calm down!" I yelled. "It was an accident." "Well I suggest that you tell your friend to watch his way around here." He said before storming off down the hallway. I was beyond mad. You don't treat a person in a wheel chair like that. I was going to see if Mitchel was okay but he wasn't anywhere around me at. I looked behind me and saw him down the hall. So I ran after him.
MITCHEL'S POV
I started to ride down the hallway after the guy left. I felt so embarrassed and just wrong inside. I know it was my fault, I haven't learned to control this thing yet. It's only been a couple of weeks. I heard the sound of someone calling my name. I knew it was Emily, but I just kept riding. This was pointless because I'm in a wheelchair and Emily's the star of the track team. "Mitchel!" She shouted, I heard the sound of running getting closer. "Go away please Emily." I said. But before I knew it, I felt Emily grab the handles of my wheelchair and pull me into a corner. "Please don't take what he said seriously. You know it wasn't your fault." It wasn't my fault. Ha. Of course it was my fault. I did this to myself and now I have to pay the consequences. "Yes it was Emily! Don't you get it? Everything that has to do with this stupid chair is my fault! I did this to myself and now I have to face everything that happens." Emily's baby blue eyes suddenly appeared droopy, it's the look she gets when she's upset. "Mitchel please, don't say that. Everything was an accident, let's just put this all behind us."
"I CAN'T put this all behind me, if you haven't noticed Emily. I'M IN A WHEEL CHAIR. The accident that I caused is now haunting me with the chair. Nothing you say will change it Emily, It was all my fault and now I have to suffer." I turned around and left down the hall before Emily could say anymore. I didn't mean to sound like an asshole, but it's been hard lately. I just wanted to be alone right now.