Disclaimer: I do not own Glee or any of its characters, as they are the property of Fox.
Alternate events from 'On My Way'. This is un beta-d so, all mistakes are mine.
Prologue
Betrayal. Sacrifice. Paralyzed.
It's funny how such small words can hold such a significant meaning. They're simple and not given much thought, unless you're thrown into a situation, where you yourself experience them first hand.
Betrayal.
Everything can change due to that one word. Whether you're more cautious around people, if it be a friend who told a secret of yours that was not theirs to tell; or if you had your heart betrayed by a loved one.
Sacrifice.
Events and people change because of it. Sacrifice can be something as simple as giving away that last pudding cup you really want, but instead you give it to the person behind you who was eyeing it just as hungrily. Or sacrifice can help you become a little more selfless, by giving up your happiness for another, despite the consequences that may come your way because of it.
Paralyzed.
The most serious and significant word of them all. When you see a person in a wheelchair, you feel sympathetic towards them; but you just feel lucky that you can't empathize with them. Even when you have a cast on, it's a hassle, but it doesn't go beyond that because you know that in a matter of weeks; the cast will be off and you'll be as new again. Walking holds such a freedom you can't understand, until it's gone.
It's a rare occurrence for a person to go through all these motions and emotions at one time, but when they do its life altering. Changing is not a strong enough word because it sounds temporary, but altering holds more levity to it, that you can't help but feel the weight of the situation. How you decide to view the life altering events, for the better or worse is up for you to decide.
Betrayal was what I felt when I witnessed them kissing right before the wedding, and I stormed away to prevent my heart from breaking more than it already had.
Paralyzed is what I am from the waist down with a miniscule chance of recovery, after being blind sided at the intersection from the truck that crumpled my car like a tin can.
Sacrifice was when I, Rachel Barbra Berry, sped up to meet the truck first, so that it would hit me before Lucy Quinn Fabray and save her from the fate that I am now resigned to.
Being bound to a wheelchair for life.
A/N: Should I continue? It would be my first multi- chapter story and I'm not too sure as how to continue. Reviews are appreciated.
