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This chapter skips a few months ahead from the last one and it is more of a filler chapter.
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RPOV
I took a deep breath and looked around the room I was sitting in. Today I was going to be interviewed on The Ellen show.
The past few months have been trying to say the least.
After nearly getting killed by Jessica, I spent three weeks in hospital before I went back to my normal rehab clinic and started my routines again. Extra security had been added because they had still not found Jessica. I tried to put it behind me and just focus on walking again and after a few days of looking over my shoulder all the time I was able to fully focus on myself. And it had done miracles to my body.
Jacob and I have been working double time to get the strength back in my legs and it has worked tremendously. I had finally stopped walking with the help of the harness and the only thing helping my now was my trusty walking sticks. They acted like crutches, with a shoulder harness that took most of the weight off my legs, and when it came time for me to just use walking sticks I could remove those.
These past few months my family and I have been very busy. I told my family that I wanted to get some things rolling so that by then time I was released from hospital everything would be set up.
The first and foremost thing was to get an interview on a talk show to get my message out.
I had a lengthy discussion with my father, who handled the finance side to our family name, and decided that we were going to start up a charity. After a lot of research I discovered that 70% of the rehab clinics do not have the money to support patients like the clinic I was in. I was placed in one of the top clinics in LA so they had money and resources but I found myself getting angry and also sad that patients who don't have a lot of money to be placed in a top hospital didn't get to have the same equipment as I had.
We also decided that once I was fully healthy again I would hold a comeback tour. We had gotten together all the names of the people who had purchased tickets to the tour I was going to do before my accident and had sent word out to them that they would all receive tickets as they had paid for the first tour and we were also holding extra concerts for people who missed out.
I was brought out of my thoughts by the stage manager popping his head in and telling us we had five minutes. With the help of my dad I stood up and we all walked backstage. My whole family was going to be sitting in the audience to support me throughout my interview so they said goodbye to me and left. I took another deep breath and waited for my name to be called.
"Today's show is a very special one. Renesmee Cullen is a very talented girl and everyone in the world knows it. She has had number one singles all over the world and was on her way to be in the record books. But tragedy struck when she was in a terrible car crash that left her paralysed from the waist down. But after extensive rehabilitation and the love and support of not only her family but her fans as well she has bounced back. Here for her very first interview since her accident, please welcome Renesmee Cullen"
At the sound of thunderous applause, the doors opened and I slowly walked out into the lights. I smiled at all the people standing up and clapping for me, including my family. I walked toward Ellen and gave her a small hug when I reached her. I sat down and rested my sticks on the floor next to my chair. I settled in with a sigh and turned to Ellen.
(Because there will be so many questions in this interview, when Ellen speaks it will be in italics and when Renesmee speaks it will be normal. There will be a few questions from the audience and they will be in bold)
"Hey Renesmee. How are you?"
"I'm very good Ellen how are you?"
"I'm good. I am glad to have you on the show. You look very well. How are you going with your recovery?"
"It has gone really well. I will admit that it had been really hard, one of the hardest things I have ever had to experience but as you can see it had helped and worked fantastically"
Everyone started clapping after I said that and I turned and smiled.
"Well I must say you look fantastic. Ok let's get into it. Now both you and the audience has been told that this will be a very confronting interview as we will be going through everything you have experienced over these past months. This is the first time you have spoken of these events and we have your family here as well. They are sitting in the front row"
Again the audience started clapping and the camera zoomed in on them. They all smiled at the audience.
"Yes. My family has been my saving grace. They have been with my every step of the way and I can't thank them enough"
"So you were on your way to your first concert of your tour when a car slammed into the side of the car you were travelling in and you were in a coma for one month. We got statements from your parents about what had happened but why don't you tell me what you were feeling when you woke up"
"I can't really remember what had happened when I first woke up. I know I was in a lot of pain and was screaming for anyone to help me. My parents came running into the room and started to calm me down but when I couldn't feel my legs I started panicking. The next thing I knew they had given me a sedative and I was out until the next morning"
"What did it feel like when you realised that you could not move your legs"
"Horrifying. More than anything I was scared. It is one thing to wake up and realise that you were in a horrible car accident but to wake up and find out that you cannot move one half of your body is something I would never wish on anyone. When I first woke up I did not really grasp the full extent of my injuries, I just panicked. But when I woke up the next morning and the doctor told me there was a chance that I would never walk again. It was terrifying"
I was close to tears at this point but I stayed strong.
"There was a lot of media attention when you were in the hospital but because of the security around the rehab clinic we do not know anything about when you were in the clinic. Can you tell us what happened after you entered rehab?"
"It was hard. Everybody that worked there was so nice and the room I had was beautiful but I could not grasp those details. All I could think was 'Why me?' I mean to be told by someone that you could spend the rest of your life in a wheelchair; it messes with your head. I sort of just went with the motions. Get up, do my exercises, eat dinner, go to sleep. My family came and saw me but I was not really there to interact with them"
"Now your family doesn't know this but you admitted to me that you started pulling away from them"
At this point my family sat up straighter in their seats. I avoided their eyes and looked at Ellen.
"Yeah I did. At first I didn't try and pull away from them it just happened. But after a while thoughts ran through my mind and I do admit that I tried to separate myself from them"
"You said some thoughts went through your mind. What were those?"
"There was really only one main thought. Seeing the looks on my family's faces when I first woke up devastated me. You never want to see your family in pain but when they looked at me lying in that bed, it made my heart hurt. So I started pulling away from them thinking it would be easier. That I was a burden to them and that maybe it was easier if I had died instead of lived. And that thought hurt me so much that I went into a deep depression. I never wanted them to know about my thoughts because I didn't want to hurt them but they were there and I could not ignore them"
By this point I had tears running down my cheeks. Ellen could see how hysteric I was getting and called the show to a break. As soon as the stage manager told us we had stopped filming, my parents were by my side. My mother gripped my face in her palms and looked in my eyes.
"Don't you ever wish you were dead or that you are a burden to us. You are everything to us and you will never be a burden". They hugged me before being told that they needed to return to their seats.
"Welcome back. Before the break we spoke to Renesmee about her thoughts when entering the rehab clinic and it got very emotional. So we are going to move on from that to a happier subject. We would like to invite Renesmee's parents, Edward and Bella, up to sit with us"
The crowd clapped and cheered as my parents made their way up on stage and sat on the now bigger couch that they brought out. My father was to my left and mum was sitting on my right.
"Welcome guys. Seeing your only child go through all this, how did you cope with everything?"
"It was very hard. The first few months, seeing her retreat into herself and only be able to watch from a distance as she tried to get her strength back was the hardest thing any parent could go through" My dad spoke as my mum was still upset from the things she said during the break.
"Now we have a clip here of the day Renesmee took her first steps. Let's watch that now"
They showed me taking those few steps in the harness and then cut back to us.
"Watching that video you could see the emotions running through everybody's faces. How did you feel on that day?
"Fantastic. We stood on the sidelines for so long and to be able to help our daughter take her first steps warmed our hearts" Dad spoke up first then looked towards my mum.
"I have to admit, I was too emotional to really focus on anything but Nessie's face. She had tears running down her cheeks but she had the biggest smile on her face. I had not seen that smile for a very long time and like Edward said, it warmed our hearts"
"And Renesmee how did you feel?"
"I don't really know how to explain it. I felt hope. Knowing that the first attempt at walking resulted in my taking a few steps gave me a lot of hope for the future. And look at me now. It was a lot of hard work and most of the time it ended in tears but I pushed through it and now I can walk with the help of walking sticks"
The crowd cheered and hooted at that. I beamed at them.
"Now we have been told that part of the reason you have recovered so quickly is because of a certain male"
Ellen gave me a wink that made me laugh.
"Yeah. His name is Jacob and he is my physiotherapist. We had to make sure that we could start a relationship because of the whole doctor/patient rule but we were given the all go and I have never been happier. I wish he could have been here with me but he had to go home to his family"
"And how do you feel about it Edward?"
"Surprisingly I am fine with it. At the start I was a bit wary mainly because I didn't know anything about him but he is a wonderful young man and he has put a smile on my daughters face and that's all I ever wanted"
The crowd awed at that and dad gave them a sheepish grin.
"Well it's not every day that a father says that about his daughter's boyfriend that's for sure ha-ha. Ok we will be right back"
The show was sent off to another break. We were half way through the interview and we were going to start talking about the charity and concerts we were doing. My parents returned to their seats after giving me a hug and the show came back from its break.
"Welcome back. Welcome back every one. We are sitting with Renesmee Cullen who has made a miraculous recovery from a terrible car accident. Now you have told me that you are starting up a charity. Is that right?"
"Yes that's right. My father and I have spoken a lot about this and I told him that I have a great passion to start something that could help people. We did a lot of research and discovered that a lot of the rehab clinics that specialise in the same area as my rehab clinic does do not have enough equipment to help patients mainly because they do not have the funding. And it angered me because a lot of people are unable to walk because they do not have the resources and it did not sit well with me. I was able to get the best because my parents paid for the best but what about the people who cannot afford such care? Should they have to suffer merely because they cannot pay for it? No it's not right"
The crowd could see how passionate I was about this and cheered for me.
"So with the help of my family and our financial advisors we were able to put together the Action against Disability fund. Each year my family will be holding an Annual Charity Auction. People who are willing to auction off things of value, such as a week at their holiday house in Hawaii or even something simple like a dinner with Edward Cullen can be bought and all proceeds will go toward the fund. There will also be a website where people can donate and each year the proceeds will go to a different rehab clinic. So for example the first year the proceeds will be going towards a rehab clinic that does not have the resources to buy the proper equipment and the next year it will go towards a different clinic. We did not want to just give it to one centre because we feel everyone deserves a chance to fully recover from their injuries"
"That's amazing. I think you have done something so kind and caring that we are going to give you a donation right now. This check for $10 000 is to kick start your charity and I can guarantee that I will be there every year for your auction"
They handed me the check and I couldn't stop the tears running down my face. I put the check down beside me chair and hugged Ellen.
"Ok. There is just one more thing to discuss. You have announced that you will be going on tour, visiting all the cities you were going to visit on your first tour and adding shows. Tell us about that"
"Well I want to get back out there. I have spent a lot of time in hospitals and I want to get back to doing what I love and that is singing. We are waiting until I have made a full recovery and I don't have to use any kind of support so it probably won't be for another few months. We have contacted all those people who bought tickets for my first tour and have offered them tickets for this show before they have gone on sale. We thought it was only right to let them have the first tickets because they didn't get to go to my first concerts. But we have also added another concert to every city we visit so it gives everyone another chance to come and see me perform. Also 50% of the ticket sales will go towards our charity"
"That's fantastic to see you getting all geared up again. Well it was lovely to have you on the show and I can't wait for this year's auction. Renesmee will be back to perform later on in the year and we will announce when her tickets will be up for sale in a few months. Give a round of applause for Renesmee Cullen and her family. I will see you for tomorrows show. That's for watching. Goodbye"
The theme music started playing and Ellen leaned over and hugged me. She thanked me for coming on the show and giving her my first interview. I hugged her again and turned to my family.
"Let's go home"
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