I was turning 9 years old the day everything happened. We were going to pick up a cake for the party when a drunk semi driver crashed into us.The car was smashed, my mom got thrown out of the windshield,she survived but me I was still in the vehicle my right leg crushed under the dashboard and hanging upside down. Face lifeless and Emotionless. My mom has bleary vision and a giant gash on the side of her head. She was out of it. And trying to run to me tripping over every bit of the debris. She was tryed feeling for a pulse and found a faint one but it was there. She then knew that was still alive, but she knew this was going to hurt mine and her life forever. People rushed to the scene and the drunk driver died on the scene. He got tossed out of the vehicle, and landed on hit head snapping his neck imidiatly killing him.
Everyone was more worried about me though. when the firetruck and ambulance arrived they took my mom out of the area to get treated and then came back for me it took them a hour to get my leg secured out of the car. I was air-lifted to our local mercy hospital. I went into emergency surgery right away, they knew it would be all over for me if my right leg didn't get amputated. They got it all stitched up and good as new,well as good as it would have gotten.
From then on my life was terrible. I had to undergo multiple surgeries for various things.I stayed in the hospital for three months plus longer because of surgery. Now I could go home and see my friends at school. But I was thinking ¨What are people going to say are they going to think I skipped school and lied about the crash¨. Or ¨ You look ugly with all of those scars running up and down your legs.¨ I was scared I didn't want to go back to school.
On the day I went back to school my mom surprised me with a gift. She said ¨I know this is going to be a stressful day so I got you this. Open it!¨. So I did, It was a new bag with cool stress toys in it and cool looking school supplies. I smiled and walked to the bus stop. When I got there people stared and wispered while walking away. They didn't say anything to my face, just looked and made disgusted faces. This was bad enough but the hole school doing this was going to be a nightmare.
The day was long but I had my friends with me the hole way. Every time people whispered after looking at me my friend would say walk away there is nothing to see here trying to keep me from going mad.I was okay at the end of the day when I was riding the bus back home.But then one kid had the gut to say. What happened to you? I was happy that he asked but after asking the kids in the back started giggling witch made it worse than it had been all day. I kindly said my story. Everyone's jaws dropped at least once during the story.
Ì think he felt bad because then next day he gave me a box of chocolate and a get well soon card but on the back is said ¨Will you go out with me?¨. I didn't know what to say. I never thought he would do that. My face went rosy red and I said yes. When I got home I put on a nice outfit and then told my mom she offered to pick up the boy and drop us off at the restaurant but I said no. he was going to pick me up.
She asked how old he was and then after she let me go on my first date. I was nervous but also honored.I was excited to be doing this. As I walk outside I smiled and waved at him. He waved back and that's when he got out of the car and opened the door for me. He was sweet,kind, and genorace, he never talked about my leg once. Witch made me happy.But as it got to the end of the date I started walking to the bathroom. But I got a sharp pain going through my leg suddenly I fell to the ground not knowing what happen. He ran over asking if I was okay then looked down at my leg. He could see my leg turning purple by the second. I started blacking in and out but I soon found myself in the back of an ambulance.
It was like the crash all over again.But he stayed with me the hole way.I was sent right into surgery that day. When I woke up my right hip was in a lot of pain. I felt down my leg until I could tell it was gone. I was scared on what was going to happen. I could hear my mom outside with the doctor but there was another voice out there it was my date. All three walked in. My mom gave me a hug and then kissed me on the forehead. I smiled and then closed my eyes hoping it was all a dream but it wasn't I felt bad that he had to go through this but he stuck along.
I didn't think this would happen during my date I was devastated. But after my mom left he started mumbling. I think he thinks this is all his fault. I said ¨Hey this isn't your fault this is mine I should have said no to the date.¨ ¨Yes but you wouldn't be hear if I didn´t ask you out.¨ We went on for a little bit longer and then he had to leave. I could hear in the hallway ¨The visiting hours are over everyone leave as he walked out of the room.I was sad that he had to go. But I was tired anyway.As I shut my eyes I drifted off to sleep knowing a new day with new hurdles was next.
In the night the nurse came in to take my vitals and check my leg to see if was swollen or not. I always woke up to talk to her at this moment she was my best friend.We would talk until she was done then she would disappear into that halls to the next patient.And I would go back to sleep.
When I woke up My mom and that boy were sitting there with gifts and cards. He got me a huge teddy bear that he snuck in. I got lots of gifts and cards and stuffed animals. Lets just say when I get home I will have to renovate so I have room.
I did this for three weeks and then got sent home in a wheelchair. I was not happy to go home and the fact of going to school gave me shivers down the spine.I didn't know what to think but it was hard getting around the house. My mom put a couple of ramps in and she also carried me up the stairs to my room. But soon she moved my room to her room and her room to mine so I could get to my room.
I Loved it I got more space and heat. It was the life.But when it was time to go back to school it was hard I had to ride a special but that could pick up my wheelchair and put me into the bus without moving. People stared and talked like usual but little did I know there were rumores running around about me.
The way I found out was a week after I entered the school I opened my locker and bunches and bunches of notes came flying out and each of them said something. And it wasn´t the good kind of something. Rude messages,rumores and more. I started crying not knowing what I should do.
I heard a teacher walk down the hall. He stopped and helped me pick up the notes and glimpse through them.Then looked at me I had a tear rolling down my face. He smiled and then whispered something to me. He said, ¨Ïf you want after school you can stop by my room.¨ I smiled and finished picking up the knots. He walked away. Then came back with a trash can he said put them in hear I will help he started grabbing gobs and gobs of them saying rood names and more. That day after school I walked to his office. He was expecting me but i had never seen him or this class ever in my life.
As I walked in I saw racks of outfits,masks, and makeup. Turns out he was a actress and he put on shows. He was a teacher but not the kind you would expect.He tot kids like me how to put on a good show and how to step into the light and show their differences to the world.
He thought I would be the perfect person to teach so he started the conversation ¨So I have seen you around a lot at school but never like this. You have missed lots of school I'm guessing is because of this? I don't mean to be rude but what happened. I told him the story and everything¨. We talked for hours then he asked the question
he said So would you like to join my group of students?
I didn't know what to say but I said I would think about it.
He smiled and then said that my mom was waiting outside for me. I smiled and slowly walked out.
I saw my mom in the school pickup line she was the only one there. But she and I didnt care.she helped me in and then took me home she said there was a surprise waiting at the hospital for me. I smiled and asked what?
She wouldn't say but when we got there, there was a guy waiting for me he had a huge case with him and had a giant grin on his face. I was nervous. Last time I was here was when I had my leg removed.
We went into a room he took measurements and then took notes and he did this for about an hour then he walked out for a bit. He came back in with that suitcase. He opened it slowly and then started saying. This will make you so happy I fixed it up so it would fit you.
He pulled out….