Cloud 9- The accident chap.2
He woke up in pain, both physical and mental. He was lying on a bed, his left leg casted up to the middle of his thigh. His torso was aching, and his back was sore. He wondered what happened to him, but then he remembered the fear, the fall and the blackness.
His mom was sitting in a chair next to the bed. She was sleeping. She surely had been exhausted by what had happened to her son, and she was now taking a rest.
Will looked at all the medical devices that were surrounding him, and while watching, he discovered that some cards were on the cupboard at the end of the room. He couldn't reach for them, nor could he move, as he was too weak. His mom suddenly woke up. And seeing that her son was awake too, she took his hand.
" Will, I was so anxious...You were unconscious for two days after your fall, and we were not sure if the crash had damaged your spine. Fortunately, it was not the case, and the doctors said that due to your good body shape and your young age, you would recover soon. " Said his mom, smiling to him.
Will was a bit numb; he couldn't feel all his body. It was probably the painkillers.
He looked at his mother and asked: " What happened? I can only remember hitting the top of the pipe, but I have no memories after that. "
" You hit the ground heavily, first your back, then your right leg was somehow twisted by the weight of your body. " Stella answered, with some sadness.
" Can you tell me what sort of injuries I suffer from?"
" Not that much, when we consider the fall, and the doctor said that you were lucky not to have break much more. For the injuries themselves, you have had your lungs compressed by the shock, and you broke your right ankle, and you also sprained your knee. You were quite lucky, they said to me, not to suffer form a punctured lung, because one of your rib could have damaged it"
Stella left her seat and came closer to hug her son, and kissed him on the forehead. The hug was quite painful for Will, but it was nice too, knowing his mother was there caring for him.
She sat on the edge of the bed and smiled at him. It was not a real happy smile, more of a smile saying, " I am sorry for you".
" How much time to recover? " Asked Will, knowing that the answer may not be what he wanted to hear.
" About six weeks for the knee. But your ankle may need more time, so you are off snowboard for at least two months." She answered, thinking about all the things Will didn't know yet, like that viral video of the fall, and she was sure it would make Will feel even worse than all his injuries.