I opened my eyes some time later to be greeted with a sleeping Adam and Dee and a very worried Stu. I looked around the room involuntarily groaning with pain, Stu looked in my direction before rushing over from his position at the window,
"Your awake, oh Jason I'm so sorry this is all my fault"
"What?"
"The accident I shouldn't of put you in the match, I should of thought about what would happen if you fell."
"What are you talking about? Its not your fault" I asked confused,
"Yes it is. I was so worried. They said you might not make it. I take full responsibility for the accident, I wont be surprised if your parents sue me for everything I've got" The man rushed out obviously concerned,
"My parents wouldn't care less. They would think you were doing a favour to society and would properly give you a medal" I muttered as a wave of sadness rush over me.
"I think you that fall really screwed around with your brain son" A familiar voice said causing me to look around the room,
"Mrs C?" I asked,
"Darling when are you going to remember I hate being called that. We came as soon as Adam rang, this loath over here was even crying at the thought of something happening to you. And Stu was right we would sue him for everything he's got if anything happened to our boys"
"What you talking about. I'm just Adam's best friend. My folks are jetting off around the world somewhere"
"Jason when are you going to learn that we love you, you are our son and it doesn't matter if we bought you into this world or not."
"Why?"
"Because you were this young boy who had drawn the short straw too many times, your parents didn't deserve you, they should never of had kids and they didn't know how to love you. We saw you for you and we fell in love with you" Adam's dad said. I looked at the two adults standing beside me and I felt tears streak down my face.
"Jay look around you, these people are your family, and these people are the ones who love you. Your 'parents' are just people who missed out on watching you grow up" The now awake Adam said passionately,
"Well I hope this one loves me," I said indicating to Dee, who was only just starting to stir,
"I'm going to marry her after all" I finished, shocking not only the people around me but also myself.
"What?" Adam asked,
"I love her, I'm going to marry her some day. When we are a bit older of course," I explained,
"It's the morphine talking isn't?"
"Nope. I'm going to marry her," I said sounding more certain each time I said it.
"Jay Jay your awake!" Dee said sitting up slowly.
"Why didn't you wake me up?" She then asked astonished,
"Well you looked so beautiful sleeping there I couldn't bare to wake you" I replied starting to feel tired again,
"How do you feel?"
"Good, no pain but that would be from the painkillers, actually talking about feeling should I be able to feel my legs?" I asked before once again closing my eyes and falling back asleep.
By the time Thursday came I was still in the hospital so I naturally I was unable to attend dinner with Dee's parents. Dee was ready to cancel the meal but I insisted that she went and spent time with her family. While Dee went to dinner with her family Adam and I hung out together at the hospital. We spent the night playing poker and then monopoly with some patients and a couple of the nurses who were meant to be doing their rounds. One of the night nurses finally kicked Adam out just before midnight because they could hear our laughter at the other end of the ward.
Saturday came and I was still holed up in the hospital, healing from my injuries. When my doctor came to check on my recovering I took a punt and asked him if I could get out to attend the show tomorrow night. He just looked at me before letting at a slight laugh,
"Jason you fell from the top of a 16 ft high cage, you have no feeling in your legs, when you do go home you will be in a wheel chair and you want to go see a wrestling show?"
"Yea, they're my friends of course I do. Besides I haven't missed a show since I've been here" I replied.
"Well I'm sorry Jason but you'll have to miss the show. You might be able to go to the next show, I know the nurses are getting ready to send you home, depending on how you are going on Thursday we will see" The doctor explained carefully but firmly.
I ended up going home the next Sunday, so that I was able to go and see the weekly show. But when it was time to leave for the gym I was fast asleep, as the day's events had worn me out. About an hour after Adam and my parents had taken me back to the flat I received a phone call. Adam jumped up eagerly to answer the phone before bringing it to me where I was lying on the couch.
"Hello?" I said feeling slightly tired,
"Hello William" The caller said showing no emotion,
"What do you want?" I asked as I realised the person I was speaking to was the person who gave birth to me, after all only two people ever called me William,
"We heard that you had an accident"
"What do you care?"
"We are your parents of course we care"
"No you aren't and no you don't, but yes I did have an accident. I fell 16ft from the top of a steal cage, landed pretty bad"
"What were you doing up so high? Though I guess I shouldn't be surprised you have always been inclined to do stupid things"
"I was wrestling. The main event match and I slipped"
"Silly boy so I suppose you will be wanting money then?"
"When was the last time I asked you for anything let alone money? Look I'm still alive and that's all you need to know. I'm happy here without you guys being in my life."
"William how can you speak to me that way?"
"Very easily." I said hanging up the phone.
My parents, the ones that actually cared stayed a little bit longer before heading back to the hotel that they were staying at. As I lay back against the couch to watch the movie Dee was putting on I looked at the three of us. Just a couple of weeks ago we were 3, 19 year olds all living together and things were perfect. Now we are 3, 19 year olds. 1 who has to get a second job to pay for medical bills, 1 who doesn't know what he's gotten himself into and 1 who can't walk, can't work, can't wrestle, can't even take a piss without someone's help!
"Your awake, oh Jason I'm so sorry this is all my fault"
"What?"
"The accident I shouldn't of put you in the match, I should of thought about what would happen if you fell."
"What are you talking about? Its not your fault" I asked confused,
"Yes it is. I was so worried. They said you might not make it. I take full responsibility for the accident, I wont be surprised if your parents sue me for everything I've got" The man rushed out obviously concerned,
"My parents wouldn't care less. They would think you were doing a favour to society and would properly give you a medal" I muttered as a wave of sadness rush over me.
"I think you that fall really screwed around with your brain son" A familiar voice said causing me to look around the room,
"Mrs C?" I asked,
"Darling when are you going to remember I hate being called that. We came as soon as Adam rang, this loath over here was even crying at the thought of something happening to you. And Stu was right we would sue him for everything he's got if anything happened to our boys"
"What you talking about. I'm just Adam's best friend. My folks are jetting off around the world somewhere"
"Jason when are you going to learn that we love you, you are our son and it doesn't matter if we bought you into this world or not."
"Why?"
"Because you were this young boy who had drawn the short straw too many times, your parents didn't deserve you, they should never of had kids and they didn't know how to love you. We saw you for you and we fell in love with you" Adam's dad said. I looked at the two adults standing beside me and I felt tears streak down my face.
"Jay look around you, these people are your family, and these people are the ones who love you. Your 'parents' are just people who missed out on watching you grow up" The now awake Adam said passionately,
"Well I hope this one loves me," I said indicating to Dee, who was only just starting to stir,
"I'm going to marry her after all" I finished, shocking not only the people around me but also myself.
"What?" Adam asked,
"I love her, I'm going to marry her some day. When we are a bit older of course," I explained,
"It's the morphine talking isn't?"
"Nope. I'm going to marry her," I said sounding more certain each time I said it.
"Jay Jay your awake!" Dee said sitting up slowly.
"Why didn't you wake me up?" She then asked astonished,
"Well you looked so beautiful sleeping there I couldn't bare to wake you" I replied starting to feel tired again,
"How do you feel?"
"Good, no pain but that would be from the painkillers, actually talking about feeling should I be able to feel my legs?" I asked before once again closing my eyes and falling back asleep.
By the time Thursday came I was still in the hospital so I naturally I was unable to attend dinner with Dee's parents. Dee was ready to cancel the meal but I insisted that she went and spent time with her family. While Dee went to dinner with her family Adam and I hung out together at the hospital. We spent the night playing poker and then monopoly with some patients and a couple of the nurses who were meant to be doing their rounds. One of the night nurses finally kicked Adam out just before midnight because they could hear our laughter at the other end of the ward.
Saturday came and I was still holed up in the hospital, healing from my injuries. When my doctor came to check on my recovering I took a punt and asked him if I could get out to attend the show tomorrow night. He just looked at me before letting at a slight laugh,
"Jason you fell from the top of a 16 ft high cage, you have no feeling in your legs, when you do go home you will be in a wheel chair and you want to go see a wrestling show?"
"Yea, they're my friends of course I do. Besides I haven't missed a show since I've been here" I replied.
"Well I'm sorry Jason but you'll have to miss the show. You might be able to go to the next show, I know the nurses are getting ready to send you home, depending on how you are going on Thursday we will see" The doctor explained carefully but firmly.
I ended up going home the next Sunday, so that I was able to go and see the weekly show. But when it was time to leave for the gym I was fast asleep, as the day's events had worn me out. About an hour after Adam and my parents had taken me back to the flat I received a phone call. Adam jumped up eagerly to answer the phone before bringing it to me where I was lying on the couch.
"Hello?" I said feeling slightly tired,
"Hello William" The caller said showing no emotion,
"What do you want?" I asked as I realised the person I was speaking to was the person who gave birth to me, after all only two people ever called me William,
"We heard that you had an accident"
"What do you care?"
"We are your parents of course we care"
"No you aren't and no you don't, but yes I did have an accident. I fell 16ft from the top of a steal cage, landed pretty bad"
"What were you doing up so high? Though I guess I shouldn't be surprised you have always been inclined to do stupid things"
"I was wrestling. The main event match and I slipped"
"Silly boy so I suppose you will be wanting money then?"
"When was the last time I asked you for anything let alone money? Look I'm still alive and that's all you need to know. I'm happy here without you guys being in my life."
"William how can you speak to me that way?"
"Very easily." I said hanging up the phone.
My parents, the ones that actually cared stayed a little bit longer before heading back to the hotel that they were staying at. As I lay back against the couch to watch the movie Dee was putting on I looked at the three of us. Just a couple of weeks ago we were 3, 19 year olds all living together and things were perfect. Now we are 3, 19 year olds. 1 who has to get a second job to pay for medical bills, 1 who doesn't know what he's gotten himself into and 1 who can't walk, can't work, can't wrestle, can't even take a piss without someone's help!