October 5, 2010
I was discharged today. I couldn't walk so I was on a wheelchair. Mom worried too much and kept her eye on me. She's too overprotective sometimes which gets annoying sometimes, particularly right then, when I wanted to get home.
"Honey, is there anything else you need? Do you have everything? Let's see your medicine-" I cut her off, "Mom, I'm fine. Can we just go home now?"
Mom sighed, "Are you sure-"
"Mom, yes I'm sure. I have everything. I just want to go home," I said cutting her off again. She sighed and rolled me down the ramp outside. She helped me get into the car and we were off home.
Once I got home I went straight to my room. I had a scrapbook of pictures of Katelyn and me. I stared at them for how long, I don't know.
I look up at the time to see it's 6 pm. I was discharged this afternoon at 1. Wow, I've been in my room for a while. As I was thinking that, Mom walked in, "Honey. Come downstairs. You can use some fresh air."
I shook my head, "I'm not leaving my room."
"You'll have to eventually, Meghan," Mom said, "You're going off to college."
"No I'm not," I said staring at the pictures again tears running down my face.
"Meghan, you are going to college. You'll be starting next week. I talked with the head there and she said your roommate would help you around until you can walk. Face it, Meghan, you need to be strong," Mom said, "Dinner will be served in a half hour. Jade will help you get down. Don't start arguing about not eating. No matter what you'll be downstairs in a half hour." She left closing the door behind her.
I stared at the pictures for a little more. She was right. I guess I'm going to be off in college in a week.
I sighed. I put away the scrapbook and picked up my phone. Mom was right; I need to get back to the real world. I called each and every person.
I finished talking on the phone and realized it was 7. I thought mom wanted me downstairs a half hour ago. I got myself onto the wheelchair and went out the door, "Mom? I need help getting down the stairs." Jade came up the stairs and picked me up. "Hey," I said. " You said you needed to get down," He said. "I didn't ask you to do this."
Danny broought the wheelchair down. Jade put me down on it and brought me to the dinning table.
"I saw you talking on the phone so I didn't call you down," Mom said.
"oh," I said, "Was just getting back to others."
"I'm glad to hear that honey," She said and sat down. We all ate silently. Afterwards I went back up to my room and soon fell asleep.
