Chapter 1 The accident
"MOM! Watch the road!" Alexa yelled as her mom barely missed a truck only to tumble off the highway and crash down through the trees. Both mother and daughter screamed as the car crashed. Alexa ducked her head down and her mother kept her head upright. The windshield cut into her mothers body and blood splattered everywhere in the car. The airbags popped out and made it so Alexa couldn't move herself out of the car. She was stuck in a car and her mother wasn't responding to her, so she started to cry. After a bit of crying, she came to her senses and called out help and remembered that she had a cell phone. After much struggle, she managed to get to the cell phone free and to dial 911.
"911 Help! My car crashed and my mom's really hurt! I can't get out of the car! We crashed off the highway!" Alexa said.
"Which highway?" asked the receiver of her call.
"I don't know! I think it's route 9."
"I think I know where it is. We're on our way." And they hung up. Alexa started to cry again. Why me! Of all the fucking luck! She then tried to talk to her mother, but came to the conclusion that she was unconscious or no! I won't believe it. She's unconscious not.not. well. dead! With that fresh tears streamed down her cheeks.
About 15 minutes later the ambulance found her and got her mother and herself inside it. Soon she was driving off and she fell asleep.
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Alexa mumbled into her bed pillows. She opened her right eye and then here left. Instead of seeing her usual blue ceiling, she saw a white one. It had no color or posters. At least it has a picture. It was only of a cow. Pretty dull. There were also pink daisies surrounding the cow. Even worse. She took another look around and said, " Where am I?" She sat up and remembered. She had been coming home with her mom and they crashed. She remembered her mothers body, a mangled and bloody mess, and tears started to fall down her cheeks.
"Mom.." She whimpered. "What's going to happen to me? I want you mom!" she said all this quietly, but a attending lady heard. She was old. She had an eye patch. She had a wise look to her. "Darling, are you awake? My name is Kaede. Your name is Alexa Tori, isn't it?" "Yes." Alexa voiced.
"Well," The Kaede looked down at the paper about Alexa, "I have good and bad news. Since the bad news is more important to you, I will tell it first. Alexa, your mother is dead. She was dead when the ambulance arrived. There was nothing we could do." Alexa burst into tears again.
"Where.Where will I go?"
"To your closest relations, probably. Enough about that. The good news is that you will get to leave the hospital in 2 days. Amazingly you have very little hurts. Mostly bruises and small cuts from the glass. I'm quite amazed in fact that it was so little based on what I heard from the crash."
Alexa remained crying silently.
"I know you're sad about your mothers death. The best thing to do is pray and respect her passing. Let her know you cared for her and honor her. Then let her rest in peace." This made little affect to Alexa, but it stayed in Alexa's mind a while. Kaede noticed that Alexa was tired and sad. Not in a talking mood, so she left.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alexa awoke and sat up. A different nurse spoke to her yesterday and said she'd be able to go home today. She had also been told that she would be staying with an old friend until they found her mother's will. Her father was dead, so you don't even have to ask " What about her dad?" There were clothes on a table next to the bed and decided to put them on. They were jean kaprees and a tee-shirt, both fit luckily. The tee-shirt had Japanese word on it. It said 'bird'. She knew that of course. Her mother was Japanese and could read, write, and speak it fluently. She was also American and was just as fluent in that as Japanese. She did live in America after all! She stood up and stretched. Then she yawned. She sat back down on the bed. At that moment there was a knock on the door.
"Come in." Alexa told the knocker of the door. A fairly plump woman with rosy cheeks came over. She also happened to be her mom's best friend. Her name was Rosanna. "Rosanna!" Alexa said happily. They hugged. "Alexa, did you know that you would be getting to stay with me till we figure out what it says in the will? I hope you will enjoy the stay!" "I'm glad it's you. All they told me is I'd being staying with a trusted friend! No clue as who it might have been!" "At first they wanted someone else, but I was quite firm about it. They want to have you stay with that awful neighbor of yours." "Mr. Riddles?"
"Yes. I couldn't believe it and wasn't moved from my decision. Alexa, you are coming with me." Alexa goes over to hug Rosanna. "You are the most awesome person on this planet!"
"Of course not, dear. I'm just better than most." She chuckled. "Come on. Lets go if you're ready." "I am." Said Alexa. With that, they left to go to Rosanna's home.
"MOM! Watch the road!" Alexa yelled as her mom barely missed a truck only to tumble off the highway and crash down through the trees. Both mother and daughter screamed as the car crashed. Alexa ducked her head down and her mother kept her head upright. The windshield cut into her mothers body and blood splattered everywhere in the car. The airbags popped out and made it so Alexa couldn't move herself out of the car. She was stuck in a car and her mother wasn't responding to her, so she started to cry. After a bit of crying, she came to her senses and called out help and remembered that she had a cell phone. After much struggle, she managed to get to the cell phone free and to dial 911.
"911 Help! My car crashed and my mom's really hurt! I can't get out of the car! We crashed off the highway!" Alexa said.
"Which highway?" asked the receiver of her call.
"I don't know! I think it's route 9."
"I think I know where it is. We're on our way." And they hung up. Alexa started to cry again. Why me! Of all the fucking luck! She then tried to talk to her mother, but came to the conclusion that she was unconscious or no! I won't believe it. She's unconscious not.not. well. dead! With that fresh tears streamed down her cheeks.
About 15 minutes later the ambulance found her and got her mother and herself inside it. Soon she was driving off and she fell asleep.
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Alexa mumbled into her bed pillows. She opened her right eye and then here left. Instead of seeing her usual blue ceiling, she saw a white one. It had no color or posters. At least it has a picture. It was only of a cow. Pretty dull. There were also pink daisies surrounding the cow. Even worse. She took another look around and said, " Where am I?" She sat up and remembered. She had been coming home with her mom and they crashed. She remembered her mothers body, a mangled and bloody mess, and tears started to fall down her cheeks.
"Mom.." She whimpered. "What's going to happen to me? I want you mom!" she said all this quietly, but a attending lady heard. She was old. She had an eye patch. She had a wise look to her. "Darling, are you awake? My name is Kaede. Your name is Alexa Tori, isn't it?" "Yes." Alexa voiced.
"Well," The Kaede looked down at the paper about Alexa, "I have good and bad news. Since the bad news is more important to you, I will tell it first. Alexa, your mother is dead. She was dead when the ambulance arrived. There was nothing we could do." Alexa burst into tears again.
"Where.Where will I go?"
"To your closest relations, probably. Enough about that. The good news is that you will get to leave the hospital in 2 days. Amazingly you have very little hurts. Mostly bruises and small cuts from the glass. I'm quite amazed in fact that it was so little based on what I heard from the crash."
Alexa remained crying silently.
"I know you're sad about your mothers death. The best thing to do is pray and respect her passing. Let her know you cared for her and honor her. Then let her rest in peace." This made little affect to Alexa, but it stayed in Alexa's mind a while. Kaede noticed that Alexa was tired and sad. Not in a talking mood, so she left.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alexa awoke and sat up. A different nurse spoke to her yesterday and said she'd be able to go home today. She had also been told that she would be staying with an old friend until they found her mother's will. Her father was dead, so you don't even have to ask " What about her dad?" There were clothes on a table next to the bed and decided to put them on. They were jean kaprees and a tee-shirt, both fit luckily. The tee-shirt had Japanese word on it. It said 'bird'. She knew that of course. Her mother was Japanese and could read, write, and speak it fluently. She was also American and was just as fluent in that as Japanese. She did live in America after all! She stood up and stretched. Then she yawned. She sat back down on the bed. At that moment there was a knock on the door.
"Come in." Alexa told the knocker of the door. A fairly plump woman with rosy cheeks came over. She also happened to be her mom's best friend. Her name was Rosanna. "Rosanna!" Alexa said happily. They hugged. "Alexa, did you know that you would be getting to stay with me till we figure out what it says in the will? I hope you will enjoy the stay!" "I'm glad it's you. All they told me is I'd being staying with a trusted friend! No clue as who it might have been!" "At first they wanted someone else, but I was quite firm about it. They want to have you stay with that awful neighbor of yours." "Mr. Riddles?"
"Yes. I couldn't believe it and wasn't moved from my decision. Alexa, you are coming with me." Alexa goes over to hug Rosanna. "You are the most awesome person on this planet!"
"Of course not, dear. I'm just better than most." She chuckled. "Come on. Lets go if you're ready." "I am." Said Alexa. With that, they left to go to Rosanna's home.