The sun was blinding to me in the back seat, but that didn't matter because today was going to be great. I'd see my good friend Sydney, and we'd go to the zoo. I even brought my new toy horses to show her. Rusty, AC, and Albert. I looked at the big white house on the corner as we were about to pass it.
About to.
We never did pass it though. We were stopped in the middle of the intersection. Screeching. Smoke. Air bag.
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He asked me how I was.
"I want my horsies."
"We'll get them." He said and stood up. After returning my horses to me, I was walked over to the sidewalk next to the big house. She was on an orange bed. She was thanking the running man. Tears came out when she noticed me.
They took her to the ambulance. Rusty, AC, Albert and I rode with. Zooming. Rushing. Hospital. Lots of white. Waiting.
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Grandma came first. Working at a hospital that her daughter is in is helpful. Grandpa next. Then dad. Play area. Waking up. She's awake. Home.
Home.
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A Memory
Teen Fiction"I felt a panic but it happened so fast Was like noon to dusk but only seconds had past" -Even Sleeping, Children 18:3
