Ambulance sirens ran through my head. I heard people screaming, "Those poor
kids" and "Are they okay". I also heard some rude people yelling, "Move it
along this is holding up the traffic"! I got up but it hurt to walk. My
vision was blurry for a second but when it became clear I saw my brand new
03' Mustang totaled. The front seemed fine it was just the back. The back
was a wreck. I shook my head and finally realized, "Why am I worrying about
the car"? "My friends were in that car," I said out loud. I finally saw a
familiar face walking towards me. It was Sam. I rushed up to him and gave
him a big hug. I was so happy that one of my friends was alive. I finally
had a vision of what had happened. I remember Sam and I in the front. Sam
was wearing his seat belt. I had mine wrapped around me but it wasn't
securely on. Then I thought back to the wrecked back seat. I remembered
twister on top of Reggie. Otto shivered at the thought of them making out.
I looked at Sam and asked "Sam, wasn't I in a drag race"? Sam nodded and
said "Yeah you took on that stupid dare, the one that the kid in the green
car." I finally interrupted Sam when I called out "Reggie"! I finally
realized that my sister was in that car. I saw an ambulance carrying what
looked like my sister. I ran over to the ambulance to see if it was her and
it was. She was unconscious and she had a big gash in her forehead. She was
bleeding like crazy and it looked like one of her ribs were broken. Tears
ran down my face. I walked over to the medic and told him that she was my
sister. He told me that I could ride with her so I got in and sat down next
to her. Tears started to run down my face. If I lost Reggie I did not know
what I would do. I already lost my mother, and know my sister? Reggie was
like a mother to me in a way. We were so close and she was always there for
me. If I lost her I don't know what I would do. I needed a girl in my life
that wasn't a girlfriend, and since I didn't have a mother I needed my
sister. She looked so hurt. I held her hand the whole way as tears ran down
my face. I looked over to the ambulance next to the one I was in and saw
Twister being carried into it. More tears finally ran down my face. My best
bud! I prayed to god that he was going to be okay.
**
I sat in the waiting room crying and shaking. I could not believe what was happening. Sam had left. His mother had a conniption when she found out what happened and she took him home. She was going to bring him by the hospital later to see how his friends were. I tried to call my father but I realized he had already left for that stupid business trip! He was going to Ohio for three weeks to promote Rocket Boards. I thought about what I had done with the emergency numbers that Ray gave me.
*Flashback* Ray – "Otto"! "Before you go please take these emergency numbers incase anything happens". "Wait maybe Reggie should hold on to them". Otto – "No Dad I got them"! "I'm responsible nothing is going to happen"! After Otto said that he took the yellow piece of paper and through it in the glove compartment of his car...
"Shit"! Otto thought. My thoughts were interrupted by Twister's parents running through the door. They were frantic! Even Lars looked a little upset! Sandy and Raul gave me the dirtiest look and I couldn't blame them. Sandy almost tried to attack me and a doctor had to hold her back. Hey, I couldn't blame her. I might have been responsible for her son's life. A doctor walked out. He did not look like it was good news. My stomach did a flip thinking that he was going to tell me that my sister was dead. The doctor walked over to Twister's parents. My stomach did another flip and I mouthed, "Or my best bro". Ten minutes later I hear Twister's mother scream and start to cry. Raul grabs her and tries to comfort her. Lars just stands there in shock. I walked over to the doctor to make sure what I thought was true. "Yes Maurice Rodriguez has passed away". The doctor said and walked away. I just stood at the wall for hours. After about five minutes I burst into tears and started to scream and cry. "I killed my best bro"! "I killed someone else's son"! I screamed. All of a sudden someone's hand was on my shoulder. It was Twister's dad. He gave me a hug and said "I know you would never be responsible for this intentionally, please don't blame yourself". Twister's mother came over and started screaming at me. Raul let go of me and took Sandy away. I just wiped my face and stood there. I spotted a doctor walking towards me. "Oh god how much more can I take"? I said out loud. The doctor looked at me with sympathy. "I'm sorry about your friend". "Thanks" I replied. "Is your sister Regina Rocket"? "Yes" I said. I almost through up thinking about what he was going to say. "She is in a coma right now". "She lost a lot of blood and she has two broken ribs and a deep cut on her forehead". "She could wake up". "Just keep on praying". The doctor smiled at me and asked if I wanted to see her. I said "Yeah" and followed him into her room. "Oh one more thing" said the Doctor. "Do you have any parents that I could contact"? "Well" I said. "There is my father, but he on a business trip in Florida". "The emergency information he gave me is gone...and... I just don't know," I said as I started to cry again. The doctor looked me with a lot of compassion. "Don't worry we will find your dad". I smiled. The doctor left and I walked over to Reggie. I looked over at her and almost cried again. I could not remember the last time I cried this much! I'm Otto Rocket after all, I DON'T cry! The last time I cried this much was probably when I was standing in the hospital room the day my father pulled the plug on my mother. I remember screaming "murderer"! "Daddy why"! I snapped out of my vision and turned back to Reggie. I held her hand and laid my head on her shoulder and cried. I cried until there were no more tears to cry.
**
I sat in the waiting room crying and shaking. I could not believe what was happening. Sam had left. His mother had a conniption when she found out what happened and she took him home. She was going to bring him by the hospital later to see how his friends were. I tried to call my father but I realized he had already left for that stupid business trip! He was going to Ohio for three weeks to promote Rocket Boards. I thought about what I had done with the emergency numbers that Ray gave me.
*Flashback* Ray – "Otto"! "Before you go please take these emergency numbers incase anything happens". "Wait maybe Reggie should hold on to them". Otto – "No Dad I got them"! "I'm responsible nothing is going to happen"! After Otto said that he took the yellow piece of paper and through it in the glove compartment of his car...
"Shit"! Otto thought. My thoughts were interrupted by Twister's parents running through the door. They were frantic! Even Lars looked a little upset! Sandy and Raul gave me the dirtiest look and I couldn't blame them. Sandy almost tried to attack me and a doctor had to hold her back. Hey, I couldn't blame her. I might have been responsible for her son's life. A doctor walked out. He did not look like it was good news. My stomach did a flip thinking that he was going to tell me that my sister was dead. The doctor walked over to Twister's parents. My stomach did another flip and I mouthed, "Or my best bro". Ten minutes later I hear Twister's mother scream and start to cry. Raul grabs her and tries to comfort her. Lars just stands there in shock. I walked over to the doctor to make sure what I thought was true. "Yes Maurice Rodriguez has passed away". The doctor said and walked away. I just stood at the wall for hours. After about five minutes I burst into tears and started to scream and cry. "I killed my best bro"! "I killed someone else's son"! I screamed. All of a sudden someone's hand was on my shoulder. It was Twister's dad. He gave me a hug and said "I know you would never be responsible for this intentionally, please don't blame yourself". Twister's mother came over and started screaming at me. Raul let go of me and took Sandy away. I just wiped my face and stood there. I spotted a doctor walking towards me. "Oh god how much more can I take"? I said out loud. The doctor looked at me with sympathy. "I'm sorry about your friend". "Thanks" I replied. "Is your sister Regina Rocket"? "Yes" I said. I almost through up thinking about what he was going to say. "She is in a coma right now". "She lost a lot of blood and she has two broken ribs and a deep cut on her forehead". "She could wake up". "Just keep on praying". The doctor smiled at me and asked if I wanted to see her. I said "Yeah" and followed him into her room. "Oh one more thing" said the Doctor. "Do you have any parents that I could contact"? "Well" I said. "There is my father, but he on a business trip in Florida". "The emergency information he gave me is gone...and... I just don't know," I said as I started to cry again. The doctor looked me with a lot of compassion. "Don't worry we will find your dad". I smiled. The doctor left and I walked over to Reggie. I looked over at her and almost cried again. I could not remember the last time I cried this much! I'm Otto Rocket after all, I DON'T cry! The last time I cried this much was probably when I was standing in the hospital room the day my father pulled the plug on my mother. I remember screaming "murderer"! "Daddy why"! I snapped out of my vision and turned back to Reggie. I held her hand and laid my head on her shoulder and cried. I cried until there were no more tears to cry.